Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-08-15
LYNCHBUNG, Angus I.a,
"rflE BATTLE Is JUST BEGJrvn

| 1.-THE BATTLE Is JUST BEGUN
No@ outstanding the Comproms. of the To
question, by the law passed at the las. sessio, -
Congress, and the subsequent repeal by so,,,.
Carolina, OF her Ordinance Of Modification ~
leaders of public opinion in tina. little State ar, r,,
suing course which gives US too much r.a,o, IL.
believe that Their deolsra,on, frequently and some.
what osiental,ously made, ,hat " the battle IA ~
begun" is something more than the empty broyat.
of discounted faction. They evidently r,s.,,
their presen, position ss merely temporary ,rp,.
and no, Il permanent pence. They have not stat
ed their aims, hut lying on them, waiting fo,
dnins opportunity, which they are enxiously ~,
pecting TO occur, IN the chapter Of to resun
heir hostile ntlltrde under more favorable sns,,;cs
han hose of 1882, when they "weni off halfcock.
Il, and before the chivary" of the other Soulb.
ern States had been sufficiently imbued~.itb ,be,,
principles, prepared for the desperate conteoucn.
| les 10 which they must lead. The tone Of th4,
journals on the slave question as well as ohe, IN
quivocal indications leave us no room 10 toub, =,
he battle fHol just begun, il at least not endea
md that il becomes the opponents Of the Hartford
convention heresy thus revived in the South IN
urepae for the contes, With becoming snrit and ~
efey The following extract from the proteedng,
meeting recently held IN Pcncleion diqrris
south CatelinsN shows the despotc l,r,tbs >,
which The Nnllifyers prepared to GU. in tram.
ding unon Il e rights and feelings Of the rnior M,
~ ofthat State and fully proves the Justice of,b,e
own often reiterated assertion, thu, there !. no ~
rannv odious and hateful as thu, ufs mojoi,y
when possessed ofunrestreined and unlimited pow.
|er:
" Whereas, bv lete unpleasant evneripnc. w,
have secn that the vr,nous effort, of III, Stat. in
her trials were weakened bv the opposition and
unfsuhfu pnrt tnken by some Of those who .niov
thu favor. and Office, Of South Csrclns There.
for he it
Pesolr.d That instruct our memh--. 81 Il.
legislature, At the ney' session 10 Ter he r,,
,.ce ofcn act 20 exact AZ os,h Of pn,1-es-t .N.-
gisnc" 10 the State from all those who sim. receive
her orrcss >
We cannot tell how long /, nav b. hcfore IN.
liar measure may be recommended in vr,ini, ba,
we think We know enough Of the spirit ofher ann.
to sny fhst, were her Legislature 70 .y.c, such IN
oath they would NOT be able To cram il down III.
u'roats oft opponents, even ~i'h tho havnr.,s II
lts enoctors and their supporters Who ran v.or.
der when such '.stoaths a. these arc ATTEMPTED %
he mode qualifications Of citizenship in South Car
Dina that 40 many OF her hiel minded sons ere
seeking homes cl.ewher- and abandoning tho,
NATIVE State to The calan tiles ~hch aw,it her u
dlv give way TO better counsels WHO nm won.
der TINT such n,cn a. JUDGE Smith and Cot nrsy.
vain aren'n,cd to stem tho torrent If l"ln.ion
which h.. d-lnr,d South Carolina with the waters
ofhHerness, should SEEK rcro,e md freedom in II.
bosom of communities, where constitution. ne
treated AZ something more thin wnsr nanrr ard
oa,hs are regarded more sacred than mere
words
II has not hnen many month. since the Snnr-n1s
court Of South Torons soemnlv decided th,t
n'nrslized forcrrrr becnn. crtiled 10 ~ he in
muntos of ci'izrnsh;p in th7t STATE on i.line y.
fnsh OF allegiance to he tnited States, prescribed
nv the 'ans IF CONGRESS Pv what RIGHT thu 10
tho Nn'lfefs require snncra ltlra ohlie, inn from,
native horn Hif7on We should rrn'ly like 10
scr this question answered by the poo scholns,s
of the Modification sect.