Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-18
THE NORTH AND sorru

THE NORTH AND SOUTH
we have been very much pcased lib the l.,tcrs
OF VIRGINIA correspondent of that excellent Jour
nal, The Fcdertctsbars Areaa--a men,hcr of ,ho
legal Profession ami evidently possessed Of n Il =
terminating an highly cultivated minI-wio las
recently made pedestrian tor. through several of
the Northern States, iortHo purpose Of b-comins &C
luaih'ed with The manners and customs ef the
Northern people : OF eng lifug with some minute
ness INTO Their mora, lal literary and nolttica
habits. We regretted that we had net room to trans.
Ter these interesting epises 10 our columns as they
Appeared IN the Arena because, concurfing in
opinion with the writer that the North md the
South need OILY know each other better &c love ca ch
other more, and believing that rs his natural af
lection constitutes the founda.ioa an tlc cement OF
our Union, It must be dissolved, Whenever tn
principal agent IN is formation shall lose lis in
fluentlal properl s. think it incumb, Mt on eve
~ patriot 10 do all IN his power TO cherish and os or
spfi, of mutual forbfarancc, respect & kindness
"Our peoPlt Says the correspondent OF the Arena
ought; TO travel No,thward oft,ner They would
i-nrn much that is valuable, IN a mere pecmiary
POM OF view; and they would profit much more
IN 4HiearHtag the preIud!ces which 5nlranee alone
and misrepresentation, have fUsiered against their
Northern bfeihren. The latter, too, have some
(thoueh fawef) reciprocal pte,adIces which closer
scrutiny would cure 1t IS OF unspcaka nc inpntancc
that these mutual dsllf,s should be wecded a way
The pefpctuily OF Union s. the peace, the .ib.r
~, the happiness OF lis members, may III grca de-
gree dc lend upon Inc accom- shmCnt of that our.
cation II ever there was lime when Tins nrroo,-
ing OF ion .cbeished AMI nahcs should be ntlc upt
CD II IS at the prcsen, moment. The sub Gets Of co..
roversy whc,, have distracted our COUNT for some
years p'st haYe unfortunately involved iacs INTO
rpS tn don oil .ri
alarming extent. On HE ON, hlni, the s5uhcro
people hay been laugh regard those Of the MOI
l. b. oilesal'zed robbers, puliolnln, unj,r the
operations of The tariff system, the traits OF OR hon
est industry, and then 'qnanderns it in untonsliu
llonal cxpc nduIcs, The Northern people, on the
other hand, have bcen told that Of the South are
l1zy, proud AMI osentntious, possessing formerly
abunla0t wea.h which, BEN, dissipa,ed by extra
vng4ncc and neglect, has converted US into race Of
srumbcts, feeling he load of unaccustoned power
ty, and eager 10 ,mputc the consequences Of our
wreeh policy 10 the inf lcn'c of avs wfhch at
most could have had bat lille effect in prolucin
those widespread scenes Of dcsoalion md ruIn
which oar rep escnatves IN Congress rather by.
pc'bohcaIy portrayed as the actual condition of
the Souihcyn States The discussion Of this sub
ject hats INDEED rrmia1iod bnt its consequences ar
! slll SIN and felt raAhtrg and fostering IA many
hearts, 10 h north and south Of Mnson's and Dixons
! IIne and they will begin to display themselves
whenever 1t may slit the purposes OF unholy ainbi
ton tocxcjie thcm to action Where there are so a-
! ny pre-diSposiny Causes 10 warp and mislead tho
! judgment, it's very apparent that il needs I'D. u-
effort to produce erroneous opinions and TO excite
hostile feelings particularly III relation to suhjcc,
OF all others the mos, delicate in It's character and
| lmporton. in all its a3pccts-wo mean the Slo1c
question. Long satisfied, rs we have been that nj
thnrp b,oil III.
very erroneous Impressions with regard to fhc real
character ord extent of this admitted evil, we have
never for instant believed ,ha any cons dcrshlo
i,or len OF them entertained any the slightest wish
| 10 interfere with 1t. We thus Judged of the great
mass of the people, from the fact that communities
Of men are never very strongly excited and a,l,a
! ted by subjects which do not appeal directly to
! their business and bosOms"-and Slavery how
! ever repusnant il may he To the spirit Of ubslrnc
bencvocnce and philanthropy, as it never meets
tn II view, ard IS heard of oaIy thing al n
dI9anc affecting 'he;a neither norsoG proper
| ty, can never have power - eXci'c the mass OF
the people 10 nctive eXerpt.s to effect its cxtnc-
toa-whic their leading -1cn, cxccp; few crack
| Drained enthusiasts viii nj ways bnh the I'M
policy and usclessness of maxim, it subject of is
custom aware, as they must be, that it ID cxten.
siveiy AMI frnlY interviewer with the very fran
work of the social system in Inc South rs thai eve
~ yioaat tHor to eject its extinction i"dsaJ, an,
! ctt)rt, except such as we might ourselves make,
! eItler 10 abolish or m)liiy H,-wond convnlse
! the very pillars Of the Union, and produce more
| Jisos,roa. AMI enduring evils than Slavery lselt,
! aggravated han red loIl. This opinion is ao
| ply confirmed by the observations the gentleman
whose letters furnish the text for these remarks
| and, while some Others for purposes best known
to yourselves, are endeavoring to SOW in the Sou h
The seeds o. c,lolsv and dstrust, in relation this
m0ammablo subject 1t affords US great pleasure to
counterfeit, in the Inn ted sphere of oar abors their
ui,holy designs, by laying before our readers the
reflections of an in;egen, Firgnian based upon
his owe personal enquiries. fie says
| AjolHion fnot dead here, is in state too 3cs-
,,eratcy feeble to give an hours uncasness. OF
| the mary intelligent men with whom | have con-
vorscd on this subject in Massachusetts Rhode Is
| land and Conn octcut, have met with but single
one who does not rep obato the views OF Tappan,
Cox Garrison end Co as suggestions Of the
widest, most pernclous fInniic,m. Tappan
las two brothers in Boston, both ardent co
| oniza,ionsls and decidedly opposed to his mad
notions Not only DO the persons ! have talk
| cd with, Themselves reprobate interference with
| that pajnfuly delicate rnl peculiar concern of
the South they tes,if, 10 The almost entire
unanmjiy Of their acquaintance, in the same sen-
mont. And such multiplied and decisive proofs
| have l. Of The sound state OF the public mind here
on ha; subject, is leave ME not doubt, that nine
icnths # the woes ard 80 hnndredihs of the intel
Iect of he country, nrc for lctns rs wholly alone
You hate li- idea OF the contempt IN which Gar