Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-16
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would speedily reduce to Submission. Such stupidity
is scarcely credible; but it exsta.
New ors Pariss.
The committees OF the old parties 10 New York late
" IN Albany. An efort made to unite the par
ties on single ticket the election b. held for
State officers in November. The Black epublicans pro-
posed the union but the old Democracy declinedpre
sSring to adhere to their party aizItoa The Herald
says there no difference between them on the great
question Of the dAy-both svoWing themselves equally
intent the vigorous prosecution Of the The quar-
rel was about The men aud the spois. The Democrats
we're apprehensive that the who composed their
party would by union with the Republicans be entirely
oVeslAughed and would be excluded from all parteipA'
/ ton in the pu lder.
Toe Herald concludes:
The results Of the hbors Of the too committees are
virtually the sane and should nothing turn up az tue
sea, OF war TO upset their programmes we shall have
che Of the singular campaigns known in the State
The platform Of the two parties IS virtually the same
hey both cal each other corrup, which ia like the "pot
earg the kettle black and the only difference between
them whether the Democratic the Republican poll
licans shall have the handling OF the snews Of war Ii
Is useless for either side make any figures upon the
result for move BY Scott Mcclellan upon the war
chess board may wipe out all their figures and cause tho
people TO rally around standard Of their own. leaving
the politicians OF both parties high aud dry. With al.
their resoluoas with all their communications and re-
solves person tell what the Issues will be in No.
yembsr next The great wheels Of the revolutionary
car rolling onward guided BY hand that politicians
touch and person predict what day or an
hour viii bring forth. How futile, then, the resolves
aud platforms OF politicians.
TIE move OF somebody else may have quite as much
lerce on these parti,s as that of old Scott hcCe
L Ii "a IL 1. navia Ira
power on this continent and another bat e Of Manassas
would cause toe scales to fall from many eyes and the
chains from many limbs.
We have not seen the card Of the Republican Com
mitseS; bu, that OF the Democratic which suboin,
app ars to have al eve to unayowed contingencies
The vigorous prosecution Of the accompanied BY
the most liberal prefers OF peace" stands prominent in
this programme. Il means something or nothipg-we
care 10, which. We have "a little respect for what is
called the Conservatives Of the North for the Reputl
cans In fact their conduc. has tended more than any
thr else to open eyes TO all the meannsss OF the
Yankee character. They knew better. Fillmore Dick
nson Everett and the Of that stripe OF record
ia denuueiaton of the Republican policy and in ustfca
lion of Southern resistance TO that policy. But they
didn't have the moral courage to uphold their convic
tons They we're coward and sacrificed the right
the sGpedent But being the best Of the Yankee race
sud mean a. garbrOth at that, they supply US with
standard by which 10 Judge the whole Internal genera
ton They teach that moral courage is quality un
known among their vauated twenty milious
The sneakiog overture to J,d. Dayis-the anchor to
~indrard which Mr.. Dean Richmond throws out will not
serve him in the ensuing storm. He and bic have
their fortunes With the enemies OF the public liberty
s-d they must share common fate.
CALL Tor A DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
ALBANY, August Q, lS6l-The folosiDg call is issued
b7 the D,mccrltic State Committee
Tie democratic electors Of the several districts of th
Sat a e requested to send tEo delegates TO State
Convention, 50 be held at Syracuse on the 9Th day Of
SspGmbtr 1851 tor the purpose OF nominating candi-
I fog Judge Of the Court Of Appeals Secretary OF
ate, Comptroller Treasurer, Attorney General, State
ignser two Canal Commissioners and Inspector Of
State prisons.
All cz ,ns are re uested to unite IN the selection Of
tiose delegates Who agree ha the present. CT SO demands
The subordnscn oftbe Interests OF party to those OF
Se country; who believe that the vigorous prosecution
0! the var should BE- accompanied by the liberal
pro r. of peaet who seek the restoration of the Union
b. extending equal Justice all the States who regard
no ar OF peace dernsbe which based upon the idea
the ulimlte sep r.Jion Of these State; Who while
ling 20 oppose secession With Sl the of the
country consider stctonaiism at the North preg
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nee the foregoing ~ls written, we have received
CODY of the New York Tunes, of Monday last which
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'1e D'''ooIsel - $500,
Tux DEaVOhAOi AMI INT WAX
It's easy 20 see that the Democratic leaders in this
State have made up their minds to bring forward fresh
COMPROMISES as q ueaus o. saving the Union This Is
the real motive OF their declining 20 Join the Republicans
IN sustaining the the var They expect 10 create Pc ce
PAr,v-tsaI Is party which will commission the South
20 dictate its own concesS ions and return to the Union
upou its own terms
This Is perfectly apparent from the guarded language
OF their call They repldaEe the idea that the UOon is
% be severed, in which heartily coucur-but they
aso iusst that the prosecution Of the shall be
comp .nied by the mos. liberal profers of peace It
has been knoHn in political circles Tor some time that
-, ~ ,hs marty /, tbis c;tv have naipsd an az.
i've correspoudepce with the leaders of the rebellion
ever since the broke out These men are now very
emphatic IN asserting ina. DAVIS Co. are HhinS 20
re1t Tor pece-lnat Iney Va" a0Cep' lu'S auu rcaSout