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

/ "''''g h''H ''ibilN's ana assDrIHteg. (af0 the
rfd'r has been regarded model of Roman yir-,
Tue and vet he is SAID To have sold Nj, svo~y.
animated slaves to avoid the expense Of a;nsa;n;pv
them. The citizens OF this State may not s.prs,
In rival the virtue of the Romans but II NAV bv
safely affirmed that the, would doom 10 execrytion
that master Who should initiate the inbumap ex-
ample oi the Roman paragon. The governments
OF our slaves Is strictly patrarchnl, and produces
those mutual ieelings of kindness the psrt oftlss
master and fidelity and attachment on the part Of
the SLAVE, which only result from a constant
increhane" Of rood offices, and uhcb can only ex-
Isl IN a system Of domestic or patriarchal sluvery.
They are .nhrcl, unknown either in a state
ot political slavery, in that form Of don,ss-
tie Ser,ltndo Which exists in all other commu.
mites.
Ia wori, cur slaves are cheerful, con,cn,cd
and happy, much beyond the general condi,;op Of
the human race, except wher, those foreign iutru-
ltrs and dtal minister. 81 mischief, the cmanri-
Pa'iohl>ts, like their ch-proiot,pe in the garden
oi Eden, and actuarcd hy no less envy, have
tempted hom 10 aspire above the condition 10
winch they LAKE been assigned in the order Of
Providence
Nor can II be admitted, as some Of our statesmen
have affirmed IN alnsoho,ons and misguided spirit
oi SIekly scnIimentany, that 5, stem IL don,es-
he slavery lsa curse To the white ropulaion--a
moral and political evil, much 10 be Jc,lorcd, hut
incapable oi benr o,nditated. Let the tree DO
JUDGED hy lis fruit. More lhan half q century
aro. one Of the most nlirlncnd statesmen Who
over illustrated the pnram. niary annals of Great
Hrhan looklne Into political causes with an eye
OF proioned philosophy, as,,,hcd the high aud IN
donlitahlc spirit NJ liberty which distinguished the
Southern colonies, Ia the existence Of domestic
slavery referring In the example oi,hrircr states
Of antianit, confirmation o his theory. Simc
those e"lon's ha,e leromr indcp,nd, ut states.
the, have amply sustained HE glory Of their prin-
itAe character l here Is no coloriue of national
VANITY III i' ass,iion. "hi,h impartial history
viii moi rall,, that lle prime pies Of rational Lct-
" arc not les thoroughly understood, and have
been more veaautly, resontoly aud .fcc,vrl, de-
'ended all the encroael mel of power tho
slavrholdlnp states, than by any other me mbefS 0f
the conedcrary which III our great political con-
flics Is II, that they have not been araycd against
every form oi nsurpation, and fighting under tho
flag of liberty Indeed, il is a fact Of historical
notorle'y that those great wing principles of lib
ery, by which government Is restrained within
constitutional limits have had their origin, and
for long time bad tcir only abiding place, in tho
,lavchollina STATE.
Reason and philosophy con explain VIVA, cxpe.
Renee 81 CLEARLY hst,s. II We look into the ele-
ments al which al political communities are CEN
posed, IT will he found that servitute in some form,
is one Of the essential constituents.
! No community ever has existed ithout it, and
We may confidently assert, none ever will
In the very natnre OF things there must bs classes
oi persons To discharge all the different Offices of
society from the Incest 10 the Iowcst. Some OF
these oiccs regarded as degrading though they
mus, aud viii BIZ p.rlornod Hence those mani-
fold forms OF dependent s.r,udc which produce
II sense OF superiority IN the masters employers,
and OF inieriorlty on the part Of the servants.
Where these offices are performed by members
OF the polltisil community dangerous element il
obviously introduced into the body polite. Hence
the alam ming tendency violate the rights Of pro
p'rtN, by aeraran legislation, whicl, is beginning
10 be manifest in the older STATES where uni, crsai
suffrage prevails without domestic slavery item
doney that will increase IN the prugrcss Of socie-
~, with tie increasing inequality ofwcalih. No
government Is worthy the name that does not
protect the lights al property and no enlightened
people vii, long submit To sue mockcry. Hence
II that III hler countries, different political orders
are established 10 effect tins indispensable object
and 1t will b. fortunate or the non say ehol.iipc
states. II they are not, i'll less than quarter Of
century, driven TO the adoption of similar insti-
tniion, OF 10 take refuge om robbery and ANARCHY,
under military despoism.
! But uhcfe the mental Offices and dcpeedcr,
en,po, mcnts OF society perform ed bv dome,-
tic slaves, class we'll defined by their color and
entirely separated from the political body, the
rights oi property are perfectly secure, without the
! establishment OF artificial barriers. In a word
tn institution oi domestic SLAYER supcrssdes tho
necessity oi ~ ofde, NJ nobility and all the other
dpp.Gdages oi a hereditary >>sI.m of GOVERN
meni. II onr slaves Werr nantipatcd, and ad-
nlilcd, heached or unbleach,d To an equal parti-
clpaion in our political privileges, " hat a commen-
iary .honld we furnish upon The doctrines Of the
manclpallonists, aud what a revolving spectacle
OF republican equality should We exhibit 10 tho
mockcry oi the world No rational uian y ould
consent 10 live i'll such state of society," if hs could
find refuge III any other. -
! Domestic slavery, therefore, instead of being n
political esll, Is The corner stone OF our republi-
can edlhee. No patriot who lustl, estimates our
privileges viii tol, rate tie idea of concentration
al any period, however remote, or ON any condi-
tons Of pcouniary advantage, however favorable.
| would as soon lhlnk ri opening negotiation for
selling tue liberty of tie state at oncr, as for ma
KING any spulations ior the ultimate ri,,a
OF our slaves So deep is my conviction on -tl,is
sube that if | were doomed to die immediately
after recording these sentiments, would saw in all
sincerity and under all the sanctions of christianity
and patriotism, " & cd forbid that my descendants
other than IA community having the institution III
domestic slavery, as ii existed among the patrarclis
OF the primitive Church, and in all the free states Of
antiquity"
llhc Legislature should concur in these pene.
raj views OF this important element of our politics al
and social system.