Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-18
X &c Ii MOND HIG.
WIG GATHERING AT BOSTON

| '"'" AT BOSTON.
great rshheaiion meeting seld at Faneuil Hall
" 'e "hg- OF Boston on the sth instant ] Tbom..
stevenson, Esq, was appointed President of tb natl;
ana seventy hve Vice Presidents representing Ill -
the commonwealth, and embracing among otb.rs N,h
APp'e'"h L. b. Curtis, VIM Appleton and Col As,;,
"""' OF the war OF 1912. The President made some ,o,
pertinent and forciblc opening remarks. and 80.
III very able speeches by the Hon Georg. nm, and H.
un- r. LORD delegate. tn the Baltimore whig Conveu,;o,
W" can make room for only the following brief extracts
from the eloquent and impressive speech of the
gentleman, Mr.. Lunt:
Mr. Chairman, the untliking the inexperienced and
those who actuaed by interested motive. ma, s., -
they please at the danger of weak ming will no, .,
Isso'ng the bonds oi amity. which should ke.n ,hi
Soh one ana lnsepaiabc by hostile fccny in
naned among tho-e who necessarily can live mn lo,o =,
gether when friendship Is broken and u.ac. ds,sJ
"ou' au'erung particularly to the cau-e noting can
e oosouS 'hah That thls unhappy ofierng has
oeen growing more and more einbittered enr;rge d.
past Three or four years so long .s two o.,
ues only existed, extending themselves ihropghon,
an. vi" Interests and rainiheatons Of the vari-
Jus states oil the Union, and differing fror
each other only on questions mere national polisv lii
ne' .or tne outs, whenever they became thofouybl,
us.an'hed and powerful cncugs tD uake tb-mselxas -
gaify and con>tuiiousny the issft. m,,6.., ,h., - "
r'ous danger could assail the general safety ~ ,b
Wy but when one OF these great parties wa, defeated
ahd unnecessarily broken the last general .I.c 81
came down upon the first seriou. inau. NJ orr ,;
Ever. combination which has been formed oar
uI nAs proved the source of consequences ouly
more ana more disastrous. With whatever src.u.n, a.
signs those combinations may have been created on :,
Ano'her they have become perverted to the most mn
nsPP! purposes and there those crafty .nougb q,
sec nov easily parties, thus arrayed for martial oIo,
merely might be converted into factions and evil
" turi' 10 no ihc"nsiderable extent asainst tb
IL " 'ue'r brethren che very weapons originally for,
u W Ies's' Vreign influence either real or m,o;,
was 70 meet aud resist this threatening evil IS., ~
ou sP7t OF the Whig party aroused and oncs - ~
,, as u never has been found wanting in the hnu
its ilaf.-
Emore. u" 'ne c'ly OF Bal
T" fortune has not led me 20 attend many national
w ""s' honoi. oi this description il has not baau
u" "aVNp W SEEK, nor did seek them now N, vas mo-,
perhaps 30 easy to find men to represent m. VIII; -.
s" sn shadows apparently rested upon i,s fortune.
"ouu De nov that the beams OF the rising dav he
sn 70 gutter upon It's advancing bann-rs But Won, A.
"sa'es proceeded 10 Baltimore under n bigh
" uuS as are ever applicable to human affair and tbs
e ., 'n"t city and the sight of that assembly wera
qn'e slihcient to satisfy that nnltitudas ~ o,s
throughout this broad land had been subiect to ,ba -
suetudes and were mpelled by the same sense f VI,
o 'hah To the Interests and welfare of his ma
e county ANA am ready to maintain here or ola.
SheIe, against all com-r- that since the s.,,I., -
III hAi Constitution there has been no nobler assem-
y 10 consider aud discuss the aspects and ten
o'es Oh out public affairs nor so far as knov anr
'hg comparable With il in point OF distiugpisb.d hE
" uhsuH'eu character, and OF undouhted earnest uns.
80 80, 20 purpose. We know well enough that it is
e'o"u nan any here with the eager seekers AZ
er Pohhcai dlsncOn in the of prosperous ns,,x
OF success and likely TO have something 70 he
| Ol he
ueu the operation OF any such motives And what Ia,
ne ask you, but the hope Of BREATHING wor5 81 -.
