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

adel Houlh Nafulna, WAS convicted ul aldlI la the
escape Of slave, and, in eonmy To the laws Of tina,
State. sentenced 10 he hung The nnnunealinn ct this
ael OF course knded the wrath Of the Fanatics ON both
sides of the hantic-and the Free Church OF Glasgow
IA Scotland peloncj the Goscunr uf South Carolina
Tor his pardon. accompanying their petition with the
usual rado gainst slavery itself GOV. nammond. of
thai sair, repi,e 10 the Moderator of tie Church,
IA the following able md eans'ie letter:
EHcervr prrsprMrNr. ~
Stuih Ceniha. June 81 isii
SIN The last p'sl Afsuqh l nle your eommnn. catinn
accompany ns lhe meinlfial o The preshytep al The
Free Church Of Glasgow. in behalfnf Juhal. Buvn.
convicted IA THIS State al aiding slave Ia eseapun trup
her master and sentenced 10 he lung ~ Apu last II
VIII he gratifying To Nan, seeing lie interest ,uu have
taken IN the natter 10 cafn that have parntd Rn,un
In consequence of representations maie 10 me m De-
cemher les, hy Judge q Nrill sptadug ir himself and
The judges OF the eautl 81 appeals committed his p0n
shmeht 10 thirty nine lashea fnus. MOI known IL
the jury nrr 10 the Judges. afterwards BROUGHT Ia
my hnp~ltdge, which satisfied Inc that nfnwn had no
crlmnsl design IN what he did aud In tie month al
March transmitted 10 him fun pardon was M, Al
all aware at TINT time at the great interest taken abroad
ma behalf OF one whose eaaeI had aeYrr hrnrl mention
I'd hfie except on he occbsiun referred Ia; and WIS
asieneh6d Ia md myself eStrW helmrd soon after with
volnmlnuus poti,n7 if ms pafdoa from The nun ,ve
holding States u Ills Hnon and Il perceive that his
sentence was commented IN. mel nny in the rnalfsh
newspapers, but IN he isnpheh House Of Lords TIM
frat. mud trust the last communication 10 IN, on thp
suaieet, IS yaur memorial. #..Hs
The interference of iufesooya or any parsans bovobd
our boundaries IN the execution Of the municipal lava
ofa sovereign smie, even ia respectful terms Is Ger
minlY violation OF a pr7ptr.y and eonfiasYi aud II
carried to 0uy extent must become Vhllp nloefahlp
piss hat by, however, IhQl law tudor which Bon
was convicted. paaeted ffing our colonial trxis,
leace, md IS emptot~sily British law. Il aalso pooa
law. ! paf3one3 him mol because dapnprayed The
law. but bccause did nat thu he violated H. II would
he the absurd hing II te world to reongnise hy
lnw system II domestic slavery aud yet allow every
free moi merely his oan saveg biu thpse of ma
uciebr whenever II sh gabd y, ID a. w hh bvn nn
tons at pwpftely, hIs htrres or his caprice What
sort o. security would we nave for property held on sneh
trim al lhese{ You cannu but perceive thai 10 tar.
mitahtrs to take our slaVfs t,en pleasure with
imrony would amount L. a total addition Of slavery
Ihere would he no red diiiefcuca hewuen this and nj
lowing the slaH,s 20 Raitte themselves Your preshpa
tcry, and all The petitioners i,F Brown, and sciators
in his cHt, must have Tho matter IN tins irl and
it Is alnu'na buta shlui share of enmnsn senas
to suppose that we would not lalel lilo ssne view Of II
ourselves.
Whether death should lie inflicted Tor such an offence
10 analhet question. w have modified IN degree ihr
sanguinafy code OF Lave eil by our ilrsl ancesofs
hut We have not gone tho l,lglh which some pIiloso
pliers, nph here and IN yunr Country. would have nl
governments 10 go--oi abolshing The punishment Of
death.
