Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-02-15

Massachusetts, and Virginia. +"
We make the following extracts from the proceed
ings of the Virginia House of Delegates of Friday
as we find them reported in the Enquirer:
INVITATION TO VISIT BOSTON.
The following communication with the enclosed
letter of invitation was received from the Executive
laid upon the table. and ordered to be printed:
Executive DEPARTMENT, Feb. 9, 1860.
Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Dele
gates:-I lay before you letter from Josiah Per-
ham, ESQ.,, Of Boston, received last evening This
letter extends an invitation by the people of Boston
and vicinity, to the Governor State Officers and
Members of the Legislature of Virginia to "vist
that city," during the present session of the Legs
lature of Massachusetts"
Respectfully, JOHN LETCHER
BosroN, Mass. Feb. l, 1860.
Hon. JOHN LErcHER, Governor of Virginia:
Dear Sir-I am authorized, by the people of this
city and vicinity to extend an invitation to the Gov
ernor, State Officers and members of the Legisla-
ture of Virginia to visit Boston during the present
session Of the Legislature of this State.
hope for many reasons, this invitation will be
seriously entertained and favorably acted upon by
those to whom it is extended. Virginia and Massa-
chusetts are bound together by many pleasant and
memorable historic recollections
They were settled nearly at the same time from
the same country together they struggled with
harGships and privation each demonstrated against
the oppressive acts of the mother country; and
when forbearance ceased to be virtue, both were
found ready to strike united blows, in defence Of
common rights. It was our Adams that called your
Washington to the post of highest honor. 1t was
your Washington, and other Virginians, that came
to our rescue when Boston was in possession of q
British army. For many years during the closing
periods of their lives, the Philosopher Of Monticello
and the Sage of Quincy united as it were in one
stream the hallowed memories Of their eventful
lives and both together, on the same day, on the
great Sabbath of America; passed gently through
the gates of death to glorious immortality.
States thus bound up together in the same volume
of memory and history, cannot be, must not be
sundered This whole community will give to our
friends from Virginia hearty and cordial welcome,
and thus, hope, the bond of our common friendship
may be made strong and our mutual confidence and
respect greatly increased. hope to be able to send
you free tickets for ALL nearly the whole, of the
Journey from Richmond to Boston.
Very respectfully,
Your obdt servant,
JOSIAH PERHAM.
Gov Letcher, it will be observed does not advise
the Assembly to accept reject the invitation. His
silence in this respect is significant. Besides the
invitation is not from the Massachusetts, Legislature
but from Boston. Those members of the Massachu
sets Legislature who have voted to nulify the flu
gitive slave law, or who approve the act of that
State multiplying that law, living in daily viola
ton of their oaths to support the Constitution o
the United States to say nothing of the great wrong
thereby done to Virginia and the other slaveholdine
States. Under these circumstances we do not SCI
how the Legislature Of Virginia can accept this in
vitation. Mr.. Perham has written beautiful ant
touching letter; and if Massachusetts, would only
do as he Says all would be we'll.