Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-17


| the country, and n ticket with the leaves ii thu
Constitution hutternG at one cad md tho stars
aud stripes loarng at the oher. | came here To
stand ON Mason and Dixou's line nnd In ID wlnt
the gentleman from Pennsylvania said the other
dny he was for doing tn wipe out tha, line Ap-
| plause: You have met half way-you have
surrendered whatever pref judices OF occasion that
have heen cngcndered in your bosoms and we
have surrendered ours, with this ticket with this
! glorious ensign.
The motto which we derive from that great
orator aud captain general of this glorious host.
''the unity ol government which constitutes us
one people is also dear 70 you. This is justly
So. Tor iii the main pillar in the edif.e of your
| independence ot your prosperity ut home yonr
! tranquility and peace, your safety and that liberty
which YOU 50 dearly prize. Aud yet another motto
! belongs to this ticket; Liberty and Union. now
ani forever, one and inserarabe.' (Alplanse,)
| And still another from tho lion oi thu :ribe ul
| Democracy Tho Federal Uni n. 1t must and
shall be preserved" Renewed applause. With
such notices adopted in such spirit. by such
assembly OF intelligent from all quarters OF
the country mlngllng upon this occasion their
| dearest hopes their most ardent prayers. and
! their earnest exertions, how can such cause
! this tal2 Let us determine that the word fail IN
| this years work is not in our dictionares Let
us determine that we will triumph. ,hat We will
conquer, die AMI with that spirit we can
qucr. (Arplausc.) Let us emulate the sprllof the
| ancient ) partan--
"Nor life icu Il. The doom of happios state,
bu llic LIE liut- glorious, or The dehtl that great
| am one ut Those from the 80 18th VIII have
| never bren troubled in my Conscience nr II my
/ rrcjudircs 10y what have been called the sectional
| opinions If Inc North and the South. h.Ue litrl
upon the hope TINT this hour would dawn wben
| the Conservative Nnuu-loying people II hoth
| tions would meet together and In 'mtniz, lnl
bury their differences. | rave teen in tie hahit
of believing, and b We've yet that the Waters Of
| the bays OF Cha ',jan. and New York, nd Bns-
! ton; reflected with equal brightness the staa- and
strips MS they ut nj mast heads of ylur national
vessels. Arpau,e An although IN the south
we have per .'iud suuuucr, and nature miles all
/ the year r.uuI AMI IN tn 'rh fer long #aason
your liyrrs aad lakes covered with L.. IL
there auv taanlatlon IN nature for an 'irr'TTrs-
! :iilc conflict between Us? Cries Of "Np, No.:
We are ch llrcn of the same ancestry. glorying
in the same III l0uui"nts, nni proud III the anne
leaders and deeds If antiquity. Aud have we
! become degenerate? Have we been running al.
/ ter false Gods ? As you were told tl-ay. IN the
rerioI Of the Revolution there North, 10
South The columns of Massachusetts led on
by their own gallant Lincoln. defended tho
trcnchmcnts OF Charleston, swollen BY Their Ma
rions. their Sump'crs, and others and thesr
same columns met npon other fields, North and
South until at last they mingled in that nod tle
Of gallant gathering upon the plains OF Yorktown.
/ (Applausr.l Was there any North or South
! then? Who cared for the North the South
/ ia those DAYS? We had not yet learned the cur
Iinul points o! the compass, | suppose, and when
! they met tn form the Constitution, there WAS but
ljttlc said Of the North and South. then, and it
was adopted upon astate o! things rs then existed
die rights Of ali being guaranteed
| This country swan alon,, this shin of Sac
! f)atcd upon the sea OF. time, year after year
year after year. through whole generation. be-
fore we witnessed even the first budding OF this
! internal strife Why can we not rise to the
dignity of this occasion. and net with the same
! proud national spirit am one OF the men who
say here in the presence of my brothers all from
| the North. and before the would that would MT
give this Union, would not swap the Union, Of
these States for all the niggers, and all the man
ufactuyes land all the railroads in this country,
and all the ships that swim the ocean. Applause
For you could lose all this, vast the amount OF
wealth would be--yes you could all it float
OF int, the gulf Of oblivion; but you could look
forward to see their places supplied from other
sources of wealth. 1t is your Union that has
made your public credit, has given you largo
commercial marine has given share
Of property in the South, at least protected it.
j need not 90 SO far, however, as to say that
this Union is worth this worth that; its value
cannot be estimated. You heard to-day, in elo
qient and vivid language, the description Of what
the spectacle would be in the midst of dissolution.
1t could not be fully described There is an ele,
ment in the thought which beggars description
which surpasses human language. We met here
Yesterday and to-day, to inauguarate q new move
nent for the purpose Of arresng those tendencies
to sectonalism, North and South. Our adversa-
rics on the one wing are broken; and we Look for
ward with some expectation to see the other great
enemy break up in n row ut Chicago APP
pause)
And will tell you now what have discovered
in coming to this city ; that have never seen e
a,r,run1h uI in tho
days of the Wing and Democratic parties, to which
the plain, honest men of the country looked for
ward with such intense interest. They
alarmed have had plain, honest, stern and
fierce democrats to approach me before left homo
TO come tcie, and beg me to do what
could to get up good ticket Tor Gods
sake, as Otherwise what would become of tie
country. 1t was an appeal which have tried to
meet as best | could. / am perfectly satisfied
with what has been done here If any conser-
sions have been made.we have made them equally
on both sides. we have arisen above this mser
able sectionalism and determined to stand upon
the Constitution. We Of the South have been
with YOU and intend to be with you to the leath;
if we triumph we will shout with you all the way
to Washington city. If We fail, we will share III
dishonor-no; hot the dishonur-lhe nconyc-
nence of failure. (Applause) Ii we perish in
the conflict, we wish no higher honor than to
be buried by your side. : Renewed applause
But gentlemen, find myself celebrating Il, re
than intended. You have heard these questions
presented by others, and will hear them again,
and will not nirnde upon your patience. | rose
here in behalf OF the Tennessee Delegation, to en-
durse in their behalf the name OF Edward Everett
for Vice President. (Appause.) Having done, that
| appeal to every member of this body, When he
goes home NOT to think that the great work is
done; but to Trim his lam; put new fire upon his
altar and let it burn as in the olden time; let 1t
send up its glorious incense and win the favor of
that great Providence, wihout whom We struggle
in this world in vain. Applause. Kinde y"nr