Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-12
A Northern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

We publish this morning n letter from Mr. Jamc,
| A. Hamilton, son OF A!exan Ter Hamilton. Mr. LA
milton is one Of large body Of conservative whg,
Mt the North, who have stood alooi from party con
tests of late years but consider the Republic
danger and will take an active part to uphold and
preserve it. Whether they constitute a sufficient
number to effect their noble end remains to be seen
Mr.. Hamilton justly considers that the tive
| factions, the Democratic Republicans ana Black
| Republican, are both sectional and one Quit,
| As much the other. The only diif.renc,
is that Fremont is professedly sectional can
didate, while Buchanan sets up to be national
But the difference is more nominal than real
Buchanan. though Northern man. claims to be tn.
champion of the South; and he is mainly supportei
on that ground at the South. We believe he has
electoral tickets in only three Northern States Ii is
to be observed in this connexion, that while tho
Northern sectional candidate agrees with his section
in all things and il he succeeds will gain compete
triumph;-,he reputed champion Of the South agrees
with the South on fundamental question: he
sohors slavery, is opposed its extension and holds
the doctrine of Squatter Sovereignty and therefore
his success is not the of the South We gain
nothing by success victory is quite as bad rs deea,
perhaps worse, by inspiring hopes that can never
be realized.
Looking at the sectional character of those two
factions there cannot be doubt but that il is the
iuty of every conservative Republican. who desires
70 restore good feeling to every portion Of the Con
tederacy and To maintain the Republic in its integ-
rty, to take part with either faction but to give
his vote for man national and conservative and
whose success will rebound neither to the triumph
OF one section the depression OF the other His
election would disbsnd the Black Republicans and II
would alay discomfort at the South But il either ofhe
sectional factions triumph the dangers the Union
are manifest and manifold. If the North, by sec
onsl vote aud for sectional ends should use its nu
merical majority TO impose a President upon the
Union that fact of itself should put an end TO the
Union for i, would no longer be a Common Govern.
ment for common good Should the South succeed
IN electing Northern dough-face rs a sectional
Southern man-though that could only be effected
by some Northern Notes.-The Northern eSasperation
would be intense, and if it did not produce instant
dissolution, would at distant day. lead to that re.
suit.
Those who desire this result, whether TO be effec.
ted by the faction or the other should continue
TO fan the fame Of sectional hostility But those who
prefer the existing institutions with all their evils,
should strive with all their might TO defeat both fac.
tons, by securing the election OF man who is the
partisan Of neither. In Fillmore the conservatives
have such a man-one who has been tiled in diff
cult times, and who proved able and true For such
a one, every conservative can vote without blush
and with the full conviction whatever be the conse
quences, that he has done his duty, his whole duty
TO his country