Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-06
THE SLAVERY QUESTION.

nsiructing the representatives, off, al State IN c. n
sress TO advocate measures for the el,oon of >ln-
very IN the District OF Columbia had received IT'S
qutetus. We regret, that sui farther east, eireun,
stances have tratsplred, which show thar The Ia
na,lcs of thar reglnn st. disposed To interfere
with his most delicate of all suhl~cls-lhat, forget
ful of the poverty AMI wretchedness which exist
under their own eyes they are putting their
Oulxatlc armor, for TIT against state Of things
| iecegnizsd by the laws x interviewer With our so
cal cons tuition, and Nhict cannot be touched hy
these seado-polltco- phaatnropis,s without prodn
| eng the most disastrous consequences to all par
hes.
! An Anti Slavery Convention was held At Au-
gusla. IN Maine on the 18Th inst About 80 per
sons attended among the most Conspicuous oil
whom WIS an EaeitsAmaH, named Thorn son,
who, II IS sad, has been Imported by the Garusoa
blsots, an lnneran lecturer for the express rur
pose of enIrgnteolng tho "A American people on the
enorniiies Of sy stem which recognizes slavery us
= ltucnt element This Jealous ioreignet-
| jealous, we imagine, for his pay as well as his
princii s-wond have met with no more lhan h.
deserved hal he been well-daek Al IN hatse pond,
or favored with coat OF Tar and feathers AID that
he escaped It's ar, Is, W suspect, attributable
10 the Falstaiian discretion, winch taught him thatr
wise o lave the f Id OF battle without securing
the tophi of victory The Augusta " Age,
forms MS TINT during the FIRST day Of the Conyen-
IONS sitting, ryery thias passai of qu,tty, onJ
hat IL woIll have continued To have done So hal
| not the Brush Lon Of the day L'en brought On
the stage TO play his part-which lie did. III an
hours speech, "vii'yin: American CT lzans, aud as
| sailn With mach ignorance as malice, Tn
political ms itutions OF our country. The A =
says:
| "fhere were those present no heard the attacks
! with feelings of ind gnation almost ungev,fnabe
! 4 sinsle worl motion By an A,hetiefn woul
nave produced exp osion, ana TIN BRUSH emf
safy been hurled from the desk, aud VISITED with
summary an suRcc punishment Fortunately,
The torch was NOT p,,lied aud the e@ OF our CIT
zens who were present sePar ted wiJhoa. venting
the Indignation which possessed lhem. On the
| follow n morning. the whole own was found 10
| BE- IN STATE Of dangerous crcHemen,-thc pro
ceedlngs Of the tumcr evening ha goi Wind
and were producing their proper eif,ct-a feeling OF
strong Indignation agaiass the Bniish liboe, oil
| America.
! During the forenoon. a meeting Of citizens was
| holden and a commit &C. consisting OF liorauo
! Bridge Allen Lambsrd Jams W. K pley, Frank
lin Gage, and William II. klIrodge, was 'ppoinI-
ed TO cali upon his Mr.. Thompson request HIM 10
! withdraw himself trnu the town, and tell hlm thsi
! ne would not be suf red asaia to ent,r the Com
| senon The Committee allied upon nan, and IS
| rcply IN them w.s marked by the same auog. lco
md ,osult which char.c,erzed his speech Of the
ventng before Among othet things he stated 'hni
he had she 80 me 1iAt 30 come here 10 iceture us up
on onr ,pt>ynak affairs as noe had 10 send mission
| .,ies among he Aeataen The conference ended
wi,hou, any d-hnite answer to the request of the
| COMMITTEE aud 4 largo numuet of cuzeos Assem-
bl.d IA The vicinity of III, Court House, from W hom
he would prooahly have IN II becoming reee ion,
had he made hIsapoearance He, however took ooun-
Gel r h. fe.r. Tor ms p,udnce If pfudcnccs Of one
NIGHTS ,,ow,h( and sent word tha, he .houd not
| c,ma oni lie yn, suffered onlttly 10 retreat to
,e,sb,,r,n to- ,hrro TO excite the indignation OF
it's e,,,yon. by Ike attacks u9on our couatry, or to
ven an II, ilypo,a ucal toolneud lion his cal ha-
Vewing as every dispas donate man IN every
sccio, Of our country shou,d 10, The course OF
few nsve-born Ame'Ichn citizens IN relation 10
his naammaoe snbJect with feelings OF "afh'
dlsapp1obatIou and anger 1t may readily he sap
posed that the interference of fofetgne's Will not be
submitted to. If NJ. Thompson, therefore, places a
hi cher innate nTon hs had than upon the s'lary