Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-16
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The Hon. William W. BOyce Of South Carolina, made
speech few months ago Ebeneezer in that State in
which be made the following pregnant and aeOnic adj
mission:
There are persons at the South who, justly incensed
BY the hostile Of large portion OF the Northern
people, sustain every sggavang issue that arises IN Or
der TO ALLEVIATE the two sections and by forcing power
into the hands Of the sectional party North TO iorce tue
South into Revolution"
On this admission the n O. BWllstR makes the follow
ing most truthful aud pertinent remarks:
Considering the source whence this comes It Is most
suggestive and surprising declaration IL tells the truth
and every intelligent man in the country knows IT, II
discloses how the sectoualists Of one part OF the
country play into the hands Of those Of another part oil
it. that the sections may be forced into mutual antago
nm in order that the dismemberment OF the Ooniede
rlcy may be brought about Wesee Illustrations oil this
truth almos, daily We see how combinations are FORM
ed" in the language of Mr. Rhet and "events shaped
70 ALLEVIATE the North and South to fan the fires OF ianat-
cism and weaken the conservative strength oil the coun
try Now il is these very purposes that the OonstIu
tona Union Party has been formed to counterfeit and
defeat and thereby ave the country including all It's
great interests material and moral from the evils Of Sec
tonAsm in the first place. and the commissions to Whch
IL logically tends and if not checked must finally end IN
the second And the members aud friends of this party
intend to OBJECT their object if energy, harmony, faithful
ness and in the interests Of worthy and
magnificent purpose will accomplish it, They may be
defeated but they do not think so. II die they must
they will die hard with their faces to the foe They don't
intend to give up the ship. They'll cling to 1t while
single mast or spar or sail remains in sight
We cannot help quoting one more sentence from Mr.
BOyse's speech above alluded to, as follows;
"Under these circumstances, think l am authorized
to consider this question Of slavery in the Territories as
purely speculative True statesmaushp consists in the
pursuit OF the practical for government practical al
fair As we can gain nothing practical by the most ardent
and successful pursuit OF this question, think 1t IS wise
in us to dispose for the present. by leaving 1t where
the Constitution and the bred Scott decision now place it,
That continues the Bulletin, is substantially what Mr.
Bell and Mr. Everett and Mr. Crittenden say. The whole
question 'purely speculative" of no practical value
whatever True government consists in the pursuit Of
the practical" Yet beating the air about an in
tangible the-wisp of about as much value as dis
cusson would be about constructing railroad to Africa.
Is it not time for sensible, practical men to quit such
nonsense as thsi II is the pursuit Of just such purey
speculative" absurdes as this that has produced all the
excitement that we now witness in tho country and that
already begins to affect its business interests Is not
time, We ask, for psuseg