Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-12-05
THE NORTH AND TIE. SOUTH.

On the fourth page of this morning. nspe, the render
will find full detail of the recent disy,acoiu and dis
orderly proceedings in Boston--by which a citizen of
Virginia. pursuing aad finding his fugitive slave in that
CITY aud attempting his recovery under the express pro
visions ofhe constitution, has heen virtually forced 10
manumit him fthis We're likely to be solitary case Of
aggression. it would nevertheless call upon the govern
meni of Virginia to demand redress and indemnity from
the government OF Massachusetts,; but the circu Instances
attending the rescue of Mr. Gay's slave show clearly
that, II IT be sblnea to. is bat tho prelude to 9th
CPS OF like earactr and thai, hence iorward slave
on reaching Massachusetts,, Is virtually FREQ For one
we think the lime has arrived when decisive step
should b. taken to convince Northern brethren that
the provisions q, tho constitution be adhered BY
hem or that they will no longer he regarded ~ Linnc
upon u.s. and that farther aggression their part will be
met by resistance As to the form of this resist
ancc we leave it for wiser heads than our own to di-
cate 1t; but for resistance in FORM that shall b.
felt, we are clearly in favor We suggested the other
day, the proprety Of calling Southern Convention.
toy the purpose of devislng eff ,ent mode, if not
procuring redress tor the past at least of obtaining secn
ry for the future This proposition hasrecevei the con
currenee of some oour coemporaries and is dissented
from BY oshers-among The Latter by our friends of the
Rchmond Wing. whose objection to il, ro.iag chiefly
on the apprehension tina, The Convention might be per
vered to eecioneernI purposes, does not seem us
be very f'rcble or weighy. Yet we arc by m meaas
we ded to that proposition and T the Whr can suqresr
better prepared to adopt it, The Wins no doubt
agrees wit, us hat something ought to be dcna-and
that whatever is uenc should be the act Of the whole
Soo'h-ior divided action would be worse thaa nome
How 10 this oqncert obe proIucednut by Convention
Yet we shall willingly hear the Wing on the suhjcct-
But It, while obieotng 10 Convention, it will sue.
gest no other plan Of action. The inference will be
that the Wing Is opposed to any movement the sub
ect rather than to our particular sugeealio Blu this
we cannot believe, While have hold in utter laa-
thing and scofn, that paper has done The attempts To
connect the Abolition excitement with the Ordinary pp-
lltlcal topics of the day. AMI to odun nircu'ay
on the Wing party of the North, by the friends of 'the
Northern man with Southern principles" we have ye-
Gently become convinced that the Fanatics must be net
at once, firmly and decsvely and that, if the govern
ments Of the slave holding States will not comply
with their constitutional obligations, In matter in which
the slavehodng States have such concern the lat
Ter must take their defence their own hand and need
be, must "carry the war into Africa" We are for
draining the cup Of iobearance to the dregs-but when
we are driven to the WALL then in favor of using
all the weapons in hands overpower our assalan,s
One oi lhe.o is aJdttf these negro sleaers-
Tor they cannot be arrest,d-t bring them before dur
tribunals OF iustiae-to give them fair tria-anJ to
punish them If they are found guilty--as We would ar
ra'gn and punish negn s,eaer kidnapper caught in
the act oiseizihs orrnnng on his stolen goods The NY
American declares that this is rabid proposition and
Is surprised to see it in this paper which it is pleased to
compliment for the general moderation Of its tone But
does The American suppose that Southern people have no
Saxon blood in their veinsl hoes he suppose that we
do not know our rghlsor that knowing, we have not
the shirt 10 maintain them Let the able editor Of thu,
paper Imagine, if whom he deems 50 temperate can
counsel 50 'iand proposition. what must be the So.
OF sentiment among the people generally -and to what
fearful pitch Of excitement public feeling will reach. if
these ouirages be repeated. We again warn the peo
pie Of the North, "Hp'q's Qf.'
tH' The Boston Atlas states than admirable bur
leSqne upon Dlckenss "No'es' viii ~ out in ? few
few days. 1t is entitled "Ep.ru sal amnnr
other things, hands the snv.ct Of tas;3 "sIayery'
"i'aati miens.