A young people's history of Virginia and Virginians .. . ions under theConstitution, refu-sed to obey the de-cision of the Su-preme Court andundertook by Statelaws to nullify alaw of the Northrefused to be longerbound by the terms of the Constitution, the laws of theUnited States and the decisions of the Supreme Court,the people of the South knew that if the party whichheld these views ever got the control of the governmentthat instrument, and the government framed under it,would no longer afford protection to their rights, libertyor property, for as the Norths great statesman, D
A young people's history of Virginia and Virginians .. . ions under theConstitution, refu-sed to obey the de-cision of the Su-preme Court andundertook by Statelaws to nullify alaw of the Northrefused to be longerbound by the terms of the Constitution, the laws of theUnited States and the decisions of the Supreme Court,the people of the South knew that if the party whichheld these views ever got the control of the governmentthat instrument, and the government framed under it,would no longer afford protection to their rights, libertyor property, for as the Norths great statesman, DanielWebster, had said, a bargain broken on one side is bro-ken on all sides. Slavery Not an Unmixed Evil.—Slavery was not theunmixed evil it has been painted. Long years of kind-ness on the part of the master and mistress had its re-ward in much faithful and loyal service. During ourlate great war the fidelity of the negroes to the helplessand unprotected women and children all over the Southwas an honor to the Africans as a race and as TOMB OF MONROE, IN HOLLYWOOD. History of Virginia and Virginians. 171 The John Brown Raid.—But all the while serious trou-ble was brewing, and the question of slavery was to bemade a national issue. In October, 1859, John Brown, afanatic from Connecticut, who had emigrated to Kansasto fight against the introduction of slavery in that terri-tory, where he became notorious by his deeds of violence,organized his infamous raid into Virginia, his intentionbeing to arouse and arm the negroes and induce them tomurder men, women and children throughout the land;the result would have been terrible. At the head of sev-enteen white men and five negroes, he seized the UnitedStates arsenal at Harpers Ferry, containing over 100,000stand of arms, and captured a number of prominent andpeaceable citizens of the vicinity to be held as hostages. Browns Act Without Justification.—There is no justifi-cation for the barbarity of Browns intention
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