Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-27

The qaicfus TO The Fanatics. They recommend thai
the R,sh II Poiido7 the imaginary abuse OF which
Is gaining SO many seeming allies TO the Abolition
cause in the North among mcn who hold their
objects IN detcstatiun, well the means by
LEY endeasotug to accomplish them, shall be
separated from the Abolition cause. b, the reception
oil their pelllions aud their reference toa committee
This view OF The sui jet was earurs, seconded b,
Mr. Monroe and Mt Granger both OF New York
the lolmer native of the old Dominion. aud DIES.
cendant OF onr ExPiesijcnt of the same nnmc WHO
declared tliat the Abononiss proper we're few in
number, bu thal The refusal Of Congress 10 rcetitt
rhei, pettttons was daily adding to that number
They lruy stated, too, that this Abolitiou battle
he fought not at the South, bot AT the North; aud
they asked whether il was wise to embafrass aud
weaken the tends Of the South. in that region. by
mingiing with the Abolition question the more I'M
pottan one of the Right of Petition, which the
Northern people believed To be violated hy the re-
fasai 10 reecirc the Abolition petitions, aud which,.
believing, they were compcllrd to make common
cause with the AboIiIionis,s, in whose power this
great Right. according their view, is attacked, and
threatened TO be subvcrcd. Without stopping 10
enquire whether tie people OF the Moth do not {.
gtcgously cit in taking this view OF the subject, by
conioundng the Right of Petition with the abuse of
the hglt,-as they clearly do when they clam the
privilege of fcsuiting to IT, for the purpose, not OF
tedressng any grievances Of their own, but o attack
ing the right and eopatdzing the safety Of Their
brethren of the South,-wc cannot question that
there ia grea, force in their view OF The subject MI
Clay has all along urged upon the Southern people
The Importance OF SO aclirg rs not 10 conound lhr
Right OF Petition with the Abolition uncstion-so
has john @ Adams who with all his occentrcitles
has never fied to denounce the schemes Of the 4.
boltlionsts utterly Improbable aud absurd as
they are nschcvous--so now, does Francis Gan
ger, man. who like Mr.. Adams, has been unluslly
suspected OF avotng the views Of the Abolnionisis
but who, in his speech the other day. disclnmed all
connection with the Fanatics, while he maintained
hei right 10 petition, and the duty of Congress to
receive their petitions. When We reject, too. tina,
lhis course was formerly pursued, and had the de.
sired effect, II not Of putting stop TO the camor Al
least OF suplresSing all dangerous excitement theie
IS less reason now it seems to me- in obstinaiely
maintaining attitude which was assumed under the
the influence of causes not very proplous TO wise
and ndiclous determination, and which has certain.
~ not had The effect anticipated om it by its original
advisers uip the question of all foreign aud ad
yenlltious feaurcs-lct it stand before the country
in the naked aspect Of Abolitionism, disconnected
with the Right Of Petition aud feel every assurance
that ii will be (rowncd down by nearly the unani.
nous voice OF Congrcss-.We shall AT least, IN that
ablcd 10 appreciate our Danger and to ascertain our
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