Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-07-30


sequently the most proper persons with whom To
the great work oi moral and eiNi en-
lirhlenmcnt.
=. y our COMMITTEE are happy on this occasion
To say, that Oh this momcntous question they hnd
IN accordance with thcir the sentiments aud
feelings of large portion vi the people oitl,c non
saye-holdinr States, and especially that onligl''cn-
ed portion ol their follow clti2cnN the people ol
New York From this fact they augur much good
Truth must ultimately triumph, and to tins end they
respectfully invoke the enlightened people OF the
slave-hol'ng States to unto with them III irown-
ing down that spirit of ,naticlsm and false phIlan-
thropN which Is gaming upon the feelings oil
too many of our fellow citizens, and which threat
ems moi on, the peace, hui very existence oi our
Governments
That the leclnaS of the people oi the slave
holding States ma, bc fully and entirely known
upon the subject OF slavery as 1t exists among I
us, and upon the project oi lis immediate ahoh
ton as proposed by the ahohouists, Your Com
mttec recommend the adoption OF the following
resolution.
RcSoirca, Thlta committee Of Two be ap-
pointed hv the chairman OF this mcoiingio c"rrrs-
pond with the Intelligent and distinguished nl-
siluals of each slavc-holling State, requesting
them 10 call meetings 10 nominate Delegates, 10
meet at some suitable time and place, 10 take IN
10 consideration the proper course Ion the slave
holding States II adopt IN the present alarming
crisis"
The Chairman then ,ald, that 1t there were an,
person prcseul WHO objected 10 the resolutions he
would be happy 10 lear HI, reasons ior di,scntns
from IT,
Coionti Foster, Of Georsia,--whose rcmark.
rs we'll as those Of all the other speakers, We arr
Obliged TO cuita -hcn addressed the meeting,
m1 sa,d,-'fha hc very nm Npoctedh came Ia
the meeting which I've weal not have done, had he
anticipated such resolution II the one which, vas
read. y, however, he VS. Al the meeting, h
felt bound 10 express his dissent from the rcSoln-
ton. He objected TO 1t in thu FIRST place, because
IL cave too much importance to u set 81 ian1lcs,
who hc believed bad not the power Ia do mis-
chief and therefore he would not hold ont such IN
idea 10 the country. Lei the meeting bnt con
template thceonsrqurncr, oi this resolution sup
posing it 10 be passed. aud thai the Southern
States concnfrcd in it, aud held Convention
ON the borders of Carolina or kentucky; might
mol such a convention Of Slave holding States
impress the country with tho idea that there
was going 10 be a dissolution OF The mon
Any idea of this sort WAS however, mere "ascon-
aa.ae md nonsense All the people OF the South
wanted was 10 protect their property. The
South itself would not approve OF snrl, II meet
nc, for the Southcrncrs did not believe tina, the
fanatics possessed any influence whatever. lie
wished to let the North see THAT the South
lied upon it, and as for the Fanatics, he drIrd
them.
calumet Imam Otrom Boson) agreed in opinion
with the last speaker, aud from what lie heard from
all quarters he WAS convinced that thu cause ol
the South WIS every d;M gaining strength The
people of the North viewed tho question Of slavery
with clear heads and honest hearts aud IN his OPP
mon il was better for the people of the South naf
II interfere with them. Y 10 the tD1ilc., thy
were only llies upon the Lions mane. winch lie
could shak, of Whenever i pleased him. IN
were these fanatic, Addlc-hcadal fool, vino
could find 10 other mean, ol acquiring glory, Ian
b, pouring out ihc,r dollar, and speaking about
what they knew nothing. In former times II Was
certainly believed lhll the Southorners usrd III
whip too often with their slaves but hc had been
in the South himself, and he did not believe lhat
there ever was people in bondage treated with
is much humanity. III believed that the people
Of the South would, one da, or other, SEC slavery
at an end, bal the people al the North did nol
w1nt to force them premanrely IA il. Il IT Va
believed Tor a moment that the fanatics could IN
lofe the people oi the South, the mon ri the North
would put then feet upon tbem aud crush out thcif
venom and ia scr,llc should eyer arise in
the South, Jet the men OF the North be but called
upon, and ihey will uampc it down Al once
tthocrs.)
C0fpHci Spirits a1id, thu the resolution 10 cdll
a meeting of the Slave-holdme States had been
drawn not with view oi giving the Fanatic, that