Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-07-18
THE NORTHERN FANATICS

In our last paper we noticed an article which e-
Gently appeared ina Northern Abolition iournhl. IN
which the most infamans cp,hets were applied TO
the character of George Washing ou--a name
which had before escaped the pollu,ing breath %;
the slanderer. The New York American thus re-
plies 10 the comment Of the Richmond Whie on
that article
How can so sensible paper rs the Whg con-
tinuo TO indulge in such worse than lile rep,4ks as
the above II the positive ond ndsnan, ,iise aim.
er lately made by the Northern press of the dessns
thus imputed To this part Of the country avail no
thing Nth those thus bent upon suspcc,lng mi ,chcf
Is 1t possible that any one, however slightly &C
qnaihted with the condition of the country. that d
writer WHO Is al all man Of the world can con-
ceive, that the miserable 'arrago alluded to in the
above paragraph can rer' sent the feelings of any
intelligent or respectable portion of the people north
OF the Potomac 2 :" Such is the shirt the Santb
will soon have to cope with" WHY. the North
would go hand in hand instantly with her in crush
ins such spnit, did II assume II form worth. eo
ping with Rut can The WIKI believe for a m.
mcnt that there is ar American on the continent
WIN character enough to give Importance IL his
op'n'ore vino wcutd ~, I've trs,s,.,t,d ,u;, -
dIsnation a the bare idea of bein. Identified with
a.
Dove TO the Father of his comtry And as N ,s,
ing IN concert with the rash mailman who .o,1d
speak OF the Christian Hero as now SUFFERING -,
tieii TOR his crimes as a" Thief and Hvno.
crtf, hcre--our southern brethren may he assnrrd
mat thosc among us IN whom the suggestion did
NOV AWAKEN disgust, even 10 loathing would Inv
heir friends be considered fit Candidates for AN in.
SAM hosPlIal-- 10 those al the South who really
wsh 70 trrive at the true ST. ofpubc feline here
upon this matter, there IS one very main w -
dong IT. Let them look to the PROCEEDINGS ~
the Co'onzatlon Soc ties throughout the c,,ntr,
Let them observe that the mass of intelligence and
Responsibility throughout the Nor'h is enlisted -
nose societies and then let them read in tlcir
own Pooliea'ions that the spirit they are SO CAGE,
10 eAo'c.se Is VIrulent'y opposed to the whole
r 'l"'"e Vi .o'o"'H"Ioh, and consequently cannot
be supposed to constitute any portion of nblr faaI
ing entitled to weight"
Sj' Since the foregoing was in type, we see il
asserted that the Liberator" did no, use the Ia,
gauge imputed to it, in relation 10 Gen. W,shinr
ton 1t only published communication fs.ys
lis "poioglst,) IN which several PROPOSITIONS wers
'aid down. respecting slavery without any all,
SO" to Gen Washington. Upon this article ,bo
editor ct the Vermont Chronicle made so,,e >,
marks, anferring that il the writer in the I;ho.a
Tor were correct, then Gen Washington < cha,.o
Ter was as above stated" This explanation. bow
ever docs not benefit the Liberator If it applied
us so"siVe ephets, and passed its harsh iudym.,,
upon "A SHAREHOLDERS, of course Gen. Wosb;n,,os
was included in its Pronunciation. Blu, eve, T. ,h;s
man. who assumes to himsefa power which h.
'0"sson'y to the Gteat Jadse Of Us ult, would ex.