The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-23
NIRaINIA Avn rHE rANArIrs- !.


Virginia gave 10 the rule OF King George on al. -
nent the first great shock when her patriotic ora,s,
clared, TO enthusiastic general assembly aGiye - :
eFty, or give me death Y
Virginia. in the hour Of trial when negotiation A,aL
exhausted and imminent gave formula -.
object to the councils Of the First Congress ia n,
memorable Declaration o. independence.
Virginia furnished 10 the struggle for inaependes,
only It's principles and aims ba, its wise and s.s
leader.
Virginia, as the elder aad nobler called the states
der, when, having conquered liberty, they were y, =
out constitutional unity.
Virginia AZ is starting into national eSisleace al
the unioa oot Of her own magnificent domain with n y
northwestern territory where now Ohio Michisaa y
even illinois, with parriedal hands, eager 10 rpas =
too eon6ding parent state
Virginia Tor the frs. half century Of nations. :.
ence plotted that ship o. State whose keel she lla
whose she mapped ont
II true American principles judging by She eY.u
Of the past, stl 10 be found IN any secsca !
Union il is ia Virginia; IL spurious counterfeit Ars,
principles ANY where likely be AZ ae,ecs !
rejected II surely Is In Virginia
90 Thursday, the gath instant there Is 10 be an ss
In that fine old state TO which tho two parties an
Democrats and The Haaoos.
No election since the contest in this State last y.s
excited 20 many hopes and fears Here Tbs gallant u
mour the FIRST breast the fury Of combined hasta
went within few hundreds Of election sross sQ
nearly Aab ns,i3os In Virginia the cons,itussrp
much more limited and there are but two parties N
field Mr. Wise, however, has this advantage whA y
Seymour had not that their mutual enemy 1.-THE fanatic
have developed their plans with amaxing rnpidp ss
the New York election. IN six months they have mss
more way than any old-fashoned party ever did ia II
homes and churches, audsriakug TO prescribe uAa u
shall eat and drink what shall give in charity and
whom aud on what conditions shall giyeit The Il
croachmcnts Mr. Seymour only anticipated Mr. wi~Ax
witnessed Ills Is, therefore so much he sircs
aud the upshoi Is so much the more important
OF The personal standing of Mr. Wise In his own sss
we only know from hearsay. OF his varied laesa al
ygor Of character the whole Union speaks Few pabe nd
now-a-days clearly through sophsn, or ,own
consequence and Is fearless In speaking oas
mind Whatever enemies he may have made in liz ss,|
State were probably made by the audacits Of his SIS
taenl prudent men seldom cultivate and which selas M
never admire.
But we beg 10 assure our own readers in Virginia vi
al others who desire 10 know how this contest sssI
by adopted citizens At the Northat prespnt paIas
interested la every such eleciiou-that Mr. Wses pess
anteceden,s are very minor considerations this mps~
JnDSe WHO nave pNtlSu iuf WARS ihHtesM
of Virginia only that the gronnd-swe has now f
her people, and miH only how they come out
They neither know care whether Nj Wise and "
Bayly have been good ncighbors in Accomac they nas
know nor think about the unfinished public works 10 M
Interior These are doubtless very importM, uesuus
their time and plnce but the overwhelming issue sha
swallows al Others up Aarons rod did The wand
Magii is this wiz Virginia 10 uit he fanatics Of ass
them
That question Virginia has to answer on ThurdG
Of the United States constituton-in the spirit u v
Washington Jefferson, Madison and Monroe. Thus n
will have preserved to this country those inst and sva
laws she WAS mainly Instrumental in establishing I'd |
which are now In as much peril from New Englapds ss
ieism as they were at their birth FROM Old EnginsiI
power,