Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-03-01
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Sp-ct the public and private character Of Chief
Magistrate. not declare 10 the world fhat he has
expressed upinions dang ia fr pracr and hnpp
hess Of cur citizens, ~iihont III, most careful hives
tcarion oi M subject and the nos substantial proof
i IN support ct tie change. A second piece Inns APP
pcared IN your paper, (under the sieHaInte al Bed
toid.1 IN which II ~ again confidently asserted thai
Governor Camphel did lerla,e in this place. 4" that
lie would pardon slaves for I'll nirnres Tor Which they
are condemned. where death lad mol resulted tom
their acts, with the exception Of eases OF -
That the Governor never did use the expression which
has hern attributed tn linn. is a matter about whlth
The author ot this ptrre feels assurance which falls
ltlc shut nj positive ccrianis. j. II IN he
durd th1t he would have bern gull, OF 81 much ia.
justice In those Who had elevated him 10 the highest
office i, the eii, 81 the people, and incurred such
guilt, - 10 luteopru!, promulgated an orlnon pIrg
nant with So mnh danger IL rhe lanquiIii, and s,c
~ oi tue community at l1'er Had he esei Wo"ed
such asentlneut, he would have bern accountable
to God, and Justly responsible 10 hs fellow man. tot
every murder hN poisoning, winch might have been
prrprtrlird Ia the hud. The violeucc, tie crimes
iHd the ,atons disorders Il Which our black popu#
htlon 81 frequently guilty, wonid have polluted
hi> conscience, and backen.d his ount. the on.
quail author oi fhrm all. i not Eut to presume.
under ilrsc circumstances, thai mlSintrrrtcta
has been given oil that CONVEX ~alun There is
thiug about Win h ,ltrn Earnestly differ, the
precise words Which have heru nsedln Then ptrscuce,
aud III. cNact meaning Witch The, intended II
convey. lhs connection aud tram of the whole con
clu>lan. We oneht always to take the ullnlc con
.eIsatiou together, ~ order rcnret, To- conceive lis
b.. rius. and eafto each expression, not 81 much
the sipn c.''lon mn, h,r IN itsfl thai "hrh II
OUGHT 10 receive rom tlir rhr-n aud spni OF the
whole DISCOURSE Tia Governor III the conversation
10 winch " e allntlr the@ dsstnctlon between the
c,iiuc ui rape AID all lci OLE. CO.'S which mi.h be
committed hy SLAVES. lie regarded the offence al
rape from the powerful atHIc ION between tue Sr"eS,
he frequent opportunities oi comnlilting II. ,hl he
Il a. IL,
,Lr ,;,, :, one mn, h Ia be feared 4 dreaded ia soc-
CIV, liuaI ~, - making ihs rompat rsou tha, he
n,.l s,no. ,y,,s, elca,l, ,n,lI, at,ua his rciae-
,,nc< Ia ,,,rlu, u, ans, go. rape and hls uiire-
,c. u, -, j., al :. $50, 1.ath had not en-
Sucd This WIS Il - .,,,i,,.,, when Inc expressed
ana, H. ..,,i,,,., - t,,.,, ia . o,,, =. 20 his
lr,,l and b,,, l,s I,,, -,,,y,,,.d mt, , ,,c,,~,
tiou .stb,, womb n,fd.n,, all ,,.c, where do ,I
had NOT rnsurd y nom ,,d IN lb, ,,ro,J ,ts,u
u, the Circumstance ~ -, lcssrn
the cnllt nf the ,o,,ir," Had tbr t;o,r,no, ever
cxu,rs.,,I ls n,iu,i, IN ,,,, in all such "a,
s., +. and therein, Ia ,s DE, ,,,,iI and wind , ~ holr
r.,s -, law. hI,h l,,, be,, ,n,,t,d ia, H.. s,t.t>
Of ,nrirty the, = !. NO anauar, At command which
can Alternately r,prc,s IN, ,hiorrur. which We
nu,bt Il, ,.sI H., H.. co,.Ju,t E,c,y s.,,r,,.,
moral and uoluical Would have combined 10 con-
slrn him 10 ,xrr,,tion The ,uihor of Tins pirc,
would rr,prctt,ll, suggest TO the Governor the pro
pr,cty OF rssap letter 10 the Editors of ihr n
yiu,n and iytu, an r., nlnattnn 81 That ~,
which In, br, tI,c s,li 80, AT -, ,,,rh ,nblic
paper anI,n,,,ef~l,r Ir Ina, been ass ,,Ic1 u,, y,
ulr,r, b.s ,,of,l ,,,,ci,,,s M, - hall, un,o,c,d
=, the ,l,arur winch h,. been made and II ~ dur,
hcb Lt o,,r< la himself and (,,ns M, l.. ,,,,,,
silent and h, flea, ,ot = 10 rn,1.s =, -, il,c ,o,ec,
n,.s ot the statement un,, !, h,,L the ,cu.,, H..
been ipnnlcd lIu the author OF bedford derive.
confirmation OF the statement wl,,cl, he has made in
relation To the rrlaritnn, al the Governor on Tins
subject from, the t.stilnon, nt Ilue NlIpr himself
Objects ol Vi In are ntlenlinr.s marniir and dis
RED and -, .,s ,i,,, I,.,,s Ia, ,,,s ,,,., A,