American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-07-31

""N"' ~ WV DchioCEuCy Vi the south,
against tho administration of their owa
choice, on the same sectional issue for
which he was then prepared to rush to
the last extremity, this tame, quiet,
submissive, lamb-hke champion of SOU
thern rights, abandoning the party of
which he was so lately the honored
and prominent chief, SCOTS at, repudi-
ates, and doridos his recent followers,
takes the side of those he so lately de-
nounced for their nationality, and bold
ly avows the "treasona6le SENTIMENT"
that "bemocracy knows no sectious,"
and that they have come down to the pa,
triotlc work in which the American par
ty have been so long engaged, of "pro
noting good fellowship among all the
people of the States, for the Union of
the States"
We congratulate the Governor, and
the State, on the sudden I've cannot
say extraordinary conversion to Ma
tonallty on the part Of the Chief Ex-
ecutlve officer of Virginia, as we now
hope (untll some other change "comes
DER the spirit Of his dreamy to have
no more proclamations for calling out
the militia; no moro threats of violence
and commotion; no more threatened
arrests for treason; 0or National SEN
t1mentS at least. no more Southern
Conferences of agitating sectional Gov.
errors; no moro marches to Old Point
Comfort, and invasions of Washington:
no more frightened old women and
children with the "drcadful notes of
preparation" for bloodshed, civil war,
and dlsunion; for the Commander-in-
Chief of the Army and Navy of Vir.
gnla, has seen the error of his ways,
and has united himself with the Con
Scrvatlve National American party of
the country, and hcnccforward and
forever he "knoWs no Sections," and
atl'Ilatcs with no Democracy that does.
This may all be very well as far as
the Governor is concerned; he may
have determined to become Union
loving citizen, and to have abandoned
all thought Of taking possession of
Washington, and dissolving the Union
IN the event of the election of a Repub-
lean candidate in 1860, as with him
all sectional lines are obliteratcd. but
how is it with the Democracy of the
South2 Do they endorse the position
Of their late highly extollcd sectional
chlcfE Have they too laid down their
arms? How is it with the State Con-
ycntions of Georgia and Mississippi?
How IS it with the "Charleston Mer-
curry, the "New Orleans Delta" the
Columbus Georgia Sentinel" the
"Washington On. c. Journal" the
"Montgolncry Advertiser, the "AIis-
sissippian," the "Columba Times"
the "Southcrn Era" the "IIuntsvillc
Democrat" the "Mobilc Register"
&C., &C., &C.? And in our own State,
how is it with the South, the "South
Side Democrat" the "Lynchburg Re
publican" the esprit of Jefferson"
the fredericksburg Recorder" the
'Norfolk Statesman" the ''Whecling
Argus" &C., &C., &C., &C.. Do they
W. ''''N' iiN "SSIISli, vi al y bIty VIC
representatives of Democracy?
What a curious piece Of Mosaic patch
work all the scntcntious sentences
Of Our wild and cratic Governor, if
collected together on one page, would
make, no one who has not kept the run
OF his past life can form an idea. What
new phase his next flight will assume,
none can tell with certainty, but VIC
will venture to predict it will be some
thing like the following: "Thc holy
zeal and active cooperation of all Ma
tive Americans for the sake OF Amcri-
can Institutions"
We know Of no other political somer-
set left him to turn. We feel cratif.
cd in saying this, because, if there has
been any one cherished principle with
him that he has not afterwards rcpudi
atcd or any party that he has not be-
traycd, VIC arc ignorant of it, except it
may be the Tyler party, which did not
live long enough to give him chance.
INSTRUCTION IN TIE EAST INDIES.
There seems to be good reason to
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