Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-25

patriotic duty Give them, they deserve, crowded
hous,, and an attentive hearing.
Alexander Rivcs, Esq.
We are grati6ed 20 welcome among Us this able and
indehtigabe Wing NOV on visit to this city, and to
learn that be viii speak tomorrow night at the Club
House in behalf OF the Union and sound government
HIS eloquent voice win rally hos; Of eager hearers.
The Leeompton ConstitutlOn--JOhn He'll
S.TraItOrr--Hear GOV. Wise.
The Nashville Banner properly calls attention to the
fact that one Of the strong points made in this canvass
ag.ias. NJ Bel BY the Breckenridge DisuniOn faction
that he voted agans; the LeeomptOn Constitution for
Kaaas- being falsely asserted that be voted because
t,t constitution prosavery-andu upon this arragr
msu.5hsss factions have denounced Mr. Bell a traitor
10 his section For the purpose Of putting all such
scraDulous vhsrs 70 the bash-f there il any blush
l.f 70 them-xe desire call the attention Of Dan
o-ra.e rsaisr, to the following extract from the late
s1,c,h Of GOV. WISE delivered az Norfolk on the 27,h
ut Gov Wise is zelously supporting Breckenridge and
Line He proceeds to tina, al other issues
merged in oue-the subject Of slsvery-and then to
plain Why the Republican party has grown strong in the
las. few years. He gives the Two immediate agencies
which have produced this hmenlable resuls-both Of
them are drawn FROM the treleherous dscetiu ,woced
Tricky policy Of his oEn party-,he ''loeuspocus' Keu
s,,Nebraska BIZ Of 1854 and the Infamous fraud" Of
l. compton in 1856. We copy oaly the second as To-
lows which shows the character OF the famous Lecowr
ton fraud and What sgeIcy had in strengthening tie
esislsvcry sentiment and slckcuiag the South. Gov
WISE said:
.Fhc second immediate agency which has operated to
p-ecigats he eOulet in which WeaIe nov Involved vas
shs device OF Lsoomptoasm, prepared aud prosecuted
by tls President Of toe United States FeOE-citizeu7
avn asare that am now handling topic Of some de-
Icacy question which many perhaps here present
we're Induced 20 differ from me a, the time Of IT, frs.
and most immediate significance. Il so the necessity
so AZ tle shOle truth OF my honest conviction az this
tn. must plead with you ia my plrdoa for any aPPs
rent lecscy IN urging point o. difference previously
e,f.ag auopg brethren uow firmly united tor q great
rs-p1ss OF c0slmo1 welfare and plgltcd faith % tle
Pendent o. the United States himg,t have pardon
To SAX owe him fc-oes-snce and he i9 especially
rs.oousbe for an the evils winch boldly attribute %
p1cy originated by bis suggestion, and pushed beyoud
dc verge Of fctous strife by bis oicil action. I.is
f,-r tiig iHf1u0ts Lc-sa'lu frlgd c'a3Hfug,g cuH-
ss-.sI rs Uisiivrs1H was employed 90 rush slavery
10 ulec1stc your Interests and mine, your honor and
,.rsCu The very bosses Of the bUcEer of popular
y.tr.tv When strict and eq1l. Justice ras the OE.y
ouo even OF exuec cucv, leit for security, t
arttuu-Ad rsr fgs 0it Hgj 10 impose on State soyt
rAq-v ,ef the Gctatou az force iraudueuty devised
AMI fraud most violently executed Northern men were
to'd m $50 the South would permit them 20 vote for but
not lracst proposed form Of STATE constitution; and
Southern men cniraprcd into the scheme Of reu
ar;rr slavery the only institution which Congressional
,.r,.rf-on against uOu-l prevention should permit 10
IA orss.ribcd AZ the polls For the sake Of sutjsctrg
l,,.rv aud slavery aolc 20 unreudly discrimination,
sorte-n men taught 70 70 get even the VISION Of
tte cock in Esops fable The cock uii have the sense
IN ray 10 tbe horse, To Won wont tread GA my
