Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-12-07
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| public mind in relation 10 the strange ard unnatural
development. eonnestei with recent events at Har
per's Ferry and other places. Even in the minds o.
the conservative masses in Virginia, the ehaRse il
distinct aud clearly defined, the outlines startling AM
alarming fIOm their very abruptRcss aud the immens
Import SOnyeyelI by H. Like a man sleeping IN IAN
e'sl security upon the wasting shell of volcano, sud
denly aroused 10y the first shock of the eoRyulsiou
aud hearing the mutieFRg rear Of the destructive el
emen' beneath, the people Of Virginia have aroused
themselves to the actual danger % their Posi'on'-
The threats and denuneslioDs u the Republicans are
no longer viewed as the st0rm-oloud Ia the distance
wasting itself AMI spending s fury upon other local
tiles hut the legitimate results Of their reasonable
doctrines arc hanging Immediately over their devoted
heads, and the ysl' Of their Pent-up wrath ready 10
be empt'el upon them. II Is al brought home to
their doors,--consplmcy murder, treason assassina.
ton, arson and r0hheTy,-a are stalking abroad IN
their fair land The spread and rapid increase Of DIS
union sentiment are the result Of the incuca,iou OF
Black Republican doctrines. Offensive and positive
~ aggressive In their character what other course Is
left To the peaceful, quiet South hut measure, Of self
prc'ervNtion' Should the dark LAY come. the dies
ir0f. when our conftder.cy Is dismembered, the
South will only net upon the defensive, for the pres,
erynton Of her rights under the Constitution. When
the Constitution fails TO give protection to the South,
nnl our rights invaded nnd threatened by positive
legislative outrage, The sscrhool VI Southern States
will move sorrowtully in their Indignation, and weep
over tho crimes that have driven them to leave their
companlonship. When our wrongs have multiplied
and iOrbcarance ceased to be virtue, there will lie
no cry raised against those who SEQ danger ut hand
and like faithful sentines the watch-tower, give
warning that foul conspiracy and dnmnabc treason
laying their sacrgious hands upon our Constitution
the Ark Of our safety. Let them perish, as him of
old, rather than the Ark should be profned A cor
respondent of the New York Times, writing from
Woodstock, Va, recognizes the charge we speak of
and says that it is emphatic, decided and unconroa-
bic. He writes from the heart Of the "Tenth Le-
giOn, :" consisting Of SHENANDOAH Page nnd Rocking
ham, which have given or helped greatly to give to
Virginia her high character for conscrvatyism. The
democracy Of this section hNs always bee, cool and
moderate, EXTREMIST ever getting their votes, and
no ultra or lnaca measures ever finding favor with
them. This Tenth Legion, famous in the political
history Of Virginia, consisting Off large prepondcr
Of Germans or citizens of German extraction il
convulsel to its centre Mt the cnormes attcmp-
ted 10 be perpctratcl at their very doors. The
sentative element is about to succumb TO the pressure
OF abolition hcresics and their heartlcsg mockc-
RIGS II is lamcnable to think that this highly mod
crate section which has always borne the sentiment
of the legislative branch of the State Government,
should now become prominent in indocrinatng other
sections with like ideas. But who can blame them -
the good quiet anil industrious citizen must set his
house in order as well rs the noisy, busting spccula
tor Virginia must prepare for the worst, well as
Mississippi or South Carolina We let the writer in
the Times speak for himself upon this subject:
''This conservatism no longer exists. The IIarper's
Ferry instruction has changed it into rank ultrasm.
The policy Of disunon IS rs warmly advocated now in
this section as it was condemned four months ago
and so far MS observe. this sentiment will be
fully reflected in the Legislature next Winter, by eve
ny member FROM the counties composing the " Tenth
LEGION In such an event, we may look for meas
urcs which will surpass in their extreme character
any ever before dreamed Of in Virginia The "Tentl
Legion" has always operated The balance-whee in
the political machinery Of the Commonwealth, and
that destroyed, there is every reason to appre
hcui evil consequences have heretofore been in
crclulous lie the threats Of dsunon which heard
often made but after the display Of feeling which
have witnessed here during the session Of the Coun-
ty Courtan occasion which brings together all he
principal men Of the county, confess my increduli-
ty has been considerably modified the standard Of
dsunon were raised tomorrow, question if there
thousand men in Virginia who would not rally
to it. This is safe estimate, assuming the state of
feeling in the "Icuth Legion - as the index of the
popular sentiment of the Commonwealth
".