Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-17

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night within the public Square and II front of
the executive mansion.
sincerely and deeply resre, tic indignitics
there offered the Chief Mag gislrate of the State
Mr. barbour sand the proceedings Of the mob
~ front of the Governor house were t,rrnora
reprehensible than those of the mobin Cufap-
er county, by which free negro was forciby
taken from Jail and executed.
Mr.. Robinson, of Richmond said he should
nor have troubled the house further on the sut
iect, but for the remarks which the gentle.nar
from Culpeper had made as ID the mob in.tha
county. and his representing Il as falling tar
short Of what had occurred in Riehmund.---
IN CulPeper free negro was cohs icted of
murder on evidence which tile sup enc. orn-
nal tribunal declared was plainly insuiHciou
70 warrant the verdict and the verdict was SCI
aside The jury second tune found against
HIM, and the supreme criminal trii,umGi Of ,hc
State second time set aside the verdict
Without waiting for third trial, he mob took
the negro out of Jail and put him to death
HIN Richmond those who went to the Govern
ors house and made noise there had in ad-
dlton taken the negro who was the subject of
Executive clemency, and put him to death.
then we should have had case somewhat par
allel 10 that hich had occurred in Culpepur
The gentleman from Halifax MIR. Howcrton)
had forcibly alluded to this Cupeper case. and
10 whathad occurred in Grayson, to show the
improperly of making what had occurred in
Richmond the basis OF csoutons looking To II
removal of the seat of Government. Like that
gentleman, he (Mr. II. would not Justify or
defend the tumultuous conduct of those who
approached the Executive mansion las, night.
But he thought that whatever action was prop
er, would be had under the resolutions OF tho
gentlemen from Hanover.
Mr.. Yerby enquired if gentlemen Acre pro-
pared to say that the Capitol should he remov-
ed from Richmond in consequence OF the pro.
ceedngs on the Capitol square last night Be-
few persons had assembled around
the Executive mansion and treated the Gov
ernor with insult and indigniy, is it therefore
necessary for his securHy that the seat Of gov
ernment should be removed from Rchnondl
Mr.. Y. condemned the proceedings Of The
mob as shameful and dsgracciul, and hc be-
leved that all engaged in them will be severe
ly rebuked by the orderly and law loving peo-
pie OF Richmond. But outbreaks ofths char
acter. shameful as they are. will sometimes
take pace IN the best regulated communities,
and he thought il would be grossly an,usi to
passan resolutions implying ctnsure upon
whole community, for an act committed hy a
few awless and irtemperate persons
Mr.. Barbour, said, lie did not recognize the
right OF the gentleman from Richmond city
(Mr. Robinson) 10 arraign tie conduct of The
people Of Culpeper either upon lie subject
referred 10 by THAT gentleman, ~ upon any
other Had he (Mr. B) proposed 10 move
the Capitol to Culpeper county, then the gen
,eman's remarks might have haJ some pert.
nency to the question; but, not having mnde
any such proposition, the gentlcmar's refer
ence 10 what had occurred in rcaurd 10 tho
executions Of free negro, by mob violence,
in Culpepcr county. was entirely unraiiad fer
and out Of place. No man more deeply de-
r!ored this outrage in Culpepef tlan he (Mr.
RI dil-and had he been present at til time.
ho would have made every effort u bis power
to suppress the lawless proceedings ofiIe poo
pie. But even in this case, bad asit was,
there We're many palllating circumstances -
An estImAbe oung man. lmd at the dead
hour Of night been brutally muletcl, by a
ruflion free negro, Who had been lynched III
every county in which he had resided The
evidence, it is true was crcumstanal-blt Of
such character as to leave no doubt Of his
guilt. The young man had many connexions
in Culpeper and in the adjoining counties
who assembled at Cnpcper e. III. to witness
the progress Of The trial. Had the mob spirit
Of Richmond pervuded them the negro would
never have undergone his t,ial by The legal
tribunal Of the country. Instant death would
have been his inevitable doom. But the beo-
Pile waited unsl lie was fairly nied BY an
impartial jury, before whom able counsel had
been heard inrhe negro's defence The jury
rendered verdict ofmurdrr IN the first dc.
gree; and an appeal having been taken to tho
General Court. that tribunal sent the case back
to Culpeper for seeend trial. The Judge re-
fused 10 let any man in Culpcpcr set upon tho
jury in this second trial, but SEM writs 10 the
Justices Of Madison. directing them to select d
jury of men who had never heard the circum-
stances of the case. His orders were prompt.
ly executed; the second trial ofthe negro came
on, and after one Of the ablcst defences ever
heard before Court, the jury returned ver-
dict Of murder in the first degree. Ano,her
appeal was taken TO the General Court, and
in the meanwhile similar murders were com
nltted in the adjoining counties. Under all
these circumstances. SO well calculated to in
cense the people and to justify the excitement.
a crowd assembled before the Court House,
and not~ outstanding the most earnest appeals
made to dissuade them from violence, pro-
ceedcd to perpetrate an act which esery cool
and rejecting man condemned and dcplored
Mr. Segar said, be should vote for the orgi-
nal resolutions, as being more expressive than
any others that had been offered. ofhis deep
execration ofthe outrage out Of which the res
oluton had grown. He did not mean, how
ever. by the vote, he should give to commit
himself 10 the removal Of the Capitol, for that
was question not to be determined by the de. =
monstratons of lawless mob. and still LEGS
did he design to cast any imputation upon the
great body Of the Richmond community,
which he believed to be law loving and law
abiding community. and which he doubted not.
would take an early occasion to show that the
great mass Of its people. hold no sympathy
and would lend no countenance to the disor-
derly mob. which had insultea the chief Maeis.
trate ofthe Commonwealth, and in insulting
him. ofereda foul indignity to the whole State.
Mr.. Leake said that although mobs had oc.