The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-13
to the press

LEXINGTON. lar. 3. 1850
concur with you IN your conservative sent
ments TO the Union, and Your c ,nhdence IN the
,ood sens OF the people TO protect ~. am one ot
those NhU bot short time ago. thought 1t tTeaSO
and deyelu pments, tores Swallowed for years back,
have taught the South to look to Its own interest
and stand on It's defence. And now, that word dis
III the mouth Of almost every man, ana
common as household words
The great family OF this Union Is. unfortunately
divided in sentiment upon !avery, that -reqt IN
slituton of the South. which WAS planted here.
not b. ourselves or our fathers, but by sod HIM
self. for his own Sc purpose; and without which
the Sou wouIdsnot be vi hat it ls-the glory OF
Bnt Tor this institution, | donbt whether this
erlh. Without IT. what gu Il the North TO
WITH it's cold and unproductIve waStess And Whist
but the youth. The talent. and the energy Of rms
great slave State would have stimulated INTO such
speedy existence the Areat est and Southwest
Virgnia recosn zed as the mother If ates
IN the laps o. her slaves were nurSe the Father 81
has Country the great toundeis of our Cnnstltuton
and those orators whose INSPIRED words made y
rants quail, and tau lit our fathers how Ia ae Tree
Our southern sun gives as warm but generous
blood, and tended as are by slaves Tia It cd gave
not by slaves OF cur hlnd ana coiur-we are aver
trained INTO ieeiings oi kindness and courtess t.
ali, which teach us to let others alone who NEEDLE
But it seems that we are not allowed to rest in
peace under our own vine and Il. tree. A great
branch Of this family OF States has assumed u
think and act ihr u.s. and even 70 re u,te pUr-
ton OF the hqnsenold. let il t9lnh as II Leases
KNOWLEDGE. Bat when lis Ease opinions and UnwlSe
zeal are broue hi 10 bear upon US. Rough CONGRESS
and the pulpit, 1t IS not range that We should
claim partition. even thou1n we all la brethren
But still think with GU, that there inay ct be
good sense and conservatism enough amongst the
people, both North AMI South 70 preserve the
Union; It IS TOO important a stake to be rasnls
oss Disastrous. not only to is own people, bat
The south does not desire dlsunion. for the sake
of tsunlon, but " Ill remain lovai TO the fam
lly compact, II It's Northern branch will respect
The r. hts; and meddle not With the affairs. of the
tharp hon - tt,g,1 I upgt
does not come over the North, then the house is
divided a. ainst itself. and must fall
Our hopes already encoura. ed, by ths late
man!f stations, IN the 1reat Northern martS whose
merchants and manufacturers combine much
eau they control, IF do they indicate the sentl-
n.en,s Of the masses who hold tie ballot box =
Whilst aIn wiling u attribute these movements
% GOOD sense ard t nsefFatlsn Yet he dollar n
iuente MAY have stirred them up. But even tins
i've evidences. The dollar is wholesome inilu-
snce. Without 1t. the bonds OF s0clet. would he
cut as fax teiore the fire. When kindness and
brothe rh@od. and patriotism, all tai to preserve
he Union. the dniiar-that almisAt, power on
earth vii alone save IL.
These movements are, therefore. encouraging
and persuade Us to hope sometime from them b
they are not snou h Political spoi sncn and IA
pending rum Pros itutIns. as they do. the unhuy
zeal of the Northern masses to hthS here the \
nave ed the forum md the rulpt INTO
points for a mnnonienla. his subject of sin
very, until It's a-!tation: MINGLED with every ele
nent Of discard and Of faction, has become the
- he'll broth " oi the nation.
May be late events. which have threatened our
very existence. are wisely intended Tor conino
Sood. Onr country has prospcr,d beyond piece
dent. w ith no enemy without 10 uinG rs to- erher
conflicting elements have sea.thiy crept into our
reat household and disturbed its pe ace Like .Je
.hurun, OF ODD. ave waXeG fat and kick.
There IS truth IN the cid Scotch SAY ms " hen
things CONE Ia the worse the5 Will mend. y The
rountry may have reached that point now. when
he sober second thon hit Of the people may con
vince hem that the Union is proof aiust faction
aud tanatIclsm At AL events. III fiery ordeal
may bring out, doubs refined. and teach the
South repaFe for self reliance ard self defence
ard the orIh to mind its own bushes and let
longer envy Judah, Gnr Judah VeX tphralm y
Whilst | much doubt the propriets OF decarina
indiscrimnaie non- inteTcourse with Northern
States Northern merchants. whether Abolition
| upon tho South, warrant prudent but decided re
| solves in that respect
| There is cause to lear thar the Union Will stanC
upon pc riious pose until after the next pfesden
tal election. If 1t does not fall then. but settles
| az" q sure base IT. will prosper as 1t has never
prospered benre But ii the events of this da,
will not serve lessons OF wisdom, then its da
sre numbered, and it will lie amongst the things
| that were.
Whether it stands or falls, we must prepare foi
| ton. thus forced upon the South. which IS sitet
with nature choice BIT elements. Will ST uiniate
| industry and develop lis resources, until IL may
| stand. re trless ami alone, amongst the nat ons
| the earth.
| To the thinking mind. disunop has its horrors
10 would Gnctaln the Demon of mischief and of an
| archy, and the darkness OF Chaos would hroot
over the natien.
| MY soul aches,
To know. when two authorities are Nd
Neither supreme. how sonn confusion
May enter 'tH ixt the gap of both, and take
| The one by the other"