Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-29
FOR THE WIG.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Virgnans! From the Inauguration Of the Constitution
in 1889 70 mc this sacred charter of Union
has never been in 20 much jeopardy In former
Presidential elections fierce excitement obtained during
their tendency Calmness has always followed the result
AL parties have bowed 10 the peoples will because il was
the will of the people OF the phoie United States
"In contemplating the which may disturb our
Onion it occurs matter of serious concern that no
ground should have been furnished for chaac ernns par
ties by geographical determinations Northern and South
ern, and AHdHte and West,T1, whence designing men
may eudeavOr to excite belief that there 4 real r
OF local interests aud views The crisis deprecated
10y the sagiciou- Washington has reached in most
fearful form. The Northern hall Of Conf .derncy ha,
in the field Presidential ticket, which, It is admitted on
all hands cannot receive single electoral South Of
Pennsylvania aud the Ohio. The Hartford Convention
leaves the faint Of TREASON Thousand timea more r.i.
torOus is that Convention of sixteen Stats uf the North
which hiss raised the dag Of disuniou. With an heroic
submy and pstriv,ic purpose peculiar himself sith
force oflarguage which -urpi4- WILLARD fill.
MORE Northern man. rpeaking TO Northern mon, ha.
tlu- descrinei the peril which .ndlngers the Union
1--WE SEQ poitcd party presenting can iilate4 for the
Presidency snd Vice Presidency, selected ioi tc hst tine
irOm the fee states alone With the ayowe purpose Of cleo
Dug ihese candidates Wy gs Of one part Of the Onion
only % rule tie whole Omitted States Can i, IL.
possible that those who are engaged in such r,es.,,
can have seriously reflected upon consequences which
must inevitably follow in of succcs4i (Cheer.) Can
they have The madness the folly believe that Oh
southern brethren would submit be govern. by such
Chief Nagi-trttr7 (Cheers Would he be required tn
iplS the rule prescribed by tOsv whu elected him
in making hi appointments? II man living south OF
Mason Hni DIOn- line be not worthy be President or
Vice-Prcsident would u DO proper select one from
the sare quarter a. one Of his csbiuet-counsri.
Or a. represent the haiion Ia a foreign country ,
or, Indeed 20 collect ths revenue administer the laws
Of the United Saie47 fnOt what new rule il the Pr.s
dent 10 adopt in selecting for office that the people
Themselves discard in selecting hniY These are ssro,
but practical questions; and IN order appreciate them
fully II is ouy necessary turn the tables upon ourselves
Suppose that the South having majority Of the electoral
voie' SHOULD declare that they would only have ssveho
ders Tor President aud VcePesideut and should elect
such by their exclusive SURFACES rule over a. the
North. DO you think would submit 70 ~ No not
Tor moment (Ap3hus-.) And DO you believe that
your Southern bruhren less sensitive on this subject
than you are css jealous Of their gsY Tremendous
cecring II you do, let l. YOU that YOU are mi.ta.
ken And therefore you must see that Il this sectional
party succeeds IL leads inevitably N the destruction Of
this beautiful fbrc reared by foreahers ceniented
by their blood aud bequeathed TO priceless nher.
lance.
tell you my friend. tina, feel deeply. aad therefore
speak earnestly this subject cres Of You're right ~
for feel that you IN danger am determined To-
make clean breast Of it, Ni wash my hands Of the
consequences, whatever they may he aud tell yOn that
treadng upon the brink Of a volcano thai Il liable
At any moment 70 burst forth and overwbcmn the ma.
ton"
re the p,ry which falsely styles itself RspuJeon, Of
The Convention Of the Democratic party convened AZ
Cincinnati without intending to be sectional because s
members we're from every State has nominated ticket
virtually sectional that which bcars the name Of Pre-
mont The elections Of the two last years prove beyond
doubt 10 every unbiased mind, that 'Mr. Buchanan
cannot receive single electoral Of the North So
Jar rom possessing any peculiar merit 20 eutte his sup
pOrter 70 expect any change Of opinion IN hs favor az
the North his Of reliability his versatility hs close
resemblance to the other Northern with Southern
ieelngs; oathcd he by the many erven friends Of
Henry CoW regarded with distrus by many Of his own
patty, his dement's cndanger the loss Of several Of the
States OF the South. Their combined vote would lack
twenty-ine constitute majority Of the electoral vote
81 the Union OF what avail then, would IL be To the
democratic ticket u every voter Of the South. Wthout
regard q party u feeling 20 give his suare
james Hrclananf Every vote cast viii be the kucl
/ Of The Onion
IL this dangerous aspect Of the Presidential election