Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-26
Daily S'irgiaiau.
Tho Rutlnor Pamphlet and its Endorsers,
LET EVERY BODY READ AND JUDGE FOR
THEMSELVES.

At meeting of "all opposed to tho election of
John Ietchcr," held Mt Ashland Hall. Norfolk, on
tho 9th inst, Solomon CHERRY, Esq, Chairman
of the Committee for that purpose, reported the
following address:
This Address Is made to the Virginia public,
under a strong sense Of the responsibility Of the
occasion. The Democratic party. in tho nomina-
ton of John Lctchcr for tho Office of Chief Mag
strntc Of this time honorcd Commonw cath, hns
committed an net which threatens the ultimate II
not speedy overthrow Of African slnvery--an in
stitution which our forciahcrs inauguratsd. which
commencing with tho infancy Of Virginia has
grown with her growth and strengthened with her
strength, which has ever been recognized policy,
cherished aud sustained by her people with un-
swcryng affection, md interviewer with her
moral and ply sical condition, IN to have become
II part Of her very being We do not say TINT it
is the des'g" of the greater portion Of tho Domo-
cratic party to bring about II result 80 abhorrent
to every feeling of Virginia patriotism. My wo
that such WINS not tho design of any of the lomen-
tiers oi this act Of mischief md ruin. Yet no one
can deny that the tendency Of this nomination
may, that its certain effect, will be 10 shake tho
institution of slavery to it's very foundations. and.
If successful before tho peope-tho inevitable
suit must ho it's ultimate overthrow. With. then.
every disposition of charity towards those who
have oistcd this evil selection upon tho Democrat
lc party. we cannot acquit large proportion from
palpahlc dcsg n TO use II for purposes, from tho
very contemplation OF which. every friend Of Vir-
gina and the Souh mud that peculiar institution
must rccoll in modification and dismny. That
this is SO, and that We are fully justified in pre-
sontng this alarming view. shall provo by tho
record, that in lsI7, John Ictcher participated in
u general debate on the question of abolitionixing
Western Virginia. We shall provo that this was
II matter of general comment and attention for
weeks and months We shul provo that after all
this time. he WINS the second signcr of II call upon
DR., iinfner. which spread before Virginia and tho
world, sentiments moro ioully abolition than ever
foil from tho lips of llnle Seward, Garrison, or
GllJnss. We shal show him Ms inveighing in
the Convention of 1881 against tho niggel ocracy
and niggoroogy Of Eastern Virginia" and shaft
by this record convict him of the most unmitiga-
tod nboltionism. Of reasonable designs and pur-
poses, deliberately pcrrctratod. aud with malice
n,orctlroughi. Let the record DO carefully scanned
aud the results noted.
In 1871, tho question of tho policy of abolish
ing slnvcry in Western Virginia camo be fore the
Franklin Society Of Lexington, Va Among tho
members of this society were several gentlemen of
mature years, and distinguished ability At tho
hands of these gentlemen the question received
full and thorough discussion, pro and CON. A
mong the chief advocates Of Abolition, or Eman-
cipation. was DR.. Ruilncr, whose arguments wore
comprehensive and plausible, and delivered In n
Nhi'H p'"''" nv" uu'h his hrhrt Wns
set upon tho scheme Of nbolonising Western
Virginia. His remarkable doctrines, together
with the remarkable strength OF tho arguments
by which they were supported excited unusual
comment md attention IN Lexington and the sur
rounding country, aud were the theme of general
conversation in private ms well rs public circles
But tho friends of abolition were not satisfied by
this amount Of attention, and perhaps also, were
so eml,pllcned by the largo number of converts to
the abolition faith that they determined to have
tho entire argument in its fnvor presented to the
Virginia public and in this Wow called on DR..
Runner to write outfor general discrimination. Tho
letter making this call Is given in full in another
part Of this document Its oiyecf and intention
CANNOT nE MISTAKEN, 1t plainly says believing
his argument not only able, but TRANSFERABLE,
aud that its publication will tend to drnw tho pub
lie mind to n CORRECT CONCLUSION on this momen-
tpus question" they beg that no will furnish
full statement of tho argument for tho public
press. They further say, that they do not OK
pect him to write ont the argument precisely as no
delivered it, nor i. it their wish but thcir desire is
for him To 20 further "and present the WHOLE AR
GuAENT IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSITION" In view
OF the general interest taken in the discussion,
thc'conment it excited and the time allowed for
Election, can there be a doubt of the EARNEST WISH
and DETERMINED OBJECT Of this cali
Can language bemads moro expressive than that
we have quotedS 1t declares tho argument uN-
ANswERAnLE, and that its publication will tend to
draw the public mind toa CORRECT CONCLUSION
upon the subject, and begs him not to conhnc him
self to tho mere words used in debate, but to go
further and make the argument as strong as pos
siJie IN Jaoor ofMe proposition They do not eycn
allow tho slavery side Of tho argument CHANCE
before the public eye, but send out the 6dnc OF
aboltionism unaccompanisd by the antidots.--
This call WAS responded to by DIR. Rutfner in a
comprehensive, learned, and most plausible argu-
mcnt in favor of negro Emancipation which is