Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-08

dido lsly opposed 10 ell schemes hsv.rg Ter lhsir
mn liae or remote the taxation OF the whte man Tor
TIC purchase Of negroes anywhere thai We deny the
constitutional right of the President or Cor gress to
adopt a policy which taxes white labor to pay for ne
groes or which would make the government or psoPls
slave dealers policy which, il not arrested By the votes
OF she people, viii entail upon unborn generations OF our
kindred debt moIe overwhelming AID polling than
eTt renrssd any nation OF ancient modern times.
qfa IA opposition 90 Of this hind we desire
toieerposo the peaceful aud powerful agent The ballot
Of free prcpe aud say, in the language OF another
= Wa will nrither surrender cur rights nor forsEke
them We will maintain our constitutional liberty all
hszardt; and necessary step toward that end We
will MAINTAIN the Union 10 Ike manner. We are Tor the
Constitution as il 10 and the Union as it wal"
That 10 the language oil the Restitution OF the couser
yatye members Of Congress the doc rnes OF the Ssces
sionis and Of tbe AboiIioniss the latter now
represented in Congress alike Inconsistent with the
Constitution and rreconesbe with the unity and pescs
OF the couutr, the first have already involved Us in
vii war and the ohers he Additionally will leave to
the county but little hope of the speedy restoration oil
the Union peecs.
That the people of Indiana having inhibited, by the
State constu ion and law the entrance OF free negroes
AID ulattoes into this State, aud as the present dis
ncs on our border likely to bring in an influx oil
that population from neghborirg States, We respectfully
ask the public authorities OF Indiana 10 'e that the const
tuion and laws properly enforced on that snb ct
VT Ell the people Of Indiana adopt the negro exclusion
ause by majority OF ninety four Ihouslud votes they
competitor in the black race-Ihat the coil oil Indiana
luld belong to The white man. and that he alone
sui ed 10 her Tree institutions
Tlat the people jus ly view with alarm the reckless
extravakauca Wicr pervades every department OF the
Fsderal government; that d return u rigid economy
aud accountability is indispensable to arres: the syste
,ic plumber Of the public treasury by favored parz ms
while the recent startling developments OF frauds and
c9rrupors at the Federal metropolis, show that an en-
tire change of ADMINISTRATION s inperGVey demanded
at Wa cD a
BY Hon John j. Cr.tencen and adopted by the conser
i've members Of Congress on the 2si dsy oil January
1861 rs q clear aud jas. declaration OF the orr cts
uaca ough. to be had view by the American people
Ia the present fearful emergency oil their national Anie
SPEECH oARLiLE
Ron j. s Garlic then addressed the Convention. We
give the following EXTRACTS from his speech;
No other war than such recogliz in the reso
utions of the extra session year Sgo could be Juihed
by the ciyizIo and christianity of the ige-e War
NOT for CONC sutjugaon but for restoration and
p,ace Toe inftlnt divert IL from such ends then
We psca ourselves side by side With the rebels. He
had felt no alarm for the safety of the country
ul.l the las; session of Congress, when he saw the
controlling party in that body enforcing the radi'
cat melsures Of Phips and Garrison on the cCuniry-
A. tue when the whole country 10 one vast hospta,
they ON their pacls declare the object OF the war
shat be dverted-he people south OF the Potomac tx
terminated and the negro set free. The policy uausua-
ted oy them will n.inue the war forever ard brIg
sou under military dsspoiism" Congress spent Line
tenths of its time ia freeing and esvatag negroes aud
niu.ents OF its propositions looked 10 mis- liberation,
Il that is liberation Nh ca trees from one master
10 make him the s.ve o! ALL CIrie insisted that Gid
diogs Phillips and Greeley were repfes native Repub
Trans and read foolish letter OF Giddings in which he
proposes that the contrsbnds 10 South Carolina proceed
10 r.-organzs the Government aud eec loyal men
TO Congress.
The susjuga,ion or ex.erminStiOn Of the South "
mposs BILE year ago large lion element tteE,;
noN there soid sentiment Of pernsnent dissou-
tioa and Why Because Congress by its legislation
vcrs into unholJ and Gigantic crusade agaust
tie ms ituols Of q South he declared the man VITO
sid slavery aud the government iucpup Iole vir
IL y pronounced the government failure, hoellad he
dem OF is f.ulders aud traitor 20 il. The Re-
1lcAn party IL power, aud nos wEgirg the Wsr,
HI so pronounced through is hostile egsalor TO the
Constitution. Il silver! aud the rights OF States must
20 down # The die alton Of these mon you sut56n-
der coasti,t oral right md deny tAke from State
the right bold slave, NOV soon msy you be called
upon surrender o.hely! TlcY make negroes ccmpe.
nj witnesses row n the D.s;rics. Bow soon viii
thsy demand ina; it be d,ns IN aiiauay II you again
give these men your oonfdaroe, aud Te,urn them
I, Oongress ,Cu will al be IN 40 tee eayes o; central
lied goIe-Hmen. aud no one will ply or symFa;hze
n you. Csre said 'h' interests IT the NCsen States
" 70 with the sJu,h T6ere vas lhei, Eraio market
you ave a northern market the sans "a ever; but
your is o.Dc IL your granaIls aIi you Eais on
the uius OF your property. Tie Wtktd men oil tas
North and he Souh have priged yoI Of your market,
and 4 csc lrth IN mel want 10 wsge var that will
RIVER DERIVE you Of it." fleeing neg o. wont mske
one the negroes, eEterm1s:i the wltes, aud give
the lAnd to the Yiuk-e Norway ras, and you'll never
have market there. lndsra more Interested than
a~e owncrs themselves IN perpetuatng slv5Ty IN the
SIuth To free four millions blacks vii he to keep up Ak
iou, in. debt ruin rlp'rty, degrade our ehidren
aud mSks this country second hexco
sPsIca OF RON. wv A RICHARDSON.
Hon WIN. Rolar'ton, r,Pr sena i's from lOf
nois, followed in the same rain, Ggng the publ
cans being thoroughly GboitoaiEid a,d choir oot
erts oral representatives Que idea niger men inca
pa lie OF sduiniitcTing tie Affairs Of the government
aud Ut erly whcu sa',su aasrp. There corser
vat YES among III al we're for diVeTtGg lie war into
40 uoC for armng sasts, and 70. only uslttra TO the
Constilu i'm but coEards aud never intending 10 60
into tie srmy 1! tn Rspuololn party ia retained in
power the government is gone forever. Oa!y tn conser
valve men IL there any safely. lie degounced the
esd, = emancipation scheme clcul'ej 10 eu.ltve
the white While fr-ei7G the back AID i"gs'g hat NeE
England vas making Ill 'hc mcuCy NIliiug al he con
rlcts and escapicg With faver soldiers in the hld,
ard lighter burdens Of tsIstjoa than the West. We
ere ms ie hp, heWcrs Of wood and dTIgcr5 e water,
while they run the rigle7 exclusively for money"