Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-24
The unIon Party.

In the re-easting Of political organizations which all
thinking men now regard fixed fact it Is indeed
cheering omen for our institutions that Uaon-that
/ unity of Government which makes Peoples
the ruling idea which pervades the popular mind. The
vital living issue Of the time before which all others shrink
and disappear that presented by the party North which
menaces with iusdious attack the Constitution it is
the party of the "irrepressibe conflict the party
Soutb-the Dsunion party of Yancey, Orr Keitt ct ID
oans genus-which threatens it with open assault These
architects Of ruin mus; be met and put down. This
the first duty of patriots everywhere, and it is matter Of
graduation With all lovers Of their country that be-
tween the hateful extremes which these factions present.
there Is broad and open ground upon which they can
ryn defence Of the Constitution without regard those
minor differences which may have hitherto divided them.
The South must be, at the proper moment "precpi-
tted iuto revolution" cries Ar. Yancey "The mind Of
the people must be iamiarzed with the idea of a sep
aalion responds Mr.. WlIOugbby Newton at CharOt.es-
yle and this sentiment goes not only unre6uked but
Is applauded to the echo Il is to this party that Mr..
Bseekinrilgc in an evil hour has lent himself He is
doomed man. In vain may be protest against being iden
tiled with these reasonabe councils They viii stick to
him ike the shirt Of N,ssus vile UNioR-it mast Be
prtserrsd" That IS the MON cry which will be respond
ed to throughout the uuion There ID irrepressibe
conflict say Messrs Seward and Lincoln, between slave
~ and freedom. The il uternecne say they, and
one or the other suecumb Between these extremes
people Of Virginia choose ye But, is this al ernaye
revitabe On the contrary is there easy escape
from ity
We know what a strength Of virtue there is il names
aad bow men cling to the shadows Of things once
dear lcng after the substance has departed. The
OF Democracy-its aditons-i;s once great names-its
,.,ac,s-ae al siil dear " ,ba uru- ~ g-oa'
and p)s,rrI party. But where are they all row? Do
Ke,t and Yancey, and Orr, and NeWton and Breckin-
ridge represent the principles, the aims, the policy
o. Jacksoas And the Democratic usages, where are
tleys Even Mr.. Buchanan speaking from the steps OF
the White House tells the Democracy that there is
no Democratic orgsnz, ton and that Democrats fee
10 choo uhom, as Democrats, they will support They
are row free 70 decide for themselves whom they will have
% rule over them. They free ito do their think
ing uu,rsmmeed by platfOrms-by party nominations
or the intrisues Of cques They are left breathing space
Tor Thought
How will they employ hs We speak no, to the
friends Of Bell aud Everett, for their minds made
up But we address that large Union-lOving mass of
D .mocrats-orginal Decentralization Democrats
those m1eolLclLa Ol olet WIN nave SHehNN
the Democratic ranks only perpex their councils and
We ask them IN u spirit of frankness and candor, which
Is a necessity Of this distracted and perious dme-how
best they eau now serve their eounTy-hOw dash and
coufound the rampant spirit of disunion aud abase and
rebuke the no less deadly front Of abolition reasons
You say Douglls is a National Union man. Grant it
But surely none viii deny that sentiment in all its
strength 20 the niou candidates Bell and Everett; and
it. a, is demon trabe the portion Of the Democracy at
tlched 70 Douglas discovered utterly it is from the
Breckenridge wing, the government influence, the
friends Of Buehanln is powerless J0r The present to
achieve success in any part Of the Uuion what result
from hopeless adherence his fortunes but embarrass
men TO the friends ofthe Union it may be to its
desdes oes The friends Of Union ia the North have
realized this truth in the steady and growing light of
p,Ssipg events Conservative uniting there put
down abolition treason. Shall the friends Of constitu
,ona liberty in the South be behind them in that politi
cal sacaci,y which should snuff disuniOn and treason in
the tainted breeze and all points to resist them.
Then friends Of the Union, of every and tribe,
come to the rescue What matters i. under what
you rally in this crisis, provided it be Of might
and Of approved fidelity to the Uaion causeg Were
Douglls that name Of might rely it. be might head
our combined cohorts and there would be mutny
against bis lead But the uncomfortable of events
has placed another ehieain in the van and ask you
men and brethren why iater? Why hesitate to follow