Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-26
The DIsunIOni,ts.

We find the following reasonable project approvingy
published in the ChaiestOn Mercury edited by the con-
trolling power of the Richmond Convention, 1.-THE Rhett
my which placed in nomination Messrs. Breckenridge
and Lane;
Mr.. EDlToR-I see il proposed in your paper OF the
l7h that in case Of Lincolns election all the southern
States should recall their members from Congress ana
proceed forthwith organize Southern Coniederaey'
Now with Difference allow me to ask whether sneh
mode of action would not strongly OF retreat 10
saw the least Remember the city OF washington Is on
the southern frontier Of Maryland Immediately adlon'
ing the northern frontier Of Vrginia-on ourNo"h
ground therefore Should not the Southern States ra-
ther instruct their members Of Cougers lin the case sup
pose 70 enter the Capitol and hold it against the ntru
sion of any Northern member or members VINO may DC
the abettors Of Lincoln and who may claim entrance
therein on the first Monday Of Rsrt December "cr,
ss would undoubtedly be at band but the distub OF
the Conederacy should most certainly be driven beyond
its pale. ONlON'
Hon. Lawrence n Kett of South Carolina, has pub
shed lengthy letter in the Charleston Mercury, from
which we extract the following bold avowal of dsunion
sentiment:
II my Judgment, if the Black Republican party sue
ceeds in the coming election the Governor should imme
datey assemble the Legislature, and that body should
provide for State Convention, which should protect the
state from the dishonor Of submission TO Black kepuo
Eean rule Before the tribunal Of the world and at the
bar of history we shall stand justified. Freedom lives
much more in the spirit of people than in the forms oil
a government We shall receive the plaudits OF brave
men for preserving freedom aud not reprOaches for
SCATTERING a deSpotsm.
Senator Hammond, in his uuanswerabe and consum-
mate arguments the admission OF Kansas and squat
ter Sovereignty has exposed the resources and the
rights Of the South Upon both We may safely stand
ras Union just travellers tell Us many Eastern hao-
tatons are palace 70 look upon all fair on its out
side and presenting the appearance OF house that
should las for generations but the master puts his
walking stick his boot heel through the raters and be
nds that the white have eaten all the substance out
Of the mbers aud that all that he sees about him is
coating Of paint which an intrusive blow may dsperse
in a cloud OF dust The skrting boards have already
perished the raters are ready TO tumble in. We
Of the South have doue everything preserve the Union
We have yielded almost everything but our honor Let
rs WELD that only enemy yields his banner
The reader will not overlook the fact that the Dis
unonist propose to make the destruction Of the Union
depend on the happening of contingency which they
doing all in their power to bring about The caudi-
daey Of Breckenridge can have no other effect than to
parcel out the vote that should be unit against Black
Republcansm. His supporters know perfectly well that
he stands no more chance to be elected President Of the
United States than he does TO inherit the throne Of Great
Britain They know that every vote cast for him is
vote lost to the opposition to Black Repubcanism, and
consequently, vote in aid of Lincoln. Have We not
therefore, right conclude that the purpose of Yance
Rhett Keitt aud Others in breaking up the Democratic
party and bringing out Breckenridge and TO secure
the election Of Lincoln means OF firing the South
e-n heart aud enabling them ito precipate the Cotton
States into revolution" This the game Let national
men look 70 itl