Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-14
Northern sympathy.

Northern sympathy.
In the meetings which have been lately held in Pha-
dephia and Boston, whilst there is much to be approved
by u.s. yet they appear inexperienced the true
OF the present discomfort in the Southern States Th
strong expressions of sympathy with Virginia und
her supposed humiliation from the raid of John Brow
and his associates and strong condemnation of hsc
aud dsavowsl Of any sympathy with him and it
be thought by the actors in these meetings well
by the Northern papers that John Brown is the real
cause of our excitement.
II il John Brown and his associates or anything
they have done attempted that has aroused the people
the South consider what is necessary the vndca
lion of their rights aud adopt for their
rty. Nor is II the rawlings of such Garrison, Phil
lips and wheeock, such papers the Tribune which
have moved For what they might say have always
felt contemptuous Indifference. But when that
the papers of the North which had always been consider
ed conservative and claimed to be So felt themselves
constrained to recommend the pardon Of John Brown
and his associates because they guilty and
deserved die but soothe and aay the excitement
Of Northern feeling compelled to believe that
things exists in the States of the North which de-
mands of to take immediate steps protect and de-
fond ourselves
IL the business of the editors of these public Journals
to ascertain and declare the public sentiment OF the peo-
the Recommendation which they made to US. And
therefore compelled to believe that the feel.
ings of very many at the North are so hostile to us
that treason rebellion murder the plotting and nstiga.
ton of civil aud servle with all its attendant horrors
do not shock their moral sense incur their condem
nation but mpel them to frantic sympathy for
whose only claim to their sympathies the preparation
OF these crimes.
Il is true indeed and we do not wish TO conceal tn,
fact from ourselves from Others that the act OF John
Brown has been denounced in strong terms in the meet
ings in Philadelphia and Boston, and by many Of the pa
pers in the North. But the proofs have accumulated upon
us that the attack upon Harpers Ferry was no suddenly
conceived enterprise taken up by few misguided men
but the attempt execute a plan which had been
maturing for years and in which many persons and some
Of them Of high standing and influence in the country
were involved. And though might rest satisfied upon
the assurances which have been given u.s. that our
enemies of the John Brown stamp the North are few
in number his act and the sympathy which has been
expressed for him. the only evidence which we pos
sess of the hostile feelings of the Northern people tow
ards yet should be creduous indeed if we could
accept such true with all the facts which
AT now before us.
If anything were wanting to evincc the devotion of
the people Of Virginia generally the Union of these
States, and their confidence in the people Of the non
saveholding States it would be found in he neg
lect to adopt for their security After Senator
Stewards Rochester speech, in which he developed we
will not his views for he had much sense to en-
terrain such opinions but in which he developed the
views which he desired inculcate upon the people of
the North and Northwest of the irrepressb conflict be-
tween free and slave labor and after these views had
been reiterated by Lincoln the candidate for Governor
IN Illinois, 1t would seem to have required very little
knowledge of men, to have induced the concluson-
hrsthat to that sagacous poter it was apparent that
the Northern mind ripe for extreme measures and
-second-that these incendiary doctrines would lead
that Northern mind to the conception and execution of
schemes OF violence. And yet here in Virginia we were
content to denounce him unprincipled knave who
was regardless of the of the country and were
not moved to raise finger for protection and
security.
But we do not refer to this his speech express
our adherence OF either but an indication of the OK
tent of the hostile feeling of the people of the North
towards us. lie not speaking from the fulness Of
his heart and pouring thoughts which we're irrepress
ble in his bosom but he aiming to advance his in.
teress by panderng to the passions which stirred the
souls of the people whom he addressed and therefore
he said what he knew would strike a chord in their
hearts, and would move them to still stronger hostility
10 us And nothing demonstrate more clearly the
extent Of this hostile feeling than the expression of the
sentiments Of that Rochester speech by Seward and its
deliberate reiterAtiou by Lincoln.
Nor this the only evidence Of the extent of the
hostile feeling Of the people the North aud the North
west towards IL is that sixty seven men might
be gotten to subscribe to such paper as that which r.
commends Helpers book, land personally quite az
respectable as the who have signed it, whose sigma
lures would be felt to convey only their own opinions
aud views But when siStyseven men, scattered over the
am try nd a..
States, each Of whom is asprlnt for Office at the hands
Of the people, and therefore close watcher of the
ulsF sentiment aud feeling have signed that paper thew
bear the strongest testimony which they can give to the
hostile feelings Of the people whom they were thereby
seeking to propate Nor is the force Of the testimony
Al all weakened by the late declarations Of some Of the
sgners Of that paper that they knew what they did
They endorsed in bank-intendng thereby 70 sanction
whatever might be written over their name4-and AZ II 70
proclaim their hostility u.s. the whole Black Republican
party at this moment supporting one Of these men for
che Office Of Speaker Of the House Of Representative
With these late evidences Of the hostility Of the North
aud Northwest TO the South Il not resolutions or news
paper pan Phs, however respectable the sources from
whence they come which can or ought 10 satisfy the
South or induce 20 hesitate slcken our efforts 10
provide for our independence and security Meeting.
may resolve that the fugitive slave law ought 10 be aud
IpwtsIl-
red against IT, that officers have been prosecuted as fell
ons and Judges have been turned OFT Of office for the
discharge Of their duties under H. That masters have
been hedand Others have been prosecuted for attempting
70 enforce T. That tits in fact dead leatter because
che people, whose duty 10 il TO enforce g. are the crim
mails Who violate and defy IT, when We shall sec this
legislation repealed tho Law enforced by the Judges. or
outed by the officers sustained by the people slaves re-
stored 70 their masters without violence and the feloo
""aers Of slaves prosecuted and punished a. other
thieves are punished not only in locality but through
out tho North and Northwest, then and not ul then
shall We be prepared 70 look Tor brighter day for IN,
country, IN The peace, harmony and prosperity Of IN,
people.
10 conclusion, We say 70 the North give Ms the Union
81 these States upon the principles on which IL wa
formed Ld al the provisions Of the Constitution b.
iairy aud honestly executed with just regard for h
rights Of each, and Of al the parties 10 g. and the peop
Of Virginia viii support and defend IL with an their pow
er aud 70 tho last extremity Bot say 20 the North
further that this Union can only be preserved upo
these principles Tho Southern people are ~ Icngl
awake. and they will be- satisfied with speeches AM
resolutions They must be satisfied that their rights al