Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-22
A Recaniing Ultra.

prevent serious Inconvenience.
A Recanting Ultra.
We have been not little puzzled at the fact
that the Hon. A w. Venable, of North Carolina,
should, after the passage of the Compromise
measures, allow himself to be classcd with the
violent party vino wish either to move positively
fer dissolution, or else to wait until South Caro-
lima break the ice. Knowing of how short a
growth was his Calllounism, and how warmly for
Union were his constituents we conceive it i'm
possible for him to remain long with the Ultras.-
Accordingly we are not surprised to find the fol-
lowing statement in the Fayetteville IN. c. OBJ
server
Hon. A. w. VENABLE-The fear of defeat by Mr.
Graves has induced this gentleman to come out from
the disuninnsts and himself real 'submisson-
ist. We learn from the Milton Chronicle tha he de-
cared in his speec in Granville few days before the
election that he "woud Internationally abide by the
COmpronaiSe" -"that he would do nothing 10 destroy
r-"tha he would stand by the Union upon the terms
OF the Compromise
OF course Mr. Venabe will be at once denounced by
his Locoioco brethren ORATOR to the South"
The Charleston Mercury will assuredly de-
nounce Mr.. Venable's recusancy; for we see
that, in late issue, it classes him amongst the
"Resistance candidates" for Congress, saying
''the others are Submissioniss," and in the same
number, the editor undertakes to define what
Resistance" MEANS and, here are some Of his
propositions:
Submission or resistance cannot be predicated of
things which exist not.
I'VE may say that we will resist, should certain
wrongs be perperaed. This is tie expression OF de-
termination a supposed contingency, which may or
may not 1t is mere fancy and has no concern
with me solution of questions already at issue Men
may speculate the future, but they can only act on
the past and present.
Enormous wrongs, extending series OF years.
have been inflicted by the General Government on the
people OF South Carolina. The question now u.s. shall
they be submitted resisted by the State tic who
is not prepared to resist hem but insists waiting for
new, speculative aggressons In the future, is subms-
sionst.
"He is a resistance man, and he only who is ready
to resist what done;-who not waiting for future,
OF which he only conjecture, faces the past and
present, and on that demands redress
"Nor can he be said to be resistance man who
hangs his action the decision OF Others This ress-
lance is not positive, but condona and it rests not
with him. but with those over whom he has no con-
troll TO determine wheth his resistance is not as sha-
dowy as that OF those who fight all their battles on is-
sues that have not come into existence. Such men,
therefore, until they become resistance men by the will
OF Others, are amongst the realities OF things submits
sioniss."
MI. fGndUle, lneH, must De Wrllten uOWH d
Submissionist, and we know of no "Southern
Rights man in this quarter who is not one, ac-
cording to the Mercurys definition.
The South Side Democrat referring to the fact that
the amended Constitution does not provide Tor the
election OF municipal officers by the people, but leaves
1t discretionary with the citizens OF the towns themselves
TO determine upon what principle their charter elections
shall he conducted expresses the opinion chat there is
nilOn
have Disseminated between the counties and towns iu
regulating the mode of their local elections
The reason, which governed the majority of the
Convention, was that they thought it would be
an improper Infringement of the town charters 10
determine that, by general vote of the whole
State, they should be altered in any PARTICULAR
1t was considered really favour to the towns to
leave their citizens to determine for themselves
what changes should be made in their charters
The recent experience of this city proves that it
is abundantly easy to procure any reform that is
desired