Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-07-12
IRON the ". Y. Evening Post.
ANOTHER VIRGINIAN OSTRACIsED.

IRON the N. Y. Evening Post.
ANOTHER VIRGINIAN OsTRACIsED.
1t would be difficult to name another country,
civilized or savage, where there is less liberty of
opinion, and where human rights are held by n
mole insecure tenure, than in the State which gave
birth to George Washington and Thomas jefferson
ana u mai resting place to their remains. 1t is
but a month or two since we published an account
OF the expulsion Of a school teacher from that
State tor ventur'ng, in a public debate, to defend
the ordnance of 1887, which jefferson drew, and
to which President Washington gave his ofic'al
sanction and signature. Not long afterwards, the
venerable Bishop Meade, of the same State, was
arraigned IN the public journals for encouraging
words which he presumed to address to a colorcd
person to whom he was administering the rites of
continuation. lie has not yet been compelled to
leave the State, though the imposition Of that pen.
atty was recommended by a correspondent of II
leading Virginia print. While the remembrance
OIL these Outrages upon freedom Of thought and of
speech Is yet fresh in our recollection. intelligence
OF another, which does equal violence to the tights
OF one ct her mcritoriOus citizens, and to all those
cherished memories which hallow the name of Vir-
gina to every American heart, has reached u.s.
The facts OF tae case are briefly as follows
Among the delegates to the Philadelphia Con-
vontion was Mr.. John G. Underwood, an extensive
planter residing in Clark county, Virginia. Dur
ing the sessions of the Convention, Mr.. Under
"VoU maui pIlei speech In the course oil whlch
he referred to and quoted the forebodings of jeff
erson in regard to slavery, and begged The Conven-
tion to prevent, if possible, the curse which was
blasting Nlrglnia from spreading over the virgin
soil of Kansas. This speech, when it reached his
nome, gave great offence to those who are most in
%terestcd IN charging the market for Virginia.brcd
slaves, and a meeting was held u few DAYS since at
Piedmont, at which Mr.. Underwood and his speech
were not only denounced, but he himself was rec
omh!eGded to leave the State as soon as he could
possibly make arrangements to do so. The reso-
lntions, are gwen at length in another column, to-
ge!tier with the speech which he is expected thus
bitterly to expiate.
Happily Mr.. Underwood was not wholly unpre-
pared Tor this demonstration. A day or two be-
lore his return home he received a letter from his
VIE. which we were permitted to read, and of
which we were also permitted to take a copy for
publication, II anything should happen to make
such a publication appropriate. Such an %exigency
zen Gems now 10 nave occurred, ana we accordingly
give tue letter suppresslnS some names Tor obvious
reasons. 1t runs as follows:
J,ro 90 Iese
go.
MY oear oohh ": "A TREND communicated to
me yesterday mat there existed the greatest ex-
senting the State Of VIRGINIA in the pbiIadaIp hi,
Convention. and making' as renorted in the Herald
an anti.slavery speecb. As far as we have learn.
ed, the excitement is Mt Markham Station. Pied.
mont and Paris, - told our friend. thew were
w~atcbipr at Piedmont On Saturday far yonr orr;v,l
and he had no doubt if YOU had come that dav "a
great was the fury. YOU would have met with ner.
sonal violence. This friend said 70 me "If 7 couId
have been there the man or men who offered Mr.,
Underwood nersonol violence would have fclt = fnu
of nv heaviest blows, Mr.. - and Mr.
are the leaders at Piedmont: who at Paris, 7 do
not know. At Markham Station the leaders say
thcv 90 for givinp Won notice. and n roaeonoLLe
time to wind nm yonr business and leov tho Stote
sent this morning to Alexandria to mail this Lot.
ter at that plo,e, and telerroph TO YOU to remoin
in New York til Won receive il. know not villa,
TO advise. | am afraid the excitement will NEE,
Won if Won come You know 7 am n ia, ksop and
/ could not have jackson blood in nv veins will.
ont resisting till the last dron is she'd in defcrer nj
life and liberty; but do not believe in counting
mob-law or martyrdom. | feel greatly troubled at
this state OF things, and fear if your speech can
be obtained it will exasperate the people here great
ly. | hope you will be prudent; remain awhile in
New York. Write Immediately, and tel. me what
to do on the farm, and | will try to have your
wishes carried out rs nearly as | can.
"With sorrow and much love, | remain, as ever,
"IOur devoted wife.
M. q. UNDERWOOD"
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