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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-20
PLAIN AND PRACrIOAL THOUGHTS.

To the Eitor Of he Wh'g:
confess that have taste for politics in the usu'
acceptaton viz the attempts Of the Hon. nerges But
combs, by wheeling honeYiugglug the drinking OF
whisky elevate himself to the Office OF II. g. or Sd
Ii uteDant Of the Night Watch but when politics take
ia onal turn, noE, that man is either knave or
90. who takes no interest in them whatever. ! said
sither a knave fool. perhaps both
COnceding the election OF Lincoln, is asked will the
South submitg Submit 10 what7 To Tjuryg
hope not. To infringement OF her rights under Tie
Constitution know she will not. But will the cleo
lion Of Mr. Abraham Lincoln, or Hr. Abraham Anybody
conducted legally be an irjlry or an Infringement Of
her rgh'sg | cant see it, Mr. Lincoln has as much
ht 10 be elected as anybody The South submitted TO
the election Of Mr. Buchanan, Of Pennsy lvanl, and bis
years administration, and the very stones would cry
out if Mr. Lncolns administration should prove more
iubecile or more cOTup: than his
The election, either Of Mr. Lincoln Mr. Breckin-
ride who is even more sectional candidite is SUI
fent ground for dissolution Of the Uuion in the opn-
ions Ct any but those whose p3eic macinatiors have
been led captive by who desire TO fire the South
ern mind" cannot think that The ms orty Of the South
will alox government framed by the siguers OF the
Declaration OF Independei ce, and preserved by Cay,
| CALHoUS aud WEBsgER TO be dissolved by William l..
Yancey or Lawrence N. Ksi.L Cut Rhetoric Come o
l. gc-thlt is to common senscl Dissolve toe Union
You citizen of country divided against ITSELF
writing to NrgiuiaDs. Worse than that you are a
cit zen OF q elton OF section. For mark the grel
Apostle Of DislRion, Yancey, wishes to preeipita,c-
what the Slave Safes into revolution? no "the
Cotton States" Is Virginia cotton growing State p
No, she's niger growing State. What's her cli,f sta
pie after io1aeco? Nggers. Can you estimate how low
niggers will fall in case Of dissolution in esse, when
they have fallen is per upon dissolution IN possc
To whose profit does such depreciation euure! To the
Cotton States Of course. Here's Yaneeys cloven hoof
for you lie talks about rights ard honor and stuff =
Bah It's money. It isnt the laws but the Trof-
is. See the beautiful position Of Virginia Toe
Northern emmissAics busy throughout her linn
its running oil slaves How ia this 10 be prevented
Frsy, by defending them in the country aud hanging
the negro thieves, or, in the last SORT selling them out
OF it. SO TO defend the peculiar institution she offers
her sol a battle-ground and her white population
psi Northern invaders while she sacrifices her slave pop
atioD 10 the Cotton States, who may, don't say they
will but they may. II they choose, safe from war and
wsrs alarms put their hands md niggers (bonght
at loss of 81 PER cent 10 u.s. in their pockets, and
hugh at the position we oceupy, which would be very
ridiculous, II il waSpt so dangerous
But We will not couoede the election Of L'ucon az
certain thing. u these who are opposed to hs election
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-20
speech or Mr.. III Hard.

The Club House on Thursday night vas filed With q
ysry large, aiieutiycsnd atelgeat audience assembled
TO hear the speech Of The Hon Henry W. Huard, ola
ahAmA Not less than four thousand persons were pres
eat Including large number Of ladies' The Club HOUSE
thus crowded uIh 50 spectacle and enthusiastic
s,ull,gc. preseated bshant and magnificent speeIa
c-a spccIaee too cheering 20 The heart Of every true
patriot and Indicative Of the glorious result ia the Ne
trop1ls Of tbe safe On the 6ta Of November.
About balfpast seven o'elceS Mr.. billiard appeared
u-oa the sard and vas greeted With deafeuing aud pro
loagcd applause Ard for than two hours he held
captive the attention Of The vast audience. His speCcE
vss great and glorious OCe free altogether from The
s3r. Of mere partiz,nship calm, earnest logical ard
eloquent aud carrying doubt rot conviction TO every
unDfril diced and rejecting mind We have no idea o.
attempting the fntest sketch Of Mr.. billiards. poSeiiul
AMI "a etiys effort, We have rarely seen such rap 80
tea.ion paid 70 a pusGr sp7eSh We have rarely seen
uuy audience better satisfied aud more highly deEgLej
with any put6c speech. /. vas q complete an
tiam9ran. su,ecss That it set his audience to think
ilz. and prodaced great gocd, enter.iia no doub
IidseI i. we're simply impossible to listen unmo'
ed aul uuco1yiueed to the calm Argument, eloqueu
claasels and stirring sppells Of the distinguished
patriotic son Of AhbamL We siuecsCly wish that eves,
man. womln and child in Virginia could have heard ~
Hnnris speech. His sppesl TO the people Of Virgin
Co ,tl1d 6ray and stsadfsy by the Union in the
OF Ligcolas ocoa in order 10 keep South Carolina aD5
ALBANIA and other Gulf States ia tie Uuicn, sol
emn and affecting one aud could not fail TO arouse h.
patriotism Of all Of all parties throughout the Con-
m5n~ealh.
The people Of Rshnoui acknowledge themselves la-g,
" indebted Mr.. HiArd for bis dncy, patriotic elo
sent aai mastery effort de started TO New York
yesterday morning TO bat,ls agaiss, Lincoln and in b.
hall O; Ben and Everett, the Constitution ard the Union
au Heaven grant that bis noble elr, NAV be erOsned
win a brilliant aud complete success.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-20
AIdinxLIntoI DIN.

