Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-02-20

/ ton. III several tnpoFlhhl poaINNuH WIN" q"
! assumed lie Wns Therefore ana on 10 nave I''7
opportunity 81 presenting the isolated Et'u"" %"
wb,.b he .a4 willing 10 stand IA regard To the con
+ st4futiond question slr YOU "c '''1 ''''' Vac
nt,a.,nle a Unconstitutional IL tins thai il oppro-
m,etr. private ptuptrty to public uses without just
IcompensntInn md you have been rcicu'd tn the
ten,tiuatlons Of the United States and OF NuEmin
a. ,ntbnF.tie, on ths point la answer 10 tnnl
obertlen the position huo been taken by several
genIrmen that there Is no violation oi prN'lc pro
perry IN Ilsposng OF the pest natt Inasmueh,
a= lbrY contend there can bc no property IN mat
vhi.h Is not ~ rsst, OF has no existence lou VIII
AT one. pefeeIse lAat thls brings up the enquiry
are slaves property ia The proper stnso "l Hut ''"
for unan Tins question materially depends the cor.
rcetne,s oftltr othtr position. Upon me Ho""','
question whether one man has tie nEh' TO hoI" h''
fellow nun IA bondage, he had not W"'" 10 say
M man has breu found aulhctnty pold 70 come
forward herr as the advocate OF slavery ~ Tue ao
slrict Tn principles Of our free institutions inc
.i,ir1l of ihe tIul,s IA which W 1--we the genius OF
liberty winch IS nov walking abroad over Tie
,nrtb uonld mike drnouhee such doctrine us O.
dIaus and ahomlnabc, and h0 trusted itS advocate
would never he found tins ktpubhc, 80 tanned IA ic.
volutlonnlV history for s attachment 10 the unall
enable rlehls Of man, and Tor tho mnuy Aacrh'ta
II made III lhal glorious struggle. 1t was not ne
etsaafy To discuss that POINT about when al are
greed but IN Irgslntlng for great community We
are compelled % regard Things as lhoy ''Ay 'NSl'
modified and controlled by Necessity ana hhW''
daot circumstances We oil know IN the various
ocl urrencra oi human life that circumstances u
r.,rf,s, n controlling influence oyor on notions OF
abstract rights 1t always had been 80, ana would
from the nature otthInga ever continue Looking
Al. - f. he "A H.
To regard them "a ntopc,ty. Thry were so regard
cl hy our statute aa and by The constitution, iot
though II IA trae thai they are not mentioned IA
the onsttntlon IN fgiatm rCtbiS yet thr tunstitn
non throws lts protection around all property, and
a, sls,r. were held snd Regarded rs property nj
lhr tlmp pi its Adoption the eontu'lon ls ltr'7st-
| BIZ that lhpy ware included and 50 mtcudud tohr.
| Ia TINT senerIt tenn The ldrn of there bong an
adversary and conflicting rgh' ~ has been sup
posed on the put OF the slave Ia assert nav
freedom does not at all affect the chsc as 1t no"
slnnd4 That may be we'll supPosed aud yet II
would not destroy the dl.tinct dea OF present pro
prriy-for until that right was asserted ana huf'''
! fully maintained the slaves would sun no pr"
perly property 10y the force ot c"c"ihHihn'os,
and IN. aul,anl, of the law NOT property by amy
authority derived tom nature but property oAeIu
.ly,Iy Of "A conventional character and 1t is IN thl5
point Of view fn, nil legislative purposes, W" az
bound to reg,,rd IT, litncn slr, the question CT pro
prriy 10 settled aud slaves arc tob 10 REGARDED hc
considered the question Of ncrcaje ~ aI'o S'luod .
for the prospect OF increase 'nl''S cs''ounIy IN
to thr estimate of the value ofthnt tnd OF properly
II iblms component part OF the PRICE den'nnn'',
and the prlce gwen and II IL impossible to cut on
that prospect " thoul at the shneltn' lmpntino the
vain, lie tlrl not contend that 1t wss a vc1tod
,l., q a .tlpli n
winch belonged 10 ihr owner OF the slay's lit wns
y CONTINGENCY, winch lie presumed might become
the subject Of contract mcouncctcd with the
snves then IN beng, and such contract would
be enforced by the proper Judicial tribunal The nh
sole rlrht of property shtch the master bus m M
slave. carries with II tfrt tcInlr1. oil congcqoNn
tal n, y I'll ~ immediate benefits, ycu cannot chi
nff these consequential snd contingent sd tntng"s
pr,bout destroying the characteristic OF thm right
Besides he principle ofthr common law That PV
iQs ugller rfnirrn' Wns properly nppU"Ib' t.
ptis cas- loI though slavery dos not exist IN Eng
land ns It los here and hence the common Law
has M Application 10 1t thcro; yet as tho common
law Is a pnr, Of III nv Of TINS lGud so iu as II q
adopted IL our different lo.utolons and Vnrloo
Wrnis md as slavery docs exist her. IT. princiPlo
do Apply 10 II and h. believed were SO applied by
In. ,1diral trbnnnls unless controlled by statutory
enarlnanfs Whlle therefore h. dDsscntcd from
eeolletnfn with whom h. would finally act, upon
Ihaql tso. by no mems urlmporCuu' points ~ thu
J. discussion and whist hc had felt himself compelled
10 make known TINT dissent and tho rohF"n OF II
he believed there was position winch they inlGh
occupy with safaly, AM ground on winch t6ol
could stand together IL should bucAy chamn
TIT position Il was the ground tntcn ny lh
genlIeman fom Beik 10y, IN the remarks he rub