Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-06-11

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DSpnlon. recently, IS talked Of as an ordinary resort
7nd strange as it may appear, BY men entertaining op
posiie views Thus, tie ab,itoni. IF tie North re-
ers e. i. Of effecting the abuan If Slavery
while tie SIaveho'der Of Sorih Carolina believes it to b,
ha great agent, which is to effect its perpetnation. Fo
nu part. We see no why Union should he dis
solved, but on the contrary, do believe that dsso
urn at this Jnncture would be quite deoraba in lis
clnsequ-ces. But did we see necessity, could no
endorse the effort ros being made For believe that
remedy, which applies with equal effect TO Conflicting
maades, IS equivalent 10 nuty; and wish. in the
application Of means, act with reason, and to be
sure of an fleet.
! Entertaining these viaws, we have taken occasion to
denounce the effort dissolve the Union being made
by South Carolina and the abpltonists For doing,
we have been charged by the Republican, with having
attempted "to prepare the minds Of the people for
submission to the Wimot Proviso." In the article to
which the Republican replies, if We understand the
workings Of our mi-d nothing said justify this con-
clusiun. |; assault against the ultra abnltons.
Of the NORTH as well as the ultra stakeholder Of South
Carolina Ia it we described the South Caronians as de-
luded pol tcans who hav. instituted theories based up
specua1ns This part Of uur article did not escape
the notice Of ,he Republican,, and it has commented at
some length thereupon. 70 this we do not object, but
d. Object to its severing the paragraph from its
text, and placing upon construction which it does not
bear, while lis connection is maintained reference
the article viii show that, whilst did condemn the
South CarolInaa spirit. BY means sparing in
dsapprobati+n Of the spirit in the Northern
Aboltonsf. Bjh advise dsunion and both became the
objects Of our condemnation. casual reader even would
readily observe that dsapproved Of the course Of the
South Caronans, because they entertained the spirit of
dsuninniss. The cause is connected, in certain de-
gree with the proposed ard far only they are
essentially related, did we rfer to it.
But he Republican has passed over in silence the por-
ton Of our article which relates 10 the aboltonists and
treats though our protest against South Caro-
LIMA alone. We shall not inquire why the Republican
has suppressed condemnation Of the aboonsls but
shall assume, for its qualification, that Souh Carolina
was che Hero If cur ale and that upon her "singv
aud alone fell the fury Of our wrath" We did not ex
press our disaprobaon ofany audabe zeal which South
Car,lua might exhibit nor did al!ude to the Wilmo,
Provs9. We did say (and we believe it is our strong
est expression) that other States have correct IDEAS
Of Southern rights as South Carolina. Can the Repub-
can ~ any process Of reasoning make this argument
against the Wilmot Proviso? The common sense infer
ence is suce other States have ideas Of South
eTn rights as South Carolina has, and they have not
advised dsuniou, South Carolina must be employing ex-
IRENE and ultra means. We denounced the employment
Of ;hese means We did nothing more. We stated,
plainly and explicitly, that regarded disunion an
ultra agent which had originated in the speculative brain
Of Souh Caroinian metaphy sicians The objection was
t. the III rasm the aud the motive which
induced their use.
The Republican says, "the Lynchburg Virginian, if
we understand it, expresses similar sentiments. when
assas certain South Carolina resolutions" Surely the
editor Of the Republican has replied article upon
the representation Of some friend without having read
fsuch should be the request Of him examn
alton Of our files. We said nothing of South Carolina
resolutions We do have faint remembrance ufthe
passage Of certain buttons in South Carolina Con
ventjn, but have attached to them the slightest
importance, and certainly did not make the slightest
mention Of them in the article in question. We quoted
the language Of South Carolna-jourRas and Of the A.
bOiilnie-oratos. These formed the ground Of our re-
marks. The Republican promises future alusion to
lie subject. To such a course shall object if The
Republican will leave articles upn their proper
bases, and will not do violence to our context