Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-01
~-JAMEs LYONS, ESQ.

become candidate Tor Congress TO take place Of the Ia
nsnsed Tyler gratifying to nsnd,sd 81 sS n II se ss %
ton The nnes OF Mr. Lyons for the Important position
psrsor. who are fsni with within the las:
has been called TO number o pubic oees
With marked distinction To the language Of one who .nev
him member OF the House OF Delegates Senate and
s,aton 10 rM be Is called" Though he never occupied
any es position nder ether government than that OF rs
one Of Iors sOah TIE writer Of this has
met seollecon the iupr.dCn made BY MT Lyop, upoh
ber 1856 OF which body he .ss President In th, assembly
eTy sci, Ipar Of some o. ne aSs statesmen o. hs ;u
proud That atle and Dis iaSpg Journal the Savannah Re
pubcan in notice Of The pIosss6Fs, 81 the Convention mus
wheSer differences, Of opinion may sr 10 regard 70 ne
eme and dons Of the there one TCin' SPsh
mi clSee den Indeed, do not recoIeet ever TO
mena and ph steal, fOi The cncu irving duties OF
hi, position He isteoroGghy ytned In pAmenIsy u'sge,
paei grasp the kuotJ points OF debate and prompt 70 Ppy
ne rule bis voice loud and s'rong without
To ese a. added and manly face, and csmmandns
person. that would respect In any company hta or
ur Lyor has discharged The duties OF Pres tnt ~ The Con-
vent on With signal ABILITY uues and impSrsty He has bean
kud ali ts member yet prompt and orderly 70 me dpsh
a apS ss gS Go =. s.d r. Lyors One specimen
Of virginia gentleman and Cd Dominion may vel be proud
This compliment LyOrs cord,y endorsed, 90 far a.
could he asesralEed, BY the eni re Convention
Authr Southern spoke Of bis eeSlng address 10 the
Convention The happs en ria Of sxiemporaneous so
Knhy SOs .s. s ;I s H%osS on
would have dseed 10 chestnns or ~ Ear OF oha
han address Creaihed throughout the spirit which 'h0'd
such u.,h, depression made by Js-es Lyons the President
Of niegen southern Assembly Ave since That he
wo-t male an equal favOrby impr,a IN tne consr, Of
the Confederate States do entertain doubt Elect him
the en,org Congress- and he viii occupy In the position Of
o. of,hs mrs. able accomplished and useful mem er'
Upon r., which have ngaged toe public mind
tine Mr. Lybrl course eyes Gem N
Of every MI nd Conieieraey Heproved himself saga
cou, and birpd In preeesing the iutjug poey
lion and ,e pree WALTON part the South As far back
As 1855 Mr. Lyons out urqu,Lhedy in favor o. stepns
lion North In the event Of the election o. Black Kpeo-
IcAn President In TIE Presidential esoya CT that year. IN an
Invitation Of portion OF tas PsOpe Of Northampton
county 10 them court day. he wrote letter In
eyed Che history Of Iare. IN me North and SsaaO
asionay Of sent, ntn In that ia,er he ete9 ms SI %
Sppes 30 big c3uatynen to resist the .eeoa
a iposjb said Mr. LySps "hal the pog.hern sttss
ev permit Mr. Fremont to be inAasrstd a Their Pres oea
de-. I'd thaa The Sc Russia the slave. Of Their OS1
ve Place a. the head Of tbs govsrrmsni ni N eou ma
nv IN te treasury his care who las tempted 70 plum
IN. treasury Of nearly million OF dollars with party Al
% m Sbt Ard declare their purpose abolish slavery
In the strt columbia In the forts arsenah ana
and who pledged the and 70 prohibit The
a ofs YES rom snohe; and Whist Vi. be the con
don ofvna and especially ofyour country the snote
ssnieiv US Jour fuav slaves and the Navy hand e
p.see, them IS hey "a from Ssar .aisI, Whist W.,
Il Al
I'd hall become RECEIPT Ics Of her runaway negToe Nhs
" be let you buI nht fer property, your n mes
vnur liberty syt your ives AID with the 81 adyatt &c
having your forts sena ned asansty ou VIII you SAB
mi - g Win Jou salt II be thus hemmed In and hewei COVE
WI Won u,,y he InpuA OF the brave Burcg me who rst
Awa lis seat Congretso avoid the lash OF TN
trIo,Ic Ranks whose mon Il 10 MAKE the Uni shhe
~ he 81 into the Speakers Ohar and who nDv says III
rong Gao dis I've UGion-thst covAIdj whom
wrong no oppression Insult exe to resistance Never
ne,eFi Tn IInon glorious and da - the heart
every patriot but be honor Independence are deaier ~
Thsy are N, great ends-he Union Is but the means Gld
AIN or becon Of those eds TO he The Un
obk an becomes the bond ofopPrenon and TIE o.ose
the election Of Fremont them be the signal for the sseb
ling OF the Southern proclaim cur ndepn en
n,snare the con1 conlc must come Our foeiather
h.d mot half the cause Great Britain thai shall ha
In solve our ecton with the hboonlss OF the NORM
Fremont elected and to declare him and biz myrn enc
| mics In var In peace friends , -
snIr Of the Reyou ION Arouse the seepirg energies c
your so and lead them TO resistance 10 victory ana 70
ssh was the appeal JAMES Lyons 10 bis eounymen In 1856
The contingency for Southern elton did rot hH oceu md per
hans ell Tor Us that did not Is Mr. lyonivA tbVou
,dynce OF cur people respecting the mode and measure Of &c
dress " - , A. -. 1919. A.
tht he moth charge his views OF o bu
much 10 confirm hem that every cons deson OF nonor
duty ard afetv the ouh bound 10 resist The Inauguration
! black Republic n President l., a., ,i.
NJ -, sin In 81 the public sentiment n MS secuon
hat ms fe citizens VII admit thst he exhibited zee sga
~ a, tt,,e,uan the Of fear,s1 end hue-hea TEL
.c5 ~ the oil Doruion His friends well point 10 ha
enc Of the faithful and ygaat sentne on the watch ove
oth South; and with " assure and pride WI hey hai
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