Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-02

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We as6 h shs New York 1sihoae Of latS y
the fslcwins tslegraphic dispatch:
ClsvRLAxp, Tuesday, May "a, 1859.
EoohAs RiGhh nesting held here to-day was
largely attended. Special trains came In on All
the railroads. yet many were unable to get pas
sage. Six shoasaad persons came from the coun-
try. ]. n Giadines was President assisted BY
fourseen vice Presidents. Gov. Chase spoke brief
II, Ws3f and firstly. Struag rssolstions. snbser
cling much Of the resolutions Of %. were passed
A liberty, Fund Committee Was choeen; also, q
Committee. With Gidings rs Chairman. to apply
for habcas corpus for the prisoners not yet tried
Tho meeting was one Of the most enthusiastic ev-
er M in the West but was unusually orderly.
Cptil few years ago. the Democracy of the
Soafhern States claimed. and almost enjoyed, mo-
nopsly Of the doctrine Of State Rights. They ar-
rosatsd TO themselves tho title of State Rights
men. par eressesee. The Wing party. according
to Democratic belief WAS high Federal party.
fullefAho knssiss Of centralixation and CONSOLE
dassca, md uttsriy careless oil the rights honor,
and indspssAssss At the individual States. Tho
Democracy, on the contrary, claimed 10 take the
Stats anasr thsir special guardianship and to
view VITA ne closest suspicion every attempt at
the sssrsiss Of unconstitutional power BY the Fe-
deral Government.
s"ch' VIC say "as '"e po''''o" " pA',.' ~,
ahcst ten years ago. But when the Fugitive
Slsse Law was passed. the Aboli,ionists OF the
North Immediately seized upon the doctrine Of
otasc nen's ~ oe'ae mus. e'.''".'". :" ''o"'
their purpose Of resisting that Law in its practical
execution. They claimed that, according to the
theory Of State Rights men, each State could pass
lara An 10 ia local AFFAIRS u suit itself-that II
could pass laws IN 'ac', 20 a' 70 "u'"y "'e'', uo
Fugitive slave Law. AS Soo'n o"'"'"A y" 1000
claimed that u Was WITHIN her power 10 fes's' '"e
execution ct the Un'tod states revenue statutes
IN her bordcrs 20 masaacnoset's anu vermont
ana maine dec'areo .""' '"oy '""'o ''""'' ''
fag'ose slave """ '"op''"','e Wy pa',"k 'a'"
loeaA STATE laws ~ "ou'u "'aAe ''e '''''"' ~"
OF no enect IL Was' IN 'ac'' ""'! a" "ss""P'''"
OF tho same position 'n"' 'o"'" o"'o''"" "a' 's-
sumed in 1872.
Thus the doctrine OF e'a'e "'sn'' VINO" NV
oouth haa Always cner's"ea-p'''cS'e''s WI "e'
own prosecs'"n-was 'ar"ea against "er' was
found % Dc d'ao'e-eaeei sworn '''' ea' WV"
ways However convenient may nave oee" %
Sc1th oaroi'na !" res'so"g 'ne i"''a' was ,ou"'
% eqoa"y e'".e"'"' ~
smnng Inc law ior nc' 'ec'"""'''' VI '"s''''
sa"s, =,
IN ."'s way 40 VIC o"',y "''o""' 40 Wv wv.
ing OF the state hISh's N'hseo''"' "'e'"'"'''','
cared 70 US IN He dispute" we 'A'' "'''e ''i"'''
Snort o"e ago '"".s '"s,'',e S,"'e' "''' ''P.
tured IN ONO; Inc 'eoe'a' ""'ers "e''
resisted ny me Popa'ace' Aa ".'''p' ~ ''
cue was maue' pu' ia'iea. anu u eoap'' VI
tnose WI" attempted 'As 'es'"e u "o ''S'''''
slaves were caught anu ioosen III jan No" 'o'"'s
the question OF the CONNECT :" J"r,s''c','" oe'"''"
tse es1er"' anu o'"'' .oa. A"e .".'"' ~"
insists oaa' Infse men s""l' W Po"'s''o III ''''
ing law :" inc 'a"a' Inc wa" ." '"e ''"''"-
~ declares 'na' Will e1eh'''o ''s severely" ''e''S
ana dispose :" thesc prisoners "s eh'"@s P'op'''
ltlsthe old question Oh state hgh.s IN against
the power Oh the o"'o"' anu 'or Tue purpose VI
ssssa'n'ns the doctrine oil state Rights VIC s'e
grand convention held. wheh Is Parne'pa'eu u"
BY all the leading Aooi'''o"'sts !" ONO!
Thus do we see the extreme southern doctrine
tarnsd upon US BY our enemies! thus DO We see
tho southern engineers no's'eo oy '"e'r own pe-
tard'! mus does eoc'h ."r"''"a oeno'a "er
Cherished doctrine used by her enemies Tor their
own purposes!
But Let Nc not be misunderstood. We are our
selves, for State Rights in all their length aud
breadth. BAT ne do not believe in that sort OF
State Rights which ressts law of the Federal
Government. unless 1t DO so manfestly odious
md oppressive as to justify a resort to arms.
Even - We blamed South Carolina for resisting
tho execution If the Tariff. soldo we blame Ohio
for resisting the Constitutional and legal proyi-