Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-09

cola sud Toe sagssb which operated 70 pseesee H. "a
~ aFst place. dCay aisiasfy that 4 y sssnsr VT
unph OF toe North over he sooth or 81 ag ''eo"a a.
ci Of fks siarsr 3assfiOH- No such issue vas prSe
cly asserted because the complexion OF all the present
territories Is settled aud The declarations Of the Chicago
Convention against Inc extension ofsSery and the power
Of Congress over the territories only be applied when
the the case shall occur Southern politicians, and their
Northern echoe have attempted TO force the issue upon
Ms and we have accordingly announced our principles
,ilv aud firmly 10 case the contingency should arise
There j. therefore for agitation, aud no dan
ger Of any It the agtators who constantly sgSte as
thew saw 70 prevent agitation will consent to let slavery
alone, as desire and propose to do.
The great idea settled By this election, and which, per
hans ooers,ed ss much as any other the public mind
as ths purpose 20 change s standardization Of PHoiie
,g4irs az Washington and 70 purge and purify the
.kols political waehiHsrg Of goreTRHeHt The people
we're convinced that the long possession OF power hau
denorayed the public service and introduced practices
which we're undermining It's integrity. They saw exam
pes Of corruption and prodgaoy go not only "unwhlp
ped Of Justice" but encouraged aud favored by
those TO whom the guardianship OF the public treasury
had been cOnhded they power aud patronage EN-
poyed 20 establish sectional domination, aud the nhu
eoce of the Government openly enlisted in Kansas TO
force slavery upon outraged and unwilling people
They saw our material interests neglected and Injured
the press subsidized elections controlled by money ex-
torted from Federal ohcehOlders unSorthy partsans
resared by Jobs and contracts nepOn spread through
tho laws evaded misrepresented, and abuses auda
ciousy defying opinion everywhere These and other
outrages we're seen and remembered and ne people de-
i,riseI thsy should Be punished aud ne Democracy
srpslls4 from peer. This general purpose operated
more baa ay other upon hs election aud "s G' free
10 admit a.
Pennsylvania, particularly demanded that the prne
pie Of protecting American industry should be reeogniz
cd and avowed Tue Chicago Convention asserted 1t sat
sctory While an the Others either evaded the test or
accepted /. doubtfuly This entered largely into our
local contest and everywhere accepted The west
eru msores speak decisivey as those OF the east
and the protective policy is sgsu re-esablshed as
cart of the old creed Economy in the conduct OF the
Goverpment homes;eads for settlers the public do
main retrenchment and accountability in the public eH-
pendi,ures appropriations for rivers aud hsroors Fao
ID ralroad the admission Of Kansas and radical re-
form in the government all entered into the canvass aud
contributed 10 the election Of Abraham Lincoln No one
issue controlled IT, and any such belief Is erroneous and
cannot too soon be corrected.
We have thus seen that siarery rds not he domino
ng idea ofhs PrssidsHta e0tss as has been assumed,
but that various national Influences coOperated to pro
lucs the result which has been witnessed.