Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-21

the proposed State Convention OF the opposition
in Richmond on tho l4tA Of December. We CON-
nsnd the views Of the Wing 10 the calm conside-
ration Of our readers. and re invoke their special
attention 70 the Recommendation respecting tho
holding Of Frimary meetings IN the different coun-
ties for the selection ii delegates.
- From Tho Rsehmend Wig.
OUR STATE CONVENTION.
The Virginia Opposition State Convention.
which d 10 assemble in this city on the lkb Of
December next, wil a. is obvious from present IN
dications be one Of the largest aud abest political
bodies that ever met In the Commonwealth.
dssp interest," too. IL already felt in its proceed
ings by conservative, national. Union.loving men
in oil portions Of our common country and lis H.
nal action if wise ssyaeous and d'sintercsted, is
destined to exert an unusually powerful and be-
inefficient influence apan the political eveat. Of tho
future. I, wall be tho da,y oi that Convention tn
point out the way 10 a onioD "f the Opposition
North and South. East aad West, in the coming
Presidential eection--a UNION upon the broad md
impregnable basis Of the Constitution. the t'nion
and the Rights Of tho States. II will perhaps be
it, duty, also, to recommend a time and place for
the holding Of National Opposition Convention
for the nomin alton IL cand, latcs for the Presden
o. aud Vice Pres,denc,--ta men opposed 10 slave
~ svisation and sectoea,,sm al All the'r varied
forms, ana who will aiu. 'nis.er ihe Government
in the interests and for the benefit II the whole
people Of the United States. That such Con-
vention might be Cotton up and such nominations
made there can he no dudbs ct al. il pfnu"at d..
oommon.ssnse counsels shall prevail in the APP
proceeding Convention in Virginia. There arc
thousands of honest, conservative, patriotic men
in each and all Of the Northern STAGE. 80 have
peves u..trd .s-r'selves .i. either tho Eerulli-
can or Democ attic parties and who oanno.. un'ier
any circumstance, be driven into the saok f
any selfish, sectional organization Whatever mud
these msn arc as willing aud Us anAioa. ~ cur
selves fur fair and just union OF tac Uppqs.t.un
elements Of the country upon Tho samc plat .rm
and in support Of tho Same candidates. in the NJ
preaching Presidential election. Mr. ran III. lie
puhlicnns. AZ party. wish to adhere 70 their own
organisation and their own name, in view OF The
fact that such course would necessarily prevent
union Of the Opposition. and necessarily lead TO
the success Of the Democracy. w hec's that
the mass Of the Rcpublicans---ali except some Of
the selfish politicians and leader. of tho PARTY
see the matter in tho light that We ! and would
rejoice 10 the disbandment Of the Republican par
~, as separate and distinct political orgon'aa-
tion. and iu union Of oil the elements Of Op,o.i
ton to Democracy in new and Nationnl Oprosi
ton party. Why. indeed, shcnld any IN, mbcr Of
the Republican party be deeirous of clinging to
their name and organization, which have ut least
Q bad odor and which are offensive to tho entire
Southern Opposition. together with large, re
spectacle and influential body OF the Northern op-
position. when the slavery issue has become to-
tally A@extinct," and when the fact is apparent
that saoh policy on their part is simply unnec
essary, mischsvous and suicidal, conducting inev.
itably 10 another Presidential triumph of the bo
gus Democracy and 10 the prostration of all the
interests Of tbs countryi
II would DO idle to disguise the fact that neither
the conservative Southern nor Northern Oppose
ton could take any part in q professcdly Repub-
ican Convention, or give their support to candi
dates nominated by such Convention. Such n
Convention, therefore, would be composed Of dele
gates only from the FREQ States, and would nccc..
sarily be sectional in its character in alpearan-
ces at least, If not in fact II is obvious that no
Southern man, no matter how unsectional tho
platform or the candidates Of .uch Convention
might be. could stand on the one support thu
other, nor could the conservative Opposition -,
the North 10 50, either. As national men anI
antseetional men. they cannat anprgve even tho
appearance Of sectiona!ism in ,.,y polit.a, na.ly
On the contrary, their pflacip'1 AMI ,.eir tastes
arc ali ut war both with secsionalsm aud tho an
pearance Of sectiJnalism, whether manifcsli3,. H.
self in the Democratic, the Republican, or uny DO.
liticai organization.
If the Virginia Convention. therefore, which
meets on l4th Of December, shall place itself 0,
the simple, just, comprehensive aud all-suiiciont
platform OF non.agtation on the subject of slavery
and Of devotion to the Consultation and the Union
as they are, as it must probably will, What is to-
hinder men u all parties, North and Soa,h. tl.,n
coming together upon it, II they are not fatally
bent on purely sectional ends and aims Wha,
do the Republicans propose to themselves by hol-
ding on to their nau,o and organization when the
Issue upon which their party was foandsi has
passed away aud become "cx,iuct''f They do
not a. party. as they themselves assure US, me
dtate any interference with slavery in the States
whore it aow exists. Their only idea ani o;.ieet.
heretofore and Hos. ~ 'isey are constantly affirm.
ing. is the exclusion If slavery from the Te-rito-
riss. Well 10 shers any Territory from WHOA
slavery has not been excluded already Is there
any Sangcr in this world It's going into Kansas
or Nebraska, or Washington, or Dacosah, or in
any Of the Territories now belonging to the Union
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