Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-24

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from tbs most unhappy ssasinsnt Of d,sunion
Gentlenen ~ never souid have attained the wes
lth and prosperity e = nation which re nave .
tanned but for our connection with these despise
and trodden Shareholders Of - Sonthefn STATE
Ana gentleman If the dioetluton 10 10 TAX
place re mart with the wealA OF he South y
mart With the trade Of the So1th md We are tol'
irom good authority thsk Ne most not only par
with he golden crown-rich teeming California
vhioh has addsd tho last requisite item to thu
greatness se4his nation-will not come with Us.
81 win r6nain with the South.
A VolcR-and % will Cuba. =.
Geutlemen. if Ne allow this course Of injustice
towards the Sonth to continue. these are to be the
conssquences-esil TO us, evil to them. Every
erytkine which contributes most to our greatness
and prosperity - nation. must pass from Us,
and probably will pass away from them; and the
Question IL Why should va permit i'll There 10
) reason preached 10 as for permitting Il. We
are told that slavery 10 unjust; We are told that !,
is . mattcr Of conscience 70 put il down, and tina,
whether treaties or compacts, or laws or conssi.
tutions have bseu made to sanction and
uphold il, II 10 still unholy, and we are bound to
trample upon those institutions and stand by wha.
these men arrogantly tell us 10 the law Of God and
the principles Of natural justice. These two
things, gentlemen, are not distinguishable. The
law Of God and natural justice. as between man
and man, are one and the same. The wisest phi
losophers Of ancient timss-heasben philosophers
said 1.-THE rule Of conduct between man and
man 10. to live honestly, 10 injure no man. and 20
render to every man his due" In words far more
direct and emphatic, in words Of the most perfect
comprehensiveness, the Savior Of the world gave
us the same rule in one short sentence-"Love
thy. neighbor ~ myself" Applause. Now.
speaking between Us, people u the Mort aud OF
the South, I ask you act upon this maxim-tho
maxim Of the heathen-the command of the liv-
ing God: Render TO every man his due"
Love thy neighbor ~ myself" Applause. Thus
we should live towards the South ; and upon that
maxim which came from Him of Nazareth We are
10 put no pew-fsngled wisdom interpretation; we
are not 10 ssy that there are ministers Of God at
this day who are wiser than the rropounder OF the
Gospel OF God himself whilst here. Applause
These max;ms should govern between US and our
brethren Of the South. Bot gentlemen, the quss.
sion IL, do they. Do they justify the assertion OF
those who seek to invade she rights Of the South
BY p-eclaim:ng negro slavery UNJUST That's
the point 20 which this great argument must come.
Is negro slavery %unjustf lift is unjust 1t vio-
la,es the FIRST rule Of human conduct-''Render TO
every man his due" II sis unjust il violates the
Law Of God which says. Love thy ~neighbor as thy
for that requires that we should perpetrate
injustice. Gentlemen, II il could be naiutain-
ed that negro slavery was unjust, perhaps |
might be prepared-perhaps we all ought 10 be
prepared-.o 20 with thatidistinguished man to
whom allusion 10 frequently made, and say,
there 10 a higher law which compels US to trample
beneath our feet the constitution established by
our fathers, with oil the blessings it secures to
their children. But l insist-and that is the argu-
ment which we must meet, and on which we must
come to n conclusion that shall govern our actions
in the future selection Of representatives in tho
Congress Of tue United States--1 insist that no.
gro slavery is not unjust. Long continued APP
rlause. 1t Is not unjust. Kisses, followed by
applause, and cries OF put him out" Let him
stay, gentlemen.
PREsIDENT-Let him stay thcre. Order!
Mr.. OCo~Nor-Serpents have the privilege Of
Good men will be silent Cries again
Of Put him out;'' calls 70 order; confusion for n
time.
The PREsiDkNr-lf anybody Kisses here, re-
member everybody has their peculiar way of ex-
pressing themselves, and as some birds only un-
derstand Kissing, so will they hiss. Applause.
Mr.. O'CoNoR-Gentlemen, there is an animal
upon this earth that has no faculty of making its
sentiments known in other way than BIZ n hiss. |
am for equal rights. Three cheers were here given
for Mr.. 0'Conor. three for Governor Wise, and
three groans for John Brown. beg of you, gem
tlemen, all of you who are Of my mind at least, to
preserve silence, and leave the kissing animal in
the full enjoyment Of his natural privileges. Cries
Of Good, good, " laughter and applause. The
first woman that offended vas taught to do so by
that Kissing animal. Laughter and applause. The
first human society that was broken up by the
entrance Of discord and sin was broken up by the
entrance Of that animal. Applause. Therefore
l say it is his privilege to hiss. Let him hiss on.
Cries Of Good, good, " laughter and applause.
Gentlemen, l will not detain you much longer.
Cries Of Go on, j" 'go on" l MAINTAIN that negro
slavery is not unjust; q Voice-''No sir" applause;
that it is benign in its influences upon the white
man. and npon the black man Voices-"Tha.s so ,
that's SO" applause: that it is ordained by nature
that it is an institution created BY nature itself :;
that it carries with it duties for the black man,
duties for the white. which duties cannot be per
formed except by the preservation aud-if gentle
men plcase-the perpetuation Of the system. Ap-
plause. And one of the reasons for this ia, that |
have been taught it by the highest tribunal in our
country, and the most venerable exponent Of the
principles Of Justice and tho bearing and effect OF
your constitution.
The Supreme Court Of the United States has
told US, what wisdom will ever pronounce to be
sound and Just doctrine. that there are some priu
ciples well known, well understood, universally
recognized and universally acknowledged among
men. that are not to be found written IN con-titu
tons or in laws. The people Of the United States
were, as every other nation must be in some sense
peculiar and different from other nations of the
earth. We were white men of-what is commonly
called by way Of distinction-the Caucasiau.r race.
We were a homogeneous people; that is to say,
we were not Mohammedans, nor followers of Ju
Smith-with half . dozen wives a piece. Laughter,
1t was a fundamental principle of our morality
that no State could exist or be tolerated in this
Union which should not, in that respect. resemhl,
all the other States Of the Union. Many o,he,
distinctive features might be stated which mari
us as a people distinct from othors. incapable O.
associating on terms Of perfect political equality
- friends aid fellow citizens, with some kinds Q
earth. Asa white nation, we made our consti
tuition and made our laws, voting political rigts il
that race of white American people. Applause
A 70 the negro. why we allowed him to live unde