Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-12-01
Thursday Morning. Dec. 1. 1859
The True Policy of the South.

The True Policy of the South.
Our friends of the Opposition, in Virginia,
are making extensive preparations for an en-
thusiastic Convention, in Richmond, on TIE
l4th of this month almost every county IN
the State, has already appointed delegates
from among the most eminent men IN our
ranks, and everything indicates that the con-
yention will be one of, IL not the very largest,
ever held in the mother of States. This Cou-
vention will be the first held by the OPPOSE
ton preparatory to the Presidential contest.
and is consequently looked forward to with
with no little anxiety. If is course should
be conservative moderation should gov
eru its councils, it may result in great good
TO the nation, and be of signal advantage to
the party. That such will be its policy, we
have every reason to believe. The character
of the men of which it will be composed, and
and their past record, all lead us to be hope
full in this matter; but more especially are we
so from the tone of the Opposition press in
the State, as the following article will show,
aud which we take from the Staunton Spec
tator, published in Augusta county, in the
Valley of Virginia, and in the midst of large
slaveholding population, and written in view
Of the Convention referred to:
At this particular crisis in the history Of the
country, when old party landmarks have
been broken down and swept away by the
r l,..,, and pNDt
in both sections of the coniederacy are look
dg to tire organization Of a new and national
party as the last hope of The Republic, it be-
comes 1is to consider with great earnestness
what position the conservative men OF the
South should take in order to secure tho de-
sired object. The State of Virginia proposes
to be the pioneer in the patriotic movement,
and on the 14th of December hundreds of her
best and ablcst men will assemble in the city
of Richmond to deliberate upon and suggest
some plan which may harmonize and unite
good and patriotic men of all sections and all
parties in what may prove to be final effort
for the salvation Of the country. The Con-
vention of December will, therefore be re-
garded with peculiar interest, and the results
of its counsels be awaited with anxious sus-
pense in all parts OF the Union.
As the institution of slavery and the vari-
GUS vexed questions growing out Oft are the
sole impediment TO concert of action between
the people of the North and the people Of
the South, the success of any attempt to or
game national party must depend upon
the position which those who inaugurate the
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