Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-05-19

Lhe zpMchbur0 Jir1iMiaM.
MONDAY. My 10, lS45.
THE PHARIsEES ANSWERED,


per The doctrines of the leaders Of the dominant party
in South Carolina, Oh any subject which has even a re-
mo,ely conngen' political bearing. Some months ago.
however, We met with Letter from the present Gov
ernnr Of that State. (Mr Hammond addressed To the
Moderator Of he Free Church in Glasgow, (Scoiland }
in reply to an impairment Memorial of the body over
which he pres'des. touching the Slavery question, so
cgent IN lis reasoning and admirable in its spirit that
We laid II aside for publication "a more convenient
season. which has not until now. presented ITSELF
we publish II toe day and readers, sure, ill
thank us Tor presenting to them paper. in which an
institution. nierwoven with the very texture Of society
IN the Sonh is ably defended and those no sustain it
are el"lnrnily vlndicaied-an institution which, while
tt deies The Efforts Of human wisdom To provide plan
tor lis gradual cxrpailon can never be overthown by
legal enactments or by brute force without yuson
which will subvert the very ounda ions Of the social
iabrc ITSELF
Imperfect as is the ledge of the people Of Grea,
of''an and even of the slayrholdng sections Of
The nlcd States. in reference 10 the aciual condition Of
slavery, as II exsis in the Sou,hern Sstes-lnmen,a
oy ignorant as they obviously Of its practical opera
''on anu benrngsiheir idea If The effect of .nny,r-
sal emancpaion,' should thai visionary dream of neon
struck enthusiasts be reallzed is even still, more
fatally erroneous Were such an even, uo,,;b, thew
wond he very lar irom realizing the Utopan visions of
these rash and deluded madnen; and if they he indeed
phllanlhmplss stimulate by nee and parriosu,
INSTEAD OF, as we fear they are fanatics and bpos inAu
enced by less laudabe motives they woull be IN. very
hrst 10 weep tears OF biz nd over The consummat;,n nj
their own wild and visionary purpose RepIee as his.
tory Is with the fearful ravages and desoaions Of u,es
Tine wars, lis blacklist and bodi,s pape will he ,b,
which shall recordi in the progress of human .ror
and deluson, that struggle is destined to come On,
deliberate attempt. by the organic power Of the gov.
eminent, or Otherwise To revoluonx. our domestic and
social organization. Sampson NAV, b., possiLitv sue
coed IN pulling down The pillars Of the ,empe. but
with his victims. he will himself be buried smids, ;,s
ruins But We will mpl to lifi even corner of
the veil which conceals that bloody future. happlv
'fo h' eyes o' thls Renera'lon and which devouy
pray may never be disclosed To those who are 10 cone
after us.
Gov Hammond's letter contrasts, with striking ef.
feet III. condition Of the Southern slave with tina, Of the
British peasant. In physical comfort, whether refer,
ence he had 10 the severity of the labor or the rewards
"h'ch yields To the aborer as well in moral eeva
'"h' Inc former enjoys decided superiority the
'a"t II Is Tie name alone that constitutes the differ
eoce between the negro his masters farm and the
hired workman in English fields and mines and manu-.
Iaciorfs-wllh this marked exception that the negro
IN his infancy, before his snews are sufficiently strong
Tor toll and in old age, when they have become relaxed
by weakness. is sure of competent supply Of food and
is sheltered from the 'pelings of the piiless storm
and that IN SIT kness his masters interest well his
humanity ensures Inn skilful medical aid " hile on the
other hand, the white aborer of Great Britain. even
when in robust health, aud when he can obtain en-
poyment al all, is frequently unable from his scany
ptance to procure food and shelter for his wife
and children, much less to provide for the inrmes Of
age and the various casualties which occur 10 almost ALL
Their own Parliamentary records exhibit pictures Of des
tiu,on. Of suffering, 81 absolute Starvation u moral deg.
rada'iun Of besoted ignorance and Of fearful crime the
direct consequences OF the uninsrmitied iul literally
from the cradle 10 the grave of her labung classes
toll unrequiied. though uniuermled-whch make even,
the caous shudd,r, and which have ext.red from
some OF her own statesmen and phauhropsts bitter
lamentations over state OF society which PERMITS a.
midst 50 much oruence and grandeur and learning and
rey. such vide spread puverty, wretchedness igno-
rance and vice. Nay MOLE, has bafied the wisdom
If her greatest minds to devise plan by whch the hor
hle features Of his vast picture Of national misery and
crime might he mitgaied and relieved. The disease is
too comprehensive and no deep>seaed be reached by
ordinary means. Nehrr change Of laws nor dynas-
ties can work cure. Nothing indeed, bu, the earth
quake shock of revolution, which shall destroy the priri-
legged classes and upruot the artificial system by which
the many have been enslaved for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of
the few, effect change at all comnens rate with
tho magnitude and universally Of the evil And perhaps
even revolution would only result in changing the mas
ter without giving either liberty bread to the great
mass But be this as and have gone he yond
our purpose IN touching theme in all It's aspects
so long as things remain they are there stand before
us, in all their appalling we,ch,d ntss and agony, the
innumeraale living evidences Of a state Of society
throughout Great Britain. infinitely more deplorabe.
both physically and morally than tina, which is present
ed IN the Southern States Of this Union There, we
say, stands, in all lis naked hidtousness And vet
British legislators, scholars and divines avert their
gaze from the shlvefng and breadless millions of their
own wretched popula,ion-oucasis, it would seem al.
most OF Tod and nan-to pour forth their sympa,hies
over the American negro And yet that necro,-in
the ghtness Of his daily tasks-in the enpymenis Of
his home after the abors Of The day have been perurG
edln the ann lie supply OF iood which more than salts
fes his wants-n the security which lie feels that if
overaken by nfrmity aud old age his bread and wa.
ter and all necessary comforts are secured to him. and
that his children ALL be, like himself fed and clothed
and "atmedaud IN his exemption from those debasing
vices and desperate crimes which follow in the train of
a. rof.,