Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-19

..,.aJ ofn Has ;!ie time arrived fer
10 ~ -, And il it has, nov ,l.il size
u" I'll ,oun her determination and w"'' are tie
n'"' ,;.;o,,s means of guarding her rights aud
mos no, institutions : The Richmond ~ Iie
''''''o Soutsern Conrention-ana We should
p' 49,. this measure, had we any hopr thai II
NV ox..np, from that vrc,ehed patty iHt@-
wv, which, ifitbe permitted to "ing" in the dis
.;., oftls question, nn| para'szr our aetloh'
.,,.l,r US an easy II NOT an n1re.lsIing prey 10
"' ,..,,rs,r;es. Urlrr existing circumstances,
,.,;,s ;o,t eu,rrgrd from contest "hirh has he'll
o,.,fh equally divided parties in the South
wv To, es,rangrd from each other, and sns-
.,;e.,, each Of the others mo'l'eS,--we de-
r,;,,,v think that a Convention should not
Let us vail until the designs OF the
r ,;cs are 50 clearly uniollrd, that cvrn tue
of,rty prejudice canno, vell ll"n from TIN
the m1,t incrr.u1ns ard unai>cern
,,,, il becomes se!i-r,ldenl 10 all thai The
....,;,,,ion has ceased 10 be a imminent "t de
...., and tia, We hive no other reliance for illr
...,,;,v Of our lives aud property but union and
denomination among ourselves. In Other words, a
,a,heru Convention should be the defnitr resort
"A .h,,ld b., held only WHEN, conNohed by the IL
,,.rsal assem-, If all parties under SENSE OF the
l,,,cr common to them all, !, will speak the SEN
,;m.nls Of united people
Tho course recommended by Gov. McDoli'.
= his ,,c message to the Legislature of South
r.,,l;n,. A glowing extract from which publish
II. l,i II, int
far I'm. South no, onl, because ii places u, nan
n, o,i,ocal attitude of sell defence, hu, hreaesr
III. MEASURE referred 10 by Ilm, az tie incentive to
,,cmpl and decisive action, when ii c'ncs, ~
.,u, we believe it will al ma distant daS we
;, IN the abolition Of Slavery in tie District Co
)umhia,--wll IL to ,h' South What ihr li'Iy crossed
,b,. Scottish chncflaas WIS 10 their elln>.--Wr
!, the riyla nov htus keep HAT position. II Ills
Union i, to perish in lIe FIST rrnlor, Of lis eNi,
,,pcc. let tie ,niamy Of the decd RS, where, il Ne
I Of the South act prudently, it will bc!on9--on
. ,hc heads of men, who. III their own estimation
.;s, and better than lis founders, >e"k 10 sci a
s adj. the comm pmi.es and guarantees at TN" con-
/ ,,u,;on, in pursnit Of an object az ehmrricl and
3 mprac,cabIc as thar, "hich, IN il hardly more Ia
4 na,ca, If less enlightened age, fred Peter the
l,umi, with zeal as furious rs ii WAS false. and,
in III. en- ahafic languaae at the Historian, " emp
i ,ed Enrope upon the shores of Asia. for the IN
!. sane purpos, of snatcllin5 barren tomb from the
4 possession of the SlracenS Ting though, they
were doing God service" by rescpine the grave
h Of the Rcdeemer from the hand, u iofIrls--bul
4 Providence hwarIeI the purposes ot these " url-
4 k i,hteols" nadnen. Tie Anti Slavery tana-
tics Of the present day, like The Crusaders, deem
inp themselves wiser and more benevolent than
their Creator, are crosading against system,
which has existed in form or other, ever SINCE
tho fil of Adam, aud will exist while Tiaie
shall last; lnl they, tno, "" duabt not, vii! be sig
mlkr,bul>edhy Him "wlia>e thoughts beyond
| our thoughts" and who will Ihmaslf" yindicatc
His WAYS TO man"