New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-24

90 % to secure that patriotic and se'i-sserihoins
State BY very dscisive majority for Freedom and
Fremont. Having thrice sacrificed Mr.. Buchanan'
promotion to the convenience Of the South, Penn
ylvunis will now fourth time sacrifice it to the
political existence Of the North.
These FIRST two reasons of Governor Wise,
however in terms they may feem to relate 70
TIE personal claims of Mr.. Buchanan and to
the State claims Of Pennsylvania, resolve them
selves, however, on q final analysis, into the To-
terests of the South; the real and decisive reason
for the nomination having BEEN according 70
Gov Wise's own statement OF the case, that Win
any other candidate the slayedriving Democracy
wa sure to be beaten. And it is just so with his
third reason which in its terms embraces harmony
at home and peace Abroad harmony and peace,
however, as we have shown, in which the sole
thing looked at is the triumph Of slavebreeding
and of Slayery-eXtension over internal opposition,
and their security against the dangers Of foreign
war. So that, after all, Gov. Wise's four reasons
may be considered ss resolving themselves into
One-that one which he has placed last, as II
thereby to indicate its dominant character-the
reason namely, that under all the circumstances OF
the case. Mr.. Buchanan was the emphatic choice
OF Virginia. at was not the movement OF him
"[Mr Wise !, but it was the movement of Virginia.
"She made it, without her it would not have been
made she had the right to makeit" The reason
given by Gov. Wise why Virginia had the right, 81
this moment 10 select candidate for the ssvehold-
ers and President for the Union, aud why all the
other States, North and South ought to bow to her
dictatiop, is her recent triumph in the election OF
Wise himself as Governor over the dark lantern
Know. Nothing system of psrty policy. "n any
"could claim rish to have her wishes preferred
ain this nomination, it was Virginia. Fourteen
"months ago how stood the hopes Of Democracy!
Overwhelmed in every Northern State, many OF
its leaders in the Sonth began to cover, shudder.
ing in the gloom of the dark lantern, The dagger
and the cord were stealthily in the night stuck
" upon mems tables, as upon that Of Charles the
:. Bold-and the boldest in the North began to
L" WAIVER, to hush and be still. Flesh was made to
creep upon ones bones-po!itcal assassinations
"now froze the blood of men, and many
turned pale, and skulked to the culvert for
4" safety-ome went for succor." "He," !. e,
Wise, "uade the State tour to tell the men OF the
IowIands and the highlands tie danger that
lurked in the citadel Of their faith. The indom-
"itable Democracy Of Virginia turned back the tide
Of II yolution rolled defeat back upon victory, and
"plucke cur drowning hopes up by thelOcks. Hope
was sunk. There was no hope before the Virginia
"eleciion. Virginia revived hope, restored
strength and certainty OF success, and abe had
"the pght to say who should be her standard
tbearer-who should wear the h8nOrs aud WELD
"the power she had wOn." Such is Gov Wises
account of the triumph Of the "invincble DemOc-
rscy" Of Virginia over the political tyranny threat
ered to be imposed over her and the entire Union
BY the secr,t oreaoizat on AID darklantern system
of the South American Lodges Bu! can the &C.
cIet organization of these Lodges, can the political
prescription the social tyranny attempted BY them,
be compared for one moment with the conspiracy
AGAINST Freedom aud free men organized by the
shareholders az long ago as 1886, when Martin Van
Buren, was candidate for the Presidency, before
which he and so many Northern politicians have
ever since "cowered aud shuddered," and pushed
OF late 10 still EOle extrayagant lengths, till the
whole strength and patronage Of the Federal Gov
eminent have become mere instrumental
iy in IFS hands As applied to this
dark, secret and bloody conspiracy against
human rights. the liberties Of the lsboring class,
and the Constitution Of the United States, tho
dagger srd the cord are not metaphors, but
fsctl IS witness the murders perpetrated In Kan
sas and elsewhere, and the assaults and attempted
assass iDatons in Washington. Wetrust there may
be found ct the North as well as at the South, ora
tors TO make the tour of every State, to tell the
linen of the lowlands and the highlands the danger
"thst Turks in the citadel of their faith" Governor
Wire will learn, We trust from the approaching
Presidential election, that the North also has its
"inyncible Democracy" and that it is quite as
tue Of the Free States Of Virginia, that if the
leaders wander off, tie mass able to act as their
own leaders. In bis own triumph over the dark
lantern conspiracy and selfish secret organization
of the South Americans in his own State, let him
read the approaching triumph on larger scale, Of
The real Democracy Of the Union over that con-
spi,acy 90 Infinitely darker so much more hateful
and SO much more dangerous, which is now seeking
TO employ the nomination of Mr.. Buchanan to fas-
ten itself firmly forever on the vtas Of the country
Our readers will peruse with profound interest