Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-21
Tho Kentucky Address.

The Kentucky Address.
The Opposition in Kentucky have recently held
\ Stnte Convention, and nominated n full ticket
for the next election. The Convention was presi-
ded over by tho venerable es-t'evcrnor Letcher,
and was attended by most Of the leading and dis
Aipcuished men of the State. We hul in the Ma
tional Inelligcnccr the Address which they issued
to the people of the State, which, though intended
for the local canvass, is national III iS scope and
spirit and equally applicable to tie Democracy
everywhere as in Kentucky. 1t is u terrible IN
dictment against tho Democratic party-and all
the more terrible because it is true. A. the argu-
ments used apply with equal force hc'c in Nir.
gin;a, as in kentucky, We propose g. copy the
greater part of the Address -hclieving that moth
ing we could say will cfectuay arouse the
people Of Virginia to an apprec'atlon'"' the dan
gers into which Democracy is len.iing them, NJ
this admirable Address iron tlc Opposition Of
Kentucky. We invite to it the thoughtful aud
serious consideration Of all our readers. Wegiye
portion Of the Address to-day, and viii, at inter
walls, follow it up with the remainder:
ADDRESS AND REsoII rloNS.
This Convention of Delegates to organize n
State opposition to the further rule OF the self
STYLED Democratic party Md to propose tuoh
opposition by all good men throughout the nation,
will state some of their objections To that party:
1T Is ESSENTIALLY a plsu>ioN PARTY.
1t hugs to its embrace many a,owcd disnaion-
lists, who, If they do not cnutra, have great in.
fuence over the party; who, by constant agitation
of the slave question, for sinister purposes. are
rapidly driving the whole nation into two great
sectional parties, As the precursor 1T disunion.
muupru Democracy
ganiza:ion, found the nation comparatively free
from sectional strife. The feeling Of patriotism
and loyalty 10 the Union prevailed throughout The
nation. Disunionism existed nowhere, or, if lar
bored in the breasts of fi'w. II was carefully
concealed. Now a,rwed d, unmnisi- may he
found in every locality under the rule of tins
party all real patriotism has died ont in the
breasts Of large masses Of our couHtlymcn. Its
late has been signaliael lay nothing ~
much as angry sectional STRIFE, eugcndcring the
bi,terest sectional anl,nosiics. W" have factions
in the North and in the South openly denouncing
the Union in the severest terms that hatred can
invent. and uvowing its destruction their prin-
cipSl aim.
On the eve OF the Inst Presidential election, the
conduct, public speeches, and published letters of
many Of the leaders of the party left little room tn
doubt that thele was an organized reasonable
conspiracy to seize the Government and break up
the Onion hy armed force if the election went
1ished his intention, in that event, to march on
Washington, seize the Government lay force, and
to meet the opposition of sixty thousand Union
loving men in Virginia by nrming her slaves
Another prominent leader, who is now enjoying
seat in the Senate with the full approval of the
party, in published letter declared that any re-
sistance To the enterprise by the Union men Of
North Carolina should be crushed by 1.-THE swift
attention of vigilance mmttce';" in other words
by murder and assassination. 1.-The domestic
neighborhood civil war;" which the Governor of
Virginia said he anticipated. was to be carried on
by these democratic conspirators against their ~
iou-loving fellow citizens in the State by the
aid Of armed slaves, and in the other by organic.
cd bands Vt murderers and as,assns. The unrc-
buked public avowal of such atrocious purposes
sufficiently prove tho dsloyalty. not merely of the
leaders themselves, but also Of lar.c portion of
their followers 1t ia not to be believed that these
men would have formed such a conspiracy or avow-
ed such purposes unless they felt assured that,hry
would be sustained BY their party in the SOUTH
Sue belief is ample proof Of the general diffusion
of the disunion sentiment with the great body of
the party at the South. The existence of this for.
midable conspiracy, though frequently charged,
it is believed none of these men ever pretended to
deny. These facts and the industrious circulation
for years past, by leaders of the party, Of pamph
lets, speeches. and essays directly advocating dis
union as desirable for the South, ahundantly sus-
tain the charge that it is essentially disunion
party. But, whilst calling for condemnation on
Its leaders, it is by means intended to include
the mass Of their too confIng followers, and espe-
cially in Kentucky, who we fundly, proudly hope
and believe are untainted with disuniunsm, and
whowili scorn any party domination leading them
to that res1lt.
1T Is pouBLED-fAcED PARTY, HAVING ONE ASPECT
ron TIE NORTH AND ANOTHER For THE Sorrn
Many of its Northern leaders earnestly advocate
strongly protective tariff, whilst many of its
Southern leaders say that the adoption of another
protective tariff will justify and cause dissolu-
fion Of tbs Union.
The Northern leaders adv, cate Squatter Sow
eregnty wbilst it, Southern Leaders hold i; in alb.
horrence.
Its Northern representatives, under Southern
dictation. vote for law saying Kansas shall no,
be admitted into the Union without :. population
Of ninetythres thousand, and them to secure their
reelection. pledge themselves to vote for her ad
mission regardless of the amount of population.
Many Of its Northern leaders favor internal i'm
proyemsnte and V0te for the costly improve
ments devised, while its Southern leaders de-
ny the power to make improvements and the poll
ey Of such measures.
LIS Northern leaders opposed 10 the opening
OF TIE African slave trade, while many Of those
from the South are anxousiy in its favor
Many Of its Northern leaders thought the Lee
compton constitution cheat and a SPINDLE which
II twas dishonest and tyrannical To attempt to force
npon kansas. yet some Of them under the jnHu-
enee {" peculiar party suasion, voted bride to
the people to indnes il adoption; whilst all the
southern leaders voted for the force bill and the
brIhe yet some Of them, 1t least one Of them and
he, The most independent and talented Of the " boe
lSrnsfur Hammond. Of SOUTH Carolina, hu. SINCE
cBsessed ttlst evsn while w voting he believed te
constitatipn n hey bssn an sxscrsblsfraud which
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