Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-09-24

ai OUTRAGE ;--or. five have been occasionally gull
II OF some extravaganza oflauguagc or Of conduct,
i iay hi well have been excused in consideration
OF The excitement which engcndsred il.--But no:
L. scemstha our friends and brethren of the North
expected, that while We were dali, held up to the
eNeoraton oil the world as race OF nau-stcal-
cfs' aud "tyrants,' whose hrn,alilies would dis
grace Turkish despots, while, language being too
elevated for the comprehension OF the ignorant,
whose passions they sought enlist in their dia-
bolca cause. they reSurted to pictorial designs, 10
hold Us sup - dctestaiion monsters OF mhumanty,
eternallv rivettine the ,han or welding the lash
and while the inevitable effect, II no, the real
intention of all these proceedings, was 10 str up
our slaves to discomfort and mutiny, and subject Us
10 constant state OF solicitadc and danger -
while their Abolition ncphbors were guilty Of all
these deadly offences against our rights, char
aetcr, and our tranquility, why we, " good, easy
SOULS were expected 10 weigh our rctorts with
the precision Of philosophers discussing problem
in scicnee-,o make known our resolutions with
the awe OF dependents sueing for protcrtion-and
TO announce our alternative with the submissive
HISS Ol saves, HfnIUn8 VIII Viihi. Ill slloit,
while we the objects of constant deuuneia-
tion we were expected, i'll turn, 10 molliiy dam
nation with phrase" and to besceeh the =" most
potent, grave and reverend seienieurs," Cox, Tap
pan, Leavitt& Co. TO permit us 10 manage our
affairs in way. That they have been
disappointed in this expectation, may he very
strange to Mem hut it seems very natural thing
10 as.
But what has the South done, to produce the
q re-action' at tie Moth She has done moth
ing which was not her right and tcr duty 10 have
done. She has declared that tie Slavery question
is one exclusively within her own jurisdiction
that she cannot permit tito be mcddled with by the
legislatures the people of the non-slaveholding
States who have no interest in its final ad usr
mcnt, AMI who, il they had any such interest,
have ght 10 interfere with it that such IN
reference is act Of mPcraencc, Which, view
ed in that aspect alone, deserves resentment bat
that il is also sanderous and ibeoas in It's char
accr, miscieyous IN its purpose, and mnrderous IN
its results, and hence that those engaged in il
should be pat down, if practicable, by the force OF
public opinion, but, il not, by legislative enact
ment Aud we have warnl Y, and perhaps intern
peratc> urged the,e views upon our NorInn
brrthreo,--wh> 10 prtcem the very evil,
which, tor their own purposes they say we threat
ea-Berau,e We cannot submit to this state of
things ucl longer, and because we see, that, if
il be- persisted IN, tho Union of these States, which
we ,cncratc and o,c as much as they, must be
dissolved. mdrn them Of Tie necessity eN
tracing the fangs q tie sipcrs that coiling
round lis roots--and We atc accused OF arrogance,
presumption, and dicaton, and those who were
before Abolitoni,ts in sentiment, avail them
selves of the prcteU, which this imputed ar
rogance affords them, throw off all dis
cliisc, and become Aholitionists in practice !
Well" Lei them fly all, false Thames -
The South can never hold any other language
when her constitutional tights are trampled under
foot her dearest interests invaded, aud her peace
and safety lcopardizcd. She asks nothing Of the
people Of the North, which, under the Circumstance
IS, they should not Willingly and chceriully grant
nothing, which, under their reversal, the South
would refuse to aceede to the North. IT, under
the influence of the excitement produced by the
discussion of the tariff question, the fanatics Of the
South had placed torches in the hands of incendia-
ries to consign northern manufactures 10 the
flames, would not thu people of that section have
demanded their punishment and cXtirpation, and
would no, the South have been bound To crush the
criminals Their inccndarics are even more
dangcrous-and shall We hold our peace, or mere
" whisper oar compllints II the demands of
The South are based IN law and equity, it Is not for
the North to look at tie temper i'll which they are
preferred, or at the languagc in which they are
conchrd. Let them do us ustiee-let them
show that they do not weigh the prctcnsions Of
knot of designing villains and deudcd fools to
cresc questionable privilege, against the consti-
utional rights, the character and the safety of the
Southern pcoplc--and there is no doubt that they
will be met in a spirit of amity and hrohery al.
lection. such as has not distinguished their inf,r-
course since they mingled their blood together in
the of independence.
For ourselves, we can truly say, that no man, in
the North or in the South, feels deeper attach
mcnt to the Union Of these States than the writer
Of this arclc-not one who would witness, with
more heartfelt regret, the disruption OF tho ties
which have SO long united the North and the South
together in the bonds Of brotherhood. When
NufFfcotion threatened to overwhelm oar insti
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