Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-07

A the time designated for the assembling Of the Stsc
Opposton Convention is only little over two months
or and as the present month Of October is the most conre
uicn, season for the appointment of delegates VIC trust
We may be pardoned for again calling the attention of
our friends to the subject.
The Forthcoming Convention is designed, under
stand it. TO Law broad and deep the foundations ola
conservative national Opposition party, which shall play
no second or subordinate part in the great aud important
Presidential contest of 1860 Both the Republican and
the Democratic parties sectional organizations, which
live and move and have their being in the uccsant and
psrucous agitation of the slavery question and whose
object TO acquire power for the sake of the pos which
power eoufcrs and whose whole policy, as far as they
have any policy is with the best and highest in
teres,s Of the country These two parties have been
PLAYING into each Others hands long enouCh-thsy have
been long enough the disturbes of the public peace
end IL is time for the honest and patriotic portion OF the
American people together upon the common and
asuacent platform of the Constitution and the Union,
fo the sake of the inyoby of the and the prescr
walton of the other To permit these two parties per-
petuate the unnatural and unhallowed sectional strife
which has existed between the two of the Union
for the last FIVE years and which originated in the selfish
ness OF the Democratic party and the unchaScnod anb
ton OF its leaders and which has been kept alive to tie
present hour for reckless party and personal purposes
10 allow the Government continue be the prev Of
Leartless factions and 10 become byeword and
proach among the enemies of free institutions throughout
tho world The whole end and aim OF the Democratic
aud Republican parties is TO keep the North aud South
az perpetual loggerheads concerning that Interesting and
useful individual called "Cufee, and for whom neither
OF them feel any particular anxiety Both of these par
ties look upon the niger only advantageous cleo
pioneering hobby which they ride with special spirit and
delight just on tho of every election State ",
tional. The most noisy and ciamorous defenders of
the institution OF sRvery-aways its most ardent and
anxious defenders when stands least in need OF defence
are the negroless Democrats in all the Southern States
village and crossroads demagogues who, without the
negro for hobby would be without occupation and
without hope the world This class of Southern de-
rive their eeconeering capital from the electioneerng
anti-savery harangues of few selfish crazy Abolition
fanatics at the North and without which capital both
themselves and the Democratic party would long since
have ceased to the slightest notice considera
ton 1t is obvious to all that the Democracy their
existence party at the present hour the evcria
ing niger" Take away from them the slavery quos
tiou and they Immediately undone. This these dem
agogues very well know, and hence their reckless and
persistent efforts TO keep that question always in the
foreground and especially the of election
Hence the renewed vgor with which they agitatng
IL at the present moment, and which they will agate
sith tenold more industry the nearer the Presidential
election approaches. These Southern Democratic agita-
tors arc than the Northern Abolition agitatos
both being intent upon the selfish ohject-the pos
session OF power and the spos-and both equally reck
less in their endeavors accomplish their ends and both
equally regardless Of the public peace and the public wei
fare. Put them both in the same bag. and shake it.
and the question which would out first would be
the hazardous in the world to bet on By which we
to he md civ bo,,
astsboth agitaorsboth disturbers of the peace-and
both equally deserving of public apprehension and con-
demnation.
While the Southern Democratic politicians care bu,
little for the negro, except eeciioneerng hobby
the Northern Republican politicians careas little except
for the purpose These latter derive all Of their
eectioneerng capital from the violent and denunciatory
snti-Sorthern harangues Of such Is RHETT. JEgF
DAVIS KETT and the like and with such capital the Re-
pubEcans in6ame the passions Of the Northern masses
aad endeayor 70 induce them believe that it is tile
purpose OF the South force slavery not only into al
the Territories OF the Union bu; into all the free states
Of the North. AID thus these agitaors and extremists
in both sections Of the Union constantly supplying
each other With capital and constantly playing into each
Others hands game which invariably result in setting
the North sad South by the ears and in he mid. Of the
smoke ard confusion thus raised one OF tie other OF
d..
plEadsrs the people for the peoples good.-~he the
people ,herselve- di-coueertei and alarmed take
part 10, IN the management Of their own affair.
Il s this depiorablc condition Of things that
the Opposition propose step in between the contend
ing factions reestabsh the just aud legitimate Autho-
ty Of the people, aud restore peace and property to
distracted and misgoverned land The masses Of the pao
pc Of al parties being honest and patriotic they have
interes, and take pleasure in contributing TO
the of either the Republican Democratic parfg
They al waiting for the Inauguration Of new and
pure political organization national in II. end. aud .ils
and which will sedulousy strive 20 nu an end forever 10
the pcrncious agitation Of the slavery quesonto Ia.
end in short TO the miserable game which the Repu5.
Hcans and Democrats playing in order 10 deceive
impose upon, and plumber the people. We believe ia,
overwhelming majority OF the people ia both sections
Of the Union tired Of the Dragorcr and rbctory "a
the Democratic and Republican parties. and are viri.r
and anxious should opportunity be afford them. 9,
vote Tor a conservative Uniouloying national Opro.i
lion indicate for the Presidency.
And 90 afford tic people on opportunity Of ireeir,
Themselves from the shacles Of selfish and agatiup i
tions, and OF Iescuiug their Government from ii
hands of tho spoismen is tho end aimed At in council
ing union ofthe Opposition elements in the next Pr.
GENITAL election. And TO open The way for such u,'u
las down platform upon which al patriots Mort
aud South may stand without violence to their con,,
dons and opinions "abstrac" quc-Gons-s the or
mary aud only object Of the State Convention which i
been called for the lfth Of December That suc u hi
and holy object be easily accomplished we cuterai
not the shadow Of a doubt There Is nothing on cart
to prevent the Opposition, North aud South, from con
ng together the broad aud firm platform Of the Coz
sttuon and the Union, and in support Of the same cal
didate for the Presidency. There il no matter in col
troversy between them-there Is probability Of Tho
being any-and II reason, and not prejudice, prevail
che councils Of The Opposition throughout the Uuio
the alliance viii be promptly effected, and the defeat
the bogus Democracy rendered certain and inevitable.
We are sure The forthcoming State Convention q
and will II ii disturb itself the patry qucs
Of men, suggest pian Of union between the Opposite
elements which viii prove acceptable 70 the great ma
Of the Opposition party In 80 portions Of the cou
try. A. 70 men, that is indeed sorry snd ns
ni6caut question compared with the great and paio
objects which the Opposition have n view. To ACHE
alccsa IN the next Presidential election should be
paramount idea with every member Of The OPPOSITE
party North and SOUTH Fast and West A. for our-elv
w. have over aud over again affirmed our perfect "
Hngnc-- 10 support any man whom The conservative Z