Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-29

but sooner than consent to be dictated to
by a fanarical and reckless faction. and
hlllied into an acquicscence in schemes.
which strike at the honor and security of
the Commonwealth that gave US birth. we
would see il snndered into as many frag.
,nenis. MS there are stars in the heavens
The iaiihfholservance ofthe compromise
10 now tie great principle Of the Wing
party. Whoever counsels or confem-
plates disobc,iience to any of its require
rnrnts. counseIs or conremplafcs the DISCO
luton Of the Wing party. and with II the
destruction Of the Union. There can he
no psltering here. There must be per-
feet un.lerstsn ding, that the next Pre-iden-
til, eltc,ianis in no contingency. so far rs
the Viii. can.liIateis concerned, 10 snnre
10 the benefit of The enemies Of the Com
promise; or the Wings of the South can
not contribute to his election. II is full
time that the North understood this-and
understanding IT, they will see the folly and
malaa.ss Of any srcp.~ hich would ALLEVIATE
from them body OF allies Without " hos"
aid they would I've utterly powcrless.-
The Southern minority is as necessary 10
the election uf "a Wing President as the
Northern majority Let Item lay dawn
their terms. just aud fair as 'Icy will be.
and they eau compel submission To them
by the Northern wing-the more easily,
because they would he seconded 10y The
grea, body of the Wing masses al the
North. who are. VI. Yet teh"ve. c"nserva-
tive, law abiding, and union loving.
But as We have said il is safest to await
fuller de. elopcrnents and VIC do so. with d
firm reliance that. come what may. tie
Wings o. the South will stand by the
Constitution aud the Compromise.
The JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, an indie
pendent aud conservative Journal, though
strongly inrlimng towards Democracy.
takes notice of the silence maintained ly
the Democratic National Delegates. " o
lately nlrt at Albany 4" appoint two State
delegates TO the Baltimore Convention,
in regard 10 lie ConprrnIse measures,
and after cbaracrcrizing 1t as "hlghly Sig
niGcant' of similar proc. eding in the
National Con, ention. ascrbes II directly
10 the course pursued Icy the Democrat
ic Con, cniion in this State. We give
some uf lis remarks:
No State ha. hshcrto been consistent
o. d ertinarit,Is a.ltcriGg to principles under
III c rcAm-tance> than Virginia. hut -he seems now
To iavr fallen from her high estate. and 10 regard
the success Of men of greater Importance than
an honorable triumph founded on adherence to i'm
| rortant measures khe stands now in tho SAINT
category with new York. keen for the spois, de
rern,iucd On success. Had -he spoken out for the
Conpron i>e. in ii tone to shuw That she meant to
insist on i;s supremacy ut Batimore,-a suprema
| CIV necessary for the peace "t the eountry,-sii'
would have been initiated here iii the expression n
her opinion she has been in the policy OF silence
| Thnsc who rul"d IN the late Convcniion. were
| prominent in supporting the Buffalo PLATFORM
position from which they driven by the palri
oti IN oi the ry.-and they would Inv.
found rest for their fcct in the one toward. which
they were marching (tlat formed by the Com
promise } bst for the aid administered TO Them b,
Southern men. Tho d,sertinn at this gren measure
ct peace ly Nir-iEin, has arrested entirely in this
State the progress oil th- Democratic party to-
war.l- its adoption as hnaiiy and given its enc
mics II paramount influence. It, incv liable ce'-ci
is To .acritirc those IL this Stnte who have beer
| Nrfn,ial and 10 elevate those who were 81 ciiunal
and who were quietly yielding to what patriotism
| IL manded.