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

thu slavery mlshs zaanfr az laltl ''N' "'N''
amongst "a IT isimpossibIe 10 doubt lie loved
HIa country enthusiastically, and having assisted
III bringing al her institutions 10 the utmost at
taInahe point 81 rNeelInce he regretted That there
should remain whai tbe mosl iasudlous m'ghl con
sIder. IA blemsh an tho soodly cdfcc 1t was 'he
day=dffam oil the patriot nndihe rmINIh"l",I
" ha If rs has not at tmrs hrrn bo"uil'd nat" we
sana lovely anticipation Aud}ct Who can TOOK
around ON things a. thy are, and not awake to lh'
reality thai II Is" Ill but drram' llad MI JcL
telson thought emancipation praeu,9h'c why dh
he na,er attempt It's accomplishment Vie spent
Il long and glorious LII. IA the service cot ms '""h
II, mud much oflt. IN h.r Legislative rounclls-ul
"A umr too Whrn tins monster Wa yetlu U.S. :"
Inry ook through YOU statute books and re-
cord and see them filled with the monuments OF
hs genus aud industry Whom did lac relax IN
hs aarls To promote the welfare oths country
Wien did h. rraw weary ,ndyslang measures for
her honor aud happiness And WHEN, let me add
did ms alarine spllt shrlul, hom the execution ol
what lis Judgment approved Yet, MIR Jefferson
lived aud dled without proposing emancipation
And Is Il for Us 10 buckle hla manly armour on our
,tllplma hnbs. aud attempt a Work Which he would
0cytr. yenlue tq embark IN Nth Just as much
modest, and wisdom, mlehl W aspire 10 mount
lhe ehaiot OF the SUI and, with feeble hand aud
siddy head To eude hls horses along the hcn''na
But aller all, lhls A. not lhr plan oi MI Jefferson
lie always recognized the nght of property IN
slaves. nnd admitted lhal they must he pnDchnscd
iroru thclr owncls. SCI letter 10 Jared sparks J
lie evidently hoped thai al some distant day. the
Increased tosomc,s OF the county aided by the
proceeds ol lhr public lands, might supply the
means oi compensation.
/ hase dNelt thus long on the proposition ot the
gentleman from AIbematlc, becausc nn confident
in the belief tut II Is=and will continue to he
the Gtyorle measure of the nholltonl,ts. II ~ re
commended 10 them by the fact, that It dlHpeuscs
with the troublesome necessity OF providing means
lor the purchase OF slaves aud II has, moreover,
canned currency and popularity from It's success
IN Pennsylvania although the circumstances un'ior
which the experiment WINS nude there were lotd
" different from llo.e winch exist here. Slaves
constituted but IN Uncomfortable bhnrc Of the
wealth Of lhat Slatr-u sldl snnllcr proportion OF
hel papulalian=andl Tho loss was still further nile.
yluled iy the e,pedlonl ol selling aav's To the
Southern snles briole thc net oil emancipation took
elltel On them.
Warriors ,cf,mrs Of emancipation, allowing "A
lar compensation Ia In 5los, holder have bcrnaug
gcsloa IN lhe eoulse ot tins debate. The gentle
man from kna@ha propose, Ia ralac the money
lorpmebaslns tbe slaye. by taxation. and t" apply
I'm The most economical and rh''u"d mo"n''
according 10 e1rlan rules winch hcp"aruhr'' t"
tit removal II TIN fr,t instance, OF slaves OF rrr
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