Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-07

felons' graves. II has openly and secretly threat
ensd vsngeance on the execution of our laws
Add since their violation it has deRantly pro-
claimed aload that "insurrection ~ the lesson Of
the hoar"-hot 1t slaves only. but all are free 70
rise up against fxed government and no govern-
msnt is 10 bs allowed except the average com.
mon sense Of the masses" and no protection 10 to
be permitted against thai power. .-5
This is but an epitome, plain and unvarnished
without sxaggeratioo. What isthis but anarchy!
What does IL mean bot "confnsion worse con-
founded" and the overthrow OF all rights, of all
governments Of all religion. Of all rule among
men Nothing bat mad riot can rule and mis-
rule with such sentiments as these There can be
no compromise with them no liberation of them
in safety or with self-rospect. They must be met
and crushed. or they viii crush us, or our union
with non slavchol1ing States cannot continue
The strongest Argument agai.,st this unnatural
war upon negro slavery in ono section by another
o the same common country. is that it Inevitably
drives to disuniou Of the States, embittcred with
all the vengeful hate OF civil war. Al that union
is among the most precious Of our blessings, 90
the argument ought to weigh which weighs its
value. But this consideration is despsel by ia
naticism. It coutemns the Union, and now con-
temns usfos clinging 10 it do. 1T SCOTS atths
warning that the Union 10 endangered. The I'm.
ion itself 10 denounced as q covenant with sin,
and We scorned a. too tmd to make the warn
ing Of danger to II worthy IN be needed. 1t arro-
ehptfy a3eumcb 70 OfUok ott tne DUnuh OF IRlLn
within il and de6es the attempt to eseapo orpres-
sion without il. This rudsly assails honor a. well
as our intereust, and demands Of us what We will
do. We have but oae thing to do: unless the
mercal majority will csaso to vioato cor tcderatc
faith, on q question of such vital impor ancc to
Us. and will cease. Immediately and absolutely
cease to disturb our peace, to destroy our lives
and poperty. and to de 3riye us of all protection
aud redress under the perverted forms anu dis
t,rted workings Of the Union. we must take up
The issue 10 too essential to be compromis-
ed any more We cannot stand such insults and
outrages those of lIarper's Ferry without sufs-
ring worse than tho death of citizens without
suffeIing dishonor. the death of State.
For q quarter of q century havn -leon per-
suadsd to forbear, and patiently wit for the wa
king aud working ofthe conservative Gle ar
sister States. We have borne and r,rebone. and wal
tedin vain. We know that we have many sound and
sincere friends in the uon.slaveholdipg States
1t may be that they are most numerous lar who
abhor and deiest snch wrongs these but it is
moi to he disguised that the conservative elements
are passive, whilst the fanatical are active aud
the former are fast diminishing, whilst tho latter
are fast increasing in numbers and in force.-
But where is tho evidence that the conservative
elements are most powerful? Do we look to the
schoolA and colleges? 10 the pulDts and clergy
and churches and congregations? to tho press?
to the journals? to the books? to the professions
to tho artisans to associations. which are marked
characteristics Of the age! to politics? 10 public
assom blies aud speaksrs2 to egislatureaY to Con-
gress to laws, either State or feGeralf to elec-
tons ~ the administration of laws? to judicial
decsions? Alasl turn where will and to what
We will. ws hnd that the judgments of the courts
On.y with us but they have lust all reverence
and respect. and We are left without protection,
and the Supreme Court Of the United States is it.
self assaled for not assailing our Constitutional
defences. And these last are assaulted for denying
the rights of pr0tec,ion itself. A new sovereign
ty and a new law 10 est Up over the old. md We
are denied protection under both Where the
Federal Government has power to oppress, it
10 assumed; and whore it has tho power and it is
its duty to project ii 10 not allowed to intervene.
And the non-sfa veholding States are in nearly
solid array opposed to US. We, united, may con-
tend fur while by tho aid Of pluralities, but for
q short time only, and uncertainty atany time.
aud 81 best have no msjoritics on which We can
rely in st lsast sixteen States, having the power
of the Union. The active has overcome the pas
sire elemsots; fanaticism has subduel conserva-
tism in oil these States, and these now. in
present condition. prsetically WELD our destinios
for veal or woe. Will they come back tn the
Constitution and abide in covenants or not2 What
those covenants are have fully discussed in re-
ply to the resolutions Of Vermont, which here
with submitted, with NV response appended. as
part Of this messagc- putt upon the archives
Of State the most elaborate study Of the subject
of which am capable.
But no words can elaborate the issues to which
We are now practically brought by tho events at
Harpsr's Ferry. ~
is yain to point to the paucity' of the num-
bers of the marauders. The daring Of their At
tempt would prove not more their ioolhardiuess
than their full assurance that they were tn be
Joined by force sufficient to bo formidable. If
they mad not mistaken the number and dsposi-
tion Of .layes. who they expected to seize the
spears, which they brought to capture arsenal
81 IL ia mt Inns anil will he knnEn-
how many other white fanatics would have swell
ed their numbers, nor how much blood and treas
are it would have cost to quell the rebellion. Few
they wore. but they were fatal to the lives of seve
raj Of our most worthy citizens and insultingly
dared the chances OF doing immeasura''lc mischief
70 our entire Northern border. ....
And it is tnockery to call them monomanincs. -
Mani VIZ they were, only as all great criminals:
and monomanincs they weie, only us the subject
Of slavery makes men more insensa!ce than any
other one subject can. II these men were nonoina-
MACS, then are large portion OK the people Of
MANY of the States mouomanlacs.
Before these crimes, they were deemrd sune roll
dicrs in a notable crusade against slavery and
slaveholders Many of those who now plead their
insanity for them, put Sharpe's rifles in their
hands and enlisted and trained and trusted their
wits for war in Kansas. Contributions were rn's-
with the praise u the professedly pious for being
the very men Of destiny for the mission against
slave ss.siements They had been furnished with
money n make sharp spears OF butchery for the
throats and breasts of masters, and to supply mu-
nitions and stores OF regular campaigns. They
assembled together from parts as far between -
thav themselves were few They were provided,
surplisd and furnished with much beyond their
own wants or means. And II 10 passing strange
that thew. madmen, meeting from 30 far apart, 90
we'll supplied by others than themselves, at point
40 we'll selected, and chat they should have con.
Il I'D Il D., hA IN IN n0xHfe
.po;n.s sueh apparent odds. Were these parties,
-, ..a .nk nown. 90 situated all madf Itis