Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-23

Mrs. LYDIA Maria Child, Who, IL wiiibs remem
l.rsd. asked permissioa Il Gov. Wise to a'ten'
upon aud minister to that old cut-thrcst and pi
rate, JsAu Brown has responded 70 The 'oser
no.,s letter Of rsrmission In . long and sP't'ia
LETTER. which. il il we're not the projection oil .
lads. m we should declare was fall Of f~aisehood
bu. in consideration II its authorship we shall
simply STYLE them errors.
Tn the North, whereof 10 customary for females
to be mixsl up With politics, womau'srights coz
~ven,ions, etc.; the n~osoristy which Mrs. Child
seeks in this connection may be tolerated. and
will doubtless commend her to the loving sympa-
tby Of her "str,ug-mindsd" sisters, and her phi
lanthroeic brother Of the Tribune. whose sheet
she has made tho mediaa Of her phillip but
to a. there 10 something absolutely revolving in
the sight Of a woman; a cultivated .rehne'i woman
who should be full Of tenderness and gentleness.
nsIliatiur an offence e such cnormity rs tbai with
which the hoary Old murderer, John Brown, stands
convicted.
To Mrs. Child-doubasss . .wife and a m"'her-
it may sssm all r,ght and worthy OF c"ismonda-
ton in Old Brown. ~ leave bis wife and Children
unproyided for, whilst him1eE aud sons were en-
rsssa in a crusade which, they ought 10 have
known. would inevitably result in dlsttess and NJ
Hicsion 10 their families. Perhaps. in the new
tangled theology Of the North. which regulates
a Scripture recognising human servitade. aud sets
a. naugh. the eounsels of ono, who, though
.chiefess amougs. the Apostles" was guilty OF
reminding q slAss TO his muster; the declaration
that ANY who will not provide Tor his own. and
especially for those Of his evn house. hath denied
the faith and u vorpe than M inside" 10 lightly
regarded
Aud pet, It 10 difficult to imagine how Mrs.
Child, whilst repaiing the imputatien 81 Gov.
Wise, that "John Brown had bee. whetting knives
Of hatchery for tho mothers. sisters. daughters, and
of Virginia." could pen the declaration
which follows: II will not here stop to explain
" Inv l believe that old hero to be NO crim'nai, dnt
a mavtyr 10 principles whsch he sought 10 ddranee
BY methods sanctioned by his ens religious rie's''
The Lord save US from the effect ofsuch religious
views" Is win "sanction" murder and rapine for
the accomplishment Of their ends. They may
pass current with frantic aud fana,ical abolition
in, Nsrth, bu. will never meet the appreciation
of the people, especially tho women OF tho South.
Mrs. Child furthe. declares in response to tho
Governor, that 'your Constitutional obligation.
for which you profess so much respect. has
never proved any protection to oitiseos Of tho Free
States who happen 70 have n black, brown,
or yellow complexion; nor 70 ANY white citi-
sen whom you ever suspected of en,cr,nin-
ing opinions opposite to your own, on n qucs.
ton Of vast importance to tho temporal vel
t. - .-...I 1911. r. 49, ... xx..I-, ~
To refute this calumny we have only to cite the
Philadelphia letter # Sennett, the abolition coun-
sell Of the late insurgents. We punish no nah for
his opinions, but when these opinions assume u
reasonable and dangerous shape in nets and deeds.
We do take cognisance Of them. Farther; we fear
that the time 10 coming when every Northern
man that may hereafter come amongst US will be
viewed with suspicion, and perhaps be driven
from our territory. 1t is by no agency Of ours
thst this unhappy condition Of affairs hes bceu
brought about, but 10 The direct effect and conso.
qaenoe Of Northern intermeddling with our insti.
tatious; whereby, cur peace and safety are put
in jeopardy. 90 that they will I've best consulted
by excluding such frebrsnds from amongst US.
In allusion to her best and most deserving ci,i
zens, Everett and Webster, and the Union which
they labored to cement and strengthea-to whicl
good work the former is almost exclusively deyo
ting the last years ofa splendid career, Mrs. Chill
speaks thus:
The people Of the Norti, had u very strong at
tachnent to the Union: but, BY your desperate
measure you have weakened II beyond all powc
of restoration. They are not your enemies, II
you suppose. bot they cannot consent to DO you
tools for any ignoble task yon may chose to pro
pose. You must not judge " Us by the crawlin,
sinuosities Of an Everett: or by our masnifcen
hound. whom yoa trained TO hun, your poor cri,
pies, and tsen sent him sneaking in q corner /
die-not with shame for the base purpose To whic
his strength had been applied. bnt With vexatier
because you withheld from hin. the promised bon,
Not by such ~ these must you judge the free, cl
lightened ysomaury Of New-Engiand. A nsjorit
OF them would rejoice 10 have the Slave States fu
I'll their oftiepeated threas Of withdrawal fron tn
Union. II has ceased to be . bugbear. for we b.
gin n despair Of being aba, by any other rroces,
to give the world an example Of q real republic.
The moral senss Of these 6tates 10 outraged by b.
ing ~ssoomplioes In sustaining an institution viciou
in oil il sspscts; and Is i aow generally unde
stood that Ne puFvhsss our d;sgssos II great pee,
MARY expsass. you would only make the oft
Of a separation in serioss earnest, you would hea
the hearty response Of nillioas Go. gentlemer
Stand %. upon tAs ordss:s your going.
To all Of which we have to soy, that when con
WINGED tha = majority Of The people Of the Mort
really desire to Dissolve The Union, aud would, a
Mrss Child sGrms. 4~ssjoics 10 have the elay
.Statss falail thsif oftsspsAaaa thrsss ef withdraw
al from the Unicn," we dali BE- for il. Indeed
We fsar inst chs result il Inevitable not becou,
old Brown made his ssasasss raid upou yiry,n;,
znn1 eVanE nur8srsd sanps y. hsr c;,;,r.,. ~. !,