Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-09-12

Sfs' among the Democracy botb In v;r,;n;. and
elsewhere we refer them Ia the imprecations which
he invokes upon the heals Of such. no matter in
what portion Of the COZ atry they may DO found.
vas iai' ane mat you aroused for the safety
" w. per is upon you Then let your exul.
AN s oe ,nN .cu will cling to that Constitution and
tnat Union nndee which have heretofore lived SO hap
Pt anu eovfu vow, 20 be broken, unite
% 'eSson arties to divide the Union with sectional
nnes frowp down dsuniou and disunousts. The beau.
u'I oe'< .en will continue only imaginary bounda-
" o'tseoi community Of brothers."
IL u evident from both the extracts we have given
from his speech. that Mr.. Breckenridge is grossly
disappointing the purposes and feelings Of the
Southern wing Of the party Of which he is the can
didate. VIII the Examiner and Enquirer turn their
attention to Mr.. Disadvantages sentiments as above
expressed and let US know whether they coincide
with them or not, viii they declare that they do
not desire ito extend slavery" and will they invoke
their readers ito rowu down disunion and disunion-
istss" We shall see.
Buchanan the Candidate Of the South-A Wing Confession
prominent and prctenpous communication in the
hs OF yesterday opens with this candid and Interesting
declaration:
As it's established and undeniable fact that Ere
mont Is the sectional candidate OF the NORTH equal
" e'ta6iished and ndeiabe that buchanan is the eandi.
date Of the Southern section"
Thus by the confession OF the Fillmore Party in Virgil
MA Buchanan is the candidate of the Southern section
There can be no mistake about it. is established
and undenable" fact or course then every true friend
OF the South will vote for the Southern candidate 1t il
shameful thing to imagine that the people Of the
South will support their candidate with less unanimy and
enthusiasm than the aboonsts OF the North display in
the support of Fremont Yesterdays Enquirer.
There it is The Enquirer admits that Buchanan
is strictly and only sectional candidate" And
then calls upon Southern to support him be-
cause he is sectional candidate 'Of course then,
it adds every true friend of the South will vote for
the Southern candidate" And VIC will add Fremont
being the Northern candidate of course every true
friend of the North will vote for the Northern can.
ddatel And thus have Northern candidate |
and Southern candidate, and if the united North
rallies upon one and the united South upon the 9TH
err, where will the South be at the conclusion of the
contests Why, overwhelmed PROSTATE, helpless,
fat its back Aud this is the pitiable condition
the Enquirer would see the South brought to- by try
ing to make the present contest a purely sectional
one. Do not the people of the South already see to
what sad plight Democratic counsels would reduce
usg
IT, the Enquirer argues, it is "a shameful thing
for the people of the South not to support their Sec
tionAt Southern candidate with unanimity and en-.
thusas'n, would it not be equally shameful for the
Northern people not to support their Northern Sec
ti0nGi candidate with unanimity and enthusiasm al.
so? And thus if the South wishes and aims to force
strictly sectional contest upon the North would
not the North be abundantly justified in meeting us
halfway, and forcing strictly sectional contest up
on the South And in the event Of strictly C. |
tOndt contest would not the South be obliged to go
to the WALL it being the weaker sectionr
And thus it is, as have all along maintained. |
that both Fremont and Buchanan are sectional can
didates, and that Mr.. Fillmore is the only national
Constitutional, Union candidate in the
field We pray our readers to bear in mind the |
EaqHireTs admission to the sectionolity of its |
nominee and then march up to the polls, and boldly |
vote for the in whose veins runs not single |
drop of sectional blood, but who is inside and out
a thoroughgoins national man, "knoDing no North,
40 South, no Est, no West"-nothing but his coun-
try and his ,rhOis country