The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-12-13

any pOrClOn OF IL, OF ulStuI AZ any "ioe
their social relations, and yet they pursue us
in fire and blood, vowing to strip us of our
property or exterminate us from the land OF
eur forefathers and the homes Of our wives
and children.
Was ever warfare, we ask again, 80 mon
strous, so iniquitous, so crael among CIVIL
lied men since the Christian Conscious
themselves Of its enormity, our assailants
endeavor to cloak it under the pretence OF
philanthropy. But philantrophy is vir-
tue, mild and peaceful Christian virtue,
that never seeks its ends by violence ia blood
and crime; and it is the most disgusting
mockery and hypocrisy to pretend that the
white man is impelled by philan thropy to
slay his white brother, or strip him OF his
property for the benefit of an African, WAC
is In all respects his inferior. Philanthropy
never steals, and never assassinates, or
employs thieves and bloed-stained murderers
and assassins to do its work. Nor does phil :
anthropy ever seek to destroy the object Of
its affection, as they do who seek servile
war; for nothing is more certain than that
in such war the pretended objects OF such
philanthropy-th slaves of the South-must
become its victims. There is no philanthro-
py, therefore, in this war upon US. Power
and plumber are its stima lants. John Quin-
cy Adams, in the rage OF disappointment be-
cause he was not reelected President, VOW
ed vengeance against the South by abolition
of slavery, although, as he proclaimed, mil
lions should be bathed in blood by 1t. But
it was necessary to deceive, in order suf1i-
GENTLY to exc tie the people of the North;
and therefore, he uttered also the silly idea
that the North was governed by the slaves
of the South, because of the representation
of her slaves which is allowed the South by
the constitution. He sought to abolish,
therefore, to acquire pow er, overlooking, in
the blindness of his rage, or hoping that the
masses would overlook the fact that II the
slaves were emancipated and remained in the
South the whole Of them, OF five fiGhs,
them, or three-ffths, as is now the case; and
therefore this scheme, if carried out peace
fully, would increase, instead of diminish the
political power of the South. But the great
object now is plumber; Tor, unhappily for the
country, the black republicans have the
power. Plumber is, therefore, now the OBJ
ject. The slaves will either be driven into
some new form of slavery, and made to work
for their new M aters to pay for thir care
of them, while they will seize upon and oe-
cupy our lands, as they believe, though in
that they will be disappointed. Against
such foes and such conclusions, it is the part
of wisdom and prudent forethought, nay,
the instinct of selt-defence, to take time by
the forelock and guard ourselves, our wives,
our homes, our property, by strengthening |
the South in every practicable manner, and
organizing her men for the encounter when
1t comes; and we have no time to lose in do
ing so, for the 4th of March, 1861, will pro-
badly fad W. Fl. Seward, the chief instiga
tor OF the Harper's Ferry murders, or one
of his compeers, backed by congenial Con-
gress, welding the power of the federal gov
eminent, and Of course welding it against
us. From them we can expect no quarter.
They will use their power to execute their
infamous plans for cur destruction, and we
shall have the army and the navy OF the
Union turned upon us, unless the gallant
and incur the penalties of treason to avoid
the sin of fatrioide. We pray your aid,
and respectfully urge you to pass
laws:
l. 70 discriminate in such a manner |
against the manufactures and productions OF |
ali States in which the abOlitisnists are toll |
Grated, or laws exist for the purposes OF pre- |
venting, directly or indirectly, the execu- |
ton of the Fugitive Slave law, as to expel |
and to encourage by every means in your
power our foreign commerce and commerce
with the other Southern States, land domestic
3. To Law such burthens upon vessels COM
ing from any of the States aforementioned
as will eventually drive them from the wat
ers.
8. To provide for reitting the armory
and renewing the manufacture of arms, and
4. To provide<that tampering with slaves
with q view to induce them to abscond, shall
be punishable by death, and that person
accused of tampering with slaves, and advis-
ing them to abscond, to be rebel, or to make In
or of uttering seditious language,
language approving abolition OF slavery,may
be tried forthwith before two magistrates
and Jury, and if convicted that sentence be
executed without delay.
mentioned shall DO denied the privilege of
,ueing in the courts Of Virginia.
6. That the citizens OF other States who
shall enter into combination anywhere or
stimulate others to enter into combinations
TO disturb Virginia in any manner because OF
The existence OF slavery, or to interfere In
my manner with her slaves, shall be deemed
guilty of felony, and demanded for trial in
,ourts, and if net surrendered, that retalia-
,ory measures may be resorted to-.
Z. That all pedlars and drumming ag ents |
If Northern non-slaveholng States be ex-
,eled from Virginia by proper penalties, |
Until the State from which they came shall |
,y proper laws suppress all attempts at abo. |
ltion.
8. To provide for calling Convention of |
Ill the Southesn States, and the election OF |
delegates to it, for the purpose of preparing |
action by the Southern States to |
meet the aggressions OF the abolitionists.
0. That the States from which John Brown |
and his associates came be required to reim-
purse Virginia all the expenses eccagioned by |
The incursion at Harper's Ferry, or that the
government of the United States he required |
10 do SO.
LUDIcRous INcIDENT.-During the perform
.nce of Richard III at the National theatre,
on Friday evening, the famous
couch sceEce was rendered laughable by the
incident. While the "hump. backed