Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1851-10-21
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Faalk knes ielsly pub lished in yatlF ellnulnss
are 20 sntsf dIsappein pept, the usual pes
naHyS of ideeep ption. possess no qua lities Of
head 1f SeS 1T fe ii ME for such an eifnf4 bFs
tanate indeed that was taug i'm yodtl that'vf
tuperaiipn Is ~ rhet tss m leaie=
personaiiLy is ,lot feasen hile ii The discussion
Of grave tlieifes these: rhetoric to persuade, To-
gfc 10 discuss, and reason 10 convince, are rlie
propef that true mem stise.s These deal
les4'let ssFs
etfte few sgiso have exnected tIat 10 the ac-
ltonsinstitnted gahIst me by Ghas. !. Fadlkrer,
Esq jar Congress IN stafss Dtstyfet,
Tor ase scaa2alots and ssickea
tior,' would. appear to plead 6 not guilty s. and
!. put myself upon the country, = must not-eshall
notsBe disappointed. =. Not guilty" of The pre-.
mises-ss NOT guilty. even IN JoTo c0Scis4itSe,
and let the voters ofthis District jury OF the
yicipage, Try theiissne made between us. a
@yef-no counsel will assist in this defence.
no bafAtticks or legal techniealltles will be re-
sorted sfothe cause shall etfied np01t The me.
rits. The foundation OF. Mr. FaulkHer's 5 action.
consists of certain extracts from letter admitted
by this defendant, lately reprinted from The Ytr
ginid Argus in the " Spirif of jefferson" These
extractssare asifoliows: g
Con the faith of memory IreacheFous in the matter Of
date atany rate sdbsequentto TO the Southampton Mas
sacre svmewhat memorable debate occurred upon 'ns
the aboIiifdn OF slavery ia this State (of the emanci-
TaEty may sound tess hsrshiy 10 ears polite
aye. F4ctLE PRITcEPswas the accoIupltshet el0-
quent honorable, inst lamented Ex Governor Jas
Mcdowell, butlile young and gifted Charles James
as very fortunate fdt Virginia, fortunate for her pros
periIy, integrity andh happnt thar one those mas
spirits Informed bynalure with energy and power
10 check the headY cur
rent of anatcism, stood up in the House, on that mo-
mentous occasion, 70 sway s reason AN ana aF[ef ~
rels which were too shortly upon hiseaT
II tomb. But if the powerful aud
be- eFabie IL the untvaIled vigor and felicity of
Professor De%s searching and O.
of the Sta,s-a accession Of strrlgtt has been funs
ed in the comfortable words OF these Enanei,
rejoce5 in even aystfengtti scarcely aSeef-
tanned when Daniel Webster's giant arm hured PACK
the ann slavery sentiments promugea IN that
The last Congress in his great speech upon the
mise! And now the Question Is, shall The people OF
Virginia elsIateto In Congress one ot te gene
men who has materially advanced the canse OF e2gres
sion upon Her slave Interests, aud advocated doctrines
which Go,t and Glings " ouId gperlaps admire: or
Chase end Seward cordially approved Suppose Mr; r,
Faulkner now to be The bestpf Southern men, and tell
gress OF him who would each day benet by the extra
ordinary pfnposniGrs oFtlfe debate Of 1922 But we
have learned 'front.' ysF lips OF 5 mat
eress with aiitIe honors Of e Fugitive Slave Bill
ls.blushing thick FeiRd hin. Fortunate indeed
,s gsa.lfSS i 5siaP
on sde oi me nJ aSn,sT ars
rcudefiHs 10 ibis new Caesar, the things that are
Clrsarts.i n1tBaju sis,f, RS - sab lE@ IS .ias74
.Shond the favored hand off, Art at some time seek
in Mr Fautkhet's political career Interesting designs
for an historical alpeurit, these should bett'e four:
s p @gR Hsa6 S 81 2S
beltraPpngs of his haplsss man
Sa 70 s y5si sR9si S9i' xes and 3 With lie of
10 words OF hope and cnsolhttOn written on the
pages Of his great EsiAHcIFATIoN sfEEcs .qs Ess1t
/ The documentary evidence which tue defence
proposes 10 use in this cause consists Of
i. {" A Review OF the debate in the Virginia
Legislature oTs 80 j and i832,-By Thomas. r.
