Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-02
Opininns of A hnllticnihfa

ing between it, friends and the aholitioni-s.
'iddings. the most rancornas of tho whole malig
nant host. has taken his stand against them Ev-
cry body knows that abotionism is the one idca
at Giddings. Ifo cares nothing about parties or
their policies-about men or measures. except
with reference to this single question. He Is al
ways roa1v Ia pin hauds with any faction. or
unite in any movement, Tint faYnrs his dafn9
idea, aud equally ready Ia meet aud cembnt ever
thing that fnilitafc~ aeair~t II Pefccving Amer
cnnisfn 10 he of this 1sitcr character h. throw
out warning +, all tls,ia nets IN keep clear +
II. The Richmond Wing sny. ''Wc find IN
Tho Boston Telegraph cytract. from, II letter If
GlnplNCs', which he hiss recently addressed .
/ hi abolition constituents. The letter. we a. n
IRON tn" Telegraph, i pri1cipslly occupied II,
discussion Of the slavery question bat town. d
the cln-" Of it, ,iddings undertakes In give his
views upon the subject Of KunN Nothingis N.
II" SAYS that he nj first regarded i, n n screen
dark waIi-bchnd which member, of old ,.4.
tcol organizations could escape unseen frpm
party shackle1, md take new position acesr,
ing TO the Dictates Of Judgment and conscicnco
TINT Ia, according 10 the Abolition notions I'd
wishes of Joshua Il. GidIiugs With this beii,~f
Giddings says he treated it with f,rhcarance.
But. he says il ha. bceome cyideut That
many Of its members ri the horth, aud in SONG
States majority Of them arr trying 10 Turn its
infwncs in faror Of starry. This effort appears
II him like tho last resort "f ,errity in the free
States. lie SAYS:
at must and will he promptly met II will be-.
ferreted out, driven from II. hiding places, anc
exposed TO the contempt ind detestnton of man
kind. would not apply these remarks 10 tho
friends Of freedom, who, from honest motives.
united with the society alluded to. aud who r1an.
tain they love Of liberty, their hatred of oppres
sion. In them have confidence do NOT be.
lieve they can he led captive by the articles nov.
exerttd 10 convert them TO the support of sa cry.
refer explicitly to that portion of The organizo-
ton who. while they attempt IL excite the uprrc.
tensions of the people lest few Foreigners shall
trample on our own liberties, would continue in
force the statutes of Congress. by which men
and women, born and bred on American soil, nrr
held in degrading bondage bought aud sold iHo
III ntes in tho market"
GlddmEs next goes on to express his belief TINT
tho people of the free States will not tolcrat. n
secret society based upon such principles ana ne
says furthermore, that the attempt e. cxcitepre. !
JUDGES against foreigners. who oomc herr nth an
tSDYfSa HATRED TO SLAVERY, Muar rAll. The
people OF the North. he snys, will prefer for.
eigner who Is honestly devoted 10 hbrriy-thut
Is, 10 Abolitlonism- rather than native citizen
who attempts to silence the voice of freedom.
that IL, one who attempt. to put down agitation
and fanatcism. Giddings would therefore, let
the love of free Institutions l., devotion 10
his own vile MISUNDERSTANDING the elections,
instead of birth. Hear him.
There ARE few Foreigners whom would he
legs willing II in nltpp Inn I,,,
30 nctiyc IN their tforts to arouse the popular +
feeling against our cmlgrant population, while
they themselves remnin perfectly quiet, and see
our free nniiy" born Americans from plio and Il
other free States, seized and sold into lnfrrInahle
slavery; nye' they not only remain quiet under
such INSULT. but INSIST that the penpl, shall not
discuss the lmproprcty of such crme.'
81 would a thousand times rather vote for an
honest lover of liberty. though Catholic, than
tor oh' y the many Protet tant Doctors of Dvin-
ity'who have 80 louS denied our obligation to- Gods
higher law and endenyorpd to reconcile Us 10
the Infamous fugitive slave enactment. The
tnr has arrived when men should be Judge hy
their actions, by their moral and political con.
duct, rather than by preudces attached To u name
or n sect"
The Chicago Journal-an Abolition print |
quotes passage from. Gov. SMITH speech in de-.
fence of Know Ne,hingi-n, and says:
There IT sin nut she'll. Foreigners who
come to this country, settle in tho Free State.
with instincts against s'drery.
For these instincts the Southis to hunt them
down while fretmen Mt the North shout forth the
tally hon to the chase Aside from the onth-
bound proscripivc intolerance Of the Order
there enough in IFS siarery instincts 10 caast
oil friends Of Freedom to rit,r Its progress Nth
alarm"