Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-09
A SOU rHERN coNI'EDERAcy

SOU flIERN tDNI'EDERACY
We are more aud aore convinced, every day
that there IS, and ras long been, a design, among
the leading politicians IN the South, whose nm.
bilious hopes have heretofore been thwarted T., The
voice Of the people to dissolve the Union, AID 70
erect a So1thctn Conlederncy of which in he
words Of the South Carolina neoaIs, John 9. Cal
houn isto b the first President. The people ought
to keep awake to this subject, and not To permit
the So rem song that Modification is dead 10 lull
them into dangerous apathy letter from Co
ilmha Is. c. to the Editor of the Boston Atlas,
after advcrtng To the adjustment Of the tariff snys
-" They Che rulIlfyers) are now eudeayoring 10
excite the people The subject Of s1ope,g,by repre-
sentng that the North is about TO take measures Tor
their emancipation e. The papers are tlll
of inasmnatory, false and outrageous appeals and
statements this subject" The object IS no
doubt to btlng up subject in " hich the slavohold
| ing states have common feoling and interest, in
order unjte to them against the North, and the u-
innate design IS To effect dissolution oi the Chlon
| and the formation of u Southern 5nnfederacy
This is The opinion of many OF the most candid and
| judicious men in this State. 1t IS now proposed and
seriously urged 10 have a convention Of the slave
States to form league for protection and defence
| The same tune has been s,fn,k up simultaneously
at different and distan, places, and IS supposed 10
| be the result ola plan concerted at Washington
last winter. The signs of the times still purtend
evil to the country aud have no doubt, and i, IS
! . hot,
troubles IRE in reserve for the South and that they
are travelling on apacc."
Il We rep At, what we have heretofore hal oeca.
sion to observe that there Isl not the q eAea reason
to apprchend any interference with our slaves, by
the people ofthe North. Not one in bundled oi
them desire any such interference. And the men
who arc endeavoring to excite Southern feeling on
this .uhlcct knor his rs well as we d.. rney
know hat wha, they choose to represent as the gen
eral sentiment of tho non.sla yehodng States, is on
" the voice of few scattered and dcspised fana
tics who are destitute alike Of common sense and
weight of character All the respectable journals
Of all parties, at the North, Wish arc ID" true in
disIa osnn''.ll opinion there unite in rersncniine
: these n ,s u1cd enthusiast, as earnestly as WI
, do At all events it will Dc time enough to form
Leagues for defence when we shall find party -
Congress bold enough 10 attempt violation Of the
Constitution, by daring to propose to legisla,e on
this subject From no other quarter can we req
sonably s,prchend danger. We might indeed
have some tcason for apprehension, were the labor
} of these fanatics new thing But ii is not They
have been sending abroad their E@ancspators, &c
for many years. Why is ii that things heretofor
= regarded harmless are now to- he conjured up int
{ matters Of vital importance Why, bit that he
meath this apparent anxiety for the safety of tn
South there turks hidden design to dissolve the
Union If the people are prepared for dis their
J will be done. Ifthey are not--and we know they
a,c no.---le4 them frown down the ogtaors WIKI
are endeayorny to demosh the temple Of their lib
critics, and 10 give them up prey to all the horror
which viii follow the division Of this great an
happy Union Of Republican States,
/ Hes, PoinL--Wo learn, from tho New Yorl
: American, that the following gentlemen constitute
the Board Ct Visitors, to attend the annual exami-
>, nation a, Wes. Point Rev, Mr.. Leland ant
James Russell, of Massachusetts Gov. Fcnncr o
Rhode Island Washington IsYi0g, Gen Morga'
Lewis, Gen. Eras,as Ronl fisD Yah Rensselaer,