Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-09-13
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Our contemporary Of the Memphis Enquirer truly
saws that peace confidence and prosperity would follow
theTeecton Of Bel and Everett And who doubts that
such would be the results Who predicts anarchy and
civil war As consequence Of the Uaiou tickets success
Is not indeed the Constitutional Union Party the only
one on whose accession to power great national calam
ties are not apprehendeds To these questions the same
answer must be given BY everybody and this fact marks
In manner too striking to be overlooked the sound
nationality Of our ticket well rs the profound and
general confidence Of the people in the integrity and inn
partial patriotism Of the eminent statesman at its head
This too is the reason why fusion o. all the conserve
tves on the Union ticket be made, though imposs-
Die on any other Il is quite useless to propose COAL
tons in support OF either Douglas or Breckenridge for
their election sere it possible, would give dsasle
ton TO great bodies Of the most conservative men in the
nation. Such measure Consolidation OF political
parties is only practicable under the stress Of great Et-
cessty and in favor Of policy and candidates uustar-
Ell By sectonalism and innocent Of political crimes
against those Of whom Uaon expected to be com
posed These are the essential conditions Of a cOmbi
nation Of diverse parties and in the Union ticket alone,
and in the character Of its candidates are they 10 he
found These conditions are perceived, Acknowledged,
the tide Of Bel and Everet popularity has thus tar al
Vanced With constantly accelerated speed and volume
checked by no reHuent wave This is characteristics Of
she men aud the times Our candidates are the
to awaken hilarious display OF populaFa;achment i'm
the mcsof safety and careless prosperity but they
made Of natoup reserver stuL History tells Of many
an invitation Of men 20 the head Of Affairs, whose power
over the popular heart had remained dormant and ua
needed until some critical occasion demanded their aid
when they we're summoned their appropriate pisces
almost by aCchmaton. I is thus take H. that the
Nl'ional Uuon ticket is now raycrsing the land and
We say in tho name Of our common country and an its
heroic memories, bear il into poser, aad give official
sanction 20 ;s pseserya,ive capabilities.
The value Of eternal peace aaj Of measurable unar-
unity among The people Of a nation Is almost too great
AZ any time 20 estimate 5l. {; is surely greater ia vast
natioa Ike ours than ia a small one; and the warIsc
prospect 10 Esrope r. 5. is allowed to call the misfortune
Of others TO the all Of argument renders the pre-
sen; no time for us to aside che advantages Of unity
aud nationality general war in the old world nyoly-
ing the principal commercial powers and failure Of de
crops throughout Europe with perhaps the exception
Of Russia are events either OF which, for the time,
make. the United States the dispenser Of all profitable
commerce. But harmony home is essential to success
tu trade abroad and this shall have under the Pres
d.ucy Of John Bell unless the political signs mOTe
bhAn usually deceptive.
The Union ticket is able 70 command eighty or hun
Did electoral votes without any formal fusion. The
votes therefore obtained by combination against the
Black Republicans with all proPHety be given to Bel
AZ the strongest candidate and fully able to quen Lin
coin. Dersive questions asked BY the enraged free
roll papers about the disposition to be made At these
electoral votes; though the glorious results Of pa;
&c combination would, when obtained, be abandoned
or thrown away by the very who have moved HEAVIER
and earth TO elect IT, I. is not surprising that the one
idea party should imagine such thing possible Blu; h'
socaled Republicans may rely upon il their fate Is Wi
their end near and when once set down. they no
10 rise again for the abstraction on which they nov
manage TO stand, viii have reeeded beyond The
reach Of practical use, and the world will be vel rid
a most pestferious congregation Of fanatics