Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-11-29

ten, with moral duly and the eons,ilut and law
Of the Union, ought 10 be made 10 mitigate, and II
possible, TO extirpa'e IL from The land.
That Congress has the control 81 me 'rhote subject
,r,th,n The district of Columbia, can eAfertdtn nc
: doubt. have seen two droyes OF human beings
manacled and chained together driven like cattle by
/. droyer, under the walls OF the capitol, in which
.ere assembled the representatives Of the Republic,
proud and bosstful OF their liberty. Can such
things be suffered TO continue without bringing down
upon nation the vengeance OF an offended Deity
W aieyer wisdom and justice may do 10 remove
such n reproach should be done.
The right OF petition and the freedom OF dis
cusson by speech OF the press, are among our most
sacred and valuable political rights. Petition is the
humblest form in which rational being may assert
or maintain his rights. And there can be no human
creature so low or degraded that he may not APP
n,oach The Ruler oil the Universe, much more the
selected rulers Of free people, by prayer or petit
tion."
In relation TO the admission OF new States with
the power TO hold slaves, need do no more than 10
refer yon 10 my recorded rotes against The admission
Of Missouri with This power. That opposition.
which required some frmncss 10 pcrsevere IN. would
Joubess have proved successful bur for the extraor
binary efforts of one man (tienry Clay who was
supposed BY some to have resoned TO extraordinary
means to acco psh his purpose.
- remain your faithful TREND. &c.
MARCUS NORTON"
This letter surely needs commentary. The
gated Democratic candidate, whose election
lid have created much JOY at the Enquirer
office, it will be seen, goes the whole figure. He
not only pronounces slavery cu,se," but he al
firms the right of Congress abolish slavery in the
District OF Columbia, in the broadcast terms, and re-
ders with exulta,ion to his vote against the admis
sion Of Missouri into The Union, as an evidence that
A. ues asserts for the General Government The pow
hat ia. hall aud.
what the, shall put into their Constitutions, as
condition OF their connexion with the Conlederacy
We do not wonder thai lie is a Van Buren, man. 1t
would BIO exceedingly sarge if a Missouri Res'rc-
zionist moi
What does this array Of facts show !! Precisely
what we intended 10 show by lhcir enumeration, 10
wit that both parties in the non saveholdng States
are more or less contaminated by connection with
the Fana,ics-and that it is as false in tact as IT is
pernicous in policy to asset the coniaiy as II IS
utterly impossible, and would be Of no utility if it
were possible, to ascertain TO which party majority
of them are attached. However this may be, there
sunquestionably great force in the remarks OF the
New York corlesroudcnt Of the National ln,e-
reucer, that Loco Focoism in The North strikes
at the root of all society in the South. Democracy
here the says) means the largest liberty, unirersal
eaualty-u,tei addition OF all distinctions in socic-
ay The Fanny Wnshs, The Rells, the Paul
Grou,s, the Mackenzies, &c. must be Abotonists.
The Evening Post ia semi abolition ral er) is HE
organ Of the government here the Boston Advo-
cate another government paper, IS an abolition pa
per. The Van Bnten Patriot, Loco Foco, Mr..
Smith just elected in The Northern district OF Yer
mont, over whom the Globe will be sloutn & aron,
is an Aboonis. A. ii. Evel,t, whose defeat III
Massachusetts,, the Globe nouns over, is an Abo-
Irionis Abolition in the North, The conlinucs)
includes both parties but the security Of the
South is in the NonLc,n Wings, Tor Mty are the de-
Tenders Of society it is under the constitutions
They are the Conservatives. in opposition to the de
structwe principles Of L"cofocoi>m. Which Is for
lertliing every thing, eqaaiz'ng every thing, dmatgd-
mailing ever, thing They arc men who have stake
in society, ard ircmLle over commissions. - he
only party the Constitution, as It is, can rely upon
in the North. for defence at all points, is the Wing
Conser, alive parry. We wish to keep the Constl-
tuition George Washington bequeahed US, ard
such laws as he approved The Loco Focos want
expedients, experiments, rcor" Of all Sorts ending
in anarchy, which, says the late address from Tam
many Hail, is bat a stale Of transition"