Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-12

Blair a member Tor 5anih Csro,iaa aud the
subject of his discourse vas Tie tariff, which
! hss been IA operation for IIt,le more than
! year.
| In. substance of AIR. Blar's speech ia this
-" We 1.-THE people of Carolina, and the SOU
ihern stales) do not wish separate from the
| Union, " you will let US sione, snd not impose
| oppressive laws upon us bu IL you attempt 10
sacrifice our interests To those Of the maniac
tnrers Of the noftbefn states, We wiR separate
from you, al II necessary we will defend our
separate existence by force OF arms"
This seems TO ms to be an epiiOme oil the hon
gentleman's speech, add we have reason 10
believe that i, is BY no means an exaggerated
expression Of The angry feelings OF his consiilu.
| entS There IS no doubt that tue sentiments
generally prevailing amongst the population
of tue United States are favorable TO coniin-
uance OF the Union. The memory OF COM
mon origin, and Off common struggle Tor indie
prndence,-the habit of incorporation, which
has been gradually strengthening aud the
consciousness of power derived from mutual
support ia reference TO all questions with TO-
reign Governments, must be presumed 10 ACT for
chilly on the citizens of the United States as 30
many principles OF cohesion.
On the other hand, there is such nUnber OF
interests separate, II not oPposte,t 10 be consul.
ted, --there IS "A sovereign power SO extremely
feeble towards the repression OF violent pro-
ceedings, consequent on the dissatisfaction OF
particular otaies, the worship of tho divinity
of lucre is wiihsl so universal, we might add,
SO fanaticai, throughout this money-msking
republic, that il, as 10 the present Instance. any
considerable portion OF the c0ntederacy should
see no method OF shaking off an oppressive TAX,
N0r an embarrassing regulation, but by declar.
ing thai it would henoeiorth legislate Tor itself,
4. into t1.l
which il took 10 concern, we cannot fad, IN
the character of American citizens, or IN the
history Of their institutions, or in the distinct
prerogatives habitualiy exercised by the legs
iatures aud mag stracies of particular States,
any invinc,bie obstacle to an attempt at break
Jog of from the general cOnieueracy oil the
republic. Common origin and old family ieel'
ing did not form an elieetual bar III the revolt
Of the United States from England, when the r
real or supposed interests induced the former
TO set up for themselves. Why then, should
the sense of injury operate with less effect up
on Carolina aud her southern neighbors at
this moment, when the wrong proceeds from
manufacturing neighbors in The countries OF
New England aud New York, than the same
spirit acted so years ago. when England, the
common ancestor, was the aggressor The
catastrophe, indeed now more than hinted at
by Mr.. Blair, may not, aud we trust will not,
a,rite too suddenly, or be accompanied by dan |
ger suffering, or roub 10 any part OF Tue Un'led
States but arrive il will. We might rs we'll
dream OF all Europe constituting eysrlasIingiy
a single Government, as fancy that such
variegated people as those OF the United States. |
could go Oh much longer under the name OF a
single commonwealth, while every new res
traint or relaxation. applied TO the foreign or
even the internal commerce Of the country,
sls a,
ferent states in modes The most opposite and
conflicting. We say nothing here OF the one /
grand element of disunon introduced into the /
Republic by the slave aud non-slavc systems,
hot because We are insensiDle OF its intn
ence, but because the subject Is a delicate one
aud the cause which we have already observed I
upon is sufficient TO produce inlalhbly the con- {
sequence NE have prcdicad
-aCe-
The following letter Is published in the Liv-
erpool Times, from an individual who write
from Bristol. Pa. 10 his correspondent in Eng
land. as follows:
Rowland Stephenson, the fugitive Londo u
Banker, has been joined by Lloyd, his clerk, T
from Savannah, and MIR. Thomas Horner, Qhe /
founder OF The Coossesnm, in The Regents Park, !
L0ndon) AT his mansion, at Farley, near Bris
toll. They live there IN very great spendor,
keep many servants aud hunting horses.-Sle-
phenson was not content with old Dr. Ship
pen mansion, but has begun 10 build an ele
giant mansion on the estate he has purchased.
80 much for a country that protects thieves
and villains from England, Stephenson, the
very scum of the human race, and disgrace TO
| mankind ADAM MURRAY"
II Stephenson is " a disgrace TO mankind,
| the disgrace must more especially attach TO
the country in which he received his birth and
education aud the contemplate sarcasm upon
our country which precedes the concluding
Sc ntence shows that the wri,er richly deser-
YES TO be classed with Stephenson as" the
very scum OF the human race" and that he is
him sell undeservng Of our forbearsnce or pro.