The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-11-29
tfom 'he iachmCn3 Enquirer q November 10
SHALL. THE CHARLESTON CONNEN-
TlON NOMINATE HENRY \. WISE.
The New York Herald saws

The New York Herald says
" The conservative men Of all parties
North and South speak highly Of Goyor.
nor Wise, whose stock has gone up one hun.
dred per cent since the Harper's Ferry az
fair"
The Herald is right Wise's stock
has gone up one hundred per cent. since
the liarper's Ferry affair Yes, Harper 5
Ferry has conquered lIarper'> lIaga- inc.
. ihe duthority of LAW and ORDER has sup
planted the Hcgatioa of aon-inteJrcqtion.
/
What the nation wants at this time is
laws enforced, properly Pyotccted from
John Browns, both in States and Terrific
ries, The moral Of Harpcr's Ferry teach
IS that the Intervention of authority, 10th
State and Federal. is demanded aS much in
the States as in Territories. Intervention
Is not wanted 10 iHtyCdUcc. but 10 protect
( Slavery. The average common sense Of
mankind. the Republican phrase for insur
rectlon Is but a Pathological expression for
the ncgation Of law-HOR 5ntcTreHtio,s
| pom the Charleston Convention will de-
volve the duty of drawing the line Of dem
arcation broad and distinct. in platform and
candidate. from Black Eepublicanism
No COMPROMISE wiU Lc eateltatncd.
The South knows lis rights. and llar-
per's Ferry teaches she must maintain them
Should the Union Surcirc tie Gypr0dch-
ing Congress, the Charleston Convention
will decide its fate Ii the South is per-
mtted by an existing Union to meet the
Northern Democracy in Charleston, the
consultation will be calm and deliberate
The first men Of the South will be there
assembled. No scheming, plotting politi
clan, seeking an opportunity to barter
rights for public plunder, will be able to
crafty his reasonable propensities; but, in
trmness and with dignity, the doctrine Of
tHtcTrcHttoH f0r pT0tCctioJl will be insist
ed upon by the South, and the representa-
tives of the Northern Democracy will de-
eide the issue If tor intervention, the
NOMINATION will be proceeded with If IT.
/ gdiHSt Intervention, there will bc Il leave
taking, a bidding adcu. separation a
/ dtSHnt0n. "A secession, that viii be not on
/ ly prognostlc, but potent shadow Of COM
ing events cast warningly before, to inform
and deter The Democratic candidates
must be presented TO the people of all the
States upon the ultiRdtlsH of the Cons,i-
tuition as understood and decided by the
Supreme Court Ii there are not conScr-
vatlyeS enough at the North Ia elect coiiScr-
yatiyc candidates, there Will scarcely be
found conservatives enough at the South to
save the Union. As honest journalists in a
position which enables us to know Southern
opinion, and to see and understand all the
movements upon the chess board of South
ern politics, we calml y warn our Northern
allies of the danger. Let it be remem-
bered that our private correspondence rami-
iies the Southern S;ato.. that the E.sqni"
er is received at 5.932 post-oiiices. is read
by phlegrlatic farmers rs well as fiery pol
iticians that our exchanges embrace al
most every paper in the South, and that,
from the tone Of the Southern press and
the tenor of our letters from correspondents
and subscribers, We do not hesitate to say
that this winter will be one Of discOn.
tent, and that glorious summer will
not dspel the clouds that lower upon our
house"
Among the grounds Of the Eng"ire,' 5
preference for Governor Wise for presi
dent are the following:
We must cease 10 compromise with
Aboiitionism it must not attempt to dctea,
Southern representative men because they
are representative men, and as such distaste-
ful to Northern fanaticism. The South
must know at Charleston that devotion tC
her rights and interest, is no longer to be
the reason for Withholding honor from hc'
sons.
What Southern man ought to be thC
nominee, we will not undertake to say
Our preference for Governor Wise Is baSeC
upon the facts that he i a representative
man Of Southern pro-Slayery sentiment
, that his life has been devoted to Southern
, interests, Southern rights and Southcrr
, honor" &c.