Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-03-05

t"Iit al illusions having been made, in the
eoara. ot.4a y bate IN the Legislature on the Abo-
lition Question 10 the opinions of Mr Jctlcfson.
and ia solne instances very incorrect construction
having been GIVEN to them, We thu, alust to tie
memory Of that lllas;rious individual, thol L.
should be permitted to speak iorhimself The sui.
lou.d letter Will show what Wcrc his sentiments M
the subject
Mo2rierLo. AUGUST p. Il
DEAN SIN Your favour Of July 81. was duly
received, and was read with peculiar pleasure
The sentiments hraathcd through Tn whqla dol
honor 10 both rhe head and art Of tn, uritar
MIN On I'll auoIeetof ;hc slavery ofnegro,s have
long snee oe.a N possession of the public, and
eme has only seredto give than STRONGER root
Ih' loye otusticc and the love N country Plead
equally lhe cause fths peopio. aua il is mo-,
tai rcproaeAto Us that they should have plcadedit
SO long IA VAIN and should have produced not a
single elos nay fur not much as ssrloas willing
ness to relieve them aud ourselves from ou present
condition ofmoral AMI political ryprobatton From
those OF the former generation, who We're IN the full
ness of az when came into public ID which uiis
while our controversy with England WIS on paper
Only, soon saw that nothing was To Toe hoped.
VI. scd and educated IN the daily habit of serlne
III. dc GRADED condition both bodily and mental Of
thos, unfortunate beings, not rejecting that the
dsrra1 ltl,'n very much the WORK otthcm,elges
and tbei, IL hers, few minds had yet doubted tint
fl.,, ,Vrr,. as legitimate subjects Of property as
their horsest r qttle. The quiet and monoonous
course Of colon, n ,Ge had been disturbed by no II
arn aud little - fiction on the value OF Liberty
! And when alarm WIS taken at an enterprise oi
fb.ir ory, il was aa, casy to carry them the Who'll
( = h they "a II
Themselves In the first or second session of the
I.eqislatnre nfr h,ca,n, member, drew to this
~. 5cc the attention ofCol Eiand oae OF the oil
ds., qblest and most respect. II members, andhe
ml,rt ,ot to move for certain Il wdefhle Extensions
Of the az. ,rcon of the laws 10 tn -. people SC
coldod his potion, and, as a young. y member vas
moro spar 4 ~ the debate but be ", u denounced
as an enemy to his country, and was ,r'sat'a with
the cro,ysst inc'ecorum From an early slase Oh
oar revolution 9th q and mose distant dut. CO were
ASSIGNED ~ ~. s0ttat from thnt time TIL ~ re-
tnn from Europe IL ! -S1, ard may say till re-
turned to reside at home N iso9 hnd tttlc ONO,
tni,y Of l,nowne the proeress Of public sentiment
here on this subject had always hoped that the
Younger generation, receiving their eariy impress
slo,s after tie flames OF liberty rad been knd!ed n
very breast and had become as It were the VITA
ell.rt of ast~v American. 'Iat .hr pnar.fs ur.r
l1u.ut of youth, analogous lathe 'ao.#n OF th.sf
blood, and above the su,se aoas q .9arce, weaa
have sympa,hzai@lta oPpr sson, vince r i'uaa
anl proved their low If liberty beyond Ilelr 1an
share Of il Bnt my intercourse with ftr'n sinc'
my return has not been sufficient to ssr rtan that
they had made towards this point the progress / !
had hoped Your solitary but welcome VOICES
the first winch has brought this sound 10 my rar
and have considered the general silence which
81 Tt-ftAHr
miavorable to every hope Yet the hour of clual- !
cipaton Is advancing, IN the march of ume. It
will come and whether brought on by the geucr
Gus energy Of our own minds, or by the bloody pro
cess of st Domingo excited < conducted b. the
power of or present enemy rfoncc stationed pcuua
ncn,ly within our country, and offering an asylum
and arms to the oppressed IS a leaf Of our history
not yet turned over
As to the method by which this difficult work IS
TO be effected ifpermitted 10 be done by ourselves
] have seen no proposition so cXpedicnt on the
whole, as that Of emancipation Of those born after
a given day, and Of tAcir education and oxpatraton
at a proper are This would give time for grad
ual extinction ct that species Of labour and substl
tltion Of another, and lessen the severity OF the
shock winch an operation 50 fundamental cannot
Il fad 70 produce The ida OF cmancpatng the
whole At once the old as well as the young, and re
tanning diem here, Is OF those only who have not
the au;deo either knowledge or experience of the
subject For, MN, probably Of any colour but OF
this colour we know, broughtup from then infancy
without necessity for thought or forecast arc by
their habits rendered as incapable as children of
aAin car, Of themselves, and are extngushed
, promptly wherever industry is necessary for rus
ag ii Young In the meantime they are pests ia
society b. tn If i!lqness, and the Expectations to
which n, lads them Their amaiemaation with
tne other colour produces adsgradenon to winch
no lover Of his country no lover otcyeellrnce IN the
human character, can Innocenty consent
, am = MS bic Of the partiaItlcs With which You
Il have looked towards M As the person Who should
undertake this salutary but ariuous work Bui
>, tbs my dear Sir Is Ike bidding oil PrIam to bue
X, the armour Of Hector tremendous mvo hu
meris ct inu,ila forum einEi' No have over
: lived the generation with winch mutual abors and
norris beaat mutual confidence and influence. his
S ENTERPRISE is for the youngtor those VINO can tol
low il un and bear 1t through to the contamination
1t shall have all my prayers and these are the only
i yeapons OF an old man. But IN the mean time,
, are YOU right il abandoning THIS property, ana
IS your country withit} | tlHnh not My OPINION
- has ever been that, until more can be done Tor
them. We should endoavor, with those Nhah lof-
N ,,nc has thrown on our hands to feed and clo'he
a them well protect them IRON III Use require su,'
to reasonable la5onr only IS performed voluntarily
: by frcanlcn, and be led by no reposnmefs t" obd'
: cate them and our duties to them-Thr laws do
y not permit Us to on them loose, if'ha' were for
I'd ,beir qonl-and to commute them for other proper
of - ; =, commit them to those whose usage OF then
:, We r,nno, coltroul. hope then, my dear SIR,
" Won will reconcile yourself to your country anc
Is is unfortunae condition-lhotyou will lesser
ch it, STOCK Of sound disposition by Withdrawing YOU
e. norton from the mass-That, on the contrary YOU
h.. viii come forward in the public councils, become
'o WV c.li Ln.t-n. truly Christian ID