Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-16

ten in opposition TO the 18th secton,pcr Sc not
But il is important, il is essential for and the
South to know whether they willing To stand by
it and to execute il in their public acts whether
they mean tn IGNORE and to repudiSte it, In
short, care but little what a Northern man may
think say of the Fugitive slave law per 81" But
concerned To- know that he is in favor, not
only of letting it remain upon the Statute book but
of having it promptly and fairly executed In other
words, may not choose to inquirV what the opin-
ions Of Northern Americans are, per sS, either in
reference to the Nebraska bill the Fugitive slave
law, the power of Congress over slavery in the Dis
tric of Columbia any other question in the Slight.
est degree connected with slavery. But we of the
South do insist that they shall pledge themselves
to act and vote right upon these matters before
agree to cooperate with them in the election of
4 President That's the entire question in nut
shell
But the american itself in its leader OF yeSter-
day, appears TO be unwilling to cooperate with the
Northern Americans until "gfier satisfactory assn
RANGES shall have been given" by them "that thcy
Gill not attempt to repeal eristiHg lars the sub
jsct Of sidrery ar alter or erdie them az such a
manner may be prcjudiciai 10 the constitutional
rights 81 the south ," Now, We have only to saw
that this is al that we or any other Southern man
ever asked, expected, required of the Northern
Americans; and this is all too-thc sum and sub
StSucc-ot what is embraced in the 10Th section Of
the Philadelphia platform That section contains
those very "satist'ctory assurances which the
AHericaE itself demands upon those very points
which the american itself enunerates and it is
tor that reason, aud that reason only that we and
those with whom act, earnestly insist upon
sour Northern frIssd'' being required to adhere to
snd TO abide by il. And it is for that reason that
we, Southern men, cannot and will not consent to
its being ignored, repudiated, repealed. And
il j. because also of the wide and radical difference
Of opinion upon this identical point, which exists
between Mr. Bolts and the american and ourselye-
that have felt constrained 10 reprobste and de-
nounce their course.
A. to Wilson and his crew of Black Republi.
cans they would never have bolted from the Phi
phiu convention but for the adoption OF the 18Th
section; and it YOU will now ignore" aud repud-
ate that section, they will instantly return to the
American fold, aud work like beavers side by side
with you, in the coming Presidential election. We
concur entirely with the american that when the
aforesaid Grew shall bring satisfactory evidence
of 4 determination to abandon their present princ-
piles, and act the part Of patriots too shall be in
favor of opening the door to them. and giving them
a warm and cordial rece pton. But taa, is not at
all within the range Of probability, and in truth is
almost a moral impoSSibiity. Besides it would have
to be upon evidence monsirous satisfactory in
deed, before we could get our consent to believe in
the sincerity of Wilson's repentance or that Of his
crew.
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