Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-12-24
sPTRIT of JEFFERSON CHARLEsT0NN, NRGINIA
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Onesafn1ng the most .easipsss
means 81 security for the South, agslnst tnss
lo5g ssr;es! of ontFages and wrongs which have
baan nerpetrated BY the Gcrtbsis believed, m
Inc ooinion Of many, to be what is usually &c.
zamia.,e5 Tho measure of ansintercours The
son,b since The formation of the Government,
bas Han used solely for the benefit OF the
No,,bS Nit content with the fact, that the
so,,b Observation-Disclosures Of falls the As
~, ftnfs / pToducts ofsthe nation, has paid two:
,Li,ds and never received back one sixteenth
of The General revenue of the Government, be-
;4as submitting 10 a system OF class iegisla-
ron devised and promulgated for The special be
gnedt Of one:section. 70 the positive .detFlment OF
The. other, with alt this; the North has not neen
content. The war nPon the South and that spe.
cies OF peculiar property which has beenrecogs
missed and guaranteed tosher By the Constitution,
land without which recognitlon the Constitution
could never have been fortned.1 has beensnnres
lentine and mtitfng. Equally cnlpabte, even
more go than The South for It's Introduction in
tbese latter times she robes herself in the
panopIy of the s~elf:aghteols Pharisee, and bold
" announces her determination tospursue her
base designs, until the Iast Yestige of African
slavery is exferminated. Tostlse appealsEoI reas-
son she turns a deaf ear MISREPRESENTATION or
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES can stag her
march in this work OF Differentiation and ruin TO US,
andyet Of no practical benefit TO them. TheIime
has now come, whensan5 and alllefDrts mus be
used on thespart ofthe South 10 protect herself,
constitotionally if she can. againstthis madspirit
of fanaticism, which is sapping the life.bIood OF
the South, and must eventually make the Union
of these States, as a sounding brass or tynkling
Icymbol.
The right of one State to adopt such laws as
are necessary for her self:preseryation against
the encroachment of another. is scarcely.denied
by the strongest advocate Reconsideration The
Governor of this Commonwealth, in his last an
nual message has coveredthe whole ground, and
we only desire in this connection, torepublish the
revolutions adopted at the Democratic meeting in
March last. 1t was among the very fret moves
of the kind made in the State, and the preamble
(Which we have not room to publish today and
resolutions, were prepared by Col. BRAxroN DA-
vEEpoRr. The resolves are as follows:
Resolred, That in separate and unconnected &C.
ton we can present 70 defence to Northern ag
erosion.
That we are therefore driven to look for CO.
operation from our brethren of the South.
That weapprove the course of the Legislature
of Virginia, att recent session, looking forward
TO our protection from aggression.
That we would suggest to. our brethren of the
South that while these aggressions continue, we
cannot view the people ofthe North in the light
we would wish, as brothers of one great family,
but must hold them{as alien and hostile in feel
|ing-and as an acto justice to ourselves, as one
ofprotection, we advise our W brethren, those
ofthe South, to %interpose b ylegislation a system
OF non-consumptiotl of Northern manufactures
and Northern productions, hereby pledging our
selves TO support them in such a course.
Acting upon the sametneasures of self.protec-
ton, as are, recommended in the above resofu.
tons, the Legislature will no doubt adoptduring
into etfectthe policy SO ACCOMPLISHMENTS by the
present condition of things. If the South will
refuse to 6ay elstFade or trafie stse ds..t5
in any manner whatever, it twill do much to pun
ish heraggressious on the one hand and develop
the energy and resources of the South on the
other, The public sentiment of the State de-
mands this measure of redress for grievances,
and calls upon hergpublic servants to give force
and4efectto some tangible system. thorough and
complete, for non-intercourse with the offend
ingStatesof the North. I%nmanysofthe Counties
of Virginia, with entral5Association at Rich
mond already formed. they are taking active and
efficient means to carry the above suggestions
intoqefsct. We should be- glad TO hear from some
ofsonr friends as to the prroopriety u of forming SINH.
lar societies throughout the Valley.