Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-19


their weapons aud at their own game and thus the
whole story Respecting the slavery issue is plainly AMI
fairly told IL hk been used by both parties Tor political
purposesby for the purpose Of retaining the other
for acquiring, macy, place and power; and whilst the
leaders both des have excited their respective fol-
lowers CONDITION of unreasonable pretension and de-
mand, they siv ling hob mob at Washington dining
drinking wine, cracking nuts and cracking Jokes to-
gether, Familiarity and unconcerned and careless
and indifferent abelt results growing out Of the agta
ton they have crested beyond its immediate effect upon
parties slave had been heard of in the coun-
try Thus has Sou bern Democracy lost the game aud
the stakes played fo. and they call upon u, the
conservative Wings Of the South whom they have
ed than alias, whose counses they have spurn
ed, whose fidelity Ney have derided, whose remon-
strances against making party and sectional issue Of
| slavery they have contemned whose patriotism they
have laughed at aud whose loyalty they have denounced
after all this in the hour Of their humility and defeat
they call upon for and which, in the hour OF their tri
umph and PRIDE they scoiied and rejected with dis
dan failing in which, they threaten to tear down the
fairest fabric of government erected by human
hands. only say, if they get aid until they get
IL from me- their patience will be exhausted unless they
have inerminabe supply for doomsday might crack
and they would still be found without IT, 1t has been
under their control that the country has been brought 10
its present deporable and dsgraceul condition. every
aspect in which it can be viewed. They have shown
themselves be utterly unworthy and incompetent 10
manage the affairs of the nation because each one has
been managing for himself Let them be set aside aud
let other party be called to the helm of State and
let them howl, and rave and tear their passions to
tatters" at the loss of money place and power which
they have so long enjoyed aud so wildly abused
Is there any truth sincerity in the declarations made
the floor of Congress- and in the public press by the
Democracy that the institution of slavery is n any dar
ger. Let look for one moment their declarations
aud then their actions and every man nth brains or
Without them must at once become satisfied that is the
merest hypocrisy trickery and uggery for political ef
feet for money place and poyer that played of
on the credulity of sensible men.
From the commencement of the present meeting OF
Congress- the Oudes professions of devotion the South
and its institutions have usual been reiterated in
The country has been notified that the election of
Mr. Sherman would be the forerunner of the election of
Republican TO the Presidency and that such a result
would not only be destructive of the Union for which
they profess no great concern, but rnos TO sidUr OF
which they assume exclusive guardianship. And there
fore the preservation OF the one and the security of the
other, depended the defeat of the Republican cand
date for Speaker for the accomplishment of which,
cry obligation that could deyolve upon Southern Rep
resentatve, required them TO present individual 10
that pIrty whose would bring so many untold
woes upon the country but especially the South
This their profession What has been their practice
Why when it already demonstrated that no member
of the Democratic party would bring to his aid outside
influence enough with the OF the Southern Opposi
ton combined to secure his election but that
raj different ballots it in their power, by presenting
servatiye Southern men, Gilmer, Boteler or Maynard
they quietly turned upon their heels and withheld their
support-hus, in effect declaring that the Union
and to the Southland its best interests they would
not vote for any other than Democrat. Democracy
then, IL IS confessed Is their one idea The securi
ty of slavery and the OF Democracy have not
by any for the first time BEEN but are in the
most giariag and papd5ie form, brought in collision
And what does this only "Ndti0ndi Pdry" these pecu
liar and only friends Southern rights and Southern n
gfitu sayS Whv in OF tbava Lar Inin
go to destruction aud slavery along with it, ii to
either BOTH involves the defeat OF Democracy the
loss of money, place and poper.
