Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-28
From the GreensJorongh On o. Patriot.
TUE pRESInpNTifA Al, OANVASS

men OF all parties in the Union are begn
ming to that there is ahead OF US great danger 70 our
peace happiness and prosperity.
The Charleston Is News confesses substantially the
true meaning and design of the Seceders In attempting
at Charleston and actually succeeding at Baltimore, IN
distractng the Democratic party. In late issue Vi e
News il uses the following language
at may be asked what hopes have we from the rresi-
dental struggle On this point have not time, pouay
10 dilae in full Our hopes are higher than any 70 De
founded on Presidential result The contest WIN
leave the South united party united as see"G"'
united in the purpose of right and eence, and ready,
if ever under aroused excitement and common hdigna
tion to meet the real sectional ISSUE brought up uhoer
forced sectional array to solve by either SUBMISSION
to Black Republican rule at Washington or resort 10
her ogn sslEgoterRment IN separate ana 'ndsPeae"
form"
The Southern leaders who forced secession at Charles
ton and again at Baltimore have been acting with an
eve single TO the disruption OF great conederacy-
To this end great step taken when the democracy
of the South severed from the Democracy OF the NORTH
This gained, and Is deemed an easy TASK 10 AAe e
severance general
If our Democratic brethren really desired the defeat
of the Northern sectional ticket of Lincoln and HAM
lin they could easily do this by uniting with the eonser
vayes of the Nation in their support OF the National
constitutional Union candidates, Bell and Everett No
honest man. North South doubts the natona patriot
ism, qualification and fitness Of these great men 10
govern this great nation to secure and protect the
constitutional rights and the interests OF the South the
North the East and the West No honest man can
doubt for moment but that Bell and Everett would be
elected il the Democrats North and South wond unite
with the national men in their support. II is equally
clear that the Bell and Everett men have the only nation
al ticket in the field aud that matters could not be be-
tered by any attempt their part TO cooperate with
either wing of the divided Democracy. But both oil
these wings profess to be anxious TO defeat the Republic
can, a purely sectional ticket and, If sincere, they
could certainly do this by uniting with the friends OF
Bell and Eyerett-and this they could now do with less
sacrifice OF principle than by uniting upon either Doug
las or Breckenridge,
We are not prepared to say that the men who sustain
ed Douglas at Charleston and Baltimore disunonists.
However much may differ with these men, we do not
think that they really desire TO dissolve the Union, but
of the leading Southern seceders do believe different
w. IL Is quite ridiculous to suppose that they have the
least hope of eecng Breckenridge and Lane But their
real hopes are to have all the candidates defeated except
Lincoln aud Hamn and strange TO tell yet it is certain
y true that the reckless spirits who rule the South
ern Democracy really desire to see the Republicans sue
ceed because the NeTs asserts we shall reap by the
result "aroused excitement" modification and "com-
mon indignation" in all the Southern States 1t is for
crop of such things these that the Southern Seceders
abornot for the peace quiet and unity OF this great
country-not for triumph in elecdng national man
President The true object of these Seceders is to bring
about such intense sectional modification and excitement
in the Slave States that in the hours Of sectional mad
ness she may listen to their counselng to " resort 10
her SsiEgOrernent ia separate aud independent
form"
The true objects and designs of these Southern Sece
ders not known-ds they fancy. Had they declared
at Charleston at Baltimore that their purpose the
division and separation Of the Democratic party they
would have failed Further, had the conservative admir-
ers of the Consultation and the Union that are TO be
found in the Democratic party known much OF these
Southern Seceders before they went into convention as
they now know OF them, these Southern Disunonisss
would have failed in their purposes 10 divide the Demo-
cratic party important preliminary to disunon lie
is blind who can't that these Seceders had
purpose before they went into convention to do the
very thing that they have doue They wanted to be
parated from their Northern Democratic brethren They
desired TO be loose from ell persons and things North
As is avowed by the News they are anxious for contest
which will leave the South united as party united
a, a section, united in The purpose Of right and sell.
ds5e,se i'm Short and in plain Enghsh TO have the
slave States in proper condition be easily prciptdied
into disunion. The fact that these Seceders held
oyersecrs convention Richmond whilst the convention
was being held at Baltimore by their conduct saying
they ready to cOwhide their Northern allies into
terms shows purpose TO separate from their Northern
brethren in offensive and ucurable as posi-
bic.
