Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-14

snchr rehs' Aud II none be how can The separate
g"'efnmenls o' The States mnaian and protect the paw
ers reserved to them by the Constitution or the psopls
of several States maintain those which are reserved
to em aud anong others The soverer, powers by which
they ordained and established not only het separate State
constitution, and governments, but also the Constitution
aud Government Of the United Sises7 But IL they have
no constitutional means OF maintaining them against the
night claimed by this Government. necessarily follws
MAT 'hey hol them at Its pleasure and discieton and
hat oil the powers Of tho in reality copcen.
ua''d IN IT, II nlso follows that the cha acier Of the
Government has been changed in consequence from q
redefal republic as Il originally came trnn the h1nls Of
It's ra'ners and that has been changed into graf
'i"nal consolidated democracy. 1t has, indeed. M
present all The characteristics of the latter. and
one Of the brner, although il still retains It's outward
form.
The result of The whole of these causes combnded is
that thu North had acquired drcided ascenderoy
overv department, of this Government and though II
control over all The powers Of the system single
lion governed by the will Of the numerical majority. has
new, IN fact the control Of the Government aud the en-
're powers of the system Wha, wasauce cons uiiou-
vi Federal republic. is oonvered IN reality into
as absolute as that o the Antca' Of Russia. and as drs
poc IN i's tendency any absolute that ev
er existed
AS ihnn. the North has the absolute ronire tho
overnmen' IL manifest that all g,rs ions betwean
II and the Snh, where there is divesy Of INTERESTS
tho Interest of the latter will ba sacrificed t. the ormer
however oppressive the eff may he, the Sooh
possesses no means by whic resist. through ,he
action oi the Government. But, il there question
oi vital Importance 10 the South in reference u which
there was diversity Of views between Tho sections.
'hls state of things might be- endured. without the hsz
atd nj destruction 10 the Souh Bu, such in M, tho
tact There Is question Of vial Importance TO the SOUTH
efn seclion in reference ~ which The views aud flnys
o' two sections arc AS opposite and hos lie as hey can
possibly be.
refer 10 the relation brweon Tho tw, races in tho
southern eec'ion which Institutes vital ponn Of her
sc'l organia,ton Every portion of the Noth eoertans
views and feelings more OF less hostile 10 H. h,se most
opposed and hostile regard sin. aud consider hen-
selves under thu s4cred Obligation To of nt
10 Il, sruy IT, Indeed 10 The exien that they cnnceya
they have power they reg ,fd thons Ives implicated
IN thu sin aud Responsible Tor suppessn1 II, by The
o all and every means Those less oppesed aud hostile
regard II crme-fo olence ag inst humanity, No
they call ,and although nnl lauac,l, feed themselves
bound 10 use all efforts /, effect The object; while
those who are least opposed and hostile regard Il as
blot and stain the character Of what they call the
nation, mud feel themselves accordingly hound 10 give IL
m connlenance support d, the contrary. the s,uti-
ern sertlon regards the relation which cann, bo
destroyed without subie TIM the Two races 10 the great
est calamity. aud the section 10 poverty, d la,on
aud "re'chedness; anl accotlngly they feel bmnd.
by every consideration Of interest and safety o de-
fend IT,
This hostile feeling he part of tho North tawards
the so'ia organisation of the Soulh long lay dormsnt,
but 1t only required po those who felt
mosi intensely that they responsible for its contnu
nnce. TO call il into action. The increasing ppwer OF
this Government aud of II control of the northern
ton over all its departments furnished the cause was
this which made an impression on the minds ot m,ny.
that there was e or no restraint prevent the Gov
eminent from doing whateyeri might chose 10 do
This sui ,ent of it's II Ia PIT the mos, fanacal
potion of the North in action for the purpose Of de-
siruyng the existing relation between the two races In
| the South.
The first organized movement towards 1t commenced
in 1885 Then, for the first tme societies were organ
izod presses sihlished. lecturers sent firth 10 excs
lhe people o 'hc North aud ncendiary publications scat
tered over tho whole South, though the mail. The
South was thoroughly aroused. Meetings were held ev
cry where, and resolutions adopted, calling upon the
North to apply remedy 10 arrest the threatened evil
and pedgne themselves u adopt measures f Their own
protection ii it n I arrested. A The meeting OF
Congress petitions poured in from the Nor'h calling up
On Congress to abolish slavery in The District oi C"lum
bia and to prohibit what they called the iaernal slave
trade between the States, Announcing. Al The same
lime. that their ulmae object was to abolish slavery.
only In the District, but IN tho States and throEhut
the Union At this period the number engaged IN tho
agitation small and possessed little OF no personal
Influence
Neither parry in Cangress had. AT thai time any SYM
pahy with ihen their cause. The men'eIs oi each
pary presented their petitions W tn great reucance-
! Nevertheless as small and contempuble as the party
then was both of the greit parties OF the Norih dreaded
them They felt that. ,hough small. they were organ
zod in refereuce TO subject w'ch had great and
commanding influence over tho northern mnd. Each
lest The oppos to party should take advantage OF the one
who might do so. by favorng their peiIpns Inc ef-
feel was ha, both united in insisting that the p"tl'lons
should be received aud that Congress should lake Infs-
dclion Of the subject for which they prayed oJusn'y
their course they took the extra rd'nary ground mat
Congress was bound receive petitions on every suoec!
however objectionable migb beaod whether 'bey had
or had nt jurisdiction the subject, ihesc views
prevailed in the House of Representative, and para"y
~ the Sena and hus the party succeeded III 'het n's
movements in gaining what they pr"p'sed-a rs''ion
10 Congress, from which a4iallon could ne eApnu'o
over the whole. UUion. Tins was The conhencehe"s
Of The agitation which has ever since niaued ana
which, as is now acknowledged has endangered the On-
ion itself.
As for myself, believed. at tha, early per"d, II the
party wha got up the petitions should succeed III ges,
inp Congress TO take jurisdiction, that agitation woua
follow and that it would, in the end, not arfes'eo'
destroy the Union. then so expressed mysei III oe-
BATE and called upon both parties to take sfo""os ass
ASSUMING ,risdicton but in vain. ii nd my Voice oeen
Needed and had Congress refused to take jnrisdc.on'
by the united votes Of all parties, the agitation wh'cn
followed would have been prevented and the ianaticai
zeal that gives impulse the agi alton, and which has
brought Us 10 our present perlous condition. w'nt, nave
become extinguished from the want of s'mehnt " teeo
the fame That was the ,ms tor the Norlh to snow hef
devotion to the Unon but, unfortunately hoh OF tne
great par,ies of that section intent IN ooainng
or retaining party ascendency. that all oher conSoea
lions were overlooked or fmgo'ten.
What has since followed but the natnra' oo"'o
ouences With the success ofther first movement 's
small fanaca party began tn acquire stFens'ni ...
that TO become an object of courtshp to boh 'n gss