Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1851-10-21

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ciety and Is subjeet 10 its aetioneven 70 deSlEue
ton But lest we may uisrePTeseHts we VII
giyei the language Of The gentleman who hFst
announcrdtt = Ny views are briefly these, said
Mr FauIkuer-s they go 10 theitouudatlOn upon
which the social editice ests-PEopeTly - tile
creature of civil society So long as that pro-
perty is not dangerous 10 the good order o. So
ciety, ii may and will be tolerated. Bot, sir, SO
soon as II is ascertained 70 IeopaTdize the peace,
the happiness, the good order, nay, the very eS-
istepce of society, from that moment the Eight ny
which they hold their property is gone-so'ciety
ceases TO give its cOnsent-tbe cOnditton upon
which they are permitted to hold tits violated
their right ceases. Why, sir, il is even rule OF
municipal law, and we use this merely as anil
Iustration OF the great PRINCIPLES OF society, Sie
IteTe tao Ut aISenOuna non L0edGS SO hold your
property as not to ininre the property, stIl less
the lives and happiness Of yonr s1etghboTss ana
the moment, even 10 tie best regulated comMu'
mites, there is in practice departure IRON tbls
principle, ynu abate the nuisance, ltmsy cause
loss, but il is what our black letter gentlemen
term C1mntlst =ObSque injuTid, a loss Tor which
the law affords no remedy No" tor the aPPIl-
cation of these principles: Sit, to Sontend ttat
fl ralWe shall be paid for the slaves 6y the com
InonweaIth, now or at any future period OF their
emancipation, is 10 deny all right of action upon
this subject whatsoever. II is not within the.
financial ability of the State to purchase them
We have not the means-the utmost eHLFemWY
of taxation would fall far short nf an adequate
treasury. What then shall be done We must
endeavor 10 ascertain some middle gFOond OF
compromise between the rights of the eOmmnaIty
and the rights Of ipdividuals-some scheme
which, while il responds 10 the demands OF tne
gpeople for the externlinaIonot the alarming evi,
will not in it's operation disconcert the settled IN
w
in pecnniary ruin and embarrassment (FauiA-
inefss speech-peges II, Is. l6. i-s.ss.e.r
e NoTE-It is surprising that Mr.. Faulkner IN
bis excerpts skipped from page 9Th TO page 22d
This doctrine, absurd as It mar seem in the
practical application made by the speaker, will be
sure TO become the most popular with those aho
litionistsin Virginia who have no slave property
TO sacrifice. We find that the highly obnoxious
doctrine inst spoken Of, was not enterlaIned by
tho sEeutteHaTs from BeEkeleT lone, ed
tn an equally offensive extent by Mr. McDowell,
Who is supposed by his friends to have made the
most able and eloquent speech IN favor OF aboIi-
IiOp. Il is thus, il We may be permitted TO boz
rovv the Justly Indignant language OF Me- Goodies
elOdue mt and forcible speech, that onF property
has been compared 10 nuisance winch tue COM
monwealth may abate at pleasure. a ma
ton of souls to be abaIed by the mere effort of the
will of the general assembly. "A nation Oi Tree
men TO hold their property by tho PrecaTious
tenure OF the pfecaFiQHs will Of the general as
semblys and TO reconcile us to our condition, we
are assured by the gentleman from Berkeley, that
the general assembly, in the abundance OF us
libeTality, is ready TO enter into compromise, by
which we shall be permitted to hold our own pro-
perty twenty; eight years on condition that we
titen surrender il absolutely and unconditi0naily
Sir, cannot butadmiTe the frankness with which
these gentlemen have debated This subjects They
have exhibited themselves in the tuilness Otlheir
intentions giving no warning oftheir designs;
and We now see in all its nakedness the van'ty
Of all hope OF compensation. ~ Goode 8 speech,
Psge 29.)
: HorE-IIon. wm. o. Goode, of Meck!enburg,
late of the House Of Re RepresentatiVes-tEequ
speaker of the House of Delegales-mcmbeT Ui
the late Convention, and one o! the most accom- 4
pIished and eminent speakers in the State, whose
name does not appear in Mr. F.'s distinguished
catalogue. +a
President Dew.s testimony is now before your
readers. a gentleman just second TO that great
man in point of talents next claims attentIon.-
Hon. Daniel Webster, of Massachusetts.
Extract from Webster's speech. Appendix to
Congressional Globe-vol. AZ, pit. ], p. 275:
IL do not mean to fmpute gross motives even
to the leaders oftbese iabOlitOD) societies, butt
am not blind 10 the consequences. cannot bot
see what mischief their interference with the
South has produced. And is Il not plain 10 every
maBl2 Let any gentleman v ho doubts ot thar,
recuF tozthe debates in the Virginia House Of
Delegates in 1882, and lie will see wilb what
freedom proposition, made By Mr. Randolph for
the GRADUAL abolition of Slavery, was discussed
i'm that, body. Every one spOke Of slavery as he
thought, very ignomiTlfous anddisparaging names
and epithets were applied 70 ID. The. debates
in the House Of Delegates on that occasion, be-
lieys! were all published. They were read by
every eoioEed sman Who could read,z and II there
were trly who could not read those debates we're
read 10 Them by others. At that time Virginia
was moi unwilling nor afraid TO discuss this qles
ton, and 10 let that paI1 ot neF i1noW
as much Of Il as they could learns That was in.
Hlsss AS has been said By the honorsble mem
her ffSrn Gafoiita, these abolitoh. societies com
mesncsd ahgit course ofsactions In 1885. n i
a 4II-zii do not know botg true Il may be-ihat
fbev sent fnee ndiary publications into the slave
ssgsres at any event, tbsy attempted to afodse,
and did afousel q very strong feeling 10. giheE
words they created great sgitationin 10 the North
spainst southern slavery. Well sEbat was the
fFss1Iss9 Tie bonds of HE elares were boHRd
more druily ths1 befote riyeis we're more
strongly Iakiened Pqblie opinion. which ID Yir4
eiuia tlaiI beenn 70 be ezhibited sgainst sagery,
ard ssSas spEnina, out Tor The fisrgssiop OF the
a,estion. drew back and slt itself 1p 10 ftF cas-
liz. i wish 10 know NtleIheFsany z56ds % VitJ
-aS,.Y,f,SS. 5tsfk as Mf RaudoIpb Gov Nc