Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-10

The Seceders.
II one Of the many lecturers who, during the winter
months edfy the people should choose "eoolimPudenee
A. the subject Of lecture be could do no better than to
Gull extracts from editorials nov appearing 10 the seees
siOnst papers.
TIE Rramasr of the 9th inst had choice article, de-
signed to wheedle the Douglas into the support Of
Breckenridge, from which We will make an extract or
NO.
douglas and Bell will divide the conservative strength
hen lin the nOrth very much and the regular Democratic
voc FOR Breckenridge viii be greatly essened in that Sec
ton by the three tickets running" Now not this the
subnity Of impudenee Douglas the candidate of all
that is left Of the National Democratic party, to lessen
the regular Democratic vote Of brought out in op
position TO him by Seceders from the regular Democrat
&c Convention which had previously put Douglas in nom
inaion We can call TO mind but piece Of cool i'm
pldence equAtO this and that when Caleb Cushing
on beng elected President Of the Seceders Convention
and taking the chair said-"entlemenI resume my seat
a, presiding officer of this Convention" Why it Is d.
rect insult to the Friends of Douglas and what is
cool attempt to ipjure Douglas here by effort to
ate the impression that Breckenridge is to get the regu
lar Democratic the North when it's certain that
he will get no vote there at al-that he will in no de-
gree, 'essen the reguarDemOcratic vote of" Douglas
en- that section"
Here Is a gem
''The little petty squabbes about men and dogmAs
should be condemned aud sileDeed by the people"
Nov, is no. that rare and rich. They have hunted
doxu poor Douglas on a principle. The Democratic
party has been broken up principle The Charleston
Convention failed on principle. The Virginia delega-
ton withdrew from the Baltimore Convention prn-
cp,e (uoriiraly, bg really the Charleston Mercury
i,tim.es from the want Of nerve 10 stay in and
henthey want the friends Of Douglas to deser. him. and
vote for Brecknrilge, that principle becomes "a petty
81 bble about men and dogmas, and all this commotion
in the camp has been produced without sufficient cause
aud should be condemned and senced BY the people
The principle abandoned truce asked for and the DOu
ss men have the right declare the terms which, if they
are tsue men, would be less than the withdrawal OF
Bseckinridge who has claims their support and
whom they should especially o6e;. to sectional can
di4,e, whilst they should claim nationality for Douglas
Eis to be hoped that the frieads Of Douglas in vir
gina win have TOO much serespec: to perit themselves
10 be made tools OF by the secesOnis who are them
slyes The toos Of Yancey Co.. by aceedug to the
propositions Of the EriE'iHsr yet be taken in by
the scheme Of the willy Enquirer, Of SINCE cleo
ta- ticket which tho editors unlaes,oaa5le believe is the
game Of herd 1 win, tails you lose"
Bu. this ia a family alir with which outsiders have
leyittimlte right % interfere. In respect however
W have the right to interfere.
II this Is "a lite pe;ty sQuabble sboa. and dog
ms as the Erliaer SAYS is By what right has this
prty these secessions this lid, pet.y minority Of the
pe9ne Of the United States and We firmly believe Of
every individual Stat, save Sjsth Clroliua, Of which
Bo.hag better Is TO be eyPecsi by what rgb, say
lave they attempted TO raise storm, which if raised
would be amos: impossible - alay b. what right have
they eudsavored TO produce stat OF feelings by which
the ysry Uuon ITSELF would be endangered and all the
evils Of civil war le; loose on the country,
How, when regards this matter in this light, can tie
Bltunsr justify itself in giving e1un,ena-ce to these
men, and if this disruption o. the Democratic party has
been produced BY "a little petty squabbe about men
and dogmas and cannot question the authority OF the
Erasiaer On that point how the EaYairsr one Of
whose editors az least know be sincerely attached
20 the Unou reconcile it TO its OF right lead
all and comfort to those who, whatever their true pur-
pose may be- land that Of their leaders fear to be
abe worst are BY forming purely sectional party do
NJ all that men can do towards the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of
this great country.
There is way in which this ttle petty squAbbe about
IN n and dogmas' may bs eectualy condemned and ST
luoed by the people" Let them adhere to the COns.'u
non. the Union and the Laws and let them elect Bell
and Everett God grant that they may do il for upon
tlat the only sound platform and only national pres
dental ticket, greatly depends the future welfLre Of
A. or- beloyed country.