Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-05-24
Mr. Voorhees, and the Virginians.

The Virginia conservative press very gener-
ally condemn Mr.. Voorhees, late PHILIPPE
against the nomination Of Mr.. Greeley, deliv-
cred in Congress, to the qualification of all
a7ti-ibcralists Of Whatever complexion. The
Richmond Wing says it is time for people 10
open their eyes when the very Doanergcs of
democracy is listened to as an oracle by the
friends Of Grant, and then it wants to know
whether "Mr. VOORHEES, ana those Northern
democrats and Southern conservatives who
think wth'him contemplating playing in the
Baltimore Convention a glmc Of fast and loose?
DO they, after insisting that we shall all await
the action Of that body and adopt it, whatever
it may be, intend to reject il unless their views
as to candidates shall prevail We are com
PEELED 90 to eonstrue Mr.. Voorhees, remarks
The Wing coucludeg as follows:
care the Southern conservatives to be tied
hand and foot when they 60 into the Baltimore
Convention, and the Northern democrats 10 be
free aud foot loose This matter ought to Le
carefully looked into.
'ln conclusion, we incline TO think that Mr.
Voorhees, TRADE, which was designed to kill
5lr Greeley, will greatly help him and the
lives and the liberal Northern democrats A
few more such Trades viii place his election
beyond peradgemture.
The following, however, from the Petersburg
Progress may be taken as the general answer
Of Virginia and the rest OF the South 10 Mr.
VOORHEES,. II says:
The telegraph has already announced to
readers OF the Progress that the Hon. D. W.
VOORHEES,, OF Indiana, had made use of his
privileges as a member Of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyea to deliver violent TRADE against
the Cincinnati nominees. We have received
tail report Of the speech Of the man who SO
earnestly defended one Of John Browns nur-
dsreus crew, and have only 10 say ia reply 10
his pretended defense ct the South that we
have had entirely chuagh OF himself and the
class to which he belongs
BY such men, by such braee speakers, by
such inconquerable caucus warriors; were we
persuaded into war. When tue flower OF both
sections was falling on bloody fields, Mr.. Voor-
hees was still making pretty speeches in Con-
gress.
Since actual hostilities ceased, this gentle
man has insisted that the South should stand
by its colors; and hy 80 doing the South has
lost everything, while MIR. VOORHEES, and his
associates have-hsp in Congress-
Now let all the people Of his way of think
ing understand that their une-sided game is
played out. The South s as tired Of the costly
friendship Of pretended friends as of the con
slant victories OF open enemies
II Mr.. voorhees, has Nothing more solid to
appeal to than the past passions Of the South
ern people, he had better begin to cultivate y
new taleni-thatof sience--and try to learn
lesson which has been taught to wiser men -
that the worm win turn when trodlen oa
Cert"inly, having steadftstly resisted the en-
aud aggressons OF the abaolute
rulers OF the country we are neither foolish
nor craven enough to submit 10 the diciation
OF an imbeeile minority,
If we were towards, they are inpotent 10
execute threat.
If we were venal, they could honor no pro-
missed bride
No No! Mol Let that clique OF the nor
thern democracy which Ties its fortunes to
belief in the perpetual creduity Of southern
conservatism receive the truth in time We
are sick ofgammon. We will not vote for ans
more (already defeated) Seymours. We can
not again place issues Of lite and death at the
disposal Of the New York World W. will
not again save local honors and spoils 10 the
faithful in Indiana by the sacrifice of life
liberty and property by the people of South
Carolina, Mississippi and Arkansas
We are in the Union We have "a eleeto-
ral votes. The college consists of 1851 We
arc power in the land. We ask neither Mr.
VOORHEES, nor Mr.. Grant any odds. We have
power, we have rights and we have shown in
weakness that VIC dare assert the hitter.
Much more shall we maintain them in the
hour when peacefully the right is ours.
VOORHEES, may stand aghast, but for all we
care VOORHEES, may stand aside