Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-05

Which s>sss-aEssssoures Of the dangers thss
| thseassn$ sgNpuy.
Thee kossi@ lsion,. and other, eks still, Rorss
| 6essssa fnesases Aese necessarily eeHHnso
}Vrsasct Isug ~ nziously b.forf e Ing -
- sd ne. ~ elding at lengtl Il = earSeI
solicitations which have been I'D geesed 10 ne.
from the mos, respectable sources ID sea1rt every
part Of the Union. make . painful taefinos OF
inclination 70 vhas am led y helisys psinlel
duty. Il has besn urged upon me- and csanot
deny fhAa sssh u ~ s~n Keeling. AS =. have
fallen upon timss which call apon all good .issns,
at whatever cost q personal conyen'ence' " con
tsibutb tbtirs hars' hDwssas bun Wei to the public
service.
/ supposs IL - b. ths almost universal inpves.
sion,--it is certainly mines that the sxisti"g
state of adhin iss1grhtly sriticat Oaf pcllti-
cal controversies hass substantially assumes an
almost purely sectional character THAT Of fear
full ssroeels bsswseA The North sWdths 6outs.i ~
would not be din .ult to show u length the peril
Gus nature aud ssndency Of this struggle. bos
can only SAY, on this occAsios, that. in my opin.
ION, Il cannot DO mech longer kept ur. without
reading the Union. do noe mean that either OF
the greet parties in the ccentry desires or siL.s
At sepa ration Of the States % fAal otjscs, d.
though there are sxtrcmists 10 considerable mum
bers who have that objcos IN Wow. d While pe
tent and bansfal nnaenee 10 skeruissd by men 81
this class in both sections ofthe Union, n portion
Of the conservative masses ere insensibiy and
gradually goaded into concurrence with opinions
and sentiments with which, in tho out cot. they
had no sympathy. Meantime, almost wholly ne
glecting the main public interests DOR political
controversies turn more and more ON questions. IN
reference 10 which. as abstract formulsse,' the
great sections Of The country differ rreconcilably,
though there 10 nothing practically Important at
stake, which requires the discussion to DO keptup.
These controversies are carried on with steadily
l., and sparntiou YkA
sons thus kindled I've already led to acts Of vio-
lencc and bloodshed. approaching to civil war in
the Territories and attemp pied ssrvie insurrection
in tho States. The great religious and philan.
thropc associations Of the cosntrv are asndersd.
and the kindly social relation Of North and South
seriously impaired. Tho national House Of Rop-
resen tativos, lowering on the verge OF anarchy,
requires weeks to effect an 0rganisation. which
ought to be the work Of au hour and 10 holds It,
sessions, (many Of 10 members, | am told, armed
with concealed weapons On the crust Of y VOLTA.
no. The candidates for the Presidency represent.
ing respectively the dominant sectional ideas wilE
Mt the ensuing election, in all probability. be suy.
ported by a purely geographical vote. In other
words, we are already brought to pass Mt which
North and South cannot and will not cooperate
in the periodical reorganization of the govern
meut. 0-."t
Can snch state Of things long CONT, u, ssps-
chilly with the ever present risk Of now causes III
exasperationf l own that IL sesms to me imp"s
siblc unless some healing courss 10 adopted. that
the catastrophe. which the mass Of good citizens
mush deprecate, should be much longer delay
ed. A spirit Of patriatio moderation must be call
ed into notion throughout the Uoin, Or it will
suredly be broken op. Unless the warfare Of in
Hammatory speeches and inesadiavy pu blicatons
is abandoned, AID good citissns, as In l776 and
l778 North and South, will agree IN deal with the
same elements ofe dissord, flor they existed then
as now.) as our Fsshsss dealt with them, shall
but for very few years longer 10 even aonlinally
Brethren of.sn family. The suggestion thas the
Union can DO m,aintained by the numerical pre-
dominance and military prowesa Of one Section,
exerted to coerce iha other intn snbnission.is In
my judgment, as self c0ntradietUry it is DANGER
GUS. 1t comes loaded with the death smell from
fields wet with br.thers blood. IL the vital prin
cple Of all republican government IL 1.-The consent
Of the governed" much more does union Of
equal Sovereign Ststes require. rs its basis, the
harmony Of its members and their voluntary Co
operation in its organic functions.
Believing, for these reasons, that healing coun.
sells must 10 listened TO- il we are much longer 10
remain one people, ] regard the late National I'm.
ion Convention as q movement in the right diree-
ton. | could wish thst is had been earlier assem-.
bled; with less exclusive reference to official nom
inations and with mare comprehensive represen.
tation, IL possible, of the conflicting opinions 1t
the country. On general principles and in ordi-
nary times admit that third parties are objection
abls but in the existing state oil affairs ii there ia
to BIO any escape from the present ill.omened 0on-
fict. it would seem that commencement maetts
made with such Q meeting that of the OH and
i0tl, at Baltimore. 1t was q fair representation
of tho conservative opinion Of the country, ard the
calmness. gravity and good feeling with which tile
proceedings were conducted, cannot be too highly
praised. p54re. p. lE 4.l.
In adopting as its platform the Constitution
without note or comment the Convention, as Il
seems TO me, pursued q wise and patriotic course.
No other course WINS thought Of In the earlor days
of the Republic. Electioneering platforms are ul-
most without exception equivocal and delusiyc. -
1t is objected TINT men differ TO tho meaning of
tho fundamental law; but they differ not less a.
to any gloss or commentary. The Constitution
in it's fair and natural interpretation, 10 the only
basis on which good citizens in every part Of the
| country can nav unite; and my attempt to 60
further will usually have no other effect than tn
cause those who agree great practical princi-
Piles tn differ on metaphv sisal sabtleties, or to
bring together. by artfuy constructed phrases md
from selfish motives, those who have nothing else
! in common. s.rsu. SIS 1..fHr- tIfi
The candidate for the Presidency, presented by
the Union Convention, il every way worthy 1T
confidence and support. speak from personal
knowledge and long association with him in the
| public service. His distin guished talent, large
! experience in affairs, proved integrity and ster-
ling patriotism, tusnish the amplest pledge Tor an
| honest and efhcene DISQUALIFICATION OF the govern.
ment at home aud abroad. A citissn Of the South
and loyal to her constitutional rights, his impair
| t,al and oonciliatory course a. tablic man a.
fnrds a ground ON which he caa BE- supported in
either section Of ths-coaatry, without dsreliction
OF principle, and BY men Of all parties, without
! painful sacrifce oifsrmsr preferences.
Deeply rcgrstting that the Convention has not
! put il In my powsr To pay equally cordial and
! emphatic tribats b. soms worthy candidate for
| tho Woe Presidency, but feeling il duty to give
tho desired proof ofsympahy with its patriotic o.
forts Ia restore the hapuv DAVIS Of hrothsriv con