Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-17
FOR THE wHIG.
To TIE LEGISLATURE OF VIRGIN, TR lSa /" "'''

May humble individual. a State-rights man of vir
gna, be allowed TO make few suggestions for your CON
Sideraton IN reference what he thinks the line of po
all the slave States.
am, and ever have been a conservative Union man
and while am unable TO what will bee the result if
the Union dissolved vet since there seems TO he SET
tied determination on the part OF many If not majority
OF the Northern people to carry the plans OF old
John Brown, notwithstanding he has suffered the ey.
reme penalty of the law, am, Therefore in favor of the
passage OF nOuntercOurse laws forbidding any citizen
of OF the slayeholGng States or any compay of
from such State or States from tradng or boldpg
any commerce or traffic whatever with any Of the cit.
of Nrgina; and in order render such laws cte
tual, propose that provide that all goods wares
aud merchandise or other things brought into this State
uFeeuy orndlrccty from any OF the nOu-save holding
States shall be at seized by the public authorities of
Virginia and appropriated to her use; and in order 10
enforce such law 1t may be necessary appoint an c
cicnt military force with powers to prevent smuggling
into Virginia such goods, aud merchandise R
be forbidden 10y law aud the same time prevent cid
zens OF Virginia from trading with citizens OF such non
slaveholing states Pass such laws TO take effect AZ
some iuture day, the st day Of October ISGn mn.
less such nonaveholdng States shall before that time
pass laws providing for the faithful execution of the Fu.
gTc Slave law in their respective States aud moreover
for punishng their own citizcns for in any manner IL
| teriering with slavery in the slavholdng States bv
writing or printing, otherwise publishing nccndiary
sentiments, in any way whatever cncournpiuo ,Ie
| Abolition OF slavery ia the sayehoding States
! But should any one or OF the nonsivchoIdinc
states pass laws providing for the enforcement of tc
Save law ana OthcTwisC Tor the CeCtual
mcnt Of their citizens for interfering or medding with
slavery in the slave States by writing printing v or in
any other way whatever. aud shall actually enforce
| obedience to such laws, then. in every such case
any such non-slavehoding State passing aud euforc
ing such laws for the protection for the SHAREHOLDERS
interest shall hc exempt from the operation Of such non
intercourse laws, so far only be allowed to intro
dnce her own produce fabrics and merchandise OF
other things raised in her borders or same State or
country whose citizens are not endeavorng iucc in
sureotion or abolition among The slaves OF Virginia and
other slavehodng States; but article raised or manu-
acurcd in any Of the nousa ehodng States that refuse
or neglect to pass laws for the protection Of the slave
holders rights shall be prevented be brought TO yirp
mia under any circumstances whatever
This seems to be harsh remedy. hut the cxirencv o
the times demands that the South take decisive stems for
her protection and thereby test what value h,
Northern people place the non
II they DO bcier without the South than We car
without them, LEI them persist In their fanaca attemp
70 free our slaves and will hang all Of them We can
catch, aud form treaties Of alliance and commerce vil
all the nations Of the earth that will respect our rights
and open direct trade with them while We will have M
intercourse with the nOnslavchoding States Of Nort
America. NELSON.