Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-08
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We submit The fcllo-ing visws OF a correspondent
living In OF the interior counties Of Virginia TO the
consideration Of our readers They emana.e from gen
seman Of distinction and Of cultivated and vigorous intel
ee and one ~ho has part lot in the strife Of poll.
tics and the "~ild hunt" after Office They are there
FORE entitled TO the most respectful attention Of all tho.e
who appreciate honesty and patriotism OF motive and
Who put small trust In the professions Of hackneyed and
Interested politicians IL well that the leading
minds Of the country should favor the public With their
thoughts public affairs in the present extraordinary emer-
gency. The business Of forming and controlling public
opinion In times like these should left altogether In
the hands Of inexperienced selfish men, whose daily
vocation Is politics, and politics alone We therefore
commend the suboined thoughts Of correspondent
| to the careful perusal Of the reader:
To ~, Editors Of tie WRig.
saw the Enquirer afew days ago modes, quiet
ater-ocoorse sort OF paragraph. hardly three inches
square, fixing day for the dissolution Of the Union4;h
day Of March, ls57-and intimating to Governor Wise
the erped'ency OF his making In with the Co
OF the other Southern States the Ar
rangements proper such occasion.
IL SEEMED so much like thing Of course and quite
settled. that was at first much startled and con-
cerned about it, too, having always connected with
Union the first gorics OF our country-the numerous
blessings had enjoyed under It, and the hopes of the
continuance Of them to me aud those come alter me-
then felt thinking who entitled TO break up the
Union and IL occurred TO that neither the writer Of
that paragraph. Governor WISE nor the other Co
had been authorized by the of
the United States, by the Constitution OF the State
ITSELF TO dissolve the Union when they thought proper
and looked into them aud could find nothing Of the
-ort, and IL relieved good deal And then re.
'nembered that Miller, in like manner and in
the kndest possible notice in advance OF the
dissolution OF the world-on a day cernin-only In |
that he did recommend that steps should be Ia
ken for blowing up; but, only, when the explosion
should the house should be found In due order for
leaving and the ascension robes ready. Perhaps how
YER IL he had lived TO witness the extraordinary
vsations time OF cold and another Of heat-not
10 mention the terrible Last Isand-he might
have proposed the dissolution OF the World remedy
for such intolerabe Irregularities
So too, remember the momentous thrill OF astonish-
which, thirty years since, pervaded the House
of Delegates, when the dull reading OF a turnpike bill
perhaps, 20 doing audience suddenly interrupted
hy member from Amherst think, who half rising
tom his seat said "Mr. Speaker. move you that this
Union be dissolved and then sank down again exhaust
ID, perhaps, with the effort. The motion, think was
put to vote and the Uuion for that time least
sas saved.
Nov, when remembered that the Amherst Miller
proposed instant dissolution-but the Union would not
ssolve-whe the Miller of the Enquirer conceded five
months grace, and that the New York Miller Fixed a u.
day. Certain, but granted several posponemens from
he time first set, and finally diving himsef postponed
his dissolution ind, hntely took heart and hope that
MS too would prove refractory, and refuse obey
the call and feel confident that worst some time would
ne allowed Us all to prepare for great change. de-
lived much comfort myself from these "Reminiscences
shat thought might by imparting them the public
through your columns aay the perturbations OF oher
also occasioned by sudden and dreadful al announce
ment aud so remain in hopes that the end is not vet
nor YOUR WELL WISHER.