Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-10-12

" latter
10" r.,urn from the Falls, and lose no time
." ~. to that part of it which relates TO the
,pr,cd attempts to pre- JUDGE my friends, well
so",r IN the estimation of the South, in respect
- ,l,e Slave Question.
!, !, deeply to be regretted that there should be
<.J an the part of any, inducements sufficiently
'.-.nc IN increase an excitement, already ~ alarm-
s,o by a resort to mpItatlonS, IN the truth of
"Seh no ingenious mind can place the slightest
nGdencc. The allegations which attribute TO
-. views and opinions that are so justly obnoxious
- tho >aycholding States, are made in the face OF
III. mos, explicit declarations on my part, deny
mo al authority ON the part OF the Federal ''o-
eminent TO interfere in the mat'er-acalls the
,ropriey of agta,ing the question IN the District
p'fCdun,bia, and in the absence of single fact,
;,g the least counenancc to tho unioundcd im
an,,,;ons. should probably not rcquilc the candor
ri, which have hitherto been treated by the
.,s,, mass ofmy iclow-citzcns Of the South, were
I IN allow myself to apprchcnd that those who
,,o,d otherwise be disposed to give me their con-
cds,c. could under such circumstances, suffer me
to be prcudiccd in their opinion, by the nnsup-
pored assertions of my enemies, however reckless
=, xcbcmcntly persisted in. Were these tabrica-
,;on,. therefore, designed 10 affect me only,
should not hesitate to leave the matter as it stands,
TO the spontaneous action my countrymen. But
vhcn il is intended to reach in this way, those
,ho honor me with their friendship, do not feel
myself at liberty to withhold any correction that
may. by possibility, be useful to them. With this
view send YOU the enclosed proceedings of the
citizens of Albany upon the sub ect, and authorize
Won TO say, that | concur fully in the sentiments
they advance.
Twas absent from the city at the time the meet
mr. was held, but took earl y occasion To advise
il, CALL and 10 encourage the attempt to make it,
what il has been, meeting of the people, without
reference to their sentiments on amy other sub cct
tina that which was discussed before il. Connect
ed with its proceedings are to be onnd the names
Of our principal State officers, Executive and Jul
dciaI Including the Governor OF our State, with
an array of private citizens, which, Tor personal
worth and weight Of character, has never, to my
know ledge, been cNcecd at any previous meet
Ing.
II would be presumption IN me to add any
a,suranvcs of nv own, to the sincerity With
which tic sentiments they express are entertain
ed, " Of their disposition to make them cilcc-
,ual upon the important subject 10 which they re-
late.
Nav we not, then, hope that the proofs of AN
ahectionatc and Just spirit towards the rights and
interest of the South which have been broug Int out
bv thi. hitherto threatening excitement, will have
the effect, in future, to remove all unoundcd I'M
Saessions, and 10 pat an end TO every feeling and
prejudice inconsistent with the prInci pie. upon
shch the L mon was founded
Earnestly chcrishing this pleasing anticipation,
am, dear sir, very truly,
Your friend and ob't servant,
M.NAN buren,.
The first thing which struck us, on seeing this
letter, was, that it written at very fortunate
period-just time enough to be circulated in Gcor-
fia, previously to the elections for Governor and
four members of Congress in that State 1t
seems somewhat strangc,-tho' doubtless it was
81 fair business transaction Mr.. Van Buren,
shsudhavc found it necessary TO write another
letter the Slave question, at al-but ii is still
stranger that it should have been deemed
Qui,ite to send it all the way to Georgia, that
at might be published in that State just week be-
fore the elections came on Is it not We would
mot attribute TO discreet and crcumspect gen.
seman any thing like an intention to 81 interfere
with the freedom of elections - but, with the nn-
charitable, it certainly wears this aspect
As to the letter itself, it is very good sort OF
ietter-conhrmng us in the opinion that we have
uniformly avowcd that Mr. Van Buren, is not an
Lrhcr, and say, once for all, that believe he
~ sincere in deprccatng the existence Of that fac
'tOn in the Northern States, and would rejoice at
their utter prostration-just as decidedly as would
Dir. Webster, or any other man, in those States,
whose pursuits in life had led them to study the
character Of our institutions and the existing con-
-hon of affairs. What we .hould principally APP
Wehcnd from Mr.. Van Burcn's election, therefore,
I" connected with the Slave question, would be,
ahst, should there be any thing like unanimity a
"ong the Northern people in pressing the abolition
ro' Slavery in the District of Columbia, in deny
ing to such Territories as may apply for admission
INTO the Union, as States, tho right to tolerate Sla-
very within their respective limits, Mr.. Van Buren,
2outd go with them, and against the South 1t
VIII be secn that, in the foregoing letter, as well
~ every other which he has written upon tho
s"o)cct, he has studiously rcfraincd from advert
ing to this branch of the subject. Why this super
ABUNDANT caution! True, he tells us that he is
against the propricty of agatng the question
;" 'he District of Columbia - but he does not tell
a'' II shall be agitated as it unquestonably will
w INC fanatics, that he will oppose the views of
'"e agltators! Will he do this And will he
'"''0 WIN the South in preventing the imposition
'p'" 'he Territories which may apply for admis
s'o" INTO the Union, of condition unknown to
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