Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-14
The Cat out OF the Bag.

lie designs of the Peciptatng Seoessionis's N 'Su'
ami throughout the Souh-especiay does 1t let the cat
ont Of the bag so far the Virginia Secessons are
concerned Here Is the Secession programme Let the
people read sud ponder
"Tbe leaders Of the Southern movement are consulting
a. 10 the best mode Of consolidating their interests INTO
a C;rfederacv under PrJuis i0H1' Government Inc
pan Is 70 make ;, ustOr Hunter OF Virginia frovsioIa
P-s5ert and j, rsou Davis commandments OF ire
a-mv of defence. Mr. Hunter possesses IN mo e
eminent degree the philosophical characteristics OF JET
fer.on than any other statesman now living. Col DAVIS
is a graduate Of West Point was distinguished ior gu
lp.ry AZ Bueua VISTA and served Secretary OF War
under President Pierce and Is not second to zen SCOT
in military science or courage
Now. it appears TO US evident that the main motive
underlying the Secession movement in Virginia Is fully
dclosed in the foregoing extract We all remember that
maoritv OF the Virginia delegates 70 the Charleston Con
vepton ID April last were firm and devoted friends oil
Senator Hruerand 1alOus advocates Of his nomination
for the Presidency They stayed in the Convention alter
al he Gull States had seeded only because OF Their
earnest wish to secure Hunters nomination. They clam
o-ei o- the simple Iesdopdon Of the Cincinnati platform
bort the crossing of or the dotins OF an with
any resolution whatever decaratory OF the true con-
rocton of that fauduen,y constructed political creed
So far they stood side by side and cheek by Jo"' Win
Senator Douglas and his supporters. Then Hunter men
we're wiling and anxious, Indeed, to take their sA'o
p,op the Identical platform upon which the subsequent
Rlfnore Convention placed Senator Douglas But they
were willing 10 .skc such stand only upon the eoaen'on
chat Hunter and Hurter alone should be the nominee
Of the Democrat, party for ,ee Presidency F"nng I'd
secure the nomination of Hunter at charleston o1'
ell hoping 20 effect that object at Baltimore '1's
refused as we have said ecede from the Convention
NJ Charleston in company with the CUT States, ana re-
turned home disappointed and complaining but s'i' no
desparng Of success upon the reassemodng OF Tue
Convention a. Baltimore. In the interval between
the adjournment OF the Convention at Charleston
and its rsas,eubGpg at Baltimore, these Hunter
delegates from Virginia were persistent and unspAIng
"a their dsuurciaon Of the hctoUs course OF TIE "'
Sat. S,ceders declaring the object Of the ruling So n-
In the Gulf States h-s the disruption OF the Demo
cratic psrtv. and secondly the dissolution Of the Jn.or
The Cult state Secede-s at that time, were IN niue OF
no fvo- With the friends Of Hunter, in this latitude
Aud as conclusive evidence OF tie fact, although the
Gulf Ste Secedsrs suggested Convention Of the South
rn delegates TO be held a this city the week before the
Resembling Of he National Convention at Baltimore,
yet when tie Seceders Convention actually met here
or nh, ll.h of June only siage Of the Virgin"
delegates deemed u consistent with psoP7ety and du'!
TO IKE seat in the body, 20 LITTLE did they sympahz
WIZ" ne -.u-' -.'- -. ll,..,,ss
. soA-oCs VIZ ,,.' .5 80, ,5sir s,.p,or
80 ~, -. Of tre yi--i
--ss.r, In ,bis civ AZ the time Of ths
- 49,, 50. Convention. and vet W. Fish
.... ,-.. .,.-,. ono I'm the whole lo- Who
W 49,. !; ,-...;-,.sti I'm It's p-ocsed.
n. IT, .,.,,s, ,t,7 seemed TO consider
'---t.....- 20 ~, p-,.;ssrev NJ far more i'm
-.., ,rl md ii, ,i-ii.,.iop
- o,,. ,t ,r. Sor.b But soon after
"a. .t,r r-,,..l.l IN Bal -ro-e and finding thar
,,,r lad N, earthly chance of re.,ius the nominal
Ion ,.s, s,,sisl from the Convention. under the lea5
If Ysrrev and his Gull State couieilratcs, ava
..,.r,-r bec,r,s sche,rers and derourcers Of the
r1,s ,l,.f,rr-pe identical platform on which tis
..l4..i-.l ~ Mace Ugrt,r-.1d the mos. clamorou-
.lr e., s.,eSsrs and southern RIGHTS men the sun
.-.,,-,-,,-r II Hunter lad hem nominated. & ey
-,,,.-. ,.,. N...o-,l and Trior.o.i.r
~ 49,. 1900. r,- tis pro
- 60 t,..b.s5 ,sev tr-,,d around
80 ...,... ..l how, b,ar declaring
,..- RI -, r-:- .s ,t
,s.lh.sbmeat Of southern Couiederacy ever SINCE
What tlcy so passioneteiy desire southern Oo''eo
e,acy for, seems now apparent enough According 10
OH e,iur5-ou: OF the usually Trlaoie washington COT
poHier', from whom We have quoted u, las been All
a-lrc.d taa- upon Che establishment, OF Fror'SoHa
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