Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-07-04
SLAVERY.-MR Webs TER

Of The Troop, aud Licui r. Martin of the Greys.
SLAVERY.-MR Webs TER.
We fnl tn; suhjoinsd letter from Mr.. Webster
gong the road Of ths pa ,i,e papers 1t vas writ
ten To Mr. John Bolton gen,icnan (says The -,
vanhah Gcorgian) "wel known to this com nu,,itt.-
as a nun OF most sterling Integrity Aaa ,..7 i.
rest patriotism" who, DESTROYS OF entertaining tho
views the lea ling politicians Of the Worth Oh the
subject of Slavery, to which recent cncunisfanc.
have gwen additional importance, addressed lo,-
ter OF Inquiry to r. w IN relation to that ioric
Ntw YoRk, May Eth
My Dear Sir-l have received your letter of las,
evening, requesting me TO state my opinion ofiho
| powers OF Congress on the subject Of slaves nnJ
slavery ard OF the existence % any wish or design
On inc part OF Northern men, ~ interfere with lhe
security oi regulation OF hat species OF propertV
MY sentiments ON this suhjeci, MY dear Sir, have
| oeen often pnbhtt:s expressed but | can have 10
ool elton to repeat ot.tclaration of ,r IN if II r
lioushl by YOU THAI such declaration might, IN
the smallest degree, aidthc ffss.a Of III. Uuon
and the Constitution in tic SlMi, in d;sptl-
ling prtjudccs, which are so'ihuslriously fosler.
Sd and IN qnetinx as,tations unnecessarily kspt
| alive.
ln my opinion, the domestic slavery Of the
| Southern Statcsrs subject within the exclusive
control of the States themselves ana THIS ( Am
sure, is the opia'ton ofthc whole North Congress,
has no su;hority TO interfere in the Characterization
OF Slaves, inthe treatment Of them in any Of tho
States. Fhis,was so resolved by the House of Rep
resentn'lvcs when Congress in this city in 1890
on the refort Of a Committee, consisting almost
entirely of .'ortlicrn members aud do not know
an instance OF the expression of II different onuiou
| IN either House of Congress since. | cannot sny
| that particular individuals GIT not possibly be
! found who suppose lh1 Congress may possess some
| power over the sub eet bat do no, know snv
| such persons, and ft;ere be any, am sure they
are few. The servitude Of SO great potion Of
| the popuiaaa "f III. SotAh IS undoubtedly re-
garden ut tue North as great evil, nanraI and
political; ard The discussions upon it, wicl, have
recently TAX N Lace in the Eeg,setuses Of several
OF the sluvc- holding States. have been read wirl
very deep interest. But it is regarded leveftLr
less, us M Evil, the remedy for WLiel lie. with
those Legislatures themselves, TO be provided aaI
applied according to Meir own sense Of policy ard
duty The lmputations which you say aud say
truly, are constantly made against tile North. me
IN my opinion entirely destitute Of any just touraa-
ton. have cndeavoufc TO repel tic,n 40 far as
Las been III my power, On all proper occasions and
FOL fuller expression Of my opinions both
| ON the powers CT Congress and on the groundtss
charges against Northern men, beg leave TO refer
yon 10 my rrm"ks, in the debate MIR, Foo,'s Re.
solutions, IN 1880
AN, my dear sir
w IN much true regarl,
Your o5'a,, serv'i,
DANL WEBSTER.
To John Bolton E,1
We doubt not that MIR Webster, in the forcco.
ING letter, speaks alfnos. the universal sen,men.
OF The intelligent portion of the Northern peop,c.
Tint there are, among that people, a few restless
ana anatlca spirits, who think that they doing
Goa service by crusade at once injurious and il
legal, against involuntary slavery, both in the alb.
siraet and in practice. cannot be doubted. The
Id denunciaons and anathemas which they hml
al the sla' cholcr IN the pages Of the half dozen
Journals under the control of Lundy, Garrison,
JOHNS N, ana KINDRED spirits, leave no room
10 question Ibis fact, Or to doubt that laey woul #
II were In their power, revoutonizo the entire 81.
e'ai condition of the South and place TIE slave at
Tie same board aud in the same bed with hrs ,uss-
Ter But this class is TOO small in number, too un.
influential IN character, and too conte mptbe
iutalion, to call for any serious notice True-if
we could catch these a.itators South of the Poto-
mac, 1t would be well to take them feel the stem
grip of the law, and, if such modes of punishment
"eie al MI aIowabe,to give them gratultous coat
OF tar and fcathers-but so long as their thun,ers
are only heard to below in distant sky, we muy
os veil content TO laugh at their harmless mu,.er.
'h5s. We canrot hope TO stop the mouths or pens
OF such ianalical zeaots, " no live at least three
centuries too late, by denouncing them in turn or
by affecting TO feel any apprehension that their la
bors can work mischief among ourselves Dcuuu.
citation aud persecution Is, to them VIVA, the tread
of tho foot is to certain horbs-ihey grow lie
faster for il & atecaton of fear il Lut too well
calculated to cheer them in their crusade against
the safety of the South and against the constitution
OF their country There is only one argument which
can reach such men-and so thicky coated as
they in fanatacsm and folly, that VIC doubt whet'.
er that liberation can find its wav to their
sonIng faculties. may, however, cool their over
wrought sensibility to learn, from one who despi-
SEES the poiticalfant OF the Nullifyers on this sub
Ject his much he does the phianthropical can't OF
the EmancirHtors, that their oflicous zeal will. it
any thing can, have an inevitable tendency to
traw 'isA'ss 'se t9s.s q Slavery . sor.S. m