Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-13
Secession-THe Nodus Operandi.

secession is one of no practical Importance to the
people of Virginia, We cannot take that view of
the subject. In South Carolina large party is |
in favour of the separate secession of that State
delegates have been elected to State Conyen- |
ton, large majority of whom are secessionists;
the time when this Convention will meet, is to be
fixed oy the present Legislature, which was last
winter for secession; and no party, so far as we
are informed, opposes the meeting of the Con-
vention. These facts must convince every man
that there is yet serious danger of an attempt by
South Carolina to withdraw from the Union, and
this danger makes it practical question of the
utmost magnitude, what course Virginia will adopt
if that attempt be made
The last Charleston Mercury contains long
report of the proceedings of meeting of the cit
liens of St. Johns Coeton, held at Rockville,
on the 9th inst and the speeches and resolutions
throw much light OH the present political condi
ton of the State. 1t will be sufficient for our
purpose to cite part of the speech delivered by
Mr. Z. B. Bryan, one of the leading Secession
lists, and some of the resolutions which were uni
1nousy adopted.
Itshould be promised that the elections Of dele
gates to the Southern Congress recommended by
the second Nashville Convention are to take place
about the present time. This Congress, we be"
lieye, is to meet at Atlanta, in Georgia, or Mont
gomery in Aabema, and as neither of those States
will have any delegates, the South Carolina depu-
ties will have matters all their own way
Mr.. Bryan spoke of the impending elections
10 the Congress, and of the past elections to the
State Convention. as follows:
SIN correction with the present objects of this
meeting will call your attention, Mr. Chairman, 10
the Importance which must be attached to the APP
preaching election. When the election for delegates
10 the State Convention took place IN January or Feb
ruary is the vote unusually small. In Charles
il amounted, l believe, to about one-thlrd OF all
the voters. Ga this account the submission party
and feel sorry to apply this term to a party among
which many OF my personal fTlendsEhaye de-
olared that nasnuch the vote was SO smai The true
will of the people was not known; so, ii would be UNI
ust Tor the delegates elected by that VOTE TO assume
10 themselves the sovereign powers Of this State. -
Now, without discussing the question whether man
who sbsents himself from the polls has the right to
APPEAL for new election or not will put the plain
question to EVERY CITIZEN OF SOUTH CAROLINA: DID
YOU VOTE Or NOT! you did, what have you to com
PLAIN OF II you did not, WHO PkEVENIED
YOU? Sir, Will not detan you with this far-tetch-
ed notion OF appeal Tor new secton, but WIZ en-
deayor to my much respected trends OF this
PARISH, OF the PROPERTY, not 70 say 9ecessly' OF
sfons turnout on the Gays Oh eecoh during the next
week.
1t seems then that the Secesslonlsts are deter
mined to contend that the action of the Conyen-
M, =
non Will De fnai notwithstanding the larclcai an-
ner of its election
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Mr. Brvan's remarks was that in which he disclo.
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sea the nodus epera''a' OF secession. AS THIS the
aspect in which the subject most concerns the
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about it
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