Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30
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proceedings of n public meeting composed Of about
thousand persons which held in the city OF Boston,
for the osensbe purpose of raising funds for the benefit
of Old Browns family, but which assembled in reality
the distinctive ard special purpose of endorsing Old
Brown and his invasion of Virginia. We commented in
of just severity upon the incendiary and revolu
tonary proceedings of that meeting, declaring,
went along that composed of the rabbe popula
ton of Boston but OF its most intelligent educated and in
Auenal citizens embracing merchants lawyers, doctors
literary and ministers OF the gospel Some Of our
contemporaries here in Virginia, have endeavored
20 produce the impression that making noun
tain out of moe-hole-that said meeting a very
small matter, unimportaut sign, carrying with it no
significance whatcver-and that the Southern people
should pay attention to it, further than to treat it
with ridcule and contempt the assembhge of small
number Of Abolition fanatics and madmen.
Now we little disposed any other man in the
Union exaggcrate the sentiments msreprcsent the
positions of either the Northern Southern people,
the great questions issue between the sections Of
the confederacy. We anxious, on the contrary,
90 arrive at ourselves and enable readers to
arrive at the and literal truth this
whole subject We believe there has been
Misunderstanding between the people of the two
tons long enough, and think it high time that the
citizens of the South should clearly understand the ci;
Ies of the North aud that the citizens the North
should clearly understand the citizens of the South We
want speedy snd satisfactory clearing up OF the que
ton tina, all men nav know where each other stands and
that none may deceived and imposed upon either by
selfish politicians crazy fanatics whether a. the North
or at the South For example think it just and wise
that the real feelings and purposes of tie people of N
gnia should be made known the people of Aasachu
sets and We equally desire the real feeling and purros
of the people Of Massachusetts, be made made knovn
to the people of Virginia We deception and
no humbug about the matter for the sections have
practiced deception and humbug upon each other quite
long enough In other words North and the South have
been wrangrng this slavery question for long year
and there present prospect Of any cessation Of the
quarrel between them. We a stop-a full stop
put TO this unnatural and unpleasant of things
way or another If the sections can't live together
in peace security in mutual respect and kindness
then we say the sections part company, and each
pursue its own happiness aud its destiny in its own
way We see sufficient, good, plausible
son why We cannot live together As brethren of
common family, and preserve the Union of
the States upon the principles and in the spirit which
it was founded. Bat say that now living
together brethren of common family aud that the
Union cannot last, If the present deporable condition
of things continues We living in state of constant
sectional agitation--of bitter quarrelngs examinations
aud recrmnaon distrus' suspicious and open expires.
siOns of hatred aud contempt. And in this things
We certainly have such union Washington and the
other revolutionary fathers founded and gave TO Us in
the hope and expectation Of its being and our pos
terty blessed heritage forever. We living almost
in OF open warm state, any rate almost as
bad as that of Open actual between the two sec
lions. In view of these facts ere not for mincing
matters but for getting the pure truth gard to .ha
real relations feelings and purposes OF the sections
and the people OF the sections that final under.
standing OF some sort other may he effected between
In WnrdN wan IN find ottsn .,.,..l
and ALL whether to have peace and sincerity i
the Union If nothe Union is then oppression and
moekery and should be dissolved peaceably II we can
forcbly must And vet would give life for the
preservation OF the Union upon the principles the
spirit of the pure, wise patriots, who made it.
But to from DEPRESSION. The purpose of this
article il simply throw light the real charac.
ter Of the Boston meeting of Brown sympathiseIs which
few Southern papers for personal reasons suspect
have attempted palm of upon their readers as very
ANAL and insignificant matter worthy of moments
consideration notice from the Southern people
The Boston Courier all intelligent readers ar,
aware Is stad, moderate conservative Old Line wh.a
journal-the tme-honored organ Of Webster and Choa
and Everett, and Winthrop and the small band Of con
sentative Massachusetts, Wings. It is ia the habit
eIAgeratng Of taking positions on any ques
tion, although journal in the land wars upon Aboli
tionism with more yigor and courage. We desire ou
readers therefore, 10 what the Courier published il
the city of Boston, thinks Of the recent meeting Their
of Browns sympathsers. We give the article entire al
though long, and itasi1e few passages to which spcci.
attention is called:
"THE joins BRowN MEEriEG.-Thc public meeting i
the city Of Boston for the O7cusble purpose OF rasn
funds for the family Of John Brown is Of tie ugo,
significant and, 10 minds, of the Iaciri
ckoig ersHts connected r-ih the recent insrrseiion
Harpcr's Ferry We say the oscnsibIe purpose for a
though We doubt not that the wish relieve and aid hi
family Of the elements which fed 70 the gather
ing, yet we believe that this was not the only eve
the chief motive that inspired IT, The Predominant Of
jet uas 10 ag1is siH N0rs and ,OJsr more i1gaaa
bic conditions than ordinary, this siuhaUBy suLs~f ,
sidUsrT 10 hr0w sys NJ mart and ~ frog~ into M
ALREADY SesfhHg ea,idroH NJ Nstr Eeg'and fira,csn
10 naHufacfrC capital FIR great political purity.
deH SiiH fvriber tie 7sidHehoiV brSaeh that Jams b.
tseH The tee sections Of ne country And We doubt nc
that considerable portion Of the audience that wer
present on that occasion were drawn there %
mere curiosity, and the wish 20 hear some OF tho.
inevitable trumpcts Of scdiGon whose sound.
brass b. ever within call when any mischief BE- fu
done. But We think this GA unhappy fact; ,,, Hiut
unhappy t1ei that vs hare many men i've air con
D'HHity-goof men ~ pirate hfs, good Lujaals ia,
ss, nsighDol' and eitzsN' men, ipp Ho iougss goug
nLo isroid moral of tio,yhfins,s anlsa ysgI,
les of he Inference justly ds3Iejls from their acf-
Suppose were to put the question 10 one Of these m
10 this say granting the relation Of slavery 70 be in
essence wrong and in ts results aud consequence. mi
chieyous and uuwisc, DO you approve Of Alternating
remedy & by exciting seryle iusurrecton: by letti
loose upon the innocent men, aud children Of
South a The unuterable and lima guable horrors Of sn
contcst-we say innocent, for man iu HE senses ho
the present generation morally responsible for Che ga
sequences Of slavery DO you wish % sec the fair fi
Of civilization laid waste by domestic conflict CO
hict ofraces-in which a OF the fcnd and an Of The
ger that there BE- DO humanity would be unclaimed 90
pared 10 which al the evils Of national warf
would be ne airy nothiugsy DO you wish TO
houses burned at midnight the heads Of In
owners women outraged and children murder
in The cradeY Were such questions ne these put Il
large proportion Of the men who attended The meet
in question they would repel with horror and indr
ton che imputatou involved n such queries and
srsrg man eho Uas pressHf mod hiussf jipiiv oJu
ioas % The impf1fioH n Is dH fu6srsnes HafHro
ard logically dsdfeibis from he preseHes. The "A
South has psrfscf right 10 dr0r The e0uef4sioH that
~ rho heipsi 10 srcH that dssegbags qy,prore,
ssruiis iHsurrgeiIoH For that just the end and
which john Brown proposed 70 himself nothing I'm
and nothing les. he desired % put a weapon into
baud Of every slave with instructions 10 use u apa
his master. ne made but little progress in his cn
prise, but that fault Of bic. There was no "
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