Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-03-28
From The Richmond Wig.

If further evidence were wanting of the abo-
lition propensites of the Ohio Senator elect, the
following statement, furnished us by unques-
tionable authority, would supply it:
'sSome years since while holding court IN his
District, he Judge Tappan) was told that there
was "bad news from Virgnia--that an insur-
rection had taken place in Southampton Coun-
lty," &C., sc. He replied, that he considered
that good nerps-that it was right for the slaves
to rid themselves in any manner they chose,
of their masters, and that if his SON were to 60
to assist in quelling the instruction, he could
disinhern him."
This is the individual, whom the Van Buren,
party have elevated to a seat in the U. S. SEN
ate-.his is q specimen of the men, whom
Wessrs. Dromgoole, Rives and other Southern
traitors have joined, and who have taken upon
themselves the defence Of the institution of
slavery, and Of the vital interests OF the South.
They would disinherit their sons If they aided
in arresting the slaughter Of Southern women
and children, and yet there are Southern men,
who have the effrontery to ask the Southern
people 10 believe these mon to he their best
friends, and TO confde TO their hands the pro-
lection of their fresdes. Wise, Robertson
Hunter, Preston, Thompson--all the Southern
Wings arc, according to the practice OF Messrs.
Dromgoole s. Co., too deeply imbued with Abo-
itionism to be admitted to their secret consul
tations, while they extend the fraternal hug TO
DR.. Duncan, Tappan, and Co, who not only
hold slavery to be curse, but maintained that
Shareholders are no better than thieves and
robbers, and that it would be doing God SER
vice utterly to exterminate them.
We care not what may be the sentiments Of
the Northern DEM cracy on Abolition-they
may be ofthe most deadly hostility to ourin-
situations, and we apprehend no danger from
them, so long as we are united and true to our
selves. But when Southern individuals, occu-
plying the important station ofmembers OF Con-
grcss, endeavor TO persuade the Southern people
that these, their worst enemies, are their bcst
friends-when they actually enter into con-
spiracy with them for the purpose OF betraying
the South, and handing il over, bound hand and
foot, TO those intent upon its destruction, we
should be recreant to our duty to give the a.
larm, and put the country in possession OF the
facts.
The charge then, and we call upon the Sou
thern people to take heed, that certain Van bu-
rem members Of Congress from the South have
for base party purposes, betrayed their constltu-
ents, and entered into conspiracy with Van
Buren, members of the North OH the subject oS
aboliton--anl that they have endorsed these
Northern Democrats as true friends OF the
South, knowing at the time that they were hos
tile to the institution Of slavery, in every shape
Ind form. Wecharge moreover, that, IN order
TO accomplish their nelarcns scheme, fhegPre-
pared too series Of resolutions Of very dieerent
import--onc for circulation IN the North the other
in the South
There may be, and VIC do not doubt there arc,
many of the Wings, as well as OF the van bu-
rcn party, in the non-sayehoiding States wn0
are opposed TO slavery. But they make no loud
professions of devotion TO Southern rights
thew have not assumed upon themselves, uu-
asked, the task ofProtecting our Institutions and
they have not had i thrust upon them bySon1ilr
ern traitors that they might haye4hc betteroPt