New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-06
VIRGINIA RUNNING OUT WHITE MEN

Some FIVE years since MIR. Reubsn Salisbury, then
q SANDY Creek in this county, and brother OF Mason
Salisbury esq disposed Of bis property and, with his
family removed 10 Virginia, where he engaged 10 the
businete of farming, and be led peaceabe and
peaceful life until the unfortunate at Har-
per's Ferry. He was quiet man, member OF the
BsItit Church, and estmsbe in all the relations of
f. Though not an advocate Of nor an spoog'st for,
the institution Of Slavery, be wac man who attended
10 lis own business Needing with nobodys slaves,
and quostioDDg mans privilege TO hold them if he
was satisfied that il right to do so He was man
Of integrity and moral WORTH charitable, tolerant
in short, good man. .' .
Wsl a short time since, complaint was lodged
agar THE gentleman, who is now about W years OF
age come Kind of process obtained and about twenty
Of Virginia's chyalric deputtd TO execute 1t.
They were all alarmed, and visiting the premises in
body they had serious officially in capturing Mr.
Salisbury. search was then instituted for evidence
sustain the charge that had been preferred against
HIM bie house was rsnsacked from cellar TO gfret
every nook and Granny peered into, and his pri-
vate papers fumbled over, and the hunt had well nigh
proved fintess, when few copies OF Ihe A6any
Erexing Journal, which had been sent him by his
friends in Sandy Creek, were discovered, and the
venerable old man hurried off TO jail. Here he
remained several daJs, but was finally admitted to
hail, and by the advice of friends, was induced 70
quit his home in the Old Dominion and the State OF
Lis adoption. He returned 10 Sandy Creek last week.
His farm in Virginia he adyertises for sale ut an a
and expects it will go at sacrifice Of from s2V0o 70
v.sb for Virginia justice. We ought TO add that
sbe magistrate before whom Mr. Salisbury was ar
IAgned belonged to the church with that gentle
man. for that will show the kind OF Christianity they
have down IN that section.
This occurrence has created considerable sensation
and no little Indignation among Dir. Sasbnrys former
neiehbors and friends. And is 10 remarkable that
should Turning to the Constitution OF the United
States and Learning that the object Of that instrument
according 10 the preamble TO establish justice
and "seeure the blessings Of liberty" they very nat
urally ask lhemselverf liberty and "justce" have
not in this instance, been ruthlessy trodden under
footl John Brown and four others were adjudged
guilty Of murder, and have been executed for their
attempts 10 run black Dea ont Of Virginia. what 10
the oHenfe of those other who are engaged in
running Kkite men out Of the State II IL be high
crime seek 70 deprive Shareholders Of their proper
ty Il il ia, iabie proceeding 10 veet nosavehod-
era of theirs Are doings OF this sort calculated 70
incrsase our respect for the Union, TO aay the Anti
Slavery feeling the North, and bring us over TO the
faith Of those who opposing what they term sec
tionslsm r. Has the tir1e indeed come when people
living South must siop reading Northern newspapers
Shall we of the Free States be denied the privilege OF
sending papers TO friends who have gone South 10
reside Shall we stop corresponding with them lest
we get them into difficulty \.
We cannot reconcile these things with notions Of
Justice II man leaves New-York and takes up his
residence in Virginia, we expect he will conform 70
the laws Of the latter State and in doing 80 he ought
to be protected his person and properly and think
be would be if the head of the Government cared as
much for the rights Of freemen as for the Wishes OF the
slavsbodipg oigsrcby in other words, if Federal
Executive was impartial raler. Such o ruler nn,y
lPuiAasi IN. W Dem, Dee. Sa