The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-05-17

/ solve the Union; we won't give you q mo-
mens's delay" SO it is that at this last
Congress they rose in their sests-every
prominent Democra;--or SO called Demo-
crat. rather--rose in his place and proclaim
ed, some Of them. Zone. at least.) if John
Sherman was elected Speaker of the House,
they would walk out and dissolve the Union;
and you are told. every one of you. and every
speaker will tell you. Twill guarentee. dnring
thiscoming campaign. .tha, if the Republicans
elect their President, by the requisite con-
stititulional majority. they will dissolve the
: Union ins.anter-go right out. Why
/ they have go, SO fond ofdissolsing the Union
that they have even split up among them
selves sway down at Charlestown. Cheer
ing.] I expect the next thing will be they
will all divorce themselves from their wives.
Great laughter. II they don't. their wives
ought to divorce from them. aud put stop
forever to the race of disunionists. APP
plause and much laughter.
DANGERS To BE THOUGHT OF.
Is Virginia prepared to dissolve the Unione
Are you to accommodate these gentlemen
down 10 Georgia and South Carolina? Are
YOU sgoing TO make yourselves the Flanders
of America, having hostile troops marching
across it. to and fro? What is TO become of
these slaves of yours? l think that there
would be great many more underground
railroads about that time. How would these
gentlemen like 10 have Canada moved down
to the Ohio? You do not hear these com
plants from Virginia, because Virginia and
the border States know the peril they
would be in. because OF the loss of your
negroes. But you are asked TO a"cede TO
the policy Of these Gulf States. from which
a negro never escapes, who would put YOU
between themselves and danger. You
asked to do it because occasionally a slave
escapes and makes his way TO Canada, trav-
ersis e, as Mr.. Corwin says. a portion OF
Slave State Hit is an otiense in Free State
if a negro runs across it and escapes, il is
equally an offense to Slave State. You
nigh, as will wait to break up every civilz
ed community because agenleman lost
a pig and could not reclaimit. The case
is just as stong.
These complaints do not come from suf-
ferers. for they know that would lose ten
times as much il they applied the rsmady of
suicide to savetheir lives. Dissolution OF the
U,ion to protect your property is suicide TO
protec,your lie because il wou d bring on
you tentold tie loss. and hundred times the
danger; and yet it is proposed. aud the
Democratic party is committed to it, and
Virginia is drawn at tho chariot wheels OF
this apostate Democracy. Wronged as her
inhabitants are by this institution. shrunk
from her original greatness she is, strich-
en- down from the zenith of political power as
she is. by this issttu,ion, she yet yuss it TO
her bosom as tie oligarchv does, as lift were
dearer than the wife of Your heart; and you
are told that it is not question we must
consult about. We must call no physician
about this deadly gnawin5 disease which IS
at our vitals. We must take counsel among
ourselves, take no physic. bnt must leave
the disease to Prey upon US until we are de-
nuded Of flesh. We must do all to please
those to whose pride this institution is made
TO minister.
EDWARD BATES.
In the ensuing campaign. Virginia has a
great responsibility resting upon her, and
this Convention has the commission from
the Republicans of Virginia to discharge that
responsibility at Chicago | trust they viii
do it dispassiona:ely. without prcdujice, aud
with eye TO the common welfare; thai,
thev will scan the whole field, ard among
other things, that they will address them
selves 10 this suffice. in a way, and bring
ou, candidate, if their voice can prevail
to do so. who will allow the Republican
doctrine 10 be heard throughout the State OF
Virginia. in every part Of it, and throughout
every Southern State.
It is the duty of the Republican organz-
alton to advance its principles, to spread its
doctrines. 1t owes no duty to any man: it
owes no obligation TO any man; but the
contrary, every man within its organization
owes his whole duty to the cause and is
Advancement.
have in my eye an ilusrious man oi
Virginia, boru in your State, who was early
emigrant TO the plains beyond the Mis-
sissippi river. and who has held fast in the
faith OF the fathers in the the very worst o.
times, declining high offices, and cabinet
places had no temptation for him, because
he had family to raise and advance, and
he preiarred to depend upon his righ
arm 10 achieve their competency. But
whilst he was too poor TO accept the hi ghes
digniIies lald al his feet by grateful ant
admiring people, and by chiefs of the Fed
eral Government. be was no. too poor Il
give manumis>on TO all his slaves. and tc
provide for them the means to take ,keG
away. [Great applause. Sach man th'
State OF Missouri viii present as candid a.
before the Chicago Convention. Renew
applause need not speak bis name;
is on the heart Of every Nirginan wl.o love
"Hurrah for Baiesl
If he should be nominated, / trust. with
out disparagement to any other gentleman
that his claims will at least receive the con
slderaion of his fellow citizens of Virginia
There will be ~ difficulty IN organizing tn
Republican party throughout the Unite
: States-to nstionalize that party at once an
i thoroughly and completely--becanse ever
e man in the South knows that Mr.. Bates is
i true ex ponent Of the doctrine OF the earl
fathers; aud 20 man can be frightened b
5 the bugaboo that he is an Aholit.on;st-
that he Is niggsr thief, and all that sort c
), thing. The people oil Virginia. of Mary lane
d and all of the Southern States, can rally
tha, name; and tbey can rai-e party organ
iz>,is:n throughout the South. 10 check III
y nischievous school of Secessionists. wh