The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-19


Aswe were preparing shs last stroke for This morning.
paper The Rieh@ond EnqlIer oil yesterday morning was
put hands Weextrac, from !, the following in
ierss,ing commahicaion Of the governor Of Virginia.
transmitted to The Legislature on Tuesday Last ~.
'''s MESSAGE FROM TIE GOVERNOR
t gtgt ExEcurYR DEPARTMENT, 8.lit.
J,Ae ~ Richmond, December 10, 1880,
To The General assembly Of The State Of Prginia;e
Gentlemen L herewith transmit 10 you preambls and
resolutions passed by the convention OF indana assem-
snd resolutions 1ss Of like eoDVsaoa u the State q
land The spirit ID which they are conceived must be
garded favorable omen. and they excite The hope thsi
the feelings Of bitterness and dssenslon which peTyaas
are indeed portenous manifestations OF deep dsconen
at the South and these have been heightened and IN
legislature OF that State has virtually by statute annued
the law OF Congress for the ecapure OF fugitive slaves
which alone induced the sou'sTR States TO acquiesce
the late compromise Vermont has thus inflicted
upon the whole South al once an injury and an insult
To neither can we with honor self respect submit
There must be distinct, Immediate and final settle
OF the question Of slavery between the saveholding
and the non savehoding States II The present agitation
is continued the Union will inevitably be destroyed II
this element OF discod be removed no cause OF feud re-
mains leopard the permanence oil our c0nfederation
No honorable means should be left uned 10 restore and
peTpelu,e Tranquility For this we should exhaust
every measure Of Cancellation and forbearance, We can
scarcely pay too much for the restoration OF that fraterna
harmony which is the life blood Of our federae ogani
zaiion and which alone can for any length OF lime pre-
ssys ne Union n dssaaags q me any ws'n e
tan at all hazards and at any cost her honor her equal
iy her Independence AMI her essential rights IN p5ooi
sacrifice all else TO her sense OF patriotism
The late action OF Vermont demands an instant settle
ment Of the issue which has long distracted the coun
try The recent action OF Indiana seems &c Indicate that
The time is propitious Tor its amicabe dec For the
restoration Of complete and efectual harmony would
Suggest measure il which the patriots Of all sections
and oil who reverence and are willing 10 abide by the
would recommend the adoption BY the legislature o
resolutions inviting all the States OF the Union 70 unite IN
eral convention which ought assemble at early
period-not later than Mayat Baltimore or some other
convenient central point for the purpose Of bringing
secure that end, the principles which should govern the
action Of the convention ought 10 be announced in the
resolutions by which il ID called AL should be invited to
lions OF the Union, and who, TO attain this result
favor Of the fugiiive-save bill, honestly and cordially
ensrcedwho opposed to lis repeal or essential mod
fcation, and who adverse 10 any further agitation
OF the slavery question: either in Congress in the
States With this the South will be coRtent-ess than
this can only eyentuate in the dissolution Of me uglGn
sustained BY the nonslaveholding States would satisfy
ana quiet the South unsuccessful il would prove that
the friends Of order and the Union are mPotent % conrp
the fanalical passions which urging speedy
dissolution II is measure which addresses itselt 70
particular party and refers to no political organizaton
but asks the cordial support Oh every true paulO ~ al
sections OF our widely republic, and which
alone seems adequate redress avert the terrible evils
under which the country now labors, or Of winch
prehensve ase stt ia9 's ~ st4ai g3ibf .sts 4
To render this measure eecual and to relieve the de-
lberatons OF the convention from the rammels by which
might otherwise be embarrassed, would further recon-
mend that such resolutions be accompanied with the
sincere and earnest appeal OF the State OF Virginia
speaking through her legislature her sister States Of
the South enreatng them to postpone any extreme ac-
ton in relation to present difficulties, until the result OF
the deliberations OF such convention could be known
The restrictive measures which the Legislature may adopt
might be made dependant for their continuation upon The
ultimate action OF this convention.
BY the adoption OF this course, appears to me, the
Union might be preserved and perpeiuaied in fraerna
harmony or the South enabled TO present united and
unhroken front the assaults OF anacal The
first must be the sanguipe hope of all lovers OF freedom
and their county the last must be the cole refuge oil
southern independence only when all brighter hopes are
proved by this last effort TO be futile and vain The motto
of the South must be, has BEEN Union, IL we can
independence, il we must.
have the honor 10 be- very respectfully your obeden
servant, JOHN b. Floyd
I'VE have no room this morning for yesterdays pro-
ceedngs OF the house of delegates. Very little OF i'm
portance however tanspred, beyond the receipt OF the
message which we publish above. The message and
accompanying documents referred 10 select COM
miitee, which The speaker will announce hereafter On
motion OF Mr. MarlZ, 5000 extra copies OF the mes
sage were ordered 10 be printed Mr.. Segar's reson-
public lands the Virginia and Tennessee railroad and
the Central railroad, made the order oil the day for
to- ay-Enquvr.l y