Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-05-17
From the Bait. Patriot.
Disunion at The North.


Disunion al The North.
Mr.. Wendell Phillips is one Of those feroeious
champions of freedom Who 'nounee the dead or
the distant to assemblies composed of ladies, chi
dren and diynes. H. is one of those trumpeters
who bray at the onset. but are never seen IN the
charge. The peculiar point oths oratons Is 10
tnunt the North wtlitz subsection to Southern
Shareholders, and to elevate the difference IN
system Of labor into a religion. In the recent
saturnalia Of abolition he has been emboldened to
announce another measure of mischief. lie now
advocates the dissolution of the Union.
''You cannot" SAYS Mr.. Phillips, "create an
anti slavery sentiment SO durabe,s unreenting'
so vigilan that the Government cannot Outwlt or
undermine it;consequently the only way in which
you can save the slave, is 50 to arrange political
circumstances that there shall be no such Govern
nent in eIistence.' Our italics.
Here is declaration tina, the success OF aboil-
tion is paramount to the preservation OF the Union
1t is followed by the assertion that IT Hancock
and Adams could be heard upon the subject, so
far from finding fault with disunion," they would
say
'.Do us the justice to believe that we did not in
tend the foul trick that has been wrought upon
you; that if we could speak with the experience
of sixty years we would bid you not to hold back
your hands, but to dash in fragments the proof
of our only, but our fatal mistake 10 blot out the
only record that humanity has against our memo
ry.' 1t is but justice to the past to suppose they
did not mean to leave such legacy as they
have done.
The n Y Tribune has signazed its 'lfby ayow-
ing doctrines equally subversiye Of the Union
1t declares the passage of the Nebraska bill tan
tamount to a civil Revolution, and an open Dec
nration of War between Frt edom and slavery ON
the North American Continent, to be ceaselessly
waged till one or the other party finally and alb
solu' ely trumphs;" and in urging opposition to
thp nu of this nhuo law, the follow
ing language:-
Better that confusion should ensue-better
! that discord shouldreign III the National Councils
better t'at Congress should break up in miid
disorder nay better Il at the Capitol itself should
blaze by the torch of the incendary, or fall and
bury all its inmates beneath its crumbling ruins
than that this perfidy and wrong should be final
ly accomplished.
ain pursuing the course we indicate, the friends
Of freedom in the House will be sustained by the
Press and by the People, and, as are beiiepe, IN
Chdteuer form support shalt be demanded. we
devoutly urge them to be faithful to their trust
in this great emergency, and to confidently rely
upon popular sympathy that will treasure their
deeds rs the acts of martyrs. Such course will
secure the support of men toho ,cW hold their tires
cheap III the niaintona"oo of the righteous cause
which that minority is called to defend" Our
italics.
Such are the objects. and such the language
of men who direct the abolition movement. The
one declares that the Union ought to be dissoly-
ed, the other that fla Congress sworn to obey the
Constitution " shall break up in wild disorder, "
to prevel the regular action of the representa-
tive department, nay if the Hall of legislation
shell be burned it will be justified by the object
and that all those who do this act will have
"whatever support may be demanded" by men
who will "hold their lives cheap III the malnten-
ance of the righteous cause
Here is gratutous treason Why should the
minority of Congress break up the session OF that
body to prevent the passage of law! Should
this be done in all cases in which the forms of
Legislation cannot be brought to correspond with
the wishes of IA minority; was the government
made To carry out the wishes of the smallest
number Because, if this minority veto be prop
err, the operations of the government should be
stopped whencvera small number of obstinate or
nterestetfmembers choose to do We say it
is gratuitous treason for if there shall have
been fraud practieed npon the people of the L.
nted States by the passage of particular law
the people competent 10 correct it by re
peal of the law and by visiting signal and sum-
mary vengeance upon the fathless representa-
tives. Who then is to judge of the compliance
with representative pledges! bowling orator
and few white vered mcepdiaries, whose faith
ers either skulked from the battle-helds of the
Republic or fought on the British side OF our
contests-or the men sworn to represent their
constituents and held to their trusts by the bon Is
of character, property and destiny! 1t is graf
uitous treason-for if the Nebraska bill be repu-
dated by the people, it may be repealed before
the privilege to the people who are to inhabt it
can iniurc any The bill does not recognize
slavery; does not authorize its introduction. 1t
only atfrms that the citizens forming new State
may have it or not as they may choose. If the
people of the United States choose to elect a
President and Congress which thinks otherwise
Slavery can be pronounced positively illegal by
the same power. In the meantime there is no
crisis which would-if any could-justify the re-
sort to this lobby notification. We do not pause
to take into consideration the capacity of these
Disunionists to carry out their threats. Perhaps
if civil war should come, Mr.. Phillips would be
surrounded by life guard of elderly maiden la
dies. and protected by rampant of whalebone and
cotton wadding. His colaborer in the cause
might perhaps sell file of old newspapers to aid
in firing the Capitol, but would scarcely march
upon a war of invasion. Men who hold the great
bonds of society the honor of the country, and
the lives ofother people very "cheap," have
been always, according to our observations, par
ticularly economical of their own carcasses.
SHOOTING AFFAR.Mr. John Munday, of Greene
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