Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-12-05


manufacturer. THIS was the received, aud is still
the received doctrine with us.
Now, let me ask Southern men. who pays The tar
Of crcbdnpe between the North and the South =
New York IL The great empo'lnm Her credit N
good every where, because good at home, where
the imporiations are purchased Tor tha comsump-
ton of the South. The South is her debtor. The
South pay in its credit, aud that credit IN
the from olseoutiiics bills, OF hnnk notes is NJ dis
count, belo par there from 1910 30 pen cent Does
the merchant here take Virginia paper II IS dis
counted. Does he give diaits on any southern
bank they are now not negotiable At ALL except NJ
immense sacrifices, when the best paper III the CITY
oi New York is nj discount Of To per cent.
per month and when thousands OF laholefs Tor those
who dead with the South are discharged IN day
Who pays this discount, this difference in exchanged
The merchant of the North, or the Southern
consumer ! 1t is part Of the cost TO merchant,
and he makes the consumer pay the piper
And which is the heavier, mnre unequal and IN
Just, Al This time, when the South Is striving 10
become her own importer, her own merchant, iaetor
agent aud shipper-this tax OF the Tariff THIS tax
which, in each instance, Is nearly gteat and Is re
pented collected ten times IA oiten-Just MS oil
ten rs dollar is paid from The South To the North
ion travel transportation, and impotauon, aud Just
as often as bulls, drawn. The North gets the
premium NJ end Of the line, aud the discount
the South phys nj the other. This may he iun 10
10 the North, but IL IL death to the South. Is this
what they meau by thci, Mort bern man with South
EN- prceIpes
gain the Monster the bng- bear first the re
NJ, then the pretended L. $. Bank. What Mon
stct ful,s aud ruins ~ nj will now One which We
created, either by States Federal legislation aud
which we can destroy, Ms We did dctfoy the hiice
slam Monster OF modern times. the Bank Of the u.
States or il is n Foreign Monster across the seas.
irresponsible 10 us, and beyord Our control ~ lnfu
encc, and with ten times the power and will OF mis-.
chief! WHAT has become OF the cry Of the Bnt-
ISL Bddle influence now TINT our baud Ia sure q.
pough in the jaws OF the BRUSH Lion, the Bank Of
England ls"ihc party" content to redeem their
promises OF "beHer curfncg.' Tor nh1eh we have
waited patiently so long, by this exchange
tax upon our ancient enemy aud Modern rival.
Great BRIAN, whose mopstrous iofeign Bank OF
millions but moves. aud We feel The cumbroas, pom.
derous oppression IA every nerve p!
Lei US hear no more, lhen, oil The CITES of Mon
siers OF Blush influence. ol a Northern President
with Southern principles The merchants mcsseu.
ger boy 10 the bank counter will spit upon npo-
silon gross, and the farmers field hand will soon.
though more slowly, comprehend the cunning de
vice 10 cheat trusting and trading people
| But am not done with this Northern man with
Southern principles, You, | am sulc, gentlemen
! thought only OF the subject OF Abolition when you
! spoke OF my poor services 10 the Soplh. She will
do much more TO protect her threatened institutions
of slavery by huting THIS "vel.d prophet' by "hri
own night hand" from his car ol state, thin she
can nosslby do by all her conventions Of trade ic
protect her suffering commerce
This topic ~ an exceedingly painful one To me ~
more than Que point OF view. 1t ~ an ibnunmatnry
! subject, Which may some day yet md that soou
light the fires Of DEATH" rend this hallored Unlou
| and Destroy the hopes OF mankind: but III IFS shor
progress Illus far, has puticuatly demonstrated "ha
| never wished To live 10 see. 1t j. 50 peculiarly ou'
own sectional subject. belonging to every man, wo
man aud child, 10 the infants At The breasts o
mothers and wives around the aliars OF our hap
~ homes, that thought all, every man, woman aud
child of the South, would be united as family
| by a firm and lndssoluble bond Of safety aud 81 in
tefesr in protecting this sensitive institution Of do
nestle slavery. But, lamcntabe 10 the fortunes ant
fate OF he poor South is tito tell that that accused
fell "Spifa Of party" has, with Gendish malignny
continued to dls-nniie AID divide the South aglins
itself. Time will show whether are 10 fail viii
the institution.
| thought that at least on this subject nothing
would be could be yielded, even by party allegiance
to that spir OF wild and furious tanhticism which
threatens our "hemihs aud homes Alas how
much stronger than the love of home, sweet home
itself has party spirl" proved, the history OF The
proceedings Of Congress upon abolition petitions "
bat too sadly show.
Ga this subJeci can speak with confidence, gen
! tlemen. because III every sceue OF the proceedings
since 1888, ! may, without egollsn, say, "Magnl
pares fun" In the eaty history oil the Government
whilst 1t was yet in the hands oil the very trainers OF
The Constitution, by whom It's letter and spirit WEI,
so perfectly understood to intend aud mean to leave
the whole subject Of domestic slavery IN the power
and under the sole regulation OF the local leeisatnros
of the country, there were comparatively but lew
pelItious for the abolition of slavery. These were
chiefly confined 10 that praceable sect of bfolhelly
love called Qnakers, who. however mistaken upon
points Of constitutional law. were not likely To ron
mad aud ruin their neighbors aud county with hcli
fanalica zeal, aud their petitions occasoncd no ex
citemeut, because there then reason to appre
bend OF fear that hey would be seriously Consderet
with view to grant their lrayers. After
! litllc attention paid To them by Mr.. Madison ant
olhefs III Congress, they were generally usually re
ceyed, laid the table, or referred 10 The Commit
tee on the District of Columbia. winch once u
twice, perhaps, reported uniayorab!y upon them, ant
they were disposed OF quietly, wlh perfect eompo
sure without alarm or dIsquieudc even and III gpCt
Ailh. THIS was The state OF things up 10 the Aea
1885, when the tragedy OF the MAJ Turner lnsuirec
startling fact that the South had been flooded through
the post Offices with The Wild FIRE of abolition ncen-
diarisn. Agnatiun deep, rarlul, shook the country
to its GENRE and Ihc post Offices felt seriously The
dreadful shock. We found that We had b. en- slunI-
/ bcrirg in false security. When our attention be-
came reused, found that the Northern presses
/ Northern societies, Northern preachers school mas
ters funds and emissares had been extrcd secretly
/ upon our peace and lives, 10 an extent that made
i every man. won az and child trruble when the head
was Land on The pillow AT night. Excitement beca1c
repiesslbe. aud broke out in fury obs to RAE
/ thepest office, and Lynch law almost prohibited
! travelling ftom North TO South. The good and
/ peaceful citizens of the North themselves were
reused TO Sympathy and to action in our behalf
Meetings held every whfe tlron. houi the land
and Congress was partt ularly menolaIlzed TO ar
rest the post Office abuse OF distributing incendia,
! ma al laIs and 1utr lac me uI