Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-06-13
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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

memorials and petitions, the whole temper aud tonc
OF which are nbd a aust slavery, and calculated
10 intahc opposition 10 the institution As wrong IN
'tScli, md rs seeking 10 craoach the rights Of
'he nun slaVchol'i,ng satcs while practically he dis
scots nom the sirws aud proceedings of the aboll
honIsls There Is much good sense the follow
ing extracts nom tins singular production. and We
give Them as grams nj wheat CLEANED nom the bush.
ell OF chail Ion the benefit OF our readers
"Now. earnestly asl dcstc abolition AZ soon ms il
can possibly be effected with Justice To the lnhabi=
tans oil the Dslrct, and with safety the peace aud
preservation OF the Union, am moi prepared 10 stake
my responsibility as 1 Representative OF tie People
upon measure Which, 70, the immediate enancna.
non oi five OF SIN thousand slaves OF thiec mil
hohs, would, ~ believe 1t would. nUminenll, haz
and both. The Whole South and South NosI, not
only IN Congress, but IN the nion. are united a
gaIusl II. Nothing less than The union oilhr whole
North West, both IN aud out o~& ongfrss, could
possibly accomplish II, even IN thnutess. The
President has gwen pledges IN advance. both before
aud since ms elrclep. thai lac would intelpose hls
veto against such bill should ever be carried bs
malotities IN both llonses oil Congress. To expect
that ma nrllles Of two-lhilds OF both Houses now
or tof many years 10 come would vote for this inca
sure against the Presidential negative, would be
ding short OF INSANITY. What then. is The meat ihg
nt that immediate uboIiiion which the American An
Slavery Society has made the test Of orthodoxy Ia
'''' Po'''N"ie hu'fH3 hioidl '"a lNNSledl uhlusz
sihuy
am not aware thai any olthe petitions which
were eonmltled by You to my charge. required The
tHfdidte abolition ol slavery ~ the l)s,lc 81 tie
ic'ntonesi but IN the recent report the ESccu
+ i've 'oml"tee u 'he American Ahll slavery No-
tletV' observe 'hH ne iiltnds OF ice 'uHuloas
congratulated tha the Gociiuc of immediate oman.
9Piitnals no" established on bass ltanwhehil can
nv oe o's'"ustu' ''' ny nc 'h'''ee 81 us enemies
on tue nnlalhlalnrNN ol is ltlfhdS' lhry consider
III, II H..
me keystone oi ms uitlne aisohch as placed ~ lis
ele'hh nome ny ''le afl'Amenthy liberation nl the
F slaves lnihe billish Nelonts.
but II Tue example oi bnlSh PldmehlmN e
Emancipation Is to be considered Is having solved
thus question upon divine foundation. snn Will
please 10 observe that "u essential part OF II IS the
payment OF one hundred mtlilons Of dollars 10 the
owners OF those emaaepaied saves by way e IN
demnuy Tor the less ol lhcr property, Us II had brch
hed 10 be under The pre- dug laws aud as II Is held
10 be by the laws OF eaf si'sehodWg S"ieh Tins
parliamentary enaucifal - VS. evidently cnmrIo
MISE; IN my estimation an lHurst and honorable
compromise; hui Whatever 81 divine The Executive
Commute" ol the American Ann Slavery Society
perceive III tue immediate emancipation OF the Btlt#
ISL Colonial slaves, do not understand them as cou.
adeTng the InAm'ht Il HE twenty mdlonsef pounds
seihG 10 indemnify INT gels 9" Tie slaves As par
taxing any sIlafe ct 'lai DIVINE aulNotll,
-" II understand correctly tie sentiments nf The
Executive COMMITTEE oi the American Auu-slayely
aoceiy' HhPy approve anu applaud ihe latlamenia=
~ process 50 lar as II tNtuas 10 emaht tpa ION; bat
REJECT, not without indignation, that pat Of the
bfIiIsh precedent winch giants, Al lie expense OF
lie h'iion' an equivalent to tie d'lossesscd fropfis
eior.
" ii asked whether CONSIDER II SIN To hold a
itiI"" creature III bondage Lon NE nglit answer
that II would be so IN me but an mol commissioned
10 deuounco the lud 1meut ui bnd upon those who
dtilet rom me IN IttIelnus beIet whether upon the
slavery qutsion OF upon my other. l have Heard
tom my master Tie injunction E." Judge not, NAT Ne
be not judged, and itom mon llitu INC ol his apes
uta The question, who an thou tlHl IudGesi another
m1ns servant, Of another HE DAYS OF dennun-
eing prophecy ne past aud when see that slavery
hdH ht1n pttW1tttdbs Almighty Tod 10 cAist nom
] tie earliest pflots al HISTORY, sacred or p1oiAne
down II tie present day, lhanGh TOOK forward
with earnest lnpc and intense desire 10 the day
when Il vii lac banI,hed nom my country aud from
the world, have uu vocation taLIhe exercise iofce
81 constatut nJuslee, c5ea iot tie liberation OF
Tie slave
All the al IIlen AM 4 the aa-shyefy soel=
Il IS totally dt clam all intention purpose 10 etu5
pIoy OF 10 sanction the employ meht oi force, aud
complaint wHh reason, tlat The rmputitIon Of any
/ such design Ia thcm sa saudt1. immediile eman-
cipation, therefore is IA helt purpose be effected,
with The consent Of the masters, and without lndem-
nity to hem In What page ol the volume Of human
nature DIZZY found the recipe lor tins basan 10 the
sore OF slavery. OF III what cell IN the Imagination ii
discovery ll,an an cllasiou of o,l will smooth the
has vet appcared 10 make The experiment Of pouring
II ,nIo The summit Of a smoking craterlo exngulsh
the Volcano within.
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