The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-05

| honorable Joint committee Can ali these RI, n.
rived when We are called upon impers,iveiy with
out della, to confer tosether and consult upon the
hig hest duty - hat shall We do to he saved -
! viii such inquiry bs Sc ctional, / rene, Tho
| thought IN any and every moral and legal sense -
1aosraphcal'si It may seem sectional, but when the
slave holding states assemble, it will not ,,e con
ference merely Of States terrIoriati affnat bu,
sil'iatrd ty common rs shts-and not by rights of
property alone, or oni} bv rights peculiar TO them
! but by other rights. constitutional national re.
puhioani common to ourw hole country our guar
antees ot government and our bonds of union in
one cohfedeTacy OF States, it We assp HE IN con
Ter I" save possessions of property and
are ,he assaied savers, not the destroyers, of
rishts and obligations which are the foundations
on which common country rests,
And we must rem ember that We Will never ha
| stronger relatively than we are now. The South
grievances is the tyrannous edict Of the Il ennii,
| can party, now IN the ascendant in the dominant
Seetsoh' % tnai they shall increase their stature
IKE these, SO cam, stated by the joint committee,
assrayated M by tune and repetition, what will we
| not submit to- When will we sa, nos ,s The time
iof esistance: Tosubmit no,c W II be evidence 10
those VIII" alreads contemn us. that we aster ,rfIl
| rsS.nt oI r.>.At THIS they Will find indeed to be
untrue; bht tempted by this to Increase ard aggra-
vate agE Tesson they vii force us to resistance by
bloody civil war, which will he lrrepressihle and
| npacahie and IN which pothins vii, or can be
| saved but 10y tre and Hood,
| Following this statement of the oInt committee.
| the General Assemble, have passed the resolntons =
nded b. the committee, ard which follow
sti & AZ ios!cal sfquents from the statement the
lnS"iute necessity Tor convention and conference
i"1""s lesitima'ely from them both
he first resolution organizes and tquips the mi
Why for what for cause What ta cause '' ''''
l ne second resolution provides for our COM
| This looks like. and Is in itself proposition for
! the establishment OF separate commercial rela-
essential which can he dissolved. How can they
ne dissolved without violating the Constitution OF
The third resolution invites the co-operation of
oui sister states OF the South IN carry ing out the
ioteSoins policy; How can cooperation, thus IN
conference:
| The fourth resolution provides for the more
prompt and eiectua! punishment of all foreign
emissaries and others found consplrlng against
our our peace, or melting insurrecton. This. too.
calS "r concert OF action. not onl, to prevent and
can be reached only by Federal authority. without
the limits OF the slaveholdinE States. How can
We act throus h the Federal Executive or treat.-
making power, on forelsn States. other and
aS2resSlve States at home. without concerted ac-
| tom, What can be done at home, even within our
own limits without co operation and uniformity
OF laws and police and punishment?
lnese are all questions unavnidably sug sested
by the acton Of the joint committee which are
very uiltcut OF solution. and mperatvely call for
The hith resolution approves the action of your
preaecessot IN otice. and justly giving the hishest
evidence that there was an alarnln lng crisis which
menaced the tate and fortunes of thu South call
ing for the employ ment Of extraordinary force.
which was exer'ed, to protect life, property, laws,
severe lgnty and honor.
But this joint report cf the legislative committee
does not furnish the only reason which has served
70 deepen my conviction of the absolute necessit,
Tor joint councils and conference Of the Southern
Srates ou SIT as the homo, ed Chief NJ rate
OF this Commonwealth. have called upon the Gov
ernor OF ioya.a high oihclal. sworn to support the
oitlon OF one OF the survivors of the foray of mur
der, rapine and treason; as a tu-itive from JUS
lce-not from abor-and YOU have most ahly and
faithfully exposed the actual official perjury by
which good 1alth 10 tins Commonwealth. pre-
sored by the compact OF organic law. and plcds ed
by The oblisatIon OF solemn oath, has been vo-
lated by the Chef Magistrate of a soveresn State.
he was not called on to observe mere ''conitty''
hat exists only by custom among civilized states
and It's non observance without treat, or positive
law to ralse to the dignity OF bndns obligation.
