Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-17
THE UNION SPIRIT IN VIRGINIA.

We doubt whether there is, in the wnoie range
OF States usually designated as Southern, single
one more really devoted to the Union, ana he Con-
stitution by which it is established, than the Slate
of VIRGINIA. Whenever that State is represented
as hostile to the Union or as disposed to rush into
conflict with it upon any contingency which is
now probable, it is beyond doubt mlsrepresented.
AS for the city of Richmond, which was not many
months ago proclaimed to be rife for rebellion, and
ready to burst asunder the bonds OF the Union, LOT
the purpose Of realizing the beau ideal OF Southern
Confederacy, we have every day fresh evidences
that il is sound and heartwhole on this question.
Among these evidences we quote, with particular
satisfaction, the subjoined notices from the two
oldest papers of that city, the one Democratic and
the other Wing, Of an oraton delivered in that city
on the commemoraton of the death of the late
President TAYLOR, by OLIVER P. BALDWIN, Esq.
the talented editor Of the Richmond Republican.
His whole Grafton is applauded, as we have no
doubt it deserved; but when, for particular COM
menda,ion, a single passage Of it is selected for
special remark it is that which exhibits his devo-
ton to the Union, and his aspirations for its preser-
vation and perpetuation, that simultaneously attracts
the sufrages Of both papers, as it had done of the
audience before whom it was delivered.
FROM THE " "RIcHMoND ENaUIRER."
OLIvER p. BALDWIN, Esq. next followed, in Of the
eloquent thrilling, and entirely appropriate orations we
have listened to. II in fine one and portions of
glowing and brilliant His eulogy chiefly confined TO
the military ACHE heroic great
soldier, and to his virtues man. Some OF his descrp
tons would have done honor speaker and such
be the general sentiment His aposophe to the Union
grand and impressive and when he concluded his SUD-
lime invocation for The preservation Of the Constitution and
the Union, in all their purity and vso there stas one burst
of applause from the whok audience
THE " RICHMOND wHIG! s-.u
With feelings auned the spirit of the the im-
assembly then listened with aP interest for the space
Of one hour to the eulogy Of Mr. BALDWIN we express
only the opinion Of every who heard It, when we say that
this effort of the most fectous and eloquent pieces
Of oa,ory that we ever heard The exceeding beauty Of the
composition pleased us less however, than the noble sent
of patriotism with which it abounded Having briefly
over happy and graphic manner, the leading events
in the life Of the ustrious deceased having traced him from
his first appearance in the camp to the perilous edges
Buena VISTA and sketched the decorous otude Of his last
days spent in the less peous conduct Of affairs Of State
Mr.
Of the counry and referred the dangers which
the UsIos. His remarks this subject, more especially his
auson the feelings of the American in foreign lands who
shall be the first hear the dngs Of disruption, shoud
and who shall sit down and weep the quenched
hopes Of human liberty and the ruin Of his home the chill
dren of Zion by the Of Babylon their lost Jeusa
lem, glo,ced ,cith there Of the st eoquence We trust
that this excellent eulogy will not be withheld from the
public
Whatever the extent of devotion to the UNION
manifested by the People of VIRGINIA, now that
the shadow of danger hangs over it, LOUISIANA, the
centre and the emporium Of all Southern interests,
is not behind the oldest of her sister States in that
sentiment. The following we believe to be true
type of the general sentiment Of that State:
FROM THE LAFArETTE (LA. ErUBLI
THE SOUTH THE UsIoS.-The danger
threatening the American Union has been more mmi
than at the present moment The fanaicism Of abo
ionism, and the madness Of Southern chvay, not
fearful the sectional spirit which begins to pervade the
conservative portion Of Congress- II expected by all
that the sudden death Of Gen. TAYLOR would have awed both
Houses of Congress into silence, and have shut down the
aoodgates upon nemperae discussion which has long
embarrassed useful legislation and sckened the heart Of the
nation by its display of puers distractions and unnatural
hostility Acknowledging the danger TO our Union from pro-
longed agitation of question arayng the North and South
in hostility claiming to be PATRIOTS and pretending that
they represent the people, continue to wrange mpract
cable schemes daily increasing alienation of feeling, and
strengthening sectional interests and sectional eaouses until
the mind scarcely oesee the dreadful consequences which
may follow the country and to freedom Congress is the
Of the evil which threatens The People hare little
sympathy ,cith the fiery agitators The desire the
settlement Of the uered question. They ore the Union
They ,ciH maintain it. South Carolina may raise the black
flag Of dsnnon and call upon her sister savehodng States
rally under its gloomy fo under the pe,ence of defend
ing Southern rights but there will be no answering signal
no gathering Of enthusiast hosts.
We published few days since the Speech Of
the Hon. ABBOTT LAWRENCE at the dinner of the
Royal Agricultural Society of England We have
since met with the speech of Mr.. RvEs on the same
occasion, which is short and felcitous
"Mr. RIvEs, American Minister the French Republic
gave The Highland ard Agricultural Society of Scotland,
The Royal Agricultural improvement, Society Of Ireland and
other Agricultural Societies.. Coming there an unofficial
and unaccredted character he had right expect such an
honor; but if hearty and unaffected sympathy in their pur
suis ardent and constant admiration Of British energy
enterprise and sagscy, any qualifications for proposing
the toast entrusted him. he might not be without pre-
tensions He did consider himself stranger his
| tfymen could not say
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