III, high time that the eyes Of vSrposes Of these Sc
ceders among whom the Hon. VIM l. Yancey, an avoW-
ed disunonist ruling spirit If the Democratic par
~ had been sufficiently observing Of these dsunioniss
in their party in advance tue party would not have been
destroyed
These Seceders took Breckenridge and Lane as their
candidates for n blind. They have no hope of eecting
them. But had they followed the example Of the Re.
publicans at their sectional convention Chicago and
nominated representative men, resident far in the South
their sectional disuuon purposes would have been the
more easily dscoverod-her footprints could not be
50 easily covered up.
The only hope OF these Seceders in whose tolls now
struggle the Southern Democracy, is to make united
South and against united North and the OIL cct
est to their heart is substantially accomplished.
Mr.. Lincoln, Northern free soler, the idea Of
anisayery extension the great issue OF irrepres
bic coulct be elected these Seceders really
DESIRE VIC fear aud the appeals that will be made to
excited South already being prepared and considered
by those who for well imagined us expressed
will the principle that it better to reign hell
than to serve n heaven.
Let this purely sectional triumph once take place which
could be so easily aud certainly defeated by the Demo
Gratis uniting with the Bell aud Everett men, and in i'm
agnaton we can hear the very appeal which these South
Seceders confidently hope make with entire
cess in separating all the slayehoding States from the
free States. In strains of burning and indignant elo
quence the South will be asked whether she IS willing to
live longer in coufedcracy OF free and slave States
when the free States presumng their numerical ma
Ory of States and electoral votes, had determined TO
take the whole governing power of the conederacy into
their hands-eecta majority Of both Houses OF Con-
gress their Presidents, and make our federal laws
aud appointments to suit themselves.
The Seceders, proftng by the results Of their own
est aud concern by the people OF all the save-hoding
States when they the picture and ask Southern
excited minds If they believe the North would submit to
such dshonor,and degradation. They will argue sup
posing the South had the majority Of States aud a
ory Of electors, and should hold Southern Conven-
ton at extreme point say Mobile, representing only
Stare States and should nominate citizen of Texas for
Presiden and another from Florida for Vice President
and solve that there should be free States in this
Union aud then by purely sectional elect these
Southern sectional candidates such PLATFORM that on
he happening of such events in the South Southern
action against the free States the free States would new
err submit TO such degradation. Each individual in
the South in terms and in most imposing will
be asked whether he has less pride and spirit than the
people of the free States. Every effort will be made to
persuade the people Of the slave States Ddt longer
They will be told that the time is when the South
eru States should form confederacy, and leave
ia the government OF which she is in the future to have
neither part lot The South will be told that her
annual exports can easily be raised to four hundred mil
lions of dollars each year-tha her productions in
dspensable to England and all manufacturing nations
that the trade Of the South will make her friends and
even make the free States friendly to u.s. than they
under the same confederacy and voting in the
same Congress with US. Such, we confident will be
the course Of these Seceders they only pro-
duce unity as a section South aud unity a section
North-arrayed in bitter sectional hatred towards
the other
To all conservatives Of all parties in the Southern
States who would be willing wait for the sober second
thought Of the people, in passing judgment sectional
men aud sectional agitation and who are inclined to work
still for the present Constitution and the present
Confederacy as they are, deslous to give
ing exhoratons against being further committed TO these
Seeding leaders in the Southern States.
As certain as Lincoln and Hamlin, purely sectional
candidates shall be elected by free State voters
clusvely the conservatives in the South will be put to
tnft ha of he hay