The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-13
Northern Conservative Movement.

Government She is this day DISTINGUISHED
Peace has come, but the proposed object of
the war has not been accomplished. She is
virtually out of the Union. The war was to
prevent its ACKNOWLEDGMENT, to defeat her
withdrawal from the States with which she
was previously united. This was one of the
avowed purposes embraced in the Congress
sional resolution adopted after the battle of
Bull Run. But, instead of carrying out that
resolution, the avowed Congressional pro-
gramme has been repudiated by the Radicals
who are determined to force their unconsti-
tutional measures upon her acceptance, or, in
the event of failure, to deny her the represen
tation which was solemnly promised, when
the war waged against her should be brought
to successful issue ON the part of the Gene
raj Government. She has been defeated
the objects for which she contended have
failed of compishment-she has submitted
to the superior force brought against her, and
has shaped her political action so as to meet
the requirements of the Executive, with which
department of the Government is the peace
making power-ths power being iconstitu-
tionally withheld from Congress Still, the
South remains bound She cannot move
except as she has done, in selecting represen-
tatives; but she is powerless to place them in
their seats in the councils Of the common
Government which claims that she has never
severed her connection from that Govern
ment. While she continues to be taxed in
common with the other States, she is allowed
no voice whatever in this or any other mat
tiers, to the support of which she is made to
contribute out of her parayzed resources
From the Radicals she can only expect de-
NAL of all her rights, together with all the
abuse which is daily heaped upon her by a
truculent press, which is bent upon her degra-
dation and ruin Unless some power is raised
up then at the North, her political condition
is one without hope, because without remedy.
Recent movements at the North, however,
are not without encouragement The con-
sentative forces in that section of the land
seem to be alive to the requirements of the
situation. Bodies Of men, of all parties, OPP
posed to the rule of Radicalism, are uniting
upon common basis--upon platform upon
which all conservative men may take bold
and determined stand. Public meetings,
composed of the people of every sh AIDE of
opinion, save that which Radicaism defines,
have been held in Boston, Buffalo, Syracuse
and other cities and portions of the land
whose avowed object is the full and entire
restoration of the South to her political
rights and privileges in a common Govern
ment, and in entire harmony with the policy
of the President. The Philadelphia Conven-
ton will meet tomorrow, and the result Of its
deliberations and recommendations to the con-
servatism of the North are of the utmost i'm
portance to the future of the North Indeed
the successful results of the measures of that
important body, may be said to include our
future political destiny, for good and for evil
for an incalculable time, wholly dependent
for its duration upon the unIriendly, mimi
cal, and unjust course of the Northern Rad-
calls, should the conservative forces fail to eff
feet their benign, peaceful, and constitutional
purposes .9> $3.50 l'. s..
Without an entire rally of Northern con-
eryatism-wlthont a hearty, an energetic
and determined will and correspondent ac-
ton on the part of the conservative popua-
ton of the North, justice to the South will be
matter impossible of attainment the
prospect becomes enc of gloom nhich ex-
cludes every ray Of hope to brighten the fl-
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are now solely dependent upon Northern con-
servatism 1t is the only element in the land
which can effect Southern restoration This
element, from the nature and character Of
the public sentiment which has been devel-
oped in the recent conventions which have
been held in various portions Of the North
seems to be in earnest. The views which
have been expressed by distinguished and in
huential men who have addressed the con-
ventions, evnce an estimate Of the situation
which accords with that entertained by the
South and disclose determination, which, if
followed up by thorough union of the par
ty now marshaling against Radicalisln, we
have reason to believe will result in our
complete political rehabilitation. Should
conservatism triumph i'll the fall elections, the
troubles and difficulties and anxieties, which
now form the very atmosphere of our polit-
cal life, sitting our breathing, silently but
surely deteriorating our energies and i'm
pairing the stimulus Of hopefumess SO neces-
slry to manly exertion will give place to a
new order of circumstances and condition of
things which Will be IF vast advantage to the