Surely Mr.. Bseckilriige Should withdraw. His rur-
ing /. the ouy obstacle in the way Of Lincons defeat
lis berg a candidate oaly aids Lineoln jues Nr Bell
,ad Dougl,s aad does himself aud bis party good
The position Of SIC. Breckenridge is becoming daily
Of great res possibility TO ln. -Four wears SGD Con
.,rv,tsm carried Gaos and indiana and Pennsylvania
~ New jersey These eso, if possible arc to be abe
iouiz.d. Every on, Of them would he swept BY Bel
NJ Douglas by immense nsjoriiss if the Aimiaisira-
ion and is friends wo1d leave the 4 H. Every Of
ism is to De given to Liacoln IL the Secedes carry
o.. their pans If B,sck.nlijge polls many votes 10
d. North a. rs riendl chin fer him, every Norbera
'atc will give is ,lcetora, vote to Abraham Liuco;D
I lie polls three ;issss many claimed for him.
he viii rot carry for him eli single Safe North Of Ma
con and Dixcns line What, them IN the name Of COM
u,n sense Is he ia the ell tor lift is not TO elect Abra-
am I.aeoln, Il it is cot to aboaonize ihs North.
These questions shoui be sounded in the OF hon
~ Breckenridge men at the South Let them tell us ithey
a., wha, they can rrasonaty expect Of Northern Con-
,sryajiyes sbe they are aiding elect Northern "a
.tic 10 tie Presidency.
ThesBreckiaridge party is every day growing weaker,
iucs It's purpose il so vel understood The day OgrecL-
a'ns will cone and Northern and Southern ianatcism
ill share a e,nnou fate.
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nI.nn,on mud IL. GIorIe..

An Alabama correspondent Of the Atlanta american,
tins sos forth III results of Dsuuion in striking coors
He says:
Is The bare prospect Of has reduced tAe price
Of cotton $40 per bale blow its value, and over
500 OOO bales viii be sold B. fore The 6h If AovemJe the
loss will be 100000 TO the South Om this cause
alone This Is below the figure; every cotton buyer
knDNs u.
I'd All the Southern Banks hare closed dozen, shut up
shop and refuse to put out their bills TO pay for
cotton bills Of exchange, payable AZ the North after
The 6h Of November, because 90 Norihera Bank riH
take S1t,her7, Bank drafts bills payable after that
alc OI the that disnOR and cdr would cancel
and anurl the debts OF be.ligeren;s. Hence a money
crisis Cotton gcng down here, whilst it is
rising in Europe, and ruin, ruin, is ahead Reason why
Tue Presidential election comes OF the 9th Of November
and disuajca Is hytaiss,sd
-. Bdfs,mioi should come bacon, now sixteen cents
would then be 80 to 70 cents per pound; then So
s. per buhel and money 10 pay for il. There Is
not and enough Ia the Gulf States TO feed our
PEOPLE until the lSt II March. We have 10 buy from
Illinois, Ohio Indiana and other Northern States, or
sicrvs.
4tn. Disnni5n is civil mr. We ava sp'sriiiy IRE
pat0d fsr IA a,imis op.iHsqae paTdii Let Us see. We
have TO muskels, rifles 10 caDpcn 10 wheel car
niges for cannon powder, no balls, TO bacon and
flour 10 feed an army. No Implements munitions Of
rari Is NOT rms True? Let every honest man ans
wcr the question.
5,h Hhln dis,1ion and eiDii tdr comes, what will
the thousands do who have no bacon, corn aud
no money TO buy them with VIII they SidrUs form
bglnd cgts and roA, al and murder before starving?
Who could blame III M Would the Aor.hgssi send u
hscon and stop starvation here, while at mar
18th ltsl No idea Is absurd.
6tl. All who arc in favor Of civil war, starvation,
RUM des0lion robbery, arson, murder and che utter
destruction Of the South, should go for DlSuNION il
Lincoln is elected
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-20

