Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-21

farren, II Abolition aud Free Soil u The Wing
/ parfy was gene Democratic party had been
| swept away. But for the American party. the
! whole North and the whole South would have
| been united. 1t came in "a great break water,
| and If il had done more. IL has saved Us from
/ sectional organization and iherefofe.t has saved
| ihe Union. And if IL was out of the way now,the
re- suit would be sectional parties. Ii Is said that
the Anne rican party il the Abolition party in dis
guise. The Philadelphia Convention contained
the conservative element If Wing and Democrat
ie PARTIES the body of il were sound and nation
nj men and expelled the Black Republican, mem
hers n traitors from the camp. They nominated
a national man. Mr.. Fillmore. by two.thirds
vote ON the very first ballot He is not prO,slav
cry man-bi- early impressions were adverse to
it in the abstract. He has risen above them, aud
therefore i, is higher, heller and lofer sense of
duty which Influences him. He deserves more
credit than Southern man would in the same po-
sition.
have surveyed the field with care. lie will
carry Massachus aud New York and Rhode
Island and Delaware and New Jersey aud Penn
sylvana. perhaps Maryland and California and
North Carolina and Tennessee aud Kentucky and
Missouri aud Texas aud Florida aud Louisiana.
When the tide comes rolling in youwll see every
little fellow who wants office will set his cock boat
in the current. The camp followers, who fol
low either party and want the plumber of both,
where are they now! They not with US
They have left us. Where they have gone
courtesy forbids me to mention. We can cary
Virginia aud ought to do it, but it will require
work They have written for the Post Office of
every voter in this country,Gnd suppose through
out the State. They are scared. Their conduct
shows it. We must have hrmness, energy aud
Industry. Every man can do something. Get
the documents. Meet them everywhere, on the
stump and especially at the polls. Show them
there is no religious persecution. We simply de
nounce the .higher law" doctrine--we will not
sustain any mnn who acknowledges any higher
law than the Constitution whether Seward
Papist. The principle right. You say it is
impracticahle 10 ascertain who hold the higher
law. Why is it not as easy to find higher
law nbolitioni,tl 1t is merely carrying out the
oath to support the Constitution. There is no
opposition tn foreigner, who have the inter-
ests with ourselves to preserve the country from
vagabonds from abroad.
If we will do our worn can carry Virginia
We were beat not by Democrats lat time. but
by Wings who voted against U.s. silent.
Now give the Wings the man of their choice:
for whom Virginia voted fifty three times i'll Con
veniion. when Scott was nominated Is lie chan.
ged heenuse have nominated him The
Wings are conservative. We do not 90 n far "a
Jefferson aud his associates against foreigners
rs mot fit In serve on uries." 3WuDO foreign.
ers go to the North every year. and but b 900
South aud they merely for time as wnrknen
TO id-. Every year hG'f million come To
this connirY-euough 10 make State rs large as
Virginia. They L" North and each State
sends two senators and at last there will be
noaeh to strike down slavery by amending the
Constitution. BY the Kansas bill Foreigners may
arrive there at 10 o'clock. make declaration Of
intention 10 become citizens. aud by II o'clock.
ont vote the South. This bill is sowing the seed
which will yet ripen into harvest Of trouble. 1t
i, deceptve bill. Mr.. Calhoun taught mo that
the true theory OF the Constitution was that the
Territories were property. The L. 5. owns them
rs much as public buildings, &c. Tho in
hatniants are residents. no, people in a polit-
cal sense. They have no rghs-exeept to pro.
letion-hap, NJ control. Congress a. Trustee
reserves the right to coatrol it, When residents
! enough II can come in ~ II State. aud then for
! the iir.t tmn they were invested win the right
| "a d"epl4' whether it will have slavery or not.
! We fepaiate the doctrine of squatter sovereign
| ~.
Pardon for the length Of my remarks. /
wi.hed merely to point out the manner of de-
fence. Go home aud grid on your armor.-exprt
! yourselves aud you viii gain glorious and zig
nal successive did better last time than rvrr
before. The wings ought not and will moi occupy
doubtful position. They have been once lpceiy
ed-keep up the fire and fight on.