Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-19
SOUTHERN CONVENTION.

What does the Richmond Wing meant Does 1t wilfuly
seek misrcpresent public in Virginia and fur
nish food for the Vaccinations of our eesoi oppo-
nents at the Noh2 Of the shifting of the Wing on this
question our readers have had some nkng II at hrs vo-
emily opposed the Nashville Convention in every form as
entirely uncaed for BY the people, and as designed for mo-
thing else than disunon When however the subject was
somewhat modified in form by tho joint committee the
suggestion of leading Whig although the resolutions were
in respects stronger than before the Wing made
complete somerset and called upon every member Of tho
Legislature" to for them The Whig may be assured
that have intention to take away the credit OF au-
thorshp from the aforesaid Whig Indeed desired it,
could not for this Wing took especial pains in the de-
bate in the Virginia Senate Tuesday claim the credit of
said authorship. But to the point whence We dgressed
We had hoped that all parties satisfied with the eeo-
luons and prepared in good faith TO aid in carrying
them Judge then of amazenent when we read IN
Thursdays Wing EDITORIAL designed to enasculate the
resolutions and diculc and odum the Nashville
Convention dissuade eopie or Virginia from sending
delegates thhe and in word TO render null and void the
resolution of the Legislature and to make our General As
somby and State the laughing stock of the North In that
editorial tho Wing thus speaks of the seres of resolutions
adopted by the Legislature:
1t strikes out the fsaurs"over which many pa
ots heart has mourned land by describing what real
Southern Convention should be, ii strips that al Nashville
of all consequence We think neither Mr. Reale nor any
body else need fear danger fam assembage which will
have authority bind any and its msmhera
deay their expenses and TO act without authority
appehend the attendance will be rather hln We would
scarcely indulge the hope that the enthusiastic and disnter
ested Mr. Henry A. Wise would venture excursion 10
Nashville at his proper and charges and at the
hazard of contracting the reputation Of Hartford Conyen
touis There other vehement and mpassoned PATRIOTS
who will be equally cautious
This gross msropresentation-an ia calculated TO In
duce the Northern people TO believe that Virginia ia not In
earnest that her people will suatan tho action of her
Legislature and that she will ngoriousy back from her
lofty position.
We call upon the Wing pause it's fatal policy before 1t
TOO late indeed be friend of Southern rights and the
salvation of the Union If it for keeping the Norhera Ia
nacs in state of senseess deusion as "a Southern sent
ment and for giving laid and comfort TO them in their mad
aggressions which lead dsunon adhere tos
sent course It's past has already given encouragement
to the anatcs-and show that speak by the card
ask attention to the following article which entire
from tho Albany Atlas of the most malignant champions
Of free soism:
THE SOUTH RgooILING AT DlSUNloN.
T body tho Nashville. Convention s proposed to BE-
ron II HsgonOuoH tyirginis) Mirror.
The South prepared for the treason to which John
Catane Calhoun invites it. The proposition for recogni-
zng and ega2ing this scheme OF demagoguesm mas after
three weeks delay been carried through the Virginia egsa
ure but has made progress as YET with tho masses OF the
State The people refuse to respond 10 It, mesting ras
held at Lynekbug to initiate the bubble but not dozen men
eere present The fate attended the meeting called in
FYluanna and Goocland the disni0n and Southern Con-
rention resolutions postponed indefinitely.
Let the North remain the OF freedom and the
Constitution the Southern will proect the Unlon
against the demagogues II is only when the North shows
that il is frightened empty words that the Dragging polt-
clans of the South feel encouraged edoube their threats
and preenons and TO project plans which, carried QUIZ
would alarm the authors than all others The Union
will never be dissolved till the North does H. II the South
ia ever taken at it's word in its hreat of separation II will he
hat hack In the
the Confederacy.
The words wo marked above in Italics statements
derived from an editorial the Whg. That paper true
was compelled recsde from least of those msepe-
ssn,aons-but the correction, of course, will not find its
way into the columns of the Albany Atlas whose readers
thus supplied with pabum by the Whg will rejoice in the
delusion that Virginia WILL hepnch of the game back ont,
from her high resolves IT. then the Whg sincerely responds
70 the almost unanimous action of the Legislature let 1t not
attempt 10 nvadate the Nashville Convention but rather
urge the people send delegates hther if 1t DO opposed
to tha, action of the Legislature let it throw away Its mask
and come out openly against Virginia and her resolutions
On such question Its Janus faced policy should not be o
Grated