M .nS turmoil oi iraternal discard, aud OF recalling
ue seated minds OF men their forgotten sense az ,h
soous ushes and privileges Of American citizens co,Id
nave fiihdraSn such from their occuna,;ons and
'ner homes could have led your delegates upon ;,,n
. eOuu naTe Whispered It's warnings amidst the cy
s"amps OF the South and swept like some old cry
' oatte over ''the dark and bloody pronnd~ and IT, -
mar! praiies OF the farther West and amop0st man
o'hers whom 1t would be nvidious u name and .on,s
stirfiu
| "oulG animate you tonight could have Summoned ~
venerable aud pure minded aud eear minded presiding Of
feureneut of thirty years
Aih sure that no language OF mine can do iustee IN
e merits ana character and motives of such an assembly
we nave oeen told often enough here by the -r.-s %
oi STRIFE, that he Soutl-yes the Soutb-ss ono ~
eagued together against the North and that il as n,
pusshmous for the North refuse any longer 10 com
e her sength IN stern resistance OF this Aggressive
spnt Sir laSer Ihas sylllbe was breatbed in dc,
"al when sas not kind and il possible more than us,
" 'hr Nofth and the universal South who have been go
"eh pAraued III our towns and villages the dscomf,
OF many ancient gentle of both sexes uttered NO,
,ohtay sentiment 'in the torrent tempe, and a.
may say sh'rlwnd OF their passion which might NOT
nave been listened TO with appreciation and delight nv
ny man, woman, and child in their senses in New F.,
gland Let the reproach of unjust accusation fI bora
property belongs. Their dongs before you and
hg SINCE nave been waited on the opinions of lightning
10 TIE iarhest eHtremites ofthe land OF their nfuens
upon others you can Judge somewhat their ct nno
yourselves BUT much a. rejoice at the great and pow
eriu weight which this Convention has thrown into ,b
scales, held aloit, trust in the strong right hand Of et
nal truth, and which shall Justly balance and so sst ,b
suusse OF nauon angur om its proceedings still more
isung good to the future desnies OF the country
there's Wing party. II we're nowhere eIse soc IL
w hscnsiOe aud living proportions before me in this hall
I. w hau the advantage OF reading with quick and still
pecuatlve eyes, its impartial epitaph written bv the
hand OF it, former adversaries. They have declared !,
was dead with honor" they have proclaimed 1, no,i.
anu an honorable party they have gone far As TO Ia
ment over its supposed dissolution they saw and own
eu thAt ues ike these in which life demanded the oil
and Its truth. 90 ~ ~ '
II only address YOU this eveppo ,;rb, r. 81
necessary to enter upon still more specific detail not
oV way OF apology or justification Tor things which bear
thelr own warrant for neither nor see anv eonrse
Tor the hg party honestly pursue in the present cleo
on than to select amongst opposing candidates neither
TINS Democrat nor the other, whether Democrat pure
or Democrat repgbcanized but tha: man ho h.s be.
known to the whole nation Whg; who II he fell in
The common error of sappcng there was no Wbig mar
y left yet has deserted Wing Prnciplc and who bas
gwen the highest pledge. sanctioned by the
consistency OF his whole character that one sound Wig
Administration honorable in the face of the country and
the world, would be followed by another equally unrgbt
| country. " "'
vent TO Baltimore with no unreasonable expectation.
that the current OF shch after the first sseep of
the mountain wind section OF the continent vas
every day fostering into robust strength the old hardhood
OF true Whig principles would effect some concentrated
OF powers there, 70 be followed later by no in
considerable results returned with heart fu OF hone
1
IS There have been those Who without perhaps fair
opportunity Of looking the field OF action al first
pronounced that there could he chances favorable 10
ie candidates recommended TO you by the Convention
Ihey must have long to retract their
opinions. orly too hastily formed II they could have
beard the unanimous judgment regard 70 the States Of
NeN York Ne~ Jersey, Delaware. Maryland Kentbeky
tennessee, and LOusana, with hopes for Florida
ana California, and even Georgia aud North Carolina and
ether states which have not heretofore fallen very natural
into the old Wing list they would have frankly admit.
ted that however uncertain political ptognoscations ne
ccsdriy arr, YET With the Of Judgment the
rule applied no more 10 party than the others
aud ist The promise AZ least far favorable 70 US
than to them.
Mr. Chairman and gentlemen there is but one great and
prominent question: which, by Of iutemperatc ef-
iots, has been msdc capable Of disturbing those happy
relations which ght 10 bind the various sections of is
noble country together n ud-ouble bonds Of peace ard
friendship. object 20 it, presentation in hs manner
and ~ this temper whatever be it, origin nature or
is tendency BE t thing smother il incommcn.
surae With the fatal result TO follow and the remedy
Norso than the disease. jump the question ~ once
aud irankv declare my conviction that aaV Issue which