East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-12-06
sound Conservative sentsn,snis.

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1t is creditable fact, that, notwith'
standing the deep sense Of injury felt in
the South at the election of LINCOLN, a
purely sectional candidate upon purely
sectional platform, the union feeling in
many Of the States Is largely in the
ascendant, and in none more so than in
the time honored State of Virginia,
which from the earliest dawn Of the
revelation to the present time amid all
the trials and vicissitudes through which
we have passed in our National career,
40 present unexampled success and pros
perity, has stood firmly by the Constitu-
tion and its compromises. No State--or
colony, as all were then-contribute
more beautifully than she, both in men
and means to carry on the revolution,
and no State should be heard with more
earnest attention, or be entitled to greater
weight in the present apparent crisis in
our National affairs. We make these
remarks for the purpose of introducing
an extract from private letter from one
of the members Of the present State
Senate of Virginia, to a citizen of this
city, which We with pleasure transfer to
our columns, knowing il to be true
exposition of the conservative union
sentiment prevalent in the Old Dominion;
1.-The election is over, and Lincoln is
our next President. This is something
which you aud |, and all conservative
men will deplore as a National calamity.
1t is certainly sad thing to contemplate
"A President elected by one section
wslese principles are in antagonism to the
views and rights and interests of another
great section. 1t has shocked and ex-
cited the South, and while the general
sentiment here is in favor of submission
20 his election, / fear great blow has
been struck at our Union. The danger is
that some of the extreme States may Sc
cede and others may be induced to follow
Virginia is still true to the Union,
know, and is not prepared to go out of i
but We do not know what course sh,
might take if Others south Of her SHOULD
withdraw. The Governor has issued &
proclamation calling convention of the
Legislature, or rather an extra session
which meets on 7th January. Ex.Gov
Wise is as wild as ever. lie spoke here
on Saturday, and his speech was in keep
ing with his previous efforts. He is mao
. indeed he has not been sane since tn,
Harper's Ferry raid, our people here can
not be led away by him. My County
District and State have done nobly-
but all is lost. s.e
~ counsel moderation and delibera
ton. The times require it, i canno
believe that our people will bhndly AM
madly rush to disunion, civil war ant
ruin. We have too great country
TOO noble Government, to be dissolve,
and broken up. If the South will onl
pause and rehect--and if the madmen Q
the North can be brought to their senses
this storm will yet blow over, and on
country be safer and stronger than before
Let us hope for the best, and may Go
grant that we may never live to sec tn
day which shall witness the dissolutio
of this grand, glorious and blesse
Union OF ours t" -l ''. ,...i'' '''
"You ask me about DoUGLAs it
hardly worth while to answer now. nj
.sympathies were with him, and had tn
contest been between him and BREcKI,
RIDGE, would have supported him.
BREcKISRlDGE was the candidate of til
MISUNDERSTANDING did not care to Gle,
him--he was the candidate Of this dan
nable administration. DOUGLAS was
Union man--and while not fully endor
ing his popular sovereignty doctrine,
believed him honest and consistent.
heard his speech in Norfolk, and it mad
q deep impression on all. 1t was a MAJ
tcrly effort. Had DouoLAs had inhuer
tial friends throughout the State, h
would have beaten DRKcKISRIDGE. III
latter's refusal to answer the Norfol
questions did him great HARM" =
TIE SAT- INTEREST -ISGERsoLL ,
Owasso Ao,erican, State Senator elet
from this District, copies recent artic
of ours upon the salt interests Of th
Valley prefacing it with the followin
remarks, which coming from zone havin
.,tl,o,;t,,u ara vorthv of noto