Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-09
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ABoLITioN-RIGnr OF prTrrIoy

AboLiTloN-RlGHr OF PETITION
"fe Is no subject upon wic, The freud, of the ,,
'''o" ~ ' south are making more desperate effort. Il, i
" '' "'''eaht Tue min'i than on the Abolition aues;
9,'''i'"S' avoiding NIL reference TO the Missouri ons
winch was the beginning of Tho Abolition ar;,,;
winch their lender acted con-pc nous nar ,p '
deasorng sedulousy lcad the people ofou NC eh
fsncd issues. ''' SCENTS nnd
me Inquirer ior example, is oternny praing al =,
III hnfeh pledge to veto any lni which may be mn,
NV "''''n Oh slavery ~ The District ofColunl,ia nnJ
WI. p'' 'ia'f'spn Is not called upon fora similar MD,
nv o's' o al possible reasons lie has alre,fy or,
~ IN substance, though nca in that precise la,,, ''
Harrison declares that the interference of Urn
SUBJECT % slavery would be 'nncon til utioea "a he
not 1'h, be bound TO veto such law by his cal, NJ
"e constitution The Enquirer will not dsny raj; I'm
Tor our own part we regard pledge af1,is '',
"'''P'f'n' oil all nnmporiant things We care nj
p'"E'' why Because no sach issue cancrerI
ff"aefed 10 NE Presidem He can never under on 'e
','nsst he called TN TO redeem such pledge Re-.
whenever majority of both Houses of cong,sss an,
completely 'nler the influence ofthe Aiotiou;s,s a.
s" MI whenever, in either House. resnce,lf
~ " 'S NJ ino'is can be nduecdto for it-iron ,I
moment Tie inion viii be virtually dissolved We 20 c,
sueha plli were introduced into either House r
not Instantly kicked out, every Southern RI %
INDIGNANTLY retire from the Hall and the Confrd,,,,;
" s'Nefea INTO irngmtnts. ofwint value then !. A. ~
bn'ehs so much Wanted pledge P,ec,;c,n :; :. -"
""''h Inc paper upon which il is written Nl,,, H., ;,
enquirer asks That the Wings will procure s;ml,,
:" We answer that We would not turn npon
~ '"' Nurse tlan useless thing; but that If
" were indeed OF any value, hive every nssnr, r.,
VINO stood up ior the rights Of the South on ,e Nis
ton, can never prove Tess ready TO defend III 'S
Van Bnren, the volunteer adv ocac of the Missouri y
'ioh mat broad foundation, the Wings rest their cooel
;" '"' i'a'fSh Sonn'ness hacked as il is by numc,
"'''q"eh' evidences TIN" he regards the movements Of n,
'""a'e'' now as he did IN 1891 when Vim rucn Leol
'h'n, as weak presumptuous aud Rncons tiffioaoin
Aeaf-On the right oipoiiii,n c have had mn,I, ,.,
ca"n; and the Richmond Enouirer wo. nnu;c.l., :"
nnn that member Of the New York Legislature ofid
solution condennng the course oillc few Northern nen
OIL Congress- who voted for Mr.. Cost Johnsons c,olu,;
n""s inc abolition petitions TO the counter ,ntH Hsoy
nat Nc"sh he resolution inJodscedby a Uhg v,,
ee'red nea'yMc nnaRD'eus support Of he Loco Focoi
Now York Legislature. Ever since has bee discrc,
lent We have before us the n v Eycn;,r pa, A.
van Bnena organ in that city, in lch the ripbt of,t A.
o"h'S 10 petition Congress, and the obligation Of Co,r
" receive ana act upon ihem broadly asserted and nm m
e'9ee article Is written 10 prove that the refusal Of rrc
10 r'c,ne cs' petitions wil give impulse 10 ab;,
IN the North by connecting with the Riel of I'eiiop t
The people II snys, will never permit thus to be
1T" The Enquirer, "" lie abuses the Wig member GrJ
'nnchS these sentiments, has Informed its readers M
eN are enforced by Mr. Van urcn's leading pnper in M
-! - ne" iork The same opinions, too ure rxpresd
ny He leading Administration paper in Rhode Island ord
a"S paper, IN order to the ia Of the Alolio,;
thai Sute for Van Burcn declares that the resoluon %
edby Congress refusing receive their petitions ga,
" Tag measure and that the Wig party must lie h, rcsn
able Tor The Enquirer, the hand in order 10 pl The
'iEha "i Ah"Ilionim upon the Nhigs in Il! e Souih dr.
'aI's ' WASH Democrdtic measure, carried in defiance
OF the Wings So aoiiy do the Van Buren presses North
and South adopt their TO their Respective markets.
AS another sign Of the times, indicative of Abolition
tendencies ii ma, be menioncd that in the last day of,be
session OF the Rhode Island Leg Mr. Elisha Il Potter
'e"f oil The Van Buren, party of the House aa9e strong
Abolition Hcport-coinciug generally in the views oflr
Aboltionsts upon of their doctrines Tins Will in
inc NORTH the AboltonStsnre courted by the Van Gunn
party the people Of the South Told thai the Northern
Wigs are all Aboitonsts, while the Northern Democrats
are the "natual allies ofhe Soutl-lhc their lender Nor
hern men, all with Southern principles As The Enquirer
exeloins, "Oh world world what lun,ns arr Ilou,e