Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-06-12
For the Enquirer.
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party, Liz Constitution and the Union, il i; IL
he hoped the peculiar recommendations attach.
ing 10 Henry !. Wise at the present delicate
3.iiic:i!l and dangerous junciure, will not fa,i
10 be daily considered by the delegates in ut.
trGdance st Richmond, as we'll As by those Who
concur viii! thcn! i'll principle II Baltimore
The one great question ne:v for every true
Dcmocrat 10 ask himself is, how can the ascer1-
,!eHcy and the principles %! the party DC both
l!ainltined: The rupture 1T Char! lesion has
aroused the conservative men of every section
to Il sense Of the impending danger The grea,
! National party 70 whose guidance and guards
anshp tho fortunes Of the Union have 50 long
teen intrustcd, rs tie last hope Of the RepuU.
lie. begins Itself to give way. And the storm
s;:!l ragcs--aye, it il teariuIlv increasing : Tie
shtet oachcr drags--the good cid ship is close
upon the breakers. Shall we give her up and
let hc7 a. or Shal! another effort bc made TO
save her For ore say put the right mau
ut the heu and the tempest will socE be sub.
dued
Whatever effort Tor reconciliation may be
made, III unequ'vocal declaration OF the right
~ Congressional protection to slave property,
in the Territories, WILL of course, hc submitted
-: IN: Sine q'sa ?.9H OF the South. This must
; Be 80, since the adoption Of the Davis resolu.
tons in the Se1ste, Gr the Sarc States will
stand Stultificd, compromised aud degraded in
the estimation OF men-and whether there is
! reunion Or Gnal separation Of the party 81
Baltimore, on this essential principle, the duty
Uf the true Democracy Of the country will, IN
either event, be the Samc-;o select the canGi.
date most likely to succeed upon such an issue.
| Without disparagement to the claims of others,
| let lis reflect for moment on the advantages
TO the party to be derived from the nomination
Of Gov. Wise. As to his fitness Tor the presi-
tency, in ull the attributes and qualifications
that can possibly be considered in connection
with the position TO rational maR can enter.
tain Il doubt We have only to show, then,
that Of all the true men in our party, he is
the most available II is indispensable that
the South should be ,,nis-and there is not n
single Southern Demncrst who can object TO
| Wise on Suuthern principle. Ii is essential,
| too, that OUR candidate shall be acceptable 10
the couscrTat!vc constitutional Inen Of the
North who arc still standing BY Us. And who
can be SO much so. from the slave States, as
the lnnn who boldly faced friend and 70" against
i The adoption Of The Leg .npton Constitution hy
| Congress: There %rTe ie", very icw, South.
ern men who, whatever their opinions, dared
TO b. but onr sentiment on that subject in the
South, until the voice Of the great tribune Of
the people" WAS heard in opposition to what he
believed 10 be- All eucroachlnent upon popular
rights in Kansas
Tho writer vel! remembers the oat6ur-; ri
Indignation, the howl OF gratiiicd revenge the
Sncer5 and SnarS Of malignant dc;raction that
came. close upon this honest ultcramce of opIn.
l.,
ro" uf his frieliris. s;., no argument Dr re
monstrH!Cr ar ui:rlacc cnG!G move him. He
held oa IN his Oppos!liun; and non', when the
true constitutional! issue is made Dy the South!
| WISE, great eYpoundcr Of the doctrine Of
! protection, first III tic field and foremost in
the a,Satllt towers like Titan in the height Of
the conflict, struggling with Davis, and fancey,
! and TGonlbs, anf Benjamin, and Mason 10 beat
! back the threatening lido Of unSound DeuD-
cracy, and Ia preser"e the principles uI the
party, while some Of The ln,l;cSt CT his old re-
vi!cr. may Jc found among ;hr followers Of illr
'l.t.!r Giant, AMI gbstiiatrlY opposed to pd.
S:r"tt;@hS and rTiTeGtc J1nl"Sitic'l, III he Ioi'-
reniion. h 1emyort! = Iore.. No uapre-
JUDGED mind then, cau iail TO apprcr.t. the
iacl that a; the North, ji-nry i. Wise would
/ :m: tho most pcp.Iiar oi al Southern nna rs
I'll: hrE0.!' ,tic candidate !ns III" Presidency.
| The Northern Tsnplc know !iow t:!at h" Is
! inpcryious tu Lac ini:icncea ni sectional
pr,.jadicc. iiIat he has Tic nerfc 20 iuakc his
feelings. iIi cducation, predictions, friend
ships. anilnosities, sr|ryth:Hg bend before his
ONE convictions Of truth, Justice and right.
| Il:s acccptablity 10 the foreign population 0!
! the whole country, whether settled in the
| North or South, Or from what cline they came,
none wiil deny His overthrow Of the Know.
Nothing organization in % endcarcd him 10
every foreigner IN the und And ttic foreign
vutc now is iIo insignificant element IN our Pre-
! sidrnta elections. The Whole Catholic vote
Of the c".irtry, teo and Cor the same
reason. could he concentrated on Wise more
easily tllnn M my other man. liz Is more
over, on account Ur his peculiar personal char
acteristics better calculated 10 arouse the
energies Of the Old 10 excite the en-
thIsias,n .! the young, to give courage
to the timid ana confidence TO the drs.
nonding, t!ian, perhaps any other man III
the party. There is nothing negative or re.
tccut about him. Quick in decision, prompt
in action, and frank md fearless in SPEECH he
is Just the man 20 raise an irresistible Storia Of
! popular enthusiasm in such Presidential can
vaSs as that upon which wc are about 10 enter.
| lie would Scorr to stand upon L double plat
form-Incanng one thing at the North and an
other al the South liz never acts but after
due deliberations; and, his position, once taken,
! is sure to be firm and nncquirocal. His Sam
| ford letter entities him TO be considered the
chief among chiefs on the great Southern Issue
. Of the day. His victory ore.' the Know Moth.
| ingS proves his prowcss in dark and troubled
times. His popularity in Virginia denotes his
capacity to catch and keep hold upon the
| hearts Of his countrymen. He is the innn for
the times. The nation needs him. Let Us
call him from his retirement. CALHorE.
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