Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-09

What was the origin OF our slave pnpu'aton!
he ell h-gul shtn w we're ~ l,t COLONIAL
,,ate, bu, sc7s WIRE passed BY our COLONIAL L.
eiiature ,.rohIbI ing ,hr imPp' a',o" o. more
slaves into III Stale Tn law WAS ttJrr' ed oy
the Crown. We then declared our ina pend
ence Virginia wa, thr II s., Stare VIII h In
s'ruc,ed her bet ga es 10 declare the Colony
-,ndppendeni She braved all dangers RIO"
Onrbrc to BOSTON, and from B 8 on To 5 VAN
nah. Virginia she'd Ihr blood oil he sons. NO
importation rhrn can he cast upon her IN this
matter. she did N hat WAS in her power TO
do, to prrven' The ex, ntion Of slavery, and to
mitigate It's evil. as lar as she could.
A, 10 cur western bre hren, ! feel as deep
an in,eies, for Them as those on The lanuc
border. have SO long represented he Com.
monweal,h, that | ha,. NJ sectional tr"'ins. l
n,k a, the G. mmonwesth, and seek The well
fire OF the while.
AS TO the ques, of boundary, what was the
conduct Of Virginia? Like the h@r C"'on's
she claimed The boundaries aud me ex rn OF
territory granted to her ny her charter Eir
ginia STOOD on he same fon'ing with tie oh'r
States l ev all held under their charters
But, as the Revolution advanced, Il gan I" be
contended by those States whose territory was
covered with population, il,a' those who held
vacant lads should brow them INFO com
mon stock for he benefit Of the whole !: aud
TINS conles' was pushed 20 such an extent mat
menaces oil hos'llitIes began to be utte'ed. 10
quiet Ibis discon'en, VngI1a tfded 70 me
United States The tftriory SIZE he'd on thr
North wes' Of the Ohl", out oil which three
STA, es Of The Union ha,e sin bern i"tmed.-
Kratu XIV, then also distant part OF er teirho-
~. hui s, para ed by m"Intains from the rest o'
the S ate, Ct lined independence. Virginia con
senied to this also and wha, did She tix as tn
boundary Of he new State The Ohio river
ard the Cumberland mountains Al lne resi-.
due Of her boundary W g.. left as il stood before;
hat all the Inhabitants might be h. Id o' com
mon interest. What has been her course as 20
set,lrmen quite up TO he boundary 'i"r! 1t h's
been ever far, open, manly and generous. She
has seldom refused the eIec ION OF county
wherever Il was sought for. So. al least, am
told for was ab>eD' a, the time. nor Can be
expected TO rec oilec, the detail. Of tins subJec'.
She Is been guilty OF no oppression; as l
have heard knowledged mere; where. indeed,
ha,r wi n ssrd with delight the mutual res>
pc am CO, fid, nee with ic" eeniler en- on
oppos,e sides ( e disputed question sp'sk
Of earh OH and most earnestly hope they
will rem in firmly bound together.
As,o he ST ARA g ment for he settling OF
tina question, " II tra ky STATE nv own views;
hoin con, e.,on 10 be necessary on both sides.
think the claim Of the Yves, strong; but Hose
W.. r, side on he lantic side equally so | is
said, M, by tn ineip'e they con rnd Tor, the
ma ural and p ,lirical righ OF man are 'iola,ed
do not s. view thr c Sc hlnk tina admi's
Of ditfrr n view, tina il to Ger am TX mt,
and win the necessary modli atoms.
! am an dvnear for the ens,on oi n
Righ, Of stuff age, and on ,ha, surjec,, am
T.. aAy I" ~. a, Cor as the mos rLrref {. n de-
sire. ! will here san IN D'ihrr which &C.
"urr,d, ~hrn va. in the L. glslatur' OF VIr-
ginla IT, 1910. ThsW pc lti"n wer' pre,ened,
p, ayr & for C"nven'i"n: a"d."ue # he OBJ
jert> de sired w,s an extension Of lhr rIgnt {
Suffi age. h,n jus cen the rffcc's Of his .igh
10 o h'r counuy',. l had recently been IL Eng
land and IN france, and WI Le.srd thr popu-
La movement in bo n those oun ries, particu>
larlv in France Iw present du ing three Of
the great movements Of The People, whn seem
ed 20 act without any check or CON rol Is.w
one Of these movements Dire I'd aga:ns tneir
tx sting Gov rnmtnr, and by viii, h il was Il
e, ally torn 20 pieces II was AZ length repres-
scd with the bayo"et by PIchergru In an>
other the Conv, n i'm mos ,iule' fly Assnil-
ed: tie mui'ltu1e burst in'o the L,gisia i've
n II, rhry me-, ard opposed by tn. mrm-
BEES: thr killed one, and curing # nj, head,
marched with ii on ok, 10 ,ne Presidents
Char | witnessed tNat see e The hid Of
these popu'ar movements wa. also az 'ack
upon ths Convention. The Convention wa.
sbou' 30 pass over thu go,crn me"t To the 0i
rec,ory and the iwo Coun, lis. The exci'em. n
among the people wss very g'ta' >, ing TO
me"ted, as believe, by the age"ts OF For isn
p'.~er~ Tor p ~ purpo>e,) and they had
b. ,.I. tl,,y, Nm,
of nue. bo"dsh Trey were at le"g'n
pui,rd. had seen also something Of the a.ue
s"rti |" England, thoush Tot OF 5" marked i
nndt"c,. coufr>. that these hings made me
paus': | wis ID re trnde"' is OF 'he measures
asked e. IN h. ne iuons De ,refu'l, w"tgh-
ed. he>i'a I'd: mol & ON any hing had yer
seen in my own country, bul from what had
seen OF man e's-whyrc. ,eher ed long. hu'
a. lnglh became sill,ng 10 go as far a, wa,
tue" d. 'irrd: am now ready to go faith r.
We are DIFF rentiy situated from any 0tnti