Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-08-11
An oasis IN the pesart.

fcntion that we came across the following iulni-
rablr article in late number Of the Cincinnati
| Daily Times. Cincinnati has hong had the rrpu.
| ialiun of bring the head quarters of Abotielsn.
! and the hot bed of anti slavery fanniicsn and
| agitation. And not without Justice. A commit
| nity composcd Of the worst class Of emgrants
| fromihe New England States, and of ignorant
| aud pfeiudced foreigners. nearly all of whom
| are opposed TO the insitution Of slavery is Just
| Of thai character 10 carry agitation to extremes,
and to plumber shareholders nf their property
| without conjunction. ! he article from the
! Times which we publish below, shows that this
feeling does not generally prevail among the
people of the Queen Ciy--and that thf re sen.
sihle men there. us elsewhere in the Free States
who are content to lei slavery and Shareholders
alone.
We believe this to be the case in many other
cities. The body of the people disapprove and
discounenance this eternal slavery agitation. A
few restless fanatics are the orgnaiors of all
the hubbub we hear on this subject. And the
misfortune is that whole community smade re.
sponsible, without any justice, for the obnoxious
and seditous acts Of a few. This is not ms il
should be.
We believe the great body of the people of the
United States have common sense. II there IS
any one MAXIM or rule of action, which common
sense teaches more than another,it is that every
one should attend to his own affairs and give him
self no trouble about those of his neighbor. All
that the people of tho South ask is to be let alone
with the slave institutions and that tho Consti
tuition shall be the supreme law whenever their
may be real or imaginary conflict between the
slave interests and its assailants. We do not
ask for more, and will not accept Of less.
OF course we do not agree with tho Times in
its view Of slavery, as n moral, social and politi-
cal evil. But do not quarrel with il for hold
/ ing such an opinion. 1t is not reasonable that we
shonld The South does not expect or require at
The North to enogise the institution--but only To
| recognize our plainly defined rights under the
Constitution and the laws. A similar spirit 10
TINT displayed by the Times. il cherished by all
other opponents of slavery. would soon put an
end to this unnecessary and dangerous agitation
would cement the different portions of the con
federacy in bond Of good feeling and friendship,
and would perpetpaio, for al. time our glorious
and blessed Union. Let us hope for the best.
National Amsricaa.
tFrom the Cincinnati Times, July 2S)
NEGRO SfEAlfNG- UNDERGRouNp RAN.
ROADS, &o.-~-lt isofter the case that whole
community, city, and oven II State, may be
placed, through the over. Jealous action of II
small sect of people, in an entirely falls. position
Cincinnati. and, in fact, the whole State of Uhio
j. in that condition AT the present time, much te
the regret Of intelligent, cool, we'll meaning men,
We offer no apology for slavery. We d. not
undertake or even desire to defend it. A. an
abstract wrong and present evil to this country,
in moral, political and social sense, it must be
defended by those who participate in it. But,
at the same time, we are opposed to fanaticu nc
tionuseesS agitation, and pilfering outrnges upon
the South They only serve Ia Tighten the bonds
of every slave. and kinde "A feeling of hostility
against tho whole Moth.
The abolition of Slavery by my Immediate
means, seems totally impraeicable; we can only
attain il in a constitutional and honorable manner,
IN "a nj hill iptra ,,..1
rights Of no Seutherncrs labor for the ameIiora.
ton Of Slavery. And let us labor in spirit of
concession, keeping always in view the peculiar
situation aud circumstances Of the Southern
people We should never forget that ihey. not
ne endure the burthen--the personal burthon--
of negro slavery. We have been through the
southern States, and we say frankly, fellow cit.
liens, that the masters and mistresses deserve a
large yes, very large portion of our abundant
Northern sympathy We were often at loss
| upon which party 10 bestow eur pity-,he slave
| or his master-ihe owner or the owned.
Nothing can be more nngenerous then, more
impolihc, orunwise, than to manifest this rabid,
abolition feeling. We almost forfeit thereby.
our claims Ia the ti:le of sanity, since nothing
can be gained, and ererything may DO lost by
such n course. Ultra measures viii never do in
in any caose, and especially in n cause whore
freedom from bondage is concerned; and no one
can blame the Southern people for resistance ana
retaliation, when they are attackedin any man
| ner by ianaticsm.
The practice of cnticng negroes from their
| homes, and in many cases from happy homes ana
indugent masters cannot be too severely re-
| pretended. And the agencies at work, (or
said to be at work,) for aiding their escape IL
| free States, have Mt length succeeded in becnm-
ing reproach and shame to this city and
! Southern Ohio generally. To entice assist
any ignorant negro into Canada, seems TO US II
,,,a ..f ,,.tl
| bred in warm climate and accustomed only to
certain species of labor, tunder directions is
allured to cold bleak, inhospitable elite, and
| thrown upon public charity We unable To
the propriety, the Christianity, the justice
of such proceeding. Already ia Canada bur
| thened heavily with her pauper black population.
! and the inhabitants are loud in their complaint,
against tho importation ofan useless, aud ia
most cases, an INDECENT population. The mser
able condition of the negroes in Canada, is a mat
| ter of public notorioty.
| By the acts of fec men, our city and State
has been belied Tho deeds of a few zealots, ex.
| aggei ated by rival communities, has excited
against Cincinnati, throughout the whole South
"a feeling of intense hatred. We use that strong
! expression. because we know from personal expo
rlenee, that II Is not one iota too tame. Ohio is
by word, and Cincinnati is looked upon as hi al
quarters of rufhanism! Thisis painful state of
things. but LEI the truth be known for once. con
corning the whole matter. Our city has been
brought to this condition solely through the agent
cy of small clique, the vast majority her peo-
pie have nothing to do with it. They repudiate
this ultra spirit, these manifesta of violence
the kipnapping and underground railroading
scenes, which are and then enacted here
Men OF true sympathy, caution and just feeling,
know that they are potent for evil, and bring an
innocent community into reproach.
| Our Southern friends, we trust, will expressly
understand, that n city. Cincinnati OIL :,