Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-09


stitation in all its ramiicatons, and appreciates
obligations of the Constitution for its protection,
whose family and interests are all identified with
YOURS, who INDUCES in sectionaSm, and is per-
haps freer from it than any other man in the Unl-
ted States, from the fact of his being constantly in
the service of the whole Uuion, fighting under the
flag of the stars and stripes of the nation entre-lf
at such time and under such circumstances, you
choose to ratify and endorse the claim OF the ADO
lition party, that call men are created equal,
what in Gods name is the use of prosecuting this
war with the abolition party any longerf IL they
come here and steal away every negro IN virginia.
they could and would point you to your own decia-
ration of principles, that they were your equals by
nature and that they had been endowed by etheir
creator with the naenatlc rights of life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness and what answer
could you makef
in reference to the slave population, the declaration
of equality, madeby Mr. Jefferson in l776, in ref
erence to our Colonial independence on Great Bri
tain let us hear more complaints from the South
about Abolition resolutions, petitions, or the re-
capture of Fugitive Slaves-you will have suTren-
dered the whole question, and will have no right
to call on any one to fight this BATTLE longer for
your benefit. '.t
People ofVirginia! do not address you in the
spirit of partizan, but as a citizen upon whom
the task has pecn imposed, us one OF the Electors
at Large for the State, to presentmy views on the
subjects involved in this contest which have no
opportunity of otherwise doing, than by the mode
here adopted, to by far the larger portion OF the
State. e.. 81.
address you as one whose interests are all iden-
tilted with.yours, whose children will advance or
suffer with the prosperity ADVERSELY OF yonr chill
drcn. | address you as one, whose attachment 10
his native State, and whose devotion to all It's IN
tcrests and all its rights, yields TO that OF no other In
the Commonw ealth; and in this capacity, implore
you not TO suffer your party prcjudiccs to blind you
to your national duty, and not 10 forget there is
future TO provide for, as well as prcsent-and
most of all, never forget that while you have
party TO obey, you have n country TO serve ...
But n year ago, and protection 10 slave property
came near bringing about division of this rcvered
Commonwealth. Then the cry was, that the
West was not to be trusted with that species OF
pro- crty because they held to small interest in
negroes. Their principles and devotion TO the
State, and loyalty 10 the Constitution, were of no
avail they had but few slaves. And now the
Democracy of the East is entreating that same
West TO give them Ne,o Hampshire man-wherc
slavery is dcspised, and who himself dcplores ii and
holds it rs 4 curse, n moral, social and political
| cvil---as the guardian of that same property!
What commentary upon the proceedings of our
| State Convention, and what an insult to the I'M
Outstanding and integrity OF our Western Drcth-
crn! We can trust Franklin Pierce of New llamp
shire, but we can't trust any man West of the
| Blue Ridge! Ii remains to be seen what response
| the West will make. t-i-tifg d ~
I'm this address have confined myself chiefly 10
a single point because | think it has, To great en-
| the public, and because | think there is Il signi-
cameo in it, and an Importance 10 be attached 10
it, that cannot be ovcr-estmated, and that tie de
| libcratc attention of the whole State, indeed /
might say of the entire South should be called 10
| il in time, before they commit themselves TO po-
| Icy irausht with the most dangerous and diSaS-
irons consequences 10 our institntions-and, more.
particularly so, since The Democratic party South,
seem deter nined to make the question OF slavery
the chief, if not the only issue in the contest, and
who spare no efforts TO create the impression that
it is The Wing party that have made concessions To
| the AbolitoniSts of the North, simply because
they have selected candidate for whom il is the
purpose Of Mr.. Seward TO cast his vote.
| 1t WAS but four years ago that they denounced
us for presenting Mr.. Fillmore candidate for
the Vice Presidency, and they freely applied every
disparagIng cpithct 10 his name that the vocabulary
| could furnish; and now, in turn, we are denounced
for not presenting him again, rs true friend 10 Tic
South, Tor still higher Office than we then clainl-
I'd for him! How long can such insinccrity and
dupciy operate upon the intelligence of the De-
mocracy of Virginia? And how long is this con
| test 10 be carried on between ourselves ut home!
| The vote in November will be the answer, and 10
il we look, with hope at least, for proud vniica-
ton of principle and truth, and fidelity TO the South
| and lis institutions.
| am respectfully, yours,
4 JNO. NJ. BOLTS, Elcctor al Large.