Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-10-03

'"'Sthc3 III MS Netots al Tie Extra ScSsla, and an
attempt o sho" that he Wings elected him with full
knowledge Of his hostility that institution But nm,
REMARKS have already been much pru,raet,.l that ~.
are compelled 10 defer any further comment umIu ,hs
portion OF Mr. Misses Address mil our next
THE ABDUCTION PLOT.
he Richmond Enquirer is endpavarno 10 max som.
capital out OF Mr. I,hn II pcasan,s's famous alruc,un
etier--though it cannot but be aware that the Wbp
party IL no more responsible Tor the vagares of Mr. =
Than are their opponents for M Nitchie's belief in Mes
ler SIN. ih;. uld be tric even were il certain ,b,,
Mr. Peasants and two other Wings had ever as stated
Deliberately formed the design to nbdurt Mr. Van Buren,
IN case oi his eioction-N hich by mo means sur,
is The fact. 1t is not pretended that the Wings. =,
party, or tlat 'uy conscra' number Of tI M had any
knovledge, either th,n cr since Of this famous plo,oi
certain II s that no Wing far AS we have ever "a
or seen. has defended il. I'rne tie Richmond Whio
did, OCCASION in connection with ,t,s suAiec,
maintain certain hyp,thcsis--io wit that thc rc,
pie have the right Of Revola,ion--ani, by inf rene,
1t might be claimed tina, this hypothetical Eargu-
Glrnl was Intended defence of the Poasanls riot
But il is manifest that Tic Wig never las Deliberately
as the Enquirer defended that plot The wlol.
course Of the Enquirer, ndped on this subject which
we at first disposed overlmk MS spaslnnlic IS,
fort scnce the fire oilhe Whgon the sat Of An,-
NAL Magnetism hut which i, seems determined to prrs.
verein, is Gin the language Of the Rich Star 'un~or.
thy The keen active, graphing mind ofihc editor Il q
unworthy the aiding paper Of powerful parry, in ,a,-
0tlc Virginia. Mr. Pleasan,s and Tic ..,wo" p,piI,
men g nctrned with him in thr cuncuc,;n uf the pl
indced there was any po.--~arc alone rrsa nsiie TT
IL. The Wing party has mare concern with IT, sud
IS IN no respect censurae than auy three Thip
prominent or obscure had combined IN rob tho Banks
or 10 set fire 10 city. perpctrsc any other mon
crime,
Not content. however. with as,ailiDr the .yhios
through Mr. Pasaats's side, The Enquirer goes back !,
the violent remarks imputed, chow ruy we canno, say }
to certain Wing oratr~ during the cAci,inu campaign Of
lS4o, when all the clements Of political s,rii were in
asaiian, and whcn intensely were mems min on,
gagged in all absorbing subject that rN,rayarancc in
dacam't,n wI'l nlt.ird r,lt Alnii therefore that
Senator Preston ayowed his readiness in his speech
at Richmond. in 1910. rcsirt To free if VI, Van Bu
reo could not he displaced through the ballot oxand
that M. Graves repeated the sentiment at Portsmouth,,
and that 'anothcr mrn5er Of Congress" who seems io
be unknown, reiterated ii somewhere else Much "A.
lowance Is 10 o. made for the excitement nf that period
and much morc 10 the spri, Of Liberty which leaves men
yet,hank Heaven Cat least all men III flee holders,
free t'wAG THEIR 1o9 CUES, aad permits not powcrlo
touch a'r otany mans head for any thing short Of an
COVERT ACT o tFaiSonl The IMPRESSIONS we've extravs
gau-rasi Improper rs the co5cr judgments Of
The gentlemen who uttered them have often since doubt
less condemned Bot though they we've the deber-
ate and cool oPlnons othose gentlemen no,e as well as
fen with what justice is the Wing party made re4pn
sIbe Tor such sentiments! If leading \Nhjr should
steal horse, and another should defend il, "a .ne of the
natural rights q ma ii would be just q ~ to hold
the W hug party responsible fr tie act and its defence.
as 1t Is to do 50 IN reference - the above cnars,o
to The Abduction poitGe latter Of Which, il il be all
hoax, was known only 10 three potters aud has st
most been defended by one Whig We do not care fig
whether II is hoax or not. If it is not Mr. Peasants
and his two cnnleerates alone responsible for it,
II Isihoe IS OF course M responsibility for any where.
And by the way. we have it in power show
the folly aud injustice of making party responsible or
the ndiscretons Of its individual members now be.
lore us-and fortunately it 50 happens that this time
their bull cores o,n OK. Mr. Tappan Loco FocoU.
% senator rn Ohio, in speech delivered at Belmont,
In that State, few days ago, said, "V the Uhgs ~rre
VICTORIOUS, the only recourse tet the ,,ro,, gun and
ba5onet; and for his part he did not ca re ho,c quick IL
rds DONE This same man declared that il he
was standing on one bank of the Ohio river, and saw
the slaves massaccing their ON the other, he
would aid rather than resist them and would dsnher
son who should go to the assistance of ila race
senImen, worthy Of Arihnr Tappan's brother b"'
would the party To which he is disgrace deem it just 10
be held responsible Tor the rawlings of this fanatic even
though he be high in office, and ncstly tavonle ID
bis own State? Are they for reynu,ion because he hes
sworn that Observation-Disclosures shall diet Or are th
tor raPne and massacre tho banks Of the Ohio. t.
cause nc Isl negrophis,l All men see at once the H.
justice OF involving ingencra condemnation party III
the acts OF Its individual moLbers, however promne'
In station, or extensive in infuencc-whchcr he be
retired Editor, scarcely mipgn. in political STRIFE
or L. D Snnaior. actively engaged in pariizan war
fare.
| We commend these views. with all sui,alc dritr
encc aud respect to the sohcr second onahi oi Tho
Enquirer.
95. letter from Canada to the n. Y. Com, Adver
ser states that the great majority Of all parties IN Cah'
ds rs well as III the L. States satisfied with Tie la'
Treat.