to- / wont tread on yours But cock
tsrrbt a cock-a-doodie-tco strain Of uuprlncplcd
,rrorsnce--taught TO scratch the iron-shod ho5i
Of .ut-sAvery sentiment, 10 provoke aggression, 20
.or for he game OF hardest ieud OF, by alr means
att the Eorfh asked gnshO other Is this
Southern polcyP People al The North asked each
,br- ia this Southern Justice Slavery made 90
sink In The nOstris Of the people Of Kansas the Justice
o. our po.itou the MOI al Of our zon was s1cr-
al. ana our friends thc North estrangcd dis
hsartrred crushed rendered poweress for orr AID ana
easy victims Of persecution directed against our We
fare and dignity. Az The time i saw the weakness OF
J.yrad,tion TO which it attempted 70 cOn,igr the
S,gt9 AID forssaw the issue Of the more acute than
ss.te policy ef the President. dsavOsa in d-pye-
cation and in warning. raised my feeble voice et Rich
r,ood The answer prompt Tee telegraph con
v,ved ius,yucous from Washington for my mmolatioul
Tseutv-four hours had scarcely ehTs.d before pres
n,i. a1s Congress Onal calcuses and neral Assembly
,ucusses rang with the cry crCciy him cruelty
Iin," Thank God fellow citizens am at least alive
40 an tbe tale Would 10 God that my ate, my sec
80, nv whole country could emerge from the eonss-
olences Of the fraud proudly conscious OF triumph
and safety al have stood uncahet By the utgues oil
e,usrsses and the scurri'ity Of Federal Ietaiuers-
Democrats Wtat DO you think Of the above idea Of
measure which your leaders aud organs have taught you
To believe was Southern measure, for voting against
which Mr. Bell must BE- aaathemat zsi as traitor" to
the SOUTH Were ever party lgaders guilty Of bOldsF or
more Infamous f.aud and hypo-rsy'
And these Isaiers-tlese thimble-rggers-who orgi-
mated the RAnsasNebraska hoeus-PCcrs and the Le-
eonpon fraud claim that tsy are the only true friends
Of the south Hlvirg By their insane policy, built up
great sectional pasty North, holdag extreme grounds
tbey have nov assumed the position ola sectional party
South poWeress for good but Jealous IN nstng trea-
con into the minds Of the Southern Peop!s-zea)us in
o6ring the Southern heart and preparing for the IA.
tal moment wtel they shall "ireoiPitaS the Cotton
States into a revolution" These men ceaOuues John
B,H As orator 20 tie S1uhl
What must be said Of such rar.y' What must be
the verdict Of the people upon their policy Surely in
tbe language Of the National htsiligsaeo, party
which in the favorable judgment Of IT, Distinguish
al champions, has suffered itself - be identified with
such DISASTROUS issues, has forfeited its claim 10
the public eoa6lencs aud most Of all 10 the confidence
If hat section whose interests /. has been nOminay up
holding, while in fact the two great measures upon
which les reputation has been saked sgmAtiEsd BY
Ex-Gov. WISE nothing better than "hOcus-POeus
in the one case and infamous fraud in the other
tbs is strong hnguage-s,ronger than any We have
found L necessary TO use in commenting on the same
tope3-bu. the source from which it emanses may Sc
cure for a patient consideration than If were
uttered BY lsss disnterested witness The lesson which
Il ncucAes transparent that reeds no calculation
a. our han6s and is clearly read in the light Of current
events which Indicate the nPeriOus necessity Of DISCO
eiatiag she cause Of The South" from all naturalization
with the Democrats parsyby whom that cause has been
according EH-GOv Wse's admissions, so grievousy
compromised during the Ast few years. And the grow
Jog popularity Of the Constitutional Union party in this
section affords the best that the Southern PEG