can furnish no cause al offence or ct war. Hut he
was called on by an obligation far beyond the
courteous option of comlt'. or even the requi.c-
iuents of the contract OF treaty. by Obligation
dictated u. the very CHEST positive law the
shtutlonai law which he was sworn 10 execute to
render up an escaped ielon fer the most capital
crimes 'ilGtG ~ and Vet he ianatlcay failed to
re-ard his oath, and dflioeratel. vlo! !ated the IN
saliy prescribed picG2e and safesuard. This be
trays more than does the sympathy described hy
the JOINT committee. the extreme sectional ani
destructive temper of Il portion of the Official
\o!tb. ard TINS inquiries with emphasis-~ hat
shall he done And that INJURY crie. aloud tnf
a multitude OF council, and Il concert of con-
ference;
Here pause for the response to the question:
Shall We have that Conference and Coun or not:
II, alter what have SAID. AN asked: Conference
for what my answer IS IN wold: For protection
the Constitution OF the United States. for the pre-
servaton of the mon, and the equal ri hts of all
y.
This no question Of party. 1t is one of patriot
ism. ;i'n deleea ated here by party opponen,s-by
part.z9n, ut who have done me the hls her honor
ot conhdlng to me the trusts al the patriot. Ii
others desls dIsunlon by commencing conference,
they nave ntlstaken The me ans adapted To- their
end SO lar from tendn2 to dsuninn. conference
such as my State now tenders and which am III
structed 10 urSe upon the acceptance OF the Com
monwea,th OF NireInia, III the name ana for the
sake of the very bond itse of union, which eug hit
to enable SISTER states to Unite. all the more
readily. the more easily, the more conhdingly in
council and IN c"nterence-such conference. and
that alone can eii5ctnils secure the co operation
which the General Assembly o: Virginia nov IN
our sanai ris hts our honor and our fed
tend to dlsunion than IA q dislncination among the
counsels of each other. If it shall be found i'm
possible L. lend To moderate and peaceable action
that effective force and Impressive dignity which
can result only from united couhsels and concerted
actIon-then and then only rs probable that the
individual states will be obllgeu to to meas
ures OF redress. which shall compensate IN ex.
tTeme severt, the comparative weakness OF IN
dividual effort, phaianx of States acting to
gether can IN all probability, peacefully bind the
hands of sectional aggression. But leave the in
diydual State to It's own separate resources of de
fence IN the midst of surrounding enemies and It
Will be too weak to bind its numerous opponents;
and to defend Itself from de grad ns fetters, must
resort not to the honds OF civil restraint but u
the drawn sword OF violent repuise.
| erventy trust that Virginia and Mississippi
vii not be driven 10 the con fusion OF divided coun
sells the desperate struggle OF separate action
The kind cordiahts with winch the authorities Of
your State have received and entertained ne 9
beg leave to tender IN the name of my State not
less than in personal gratitude, my sincere ac
non which have tn address TO your Exec ,lency-
furnishes trust, only token of that future union
10 council and IN action which ought to unite two
States alread, so closely united IN the bonds Of
kindred affection and undivided interest.
have the honor To remain.
Your Excellency' s ob't serv't,
p. B. STARKE.
A proposition was made to prist 1000 copies,
which WAS superseded by a motion of Mr..
IN.
| laid on the table and the usual number of
copies printed, which was carried in the afiir
NATIVE by a vote OF ayes and noes.
On motion OF Mr. BRUCE, the consideration
the order of the day for next Tuesday at |
O'Clock, L. NJ, and each day thereafter until
disposed of.
A communication was received from the
House. through its Clerk, that il had passed Ii
number of Senate bills, among them an act
refunding 10 John A. Smith. late Sheriff OF
Franklin county, certain moneys paid into the
treasury by him. THE Senate, after long de-
bate on the propriety of agreeing TO House
amendments, concurred therein. The House
also PASSED bills for the completion of the Sia-
wins Cabin and Summersvllle Turnpike Com
pany-read twice in Senate and laid on table:
amending the charter OF the James River aud
kanawha Company-read twice in Senate !;
amending ist and Sd sections of the act of
March Il, ls56 providing for 4 division OF the
Raleigh and North Carolina Turnpike Road :;
also Senate bill entitled An act for the relief
Of the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Com
pany."
Inid on the TaIls.-The bill amending the lst
section of the act passed April III, i>5e entitled
Gan act TO provide for the redemption. of he
outstanding drafts of the Board OF Public
Works on the Internal Improvement fund so
As 10 exempt the CoVington ana Ohio Rail
road and the Blue Ridge Railroad from the
strictive provisions Oh said section," was laid
on the table after discussion, in which Messrs,
STUART, SMITH and PAXTON sustained, and
Messrs. NELSON, THOMAS OF f., THOMAS OF H.,
IL rArlAn sxad