The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-09-08
Pro-siaveryism I'm Virginia.

Pro-siaveryism in Virginia.
Our friend, Samuel M. Janney, of Loudon
county, Virginia, has recently aroused the spirit
Of pro-slaveryism, and caused it to display itself
in its most odous colors TO the country. Ii
appears that the Rev. DR.. NJ. A. Smith, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, has recent
ly fancied that his mission Is to set the people
right in relation TO negro slavery. He has
therefore travelled about and delivered addresses
in which he asserted the divinity Of the institu-
ton and the infdelty of those men who denied
its divinity. In the Of bis peregrinaiions,
he recently reached Lsesburg, in LOudon cOun-
ty, and there favored the people with the grand
argument he relies on. He even went so far as
to assert that the African slave trade, traffic
which is denounced as piracy by all truly en-
lightened nations, Is the heaven-aPpointed
means of christanising Africa. He considers
slavery as a most admirable system in all re-
spects, perfectly consistent with the Bible, and
we'll adapted TO develope all those higher ele-
ments Of civiIsation which characterize the lol-
test of men. Well, he talked in this rampant
strain in favor of slavery, and produced consld-
cradle doubt In the minds Of SEINE of his Metho-
dist brethren, who had labored under the sad
| blunder of thinking that what John Wesley
said on the subject was true. Mr.. Janney be-
lieved that Smiths positions were monstrous in
all respects. He thought the Christian religion,
| of which he Is a most exemplary professor, was
illuminated by this defender OF wrong and out
rage, aud therefore felt il TO be his duty to OPP
pose what the Doctor had said He wrote re-
| view Of Smiths absurlities, which was publish
ed In the Washiugtonian, a paper printed in
Leesburg, in which he exposed very clearly the
sophistries which the reverend gentleman Ieled
on, and tore the entire fabric of logic he used
into tatters. Thereupon great excitement iol-
lowed and the lonely disciples of the anti-slave-
~ founder Of the Methodist Church instigstsd
the Grand Jury to indict Mr.. Janney. TIT
Court did not sustain the indictment, and II mas
since, as we learn, been set aside.
New, here is a case worthy Of most especial
attention. A reverend propaganda of slave
70 is permitted to 60 up and down throughout
the State, preaching in favor Of the slavery in
stitution, and all Is right. Meanwhile genu-
inc, true-hearted servant of Christ takes occa-
sion TO show that the Apostle of slavery is
wrong in his facts and that his logic is exceed
ingly fimsy, and that African slavery is not
sanctioned by Heaven, but that, on the contra.
~, II is q system which entails incalcuabie evil
on all who are concerned with it, and for thus
exploding the slavery Apostle 'srheloric, the true
Christian is indicted and threatened with fine
and imprisonment! What beautiful illustra-
ton of the love of virginians for Republican.
ism! Had such case occurred in Russia, il
wouid have been denounced In Virginia. Is Its
atrocity less because II Is committed by men
who profess TO reyeVnce democracy
or all people on the face Of this earth the
virginians are most addicted to raging Of their
glorious ancestors. They boast prodiglOusy of
their Washington, Henry, Jefferson, Wythe,
Madison, Monroe, &c. &c. &c, and regularly,
on the anniversary Of the Declaration Of Indie.
pendence, make sw cling speeches in which
much is said against tyranny and in favor Of
liberty. Nov, these grea. men wirV constitute
VI StoothcoSt Wuosc biSut-
DRY Is deserving Of lasting regard, are indebted
to their hostility TO tyranny of all kinds, for
their proud pre-eminsnce. They abjur.d tyran-
ny and were whole-souled in their deyotion to
freedom. They practiscd what they preached.
They were too clear not to see that hos
tiity to despotism required them to denounce
and pray for the removal of African slavery
Their claim 10 reverence Is founded on their de-
votion to freedom. And yet their degenerate
children, who never tire of prating of the glo-
rious ancestry from which they sprung, place
parricidal heels on the doctrines of the good
men whom they profess to worship! They can
have no great reverence for the great civil and
military heroes Of old Virginia, for they repudi-
ate the doctrines maintained to be essential by
these great men. Washington, jefferson, Hen
-ry, Madison, and other great and true-hearted
associates In freedoms cause would, II they
were now living, be indicted by Grand Juries,
for they would certainly publicly and scornful-
ly oppose such atrocious doctrines "a the Rev.
Doctor Smith promugates.