Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-12-07

since Your lust adjournment, the public mind,
| throughout the sla,cholding states, has been in
,cnsels, indignantly and Justly excited, by the wan
ton, oilicous aud nccndiary proceedings of certain
societies and persons, in some of the non savcho-
ding states, who have been ac,ivsy employed in
attempting to circulate among us pamphlets, papers
and pictorial representations of the most offensive
and lnilammatory character, and cmincnly calcn-
lated Ia scducc our slaves from their hdclii, and
excite them To insurrcction and massacre. These
wicked monsters and dcludcd fanatics, overlook
'ng the numerous objects IN their own vicinity,
Who have moral, II not u legal claim upon their
charitable regard, run abroad, IN the expansion of
their hypocrltica bcncyocncc, muillud M in the
sanity mantle oi christian mcrkncsS 10 fulfil the
ticnd-hke crrand of mngling the blood of the mas
ter and the slave, To whose fate they are equally
Indifferent withhc sn,ouldcring ruins of our peace
ful dwellings No principle of human action so
utterly balilrs all human calculation, ms that sJe
cics of hnatical enthusiasm, which is made up of
envy and ambition, assuming the disguise of reli-
rous zeal, and acting upon the known prciudiccs,
religious or political, of an ignorant multitude.
Under the influence of this species Of voluntary
madness nothing is sacred thai stands in the way
Gifts purposes. Like all other religious impos-
lures, II has power 10 consccratc every act, how
ever atrociouS, and every person, however cover
ed over with multiplying ,lainics," that may
promote It's daholica ends or worship at its infer
nal affairs by lis unholy creed murder itself
becomes labor Of love and charity, and the lolon
renegade who flies from the Justice of his country
finds not only refuge, but becomes saintcd min
lister, in the sanctuary of its temple. No error can
be more nSchevo,ls than To undcrraic the danger
of such principle, and no policy can be more ia
tai than to neglect II, from contempt for the sup
posed insirnlilcancc of its agents The expert
cncc Of both France and Great Britain, tcarlully
,nsiructs us, from what small and contemplate be-
cnnngS, tins ann dcs mars philanthropy ma, rise
To a gigantic power, too mighty to be resisted by
all the influence and energy Of tho povcrnmc nj !;
in the one case, shrouding wealthy and flourish
ing Island IN the blood of its white inhabitants; in
the other, literal, driving the ministry, by means
OF IN instructed Parliament, to porpclrac that act
OF SUE lda legislation and colonial oppression, the
emancipation OF slaves in the British West Indies.
1t may be not nuap,ly compared 10 the element
of fire, OF which a neglected spark, amongst COM
bost'blc materials, which timely stamp of the
foot might have rxtinguishcd forever spced,l,
Swclls INTO sweeping torrent of fiery dcsolaton,
winch no human power can arrest or control. In
the opinion of intelligent West India planters IT
is because the local authorities, from "A sense OF
false security, neglected to hang up the first I'll
these political missionaries that made their app. ar
ancc the Brit sl Islands, that they are doomed
to barrcnncss and dcScrtion aud to be the wretch
ell abodcs OF indocnt and proilieaic blacks, cy-
hibiling in their squald poverty, gross immortality
and slavlsli subsection to an iron dcspotism OF
British bayopolS, the fatal mockery of all the
promised blessings Of emancipation.
Under these circumstances and in this critical
conjuncuro of our affairs, the solemn and rcspon-
sbe duty dcvovcs on the legislature, Of taking
care that the republic receive no dcirinrnt'
The crime which these foreign inccntliarics have
committed against the peace Of the state, is one OF
the very highest grade known to human laws II
not only strikes at the very existence of society,
but seeks 10 accomplish, the catastrophe by til.
most horrible means, celebrating the obscuucs Of
the state in a Sa,urnial carnival Of blood aud mur-
der, and while bruialIv violating all , charities
Of life and dcsccraing the very affairs of religion
impiously calling upon Heaven to sanctiy these a
| nominations
1t is my deliberate opinion that the laws of ev-
cry community should punish this species OF inter
ference by dealt, without benefit of CLERGY regard
ING the authors of il enemies of the human race.
Nothing could be more appropriate than for South
Carolina 10 set tins example IN the present crisis,
and trust the Legislature will not ad lourn till it
discharges this high duty OF patriotism.
1t cannot be- disguised, however, that any laws
which may be enacted by the authority of this
State, however adequate to punish and rrpress of
fences committed within its limits, will be wholly
insufficient 10 meet the cxigcnclcs of the present
onunciurc. II we 20 no lui thcr than this, we had
well do nothing
These outrag,S against the peace and safety of
the State are pcrpetratcd in other communities,
which hold and exercise sovereign and exclusive
jurisdiction over all persons and things within their
territorial limits 1t is within these limits proicc-
ted from responsibility to laws by the sove-
reignty of the States in which they reside, that
the authors of all this mischief securely concoct
their schemes, plant their batteries and hurl their
fiery missiles among u.s. aimed al that mighty MAY
azine OF conbusbc matter, til. explosion of which
would lay the state in ruins.
1t will, therefore, become impcriuus duty
recurring to those great prime pies of intcrnaiion-
al law which still exist in all their primitive force
amongst the sovereign states of this conicdcracy to
demand OF our sovereign associates the condirn
punishment OF those enemies Of our peace, who
avail themselves OF the sanctuarcs of their r.spec-
tive jurisdictions, To carry schemes of inccndi-
ry hostility against the institutions, the safety and
the existence Of the State. In performing This
high duty, to which constrained bv the
great law OF self prcservaion let us approach our
cO-statcs with all the traterna mildncss which be-
comes us as members Of the same family of con-
federated republics, and at the time with that
frmncss and decision, which becomes a sovereign
State, while maintaining her dearest interests and
most sacred rights.
For the institution of domestic slavery we hold
ourselves responsible only to God, and it is utterly
incompatible with the dignity and the safety OF
the State to permit any foreign authority to qncs-