Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-24
Only Ten Days More What Of the Night

The election Is now only ten days on Ine argu
ment Is concluded. the is in the hands Of the
people, and il is for them to decide whether Willard
Fillmore or James Buchanan shall be the next Pre-
3 sident Of the United States. Freemeu of Virginia
and the South, have you weighed well the vast
sequences which depend upon your yer lictr Have
YOU properly scanned and scrunizcd the character,
qualifications and principles Of the candidates and
the parties between whom you to choose on the
All Of Novembers In making up your minds, have
you banished partisan prejudice and passion from
your breasts and invoked only the spirit Of
and patriotism to aid you in reaching just, wise
and discreet concusions The time for investigation
and deiiberaon has passed, and the time for action
has now arrived. Are you ready to exercise, pru-
IDENTITY and WE'LL the highest privilege Of freeman
Rscoliect that the right Of suffrage is sacred and
invaluable right and should not be exercised light
w. rashly and unadvisedy. II IL right to be exer
cised not in accordance with individual within
price, in obedience to party considerations,
but il is to be exercised under enlightened sense
OF duty alone for the benefit Of the country and the
preservation of its halowed institutions.
& The issue to be decided at the polls on Tuesday
week is grave and nlomentous one, aud the people
should look bravcly in the face and decide it wise
ly and periodically. The question is whether the
Constitution and the Union shall continue to exist in
the sni IL and after the fashion in which they
established by the fathers Of the Republic, whe
ther they shall be wrested by tbs hand of sectional
or marty violence from their high and benehcent pur
poses and made the instruments of the peoples sub
iueation and oppression. Let the Black Republican
faction under the leadership of Fremont succeed and
half Of the States Of the Confederacy will in all
probability be put without the pale o governmental
recognition and protection. Let the Red Republican
faction under the championship Of Buchanan be VIC
torious and the consequences will be almost equally
calamlous; for there is neither disposition nor pow
er ia the Democratic party 10 harmonic existing
difficulties keep the peace at home or abroad
For il is the policy of the Democracy, for merely
partisan purposes, to be perpetualy fomentng agi'
tation stirring up sectional strife and dscord, and
llibustering it the people aud the possessions
of adjacent and friendly countries. Andsurey from
party holding the reins of government, animated
by such feelings and purposes, the country has
thing to expect but continual domestic brois and
foreign collisions. Mr.. Buchanan, if elected, would
be but n nose of wax in the hands of such willy po-
htieians and INSCRIPTIONS intrguants as Van Buren,,
Forney Soue and George Sanders What, then,
but mischief can the people in the North or in the
South anticipate from his elevation to the Presiden-
cyg
But there is pure in character, safe in prin-
ciple just in purpose jealous in patriotism rich in
experience who stands before you a candidate for
the Presidency OF this great and glorious Republic.
He has filled many stations Of trust and responsible
ty and has been found able faithful and diligent in
all--denquent in duty, He has already adj
ministered the affairs OF this mighty nation with dis
tnguished fidelity and success, and to the universe
satisfaction Of all parties and all sections OF the coun
try. In a word, he has been tried and tested in al
most every shape and form and under every variety
Of circumstance, and the sentence of "found want
ing" man has dared to pronounce against
him Such is the man, Willard Fillmore Why,
we ask in all sincerity and earnestness, should sen
sible and patriotic people pass him by, and give
their confidence and support TO another wanting il
the like experience, and whose administrative capa
city is yet INFESTED and unknown? Why abandon
certainty for uncertainty Why run the risI
Of a maI-admn,stration Of the government, when
good and safe perfectly within your reach?-
Is such the which prudence, wisdom and pa
triotism would suggest and ratify?
Believe u.s. freemcn Of Virginia and the South, 20
will rue the evil day that you discard a true triet
man, and go off experimenting with untried one
The present unparalleled condition Of the countr,
surely requires the utmost skill aud experience il
the administration Of public affairs It has beei
ments OF sectional strife and give peace and a new
lease Of life TO the Union Elevate him again to tn
Presidency and through his wisdom moderation ant
patriotism, oil Sill more be poured upon tn
troubled waters the storm-cloud of sectional agta
ton will vanish, and the rainbow, betokening lon
and glorious peace will reappear in the political hes
vens.
Only ten days intervene before the election, an
these ten DAYS should be devoted exclusively NV tb
friends Of Fillmore and the Union to active, jealous
constant work. Every county, neighborhood an
election district should be thoroughly oanyasscd-
every voter should be seem and put in possession
Fillmore electoral ticket, aud personally appeale
TO TO lend his aid and contribute his vote to the tr
umph Of our noble aud glorious candidate. and III
maintenance Of the constitutional rights Of each an
every section Of the Union. To the Wings an
Americans Of the South, and more especially Of III
Old Dominion, appeal TO be up and doing,
work vigorously, to visit the voters, aud see to
that every Fillmore voter is at the polls on the d.
Of election The time is short and what is to
done, let it be done promptly, efficiently, and with
hearty goodwill Let each Fillmore man m d
STATE consider himself specially commissioned 70 s
and talk to his neighbors and urge them to the pol
Let each one feel aud act Il the great issue Of
contest depended upon himself alone. In n wo,
let each aud all zealously employ the next ten da
in advancing the standard Of Willard Fillmore. a
their labor will not be in vain for we have il in O
power 10 achieve proud and glorious triumph. n
IL riH be achieved If each man performs his do
well aud worthily. Charge, gallant Wings a
Americans and on TO victory
Fira Congressional District.
When Il became necessary. four years ago, 10