Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-12

the natural progress OF events; does it not behoove us
to profit by the experience Of the past and to avail our
serves OF the golden opportunity which offers to
repair the Constitution so as to adapt it to
creased necessities The South are now in great de-
gree united and now or never must the Federal Gov
eminent be brought back within the legitimate scope of
Its operations Should the attempt do this result in
the obstruction of the Union, let ourselUes at
eUerg hazard. Is there any thing like treason in this
can commit treason only against South Carolina She
ismy only sovereign The Federal Government Is only
an agent Of not sovereign the States owe Sc
condary obedience those laws, which she has been
authorized to pass under and in accordance with her
delegated powers, but Are we to be slaves,
because in throwing off the yoke may rend the
Union. Is the Union God that we should worshiPit9
Is thing sacred that we should venerate itl While
answering the purposes for which it intended it
mere contract between equals, neither legally nor
equitably more sacred than any other contract Hpro
vdes tor its own amendm ent. Were the Union to be
formed now, would we become party to it such as
is? Can the strong and the weak contract on terms of
equality Is there any thing common between the wolf
and the lamb Restore the Constitution Let the
may love the Union. Now, it is a Union of the weak
with the strong, of the victim to the car of the idol An
Union tainted with the fanatcism efthe North-boated
with the spoils of the Southrotten with general cor
ruptIon :,
Mr.. S. said it would be out of place to address an
argument to the interests OF men who were contending
tor prncpe but it would not be out of place to say
that should dissolution OF the Union ensue it would
be greatly to the benefit of the South He then sum-
med up, in forcible manner the advantages which
would result to the South in that event. In conclusion
let u.s. said he not only express an opinion that the
Convention should assemble but that it should devise
such means as in its wisdom may best to restore
and preserve the Union in its purity possibebut to
preserve the rights oil the South in any event."
The significant sequel to this extraordinary ha-
rangue is, that after discussion, in which
Messrs. Tickling, Tillinghast Allston, and Nc
Carthy ably participated, Mr.. Strobhart's amend
ment vas unanimously adopted"
Now, without arguing the matter, we wish
merely to direct the attention of those, who may
be celebrating the question whether Virginia
should send delegates to Nashville, to the wide
difference between the object of the proposed Con-
vention, as understood by the Virginia Legsla-
ture and that object as understood, without dis
sentient, by the citizens of St. iLukes parish,
South Carolina. Mr.. Robert G. Scott whom
we take to be an authentic interpreter of the in
tention of our Legislature, in his remarks at the
city meeting on Saturday night, declared that
the adoption by Congress of scheme like Mr..
Webster's would satisfy him and remove the ne
cessity for the Nashville Convention. St. Lukes
says, with one voice, "No, adopt what compro-
mise you may, and we are not content; we de-
mand that the constitution shall be repaired and
amended, and the Nashville Convention must be
held to unite the South upon that demand, no mat
ter what Congress may do or not do.''