The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-31

upsi urn ~ TIE pursuit "a Eirhl gEtl 81
patriniisIn and humanity, he brave ani true
men Of Carolina mnsl NIL expect Us, IN VIZ.
sinia, 10 abandon princinls, dear TO our hearts.
At the unexpected hostility whrh they who
presume 10 speak for thu Whole South, nre
pleased 10 proclaim ngainst ihom. ths ell
ders among Us, who hive lieut. their MIXTURE
appreciation to our plan, eIr content 10 abde
the clamor and thu Young men who have
ndvsnmred into this field. hnd made perhaps
lheir first offering 10 thu public sertice bv
the advocacy OF this enuse IN the midst al
slave holders, ~ vet see M reason tn r"efdr
from their ground nor will they be dishaN ed
Whiicthty r,hrctthm al all the uhlrctsei an'tnh.
ted geal which can he pictured to them, honc
can 50 we'll reconcile ambition with pure
love of public utility. Is for such young
n"u, they nrc cnutrht In begin the raur al
lie Ia n community where they are aware that
pnpnll fiiy Is indeed precious treasure, b.,
sid, TINT II is almost essential 30 the useful
ness afany one, nothing doubling that they
Will 6aally he blessed with the gratitnje at
the Republic, aud, by dnsrr,ne It, acquire the
uuiy Lame which Is worth having. the tune
thnt foiloips But the Board will BY no
meaus admit TINT these. nnr opponents spcRk
he vuieenf the whole south. lnrv esenhmtrr
themselves that an adse,sa,N "a 20 rise up In
these champions not ont 81 the dehed ana in
suited Worth, but that the seuNhlliy, the lofty
mint. the dlsirusi OF nllphilehiruphy and III"
boosted talent ot slave-holdnG terohnn, ~
tu he outpeerrd by thr oalurr digniN, Ia
bettri-t empcrcd patriotism, aud the s"li-ptr
.ladcd zeoi Of slhve.holdine Virginia. Ia
Heed, II strikes us toruiby that there - nov
aud always has been, an essential diiefenr.
between ths sentiment ri Virginia aud south
Carolina gu the whole subject OF slavery
II w may CONSIDER The author oi an able
pamphlcl, hy Brutus. rs speaking the voice
our opponents IN Carolina, Ne shall aud. by II
,lOse analysis, that thr true grounds Of thur
hostility mr., 1T, M apprehension that thera
loes eN,si az all tie non-slhvehOldiaR slnies Il
raa.ed i.sign To abolish slavery among us,
"a apprehension which W. viii briefly de
rl3rt. IN our opinion IL t. a. any gfral eN-
oar, maullrsrIv untonndod. ~ p,nof al his
len Aem reflect either On the declaration u.
Nh Everett, that ~ east oi ~ resurrection
nl our sinqes, he and bis fellow chizens Of
assaehuzetts would hr the first 10 take tbr
knapaark and the muskeI. to dghi Tor rs,
the holy ,var of our dri,ernnCe Or, lei
them brhrVe Mr.. MrDufr, who dee Jared that
b. could most sincerely tell them TINT there
we're MT twenty men IL Congress who wonlu
not VOTE as south Earolinh would wish, On a
proposal ~ interfere. III any manner, with
hrr slaves. Let. then. this unworthy .nspi-
cion he forever dismissed. 2ud, however,
they hunk II full Justification for all thclr
hostility that a Society dhrrs To- sAisi which
speaks Of slavery at all and which, by the
most remote implication, can be 5tewn TO
desire the 0mchoraliob of slavery We, ot
Virginia, hhNC never 50 much drcAdrdthe bare
bntiug nj slavery ~ an evil AZ 20 attempt &"
-uppress thc natural workings OF human m
4
Acts 10 suppress the evil all ucgauVcd by IN,
hug. A early a. -. feeling that II VA an p
VII. we dill not go into u corner to whIspcrou q,
craven humanity, but we boldly cissed ~ q
locked forever the great gnte thrnngh winch
the pesllenec was 10 be perprtnnlly friutor-
crd we nbolishrd the slave trade south
Carolina laughed then 1T our tRuatlclsm, aud
pretended to trcmhr 1T our pernlcluns exam
pie. Her nerves proVed tough for thirty NV o
years hlter this md, up 10 the very Inst lmli
OF The priteucr Of ihe other states. the slave
-h,p showed IT'S N lated flag in hrI hnrbors.
rom period ~ carly a. 's2, We permitted
any master by deed q will, to cmancinale h,
slaves aud, IL 1906 tpr the best reasons. 20.
WoIy accotdaut With the principles al TIN So.
Clcty too we addrd clause recurring such .
manripntcd pcISnns to depart out Of the STATE.
Yet ~ i6hrn, from Erutus, that no slave can
1v law be cmancpaici IA south Carolina with.
oct . special act of the Leg jaturr, AM that
~" Ir'lslatuc has. particularly ct late Ktius,
set us lace against AL emancipation WI any
one, alter lh,s, seek 10 ally the toelmg of
Virginia on tlis head with thu % 1arnnn
We Cat sirr out cold applause TO TIM poliiot-
SUI winch dccla war against the mast dis
lant tendency We usr tire word, Of BrnuF-
90 10 weaken the attachment of our CltiH'ns T."
the policy which is tie ile blood Of taio'ina,
and procaims that domestic seTVituds Is 50 es-
seuudy interviewer with her prosperity, thai
Tor hei own citizens 10 speak of Us abuinon
Tow OF III any future tiine Is 10 talk o. d'l-
king he ont Of political aud cl,il existence
(BjUtus, Pnge I2L) A. Tor MS, we mran t."
inflow 10 dlctaton OF the uon-slavc-hnldels bat,
IN bidding them hold off, We cannot use such
~ gumeuts ~ these tod iorbid, that We should
br driven to incorporate with our VERY day
sentiments Of liberty, The dctcStn'd' phrudo'
Which osr arguments imply. 'ucre me not
wc beiirye. u hundred men ~ Nngluia nho
do not h"pe their post cfiiy may one day hnd u
ht to lcli.sr themselves al this curse. We
should be unworthy of the beautiful tYs'cm
which u mars, did we not lament rs "zt-'encc,
" a. "a SIAN upon - ycstais robe. the worar 70,
what II soils " With this sentiment We can see
N SocIrty, which, neither by remote opera
tlor, ptorno'cs dlsailartpn among our slave,
nor of1ris 10 dictate to rs, nothing winch cifS a.
loud iof thr Indignation III Virtue. 90 the armed d.
Gaucr Of patriotism l. there danger "i di,aiirc-
tion. hola removing the freed neeroes and
offering nu asylum to such slaves rs thelr
masters may Voluntarily nHunm,i Virginia
viii think not more than from her law permit
ting emanc patton aud refuliIng them to leave
the State At this mumeni. Caruilna. 81 conrAc,
thinks othrr,ise. The plan Is IN prinnplc, rs
II was in fact VWginlan. aud aCcords "ah eve
~ healthy throb ofVneinia leeling--ii II be m
deed tine that the richest cotton lands Of 'at-
oua can never be cultivated except by slave
labor, ne sincerely uty our brethren fpr thcir
embarrassing coudhaa. hui tins, Of itseli puts
up perpetual batrr, OtiHern the interests Of
Virginia aud Carolina, winch 40 attachment for
them can make us throw down Virginia. at
least has 10 ply seal obstacle which will deere
her nt-vcr 10 brco...a llomIsun" common
wealth Il homogeneous heemcn- 10 return
,hcn, ffom these general consdoi a'Ious and ia
king np the general character Ut the society,",