Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-09-13
The Opposition State COnvention-The Sig.
s nificance of the Movement.

nffcance of the Movement.
The National Intelligencer always cool, calm
and conservative comments as follows upon tn,
proposition to hold State Convention of tn,
Opposition of Virginia. We direct special atten
ton to the reasoning and the suggestion of tn
last paragraph:
In another part of to-days Inteigencer vii
be found manifesto, addressed to the Wings o
Virginia by the Central Committee ofthat State
appointing the 18th of December next as the da.
on which the proposed Convention of the OPP
position" shall be held in the city of Richmond
and recommending the appointment of delegate
from all the counties and cities of the State. 1
will be observed that this Convention is avow-
eddy preliminary to National one, intended tt
be held hereafter, "with the view of collecting
harmonizing, and organizing the conservative
union sentiment of the country"
The Opposition in all parts of Virginia appear
to have received this proposition with hearty ap
proval, and meetings have already been promptly
held in many places for the appointment of dele.
gates. Its object being to promote Cancellation
cut the Union, it is to be hoped that the Con-
vention may be so constituted as to command
the respect and deserve the confidence of all pa.
directed to the Inauguration of better era in our
political history.
As in tine present disintegration of parties il
is obvious that much of our current political SEN
timent is held in state of solution propitious
to the forming of new combinations, it is per.
baps not extraordinary that certain of our Dem
ocratc contemporaries should see in this move
ment of the Virginia Wings "a sign of the times
too important to be disregarded. We accord
ingly observe that some among them have al
ready assumed to sit in condemnation OF the mo-
tive and object of this political conference, which
they fear is directed to the formation of ''coa
lition" between the Northern and Southern OPP
position. We believe the Democracy of Virginia
are not entirely harmonious among themselves in
their choice of the men and measured TO be sup
ported by the party In the next presidential
canvass, while they are as a body, at vehement
issue with many of their political brethren in
other parts of the Union-with the Democracy
of Pennsylvania, for instance, who advocate the
protective policy, and with the Democracy of
Iowa; WHO repudiate the bred Scott decision, =
We apprehend, however, that itia not held GRIM
inal among Democratic who favor the strctest
construction Of the orthodox creed to reoom-
mend "a sinking of minor differences" for the
good of the country, and incidentally, we pre-
sumo, for the good of the party, with whose sue
cess they naturally believe the welfare of the
country to be identified. Without questioning
the soundness of this latter judgement, we may
simply suggest that policy held to be so res-
sonabe and imperative in its application to dis
cordant Democrats may possibly appear equally
wise and incumbent when commended to the
acceptance OF the Opposition in different parts of
the Union, who, as they have no difficulties more
ntraotable than those the Democracy expect to
surmount at Charleston, may with patriotism
equal to that of the latter hope to effect COZ
cert of action which shall be promotiye of the
public peace and welfare.