Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-17

If the people Of the South fail be convinced Of the
deliberate purpose Of the Breckenridge leaders in the Cot
ton States to break up the Union and establish South
eru Cenederaey shall be for want Of proof of the
fact The evidences thicken every day, aud though we
cannot give them ALL they come to US by every days
mail we can give enough remove all doubt from every
impartial mind Here is brief article from the Auburn
ala Sketch Book, of the 2Sth u, which flies the flag
Of Brcckinyidge and Lane;
"Whetber there be secession revolution, what not
one thing il cerain-LncOl HsUsr Be President q
tis Southern States. lie is not so elected. We will
have no President then until the Black Republican party
rec sde from their position and allow the election OF
national man. until forced by their refusal, We elect
one for ourselves To DO that, VIZ MUST FIGHT. God
grant TO avert the threatening danger But while we
thus pray urge people TO look the matter full in
the face and prepare themselves As unmeaning 10 some
a. nav now seem these red striped coats and waving
plumcs seen occasionally upon streets, It Is well
enough to have good guns and plenty Of ammunition
As 20 the mode Of proceeding-the plan by which the
people are 70 be thrust into the background, and the
UuOn dissolved over their heads aud need be- against
their will We have the following foreshadOwng by cor
respondent Of the Clayton Ala BlRvsr:
We have but little doubt that South Carolina Is pre-
nlred TO secelc in the contingency supposed and ii no
other State viii lead though heretofore favored &C.
operation We nov say let her 20 hrst IT. WiikiR three
-rtts otter thc election Of LiHcos Georgia Isgds,
Wississirpi Florida AiabdRd fdii 20 lsa{ Of. We
name these States in the prefer Ia reference to
The popularizston Of the movement. But how! Il
must Dc bv a coup dedt il will fall through and fail
south Cafolua With her distractions and nonsense, will
he for ealing convention aud discussing, in field aud
Preside the question Of dsu2ion. This ioly will end
only in serve instructions. Already the mere Pres
Dental canvass is provoking them everywhere. The d.
rect question OF the Union Dsunion Of slavery gel
non viii inevitable give them birth. TIE Legislatures
have sovereign power, and by prompt action may avoid
this disastrous rysu and lead their constituencies TO the
haven Of security and Let the Governor convene
the ordinary Legislature let them next day declare the
Union dissolved aud pass act denouncng as traitors
putting out OF legal protection, whoever may gainSay the
measure This GOne and universal suffrage, with It's uni
sal slavery basis is perpetual With any other course
hism and chickering's ensue aud enemys party is or
lnized among Us which, backed by the federal power
will eaec ually cripple and destroy US.
As the Louisiana Signal says this writer is evidently
up to suuE" he fo5esees that this question, if left
70 the people, may result in total failure. To pre-
vent all this il is necessary TO resort to a coup dstai
IA movement like the one by which Louis Napoleon sub
yered the Republic Of France and established his en-
deprived Of voice and the whole matter turned
70 Legislative nrguers and plOtters against the govern
ment "Tbe Legislatures are sovereign'-let them be
called together and toe day declare the Union dis
solved, aud "then comes the tug Of var"
Men Of the South, friends of the Union everywhere
nov is the time 10 utter your voice for the Union and
is perpetuty. Awake to the importance Of the is
sues before you and R from leaders and parties to the
rescue Of the Republic FROM the hands Of its enemies