Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-08


Louisiana Mississippi Missouri, Oregon South Carolina
Texas and Virginia
/ The Opposition have two States MARYLAND and Ten
nessee and two equally divided between Democrats
and Opposition Kentucky and North Carolina. So that
with Kansas in and Is necessary for choice the result
would be:
Republicans, 10
Democrats "A
Opposition, .
/ Tied, ?
81
Without Kansas, Il being necessary to elect, the Re-
pubicans would have 1.-two short of election
With Kansas the number necessary to elect would be
greater and the Republican would still fall two
short OF eecng 1t is scarcely possible conceive that
this deficiency could be made up. Certainly it could not
be by the Of the Southern Opposition States
Of the two Southern States that stand tied How
then could the Republicans elect their candidate? The
thing would be impossibe-unless of the Democrat
c States should give way. Would they do this. We
are assured that they would not-rst because principle
would deter them second because prejudice would pre-
them; and third because the hope of throwing the
election into the Senate and thereby securing Demo-
cratic President would them We hold it then
impossible for the Republicans elect their candidate
should the decision have to be made by Congress
Would the Democrats be in any better condition: We
think not They could get Republican States-and
concejug them the two tied States, (which we have no
reason TO suppose they could get they would vet lack
certainly one aud probably aro States of the required
number lack which would be fatal to them as though
they hadn't a vote.
In this of things the Republicans and Democrats
standing in uucompromisng and deadly array against
each other is apparent that the Opposition candidate
matter by how small electoral vote he was sent up
the House would present the only basis for compro
Mise The Democrats would vote for him in preference
to Republican. The Republicans would vote FOR him in
preference 10 Democrat Neither would 20 over to the
other and neither could defeat the other except by elect
lug the Opposition candidate This, it appears to us
would be the unavoidable result This result would pro-
badly De FASTENED by the provision OF the Constitution
which, in certain contingencies takes the election Gu. Of
the House Of Representatives No election taking place
either by the Electors the House of Representatives
be Vice President becomes President er oFcio. That
ocer also failing Of election in the Electoral College
would be chosen by the Senate from the candidates
having the most electoral As the Senate would
vote in the usual way and by States the Democrats
would elcc: on the first ballot The Republicans, know
ing this would be compelled as the only means of pre-
venting it to vote for the Opposition candidate.
These things considered the COnse rvatye Opposition
have nothing to lose and everything TO gain by the cleo
zion being thrown into the House of Representatives
Protection 10 Persons aud Property.
The huubag resolutions COR the protection of the per-
sons and property OF American citizens offered freely
d.. Charleston, and the platudes that abound the
sane subject iu ,Ae official maniiestoes and newspaper
dispositions of the Democracy, cannot from histo
nv the bloody records that tell of the savage nseusibty
of this administration and its predecessor murder, IA
pine and outrage perpetrtej and again upon
tcIDls.s and uuoieudiug men and women whose un-
avenged blood vet cries TO the government for the pus-
islnent of tleir assasius. We referred in late issue
% the massacre during the administration Of President
PIERCE of company OF eugrants while crossing the 18th
mus and to the wholesale buichery OF an exploring party
of over hundred Aclercaus in Sonora These atrocities
have been allowed TO pass almost without remonsrauce
by TWO Presidents OF the party that makes the protection
OF the lives property and rights Of American citizens one
o. its fundamental principles
We alluded in the same article to tue murder by Nor
nous ofoyera hundred emigraars, since Mr. Buehanans
accession to power in one OF the gorges of the Rocky
Mountains This unparalleled arocity stands as a terri
ble practical commentary upon the professions Of the
U,r-y IN power The scene OF the Mountain Meadows.
massacre lonely dehe the Businesses ofthe mountains
contains monument that is damniug to our pride as
nation. So long as justice IS withheld. In the desolae
so,t strewu with bones and skulls and tufts of hair.
rude cross is erected which tegs story sangunary
than Wyoming which has been the theme Of poesy and
romance Il tells tho story OF more than one hundred
and twenty men, women and children, slaughtered in
cold blood by painted devils, who usurped the livery of
the Digger Savage % serve Brigham Young.
The conduct Of tae Administration SAYS the New Or.
lean, B2 in reference TO the efforts Of Judges Cra-
dIebaueh al Sinclair, and the United States military Of
f,egs ia ah to bring the perpetrators of the deeds of
that hSrrd night justice forms disgrace full and sick
euaz page ia its history When those Judges had suc
cea testimony bring the crime home the remorse-
less and savage wretches who committed IT, the United
States Government actually interered and arrested their
action IL is perhaps the most extraordinary event in
the history Of this extraordinary Admnisr ration. The
e were reproved and the hands Of the United States
military officers, stationed in Utah to uphold the laws
aud supper, the judiciary against the Mormon hierarchy
eectusy tied, and their actions crippled. The Judges
resigned their commission and there is not to-day more
absolute cruel aud bloody despOt in Europe
than now reigns in Utah. in actual defiance of the gov.
erumeu, and laws OF the United States a despot whose
mjnous murder in cold blood witnesses to prevent them
from testfying in the United States Courts against the
hierarchy and its assassus The United States Govern
ment looks compacently reprimands its jurors
who attempt to punish the criminals and fOrbids the
commanders Of the United States troops to uphold the
authority Of The United States Courts Ought not the
Government to be held under such circumstances as pas
ticsDs criminals with the ssssins9 Shame upon such
conduct Aud shame upOa those politicians who put
forth principle Of the party that which is repudiated
and tramped on by the Presidents of the party.
The Southern Literary Messenger.
Our readers have been appgsed of the fact that Jno
r. Thompson, ESD, the gifted editor of the Messenger"
vii shortly leave Richmond TO take charge of the itera-
~ department Of Tue Southern Field and Fireside,"