Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-13

loud applsuse.) But has any ono whoss opin-
lon s entitled TO the highest respect ever under
taken 10 sketch out The details Of plan for see-
ting the change at once, BY any legislative mea-
sure that could Be sdoptedf Consider only,
pray you, that II would BE- TO ask the south 70
ty, which she holds BY . title satisfactory 10 her
self, 10 the Rrst step. Then estimsts the cost of
an adequate outfit for the self support Of the
emancipated millions; then reflect on the derangs-
ment Of the entire industrial system Of the South,
and oil the branches Of commerce and manufac-
tures that depend on ito great staples then the
necessity Of confsrring equal political privileges
on the smancipated race, who being free, would
be content with nothing less, If anything less
were consistent with oar political systsm; then
the consequent organization Of two great political
parties on the basis Of color and the eternal fsud
which would wage between them; and finally the
overflow into the free Statst Of q vast multitude
Of needy and helpless emigrants, who, being ex-
oluded from many Of them land among others
from Kansas " boisterous laughter )-would prove
doubly burdensoms, whore they arc admitted
Should We. sir, with all our sympathy for the
or three hundred thousand destitute emancipated
slaves I Does not every candid man see, that
every one Of shsss steps present difcultss Of the
most formidable Observation-Disclosures for which
as far - know, no man and no party has pro-
posed soutioni And 10 II, sir, for ihs attain
mont Of objects 90 manifsstly impraetioablc pur--
sued. too, by the bloody pathways OF treason and
murder, that We will allow the stupsndous evil
which now threatens us. 70 come upon the coun-
try2 Shall We permit this curiously conpacted
body politic the INCEST adjustment Of human wis
dom, to 20 to pisossf (Cries Of "No. no." Will
ye blast this beautiful symmetric form /; paralyze
imbeolity this great national intellecti Where.
sir o where win bo tho Gag Of the United States
Where our rapidly increAsing influence in tho
family Of nations Already they are rejoicing
in our divisions. The last foreign journal which
have read in commentipg upon the event Al
Harper's Ferry, dvells upon il as something that
will compel us 70 keep the peace with the powers
of Europe" and that means to take the law from
them in our international relations. / meant to
have spoken Of the wreck Of that magnificent and
mutually beneficial commercial intercourse which
now exists between the producing and manufac-
turing States-on tho hostile tariffs in time of
by which il will be annihilated. meant to have
said a word Of the navy Of the United States; and
the rich inheritance Of ih common gories. Shall
We give up this 7 The memories of our fathers
of those happy days whom the men Of the North
and South stood together for the country In hard
fought felds when the South sent her Washing
con to Massachusetts,, and New England sent her
Greene to South Carolina-is oil this forgotten
"Is all the counsel that we two have shared'-all
tho joint labors to found this great Republics
this ''all forgot" and will we permit this last
great experiment of confederate republioanism to
become proverb and aby-word to the nations
(Cries Of "No. no, never." No, fellow citizens,
no a thousand timee no. This glorious Union
shall not perish. Precious legacy of our fathers,
it shall 20 down honored and cherished to our
children Loud applause.) Generations un-
born shall enjoy its privileges as we have done:
and if we leave them poor in oil besides. we will
transmit to them tho boundles wealth of its bless
ings. loud applause. fallowed by three oheers.)
Immediately after the conclusion Of the Hon.
Edward Everetts emphatic and eloquent denun-
msnso assembly broke forth in the most rapturous
and vehement applause.