And II is upon this idea of protection to slavery that
this same Democracy soon propose to adopt system al
together unnecessary, iuudcious, dangerous and expen
siye already Oyertaxed people 1t is nothing less
than proposition TO put the entire Commonwealth in
state OF deience-to establish armores, manufacture inn
pemens of war and TO put in the hands of all the
citizens of the Sate-arm the people? aud for what and
against whom Who are we going TO fight? DO the au-
thores of this State contemplate sending armed force
into Pennsylvania Ohio through the territories Of
those States TO attack Beecher Phillips Cheever CARR
and their associates? is contemplated that they
sion of general servie Instruction when such crafty
ing evidence Of the fidelity Of the slaves around Harpers
Ferry has just been furnished people? Half n on
a million Of dollars to be laid out for defence against
windms of crack Drained creation Let it be done and
those who contribute towards it will live lament it,
and wonder how they could have been misled. OF
thing all may be assured, aud that is that il
another John Brown should make his appearance here
he will have occasion for bringing his pixies along
the negrOes-they will be abundany supplied with
arms-f they shall not, in the time, have been
up with rust To encourage the organization OF
volunteer companies who will have regular plrades and
keep their arms, only in safety, but in order is but
right and all that is necessary aud proper to be done
But the question il often asked is all this lead
a dissolution of the Union? | no ! He who
threatens its destruction only exhibits himself rash
inconsderate and thoughtess man, ignorant of the
ture of our government, and incapable of comprehend
Ing the magnitude and the difficulties that SUI round the
subject he skins like bird the smooth surface of
the lake where all is tranquil and placid but looks
below at the rocks and reefs and shoals and bars that
every side threaten the safety of the mariner This
Union not made to be dissolved. IL was intended |
to be perpetual and perpetual il will be. Because
each day that il has existed from the hour of its BIRTH
has become more and more NECESSITY, that be
dispensed with. 1t has grown with its growth, and
strengthened with its strength until il has become
permanent and enduring. Its founders wisely pro-
yded for is perpeation-but wisely omitted to pro-
vide for its destruction dissolution of this great and
glorious aud sacred Union IN is not so nominated
ia the bond"
Under the old articles of confederation il was provided
in act 9Th that mo two more States shall enter into
any treaty confederation alliance whatever between
;hem without the of the Congress of the United
States in congress assembled specifying accurately the
purposes for which the is to be entered into aud
how long II shall continue Again,
Article 9Th. Every State shall abide by the determn-
atoms of the United States in Congress assembled all
questions which 10y this confederation is submitted to |
them and the articles of this confederation snail be ia.
vOaby observed by every State and the Union shall
DGpet,tdie
And the concluding paragraph declares
And we do further soemnly plight and engage the |
faith Of respective constituents that they shall abide
by the determinations Of the United States in Congress
assembled all questions which by the said coniedera
ton submitted them. Aud that the articles thereof
shall be nyOably observed by the States respectively
rcpresent-and that the Union shall be perpetual"
So that under the old Confederation, the Union was
intended he perpetual and under the Constitution it
declared, that the object is TO form "a perfect
EaioR; and they DID, because under the articles of
confederation the existence OF the Union depended on
the plghted faith only OF the partes-there pow
given to perpetuae itsef-but under the "ore per-
feet Union formed by the Constitution this power is
gven-and be couneracted only by revolution which
must be stronger than the government itself to be
successul-the idea then Of peaceable dissolution is
as preposerous, to talk about Remembering limb |
from the body, without mutiation, deformty pau.-
If there is violation of the Constitution you have
right to withdraw as member Of the BODY because il
cannot be done without mutatiOn, pain and danger
the other members OF the body if your own con-
don tcouid be benefited by the withdrawal and if the
Constitution is violated other remedies than revolution
or Withdrawal amply provided If the United States
was composed of consolidated mass as England |
France il might by consent Of parties be divided but
being composed of 30 separate States and each one hav
ing to act for itself with their diversified views interests
localities political aliues, aud hahs Of intercourse it |
would be found utterly mpraotoable TO carry it out
Suppose by common consent the should be submit |
ted 10 each State Tomorrow Virginia votes TO 90 out
Maryland KY. Tenn y. Carolina and Texas vote to stay
in az they Drobably would il would constitute confei