Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-06-06

delivered IN The II0se Il ~ s'niaises, The 2st
d4y o february. made hese Y,ry tine and pertinent re
mahs
=. am nj 5, unDind(nl ufituih 10 d ny that, IN 70
spec h. he sal 81 pow under considers non. of our
sanhefn IN. nds have -d cause 10 complain But 1t
must have been remark d by all af rs hal the represent
afiecs from IA Stats which have really been agesed
IN Ibis nsp,el are nui ia who have threatened
/ vi dsuni, II. These thpas have 60 ne from The rep
resenalivts oil Stats from which venture Ia say,
average one sliye cfcap IN five years. ha ever
head al slave escaping from Mississippi or Alnbsma
! Where does lac 90 lo2 Who helps hun away Ger
ainy nA the people of The North Kentucky, Virginia
Mar, land and Missouri the only States that really
snIerefs hy he pc oi Saves do mi seem ~ have
dreamed Of dissolution remedy; while the rerresen
afiyes from fswofIhe ktfeme Southern States, whence
slaves cIud ma escape han from he island oi Gu
bs ample and impn.isa nec ssy for dss Nv
inp The nnn and establishing 'Sruhern clufrdsracy,
in he ged fac tina hir slaves entIced away by
/ he citizens OF the Nafih y
Now the counterpart Of The "agtaiion' presents
equally snpnla md striking asp in the fact that The
great 81 cmot and ,n.cy We been raised against the
cruelty and enmmiy of the reclamation oslayes IN quar-
ies where such reclamation has ever been made, OF
If ever mad. the instances exceedingly few and
/ far between to have escaped general knowledge
New England. it is we'll known is Tho chosen seat OF alb
olin pr aud the abolition speieirs. Here II IS,
pdncipaly ha The lltnef cheer The morning by full col
umns OF amenhlIos The fate OF human beings free
by nature and by law above the cons onn bu Sent
/ II,
and strips. Aud The latter reiesh themselves
fro daily toll by orgies Of night devoted IN the
potings OF philanthropy; mingag all the While their
ana henas AT what they call man aching" with the
hord aud priane Ulntg ons uf he Christian Sab
ha h. aud indeed of the whole Divine Revelation. they
sancty their philanthropy by ueIigiun and profanity
HEY manifest then charity by contempt Of God and his
commandments
1t Is well to nq ire what foundation there is for all
s fhaps dy Of ,piuon, AMI all III violence in conduit.
What aud how many the Insane o the SECURE of
flai iyr ayes which these persons have en-, which
have happened in New England in thrir time AID
whal have been The Circumstances Of injustice. cruelty.
and at,cy attending hfm To ascertain the ruh IN
ia apael have made dltignnt inquiry Of members of
Congft IS from the six New ENGLAND States On sub
fcl 81 general cannot b. sure Of couso that the in.
ornall toeoytd ls enllrly accnratc and therefore,
10 moi tint lhn statement which | am about To pre-
may BE- relied on altogether correct but supp sc
Il c,nnol BE- maie1Ily The result. then. of
all barn is this NJ seizure Of an alleged fugitive
save has ever been made IN Maine. No seizure Of an
alleged fugitive slave h been made IN Nv
llanrshlfe No sz,re of an alleged fugitive slave has
ever heen made in Vermont No seizure of an alleged
fugitive slave las been made in Rhode Island within The
last Unity years. No lzure Of an alleged fugitive Save
is known have been made in Connecticut except one
about twenyh Yeas ago and III that the negro
WIS i'm nedaiely discharged for want o proof OF iden-
iy. Some ins anc Of The seizure Of alleged fugitive
slaves known to have occurred in this generation n
their history uncertan; that one took place in B S
Ion Twelve fifteen yeas ago. aud IN That some char
ilahly disposed ,elsons oered the a Of money
Which lac uglde as less ihan half The value If the
slave. bul Inch he agreed accept and The negro was
dischuged. lew cases sup ose, may have occurred
N New '-dlad, but They attracted lIie notice, nor
ilr ms can learn, caused any complaint. Indeed. | do
not know that there ever han single
two arising IA that place b. it remembered that am
spf akua Of ccamllions II slaves made by their masters
undo he of | m mt kim, +
ces ul VaIent abduction and kidnapping made by per
sons MT pot s5lng To be retaining their slaves.
II this be true accom-, of all that has happened in
New England within the last thirty yea s. respecting
the arrest Of fugitive slaves and believe 1t su stanaI
so, what Is there 10 justify the passionate appeals, the
vehement aud empty declarations tho wild and fantastic
conduct, OF both man and woman which have 81 LONG
disturbed and 81 much dlsgaced the commonwealth
and the country What is there especially that should
induce public 10 break loose from all lu,t restraint
fall themselves ino The mcest vagaros and fan with
what they ca eoquence, the fires ever ready To kin
die of popular prejudice and popular excitement sus
pec all this to be The fl, ct Of that wandering and va
giant philanthropy which disturbs and annoys all that is
pnsent. IN time or place by heating the Imagination on
SUBJ Z = Instant, remote. aud uncertain.
II IS admitted. on all hands. that the necessity for any
legal provision Tor the retaining of fugitive slaves
misfortune and an evil; as 1t is admitted by nearly all
hat slavery Ilsrli Isl misfortune aud evil And there
States IN which The evil attending ihc recla
Is practically felt. Bat where the evil really exiss
there is comparatively ie complaint. and no excite
ment. Ma'yland and Pennsy lvania for example lie
tho the slave side of the line, tho other on the
free side Slaves escape from Maryland fee into Penn
sylvania. and there arrested. These instances are
not nDlr quent aud usually create disturbance ard
excite eNaSreraled feeling. In instance indeed
mob assembled 10 rescue the fugitive violence ensued
and lite was lost. This, OF course, created popular
sentiment, Pno for considerable time aaiIaed the neigh
borhood but In general the people of Pennsylvania un
dorsani Their neighbours rgh', and willing thai they
should be secured and enjoyed Massachusetts grows
ietvi on Pennsy wanna wrongs while Pennsylvania her
sell IS not excited by any of sech wrongs. anl
complains of no injustice The abolilionss of Massa
chnses, both the outand on' and the quasi rend the
wclkn with sympaiheS Tor Pehnsy lyana, while Penn.
syivana would quite as willingly be left 10 her own
care OF herself Massachusetts fall abundantly tr
Pennsylvana utlr'ngs; but which sulltrngs, Pennsy
wanna herself knows little or thing Of No people
more opposed To slavery than the people of Pennsy wanna
We know, especaly. that that great and respec able
part Of her population, the Friends have borne their
mony against II from the first Yet they create no ex
ctempnl they seek not to overthrow or undermine the
constitution ri their country. They know that irmness
steadlnesS OF principle, a Just moderation and uncon
queahe perseverance are the virtues, the practice of
winch is most likely TO correct whatever is wrong in
the constitution vi the social system No doubt there
are sometimes 10 be found Friends subject t, the lraiy
OF desiring To brcnme consplcous. the influence of
false sen'lmenaly, borne away into an atmosphere
nckeIng between light and darkness by the pn0s of
the transrendenla philosophy. Bot that is not mals
dy u the great body They remain Of sound and disp,s
my minds AMI memories. mscd by authority
which ongot not 10 msead. If ii be not true, that that