Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-16
Plan OF the Campaign.

The Examiner OF yesterday contains the following ar
tice, which NAV be worthy of public consideration;
Through channel that is deemed sure, and which is
certainly rect the editor of this newspaper has received
statement Of the actual plan of Lincoln and Scott re-
carng the State of Virginia. They propose to invade
il at three points aud with strong columns on or imme
diaely before the DAY of election for the purpose oil
preven, the ratification Of the ordinance OF secession
bv the people The moment the step of INVASION is ts
ken it will be necessarily known by telegraph ana by ex
gggerated in every corner OF the country. 1t
will produce a great excitement, a huge uproar; the
whole population will fly The polls, with all
personal Interest," will be forgotten The mere idea that
actual hOs,lites have begun will be enough TO swallow
up all other reflection aud thought Every man IN the
Commonwealth viii be occupied TIth that A vote even
approaching fairness under such circumstances VIII
he not only improbable and difficult, but actually mpos
sbe for the voters of every age will be either voun
eers 10 camp their way the places of rendezvous
The universal aquesceuce of Eastern and Southwestern
Virginia in the Ordinance is OF itself enough to render
the vote slender The people believe there is no use IN
gong through that empty Formally They will let the
election 90 by default while the disaected portions OF
the Northwest and all that traitorous party under
the lead OF Garlic and his gaug-iar more numer-
than is generally supposed-are fully organized
and ready for action. II also believed that large
part of the late Submssoniss elsewhere than IN the
West loud they are in their professions OF South
cru sentiments will sink the polls and cast their votes
against the Independence OF the South at least this IS the
project Connected the advice OF CARLlLE and other
Su5mmssionis traitors of the Virginia Convention who
left Richmond unhung, and whose temporary acqules-
ceuce was not purchased that OF many Others
by good and fat offices at home. This plan receives the
Immediate and earnest sanction OF Gen. SCorr 1t &C
cords with his whole system of American politics me
writer kaops that it has for half lifetime been the fire.
quen OF General SCoTT, that he could have pre-
vented the Notification Ordinance OF South Carolina IN
1882 BIZ preventing election, as he would certainly
h We done had he been allowed 10 have his own
then Now be has the chance to convert his theory
TO practice Amid the great tuout and moral earth
quake VIII h the entrance Of Federal troops in Virginia
territory will for some few days produce, every Suoms
solst vote in the State will be pOed while the citizens
will be only occupied with the thought Of resistance.
The information given is authoritative. The more
it is examined the probable does it seem TO be-
We warn the people of Virginia of the project The
country press is corurd TO take notice OF 1t, and place
patriotic population OF the State upon its guard No
me is to be lost On Thursday week Virginia must
break the last link OF her chains, be bound with an
eternal bondage. The men Of sense and iuhuence-the
IN OF enterprise and weight in every county, whatever
may have been their past party associations should i'm
medatey organize thu whole voting population, aud
b g 70 the polls every citizen Of the State. They should
make such arrangements that temporary excitement
shall interfere with the important duty OF that day.
Tdoush the Federal armies may enter Virginia, their
progress must he necessarily SLOW, even II opposed by
the difficulties of transportation alone Even should they
coed beyond their widest hopes their power can affect
only the neighbourhoods where their camps pitched
The mere fact that they side of geographical
line TO-DAY and the other the next great as rs import
in politics may be- has but lit,le practical consequence
sufficient 10 require confused rising OF the masses
Unit the election has put the allegiance OF Virginia at
rest once and forever all movement except that which
stall carry every honest man to the polls, should be GUS
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