Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-11-02
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
TUE ABOLITION CONVENTION.
Correspondence Of the Journal Of Commerce
Urea, Thursday morning O'Clock.

Urea, Thursday morning O'Clock.
have tbi, ,nvrning arrived and to my great JOY
And all paict and no Conrsntioa. lesierda. wa,
n dzs Of ietense excitement here. but moral force
triAmrhed and no violence occurred. 4 meeting
~SSirs1ees at which an immense crowd assembled,
~. held in the courthouse at . o'clock in the
xrOep;ns. the proceedings at which enclose ia a
AaRdbili TIE committee Of citizens appointed at
sir COURTHOUSE, entered the n'eetng-house soon
after the venlian assembled. and took their po-
sition in front of the AbeltonistS. The,
were Immediately followed By ,hrong, Gu ons
to witness the proceedings, who soon filled the
house.
Mr.. BrsrdScy. member Of Congress, addressed
the Con,cniion.--read to them the proceedings OF
the meeting Of citizens, and in short speech ex
pressed VA pointed language the mproPrIetS OF the
Convention forcing itscll into tho city IA Viola
ton al tine Inconsistencies OF the citizens, and called
for the reply which the Committee should return
10 the pc pplc.-Some Of the Aboiousts .shed
for "A conference. bul his wa, refused, as the oiti
zcns woul in ~ ea,e consent 10 the holding ol the
Convention bot expected an eNphct answer With
out DELAY. The expression OF opinion hH the Commit
tee, backed by the same expression ~ the eounte-
nance. of the assembled citiztas, aarncd the Abo-
litionis;s. 1t was a moment OF intense interest.
Now. Aboitouist>. show yuur readiness 10 make
sacrifices in yonr cso>,. Vow put your principles
in practice. NoW act Up 10 TIC good doctrine
which YOU porsert, Niz; Do your duty, ,nd
leave consequences In God Ii the last words
of your great palriitch Garrison, spohca Itfst a>
YOU started for tbs pa,c, command Your obrdi-
vnce: F" aud il You mat toe slaughtered, die unrc-
ssiing" This i ihc moment whchs TO ennoble
your doctrines, cover you with ridicuIe Now
stand, nevot talk again Of principle Thus
might they have appropriately aposroph>cd. The
scene settled al questions. The Abotouisls quill
ed The Chairman adjourned the meeting With
out day, and the members ncd like irightcd sheep
The committee had the satisfaction, therefore, al
returning 10 the Caur, uouse aud reporting the
successful result Of their mission. The subsequent
conduct of the Abolfior>is showed that sumo of
them were deeply ala,m,d. One OF the most ac-
tive IN getting up the Convention, said trembling
10 one OF his neighbours. Non belong to the other
aide, give me NOnr protection :, and It con>Ideia-
Bile numbers did not pass oli >peedl, through bach
doors and back streets thea til best informed pof-
sons here have not ei,cn the 1islt of the matter
Some rish Ten e3fraer load, ot them left for
Pcterboro' last night 4 place thifs Mules distant,
10 pui Themselves under the protection of thai dis
fingushed Colonizllionisr. Cert Smith, Esd,
where they intend 10 hol their meeting. aud
where, presume, the people viii know moi ine Of
their presence, and 81 enter no protest against H.
They will ccrtain, be asked no more questions
by any citizen at tliea. This morning hardly
dozen arr left uni ol the two tinec hundred, or
as the AbolItlonlst, say, six seven hundred
delegates. The Ahoiilouist, evidently icll in dan
ger of personal Violence. 50 Car - the controsef-
~ went however, nothing but argument and re-
monsrancc, rxpr, Ssed thin the limits Of unquc,
tonablc right were rcSortrd to. That in the depth
Of Indignation which fell, there would have
becU no danger, had the Convention refused To nd
jorrn, cannot say. Yet know tina, all the con-
.lde,ate and Influential citizens were utterly op-
posed 10 the use OF any other than honorable and
legal means and in my opinion would, under any
circumstances, have succeeded in preserving or-
der and keeping the peace Those who know the
place, know that IN city of our Union is
there deeper love Of the laws and in none
has moral and religious principle Il stronger con-
tru,
During the night, the influential anti abolition
citizens guarded the houses of Alvan Stewart and
Spencer hri'ore, Ia make sure apanSt all harm :;
hut no violence WIS attempted. Daring the eve
nlng the types IN the office OF the Standard and
Democrat were thrown out of the window This
Is an Abolition paper, yet claiming 10 he " an
Bures aud Johnson though knnsn to he under
the control Of men hostile in politics To thr Jack
son party. Tins latter circumstance is understood
To have caused the violence. \ Abolition paper
simply, would not have been disturbed. Fnlgirs
"i several Ab"llianlsis were prepared TO be burnt
during the evening, and might have been tie com
mehcemcn of disorder bat the great efforts OF
the morn indcinu, citizens, who set then faces Il
gain,t all such movements, prevented then hrinp
hroneht out.