Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-12-10
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The Rseonnsnaation Of Governor Floyd BY the Electoral
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in his Cabinet has served powerfully to stir up the
bile Of large portion of the Virginia Democracy
Aud Il is natural enough that such should be the
result Of this intrusive and oicous attempt on the
part Of the Electors to dictate the President elect
whom he should select one Of his constitutional
advisers There being, too any number of aspi-
rants for Cabinet appointment from Virginia
1t must be gall and NORWOOD to them to wit.
ness so indicate and unprecedented an effort
to disparage them in the estimation of their new
President, and all for the purpose Of minister
ing TO the aspirations of a single member of
the party, whose claims, they justly consider in
no respect superior to their own. Why, out of the
fheen Virginia Electors themselves, there were pro-
badly not less than six eight who were animated
by gay and pleasing hopes Of being called upon by
old Buck to assist him in the arduous duties of his
administration. What may be supposed to have
been their feelings, then, when forced by the adro
manouverings and irresistible bullyism OF Wise to
ignore their own pretensions and disavow their own
right to Cabinet preferment by uniting in a recon-
mendaton in favor of Floyds We can we'll conceive
with what bitterness Of rage each and all of these
gentlemen wrung their hands and CRASHED their
teeth when they made the discovery that they wero
absolutely in the clutches of Wise, who was deter
or else raise such storm about their ears as would
damn them with the Democracy forever. But, as
lamb before his shearer is dumb so were all the vir
ginia Electors in the presence Of Wise, with only
two exceptions-and these were }. Randolph Tucker,
Esq, Of Winchester, and Major James Garland, Of
Lynchburg, who held out sternly and manfully to
the last and refused to bow to the dctaton Of their
importunate and tyrannical Governor These two
fhnstph ,1.l.
tojOn the recommendation of Floyd and, OF course
our rule-or-ruin Governor has set his mark upon
them and will rest till he has politically thro
tied and destroyed them, even though he should have
to call out the army and navy of the State to aid him
in his purpose ofrevenge. We pity these two rebel.
lous and unfortunate individuals from the bottom OF
our heart They are doomed; "Gi-.drd Foot" will
have their blood, die in the attempt
In reality, however, nothing has occurred in our
brief political experience, which tended SO power.
fully and certainly to ALLEVIATE, embitter distract and
divide the Democracy of Virginia as the late action
OF the Electoral College in behalf of Gov Floyd 1t
has created widespread feeling of dissatisfaction
and Indignation without parallel in the history OF
the party in this State, and which promises to en-
gender bitter and nterminabe war between the
faction supporting Wise and that adhering TO the
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press an opinion in the premises we should say that
our Gubernatorial friend and neighbor had commit
ted grave error in so boldly taking ground in be-
half Of Floyd, and zealously and nsoently urging
his pretensions to Cabinet appointment And
why' Because 1t is obvious that he makes deter.
mined enemies of all the aspirantS in the State for
cabinet promotion and their respective adherents
while, by such movement he gathers to his side
II any, precious few additional friends. In a word
he ollends and estranges thousands who have here
toiore admired, conided in, and supported him. while
he has no prospect OF attaching to him-by the Cd.
ration-any respectable number Of new recruits
As simple matter of policy, MISUNDERSTANDING out
oil view all questions OF right proprety and deicacy
we think our mpetuous neighbor has committed
an egregious blunder, which will effectuay tell up-
on his fortunes hereafter and probably annihilate
all his aspirations for the Presidency in 1860 1t is
on this account that profoundly grieved at the
step he has taken and il, as is usual with him, he
mad thought to consult Us-his guide, philosopher
and rend"-we should undoubtedly have saved him
from the melancholy fate which inevitably awaits
him. But, oh ! the unconquerable rashness the
prodigous folly, the unspeakabe dare-deviltry Of
our gay, dashing, and interesting protege! After
this late act of foolhardiness but for the amazing
love We bear him, We should almost be constrained
to give him up as one Of the lost sheep Of Israel
But nal desperanduns being our motto we shall ad
here TO his fortunes 10 the last with the most despe
rate tenacity.
But We have inadvertently wandered from the pri
mary OBJECT OF our present article-which simnlv
was to call public attention to the following indie.
nant Just and scathing commentary on the recent
acton OF the Electoral College, which we find in the
'South'ids Democrat 1t takes the bull boldly bv
The horns, and tells the Democratic Electors tina,
they have grossly transcribed the limits of public
duty aud personal proprety, and that the stem they
have taken is unprecedented in the history of the
State, and ian innovation on established usage. de-
manding stern rcbuke and Just criticism And
thus the war between the exasperated factions f tho
Virginia Democracy has fairly commenced but when
or where II will end, no man can foresce or pred;c,
We suppose, Of course, that the R.aminep and I'm.
2uTer will immediately march up TO the defiance of
the action Of their Electors, and will conseoucn,ly
give our Independent Southside neighbor NJ good a.
he sends. Being only quiet and unconcernoJ Iool.
er-on we may be permitted to express the hone that
The campaign will be conducted with ygor and boId
ness, yet with becoming moderation and dignity.
The following is the article from the Southside he.
oaocrdt i.
1hb LATE ACTION OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
we observe With regret that portion Of the ElectoI
OF this State al its late session has seen 6t 20
morAEe the President elect on the matter Of cabinet
appointment The people Of Virginia we take Il bsve ~
ready received this announcement with feelings OF u,c
fecscd modification. The step which twelve OF the ec
tos nave taken flor Is proper 10 that two refused
20 engage IN the movement and the other being the Gentle
man designated for The cabinet position himself we learn
ooaasnned ~ unprecedented IN History o. the state
Ihs democratic electors for Virginia we're clothed bv
nose Who elected them With specific limited and clearly
aehned powers They commissioned simply TO cast
IN the constitutional mode the popular verdict rendered
NJ the late election They voted for as mere agents
70 troW IN the prcscrb u from the vote Of the State for
Baeb,nsn and Breckcndge and the people in giving them
thef uaages, never dreamed that their functions would
srend 70 any other objects Of acton. Least Of an aid
they expect that their Electors would 20 far transcend ber
Iepumae duties a. 20 undertake to limit the President In
ices Zoe Office. PPV'''
The democrats Of Virginia IN voting for Mr. Buchanan
Ne may add IN bis aby 70 select al his own sooge,,o
the proper mnctonares for government agents nor DID
the idea 0ocar 20 them OF constituting the Electoral Col
lego their pfoxy do auoht eae than uercfv %