Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-22
RICH MOND.
MONDAY MORNING. MARCH aa.
R,sigrafion Of The GoBern.r Of Virginia.

heStgnditon AZ The GoUsrRsr Of Virginia.
This event, we presume, will take the country
by surprise, as it did those who were on the spot.
On the last next to the last day of the session.
when numerous members had returned home, leav.
ing bare quorum Of the two Houses, il was at
least unlucky, that the Governor, without any pre-
ylous intlmation OF his purpose, should have sud-
denly embraced the resolution OF resisning-thus
possibly putting 1t in the power of a minority to
dictate It's pleasure for three years come as it res
poets the Executive. On the morning Of that day,
many Wings left Richmond ior their residences, not
dreaming OF such an occurrence. In the Lynch.
burg boat alone, there went 6 or s-oT whom we
have heard mentioned Messrs. Bondurani, Kyle,
Ioler, Tunsiail, Cheatham and Wilkinson.
Thunder such circumstances the Loco Focos have
been left with an accidental majority, VIC presume
that they will scorn to avail themselves off We
hope for the honor OF Vrgnii, that no party COM
posed OF her native sons, is capable Of the mean
ness of taking snap judgment upon its oppo-
nents-of gouging an adversary when his 100, slips
We undertake TO answer for the Wings, that before
they would tAus avail themselves Of an accidental
advantage, they would emulate the conduct of the
noble Roman youth before King Porssnna.
Gov. Gilmre's message assigning his reasons for
the unexpected course he has taken, is before the
reader; We confess ourselves much urprissd
at his train OF reasoning. We have not time nor
space now, to nnayse it. It appears to US that he
has committed Two great errors throughout his ar
gument The first is in likening Virginia and New
York to two States foreign to each other and ot liz
berry TO act towards each other, If they were for
eIgn States the Second, ~ not remembering that
the CoHsi ui7n, is paramount over aIl, and that no
disregard Of II by New York could by any possi-
bi'y justify Virginia in dsregarding it., while sh.
remains IN the Union.
That the Governor has been Influenced in ,bi,
y. York afftir by patriotic motives, no man ouss.
tons. That he has all along attached to il more
consequence than It deserved has beon our decided
impression, for we will not admit that the foIy Torn
boitonsm u you choose) Of Gov. Seward is Of we,gbt
enough to klndIe war between the Two States. e.
peeiaIy when we have the strongest reasons for be
Iieying that the psopi, Of New York in the mass
condemn Seward and defend Virginia. When the
psop's Of New York, deliberately and finally sane.
Ton the course OF Gov Seward then for one we are
re'dy TO proceed 10 sue h eI,remtes 1s will vipJ,-
cate our rights. Until tia, IS done by them. We will
not, ne We do not believe that the peopls NJ Me-,
York meanany such thing; and # tbev do m,
no" absurd is 20 10 psrmt tGs folly Of Gov. S.,y,,d
and OF eN Councillor Hopkins a preeiou, i,,,,,,,.
~, TO have had an agency in kicking up tbi, du,,n
TO involve two Old sisters like virginia and NJ
York 90 quaFt II not actual war Iftbe ITnio, Il,
70 be dissolved, be u ~. We are cf tboss ubo
III nix that the South could make shift tn live and
defend ~ liberties, without the Union. But ls, nj,
have some fbraaiiai c1use Tor the dissolutia, and
civil war something that the world can understand
and appreciate something that will tell better in ,,o
~ than the thehof slave by three free negroe, IN.
slave having been actually recovered Afterwards,
something moro solemn nnd imposing than the VI,
gares Of Gov. Seward cod Col. Henry I. IIo,.L,,.-
ex-counciIIor ofSmte. Every account from Me-
'o'k assures us, that Seward Is not sustained bv
pupIe OPINION there, that Virginia at an eirly dav
VIII go'aIi She asks, on1 that The apDueat suppor
/ OF seward by ue Legislature Of New Yo,k was
the result oiplry considerations, which are not lk,
| " 70 operate again. Believing thi, q, b. tb.
real state Of iaeis-bo'ewng that Govefnor ecv.
ard does not spolk the sentiment. Of New y,,k
ut those only Of q very sm1 division Of her PEG
pic-Deleyng mat in very short time. there wi.
be oy that 5nte, the most ample recognition Of tb
principle Tor which Virginia contends. which nj
i',uy NEE" ihe hearty APPRECIATION Of hsr People
'o''''"s ''' ms We have been and are cpeosed. 4
OIL measures ON The part Of Virginia which sssuo,
W" governor Seward is New York, and th.t y
iorE ms deliberately reso.ved, her psopl, eons,nio
TO disregard the rights OF virginia. Tn, ,.o,I,
have not 80 consented md Will ,o, ,oo.,,, -
Virginia before adopting aoy ehafoz and i,,i,,,;,,
measures ought 70 have waited for the ,c.,on or,h
People Of New York. There is no Jo,b, a.,
politicians have been using this matte, 70, and. :,
urely foreign 70 those they have profos,,d "a
slow to get into quarrel but forced INTO IL. IN .
go through. Virginia and her funetioharies IN,
B not sufficiently borne m mind hat Gov. Seward
but one man out Of fifteen hundred thousand. an
{ that the People Of New York have no, iusti6e
but on the contrary tthere is reason to Think dec
dedly disiPprove his course. As not even A neg
mas been lost yet-as tits an utter and absolute n
'u'e'on' though one Of grave ultimate aspee,-v