Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-03-18

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VII y not rather bs s!ongei wheG the ties OF Interest
ana common nationality which bind US TO the North,
shall nave been finally sunceredl We cannot compre-
hsnd he argument OF those, WHO, protesting that our
only safeguard is to be tuund in common interest are
oaly surviving to break up that community of interest
When the channels of Commerce which now inter-
tow the several States, shall have been damned m
when the common glory of our common revolution and
SUBSEQUENT battles snail have been psrtioned-w when
monmouth and Yorktown, Lexington and the Cow
pens shall belong no mole to the Union bnt to the
North and the SoutIl-we shall look in vain for mo-
I'VE strong enough 10 stay the hand of the invader
These motives now more powerful than orms 7,
Is false assumption that Disunion will cure anv Of the
Ills OF which we complain. 1t is suscepthle of de-
monstration that they will be tentold arprayaed-
hc e un ,e eofGoh OF interest and patriotic memories,
two rival Empires, North and South shall ha We sprunp
out OF the consequent chaos-then to what ;s now tho
occasional and rare fruit of sheer tanacjsm or nolti
cal knavery, will be added full harvest of oh.rmaye
measures, dictated by Governmental policy or nnI;taI
necessity No longer our brethren, they will have be-
come our rivals. No longer having a common nte-
rest with u.s. their interests will be adverse tn nr ~
longer friends, they will have become onr deads, ca
All history teaches, and experience confirms that
ieuds among friends the most bitter and relentless
Where an occasional deprivation Of property happens
now, 1t " i'll then be to them political necessity s ;
exorable as tate, stimulated by passion to aim t d.
prlvng US OF all OF it. Where our rights are now co.
verify violated it will then be to them national nocv
maintained bU th,,r
power and means as nation. 49, > -
bi,hd, indeed, are the eyes that cannot see thes a
results. Cold must be the heart that can contemplate
unmoved me black catalogue Of that Disunion
VIII engender. History in her enumeration ofinarne
cine wars, furnishes not the fantest hint of the
ting contests which will inevitably arise the moment
me BONDS OF the Union are sundered The idea Of pre-
compared TO him who fred the Ephesian Dome tb,t
he might hold mean place in history as it's DESTROYER
OF 10 MN who burned the magnificent ttmrle Of the
.hat ne might get at the vassals of gold and of
BRASS or OF him who sold his birthrjeht for mess of
po'tage. - ~ N
y, It's with no motive of appealing TO unworthy fears
mat we suggest these reflections. We know that we
SPEAK 10 brave are equal to any fate but we
equally confident that address wise men who would
tar sooner avert calamity than heroically endure it
Whatever OF danger may finally come we shall share
IT. Whatever OF ruin may fall upon our common coun-
Try Will tall equally upon us. II the Temple of Free
dom shall tall we too will be buried in its ruins but let
US be found caspng in death its sacred altar that our
fathers raised in tears and blood. Let have The proud
consolation of knowing that we laid no hand Of vo
ence upon -no pillar of received The slightest lar
from us-bu that stood shoulder to shoulder bracino
up It's sublime arches until it fell in dispe of our utmost
e1orls TO vert and not because OF them. Then the
maledlcons OF Washington cannot fall upon US The
curses OF UNBORN generations cannot upon heads
we shall not have helped to pluck the beacon light Of
Freedom from the sky
the coming CONTESTANTS is the patriotic labor 10 which
we lavite you without distinction of party It i. a
question rising in magnitude and solemnity far above
party ties or interests. We have confded The Banner
OF the Union, on which, beside the immortal stars and
stripes enbazoued The words zone and ndjssouble
to the hands OF one whose past life whose present de-
claraons are pledges of his fidelity to this cause We
eau upon you therefore, by your love of country, by
all the memories OF the past and hopes of the future
by all your love of free institutions by every consdera.
ton, OF duty TO rally around this standard
This address was I'm anmouslv adopted
Mr. Wlckham offered the following preamble and
resolutions, which were adopted without dissent:
Regarding the Union othe States ne the most pre-
cious legacy bequeathed by our fathers and believing
that the passage of the Compromise bills and the
strict observance OF their provisions will conduce
greatly TO perpetuate that Union, therefore
ReSoLUed, That we cord tally approve of the series
omeasures known as the Compromise bills, and that
look for the faithful observance thereof by all of
the States Of the Union.
Resolved, That we have seen with pleasure the
manly Of our administration upon these mea-
sures.
1t moved and carried that the proceedings of this
Convention, including the address and resolutions be
published in the Wing papers of Richmond and Pc
tersburg.
Hon. John M. Bolts was then introduced to the
meeting by the Committee appointed TO wait on him.
He accepted the nomination rendered to him. and ad-
dressed the Convention and crowded auditory.
Mr.. Mayo being called for made some remarks after
which, the Convention adjourned sine die.
CARTER BRAXTON, President
K. K. HowIsoN, Secretary.