Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-09
The disease and the Remedy.


between Democracy and Amsricanism; but has, oil
the deA!eppussd BLACK Republication with an
ability. fsrvor and energy. worthy If all praise.
Al one lime " he'd oar nisgvings in regard to the
fstur course Of the cbsrsr and greatly feared that
it would finally seek al ssylsn 10 the bosom Of
Demo~acl. who're % eomplacently reposes thou
sands ! = thoasssds Of fsgitive Whigs, who left
thsir psz1 fsr ahsir party good. This paper has
always hssu most ardsat advocate Of the Union
Of tAs Ssstss and IN onc or two Of the gabernato-
rial csnvassea Il Massachusetts,, supported the
nominees Of The Dsmeerstis party. rather than
lend in aid % fsrther ths interests Of Black Re
psbiicsnism. Iu deuunciatiops Of the sectional
ism and REASONABLE designs Of tho Republican
Organisation, were truly terrific. and the consc-
quence was, il brought upon its head the bitter
and relentless hatred and persecution Of the whole
pack, 10 this state Of things, We feared the paper
would hardly DO able to sustain itself In the posi-
ton thus accepted. and as the conservative ele-
msnt in Massachusetts, was, at that time, exceed.
ingiy feeble, we concluded that the only means
by which it could maintain its existence
would be BY allying its fortunes with the Democ
ray. In this conjecture. We are happy to find
that we were vastly mistaken. Mainly. las we
believe through the herculean efforts of the Cou-
risr. the Consti, utonal Union party has como to
be power in the Old Bay State, and thousands
Of the true men of that venerable Commonwealth
have enlisted in the ranks of this patriotic party,
and promise to do good service in the cause Of
the Constitution, the Union and the right
very full delegation, comprising some OF the most
llustrious names in the State, has been sent to
Baltimore and there 10 every indication that their
counsels and example will exert salutary effect
on the masses Of their constituents in the coming
Presidential struggle To show tho spirit by
which these men are animated. We subjoin some
extracts from recent editorial in the Courier.
They have tho ring Of the true metal md their
sentiments will find ready response in the bos'
omsof all trae Wings everywhere -" The conn
try is at this moment "sick man." to borrow mn
expression which has now become historical. Tho
sckuess Is not unto death II 10 not tho ncurahlc
weakness of old age and natural decay; it is ra-
Their The plethora and excess of health. but II Is
sickness still, and if treated by quack pracpon- |
ers, II may assume n dangerous aspect. Tho 1
country will get well of the disease, but it mny
die of the doctors Tho sickness is the agitation
of the slavery question This has been going on /
for many years, aud not only with no good to any
body. bond or free, black or white, but with I'M .
qualified mischief and evil TO everything it touch I
ed First itcrept into some Of the great relig,- !
GUS organisations Of the country. which formerly
were able to act harmoniouslya altogether. though
made up Of component parts from both North and
South, and in hem It produced either actual d. |
vision or sectional alienation or estrangement, to !
tie great dctriment Of religion and the religious
affections. Then It broke up the Wing party. |
amid the exulting shouts Of many who, now That
il is dead and buried. ready to carve words Of
praise upon its tombstone. And nox it has split
in two the Democratic party. which 30 long pro-
seu,ed an unbroken front to its insdous assaults;
and though the inactare mny DO remedied, the un-
slightly line Of cleavage and separation will ever
be visible. and. the vase will never be sound as
it was before. These are its most obvious and
most melancholy triunphs; it has also put hatred
and strife between brethren Of the same house
it has set tho North and South in deadly hostility
against each other; II has greatly increased the
difficulties, already eerious enough. of governing
this country; il has made it impossible to legia-
late with calm mind Tor the common good; 1t
has led to infinite breaches Of the peace and fvs-
tered growing contempt for law; and all the
while the inexorable laws which control and reg
late slavery have been ~ little affected by
eruption Of Mount ,Yessyious by o procession Of
monks with o picture of St. Januarius ut their
head.
Such lie the disease. Now what 10 the rem edyi
The Republican quacks say. More and increased
agitation. Drench the patient with larger aud
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him much harm already. Make him swallow,
not hair of the dog that has bitten him. but the
whole skin. The country is now in the most vio-
lent and excited state and the Republican pa rty
propose to continue the course which has brought
it into this st,te Their convention 10 to proclaim
anew the shallow and mischievous doctrine OF Ill
"irrepressible conflict" between the free States
and the slave States; and to set again in motion
all that enginsry Of vituperatien and dsnuncia
ton which can no mere be turned into good thar
arsenic into food.
But that skilfui physician, the Constitutions
Union party--a physician that will surely have
large practice ~ soon ms his merits begin to b,
known-says to the patient "These ignoran
quacks are killing you. You have an excellen
Constellation and no serious disease; throw all tl
Republican trash out of the window. You do no
want medicines, but only tonics; put yourself il
my hands, and by next November you will be a
well as ever"
The patient is Of ags.aad supposed to be Of souut
and disposing mind and memory; aud ii is for hin
to chose his doctor and his system. We recon
mend change Of practice; the present treatmen
is all wrong, and DR.. Republican is plausibl
chariatan. who BY The help Of showcy sddres,