Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-08

nave spoken strongly, hnt 10 oHchu or give pam,
butte produce in others deep convictions cores
pondine 10 my OWE. Nothing but feeling,
which, could not escape, of the need OF such
work Al thi> very moment, has induced me to i>
my thoughts ON 50 painful a subject. The fcw
last months hGcc increased ma sOiicifade fer the
c0HitfV pnbiic sentiment has seemed 10 me to
= be iosins us hcaHbfRiatss and risor hare
cen symptoms o} The deeiHc Of The old p"H Of
: hdcfN. ScrHc opinion" hare seemed 10 gam
ground among rs. The faith of our fathers IN
free institutions has waved faint, aud Is giving
place 10 despair of human Improvements.
have perceived Il disposition to dcrde abstract
rights, 10 speak Of freedom dream aud OF
republican Governments built ON sand. y
hare ptreeised a faint htatftdHC~ IN fhe 'dHSr
n human rights. 1he condemnation which has
been passed IN dboiitionistS has seemed 10 be set
Ting into as4atcsccnec in Sidrcyg Tho sympd-
thicS Of The community hare bccH turned from
The stare 10 the master. The impion> doctrine
that human laws can repeal the Divine, can CON
vert the unjust and oppressive power into II mo
raj right, has more and moro unctufed the style
OF sutton and the press. " IN these sad
and S0itmn ricWS Of so6itig, I coHid net be 81
icht: and | thank God, amidst the conscious
ness of great weakness and impcii, etion, that |
have been able to Offer this humble tribute, tins
sincere, though feeble testimony, thiseNprcS'lon
ol heartfelt alCGldncc, 10 Inc cause ol nftuohl,
Justice and humanity"
have said, too, that the object OF the author is
to encourage the aboliionisS 10 perseverance and
for the truth of that remark, | might refer to
whole chapter on aboltionsm, in whiehlc does
indeed" eensuro" them las he expresses H. hut on
" for want of prudence while he expresses his
sympathy with them, his appreciation oil their mo-
tivcs and general designs, and his adherence othc
prosecutions they are undergoing points ont the
errors they have committed the chief OF which is
the adoption of an organized system OF agita-
ton and vel assures 4" these prosecuted aholi-
tonists' that they " have the sympathies OF the
civilized world" The expression oi his opinion
of these apltators,' and his feelings towards
them, seems 10 me far better calculated to en-
courage them To pcrsc,efe IN their efforts and in
tlcir plans OF operation, than hiS =. onitions can
po>sihl, be 10 turn them from the errors, not OF
,hcir designs, but only OF thcr ways. Hear what
hc SAYS:
" approach this subject (lbonionsm) unwil-
linelV, because it will be my duty To ccnsulc
those with whom, at tin, moment, would ON no
account, hold up To public dlSplcasure. THE
prosecutions rhicA the oboitionish hare suffer-
ed and sill suffer, awaken only my pflei and IN
dgnallon, aud incline me 10 defend them TO ih"
full cMelt which truth and Justice will admit.
To the prosecuted, of whatever name, my sym
are prosecuted in a cause substantially good. !
would not for worlds, utter a word 10 Justify thc
violence recently offered TO party, composed
very much Of men blamelcss in life, and hold
ing the doctrine of non-rcsiNtance To INJURIES
and oil women, exemplary III their various rcla-
tons, and acting, however mistakenly, from be-
ncvolent and pious impulses. OF the abolition
lists know very few but, ann bound Ia say of
these, that | honor them tor then strength OF
principle, their sympathy with then fellow
creatures, and their active goodness Is Il par
ty. they are sngularly free from political and re-
lipious >ecta,lanism, and have been distinguished
bv the absence of management, calculation, and
worldly wisdom. That they hare ere, pr0posrd
or desaed insnrcet,on on rioicHcc aiming me
siarfS Hfrf IS no reason 10 bciicre. III Their
prncpk the suppostion."
The persecution which the aholilloniStS have
suffered and still su1erl' What prosecutions
Does DIR. Claiming allndeto the coneens"s onnum
bon0rum, that all peaceful means should be adopt
ed 10 allay the rising excitement III the South, and
to remove the known causes Of irritation Or
does lac aluic to the interference Of the people Of
Boston, and in other Northern towns 10 dispense
THEN meetings, held, II would seem, by way Of
brayado, in defiance Of the known public sense OF
the mischief they were doing Or does he alIude
To the few white men who were hanged in Mlssis
ting instruction Did those men actually belong
to the society of abolitionists Or does Dr. Cham
ming only mean to give his countcnancc 10 the cry
of persecution that has been raised by the abolI-
tionists without knowing what they well know,
that the cry of persecution, If they raIsc with
success, will give them new strength There
is no reason to believe that they have ever propo-
Scd or desired iuSurrceion or violence among the
slaves" Ii Dr. Charming had said tier, was no
reason TO believe that they have ever avowcd such
a purpose, he would have stated the ruth, with
out doubt but if he had seen the incendlary pa
pcrs, of all kinds, which HEY poured INTO the
South during the last summer, ! am quite sure
he himself would not have required any other evi-
poses.
But cannot help donbting whether DIR. Chan
ming is sufficiently informed upon this subject To be
capable Of Judging What publications. are inccndl-
ary in their tendency. 1t is hard 10 doubt the SIN
cerity Of his professions of charity towards his
sayclrodng fellow citizens of the South. Ii is yet
harder to dStruSt his earnest disclaimer Of intention,
in what he publishes in his book, to act al all on
the minds of tue slaves themselves and have not
the heart to feel such doubt or dlstiust OF him.
h will not cannot. But ask the attention Of the
Senate 10 the following passage IN his work, which
is one out Of many OF the like temper that might
be quoted . We have Illus seen thai a human
being cannot rgtfuy be held and used as proper
/ 'tv. No legislation, not that of all countries on
! worlds could make him 50. Let this be LAID
down as FIRST fundamental truth. Let us hold
it fast as most sacred, precious truth. Let Us