Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1851-01-03

NO CONVENTION.
Cor. Flcydis projeti II ! General cenventtOn p
lie States dses rot seem % iSses rilh favsr from
any quaFtex Il Is considered lfahleSo nsany serI-
Qua okseefiuns n ii were rade up aliaEether "a
frissxssf ~ Usisn. q canId oaly SPEAK fas ssen,
and n1s fss ihc large bcdy q agittnsrs who rani
some exeute Tor agitation. We join wlih many Of
our eosemporarics in prekesrihg - hear The peope
spesk fuE tAenseives n heir rsrioas localities
No one doabis that Vefmonf vie abstain from
al aris q practical NuIlfheshon Il i generally
conceded ~ her ssnpernie presses and reaeeting
statesmen shat dc sci vas passed without proper
confederation, and viii remain ] dead letter upon
he stafuss Book until the ne5f meeting 81 the Leg
stature, AMI then be repealed a unconstitutional
and designating IN its tendenefss-
Besides, she good feeling thus faf manifested in
Congress indicates that all reasonable tired
OF sgiiatiou. The balk Of he elections are over,
and The demagugues have no particular use fpr
mock thuader. Afler the failure Of Giddings 70
raise al excitement. we may infer that very lire
encouragement will Be given 70 agisaiofs.
Gov. Ployd viii therefore meet with no heartyi
response % his proposition for another Congress.
1.-The peoples Iegalpfepresenta 10 not feel them
selves authorized to get up discussion Of settled
questions, we think il woaIf be very supertlaous
piece Of work to try any other method u giving pO-
Ieney 70 public sentiment
The Single truth is the great body Of The people
have been nausealed with discussion already and
they want no new noslrnms They agree with
Presideat Fillmore that the late C0mpForaise meas
ures should Be considered ! e fnaI Settlement
THE eOyEaNoR.s REooMMEsDa-+
TIoN.
We noticed in oar last number the fact that the
Governor had recommended that resouioss be pass
ed By The Legislature " Inviting all the States of
the union to unite IN sending delegates, to repre-
sent the whole people in general convention, Sc,
for the purpose Of bringing to an end all sectional
controversies relatigeAo slavery We then ex-
pressed cur misgivings 10 me expediencY Of We
measure, bat were not disposal Id condemn i too
hastily IN some respects i did. seem al the first
glance, not 10 be altogether an nnwiss move
We now however, do not hesitate 10 express the
most decided disapprobation Of the whole affair.
Whatever doubts we may have had are entirely
dispelled Sy the violent Indications Of opposition
on the part Of those who were intended be coGcl
lated bs the measure--the ex tremists, we mean in
our own State Just hear what the Spirit Of Jeffer-
soE and the LYnchburg Republican have 10 say
with reference 10 IT, and then determine whether
the AMI Compromise party, ofkwhieh they are
leading spiritss can be. satisfied, short Of having
things Jnst their own way lei The consequences lie
what they may. TheS piri, of Jefferson says
= II The measure reeommendedcould be carried out
In the same spirit as suggested, some good might
come out OF il, but in any Convention of this kind
Gas been the case heretofore The North, having
the numerical force TO assert her supremacy would
1 af.sff. IL IL Il.
Let his be y matter Of any doubt, and the Union
loving men ofthe North will have nothing to do
with i,.p s
BuIthe Lynehburg Republican Is still more fierce
in its dcnnHeiations @
ave can seeno goodthas is 10 resut from theas-
sembling OF such convention, but think we can see
much probable harm. Composed as5Fuch body
would Of necessity be- OF large majority ofNorth-
ern delegates, who would be aided and Allotted in
their schemes by large number Of ;unprincipled
Southern traitors, and contemptible sl6missonfsts,
the South would be sold into more ahect slavery ii
possible BY such convention, than il has been bya
Tree soil Congress aided by similar characters II
seems 70 us that il would be going INFO court with
the Jury, the Judge, and all the other officers edec
tually packed against us. What coHldethe South
expect from the action of snch body but addition
al wreng and insult2 Noihing--noshing in our
humble opinion!n
This Is the attitude now assumed By some OF the
ultra Journals. lad of, doubt, BY the SOUTHERN
disunion-ba no surprise will be orcaSioned should
they, in maryelously short period, wheel about
and become the warmest advocates of the proposed
convention. They within all probability soon rec
ognise in il the very means Of accomplishing their
cherished obect-that Of re7opening the whole con-
troversy, aud thereby renewing the excitement
which is now so happily aIlayed.s Lei then the u
MON party but stand by the COMPROMISE, resisting
every agitation, and the country is, safe, though
Southern nItras and Northern abolidoniss may
rave as they please. We now have peace and qui-
et--let us cherish the blessings. Stauaton Mrs.
I'VE can assure The Messenger that the Spirit Of
Jefferson does not rehectthe sentiments ofhe people
Of this section upon the Compromise subject; and
nothing hut that magnanmity which belongs to them
as people, telerates such factous spirit assmani
tested by ,he Spirit The Recommendation Of the
Gov has however, no favor here. Onrpeople, In sub
scrbing to he Compromise gp apr aahering to az
Its provisions Noaltering amend ing will be per-
misteJ.l