One Of the bit IL frned gentlemen in Louisiana, who
ias see ca vas g Mississippi thoroughly, seads to the
NeS leans Re, tn annexed cheering account:
al firmly eieve III. toe SITE Of Mississippi will on
he s Of No EN- e. stand redeemed aud disenthralsd
from sectiOn l,m To- NJrieru portion Of the State
AN ssslr upon the BIT suth1r7 will cast almost i,G
,nt.e voc for Eel an DOiels. The middle and south
srn pcrIrs VIII 60 lcr Bel / hive no doubt that h Il
recorded vo'e On tie 6;h November will shine clear al
nc he moon, the Constitution aud Uuior
question, and ile the great Secession party
,.rny ~itI bal,ers.
ihr-e chars los Mississippi We have no doubt sh,
ell o "rgh; side uP vih cl:e,' en- tho 9th Of Novem
BIZ Tue saue g2r and e. eariny account reaches Us
70 u nearly al the southern SIA.es. Roll along th'
a M
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-20

We ls,ru frcm the 81. Louis ECpsbeD, tat senator
G,eso made sp ceh in that city LAST Eees TIE M
tor h,d good deal 10 say about lteeiiol Of sa''r
B. In. Terri.erie and the Begkiardge Piley in refer
ers 20 protection. Wtea he I'D flashed his remark
in r.,toa 10 Congressional protection !. Kay, Eq
BANDED him vrittea qaesiO and as1ei the Seaato'
for an answer.
M. Green politely bowed and rad" Why did th'
sna., vote sg,ias, Browns bin 70. protecting saveryi
,h, Territories a, the as. session Of CoagressF M
G-ceu ansWered 10 the Words; lsL That The Hous'
would not agree wh the Senate If they had voted 2
B.o4n's bin Tor protection. "a That the Sioats did 20
L rete there existed any necessity for protection Sd
AID .bey did uo v'i 10 hurt Douglas feelings by Pa''
i,zAh law 10 that eject
III rsisi Tat is the .'e o. 5. Green, Senate
+, seres It,us tie sloo story Of Tie insinceriy a.
th soiy OF tie Beckinrd ;e Senator's in opposing NJ
Do,,l, b cause be Is uot IL favor OF shve code f.
ths rrtoes, or Of that CHARLTON in the Seeessi0
Platform whsb looks to the protection Of 'liTe property
IN tie terri,ori,s By tie aid Of Congress NJ B'oWn
70 test The ,iocer Of the Bseckiniiscrs fam'
me sbl bad been sastisg the tine Of the Senate scl
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-20

In the morning, the Irish, at dawn went to mass and
believe every individual man among them approached
Holy Communion. In hour two afterwards they
called upon to meet the foe The SArdnians poured
in through two OF the chief Streets attempting at FIRST
nothing Of cannonade and evidently confident of car
rYng the place against such mere handful of at
the bayoncts point. They reckoned rashy. For hours
they held at bay. Little of course could be done
In the streets by such small body against 10000
900 men; and at last pressed every point 0Rely
threw himself into the citadel to make the last stand for
life or deah-for death alone might say-ior when the
outer gate crashed TO- the last wounded but undauned
defender passed into the quadrangle there not man
10 all the little band who did not feel that he had taken
his stand there TO die They threw themselves upon the
walls and from the taered loophoes raned he leaden
hail" with deadly effect upon the besiegers But those
old walls proved miserable defenses and the enc
my, after brief but deadly struggle of the kind
soon, with cries that rent the air, dashed at
the old gate. A crash, roar petard blows
it into fragments. Then the struggle commenced
indeed In poured the besegers into the outer
yard, which, should MENTION does not appear to
belong 10 the citadel proper. However, bloody re-
cepion met them there. The Irish hSd two guns loaded
with grape, planted inside in position commanding
the entrance aud sooner was the Pedmontesc column
through the smoke Of the gateway than murder
Gus FIRE opened moving them down literally like
corn before the sickle Again, again, again the besegers
dashed through the gate again. again aud again per-
feet hail Of grapeshot from the two pieces in the yard
aDd mnsketry from the citadel walls behind, met them
from he Iis inside; while Shouts that. would stir many
heart at ho.e in Ireland plainly told that the brave
fellows felt but too well the honor Of Ireland the
awful stake of the day. 1t miSday and the outer
yard was still uncarried and the citadel itself behind
touched; but all this fated to last much longer
The Pedmontese brought upa piece two themselves
aud after the first discharge poured through
the gate Ny informant asserts that of the heroic Irish
men who fought those guns inside not escaped.
Subsequently, 0Reily and his men, after further des
perate resistance surrendered themselves prisoners Of
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-20
sun IuOtrler Accession.

