Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-19
TIE neutrality-suspicious.. Rtr.,a
MtsSAnt-A SOUTHERN coN1@Ss
] he inosi anequivoeal and ALARMING -.


lac innsi nnequvoeal and ALARMING ind.
oil lie d'ii''s'"n "i anolltlon prIncipies, AL -,
determination OF thu parry rnrcitai min, i
push lhrir theory to lis results, AT whalevqrl
10 tine South, and peril 10 tho Iruion =
Siates IS the late anoual Message aff.z.#s
ner 10 the Legislature of Pomhs, ivanja. n
seinors Of the on-siavcho!tlinr States r., '
totofe, elsher from policy or from real aI4..
OF their designs, denounced the con,lnr, a.,
Mates, aud hesonght them, bs their lnyr Aft
mon, and by that just regard ios The ,ig6,,of =.
iei" ei'izens ot4te Nhveho!ding sia,r. =,
honesty as we'll rs patriotism couisrlleJ H..
manifest, 10 desist from their inc,ndiaf,
Bdi, Coy. Riln,r has boldly departed inn,
ground, and openly n,anains the ,isl, Of ,b.# .
olltlo0l>ts 10 dlscnsSilc social aud domestic ie.,
tim, 81 the South, with view 10 their ulm.,
Hcrirow. Alter giving history oI PcnpaI,..
ieeisrlu ON the subject ct Slavery, ilon lb.,.
l1SO, down 10 This time, he SAYS:
"ihesc trneis, then. viz % posi- ion M.
y al mum, "hhh, hN II . blessing oil pro,4.
La, been frnd red rlIrCtual opno,lri,o
admission into the Union If new >Lt,,l,.
Sial,s, aud Opposition to slavery in tie Diq.,
Columbia, tie very hearth aud dunn, ste ,l..,.
liz national honor--la,e ever Teen. and 54.
cherished dectrl.,s ol our State. lctu>. leIla
lzeuS, Stand by and maiuf1n tlnm un>lfelo
ami learessls. VI luIc y" aduiH and ,ti,,n..,
respect the ,onsliiuiooo rights Of oil cr ,l4it,
Ia meInrnteus suLjccr, lea n> not cutler l., h.
OF interest be driven from auphl Of thar ,Gfs
] independence and vencraijon toi lrcesom vhr,
! has eyer characterized oWr beloved Comapa
wealth.
Above all, let Us never Yield mp the riphl ofp,
! free discussion Of any evils which may ali,,3a
/ an! OF any part Of it convinced thai lI.e non.
! Ne do lie Load OF iie unian i, hroken T.
| III tl.aon ben5 a Voluntary CO nparr, 10 con,bs
! together for certain specIiird purposes. llr MI
slant "ne portion OF i: succeeds IN imposing ten
aud debating conditions upon anoiher, n9l q
II the contract, the relation lrIwerl, il,1D f45 /
yes, and that ahith was union become, ,abu,l
! ton
The =" rislt q free disru,sion" has Inns,
well as every other riehr. II is limited. anon, MI
4 ing, by " rha constitutional rights" I'll ,he Ig5I
slayeholding Suites, witch, on iii, subject, arc ed
! dlngcf.1 by lis cxcr, ,sr, and which, lclg
endangered, aatho IL" tn" South 10 requirr al
shouh induce the North to ASSENT to The rtaail
! ton tai il shall he restrained. Tie ler, ell
press Is one thing--i,s lctniioHsaess anaid1
When the safety Of whole Commonwealth
! lnpeftiee hY de DISCUSSION Of pn,i,u !,
Ject--n1f, when the oroSced oheo, otint db, i
! : L.. 1
redItce, and 10 wrest millions Of Ereptr'B irom
owners, fecogniz"d .Hul guaranteed Il, proper
! tho very constitution under Nhi.h tL,y clam i
right Of free discussion, --Il,en ihe n,l.or Il.
. nenlrallzn1 by the greater ;-nIccd, ils e.lctl
becomes fragrant wronc which ON, party sud
! not wish TO maintain, m which the otll,r t5awl
must not anl nil not endure. Every mn
hoase IS his castle but Il" has no igli lnd a,
slles t5om lis walls at the passengers along NJ
! str IT. We may have firrS upon our iearll,; NJ
we hlve 10 tight to scatter Tie brands upon .
premises Of i nejehb"r. We may flourish spad
III the air /; bat We mast hr careful Of clips Il
those " thin its reach. So we NAV :. reg IN.
coss' all malicrs appcrainng TO the public ef,
n"fess, IN doing so, me en8aager TIE Public @idY
or 'aeode pirate rights "ut, ahrn rtacune
point, the right Of free discussion ceases, st
ought 10 cease. An oppomnt Of Gov RIM
might deem II nducivc to The public good to sd'
'ocaie the organization of "sci RET society, IN
the purpose OF plotting his assassination. Wola
he contend tia, his was a legitimate theme iG
thr press, and that the right to discuss ii shoall
vinlicatcd and upheld Yct what, in POM Of
magnitude, would lie his death hv violence, nlR
scenes that are likely 10 result from the efforts O.
The lhcendidry crew whose right freely 10 discus
the domestic institutions nf the South, with The II
press design of bringing Them into general odnn,
and then OF snhvriting lhcu he 81 earnest mani
,ans The liberty OF the press is not surdfi
Incense IN do nlschh t---anv more than the rlgld Oh
seit-sielence ina warrant TO Hill and STAY al plea
sure. / he right, in one case as in the otter, h
restrained by law, aud lnnitrd by u proper read
to othrr rights, of prio, existence and ofdccperm'
20 t'nre. /; was never the purpose oil tIf W.
mers OF tic constitution to give to It's citizens 4
rleht 10 do wiong-and IN providing for the p''
m OF discussion, it was cons equently ne'a "
tended 10 cndahcer le rights Of property and !"
lives Of those WHO bold il, because its proleeloh
and security are the primary and essential ooee'
OF political organizations, as well as Of the SOC"
compact itself BY the recognition of slaves"
property, the constitution threw around the sou'
IA panoPly Of defence,v lich cannot be wres'fd'O"
us,hy those differently situated, vi,Iont an ul'efe'r
tenn II of our " constitutional rights" and '"'
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