New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-09
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FROM 4 VIRGINIA DEkOCRIT
c,u..pssdsass Of TIE N. Y. Tribune.

Csus,pssdeaes Of TIE N. Y Thbxns.
BERKELEY Co., Va Dee. 30, 1855. :.
There IL kind OF aristocraey in Virginia thai does
not exit in many ether Stass One cause Of this =,
perhaps that more Presidents have been selected from
this than from any other State, which causes her 10
cok upon other States with sort Of superior aashori-
ty But presume that the street Gauss Of this ai-
ocraey Ees in the institution Of Slavery. Persons who
have had legal control over the liberty and labor Of
their slaves for years, acquire the habit and sebsve
often unconscously Of usurpDg undue and Illegal soa-
troll over the constitutional rights and Liberties u
the whites.
We boast Of the liberty Of thought, opinion, speech,
the freedom Of the press yet private opinions
investigated and effort ia being made 10 prevent
the circulation Of eommos ne yspapers Since err
cered Tx IRiBusE sent 70 me, am informed BY my
Postmaster at Hedgesvle that the citizens there
kck up desperately and contend for legal authority
TO prevent its coming to that Office. Hedgesgne 10
nalt village, pleasantly situated upon the top Of the
slaves. But certainly Ire citizens have better pros
pec Of prosperity in future than they have Of knowl
edge of what they and what they cannot legally
accomplish. Whether these people actually believe
the ousde wrapper Of TIE TRIpUSE, containing Anti
Slavery sentiments, viii spoil their Pro-Slavery no
TONS whether they under the influence OF Coy.
Vice and other Ho.spurs Of the country who loudly
pipe Democratic rule or dsunion" and have trained
determine. Neither is il matter Of concern 10 me;
for as long live in free country, and are enia-
tied the enjoy Of liberty that handed down
to by Revolutionary patriots and as long as the
Office 10 under the control Of the General Govern
neD and property is taxed to support IT, we justly
claim the right TO have any paper advocating the best
policy of our country, brought 10 us by it that we may
think proper TO read.
But we would say unto the good people Of Hedges
vile, for whom we always entertained t1e highest
respect that slave oligarchy tainted with Democracy
in name ia not to their pecuniary social interest IL
our country should be invaded in fntnre account OF
Slavery, though We hope it never will be, the non
shareholders who have been benefited the least
by slayes would be legally called 70 in defense
Of their State and its Institutions. Yes, they might
sacrifice pecunary interest and domestic comfort, and
leave their families to the Of others, and occupy
the first rank and bear the hardship and depnvatons
OF soldiers and shed their blood, il needed TO defend
their neighbours property and after victory would be-
won aside from the transient chivalry, which nearly
all goes TO the commanding officers, the non-savehod-
ing soldiers would again take their places in the second
grade of society.
We had hoped that the existing difficulty, which un-
derlies this aflstocracy and makes mach sectional
disturbance, would be settled, and settlsd "a the as
vantage of both North and South, by some mutual
policy TO relinguish property claim TO humanity and
allow all men 10 enjoy the liberty secured upto them
by the Declaration OF Independence. But the repeal
Of the Missouri Compromise, which led TO the bloody
ry and the great desire Of the South TO extend Slavery
into the Territories, and even purchase Cuba which
would lead to a war with Spain, and the bred Scott
decision by the Supreme Court, and the Dnunon
spirit in Congress and the unwiIlngDess OF Southern
Members 10 organize because majority Of them pre-
fer Republican Speaker puts the matter almost be-
yond hope. UEIoE DEhocHAr.