Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-02

Tho Esog'rrr satca that il df,rs totally FROM the
y "a res5crt to The proposed changes in the State
Cops,incn. We arc sorry fos this. as it breaks the
r,,Yimitv Of the p-ess The Examiner, Di'prteh and
15 Of this city, AID every other psper In the State
that We have ssen, however much they may have differ
cd IN The pass or dr now on other subj 'cts, all con-
cur in the vital Importance OF Graduating from our IN
s,iutons he Yankcesui ihat poiute them Our ssps-
ration from The Yankee Government viii profit US no
,hor II We retain all Toe vicious principles of Yankee
institutions. THIS conviction Is general We had hoped
il was universal, among politicians and people
The EagEirsr considers the proposed chanses-the
relieving The people Of the trouble Of eectqg all officers
themselves-as ga curtament Of their Che peoPle's
priyiegssr This is total miseoncepou Of the matter
It IS the people themselves selecting different ard
more convenient mode and ore which experience has
shown IS attended with better results for the manage
mspt Of thsir strir Their sovereignty is untouched
Is in ful Vitality ready for action whenever occasion
shan call for l.. They choose, With view to better
agents and to save themselves from the annoyance aud
debAuchsry OF rrqson elections, to entrust ministerial
functions 10 Intermediate agents This WAS the policy
Of our fathers aud the which attended 1t proved
Ia wisdom The Yankee Innovations, which were made
IN 1850 ere the ,, lgIs" which subverted our Old
RpuJ ieq system, and bsing uacOngenih to the genius
and Asbis Of our people, have made our Commonwealth
the worst regulated community the continent They
have 10. cone to s eariy upon people, and they
never will Taey may il permitted 10 continue, distract
and eafeebe and corrupt but we must cease to be
Virvinians before We can regard them as bl's'nss-
So-,bwcs,ern Vrgaii rbch IS thoroughly polluted by
tbese Yankseisus tells VIA. must become If We
.rst in returning laws and Customs abhorrent to the
s7r, sad genius Of Southern society aud Southern ns
tu;ions.
nav DO for demagoguss to talk about the rights OF
,s peopls but with the deEverancs from Yankee rule
viii come deliverarce from those pssts TO freedom
Government i no: Instituted solely for the worthless
and the vena; and tas Interested sr.s Of demgogues
VII no logger be able to delade the intelligence OF the
country. Substantial, good governmeut-good laws
aud GOOD officers honestly and faithfully to administer
them are something better than the imaginary blessings
Of A system which coatemplA,es only the welfare Of
drones and vasa6onds.
II the proposed changes were, as erroueousiy sup
poed bY the Enquirer really iniriugements on poplla
rrbts vih the certainty that these changes would es
tablsh a system Of government which would increase
the happiness, peace and prosperity of the people,
would Be grand aud glorious spec'aS'o Vi 'uo P0OF'
v,Iantlrly to rsh1qush their rights Il would be
new and striking evdercs OF MANS Capscily for sell
-overument-sn evidence greatly needed In the pres
snce of the downfall Of liberty beyond the Potomac
The Eagsrsr OH cts that there have been no public
meetings o. the people calling for these changes There
might be some force in this in ordinary mes; but the
ps,pe have been o,hcrEss engaged and the current Of
popular seunens in the ccuury hiss been so srong snt
uniform in favor Of the charges, that no agitation was
deemed necessary. Besides tie changes II made by the
Convention, are not binding until ratified by the PEG
ne. Ba, if they are no. proposed, the peoPa vii
have no opportunity of expressing their opinions upOr
ITEM. Tue Convention, however, can take no RICH
fon the people vote it may that must be done b!
the people themselves.