The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-23
"what though the day be lost,
All Ia not lost
The uncoDq uerable will and spirit
- +. IL.
waiting for the covert Act"

The Especial attention. OF the Whio having nbeen
give very Especial Ath ntonn TO the remarks and
ing OF the Wings reply. Promising that the dsunion
nuebuo o. ihe Opposition parry played oa, and oeiore
selves, utterly hopeless for the exgeoces OF
CANVASS shall examine canddy the opinions advanced
by the Whig 70 The course OF YrgaiA should Lincoln
be elected. In our article OF Monday mt we SAID
Virginia can no more prevent the dissolution OF this
Union after Lacolns election than abe prevent that
election. She viii be weress 10 prevent civil war,
with all It's attendant horrors Any one Of the southern
States Gao, and some or them will, involve thu whole
country North well SOUTH In the nternocioe strife
of bloody and desostiug civil war.
II, In the opinion Of the WING, Virginia "prevent
the dissolution Of the Union" should have been glad
for contemporary TO have informed ho~ that
desirable end be accomplished We satisfied that
there not In Virginia that desires tue dssou
ton OF this Union But however much people OF
Virginia wish 70 maintain the Union, by shat
prevent southern sss from dissolvng their
connection with the Union we cannot soe, has The
WING attempted 70 explain
We also said. that In opinion "virginia viii. BY
majority OF her people, decide upon resistance, while
large minority may desire 70 postpone for
covert act but hched she Is TO the southern States
no matter what may be the desire Of the psope"
Our for the opinion that Virginia BY majority
The almost unanimous voice Of the STATE a the time Sf
the John Brown raid for resistance 70 the rreprcssbe
conflict" when arst developed itself upon the s,n Of
Virginia. and from the feet patent 70 the world that
the spirit OF the irrepressioe conic directs and
controls public sentiment at the NORTH evidenced by
large minority Of the would wait for the overt
act," resulted from that Singular uuAccountabie ana
.S aes dyss iS s b
Psopls Of yrsla,. az, " !. uaah opposed 70 ihs
II burst upon the STATE st Harpcrs Ferry; con.
vaced that the people OF the North the Leo
coin election win encourage that spirit TO open acts OF
aggression that the ovsrt sct win only be delayed IN
been fully and securely soien pssessioo Of until the
virtue OF southern men, corrupted by patronage
plumber, have been able 70 build party o. allies 70 BLACK
republication 81 the SOUTH aud wing that
eve that large majority Of the people Of virginia II
would vote for immediate resistance aud for common
dcstiny with the southern states aud with belief
would advise the slave not 70 hesitate 10 ike
early blow from fear that virginia may hesitate in her
duty 70 the south"
Such reasons for the faith that In us and ~
such be "treason, make the most OF IT, From eli
which the Whlo differs in toto," and says
We differ In toto from the opinion expressed by the
thai yrsnis the slave Of the Gulf states or can be
made The slave cf thcss sss, under any
and prepared 70 act a. her Own safety and interests
may require without regard 70 the wishes opinions
action q .ss cotton States the oa Dom,aoo Is
eaIf states 70 decide fOS her the course .S Ss
ton, and ~ia submit to be dragged kicked 10 any d.
recticn those Gun states may Determine 90 the con
state with capacity discreton enough 70 regulate
Affairs her own way and chalk out. her o~n
ae.sine. she wiz repel with prompt indignation the
wishes and dctaton OF the whimsical and arrogant cot
ms : ali very veil 10 tickle state pride. Ia, .s
ueS Can Virginia take s1oh independent course and
separate her destiny from the cotton Stasess
the coi,ou Stats NE msH S.ms.ss separate ,n
anc Everett men will for her to make toe sepAra
.oa wha, then WIN be her Notwithstanding IN the
federal Inicn with The present border slave States,
poweries pro,ec, save property agains, the ud
and reckless iAnsicism Of dominant aarestraioei and
nye vcus be more piiisble than TIA, Of Sc D,mineo
The Gulf stats~ having ds,ved their connection With
the federal Union, would - foreign nations prevent tue
importation Of Virginia negroes, and here would begin
the financial ruin that soud 5000 culminste tn desc
latng and bloody servie Such would be the price
No such Independence exists The insttuton Of slavery
binds all The States wherein IL exists 90 intimately, that
common destiny awaits alike the planting And We farm
Our contemporary, doubtless, has rood ana susc,sn,
i,aspr ~. wv Vpani01 virginia would nc1 rest
Ave LssSn when oonsttutionally elected Ia mis- %
ciner frcn the WA9, and would point conlemporury
10 the almost unanimous voice Of Virginia u 1854 fsr
resistance 10 frcmonts election We would remind our
arr Governors vas approve by tne psooIs and an. rs
Minor Bolts wAs the oniy In Virginia that In 1855
bad the hsrdihcod 70 openly oppose resistance 10 IRE
mont
We are mistaken In this fact our contemporary can
doubtless furnish The evidence Of such error.
"a lsse 90 Ferry raid bad reused Virginia 70
bic conflict had been announced BY The leaders on The
bach republicans but then Virginia. a. far A. shs ooald
sanctioned The declaration Of her Governor for
And n 70, Why should hcr people nov abandon their no
sitlou them y
Has she received any assurance that Lansoln IA ANY
more conservative than Fremont Both were southern
born, both nominees OF q sectional party Joan Rroxn
has shown the extent Of the increase Of hostility "a
slavery Fremont ~u opposed 10 slavery IN the Terrific
res Luc0ln announces "trrcprcssb te conac in the
states. In opinion ressssnce Lincoln douby de-
msHdcd res stance 70 Fremont Inc Wht1 says.-
ne POSITION Virginia Is that she means 10 st.ns nv
the constitution aud the Uniou to asi ana demand
all her constitutional rights tbs Uuiou, no matter wbo
mar be President"
Has not ytrrtusa Demanded Gan hsr n,r.ta,,to,.i