We ha-u from the Alexandsil (L,) Constitutional,
tc he Central Organ, pobishsd in the Parish of AvOy-
les, d edited b. D.mOcIa, has raised the Bell and
Eg,rt Dag, and come Ou for the 'upPo't Of the Union
an a C,n trton. TIE editor Of the Csatral Organ
isJ,ne, A. Warser Esq. ATE editor Of the Alexandra
H. sao-ra and Cn OF the sbest writers connected
.ih The cOultrj r.s He clerk Of the Legislature
few ye 70 60 ard onished everybody BY refusing
o ,aks the eta pay which that body voted him. He
we HIM eft an Honest man 10 thu best Of Il c
sorI. Very ratussly he Genes 10 the support Of the
constitutional Un.oa Party The CsAtral Orgas il the
cent, third j,urnil in LOUISIANA Advocating Bell and
isere,! Thls born the Patriotic fires. little more
~
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-20
POLITICAL DISCUSSION IN scoTr.

W A1LANDt VA Yet lon, louV.
To the Editor Of The Wig
had the pleasure Of being at public discussion
this place. on Saturday last. at a muster. The ball
op,ned bs Me Ii. W. Holloway abe elector for this
county He led oil in ais usual happy and effective style
and held the large crowd that had gathered upon tie
cason spell bound for hour dealing sedge hammer
blows upon the leads OF the disunon faction at every
blow His discourse WAS interpreted occasionally with
rich aud pointed anecdotes ard frequent oubuss Of pa
ioe cOquence that ELECTED applause from the whole
semby At the conclusion Of bis remarks he fol-
lowed 10y T. w. Carter Breckiurdge orator for the
eagh Of time who, after finishing his usual harangue
upon Democratic principles, ussges, &c, brought u a
long list Of charges against Bell and Everett charging
them with being unsound upon the negro question but
this charge was unable TO withstand the keen shat Of
the Mejor for 10 his reply be endorsed bis foe at the
drst onset and If ever poor fellow completely de-
molished, il was certaisy Mr.. Carter and am quite
cure he will meet gallant eector again upon
the rostrum so completely he beaten. But have
heightened ont this further than hAdintended and
canno. give anything Ike sketch OF Ho!dSays able
speech Suffice Il 20 say, never heard NOSE complete
triumph in any discussion than achieved over NJ.
Caer aud bis cause that day, and my only gre IL that
the clarion voice of patriotic eecor cannot be heard
in every county in the State between aud the 9Th o:
November next, for he spreads dsmay in the Yaucey-
Breckenridge Dsuuiou faction wherever he ia heard
Look out for Scott to ring the Bell in November next
SPECTATOR
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-20
rIr. Evsrelt on joan Brown.


