Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-27

We regret to see gig OF otiOus teoer in the sta'c
and patriotic Sts'e Of North Carolina 10 one oranei
Of The gisaurr bill has been introduced to tAkr IN
vota Of the peoplc 90 the gssOn Of dissol'iog the stat
Oonven'io1 The subject gave rise 81 ass wei CT
oulA ed 20 70 Eaach angry discussion and VII push
eJ, provoke great eeal mere When carried oeiott
the psopis the bill prevails, IL viii xie angry feeL
log sioOoE The members Of the Convention, and then
friends and the shole Safe vii b torn By faction. II
as ike this ms I'd Of king 70 multiply il should
he our policy to avoid al topics likely excite dseoFd
amo q oursslres-for We need every resource We ca,
sOamand 70 var upon the common enemy
1--we bad our way, there should not be another popu
lar election "a the OOniedsrAte States, or aay sgita
preston Of any kind subuitted to the people, until tb
var vls ended Nothing whatever should be iu.erpos
Cd divert their thoughts from this grea, struggle fer
fOedO nothing to embArrAss their SeOD, or enieeb,
their Efforts for Is saCos-sfu termination The all Of A.
o. Us Is at stake. II We fail, VIC are overruu By Toe
Barb nAos Of the NORTH no pen can describe no head
car Conceive the horrors Of cor fate. Death ia IL
mes hdcoVS forms wOgd be the least Of the evils thar
v1ald aust Surely. the simplest diea,e OF coz .
nIa ssnsO susgeSs hat far frcm aiding By our
sessions this ruthless FOE should enlist the combined
energies Of al Of Us for tie common saisty.
Les tAs lssooa from our enemy. There are to b.
no elections in the s0rtkeru States Tor two years Al
the powers resources Of those are concentrated
10 The hands Of their ru,ess be welded uuenbarrassod
by popular supervision popular Glamour for our sub
agAdoa. Il Is the condensed power OF tuenty;So NH.
Ions Of people In unchecked, sbsolute srd
fsEstless sposu- The voice Of dIsea: Is kushed n
their lard; PIty wrsngss eE,insulshed; popular
elections sournej newspapers suppressed; personal
aud political freedom s, al cad; the military power sS-
serbs every resource Of the country ndviaus1sd and
sEprsme, and m riches onward 20 our ruin.
LSuswsrsNOEt, Dros by the eIrnps ;-uot 20 initiate
BY she scTssndeF Of orr hberes-.hero 70 necessity
Cor thst-6ut By removing from SncOg Us al cause q
contention, every s.eneat Of weakness a1d adOurr;rg
oar qusrrels II We have any tu haye made good cur
dsfesSs, and have home s.d country We can cal our
Owl
We have nos Government OF our own choosing
and In Which We al have oOnadosos. Lee us With
hssrs hands and purses cOOPeszss with Il in the srSa
tasS before IL, and impress IT, If need b.. with the ex
stsi soy Of the mission With vlich il IS charged -
ths preservation Of the hoEs Ito Hbs-y asd tie =,
Of the people Of this coItsdsr4ey asd the ovzlloa q
nineteenth century.
A lucky bl1E may schievs our deiiTcFa1ce. But il
visg Of she colossal and consolidated despotsm shsl
SEEKS destruction, il not the part Of wisdom to de-
pend upon 81 sSCidsnL We sheald prepare ourselves
fOr SUI rngs, for rye-5ss for long aud 6,0ody s,rUe
gle ard worthy OF the lefty srd the hoy al
aor wish which fec charged sil 10! imPerii l.
by toe iaduisOnos CT fssio-s isuis Parzo1s ss9s
docs. b, T. indeed se be III &, for freedom ard be
hlgh destiny after Which a7oireif No DO no bere'
than TIE vile Ia kess, sHd look upon Governments "a q
mere !o5 and the turning oct greedy oG,s-hCI-,y
and putting another more greedy and worthless in "
plsss, cons itu,e The highest oecu adon Of ssa.esns
ship; Il does nOt matter much which road take tr
ruin vhstber b? wasting vrarsles among ourselves
she sSOSd OF the enemy.