Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-02
Only Firs Mcss. or

10 Oniy Five Weeks OGi
Need We remind our Whig and American friends
throughout the STATE that the election only five weeks
of from tbs very day, And in view Of that fact let us
ask the grand army Of patriots, who supporting
Bel and Eycrettn Virginia ready for the nal shock
Of arms on the 9Th Of November Are our forces or
gained disciplined and painting for the frays Is there
ANYTHING yet to be done which ought to be done in
DR. to enable to carry the State and win the victory
These important and urgent questions and we put
then to each and every Bel and Everett man ia every
0lunty and in every negbbOrhoOd Of the State We d,
them to answer these questions to their own patriot
ism and their sconsciences, and then say whether
they put their hands upon their hearts and fix their
ewes upon heaven and reply-"we have done, and are
still doing, and mean 10 continue to do all tia, in lies
to promote the common cause and secure the electoral
vote OF Virginia Bel and Eyereu7 Is such the
pr Of every one of The seventy odd thousand gl!au,
Wigs and Americans OF toe Ola Dominion If it is,
molly indeed have al Of them performed their duty %
"a usese aud 90 their country and richly 10 they de-
serve the need Of praise
Bgt have there really been droncs and aegsrjs In
90, camp Are there not some Who have rested sess.
E on their oars and come short Of their duty Are there
10. sucb in ranks at the presen, moment. II
there be- a such would earnestly and ssctiouats-
ly app al to shake Oh their apathy at once and rush with
dizzy aad zeal and energy to the Indispensable work Of
"a canvass Ia such cont IS: as tls-a contest in
viying the life or death Cf the Constitution aud the
Cliou-every is expected to do bis duty and his
whole duty, not only without hesitation bat With al his
soal and heart AMI s:rcugb. No bs idle iu-
different in contes. momentols and stand acquitted
al the bar of bis country the bar of bis own cou
s,sace. Each and every mu-t 10 something-rlus.
do al that be doaeto preserve Institutions and
,psrasgsts the liberties Of the thirty odl millions OF
p-o8pers and con,eued feemen Who inalb; this broad
And gooiy land Each and every one must perform his
part in the grcat struggle between sectonal-m, na,
oan aud dcsragtiyim on tie one hand, and nationality
o1u-.ryatis unity and peace the other. Aud such
is she struggle chat demands the zeal and the energies
OF us all az the presen. moment
With proper organization aai effort, We Lave no ioub,
Of ability carry the sat, ior d.. and Everett by
a triumphant majority over both Douglas ald B-ecka-
rdse None ia tls world. Tins rr5g, Of the election
h.; year when bad oay a month or two in which 10
ry our isorgsuiz.l forces and E-h; the battle demon
s.ss,cs with pccc Of light tbtl the State was then our
If bad only believed i. possible make il ours.
With a united aud thoroughly organized Democracy
aglnsi us, We were beaten only Eve six thousand
votes. Immediately after the election VIC clearly
enough hos easily the State could have been carried los
Gogg;n. The unnecessary losses in 1--WE or six Whg
counties alone would have made up the deficiency But,
uawi-sy and foolshlv thinking there ~ chance,
many Of them stayed az home-eriHiH1'ly stayed az
hom,-anj lct Leteher win the day when could easily
have carried the State for Gosgin by at least thou'
and minority. With proper organization and effort lac.
wear What glorious and inspiring victory would have
been oursl
LET learn this year. then lesson from the expert
Of the last year Il any Wing American in the
Safe thinks there chance this year, be ought be
eut for the simples II there is one who willing
70 exert himself the utmost carry tie State he
neither Wing nor patriot and deserves Of all good
men anathema maruatha. We abhor aud despise that
tm,Ity ADD suainass Of spirit which prompts any man
10 utter the childish craven cry OF 'ao chance and st
with folded arms dong nothing when the Union is in
danger ard our very liberties are at stake II there be
such an one in the proud ranks Of the constitutional
Ul0u arty Of Virginia, let him az once elevate himself
o. the proportions and efficiency Of man, and bCtake
tmssC earnestly and vigorously, 70 the work Of the
c,ov.ss, or ct him 20 out from amongst Us with the
words "tra,or" and "eosasd" labelled upon his back.
But We are encouraged TO belieyc-we have, indeed,
supple evidences Of the ac-that friends everywhere
throughout The State are up and doing, like true
and good soldiers From 81 portions Of the State cones
70 the most cheering intelligence in regard 20 the
well Organized condition and activity Of forces and
tne prospects Of our candidates. And the Eve
weeks s the mos. important part Of tie canvas,
friends have only to continue their eIeroUs zsllousy
ard e1eTgeteay in order 70 carry The day most tri-
gmphauty.
We repeat, therefore, earnes. invocation to them
ALTO each aud every one-to perfect their organization
in every county and in every ueglborhood, and -
that the canvasing committee visit every voter and
get them all out 10 the polls on the dav o. election lie,
every man ia our ranks for the hse w.ek coasi
ate himself special Vigilance Committee man, and let
hm devote his whole time and energies to seeing, IT,
oustratrg WITH and appealing to, the voters 10 set
their faces against the DsuuiOn Breekinrdge faction,
aud east their suases for John Bel and Edward Ever
ei and thus preserve the peace and unity Of the cOun
Try aud promote the prosperity and happiness Of all It's
ciizcnA
To Arms To Arms lei every county and neigh
hood Be lcoured within the mex. five weeks and let
= Ben and Everett voter without exception be brought
70 the polls, and the day is ours-is oirs-is OURS