Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-05
To .,,e rcoplr orth United states

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| pending contest for the Presidency. whies ar
/ very unusual aud Important. We cannot fhete
fore fprbear freely t. communicate s"tne ii OH
. apprehension. before we separate mere. an -
cali upon YOU at auee 10 look fall iu tie i1re
nny dangers which my seem T. lnp"nd "fer ne
greatest podular government on eafilt
/ Two If the political parties in ihe country nv
pitched Pro-iirnfIal battle upau sectional i
/ sues aud Of 50 fearful character as I" si3r III
deepest passions # the American people. Though
in s-srming conflict. II cannot BE- d.pui-ed. Ihhi
those parties have IN such .ort en op'rafe1 - T.
press upon the country on" exciting i-~se ailef
another. until, by dint Of continued ckasfefa-
fion. they have uearly succeeded 10 army NJ
in hosiiL columns. one half Of He states al the
Union neainst the other. They appear mutually
{, have employed Al tie cncrers Of paty Pawri
ta cnrender sectional distrnst. prejudice. end
examinations aud now. for the fiji time in II.
history Of the government, We ind "A truly iaim
dnbe party fully organized. aud using every
effort ~ their power IL combine tle non slaYe
holding against the slayrholding States Of the
Union. in a struggle for the Executive power II
the Coufederacy. In TINT organization are IN.
cluded men who supposed t. be conservative
aud national. but who believed 10 loo led, by
excitement miseone'ption into movements
which. in their cooler moments they cannot but
rocoil from, they would from pest,nco aud
famine.
us management tlh- b'fll '--tAiial4N NNHiHtt'
by leaders who, under all circumstances, have I
steadily kept up an active, INCREASING aud inpa
cable warfare upon the Institutions Of the slave
holding states Should such party unfortunate.
" .ucoeed in the present distracted state Of the
public mind, in cecting sectional President,
supported aonc by the voters Of the non sIayt-
holding States. we hive too much reason 10 ap
prchend that there night in-tnni y spring into x
i-tenco n movement at resistance. The conseqpen
COS If which no human wisdom can foreser. and
40 lover of his country friend If popular GOV.
ernment anywhere could fail in all coming iime,
sadly 10 deplore.
We do not believe they can succeed, but W.
may be- really "trendng upon the brink OF u vol /
that is liable, at any moment, to burst forth
and overwhem the nation"
But the Republican party is not alone respons
ible f those appalling issues, nor i it. success
the only danger TO the stability of the Government I
in is present form. he Democratic party has /
eagerly and rnshly seized upon these momentous
issues. and welded them ns the thunder bolts If .
party warfare. They have striven To madden the .
South, nna 10 concentrate Southern votes upon .
their candidates as the Ab,ltionists hive striyen
to madden tho North and 10 concentrate Northern
votes upon their candidates.
When their extreme measures Rrt resisted ihry /
iaunt national men IN the South, as submission.
ist-" or worse than submis-ioui,is. as tho Ahpli
tionsls tannt national men in tho North as dough
faces or worse than dough faces.
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10 split the Union nsander and they have seem.
ngly done this for the petty purpose Il securing |
"A temporary party triumph. The mon, in tom ut
least, think would survive the success Of such
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al nea'7 oil 'hoS' parties Si'"u'a IN e""''n- Ne
UNIV nhs com" Wh'p ha''"n"I' e'n''' ,".'' mn
respecting tho constitution. hne II tn''f Wh9i'
country ana nIlgnaniy i,""19R,nE upon Tue
h'S' oawnhg "' a'Snh'2n' S"onia >'"na SnohaeI
70 Hhpulaei' ana unto IN Paeihb ~ '"' h'hd 81
nv government nlei hoHi'iI4ie III WHOSE Ga
lhcliY' honesty "ha PATRIOTISM al eoh''d'' ne
Na,'oha' American putty hHVe 10" presented
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'','"'ol 10 every 'os'-"h" o'ihe snud'h'y ca.
ca upon 10 take lne heih "l sat'lnm'hi' IA IL
un'o wh'n ,n" heavens were 'o'a WIN inc m.ey
tempest oi iot'c 3o' 81 tu''"7slahY f'u' ON Ia"
s"'n'' 81 ia''h,uy ana th"al'iy secured ih'
sa'''y "i Tue h'h'' snip 81 0'ale' as I" WIN Ih"
al, "i,h,''os people Tue most neAt'i" Pa1aa@'
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