Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-12
1T. GOV. ROBERTSON'S MESSAGE.

IT. GOV. ROBERTSON'S MESSAGE.
Although the graces OF composition, this do
cnmeni, (Which We had the pleasure of laying be-
fore our readers in our l,>l,) may no, equal pub
lie expectation, Yet in the more important matter
OF IT'S opinions, we regard il as the best State pa
per that has cmanated from the Executive Drpa,t-
mcnt of Virginia, for many wears
Tho course recommended by tho acting Co
vernon, IN relation 10 the Abolition qucS ton,
seems to be called for hy the new aspect winch has
been given 10 that subject by recent decisions OF
the Supreme Court Of Massachusetts, Which strike
at the vefy foundation of the RIGHT OF property in
Slaves, as guaranteed by the constitution, and, in
fact nulli6es the provisions of that instrument by
the operation OF an obsolete principle of the
mon law Fiji be indcially maintained that
species OF property, universally recognized such
IN the >laveholdmg States loses that character the
moment that II is carried into non saveholdine
Commonwealth what liinders them from extend
lnr the application of this principle TO banknoteS,
and lcgaiz'ng the seizure OF non-residenl's peck
et-boo,, if be found laden it'll this o0ntraL and
commodity The South will never submit TO
such a system OF robbery, bv statute, when exert
ed 10 SEIZE the Slaves aay more than the money of
her citizens ; aud as she must and will resist it,
wisdom dictates that she should take decided
stand nov, when the rncroachmrnt her right,
Is III lis germ, rather than to postpone II, until M
mcronS repetons of the OUTRAGE shall canon2c
the doctlnr.-Thc recent movements of the Abo-
ilioni,ts, too show, that, although the snake has
been scorch'd, II is not killed. We must eird on
our armor anew for the contest, whatever shape /,
may aSsumr--whe,hcr we be accommodated
from the pale the church by ecclesiastical phar-
isccs, who, in arrogant assumption of Divine at
tributes Hereby
" Dea dlm0ation round the land,
" On each Mey deem His foe )"
Or whether be aSsailcd by those poiiticai
parsons, whose moral creed is generally regulated
by considerations Of sectional power or calumni-
atcd BY the scurrous publications. Of i" silly wo-
men," and the sllicr men who dupc and mslead
them
Nh RohcrSon'S views Of State pohcy meet
with our hearty concurrence, in the ends propo-
posed, and generally in the means suggested. 1t
will have been seen that he recommends an in
crease of Banking capital vigorous prosecu-
ton of the works of Internal Improvement, cspc-
cialy Of the magnificent scheme of Rail Road
from James river to the Tennessee line, in the
completion Of which the people Of the Whole State
are so decpl, Interested as 10 justify, in OPT
mon, the adoption OF his recommendation to APP
propriatc to il The entire amount of Nlrglnia'S div
idend Of the Surplus Revenue an amendment Of
our system of State Educaion and radical and
thorough revision Of our Militia laws. We have
not room, this morning, to descant upon these
themes nor, indeed, is II necessary, after the ln-
minous views of each of them contained III the
Message itself 1t remains To be seen whether the
wisdom of the Legislature is adequate the per-
Torrance OF the important duties that claim its at
tention. Weighty, indeed, are the responsibilities
that rest upon that body. We hope that they may
i be net with the llrmness, and decided with the
lar-scene wisdom, which their importance TO the
future and abiding prosperity Of the Common-
wealth demands Ii is, NC verify believe, in the
power of the present Legislature to give wonder
/ iul impulse to all the great interests Of the Com
monwealll but il is likewise in their power to
doom, Ms To " perpetual inieriori,y," by refusing
to afford the necessary facilities TO the enterprise
of our citizens, and by misapplicalion of our
abundant resources TO comparatively unimpor-
tant objects. Pursuing the former course, they
will be entitled TO the appellalion of public hcnc-
factors, as they ought to be But if, on the other
hand, they fail to respond to the patriotic recon-
ncnddtions of the Lieutenant Governor if,
they permit sectional rivaries to prevent the IA
doption Of measures for the general welfare and
instead Of concentrating their ample means upon a
single great object, scatter them among various
schemes, all of comparative nsignfcance, and
some of which promise no positive benefit, t'cv
will earn the unenviablc distinction of unprohta-
BILE servants.
| Ii may, we are aware, be contcndcd, that the
appropriation of the entire sun. drawn from the ge-
neral Government to the Tennessee Rail Road
would be apo,tial appropriation of that fund anc
at FIRST sight, il does bear this appearance. But
Gov Robertson anticipates and answers this OBJ
lection most concusively, by showing, first, tina
the completion Of this Road will of itself ensure
Fund. in all time TO conc, for the benefit OF tn