Nor do believe the success your government hns met
with IN endraFurng 10 diminish otma hy ahollsb,pp
punishment IN 20 many cases, will encourage Them 10
press The matter much father nj this time Copsd
rrng the value Of the slave-ihe facility Of seducinp
him from his owner-the evil influence which frequent
seduction ngat exercise institution the desiru1,iian
oi winch must speedily and inevitably strike from the
toll oi civilized States nearly the whole savohdding
section Of bl5eouairv. as II has already done ST. Domins
go aud Jsmalca: aad the enthusiastic and RECKLESS rne
me5el thus institution Will v icl are surrounded
IT seems to ne that ~ any olience affecting property
lis DEATH This Is one -.
You inemaria like MI that have been sent 10 me
denoanees slavery IN he seyerrsi terms as 'laversnp
every law of nature aud violating The most ga red do
nestle reallons aud the primary tights of man" on
aud your Presbytery Christians. You profess to be
ove, and doubt do believe, that the laws lmd down
In the Old aud New Tealaments The government Of
man, IN his mora s0cal aud personal relations were
all the direct revelations Of God himself Dues II never
occur 10 you, thai ~ analhemazIng slavery. yon deny
tbs dyinn sanction Of ose laws, aud repudIalo both
Chrsi and NOISES, or charge God with dow nrpht cma
IN regulating and p'rpcnailng slavery ia the Old les
lament aud the mos, criminal neglect. not only not
ab9lshiog, hai not eveh experimenting it IN The Now1
II these ies'lnrnis came Ipu G0d it is impossible
thai slavery "t.averee dc laws Of nature or yjo
late the primary rights OF man. What those laws aud
rights really afe, nianIlnd sbsye nol agreed. they
are clear to God; and ia blaphenons io any ui MS
creatures to sci npther n9nts HEN in opposition 10
HIS immediate and Acknowledged revelation.
Nor do,s system ef slavery OUTRAGE the must sa
cred doln,suo reIiuns. Husbands and wives, parents
and children. among our slaves, ldum separated
except from necessity crime. The rea sons ~.
duce much more lrequeut separations auong the white
population in tits, and, lmaguc, III almost every Other
county.
Bat make bold 10 say that Tho prosbytery of the
free church Of Glasgow, aad nearly all the ab1lioniss
in every part ufthr world, in denouneing our don este
slavery, dcnaunee thing (Which they know absolutely
nothing-uay. which does even exist You weep
over the horrors Of the middle passage, which have
ceased, far We are concened aud pictures of
Chains and ashes heGe, which have existence but in
the imagination. Oar sympaAles are almost equally
excited by the accounts pobshcd by your commues Of
Parliament therefore tfHo; and wlic have been
verified by the personal observation Of many oil us--uf
the squalld Misery iJath5one disease and actual STAR
vatan, OF mntnde5 81 the unhappysahaFers, H6issi
Ireland only, bn Of Eng laad--nay OF Glasgow Itself
Yet We never presume 10 interfere with your social or
municipal rcenanons-your aggregated wealth and
gtegdied nlstfy-nur the crimes attendant them.
nor Your laws Tor Their suppression. And when We
see by your official returns, tat the best oasses
l0i Ena sh agricultural laborIs obtain or heir sup
p,u but pounds If bread aud ounces Ut men per
wotk and when SICK sat Of employment must either
sarFe or su5slst on charity, camtat hat 91k wih
satisfaction 10 The condition d our slave labaors who
usually receive weekly allQWauce, hdeen puuyds
II bread and tirae pounds II bacen have heir ehidh
led without sInl. and properly attended to--afe we'll
clothed, and have comfortable dwellings. where wil
their gardens and poultry YARDS they can. If the hast
INDUSTRIOUS dian real ze for themselves the vain
hope Of the great French King, that he might seeve-
~ peasant IN France have his ioal npnntbis table on
The Sabbath; who from the proceeds of crops
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