Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-09

e HStsia'He-Jtin tines baFDour aud ~. VI. I. II lnte'
Phor TO the meeting of the Legislature, thought th
ieelcg in iavor of Mr. Barbour so strong decided ap
extensive as 10 amount almost to unanimity Add
was esteemed bu. JUS: tribute to bis splondd talents
50 poverfuy aud usefuly exsrted In behalf Of Viz
gina best and treasured interests for the las: tel
years.
Bat hf Hunter desires to step down from bis .tsc
place. as Secretary Of STATE ard seek an election 10 III
Confederate Senate His claims have been pressed hi
qualities and qualifications extoe5 and bis chinces for
an election dt &c Used and calculated by newspaper co
respondents-it may be Government. ofhciali The re
suit shoTs, in the opinion {! these writer's that No Is.
bOur is the only opponent Mr. Hunter has to fear Br
that is not a These writer's stung to madness hy u.
conviction, that, unless something en- bs doIe std
quickly done, by which 10 depreciats Mr.. Batbour
certain defeat awaits Mr.. Hunter--6rst complain that
Mr. Hunter his been attacked with rsncor aud bitterne
but Whan, how, or upon wha. occasion they do nc
stats-then turn upon Mr.. Barbour AID attack hin in
most u'just, ungenerous and upma-ly manner To,
Legislature will vindcae Mr.. Bubour and Iobuke a !
fell spirit by biz triumphant election.
These writers do not step here. They even threat n
the Legislature if they dare to keep Mr. Hunter in u
great Office Which he fills. They ell ssem to rcgar
the chsuces as against Hr Hunter in the Legislature,
but endesvor to alarm the members by threa Of Vres
popular Indignation Nov, Mr.. Hunters sIength he
always been with the poi cians not with the mEsscs
He has no hold upon them--uever had. Ic beaten L.
the Legislature, Mr. Barbour would beat him much norr
with the peons Mr. Barbour is ackrowlsdged by oil to
be among te most popular and Influential men, with the
masses in the State Blu: who are most likely to repre-
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nous writer's for the newspGpersf Again. These writer.
represent Mr.. Hunter vastly superior to Mr.. Bar6ou
in point Of ability. In what has he shown il Echo
answers whatg
Mr.. Barbour is great man. In the stric.eat and h;h
est sense Of the term Nature mads him great
rises with circumstances and controls them Mr. HUI
ter las never controlled, bu, always followed. H.
Barbour hes e1erted teu.fold more Influence ov
the public action Of the State, for the last five or sx
years, than Mr. Hunter. Mr.. Barbour has never await
ed msjorss to point him which way &C. but has con
varted minorities into m'jorIes. Coud Mr. Hunllf
have breasted the anti atersa improvement curren; H.
1887, and carried all those measures sgsas: hope &.
did Mr. Barbour Starting in confessed and drocpn.
minority at the opening of the session OF the Legislature
he ewscd it iuto irresistible power before The close
He met il alnos. unaited, aud With cismorcus prs.s
against him. HuHter and the whole Congressional del
egation, with one or two exceptions active for Il,
the nlmby pamby doctrine OF secession for the sake d
rec instruction. long after OF the Ss'tes seeded
DC was finally brought slowly u9 to the secession marx
bu. attempted the work in awkward syle that, al
the election in February, be failed to be endorsed bya
r.ority Of 100000 Mr Barbour saw the people re
quired a further effort for the Union, and made IT,
When that effort failed, he knew he p'opls we're pre-
pared for sacassoa-ooily struck fos i., when orl.
forty five members of .hc Convention could be t to it
bot labofed on ua majority obtained. At ever!
stage in the movement Mr.. BirboGrs course receiVeo
tho unqualified approval of the great OF the peo
pie. l. i. impossible that young man exercising
mach more control the public acion than 90 oil
one, like Mr. Hunter, can be his inferior. hr. Bar
bour has been accounted the sblest in the LegiG
ture for several years. and has, beyond all doubt
ecised power aud az iuauencs over is deliberations
which no msn ha3 displayed for the space of more thar
quarter Of century. Bu: Ar. Hunter conlessas I,
incoppaeacy in the very &C. OF Withdrawing from The
Clbnet at such tmsn the midst Of oac of the great
CIT struggles the world ever sIw. The Executive mus
b, the controlling branch Of the Government. it'n
anna silent itgss. In the Executive, not TO-
Legislative, is the principal function. With
armies facing oae another upon Virginia soil viii
oacourh of people and territory il the possession
of the enemy, If Virginia has q o! experience aGc
ability, she wants him in the Executive D:pIrtmeat-
for the fate OF the Consderacy trembles in depetd
enoe upon the vgor, skill and energy of the Executive
Al such moment, Mr.. Hunter wishes TO shrink ava.
from his pos. of honor rs !. Is Of daugsr-oave ha
native state unuppor ell in this impor point srd &c
himself into "a easier place This il tho return which
this ma1 makes FOR all the hcnor have done him -
In an hour of need and peril, he takes care of himself
Let the Lgiiture if they dare, play in this humiatne
syehophantc spirit Tae question not where it spsa
s,u. for Mr. Hunter 60 but where is s profitable tc
Virginia for him to go.
| II he is great man, Virginia ucquesdonlbly want
her greatest man at this hour in the councils Of tho E
ccutiye II ne b. confessed failure don't shoulder hin
AZ weight upon uI in any part of the Government
Bu again. Of M the sheer tricks, the representation tina
the coatr5 of our orisyn relations is t!necurP, i9 b
worst. With what deep aud thrilling snxiety does !b
whole Republic awsi. the news from abroad. Ofall ou
public movements, those which connected with on
foreign relations excite tho most profound interest W
know that tue GDlc, va
tons with foreign Powers will do much, perhsp
more, for conclusion Of this grsa. struggle than tn
| management even, of the armies in the field.
Il is for running from this great place. that Mr. Hun
ter wishes to be rewarded. Bat 1t be that Mr. Hun
ter will for one moment to desert his native Stat
ia the gloom and danger Thsh surround her, eav
her ulrspro5aued in the OsSilct. II so, the popaa
veugeancs ought to be- and will be- directed against hin
He will, in future, bs treated ss an uugra!oiul son, o
generou, and too condtins mother. The Legislator
will do its duty, aud It's whole duty, By the election
Mr.. Barbour Aud thus inspire the whole country vii
new hope aud greater conf ence In the sncessa of OF
cm.e. Every pulslion o! the popular hear'-bsat' 'S
Mr.. Bub,ur His election Wolld be hailed with gener
ioy, by the mssses He ia PIE eminenily h!ttd for u
Senate and will do honor to hs nsme and native safe
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