Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-01-11
LoYEIoY. THE ADOLrTIoNlsr.

L0yEJ0Y. THE ABOLrTIoNlsT.
To euhsbit Fi,e spirit uilh which the late Me-.
t>os.joS vent isto the sftaJ W Shith b. ioss he
tie a9icr taking the life 81 nnofheF Ne stt the
follow ing parsgraPhftom The Missouri Rrpubiir
eae, = Taost respectable paper, modetats and
candid 20 hs-rharaster, sud conducted BY nan
entitled TO Ill FesPest and sONhdense.
l-7ie<. Ga.sfis.
I'VE have no disposition 10 reflect
upon the memory of the dead, and
were il rot Tor the course Of others
who keep disintesed the mansled
corpse Of The Rev. L. p. Lovejoy, TO
fIighten and alarm the community
with, weshould not now allude TO him.
Throughoutthe land he has been cali
ed . martyr to freedom, a victim Of
misrule, and the unfortunate defender
Of tkesTighls most dear 10 American cit
liens. Those are high panegyrics,
and so far as conduct and language
justify Us 10 judge OF the motives OF
men, wholly undeserved. Mr.. Love-
Joy was violin Of fansticism and re-
hglous zeal; he struggled for what be
believed to be a. religious duty, and in
support Of which he was prepared 10
sacrifice every political Consideration.
We were on terms Of personal friend
ship with the man; AID before. the e.
male Of the tragedy. we conversed with
him freely as to the tendency and
iFesuli OF his course. We endeaFofed
TO point him 10 the evil results to our
political Institutions, and especially
the probability Of producing a dissolu
stion Of DE Union, fine and those with
whom be co-opeTaled should persist 10
their opposition 10 the domestic insti-
ftu,ions'ol the States. Ills reply was
.TUbmpt. aud decisive, in substance
"RehgioR-compe,s us to oppose slave.
Try rs Ella, aud our duty 10 religion
can be second TO no political conside.
ralioBs whatever. II the Union mus
be dissolved, lei il gol the service oil
my Master must.be done /"
\ The Gin House on the plantation Of
Judge w. II. Lawrence, Of Green
county, Ala, was burned on tho night
fof the 2isi ult., with six negroes aid
fifty thousand pounds Of seed colion.-
II seems that Tie picked cotton took
I ERE from 3 candle, and, that the flames
spread with such rapidly a. 20 render
il impossible TO extricsie The negroes.
who Sere packing away tho giHned
cotton in the Pisk-room.
Z Lapriosan,eHf ~ Diet -0overpor Vance. in
" i. 4 a.. It,
sombiy q Otio, W spos& ing VI .impgaonmsnt
( fcf debt. jisiy rUnsfks'
imprisonment for debt appears TO
have attracted The ailcn.ion 81. the be-
l0evolent and hoha1e portion 81 society
throughout every GovernVont adVane-
ed b. ihn scale Of civilization. That n
is q relic of barharism, that ought 20 be
struck tom the code ofciSiiized nations.
j. shat ! have lohg believed. In fhe -.
sefvaiions that have been able 10 make
gp5n Tbs suhieci, I.haye never disco
yrfed that i has been carried into exc.
cpiiun bot on iwo pfincipies 81 hchoD;
TIE hfsi, 10 giaiify inaiiee, sBd the &c.
cond. 70 force ihe debt q lbs 0nloHu.
nate oui Of soma humane and beneyo.,
ieal fsiend, ibAt would hoi zee sa I'D
aequaiaiance. uho. pefhaps. he'd seen
better days. mcafecFaied IN TIE prison.
house. Yoar attention y earnestly 81
licfed % this subject. under tie fuii be-
iief that the year 1881 VIII Close ihe
period in oar Siae history. eben % ba
unfogiunais IN debt b 3 cfiminai dfcnes.
GoEfunFzlaE 30 aaEsal arIasE --ia o. irrf
serFH Tsers, Wills ne Infsfis tsf ssf1fia "a
lhe eoaatgy have ftahiea. ED lka ~ az BE-
dsas aFifa 60 u1salatleFes tfsi % riif 80
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Oals - caadidslss hsts besa 90
tonpcsd 90 ne sGcs ~ 0ovofsof a
FenufyiFania, in orpoahes to Gov
Bil1cE a slair Ctaeenfos. ahieh
sspstisd o. meet b Mareh aski e
nsts sheics