Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-18

fo it, sudden somerset its article which
suboin plainly enough shows But in face Of the fact
that than half OF the Southern States will be
presented Philadelphia the 22d the Organ has
eluded to urge nomination that time Does the or.
gan force Free Soil candidate upon the part,
L. that it, idea in pressing nomination whcn.
voice OF the South cannot be hearis We believe Il
and 50 believing friends that the Orgda and
it, Free Soil allies intend trick the South If they can
We expressed wonder. Saturday what would
he the sudden OF the tme--srving Organ
And here it is than expected. But here
the article of the Dagetty individual the head of the
Wa,hington Organ
1--WE have hitherto suggested posipoucmcnt OF the
nomination. ON the ground that ought TO know who
be the nominees ot the antAmcrcan alias Forney
and Pierce party, before making nominations tor tn. sup
port of the Americans But reelection has satisfied us
that the American nomination cannot bc made too
and therefore hope there will be postpOnement, but
that the Convention will proceed without DELAY 10 place
the American nominees before the country. We regard il
wholly uEmportant who To be the candidates of the
anti American party let them be who they mav union
among the Americans will insure the defeat o the AHti,s
aud the triumph OF American principles, in the election OF
sound American statesmen.
1--WE have arrived at the conclusion that delay in the
nomination of candidates would probably result in dis
Ii time be given for the creation aud
manifestation OF local sectional divisions in Ks
a future convention OF the American party would bc
barrasScd it seriously divided, nv local sectional
MISUNDERSTANDING aud dSscnsions would follow
and defeat might b. the final result There are pron
uent and wtll-kuoWn Americans now before the public
from whom a selection b. made which will be acqui-
sced in by the American party, II made before the local
sectional preferences above alluded to- shall have been
too strongly manifested But il these sectional prcicrcn
shall only have been formed and manifested but
shall alan have become fixed aud immovablr, other
than disastrous result follow. There is danger
great danger, that postponcmcnt OF the nomination
would render the American party less harmonious than it
i now.
Let brie comprehensive and conservative platform
vt American principles be- adopvOne which will silence
agitation the questions which have for a wear
past divided and disturbed the country let elimination
and rrciminaton in ranks; let candidates he
lcctcd who not obnoxious TO any preuiices arising
from participation in the contests which have
icrrci, aud the American party will vanish the enemy
With aud At least such Judgment In
the matter, and therefore shall urge the immediate
nomination of candidates for the ensuing Presidential
paign by the American Nominating Convention
The New York Times states. that since tbs passage OF
the Fugitive Law in lS5o, tliity-fvc thousand
slaves have escaped from the southern Statesand that
the value OF the property thus absconded n stolen
amounts a least 80 millions OF dollars.
This very gratifying exhibit to Abolition
quences The valuable slaves are those who cs
cape" eNcaims this chri>tiau-empcrcd Editor. what
IN this country survive annual loss OF four
millions ct dollars =" THE average increase OF slaves in
the border States for the wears previous to 1880
five thousand-snd six thousand ran away Here Is
emancipation without the help OF Abolition :"
WHY then not let aonr Ii Abolitionism i inevi
table the thing why break up the Govern
mcnt to eject what will come pass of .elfs L the
love OF teyng ugraned in vour natures that YOU mus