Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-12-26

.lent measure might be adopted towards winch
thcy (he Wes,efa membrrsl would glyc their moSt
hearty corporations They had often been inlcbt-
ed to the lbzat, oteos'rrn ccntlcmcn IN curry M
objects IN winch the Wei alone rcye inter- siea
and they wou.l realproralc the GOOD Ill this dl4
! PLAYED. by soiug tho whole with t. fast an az.
measure tace mleht devise ON this subject
Alr. Carter from 7 ". made soma brief exnla-
nations.
| Mr. Brodnay would detdn tho House hnt few
moments. The question wa. not what operation
the reference Of these petition, would have upon
the deliberations et tn committee, hut whether the
petitions related TO Il subject which came under t',er
consideration. lfnnt. they could not bc referred
| He considered that thc cJmmittccwa 81 appointed
| us 10 give II II large scope OF voslisatlon. and
10 embrace every point relative to the black Iopu-
l latlon of the STATE Why then Should petition
On the subject be rejected because lis NirNs varied
| from those oL the members ofihc L. slature2 l.
was mi necessary consequence ri entertaining Il
| petition recommending means tnr the emancipation
| of slavcs, that the House should originate OF com
| piete any such plan The hearing of the petitions
| involved no such consequence. But wele the L.
! tsaturetisposed 10 allow the nations of the earth
| 10 believe that The STATE of Virginia vas lot VII
Ing evGn In think OF an ultimate delivery from the
greatest oursc that C,ud IN IN, wrath ever inflicted
! upon pcople--thlt what Thomas Jefferson, the
| Apostle Of Liberty, considered and de earcd Of
tn, er,ates Of curses, was so dangerous subject
that III ti' language ofscrtpturt, they must touch
not, taste not, handle -ot lie did not are with
the gonllemsn from MocllcntHrS aud Prince VII
ham, who had2lVcn some ucd vlcwson this point
that the minds ofmcm5cre, or ut the community.
were made W on the matter lie knc", that III
his vicinity there EXISTED feelings Which PLACED Inn
! C,1 # nh,
a want OF dee sion as 10 what ouehrto b. dom
The confidence oirhc people was gone and when
that was lost. something must be donc When
men were found To loci; their doors atnleht and
open them III lhe morum" To- receive then servants
10 light thcir fires with pistols IN their hands,
! " some measures To restore confidence and sec'r=
| y We're necessary Under such circumstances llic
became brhcn; and it were better 10 seek n
| home IN some distant realm, a. d leave the graves
OF then fathers, than endure 50 prccarous a condI-
| ton. Ii Wis evident that something must be done
and although measures for the removal Of tins evil
might not perhaps, be arrived at Immcdlately-ycl
! some plan for It's gradual eradication, would prob
ably be- hi upon--n System might be- concerted by
! degrees 10 embrace the whole subject and II WIS,
therefore no assary to consider it IN all its bearings
! The people tel MS. that some measure must beta-
| kei-wha that measure IS, they donot say-tbcy
! have not formed an opinion. Shall We TIM re
! fuse 10 consider the subject No Let US discuss
| it coally and fully aud compare opinions, thai
some beneficial result NAV arise from our dolihcra-
! tons MI + was. therefore Nlllnpg to toreeo
pressing his own opinions at this Sage Of the III
Scstgauon--nQf did he believe that tits Legislature
would take any direct steps towards the cnaneipa.
toa q the slaves but lie was viIlnl, to consider
that tonne as connected with those objects winch
were more immediate. " the subject of their present
arentlon-and as the respectable Socicty Of Friends
,.,.I,,l j., L. l,,l 80, ,I,;. ,,,,t,r b - ~, al,