Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-01
RICHMOND WHIG.
YoR THE WHO.
THE RICHMOND CONTENTION

I hg5 neccNslTiIy cpEcme-
raj II not nischevous, organization lie may been
violent ia the advocacy Of his opinons-a warm pirt
zan perhnps--an uneompromisng, unyeldng anti Dem
ocrat; hut this warmth and zeal proceeded n con
scentous conviction that the whg party was national
in its principle and that Wing statesmen eninently
| conservative.
What good the scattered forces Of this once pow
erin but now disbanded tganzation accomplish In this
crisis OF our counrys fate Recent elections have de
monstratcd that in the South under the most favorable
circumstances, we powerlcss, Il UdrIy even for
good In the North, we have, compared With the two
other parties, only corporals guard of national con
stitutiona unonloving whigs The rest of that once
proud party, the Clay party of lS4i have bowed the
knee to the aal Of antavery in of its muliorm
| shapes.
The question ia not how the Democratic party
shall be saved or defeated; not what of politicians
shall get possession OF the General Government In der
to distribute ts Offices, TO reward voritcs and hungry
oice seekers and further squander the public money
but how shall the peace of distracted country be fe
tored how shall dsunion be averted; how shall we be
saved from the probable dangers aud admitted difficulties
To be apprehended from the most peaceful amcabe
disruption of the presen, government aud the orpanza
| ton OF new ones upon its ruins.
These are momentous questions and now Of the mos,
solem import-quesons not TO be answered by heated
and hackneyed politicians by men ambitious OF mower
and place. or of local notoriety and popularity We
want tne cam deliberate, sober thoughts, of intelligent
patriotic men of business-of age and experience of
sound judgment and practical wisdom all over the conn
try-as distinguished from profsssonai poiitieians-of
men, who have all TO lose by excitement and agitation
aud muchevery way TO gain by peace harmony and ma.
tional prosperity, matter who is President
For one say, let all politicians of every name and
class and all party organizations be n the deem boson
of the buried" ACTUALLY as well as metanbor;II
if be restored to the peaceful times of Mr. Mon
roes administration. Let the Territories (precarou and
troublesome chldren) take their chances-lct the Ta
he high orlow-let the Public Lands ia heritage of fwo
slide-let the Pacific Rail Road 90 ahead or Iinger. Lei
san Juan be desert-let Central America fulfil it, de-
tiny without our aSsistince-lct Walker fbuser a lnn
Hs he find advcnturers rash rs himself-l,t CI
become another lIayt Jamaica-Ict all restless ,si
ing aud seli-satsed and Presidential aspirans of all
| GrifEa a,I
Everett, and Dickinson, and host of other neglect
ed and uuappreciaed statesmen, Wings aud Democrats
all go down TO their graves unwept unhonored and un
sung, II we can only hand down to posterity as we
received it, from orefahcrs the priceless inheritance
OF ree prosperous peaceful, united ma
| tional government of independent Sates-the govern
ment inaegared and consolidated by Washington aud
preserved 10y his successOrs-the government worsbpn
| by Clay, Webster and other statesmen Whir and DE-.
mocrauc with the deepest DEVOTION and loved by an r
zes who have not been blinded hardened and debased
by degrading anatici-m disappointed in some cor
rupt or ambitious scheme,or who have been driven in
| to hostility, by the incessnnt SANDERS Injustice
and injuries OF Northern mscrcants and meJdIorS
OF every name, and actnated by every motive
On one hand, We are told that the Democratic party
oniH can accomplish this great result On the other
the Whig party, revived with the aid OF the Democrats
must do the work, there will be a failure No Sout
ern man believes for moment that Black RepubicausIn
can-eVen with the miidest platform and a candidate of
the most moderate opinions because the organization il
purely sectional and this juncturc speeially ohnoxn
TO Southern suspicion. We are told that fbs n,,o,aI
Wings and Americans at the North will not unite with
the Democrats TO the Unonwi rather let Seward
be electedbut if they accomplish il IL. som, ot5.
ray, are willing to ad in the defeat of Black Rcpub
cAnism. hg for sueh nationaty-such patriotisin!-
And ii that is all they promise US We lean on broL,n
reed in relying them.
| We must have only partes-national men all nm
one side, the Seward irrepreSsible conflict" higher
law" men on the other We must have a plain line f
! separation between Seward, sumner Giddings and ALI
politicians Of that stripethe Greeley and Webb edtors
Cheever and Bcceher preachers and their satellites and
followers side, and Union constitutional nation
al men Of all classes and views the
Wings, Americans and Rcpublcans-who will abandon
their party organization North aud South-or onr cyner
iment of cODlederaed Republic of independent State
is failure and We must experience the vet unpro-
phecied trials, difficulties il may be caamities OF is
dsmembcrment and downfall.
