Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-23
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POLITICAL,
Summers o.s slavery.

We shall be very much deceived IL the
people of Virginia do not Indignantly re-
buke the odlous attempt which hns been
made % tastcn on George w. Summers.
the Wing candidate for Governor. the
charge of being "an Ahohiouist.' IN
the United States, ut this imc,lhe charge of
Abolitionism isone ofiniamy ar' reproaeh;
for the man on whom 1t can be truly las-
tened, stands before the country MS one
ready 10 commit treason aud perjury, for
the purpose of trampling the laws under
foot ard overturning the Government
Can such charge as this be truly made
agains, George w. Summers! Thecharge
is, that he saem, at this day. an Abolition
isl, and an Aholiiionist in the mos, dis
graceful and infamous sense of the term
in that sense in which tits applied TO JOSH
ud Giddins IS. w. Phillips, and their de
graded compecrs. II this charge be true,
the people should turn from Mr.. Summers
with oathing and scorn, but il it turns out
that tits anunusi Charge charge trump.
ed up for political effect. then we have
mistaken the character Of the people Of
Virginia il'thcy do not, BY their vote at the
polls, vindicate Mr.. Summers, and signally
rebuke LIS accuscrs.
Now, we ask, who is George w. sum
mers, whence comes he, and how is it
that he occupies his present position as a
candidate for the Chief Executive Office Of
| Virginia. Mr.. Summers is a man Of pr
vate character so irreproachable thut the
breath Of slander itself has never left
tant upon it, He is beloved aud respect
ed where he his spent his life, aud has
never failed % attract friends and admir-.
ers wherever he has gone. For years he
represented his county in the Legislature
aud his District in Congress, and the Gdcli-
ty and ability with which he discharged
his representative trusts won for him
reputation Of which any man might be
proud. In the late State Convention he
lowered head and shoulders above any
other member. and although his views on
the most important subject which was
acted upon by the Convention, were di.
rec,ly opposite 10 those entertained by
Easter II Virginia, yet it cannot be denied
that, on this subject he faithfully and ably
represented the viii of his constituents.
and certainly occupied q position MS unob.
jcciouable as that of his Democratic com.
petitor. Mr.. Summers comes from one of
the largest slavcholding counties Wes, Of
the Blue Ridgc--a county which would
be as ready TO expel an Aboliiionist"
from It's borders rs any in Virginia. But
how is il. that Mr.. Summers is now the
candidate for the Office of Governor Of
Virginia! Who placed him in That con
spicuous positionl On The 25ih Of Sep
tcmber a Convention assembled at the
town of Charlottesville, and there. by AM
unanimous vote, Nominated Mr.. Summers for
the Office of G Governor. There was no de-
bate, no eleciioncering or caucussing; bul
Mir. Summers cluims 10 this distinguished
position were acknowledged by acelama-
ton. This Convention was composed in u
great degree Of slaveholders--of mon
whose interests depend on the mainiain
ance Of slavery, and Of all the guarantees
thrown around that institution by the Con
st;.ltion Of the United States. Now, we
ask, can il be believed that Convention
so constituted would thus unanimously and
promptly have nominated man for the
Office of Governor Of whose views on the
subject Of slavery they were ignorant, or
who wac suspected Of being tainted with
the ininu;est spcck Of Abolitionl Can il
be credited that, at this timc, when the
most violent assaults are made upon slave
ry, and when the united efforts and ener-
gies of the South are taxed, to maintain
the institutions; that Convention OF Fir-
gina Shareholders would nominate "an
Ab0litiOaist' for the office of Governor Of
Virginia, and thus say 10 the Frcc.soilcrs,
"rersevere in your attacks, and one-half Of
Virginia will desert their property and in
tcrcsts and enlist under your anti-slavcry
banner" Men generally act from mo.
tive, and we should be glad to know what
motive, what reason could have prompted
the Charlottesville Convention Unanimous
ly to nominate ''en Abolitioniat" for Cove
nor! The conclusion is irresistible, that il
was the purpose ofthe Charlottesville Con
vention 10 place IL the field a candidate il
whom they had most confidence, md
whose prospects Of being elected Were
most favorable. II is nonstrousIy Improb-
able that body Of gentlemen, Of at least
ordinary intelligence, would have oban-
doncd their busincs and their homes, and
repaired TO Charlottesville for The purpose
of nominating "on 4Joidionist' for the Of
fee Of Governor Of slayehoidDg Virginla.
But we do not mean that our readers shall
rely on such facts even as these cobclu-
sivc as they are, 10 prove that Mr.. Sum
mcrs is as sound upon the subject OF slave
ry as any man in the South. We mean to
place before them the whole history Of the
slavery agitation oflS32, and prove, ifthe
Journal of the Legislature is a record of
facts, that If Geo. w. SumneFs Is not clear
Of the faint Of Abolition, the Democracy
cannot convict him Of it without, ut the
same time convicting men Of their own
party whom they have placed in high and
honorable, offices subsequent to that time
We pledge ourselves to this,and we furtb-
er pledge ourselves, that If we fail to do so,
to vote for the Democratic candidate for
Governor. We shall do this in short mum
bers, which will be convenient forpcrusal
and reference, and commence in our next
paper.--Petcrsburs Int.
Virginia and the Compromise.
The Union brings up the whole Demo
cracy Of the South. nWy wiuy, TO stand IN
the Compromise platform. Itlets Them all
into the fcld--nnlliGer ard secessionisf,
36 30 men, and anti Conpromise men Of
all hues and compilations Though the
Democracy Of fifteen 'Sfafcs have rcso-
lu,ev refused to have a word TO say for
the Compromisc---it is only BY this very
Democracy (n the Uaion's .iudgmcnt) thai
the Compromise is to be maintained and
executed.
Nay, !. is IN the NortA only that he
Union regards the Compromise as a test.
II dcnouncos the Wings OF New York be-