New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-23

canism rising upon its rus "a win dedicate TO
Freedom the glorious land Of Washington, Jefer-
SEP, Mason, and Herr and that Virginia, re-
generated from the hraldOm of niggerdom, may
take rank amoag the Free States of the Union.
The Coyyepticn demanded by the Slave Oil.
garchs of the East has proved their destruction,
and Instead of "hitchng" Virginia to the tail of
South Carolina will ultimately detach her from
the Slave States of the South, whether in or out
of the Union, and ere long range her among the
Free States.
The election has been misunderstood, and
altogether misinterprted. Rightly construed, it
has resulted for the Union; but it has another
and far deeper significance than the mere saving
Of the Union, This election is Vfrginias Jfrs'
voice for FREQ Labor. The West has spoken,
ard, mighty ia the strength Of white men, has
pronounced for the AUeso-SaIon against the
African. The Union sentiment has succeeded,
but the spirit of Free Labor has triumphed.
Disguise 10 as they roay, tins election is me voice
of the freemen of Virginia in condemnation OF
Slavery, and what renders it more significant IL
the fact that every Anti.Slavery Of any note
| whether living in the East or in the West, has
| been most trium7hanty returned oTer seeding
| Southern Rights Proslavery opponents. The North
Western delegates are altogether &Dii-SlaVery-s
| large body Of real genuine RoPubicans-men
who will not unnecessarily shock the still strong
;rro- Slavery feeling of the State, but who, by
silent vote, will stesdlly protect the rising ssnt
ment of A,is-S Slavery that has elected them, The
men mort conspicuous from the NOrih-Wess are
| Clemens Of Wheeb1g who sounded the ougle-
blast of Union 10 the astonisbed and Indignant
ears Of the Pro.Slavery apoogist in Congress;
Gen. Sshn j. jackson Of Wood, veteran poll
tician. in whem hatred Of Democracy has
,-rned into detestatica Of Slavery, and M.
Carlisle of Herr,son, astute deb,eer, whese
constituents have no interest in slaves and no
sympathy for Slavery. These men, among others
lead the North West. Summers, who, forty years
ayo declared in the Legislature OF the State
against negro Slavery and who was defeated
for Gorvernor by a ccmplacent tool Of Slavery
from bis own section, is the accepted and ac-
! krowledsed leader Of the new party IN The Con-
4 yeption. Mr.. Satnmers could never have
| survived his speech of 1882 had not ADti-SIav-
cry, arising in its night, borne ats ancient de-
| fender in its arms to the arena, confident that
ne vino forty years before had dnsnfully strus-
plsd for its rights would now prove noble
champion to inengurate its power Robert H.
Scott of FauqHelr, who ten years ago pro-
nouneed Slavery a social, moral, and pobt-
| zeal evil, and whom it is said Mr.. Seward
| selected for Mr. Lincoln ne proper coun-
| clor IN; the new Cabinet, is also rescued
| from the retirement TO which that WumOt Pro
| v;so speech consigned him. Mr.. Scott is one Of
the most powerful debaers in Virginia, and, as
| the leader OF the dominant party in the Couven-
/ ton from the East, viii unite his powerful
1 efforts with those of Summers from the
| West not fer AbolitiOb-tbey are no Abolition
| ists--but for detachiDg Slavery in Vnginla
from the great pillar Of its support, the Cotton
States. and placing 1t in the proo"so Of "hi
mate extinction. Mr.. A. II. II. Stuart and
John Baldwin from Augusta, John Jauncey from
Loudop. Vim. g. Brown Of Preston, and Sanl
McD. Moore of Rockbridge, are the chief priests
add rulers Of the new order Of things With which
thi, Convention will bIess Old Virginia. Mr..
Moore wns one of the sigaers of the famous Ruff.
ner psmphlet-" behold the stone which the
builders rejected has become the head of the cor
uer" Mr.. Moore holds the opinions still,
and has the courage to openly aud ma0iully avOw
| them, and Hotspur of Slavery will dare ques-
ton his right Men whose known Anti Slavery
sentiments have ostrscised them from the coun
ellis of the State, have risen TO pswer aud 10 the
exercise Of sovereign power as soon az Repnbl-
capism triumphed in the Union. Mr.. Iincolns
election gave backbone TO Anti-Slavery in Vir-
ginia and this Convention is its first manifesto
ton. Had Mr.. Lincoln been defeated, not one
of these men would have been elected to any
Office for years 10 como; but his election has
given confidence TO the AntirSlayery men Of the
State. They feel IN its result encouragement
| ~ struggle for their Tghts, and that its gnif
canoe has to them meaning Of encouragement
by which they are determined to profit.
Eghty-fve Wings, whose physiogDomies were
never before seen in a deliberatve body in Vir-
gina, save al old Wing Convention, are returned
by the people of the State to so important
| body co this ConVeDtien; is il not sign that
the "scepter has departed from JUDAH" and
the "lawsivers fron the feet" of the Democracy I
But when TO these are added fOriy-twO Douglas
Democrats brimful Of the dea1liest hatred to the
Breckinridsers, and determined to effect the final
and everlasting overthrow of such Democracy
am not justified in saying that Democracy
has been weighed in the balance and found
wanting 7"
! But party is the least important aspect in
| which we should look at this Convention. 1t