Can our Convention gain the immortal renown of orig
mating aud inarSuratng such patriotic party of Ma.
tiOnal Rcpublicansy Cannot we call n Conyention or
delegates from all the States of men belonging 10 All
these organzatOns-frame compromise national plat
Iorm aud go before the country with nominees for the
Presidency aud Vice Presidency as a band of patriots
seeking only the prosperity of the whole country Tho
perpcuty Of Institutions aud the permanent estab
lishmcnt OF the Unony am inclined to hope So Can
not Congress be induced 10 begin the good work In the
organization of the House?
Let Convention invite State Conventions on This
basis at once, preliminary TO great National Conven-
ton Spring Washington city Let that Canyon
ton nominate sound, national conservative Democrat
from the North for President and Wbio stntcsu,r c
cool head and right heart, from the South for Vice
Prcsident-or the order-or if our Dcmorr,t,
fricuds because they in majority think themselves
entitled to all the honor and coicpis let them have
both the nominees, calm, sensible, prudent enlightened
statesmen rhO nat HOf0rioiisiU scetiHg L,s o,,
and let ~ have the gi0V and honor Of saving the conn
try, with other reward than the approyal Of ood
conscience aud the consolation Of having waived pride
Of party, old political annOses and riyaries and cteJ
solely for the good Of the whole countryand If We do
not succeed IL will be because scconalism and fn,t;
csm at the North, and party anmositcs and ealours
everywhere have concluded that the country is not worth
preserving.
Let the effort be made-and IL we fail-we shall have
the consolation Of knowing that did our duty the
best We knew how-and the responsibility before the
world will rest upon the right shoulders
These suggestions thrown together hastily-witb
no disposition to urge thcm-but mainly with the hope
that they may excite enquiry aud reflection and discus.
sion, and, in some way lead useful and practical re-.
suits In the action Of the ensuing Richmond Convention
we are fallen on evil hmes-madness rules the hour,
At the North, and designing bear sway; In the
South, apprehension Indignation and feelings Of reala.
ton aud revenge rife. One CLEAN Of hone appears-
Old Browns foray has put the "rrepre ssibe conflict
leaders the dsfepsirS In the language Of Mr. Voor.
hees they are calculating, with false pale coward ps
Thou canst not say did Il, when their hands are
reeking with the blood, that has been she'd"
The better classes disposed TO hold them rosponsi
bic, and they are seeking refuge in Lunac Asylums and
foreign lands The clustering and shrelng are lc0 20
unsexed women and preachers as corrupt and bvro;,
ica ~ their missionary Of philantrophy and religion
Coppcc, 10 representative Of his instgators aud who AT
home, In safety initiate the example Of their black cola
borers thRc af C0i. WdsbingfoHs and who like Burns
Holy Miller, sometimes flashed wi acshy lus, the
qualification OF which, tho abolition sisters are taught k
thorn in the iesh"-a punishment NJ the hand of The
! Lord, which must "o'cn be borne till he Liz IT,"
Before this storm Of opprobrum IL nsrfR hoped the
better classes will be driven into the bc aud con.
scrvauve ranks.
As yet, however. Northern men. who profess 10 be
conservative seem indifferent 10 thestat Of things an
pearng not 10 realize the danger Southern men In
somc one or other frame Of mind are aH concmula,ng
separation from states some Of which are unmstakca
bly, hostile 90 us-Whie IN others those Who profess
friendship and sympathy avow the scHtimcnt with bsed
breath. our enemies aro hoUing their anathomas at
large gatherings for the purpose from the Pulp and
through the Prcss-whe our friends arc silent or ad
wise ne 70 keep COOL Fearing Northern fanaticism
they advise mercy towards tho traitors robbers and mu
dercrs Who, with the aid Of Northern money and ynps
Thy, and with the kuoWiedge and sanction Of Northern
men, 10 high positions and low sought create civil and
scrvic war among us, with is crimes horrors and miscr
ice, murdered our cizens In cold blood and attempted
to rob them Of their property.
let Hs fesi ne sincerity of Their profssions Of friend
shiP(or W', and aachwsnf 70 ne UHoa let w. zee "
h,g siH separafe hsHsslres from orr snsqies NJ n,
poifs, aHd vote h ~ against ire Biact RsBuBl}eas
eGHd'dafs o.p candidate b Dcmocrai accspfa.