Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-01-14
VIRGINIA EEGEsgsTsEsE.
HOUSE OF DLLlG tTES,
Inesaav. Ian. ,.

NJ. GARLAND, oil hrcklenlurg, from tie Sc
lcct Con miure, Oh the subject Of Abolition
made he following Report:
i IL sercl Csnfnt,cc TO whom WAS reicrr'
- % ffelf 81 lie 6ovtrn,fs hessdrc a relates 70
lle 49, -enziig. seG:t 's, ane ,nst ndials doc
g. ne oi c'rtain associations ffea'ed ola Nurn-
-" AID L'Nern STATE, tor lie l,.fr",e 81 prodt-
org drtt 'hifflefcht" WITH ne sffe PROPER
~ ~ lit SCUM, haze had Tic same under con-
sideraiioh, poi ~ fai lie loiIe"ihg sros0 u
iulioHa
ffsotsed, rat the Hcnciai Assembly s6lenhi'
declaits rs VAIN ala'i mtni 10 tie thioh ana
as Inn COZ Ncion Hat \" &c lit M '>nf's 81 IIIc
General h"v,fnn eht ar''Lel "filn the lnit Ia
'i"hN OF nc ''n'ttui'n' md thus' OF ihe sialt'
directed y lit >PnIt N "ni'h lie lnen Is the
OiislhlfF, 1t Is III sti'>t ,aiteeafd OF The peace,
property ana Laft'hfaa oi each member there
OIL
he'o'fe", itat e"." S'ale ia" oiisihaas 'ho
sole ana exclusive fi&h 10 interfere WIN, e"h'I"''
or lrflsa'e upon iile s"ultcf 9i domestic .iaN'S
within Ii JnlIsdietepHI I'mlis a f.I "iaef, SO
lar lfon bt'"g '"Pan'o' Is lee"en|rd ana guar
hh,'a oe VI. '"ns'tu''o' u me ',' h''u >''''
ana ''l"i al ''"''i''''n'o "'''"n' ~ me '.nc'"'
! So'efemcn'' 'ne .t.'f e'alfs' or me eh'z'hS
thefe"l, Is INVASIVE "i 'e lishs o' 'hc states ana
''"Iai's NC onilsa'i"hS y! ''e ohsu'uiion.
AtSop'", ha' INC Hthei" FsSo"plt id'u'Io"S
expresses me sentiments O. NE people, 'na It's Own
wren III cares rs Jo,' apioffehce ana rep
, ''oh oi INC ,'nape'' OF ie'hi'>s' VI man:
'"i'' z'"' ''' Hns 'Co''u 70 many o',e'''S :"
ire hdh-'I N,h"ding 9l4'eS uhe'r 'he d'h"h'-
n"'f II oI Ab'i.h"h'sl' '"ityif on ny cohe'f' a''
o"h'dtia'!, common s'Leile, 'hGale'ihe ''e
pt2ce, rit >1ilt, and sai'if u ms ana lae o''r
siaNt-ioldhg States, ftGatiess oil NC moral s"cihi
ana l,ol'"' ob1Gaii"hs H'y 'lpiI''i ana INC WIS
'h,y brIng on Tie olyrels "i ihtf pfefehd'd or
mistaken phl'anilrepN' And,"ih 'liS sentiment OF
l.ahioileie', IS hiteled WIN one OF the ptoioahd"S
regret thai amongst tie ni>ehh's hkt'y 10 h""
lrohsnch Noc''ues, ara 'hth eh'rPliHs, II W.
'He'kea, 10 pc h"HCcitu NC "'l'h"'Ieh ol '.'o
mentors o' Tins great c"nit9efacy from each ON
or, ana Tie decay, not destruction oil tue ties uat
Una tl'm 10 lHeli glorious ana hdlPN 'hltf'
FfSof'fd iilat the sIaNr-h1ldng States haVe
right to clam OF Tie States III which Soctttes are
formed or projected the Suppression or prevention
OF item by law, lntilct'ng adequate penalties on
'n"Se who form liz M ana vi" tIht or tife"a'c
The prll', pamphlets, tracts or pictorial reprcsrn-
i"iIohs, tending or lntrdGd 10 produce hSuhofoi-.
nation revolt among tie slaves Of tie Southern
States. And that tins clam, Jusliiird by the ac-
kno"edpcd priEclIle OF International law, acllhc
on separate and independent States, derives pc
'ul!ar 1orce and sancltI from III" aocal, lfaernal
ana political relations OF the States o tins mon to
cat olher.
Hesoleed, That, oonlIding IN the justice and
Loyalty 10 The principles of the non, OF tie non
slave-hoidnC States, reinforced by the strong sym
ratli's ot he common dan gers, sutlcringS and ri
un4Is, the identity OF interests, great and multi
form, the social and political Ties hat connect, and
that ought to bind1n iraternal concord. the States
and Tie Peopl" OF this Union, the danger with which
that nlon viii be mena'cd, should these societies,
rihb"ldthtd hA IMMUNITY, pcistVrIr IN Their nfin-
"ttd OF lhoc' diary schemes, the General Assem-
bly Of Virginia respectfully bu earnestly requests
'i'at the Legislatures OF the states m winch such
S"o'eifH have been formcd, or may he nroJeci"d
will take prompt q eiloctual measures OF penal m
inb''ion to suppress or prevent The formation OF
, ih'm; and by adequate penalties prevent or Pnntsh
the printing or circulation oiilep prints pamphlets,
and pictorial representations aforesaid
HtNo"ed, Ihat't Is subject OF lively ieli'ila-
ton, lhat IN" scenes OF idnd'Ies and heend"fic'
Who ave projected OF are united IN the SAID So
cietrs, have leeh dlscou"'thanc'', dI>aNo"td, or
Reproduced, by large portion OF 'he intelligent
clzrnso the States ih"hi they ha1r been iorm'd
or projected that to that portion OF the citizens ot
those states, the franks OF the people OF Tins are
due; and 'iI"r generouS and honorable support "l
tue rights OF THIS ~ the other Southern States, and
III" respect c'inced 10y thcm lor the Obligations,
social and constitutional, on the holding
States, warrant the ancury and give confidence TO
the expectation, that 'lc foregoing request 'or lc-
gal security against future assault on the peace,
property ana safety OF the SiaVc-hold'ng States
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