Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-18
rIr. ION. Letter OF Aeeep1anee.

Il source Of great qualification 10 the conservative
Opposition throughout the country that Mr. BELLS letter
acceptance has extorted the admiration of his
political opponents That his friends than pleas
With IL. is shown by the enthusiastic terms in which
t s spoken Of by the Opposition press without excep
ion The Savannah Republican, leading Opposition
piper in Georgil, accompanies the publication Of Mr
Bs-' letter OF acceptance with the following excellent
sad forcible observations:
II. will be seen that NJ Bell follows out the idea Of
the convention that nominated him, in not laying down
sprcifc aud rigid programme Of political action, and
hind 1g himself 10 adhere t under all circumstances
shou bis nomination be ratified by the people he cites
his it course IN the public service al the great Ques
lions that now distract the country or are likely to arise
I'm th, next four years only indication Of his
present views and opinions but pledge and guarau-
~ of his future course Nothing could be more reason
able nothing should be more satisfactory. mans his
tory his past life bis acts form the test by which he is
indeed i'm an the ordinary affairs Of life, and there IS
none other known ard recognized among men-why is
&. then thar In politics must have q test OF
- a new pledge for the future. II has done right
n. is worthy of confidence he has not ten thousand
lI4tfo-ms and pledges cannot make him worthy.
This new condition OF worth and confidence is Of
MODERN invention 10 took It's origin in the plots and
atrrues Of deu gOgues 20 shut out honest and faithful
o1gtred public servants from the higher posts Of honor
l1der the GOvernmeu. 70 was unknown in the earlier
ui purgr DAYS OF the hep4OAc, "uen We haO Presidents
and senators before whose brilliant lights the pgmy OH
s 81 the present day must pale their intellectual fires
No pledge was required of Washington, Adams Je1er
on Madison XoaEoa Their lives and their principles
we're known and the people relied upon them 70 be true
% themselves No body dared 10 put Old Hickory or
.ll,t1a and Is they bad, does any man believe that be
would have gone into te Presidency any such terms
Js What value are sterling character, public service IT,
,ter all they give uls 20 the public confidence and
..poort2 How miserable the logic upon which The plat
form system OF -lc present day is based! It mas ue
.ler common sense, coumou lstce, uor common hon
ss-v % sustain TO-
NJ r. Ir,pllall7 al such c52temptbe coutriyances,
designed n nine cases out OF tg1 TO deceive the people
rI oilers TO tse American people his PAST course 0 the
.ibE. councils ne tae index of his opinions and the
guaranty Of li, course for che future There stands
,cori ON nsasy every page o. the co utry history for
pas. -r,rtv vca-- Bv thar DE is ,luc 10 stand or
all Lcr bis cCultryueu examine u carefully and fairly
.I chen eater up tbe.s Judgments upon the man and
lis ci.im- We would simply add, that We have no hope
hat the South VIII obtain fom any convention an Adler
rre~ more t-c..-vo,.ly man. TA- south should hest
,re long before She llrus her back upon whose
verv impulse a identified with he-rigHs and honor aud
,h5m ,hr9c-5ou; q long .le 10 man justly charge
,if1 eguiy0catol or Geeerti0n.