Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-08
VOL. xIV.-...y'O. 81

/ says - Bni the worst is mol told az n co,
sequence oil criminal connexions, many a master
mas children born INTO slavery. OF these most.
presume, receive protection. pcrhaps ;ndul
""ncc, dnrin" the life of the fathers but nj thei,
death not i lev are l,fl 10 the chances of cruel
bondage. These cases must have increased,
since the difficulties OF emancipation have even
multiplied SUI more, II Is 10 be fenred that
ihcIr are easeS IN which the master puts his own
children under the whip of the ovcrseer. or else
sells them Ia UNDERGO the miscrics of bondace
among strangers, should rejoice To learn that
my impressions on this point arc false II they
h' true, then or own Country, calling itself en-
hshoned aud Christian, Is dcGlcd With one of
the greatest chorntitirs tarlh. We send mis-
N'on''ie> Ia Lealhcn laols Among the I,ohl-
tons oi lmalhensm lnoe nothing worse dian
tins. lhr hcathcu who ieasts ON lis canntry's
l"r may hold up his hca1hN the side offhc Chris
tan who sell> his child for eain--,cIls linn To nc
II slave God forbid tla | should elmrpe this
crime ON i Peoplr Enl however rarely il may
occur, II - tuit of slavery, an exercise of
power helonriGs To slavery. and no laws restrain
or punish II. such are lhe evils Which snrinp
naturally nom the Iccnlloosncss generated by
slavery :"
d. Claiming cannot he allowed, in one breath,
10 make the charno, aud disclam il he has
made It IN is stron" terms d. lie possibly cnnll ]
shall not deny that there re men 81 aenfa,ed
oucI,rulllcsS heart, IN the s5e,hoIdine STATES and
that such iaots * hc mcntiens may have occurred
hn' Is II reasonable, is 1t chainlr to allcre such
inquiries is ieproa,h against our national char
aetr' tim the last year, have several ac-
counts ol parents exposing lhrif now born infants
IN the city ot New Norl,=ha,iug Hem 10 the
chance OF helne saved by casoal humanity, OF por-
'Nhing OF hunger and cold is deere a man in his
>cnNcs, that would dcducr from such iaots matter
o' ''rroaeh against II @ people 81 that cit, I No
stat" OF soe,etY has ever been exempt from crime.
ini believe that the number 81 crimes, and cs-
l"'mlly lhose OF deepest atrocitv, committed IN
the uon-silNchol.Imr Slates, ~ much greater llmn
THOSE committed rnthc Sln choldino States. Shall
therefore institute any uncharitalc comparisons
between the Two state, Of society, or dednee con-
illusions injurious to that oi III uou-sn,choldmc
Statrs Heaven forbid Il Is the habit of my
mind, It IS the habit ofmN conversation, 10 avoid
sn'h comparisons and such conclusions aud eau
llnd reason lor the taeI have ne toned, in the
Greater denslnYoi popualionin tie non. savehol-
ding States.
DR.. thanninr, IN considering the objections
made against abolition, (aste which his information
Is extremely imported II sarposrN that F." the
most common objection Is that a mixture of
The two iaccs will be the result and
thrn he ash, " Can rIi> objection lie ureed IN
good idlh Can TIN, MIXTURE go ON fustcr, or
more crlmihally than At resent Can the slave
holder use the word dmoigdmotion without a
"'"N" 10 h"l qn"l' ut passage To complain
t"S "'h halRlii) "' 'h' hnnHls manner III which
" Is pun, ha' oaN I" remark, iha' IT Is absolutely
"onuci'''i 40" niue "haldfaiian h"N taken place
IN the course oftuo countries
The taunis Of Nj. o. onne raise in nv mind
no "''"'' sentiment IVAN com. llr' hrheve, is
''"''" oN 'lf pure 'n'' al mischief lie is tho
,n'"'""" spun "' Agitation liiN own country,
|'mS, l. loo n",'o" h'ld Ter LIN. lie
"o''ld, Il he could, throw every nation on the
,'th INTO connection, AID glory IN The miqhty
h"'0"h' as al 'Ah'brr II Of ms power Bni DIR.
''.'nn'oR is q man OF very d'lle''ni, aud, IN my
"r'n'nh' iaf h'th'f character and the opinions
81 N"'o man' nnruehhf ihe mural character of
'n' Muo' sa''h"'"!' population "i tins country,
P",''''ao o' f"hS'" nee 'ahf, are not 10 In scor-
n'"' ','s work. s" lar ~ II IS intended for tho
"'' % TIE hon-N'Nrholdlns states, may be cal
tol"''o !" produce The rlieei Ia designs, though
nope ne VIII ic disappointed even there. But SO
r as Is adore Ned I" lhe if"c oi the non-slaNc-
hoidihp states, 1t can onlt tend t" ktidle NV OK
clt'm'n ana, 50 tar rs II may "t'c, the "isposi-
t"n> "l ne slave race, II, tendency Is 10 mischief,
nothing but mischief
II IS n mosi lll-llmcd aud most inlrlfcoas work.
1t Is r"matt'he Ion SINGULAR luattepon 10 and
disregard "i the political considerations which be-
long 10 the subject, and cannot possibly be scpa-
rated from II owing, perhaps, To an ignorance Of
them. may well apply the auguaee in which
SmuuNl ponitrdyS Catlline-not to DIR. Chan
ii. / Il