Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-09
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTLON.

TO Tux NOfkkS Of SAAiH VI hhhbA"H'
PJlo, IiLi.eus The tine IL rapidly approaching at
which you Will be called upon to choose Electors for
President and Vice President of the "GHftaerate SHrs
of Amercd" agrceaby the Constitution thereof and
the law Of Congress pnEsusn. 10 the same. Said
election IL appointed by law to take place on the 9Th day
Of November next.
n view OF tbis fact the inquiry has been comm IN OF
late a. 10 what is the best 10 be taken prton
70 the people suitable ticket 10 lie voted for Electors
avoid confusion aud produce concert OF acton.
The idea of n nominating Convention has been sugges
ted Bul to this it has been objected, and justly We
Think that in the existing OF the public mind there
is necessity for such proceeding That cid party
divisions uDd distinctions have virtually ceased to exist
among that 81 men are now actuated with one great
and controlling Sentimental determination TO yindcae
our liberties against Northern domination perish in the
struggle and that under such state Of the case the
old proceeding common to party contests, was not sp'
proprat The expense and trouble to be necessarily u
CURED in holding Convention, at time when so many
Of citizens absent in the army, and when strrt
economy should be observed in all thng considered
another strong objection against it. The idea OF Con-
venlion vas therefore abandoned.
The only other mode for providing ticket, was for
some man, some body OF men, 10 assume the respon
sibility Of proposing onc
Acting upon tue suggestion which was received from
several quarters that il would be most suitable and sat
sfactory initiate the movement at this city, the un
dersigncd mpelled by what they esteemed sensc Of
duty TO the common cause have consented to assume
The responsibility of proposing ticket IL VIII remain
for the people OF the deren parts OF the state to ray
aud adopt this ticket or propose some better mode for
providing one. If any better mode can be proposed,
we shall be happy to follow it. having no ject or de-
sire h Tue hi''er oa. 70 49, "tuu anu p'''"s'
naroIy n4u III, ,ia, sha bo uo,o,sI of Which
VIC pa'e " uouos 'nas o."r;noa o,I 80
ts t'SHe ~ Eli "n Ss;i ~ s;ys Sencr, sat;sscon Il
will be seen In the first place that OF Montgomery
had to assume this responsibility, We have placed no
Montgomery the ticket. Ia the next place, ii
will be observed, that old party u'uhcos lave pee.
isnored In lhe tniru pace VIC nv eaeau!
either rehred puoic men, VI ine' VI nkn on' "ho
never sought puohc c'''ncon. ana III lns isss p,lce
making 'hs INC ". ~, ho hn,v
there VINO Is hol now .,S ,"L ;s rn,;ng
soIk oi u'h'eIAuco anu ;t 49, H. go 4;
shs hereafter occur W iof0iu u, VIZ az t,p p - - -
casting h, eunagss LOT tns Ins.;n 80 ~"
now 20 any presue os.. me "md V,cS
crate o'aies, ihA''A" DA'' "AN "
otnrhkNs 81 !, cs .ho ,,o0o.od ,;oLo, of ssc,o,s
Pe'o" win o' ~ IL, r. .a bs,e dore
a. ..au,is.s 4; ohsd;srco IN what we tbonpbt duty
-. .IpnI.a. and N Won will meet vour aporobatori
W ". e,'hsa,;k, o,r.eIv,s your fallow-cit'z.ns
We '1'''' A. d MOORE
GEO GOLDTHWAITE
GEO w STONE
JNO. d PUELAN
THOs. J. JUDGE.
MA BALDWIN,
J. A. ELxoRE,