Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-04
LETTERS oNTHE PRESIDENC
Brs NICHOLAS OF LOUISVILLE.
Ffrstpu5iishsdiH 1910; repG6lishsi in 1859.
NUMBER I.

To Mr. Webster:
TIE reading of your recent speech a. Richmond, has
induced one of the humble nsmeess million o. your fel
low citizens who admire your talents and appreciate
your cpacy for usefulness to address you and point
to an achievement worthy OF those talents and OF the Ut
most importance TO our country.
With much pleasure he found you indignantly repel.
ing the charge lately made By eligIs " sot diSdRt
Democrats agiius: somo Of oar Revolutionary fathers,
that they had fought for independence but rot for ber
ty. With equal pleasure he read your high encomiun
on our polisci nsu,ioEs and united in your prayer
for their psrpe;uy So recently after your nearer per-
sonsl observation Of Eagind and her Institutions IL 10
truly cheering kear you say that ours are nos ons
above comparison but that the exubeTarce Of the ag
nation even cannot fapcy anything better.
Continue, sir go to speak and so 10 feel and you neeo
never hereafter doubt your reception south and west o.
the Potomac. We, OF tbe South and West, view those
institutions ths embodiment OF most Of our national
pride, most of nltola glory, and all our naonS'
hope. They are the proud, preemncnt characteristic
by which we are and wish be distinguished from ob
er nations. II, who fes pure heari.worship a. tina
scrsd fame IL truly counuymen, let him have beer
born in what part Of the Unicn he may. He who bes
commenJs &c bsst deeEds l. ne deem beat deserving
our esteem
pHrhiu as Il is to have ccr ius.itu.ons priz'd be
erjoyuent OF N unaloyed pleasure deni51 IS bs
yolr solenn dseisrsop thst Il We ere TO tavo cur
renee OF thesceres recently passing il tbe costE feF
the PresidsncJ these vsunted and priced irSiiu
lions cailOt il5l II, hhli--'CsHtuF.s
Iiasnsiisr of e1cittg Interest 10 the NATHAN, vheo
such N an uD9n the high responsibility of fuc1 chor-
scer sud reputation, wsras US that there il any ers
ting ptril which NAY mi. the deraton Of cur insttu-
;oos 10 les3 than ff.y yesrs'
You so!euny ask tue oldfsshionei Republicans 9.
yiraui whether il ean bs supposed that this free Re
publican Government OF ours can last for half acsn,ury
II its administration cannot be changed vithon. such
excitement, such a civil revolution, as is now
IN progress" Now, beg leave 10 ask yoe
whether, when there Is powerful party 10 The
country aud gets ato the Presidency the keac
of that party" he can bo turned ou. but BY
inst such another excitement such another revolution
And theu putt to you in candor to sy whether ther
will not always be such party in the country, and With
such Pcesiien. for iis beads Answering these qges.
tons VOC rus in the Affirmative again pus t to you,
whether /. beaomes you IN lai your conntrymen ni'
.o security un ier ths nfa nee Of 5op.s ct "ssr
ruise temper nient, If eueh toIe you resy hsre, r
stead of rousng them TO proper sense OF their peril 10
obediencs 10 the dictates Of your sober juigweo'.
II the evils growing out Of the confess for the Presi
dcncy are TO be perpetuay recurring and increasing evils
accompanied too with such peril 70 our institutions then