Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-08-17

! allulc 10 the societies which have been formed,
and the mo> cments of certain indiy iduals in some
OF the states in relation To portion of the popnla-
ton in others. Tho conduct of these persons is
the more dangerous, because their object is mask
ed under the garh of disiutercscdncss and bene,o-
lencc and their course vindicaicdhy arguments and
propositions which in the abstract no one can de-
ny. But however fascinating may he the dress
with which their schemes are presented to their
fellow -eitizcn,, with whatever purity OF intention
they may have been formed and sustained, they
will be found 10 carry IN thcirtrain mischief 10 the
whole lnion, and horrors to largc portion oi il
which it is probable some of the projectors and
many ofthcir supporters have never thought OF :,
the latter the first in the series OF evils which
10 spring from tbs source, are such You have
read OF To have been rcrpotraod on the fair plains
OF Italy aud G,ul by the Sevhan hordes Of Ata
aud \lafc and such as most OF You unprecedented
upon thai memorable nnht, when the tomahanks
aud war clubs OF the followers of Tccumsch were
rattliug III your suburbs. regard not the disa-
vo"als oi any such intention upon the part OF the
authors OF these schemes, since upon an cNamina-
ton of the publications. which have been made
they will be found to contain every fact and every
argument which would have been used if such had
been then object. am certain that there is not
III this assembly one Of these dcludcd mon, and
that there are few within the bounds OF the
them to iorbcar, to pause IN their career, and de-
liberaely consider the consequences of thci: con-
duct, to the whole Union, 10 the states more imne-
dlatClv Interested and 10 those for whose benefit
they profess to act. That the latter will be the
victims oi the weak, mlndiclous, prcsumptnouS and
unconstitutional efforts 10 serve them, u thorough
examination of the SUBJECT must convince them
The struggle (and struggle there must bc) may
commence wuh horrors such a> have described,
but ii will end withmorc irml rvettng the chains or
IN the uItcrcNtrpation o those whose cansc hcy adj
sooate. Am wrong, fellow citizens, i'll applying
the terms weak, prcsumptnous aud demonstrations
al, To the measures OF the emancipation, \ slight
examination will, think show that am not. In
n tndicailon OF the objects OF a convention Which
was held III ono OF the towns OF Ohio, which SAW
IN newspaper, II was sad that nothing more was
intended than To produce a state OF public feeling
which would lead Ia an amendment of the consti-
tuition, authorizing the abolition oi slavery in the
| nitcd States Now can an amendment of the
constitution be effected without the consent of the
southern states What Is the proposition Ia be
submitted To them 1t IS this The present pro-
vision OF the Constitution secures to you the right
"a right which YOU hcld before II was male, and
which YOU have never ciyen up 10 manage Your do
mestlc concerns IN your own way, but rs con
WINGED That you do not manage them properly, We
want yon 10 put in the hand, OF the general GOVERN
nent, IN the councils OF which Ne have the MAJOR
lty, the control over these matters, the effect OF
which will be virtually to transfer the power from,
yours into other hands Again in some of the
states, aud in sections of others, the black popula-
ton far exceeds that OF the whites. Some of the
cmanclpatorS propose IA Immediate abolition.
What is the proposlti IA, chen, il regards those
states and parts of states, hui the alternative ofamal-
eamaton with the blacks, or an exchange f silu-
T..
SENSE who does not believe that the cmancpaied
blacks, being Il majority, will insist upon fall
participation of ppcaIliehts with the whites, and
when possessed Of these, that they will not con-
tend for full share of social rglts also : What
but the extremity of weakness, and folly could IN
dneo any one to think that such propositions rs
ihesc could be listened to by "A people 50
intelligent lho>c of the southern statcs.-
Further, the cnancipaors generally declare thai
IT Is their intention 10 effect their object (lthoneh
their acts contradict the asscron) b, no other
means than by convincing the slave holder, that
the immediate emancipation of the slaves is called
for, both by moral obligation and sound policy.
An unnedgcd youth AT the moment of his leaving
Gndccd in many instances before hc has left ) his
Theological Seminary, undertakes 10 give lee
lures upon morals to the counirymcn OF Wythe,
Tucker, PcndIcton aud Lowndes, and lessons ol
political wisdom 10 states whose affairs have
Gently been directed by Jefferson and Madison.
Macon and Crawford. Is it possible that nsial-
OF greater vanity and presumption could be cx-
hibitcd
" But the course pursued by the rmancipllors is
unconstitutional. do not say that there amy
words IN the Constitution which forbid such discus
sions as they are engaged in. know that lhcr,
are not. And there is even an article which Sc
cures to the citizens the right to express and pub
llsh their opinions without restriction But in the
construction Of the Constitution il is always ncccs-
Sary to refer to the circumstances under which ii
was formed, and To ascertain lis meaning by Il
comparison Of lis provisions with each other, and
with the previous situation Of the several states
who were parties 10 II. In portion Of these, SID
very was recognised, and they took Gaze Ia have
the right secured to them, To follow and re-
claim such Of them were iu.itves To other
states. The laws of Congress passed under this
power, have provided punishmcntto any who shall
oppose or interrupt the exercise OF this right. Now
can any one believe that the instrument which
contains provision of this kind, which authorizes
Il master To pursue his slave into another state,
take him back, and promises a punishment for any
citizen or citizens ol that state who should oppose
him. should at the same time authursc the latter
to assemble together to pass resolutions and adopt
addresses, not only to encourage the slaves TO leave
their masters but to cur their Threats before they
do so insist that If the citizens Of the non
slave holding states avail themselves of the ar
tice OF the constitution which prohibits the rcstric-
ton OF speech, or the press, to publish any thing
injurious to the rights Of the slavehoding states