December 5, 1859, Edward Everett addressed large
audience in FaDueil Hail. in Bos,Oa in the midst Of the
Wild na,ieism Of the meaner species of AbOlitiousm,
ard rebuked the sympathy attempted to be created 10
favor Of John Brown.
Ahgr giving in that Speech brief history of the
bloody events of the ST. Domingo Massacre he present.
ed picture Of the Scuh and uttered the following pat
io,ic sentiments:
Upon this community, thus composed Il was the de-
su c Brown 70 let loose the hcl.hounds of a servle
nsurreCon and TO bring a struggle which fer mag
,itud, aroity and horror, would have stood alone IN
III, history OF the WorlL Ard these eight nine mil,
Ions against when his frghtiu war was leyelad are
r fssciti.sits e,ttiCd rih to he protection II
hat compact Of yorci,s,, chieh recognises their ysid
.oa 90 ne collTs9 racs-d compact shieh svery
Fesr Of he Union Or # ne States Is bound bg oath
IL srpsartl Among them i a Gir proportion Of men
pd uomen OF education and culture-ot moral and re-
.ilus lives aud charac'crs-virtuOus fathers mothers
-oas and daughters per Ons who would adOrn any 4
ION Of socety-men Who read the same u Die that We
10 and In the name Of She Master kueel az the
hrone Of the same God, being class Of from
.hcm have gone forth Of the greatest and pnrest
harac.crs Washington, Je, rsOn, Madison, Monroe,
Marshall ia the single State OF Virginia against which
ne frs blow had been struck. These the men, the
someu for whose bo,Oms pixies aud lies are manUisC-
lred ir New England % be placed ia the hands of an
,uorant subject race Supposed most wrongfully, as
rcent events have shown be waiting only for cp
oortuui,y 70 use them have been admitted TO the
.oufdtuce Of the domestic circle in the South, and
have seen there touching manifestation Of the nd
ct feelings BY which the circle in all It's member,
ish and low master and servant can be bouGd toget
-; aud Wh,u contemplate the horrors that would have
issued lid the tragedy on vhich the curtain rose at
lsrpers Ferry been acted out through all its scenes Of
ire and sWora Of lust and murder, OF raPne and desc
.t,on to the 6ual catastrophe filed with emotions
D which 10 words can 60 Justice
As NJ. Flournoy said 10 his speech here few days
go, the man WHO eifrms that Eixard Everett can't
,e trusted by the Soath the slavery question can't be
7s,ed himself There IS truer sOunder man in the
AID than the "Old man eloquent of Massachusetts,.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-20
The Combat ThIeieas.-Oni yc Braves!

contemporary well reoiafks that Us the Presidential
contest dravs near the love OF country becomes and
ar, tesss in the hearts of the people, and every indi-
cation i IN favor Of Bel AID Everett. The patriots
throughout our land have bucklsd their armOr and
are rendering ,cen. service in behalf Of their cOunlrys
,luse Al patriotic Efforts will be used TO subdua this
breckenridge fiction, which unnecessarily disturbs
she rep,se and quiet Of our Government that may
continue 70 g prospa INK aud to prosper. Ali bail
e patriots to whose hearts endeared the glory OF your
.ount-y-your Sfrts her from destruction are
sullbleiu the sight Of Heaven.
Coai iue TO battle in defence Of the Government and
ortaue vii attend your CIrs. Continue to labor, and
iou will reap rich reward at last. Continue to labor
and YOU will have Ii, proud satisfaction of knowing yOl
nave heedol tue advise Of the immortal Washington who
souuselel you to preserve Ibis glorious Conedercy-
Continue fshi and you will Republic FIR n
4 speedy dee.y, which reared by the heroi-m AID
semented BY tie blc0l Of our patriotic ancestors.
Yes fellow -cOun,rymen, continue to
Strike flI the las: armed Zoe expires
sl-kr for Noas atlas and yscr lrel,
strike for the green gsay,s Of your sres,
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-20


would only mite 90 candidate, 1t would be an i'm
possible thing, II We unite, we should unite on the
strongest Sqaatter Sovereignty, Intervention, &c &C.,
are mere sound and fury, sgaifypg nothing vote
aud ask others TO vote for John Bell not because he Is
the candidate OF section for he isn't roE because be is
an cid Wing, as he is nor because he is Shareholder,
but because he Is the strongest man OF the three ii
Mr. Breckinridge were the strongest man Id say vote
for him, and I'd do It, II Douglas were ditto, then
to- The Democratic party might elect their nominee
If they had but they've got two That dog is dead
Even in Virginia they very shaky. The Erdrniner
and Enquirer brave it out by unparalleled Boosting like
little boys who when scared in the dark begin to whis-
tie the darker 1t gets the louder they whste but the
people are by no means certain as the papers, Now,
In Vrguis the Brecks affect despise the strength OF
Dugss aud yet they are very much afraid Of losing the
Safe; none Of them ct all confident, while know
some who have bet against or least won't bet on It
Bells strength in the North Is greater than Breckinrdg q
in the South Maryland, Kentucky and Tennessee are
conceded TO him. while Breckenridge Is certain OF none
bat South Carolina. II you then can't vote for Lincoln
because he is the candidate Of section, still more are
you prevented from voting for Breckenridge who the
candidate Of section Of seetioH in other words,
fractional nominee You can't vote for Douglas on ac-
count OF his Territorial heresy Then vote for John
H. who is the candidate Of the only undivided party in
every State in the Uuior, who is sound on the slavery
question and is the strongest candidate Of the oppos-
ton three.