Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-07-30
THE ABOLITION HOBBY.

The Washington Chronicle labots, through two
heavy colums, to show that 1.-The United States Bank
party in Philadelphia at least" is essentially an
Abolition party" And i, proves its assumption in
its unsual roundabout way-to w.t. by quoting GER
tain votes given in the late Pennsy vanla Convention,
by the members of that body from Phadeph a, who
all CHANGED to be Wings! We think we show.
BY similar evidence, that the opponents Of the United
States Bank in the whole North, arc essentially Abo
,ioui.ts. How do we prove it! In New York,
the Evening Post the organ OF The Democratic par
IT, is as decided Abolitionist, though not so vio
lent as Wm Lloyd Garrison. In New Hampshire.
the brother of Levi Woodbury., Secretary of the
Treasury, "is Chief cook and bote-wasller" among
these modern Pharisees. In Vermont, the Van Blu
rem candidates for Secretary of State and Lieutenant
Governor the last election cIccrS Of abolition
Societies and the two last Democratic State Con
venlions, held in that Commonwealth, openly ex
pressed Abolition principles. In Massachusetts,
a large proportion ofthe Van Buren, papers Abo-
lltiouists-ot The 900 Van Buren members Of the
last Legislature Of that State, only SIR voted against
the Abolition resolutions adopted after being earnest
yadyocated. among others, by Seth Wbitemarsh who
headed the Van Buren, Electoral Ticket, and by +.
that he believed the resolutions would Dissolve the
Union, but he should nevertheless give them hls
,ote"-the late democratic" candidate for Congress
from the Boston district, Amasa Walker is a lead
ing Abolitionst, is George Bancroft, recently ap
pointed by Mr.. Van Buren, Collector Of the port of
Boston, Judge Morton, their standing candidate for
Governor for the las, fifteen years, Alexander II.
Everett, one of their converts, and many others
Of less note In Rhode Island Dutee ]. Pearcc, the
Van Buren, leader, heads the Abotionists likewise.
In Ohio, Thomas Morris, the Van Buren, Senator, is
their fle-leader. And so might go on, from one
end Of the acknowledging States to other. Aud,
IT the ycte of halt dozen delegates in CONVEX
ton, who happen 10 be in favor of the u. S. Bank,
shows that the whole Bank party, are Aboionsts,we
would ask what do the above facts demonstrates
Here are Van Buren, candidates for Elcc,or, Con-
gress and other officers, Van Buren, newspapers,
Van Buren, Conventions, and men appointed to Of
fees by Van Buren, himself notorious Aboli,ionsts.
Surely we have, from these facts, much right to in
Ter that the AntiBank party of the Noa "cssen-
tiay tboltonists" as the Washington Chronicle has
to draw like inference in reference tho Wings,
from its facts Of like ch macter.
But what was the rote given by these Philadelphia
Wing delegates in the Pennsylvania Convention
was on motion TO insert the word "wlite" before
The word freeman" in the amended State Consii,u-
tonso as to exclude flee negroes from exercising The
night of suffrage. And we would ask tie Chronicle
IVAN Buren, did not himself give precisely the
same vote in the New Yofk Convention several years
ago! II, then, this vote shows that the U. S. Bank
Party in Philadelphia Aboonists, does it not
convict Mr.. Fan Buren, himself, the head of the par
~ OF the same high crime and msdcmeanor"!
Why, then, does not the Chronicle denounco Van
Buren, as well as the u S. Bank party in Philadel-
paia Indeed we recollect that the editor of the
Chronicle was formerly in the habit of dwelling,
with great earnestncss and eloquencc upon this vote
Of Mr.. Van Buren,. But, tempord mutantur. TWAS
net then the policy Of the Calhoun party TO
hold its allies in check and cover its enemy" The
Wigs Of the North, who we're, twelve months age,
perfectly free from Abolitionism, according to the
Old Washington Retormer, are now all Abolitionsts-
'nd the Van Buren, party. who, according to the
'"he authority, were that time all Abolitionists,
are now the only friends Of the South. And yet the
washington Retormer was then edited by the same
gentleman who now edits the Washington Chonicc
roor human nature how frail thou art
~ n reference to the absurd charge of Abo-
"'on'sn'' brought against Mr.. Clay by certain neac
'hies' of Martin Van Buren,, the Missouri Re-
''e''onlssand the advocate of Free Negro suffrage
writer IN the Mobile Advertiser makes the fol
""e fematks;-" Antonette, queen Of France
-. VIE OF Louis l6, was charged with illicit carna
r's'cou'se with her own son--and when the Muste
'us'ice enquired whether she was guilty., she re
e'eo that she would not deny the clatec. In, ,c,p,