Dew, Professor of History. Metaphysics and Po-
Iitical Law, William and Mary College.
h Q. ssSpeeeh.of Mr.. Webster, of tMassachnsetts;'
in the Senate, March $50, Compromise kes
Vol: :i22. pafte1 269 ct seq
3.s.rhe Onion. Past and Future: How 1t
and how 10 save It.-zByla citizen OF Flr.
ginias, (Mnscoe r. II. Garnet s EGG s. ss,
i q. Letter Of Charles ]. Faulk kner-Septem
40. 1851 -Sbiritiof Jefferson, October z, 1861.
4 Olhera important documentary evidence, CON
sisting Of the speeches! Of the late GoV.sJam
Dowell, Of, ,Rockbridge. The late Iohn fThomp.
son Brown, Esq, OF Petersburg, and Charles Jas
Faulkner, Esq of Berkeley, is supposed, to be In
pdssessiona Of the complainant, Mr.. Faulkner
His,owu speeeh is admitted to be. iiIo get at all
The, material evidence of these documents, some
per,jnent under The statute OF Viz
srinia Sgilllbe filed in due time. Now TO the evi-
dence!s z19R q
LIST. Extracts from Presidenti BeNa's Review
sin our Southern sIayeholding country. the
question Of ancipatIon has nege bee n seEld1s'
~ discussed in any Of our islatpres, until the
Whole subject, under the most exciting clrcum-
stances. .q@as during the last winter brought up
for discussion in The Nirgina legislature, andd
olails of,partslot total ion were earnestly
dressed. upon tBss sf'eRt,on Ct that body
,elsSms sl6oked 10 The removal Of the free peo.
ble OF color by the efforts OF The Colonization So
eety as. ii antid0te 10 llonr ills; Some were
dsposed 10 strike al the root of he eyi-to call
on The General Gopefnmen for aid and, by the
Iabors of Hercules, the curse OF ella.
VERY from the land. Others again, who could
Virginia should stand towards the
General 5GoreEhme pt, EsR hose nnco titntional
factionishe had eyeEs been oremest 10 resist, IN
The attitude of q suppliap looked toTRaru te me
I ieefslatiye action OF the Staie aS cePapie ~
achieving Tie desiSed In this sta.e OF exs
afitE finallayed pprehensions the
Iafnrs met, and plans for abnlti were proposed
and earnestly advocated in, debates IPon the
limpEdbEie of7this debates we beg leave 10 make
II q few b bgef al w. Z. .6s
6 But how f1peimig ight have been the Tseto-
ErfcaI tlgfl
Ii enlarged ise aud ptact ctieal plan 81 9peTatlops,
Il vsas bscnnsed bytthe abolIfionisfs. We VIII go
heiFs rgutne niss 70 tost
cases s ere of i'd and lnie ct. cter,
EbaseI upon PRINCIPLES and assp IONS cf'
L b most yicfops aud siaTning kind sabgsFsgei
6f lie firlits Of property aud te order aId
aniltyo al society aud port ending te TIE y hole
gtol,iine conntr ttlsy ever sllsl be tpts
nsSed out most hleconse-'
ia6enees bs il, lIes'eyeF, ttoF9 20 asepSe
Ne a6SIitionists ii flIe Virsfnia iHlainfe pf
4 any lo os or etl-
fynise HE q brio el societJ A e have po uge ot
iiSa, we're act titie ntously he best;
bnt IL ostefhappens ens that Taii iFppef ms FlslH
too ardent and plss ~ el :; tEs
Bnt the IL its zeal tor