Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-02

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TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1880.
North Caroiina.- Virginia, and her doctrines.
A Convention was held at Edenton on the 18th
February, at which the counties Of Camden, Pasquo-
tsHk. Chowan. Gates, HEREFORD, BERTHE, Washington
Tyyrei and Martin, were represented. The object
or the meeting was TO address memorial 70 Con-
gress asking pecuniafy SUBSTANCE ffom the United
States in re-opening Roanoke Inlet at near Naggs
Head. s,s
Tha efEcct of this new channel, If we understand
it, viii 70 open direct communication from Abe
marie Sound to the Ocean, and thus save the circuit
by the Swamp, Erzabeth River, and Chesapeake
Bay.
Afor reciting the claims which North Carolina has
upon the Union, as that she was the frat declare
Independence, and ms ever been second TO none in
zeal to maintain it, andthe benefits local and nation
Al, which viii flow from the opening of the channel.
the memorial thus concludes
eThus will be perceived, the vast Importance of
re-opening an outlet at the foot Of Albemarle in a
national and sectional poiut OF view, compared wit
which, the cost of the operation dwpdles into nsig
ni6cance Break-watefs arc erecting, harbours i'm
proving, rivers opening, roads making at immense
expenditure of money, to which North Carolina with
all her obstacles contributes her full proportions but
little Of which has returned to her citizens by
expenditures in undfor the benefit Of the State. And
will she not be heard on this application SO highly
important to her citizens, and to the Union!"
Tho memorial was ordered to be distributed
throughout North Carolina, and in those counties of
Virginia which border upon that State.
This memorial is an abandonment and remuneration
on the part Of lower N. Carolina of the doctrines
ofState Rights. One by one, Virginia finds herself
desertedby her allies and stands nearly alone in
defence of these doctrines When political objects
are to be accomplished when her aid is necessary in
the election Of President her vanity is Hattered by
suggestions that her dsinterested attachment to the
Constitution, is at last be rewarded in the
triumph of her principles AT such times designing
politicians throughout the Union, play upon her guilt
biity, her love Of praise and her attachment to her
principles, which ardent and sincere, is prone to
fdc, and to be deceived and abused First she was
duped by New York and De Witt Clinton, who,
having completed sher great cause, by their own
means very dsineresedy resolved that other States
should partake Of the assistance which they had
been refused. This the secret Of the opposition
20 the Internal Improvement power which New York
began to manifest about the year 1894, and if we
include the expectation of De Witt Clinton, that Vir
cnia might by this means be gained over to aid in
making him President, the whole secret is revealed.
Adhesion to Virginia principles, dictated by such
motives could not be expected to be very efficient or
very durable; and accordingly find it to be already
relaxed, in more than application to Congress for
federal aid Pending the late contest, the Jackson
party in the Western States soohed and gratied by
Virginia's cooperation in the purpose of eectipg
him, or DESTROYS of stimulating her zeal by the hope
of Interior advantages to her constitutional doctrines
talked Auently of State Rights and Virginia princi-
pies. The contest however over, and their President
elected movement to the right about is made with
out loss of time. Kentucky passes resolutions af-
rming the power and Tennessee Migrate that she is
has the exquisite impudence to invite Virginia by
legislative resoiStion unite with her in asking the
General Government for 100000 to construct a
McAdam Turnpike, withn her oDn limits exclusive
iH from the Virginia and Tennessee line, to the Mis-.
sissppi. (See Tennessee resolutions communicated
by Gov Giles to the General Assembly, published in
this paper about the 10th inst. To this almost uni
versal detection, N. Carolina is to be added. 1t
is plain, that one by one, as objects offer and as
temptation increases, all the allies of Virginia will
rat it.
Is it sensible in Virginia to suffer herself to be the
sport and laughing stock of Presidential Jobbers'
10 be regularly duped every Presidential election,
cherished principles triumph, and to be laughed at
afterwards for her childish credulityI Will she never
tire Of doing the labor Of Sysiphus! Will she
cease to roll up the stone which once in four years
is sure to return upon her own head'
What now is the condition Of things' State af-
ter State has asked and obtained federal assistance.
Rivers clcansod, harbors opened, brcakwatcrs
erected, roads, canals and rail ways constructed,
over the Union. and out Of the resources to which
Virginia has equal claim. Meanwhsshe stands
With her finger in her.mouth, too honest and proud
TO ask for her owns too poor to do what others are
doing, without it,. DO her dsupprobation and self
denial, shame others into dosstng from what she is
pleased to consider unconstitutional although sane
toned by the people and government Of the United
States for 20 years. No--and why should itI They
have az GOOD rirht as Virginia 20 iudQe Of whit