Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-02-27

Wcst--iassen llia demand for the public lands and
linus diminish tho n upon which lha whole OPP
ration depends
w are assured however tut although the pul
ilc lands muy he Insufficient the Golfers OF tic
Gcncral Coz ornntnt vii be thrown open tn US
and presume IN llke manner, 10 the other slave
holding Sfatts know that We are accustomed 10
cousid, iar resources ofihat Government rs mex
huslIbe. and indeed They se,m So when comps,r-
ed 10 the dlmUutsr resources Of ou own Conn
monweolth. But will the common treasury ofthis
great eoutaderuey be able IN furnish IA millions
Of dolIars lor The extinction OF slagery--or Gun u
afford even. eleven millions annually for keeping
down the nrrtaae supposmg the surplus r.
venue OF tho General Government to he ample. il
must b. obtained through the medium of the HI I'll
duties on imports, and II Is a well Known fact, that
IL, lWth.n woubl fesl chiefly on the southa.a
states, II would be nothing more nor less, than
drawing from the pockets OF the shareholders by
indirect taxation. tin money with which the slnyr.
were eventually 10 be purchased Il would be- bet
ter economy {" abandon them AT oncr. without
compensation, than Ia 90 through the tralbesome
and oNpenalye ceremony nf furnishing tn. means
IN have them bought But whatever may he the
resources OF the Federal Government or huwsoeytr
obtained. ar they At the command OF the Southern
States It's tfue, the Legislature of scgorl
l.i, - ''''u1 mn
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slavery There Is no security TINT the, Will fulfil
w. IN ''''a 'lI"a' a.
presume she muat before size will receive It, is It
entirely ctrtnin TINT she II not be rriusedl Sir
con-, IS myself ncrodpluua nn thai subject. The
southern Sialra hdye heretofore maintained u.at
slavery within lhrirrcsprctnr limits, IL thulf own
peculiar domestic concern They have prompilg
fcpeIled every ror on the pau Of the fedtal Gov
crnmen or their Sister Statea 10 interfere with DC
subject The flmncss aud consistency of thar
conduct 1ustained by n constitutional guntuuten
that admits oino doubtful construction, has kept m
uuson mt distance. Should Virginia now como
down liom this mond emInenet-thl5 mproena-
bic stand tend let me tell YOU TINT when she onc1
abanfo'ia II, slte can htyer rrgaih it and invite
the Congress ot the L States 10 take charge If har
slnNes, how Will she be trentod Congress wall
doablIo,s, be willing To abolish Slavery in woro
lor no other purpose thtn to lcesen tho pot,a al
wcrghtoi thu south The operation would take
from Virginia moro thnn five monbula. an from
the slave holding Stntra, III the aggregate, TWENTY
four members, or one fourth part OF thor r,presen-
luton But 10y whit means, aud upon v hl terms,
will the wolk be conducted Sir, when the gone
raj government shal hive obtained the controul of
THIS subject audi tho sloye hodng states he defence
less Al her ler You will hear more of the pun
olase nnd removal ol slaves. ion will then be- told
that they mr. persona aud not thngs-thal they arc
not property -=or Il property, TINT they are dangr-
rou aud (e public snifly requires their seizure and
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