Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-04-10
GENERAL SCOTLAND TIE SLAVE CUES

The ialflviat 1eltrr from General Scot gfing h.
views IN the sutjea ot Domestic Slavery. las aleit
brrn published II IS addn7a'd 10 HI rttof attbe Ian
vile va Reporter
N,sHr.o1os, February .. -
.Hy Hsip Sir have bcen aaftRI tn evening ;
leisure auawef ygur lotir affr iue. si. after ~
unreasonable delay, 81 I4s obliged to reply ia Tie
midst af fl "a DseuI aiun.
That ever have been named in tonnexian with tn
Presidency of'ie MED Safes las not. can assure
YOU the Of ancient -aor aud friend htcu Is,
3uy tonfry1nce drsc # min aud certainly sila4
be n the fold iof that higt fico unless placed
there ~ rsguiar nomutdtiait. Nj, thet. beng a
candidate. and seeing near prospect Of beng made
u1,, 3atf raaps, l. deellHe r4uhiiHg }4H a. 9th
en-. viii ny humble spnous 3n great principles u Sals
tAts and Federal administering; but eaHnui nlftd
gnorasce Of the paril1ty Of lev friends in several
parts 81 the Inl1n, who may, hy possibility III Ger
tain event. u.cee1 IN bringing within the field from
which Wig cand date is to be selected prefer err
The SIC o fankaess and ca0dar. rather liam ny 81
c1re. L. aow any stranger unaI.in-ly 10 cohnit hun
self hmy sutpJfi.
Yaaf inquiries apeufle whole question # domestic
sltefs, which las. 10 d hcIeiiorn,, hr number al
wears aaltated Congress AND the country.
Promising tLat }on afc tie hfsl poison WHO has in.
cto2oi,d ne on the su Jet, give yon the basis ii
What po1id he my reply N greater detail, # time a.
lowed and The contingency alluded to above less re-
mote.
In bayb9ad, at William and Nary College. end in
common with me@t, II not ALL ny COMPANIONS. | he
came deeply impressed WIN Inc VIEWS given uy MI
jefferson, IN his Notes on Virginia. AID ~ judge
luchef III tie AnpthdiA 10 lls edition ct BarhSjyu,'s
tomme6afhs, II lafor 81 gradual emancipation Of
sl1Ves. Ina Appendix Law not se.u N thry odd
years and, IN tie aaa' 'J"d, hafr read scarcely any
the subject bat my e4tly impressions are m sr aud nn
changed Hence II Lad the l9nar u scat III the ruin
q Legislature Ia the winter Of lSs-'2. Whrn b WIS
arnett orwad 10 carry Out llt9>e views, should Ger.
tanIy Law gwen Tiny hearty .apppr.
suppose scarcely need say lAat. in my opinion
Congress had no cpluro authority under the (ou-ftll=
ront ii iauchu5 the relation o nas'of and slave ia
stale.
hold the opposite oilul.n in respoc 10 the District
c Columbia fefe. with the eeusrui Of fbe ~Uprs, CT
the payment Of ''jusl co reiafuu" Conprcs my
lo9isafe nj its discretion Bat n} conviction Is cqua
strong ihal uness Il be step by sep VIII the lr.isa
lures 81 HHnld aud Mar Iand, II would be Ii,,r M,
So both IN llase Stalot 10 touch tie feIaI,5u b
lv,,n master aid slave in tbs Di,,ri,i.
hive irJu the hlat bcan IL op non thai CONGRESS
wa. bound by t,r Guu-tIt,tilln receive II, r.;r and
port uplu petitions ian1 Il domestic, SLAVERY, as
IA the ,asc fooihef petitions: but have. net G,-J Ia
aud regret the uuayoiIllr iuitari7 which lb,
jJrne have PRODUCED in the ~5adrr, Sftiq. u i'm no
consequent peril ~ the TWO cao5s wherein, 1f.
uf any plan At ,i.aae. patton la.,,ery yEere ,,, -
been greatly retarded
| uun myself NJ slave. bat never have attacked
bllme to masters for not Ibrafiaa ll.cir slaves Vel,
knowing that liberation. without the means of s.oJ5a,
them in comfort To soruc p,sfiln lyoIaa Ia ,Ir rar
r,ps l., nil around a. we'll A. T., rho ,5-,.i ;
lies lrmsely,s-olless tb, ,p,,r,oo v a,r ,,
under the an4rie,s Il ilul,t't isa;,I,,i., In, } 49,
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