Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-20
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I, he Elitor Of nc Whg:
friend has Just called my attention 20 an editorial IN
the Norfolk rJas of the 3h inst upon the recent cleo
lion IN the county Of AccOmac unit me- through the
,oumns Of your paper set myself right, in few par
,culars in which manifest il justice has been done me
From whom tae ;or Of The ArgG derived his informa
,lon, am al a loss TO know, nor do much care.
That in any of nv speeches in the r,c.nt canvass in
mac for srat in ttc Convention, Arr4yed, at
tempted 20 array the non-saveholier against those hold
ing that prop rty pronounce os StdRder aud an ''-
ntgst,d Ee l. my iamiy conneNi ms aud relatives, are
sl.veboL indeed twohitds OF my estate consists 10
ha. species o property which is mine by the laws OF God
aud man. and which will protect and defend against all
attacks from without or from within.
Our county is divided into parishes, Saint Georges
ar Aecomack each parish subdiyided into three msgh-
ters Districts reside in the third district OF the lover
parish in which is located the Court House, the most
opuou. aud largest sayeholjing district, in lie county
II this district received majority Of % vo;es which
would have been increased TO "a least one hundred
the dty had been good one. At precinct IN the
3d dtr;ct received the OF ersrg resident voter
The three upper districts, in which my ortes
- large contain little 900 slaves and t is fact
that in every one Of them the idget sayehoders TO
man gu ported aud used ali OF their influence TO s.,
cure NV election Not a single gentleman in those dis
= .ts doubted for a moment the soundness of my p'
.iti,n On the slavery question. / told them that .
ye,iest abstraction that disturbed the minds Ot
sbe men the question OF slavery in the territories had
DESTROYED the great Democratic party and va Ror ut
to destroy our happy form OF government that the rig
TO carry slaves the common territories ard TO hold
tbsr tbout let or bndtance during the territorial
tus T Granted TO u.s. worth nothing Tor climate, SOIL
n-oduetous and interest powerful than human
laws would regulate the thing that there was no Instant
recorded in history where slavery had ever oSeh esla6
lsaed o. direct vote Of the peop that in temper te
L,uies where TIE white could labor all the yer
r3uad in comfort and hssE With uRSsrSdt suffrage, Il
Introduction Of slavery impossible; that all OF oar
territories Law in such lltudes and that majority ot
te enigrantS these territories being aoorng men al
having the power to exclude il BY their votes would do
SC; that e high price OF slaves runous to the agr
cultural interests OF Tgns; that king cotton was roo
biug OF labor and making poor indeed; that
preferred the institution productive OF so much
good a. u had been 70 both races and strength
ened in Virgins where the people favorable to Il as
a system Of labor then i would become rong heshy
aud powerful TO resist the attacks OF lis enemies tnS
good people OF Accomac voted with all the issues before
them and with full understanding OF their interests and
,iSbts.
us social s stem has friend in the State han
mvself souli it, if possible, FROM that destr C
lion which is incorporate and pretended peculiar friends
a-e fast bringing 4pon il did then, nor do now
consider the teoiou OF Hr Lincoln to the Presidency
sufficient caDse Tor disSo,atiOn-of thai Uaiou which
The basis Of our peace, prosperity -dd happiness e
pecislly as result chic Gy brought about oy our
ouu 6visiou for ctsi, a u1ited South ever feat
ID Upon the "Rue or Ruin menH at Charleston aud
Btm lre Of the last year the responsibility Tor all
rina is nov in Convention repair IL possible, tie
then dO-e Fdcils dsc(RSUs AUeT1ii, ssi -
poclye tsrd.s-Eic iabcr, hoe opW est"
Tie drgrlcefGi vFcseetiugs al the village OF Pango
league we're the Work OF notorious character nSm'd
Richard Ayrcs ard "leW leNd feaOWs y. the bsser
s:r, This man Ayfes dsturber Of the public peacs
wa bosa! ever TO bis good behavior during m last see
son OF the G.rcit Court aud though nominaly possess
ed OF large property he -essay had the impld nee 20
beg sas contributions from his iesy cit Is RAJ g'ne
from 10 TO 80 ccrts each TO aid him ,n psying costs
representing himself - sEFsrT in behalf OF Son'hef"
Rights II Sorp this Is So Ths sssaes sgch men suk TO
their original places the better for he eoa'aaAt5 IN
which hey I've Wo TO the people when such msH gsh
the a,ceudeney Ostacism will then become the oflef
of tie ca, This 6rst district, which Is so Jealous OF
;, utheru honos -. happy for the credit OF my coun
Try TO saw the Only 0tt vEiJc "owardiy mooo' a.
sprt has ever preva led.
"a aS cart o. the 81 there such excited cos
tsst IN Aeeom.ek IN have such bitter feelings
and enmi,es been sDgeUdeed l. ACNE did the defeated
party die kardr submit ri itss grace fse victory
bsongs 20 the people the masses who knowing n 'm
long e4psreoce the value and blessings of good govern
m~n, StFes Up from their very foundations. AID
aed for the pfeservson q their eouotry'o save old
Virginia from being peeptated is'o the sSs Ct rtVo-
luton Shese issOisst eEPsrimsHt nd AaFa'd ''try