Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-12-10
CayERy0R'S MESSAGE.
CoyNcn. tHsMRfR
Richmond, Dec, 1lh, 1895. J
fsfior { ifi,ens of,he Senate
and House OF Dtft enfrs :

Since the last adiournnicn OF the General As
scmbly matters of so much / 'erest TO this COM
monwcath have occurred that when they first at
,racted nv attention. ! doubted whether my duty
did not require OF me 10 exert tire authority given
by the constitution and TO convene YOU much
earlier period than that 10 which you Ind been
adjourned. But after a most careful examination
of alleur laws applicable TO the then existing state OF
things, | found III. powers will which the ordna-
~ funciionaries oil tho commonwc alth were there
BY endowed. amply sufficient 10 prevent punish
any threatened disturbance oi the public peace
that might occur within Our limits and that even
your powers would not suffice 10 repe,> such
designs when conceived or attempted beyond our
confines.
To effect an object desirable, the co-opcra-
ton ot other governments MAS requisite. Such
cooperation could neither be asked expected,
however, until the several Legislatures 81 thtsc
governments should assemble aud tbs could
not happen uu after the time of your own rcsu-
lar meeting, thought it better 10 take no notice
Ofwhat wa, then going on thanto add fotbe pre-
vading excitement by amy ollcial act OF NINE
to expose YOU to the great ineouS cuionee which
would probably be occa,ioocd by sudden
and unexpected cal Ct the Geuptll Assembly, c>-
pccials mt such >ea,ou.
That many oi the citizen, al liz, uotth,ra aud
eastern states, aided by few iorcicner. so.ourn-
Ing WITHIN thvif limits, have devised st>irm, IA
winch They s'il Per>t'"rc, 10 PtodG'r a direct III
reference ~iili the slave property ot the southern
and southwestern states, is INV = matter Of such
otorictv, as rs need 40 reference to any parcu-
evidence to establish ITS Truth. IL elect this
purpose, they haze organized numerous societies,
have subscribed large sums OF money, and have
established presses to print ande Disseminate thr
diSorganzins, srditiou> and nccuddr, doctrines
OF the members Of these associations. All HIS has
been done, and i, still doing, for the undisgniscd
purpose of clccine the immedial, ,mancipatiou Of
CUR slaves. The authors of such schemes ali he
without our limits, and aIc 81 L.,oud iAc reach
Vi our municipal laws. They are t,u, enabled,
" iih IMMUNITY 10 scatter AMONGST u, materials
obviously designed and well calculated ~ lead to
tnsurreoon, rapmu and murder. The post-of-
fees under the direction and control 81 tho EIDE
raj government furnish ready mode OF trans
uniting and spreading their nt>eAirson. produc-
lions.
These fanatics do not stop here. Thu, assert
right in the Congress of the | nit,d States, 10
Interfere with property, IN various other modes.
The, contend thai Congress Is endowed by the
federal oons,itation with Ienar> authority to =
mancipatc every slave ia Tia, District of { olu,L,
that il may inhibit the transportation Of slaves,
as such, from one state To anoihcl-lla, it may
rmancipac all slaves within the territories of the
United States, and in,crdict the future introduc-
ton ofanv into the saInr rs u precedent condition
10 the admission oil such Itrfifnri,> into TN unu