Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-15
A Massachusetts journal on Sumner.

That faithful eno eafNeSt aa'"cA'e '" '"' e'e'-
ton Of Bell and Everett. the Boston Courier it
self thoroughly imbued with o national spirit, is
doing good service 10 the cause Of the Constltn-
ton ana the Onion II lays bare the enormiies
of Bla,k Republiesnisu and with an unsparing
hand, deals its sturdy blows against tho men who
are wickedly aiming to destroy the peace Of the
country by building up great sectional party;
holding mp to public reprobation such men as
Sumner and WILSON,
Speaking With particular reference to Summers
late speech, and the tendencies Of Repuhcanism,
i, INDUCES the following whitening denuncaon.
We COMMEND this phlirpic to those who think
that therc are no opponents Of Repubicnnism in
Massachusetts,. save the Democracy -" suppose
the question were put to the voters Of Massarhu-
setfs to-day, Will you endorse the sentiments OF
Sunper's speech and we cannot but believe that
large majority Of our people would answer en-
phatically in the negative. Those who do uphold
it are abolitonists, thoroughly so. as Garrison,
or Phillips-as much 50 as the whole congregation
OF the radical. ranting. infdel crew, whose lives
are spent in undermining the foundations Of civil
society by a-sailing equally the laws Of God and
man. No man OF sense can be imposed upon by
their professions Of religion or philanthropy.
The sacred luminosity" which inHames them is
kindled from the ores of the bottomlcs- pit No
right-minded person can read the speech oi
Charles Sumner wthou, being astonslcd at the
puerile weakness, the childish fntty Of reason
ing the unblushing exaggeration and the lnbori-
Gus malignity which it displays OF its whining.
iDsuE.rab!e. and despicable egoiism, what man.
with the heart and mind Of man, would not be
ashamed
And yet this performance of one so forgetful
Of every public obligation. and overlooking with
the cencocted venom of years-uscless az to any
argument, and available only TO provoke cmbit-
tered passion among the citizens of II common
country-is spoken for his own purposes and to
enforce the opinions which he deems BETTING his
party, by Republican Senator of Massachusetts,
and is applauded by the partiznn press Of the
State! And that press is consistent enough, con
sidering the condition to which its own efforts
and those of the hreling orators who are with
them have reduced the Republican, party in Mns-
sachusetts. by making its whole orsanizntion pam
der 10 the most violent extrnyagancics If Abol.
tionsm. Mea like Mr.. Sumner express for them
whether they like it or not, or d-avow his opn.
ions 10 private or not the views for which they
become responsible. The advocates Of John
Brown represent them in their Presidential Con
venton, whether they sympathise or not with
murdsrous midnight inroad into a sister Sta'e.
And the direul consequences, social and puiti.
cal and perhaps fatal u the country itself, h1w.
after all, not from the direct influence Of the
Abolitionist. but from the indirect co cooperation Of
those who deny themselves to hc such, but with
out whom the Abolitioust would be only power
less and contemplate.
These things cannot be escaped from and they
make the Republican party in Massachusetts, an
Abolition party, and accountable, as an organiza.
ton. for the excuses aud the disgraces to which
it has led. This constitutes tho difference be-
tween a true Union man aud QUO Who. under tho
name OF Republican. directly or Indirectly gives
aid TO those who do oppose with yirulencc and
deadly hostility the Constitution and laws of tho
land. And every man in Massachu sets. who,
under whatever professions, gives his voice or his
vote to the Republican side, or his money to the
Republican electioneering INDEPENDENTLY en-
dorses Helperfsm, and the assault of John Brown,
and the speech Of Charles Sumner, all of which
constitute the very essence Of Abolitionism, and
are fraught with inevitable ruin to the country
which he processes to lovc!"