Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-11-19

grants to settle here should thus re ain ourple
population and win back those whohad gone rem us to
other States.
Mr. Summers also declared himself the friend of
Education lie was in favor OF improving the popular
mind and had voted for plan which had failed in Con.
yent.on Ii only remained for the Legislature to grant
what the Convention had withheld. Here were 10000
white ADULTS IN the State unable read write The
amended Constitution was but the outline of leg la
uon and had only sketched system to be carried out
by laws. The Legislature should therefore take the
supecl OF Education In hand. in the very beginning Of
the new order Of things
Mr.. Summers said that while he was the ear
nest advocate of new State policy, policy of
pre- gress, growth, prosperity, now that we have
arrived at the birthday of a New Commonwealth
he must also declare his adherence to the union
of these States. He was no Consolidationst;
but he believed that we were in very different
condition from that of the old Confederation -
Then, the States we're mercy allied sovereign
ties bound together by league; but the consti-
tuition was framed expressly to establish ga more
perfect Union," and common government He
knew no provision in the instrument, by. which
one State could secede, at her will and pleasure,
without CORE ponding right in the other States
to prevent the MUIR us effects of her act. Was
Massachusetts, io Instance, because oil her opposition
TO The Compromise, to be permlIthd to GO out of the
Union ana erect herself into receptacle Tor our fug-
tive slaves! Should we allow Louisiana for tancied
INJURIES, that alr land for which we had paid such
plce IN money, and tor whose peaceful acquisition
much credit had been assigned to Mr. Jefferson, to
withdraw from the confederacy, carrying with her the
mouth OF the Mississippi Could Florida dsconnect
herself with the Union, at will, commanding as she did
the Cult OF Mexico? Or should we stand idly by and
see California, with her mines of gold and immense
treasures, dsss vered from the United States, and an
nexed to the Mexcan Republic? There had been
recently violent contest in South Carolina between
the Immediate Secessonists and the Co operatonsts
| in which the latter iriumphed. Mr. Summers was not
/ understood he>
tween these two parties-bu if by cooperation was
meant the hoped for action OF other Southern S aes
with South Carolina, and its advocates were to en-
deavor by persuasion to induce their brethren 10 Join
than in seeding after while from the Union then
he would say that he thought the doctrine of seces-
son, an held In South Carolina, was still dangerous.
lie would not deny that, ii wrongs should be perpe-
rated, and all peaceable of redress should fail
such as resort to argument and to the ballot box then
we must revert to the naenable rights of States and
individuals TO resist oppression, the right of revolution;
and tor one, he declared that he would be ready 10
brave the consequences. His sentiment was the
UNION OF THE STATES AND THE RIGHTS OF THE STATES
The execution of the Fugitive slave law he held to oe
one OF these rights, and it must be enforced il require
the force OF the whole army and navy If it could not
be executed there WIS, in fact Union worth pre-
preserving. But he believed it would be executed
execute it. Enthusiastic applause WILLARD FILL.
MORE was President who had lived MP to the faith of
treaties and International obligations to the Constitution
and The compromises OF the constitution, and with
whom the Democrats could only find this fault, that
ne would 0 nothing that complaint could be made Of
Laughter and Applause.]
REMAINDER TOMORROW.