The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-09

he colony is able to protect tseIf: subject 70
attack from none hut pirates of the natives
whom he. will not long mad It d,tii, ult o iepel,
neither Is il iabetoany ct those quarrel, a. heart
burniags viii the mother country which have
81 often made commerclal coiuurs injurious
simply because we Snail notseek prof from il,
aud slalinol seek 10 exercise dominIon over il
a day after they are unwilling.
Mr. Presidents aud lientlemeu, ask you. then,
is there any reason in al these OF jectons where,
fore we should withniaw our support from This
cause Is our scheme not one which, in its chief
object, the removal ofthe free blacks, is noble
and patriotic, and in its fitness to be taken up
and applied herealle, by the south at ~ own
volunta Y instance, safe and valuable in every
view DO the just aad the generous mndru
who hear me-, not feel that il Is a pan wortby
of all appreciation, and of united action The
more aud more II is considered, the warmer viii
applause rise up. | cannot give my assent 10
orr late senator, when, calling tins spirit mad
ness, he declared thai h had long read himself
ont oft. II is not madness II Is not euthus-
asm: 1t is temperate, JadlctoHS Gct,oH, from
the conviction of great truths. Aud long may
il BIZ before sail exult thai | have lost my
participation in the most hall wed feeling which
ever warmed the boSomS oisiatrsmen Might
but sit at the feet of thai idol of the hearts of
future ages. aud glow with kindred feeling 10
his whether Fox in the mate crowd in West
minister Hall or Fox in the PhLooophic Shades
Of ST Anne's,f at no time torgetinl OF this sub
Iceland this spirit, should little envy those VINO
m free America can reud Themselves into o.
Their doctrines Mr. can give my assent to
the sentiment Of Senator from ). Carolina,
that his is both penn cious scheme and "A day
d cam, avowed llst winter in his place. II may
seem So 10 the people of South Carolina, so dit
hrnlt as they were to convince of the wicked
il IS oi the slave trade. II is a source of pride
to Virginia that she stands in no close alliance
To Carolina on this head. Daring our Colun-
n existence, when il was the Engllsn policy to
introduce a. many slaves as possible among rs,
| The Virginia II Use of BurgcsSes passed three q
| twenty acts tending TO suppress tbs horribie
fsaeic, nearly all. now yer, nrgaived by the
| King Aud IN the Declaration of lndepen-
deuce "a pa 81 patriot, Mr.. Jefferson, hdd IN
81 ted eartstlrrihg passage cha gang tins ds
crime 10 the King, aggravated by Lord Dun
more's enieavsuring 10 str up these very slaves
against as and II was stricken out with the
knowledge Tint 5. Ca DINA aud one other state
only believe, would moi JON ~ It, In IT'S.
as soDn as Virginia was free, She made the Al
tican slave trale punishable by death, "hIc
| Carolina for reasons known to herself, contn
our instance 90 was the act of congress passed,
declaring il piracy. sobjectlng the offender To
capture aud punishment in any court OF any
at on which should pass The S1me law SucG
is VIRGINIA, always noble, alN avs humane and
adventurous for he right IL .t, md htaSe,
& courteous, & refined these are the sohdtes
Of Virginia power. Il ever thrown from her
balance by expected events, she may be de
nded bu, not long. know she will always,
quickly thereafter, begin once more the long ma
lestic mar CHI OF pu,e prmciple. Those ofus who
visit other lands, complain, perhaps 100 queru-
lousy, of her dropping, and back"ardncss TO
adop improvement ;ibnt they know that ne''s IS
the he,t OF all capacilts Tor Improvement.
And happy the patriarch who shall see her,
and happier the young who shall then beg n
their career, when, redeemed from her torpor
and her proud inastivity, hcr countless energies
lpicened, x the ihickening darkness ofthc cloud
- SLAYER rent from before her face shall II not
one day be so l---shr shall stand IortE 10 tie
world, owned hailed 10y al SPoTLEss VIR'
GIN CDmAoar sdfh.