The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-04
.,,x MOVEMENT AT THE SOUTH.
,, vaox SENATOR HUNTER,

.be south, sc sc
-saraox SENATOR HUsTKK,
rx,n,u.r. 81 ysstsrday, con tatus long
1,,. Senator Hunter, OF Va, on the
t'' y.,htok. there ~ fItIis 10 hope from
4 - -, I'D, view of the almost entire in-
tit," which prevails there relative 10
,tr Of pubic sentiment at the South
! -. II ius SCUM reached II climax
=" ,.sc.!n was erected, aud ) ate which
4 80 .as! he 6suerat Government will be
.o,.zrTu tne welfare aud rights oil th.
s.,us Sjaies, - about 10 leave tue Cou.
Ast.c coercion, That Is poss bic. for:
til .stI II ajten I'd, and WOULD never
N ned uuie>s III sdneSs rut-d the hour
1,iJa SaErd, suen reason ought TO ".
! 81 a., 10. would We stsud IT we should
/ '- -, rulr by force five States OF this
/ ,tIsrasy, Eho declared our RoVernmrut
4 a. n 20 bs = ~ ranuy, aud claimed The
l ,".t .y,erm0g themselves Is II not The
/ No. AA',r,,au priucipir, that legitimate gov
80 r.s > On tne nIii OF the Governed -
= 's@' ,,,t IA behalf Vt tue sacred rIgnL of sell
"a ,n-utthag We appeaisd to the world tor
-, aad a>sist tance ia our struggle Iur
s.~P,s. l. tuls GrneTaI q jSrInmeut
10y ta- NrT1 part towards some OF the
80 s.zgrs themselves Which Was tukeu
i.us 3, ,ue B.ItIsh u Neruueut undeI
Nm, Is taIs General Government
4s rrsurt 10 Tie BrIush statutes Ia
.- Ter the Boston Pust Bal, aud othel
,snrasurvz used against Is la our sLrus-
,r sriislsrrEgnrHt, ID pTsceueHts % la.
49, +, " uUe1t ed against some OF our
-. WuJ eHkaked III asset InE thai
q "a ,,pt t,r suIuu Ne ala Onteuurd then I
1 80, uIJ laar-J, ee IL insiaEcr as ruInuus as
me- iascnyl. u tne instability OF humaD
d" ,,I, aaa u tur ID taUIiIty Oi man, ,tapsr
- Il lLr uid tL!f reh - a'rs should ue found
p,ug tu- pJu 4CAI aTnJrt OF u rrat BrltaIt
.JIrls ut me enklues ot Oppression auu
.I.Jl. asa >e"d thrm akaIns, auuther pa,
. 4 b.. ... Sta rs wOicn coHetItu ed the EtuII us
| ~, CjlisdriaUy. BIl III my opluIJu, 5he,-
49,. r..utiui pJ.er ia >ue government OF tn-
-.g lu.K S,a-rs 10 cJercr II return TO tur
--'t, Il - -es al ing tneIT sJyeieIgu Gu.
I'D. aAI srleued from IL. Ehsy could u,t
i.,r suyn pJErr from ELMER Tue ~ " vi
r,.yIe VI The Constitution OF The UAIIeI
>r,. TGe CJuHeEuJn WHICH framed ina
~..ru,nrut refused ~ gave tue 20 .yer " Goes c.,
! s4.s - Tie GeueIaI GJyeruneut. In.
| ~, nature 81 lus coin Act ot goysrumeat
/ ...' 14i.u The lied sal-s eaieted Imp
,...gut / b-.Ie't, to sccede from the UuiuA
vacu {. IJrmed when Inc Gundl, l,Ious AID ub
4 .s,.lL, upon "nsCu a. WAS made have Deei
1 1, iltru aAd AunhlIed.
Tas ngnJ OF secession is argued at length,
I'D his conclusion drawn;
r.rall The reasons which have given and
ft others not noS Ell umsrated, l believe that
sacl SJa.e actihs III us sovereign capacity, has
. popucui TIkbi 10 scGede from Lus Union
zen A. believes that there has been a pa 4 na M.
EaA dangerous Infractiou OF the Constitution
. or = ,Hpat. Bat W hIist / recognize Us rIght
Z ,.lJd.r for Itself l AIN also of opinion tnat
| .s- aCi ia mJrsliy 1ustItAoie only wnen the
| -fraculn Is Of such IA character rs 10 make Sc
| ,rs,IJH the only remedy, or when the da ger OF
/ I..l au Ia rae uuu Is So imminent that seCs.-
F.l ust De tniN1sd .dTe To De Il remedy ut ali
.l-FroIe u Ia that Wnen Was ques toned
A s.- ! The recent canvass 10 know whether |
I v.ud regard the election Of LINCOLN, nv con.
] IauJnaI means, as a just cause for secession,
4 Irr .led. mat fJT Sucn cause / wOuIIuOL Al
4 r.-ErginIA To secedr, but tnat II any STATE dld
4 .-IN just cause, anu Tor that reason segede
/ g. u he q mon, hold tLa she mad d right thu.
/ ayL without question from me, aud TINS there
/ y4s AZ TI5htfuI authority auS WneTe To force
--r b7CK " iLAln tus luTIsdlC ion OF the General
! IJ,elLluent. Ia the case OF Virginia, where,
"aNO er and a cltIzen, 1 nave Il rignt to
.,-sE would say, mat although suCn all
ct l.ou. in my opinion, affords Iusl Cause tor
-Ieus appI eneusIOu, and Ina kes IL prudent 10
t-rgags inv means uG SELF defence, IN case OF
-- worst results, suli, L would not desire ~
ttrla 4F tnts Union, without at least All hon
=" Fl ITt ~ pTeseTs e A. upon terms CONSISTENT
T.i ,ue rlguts aAd Tie ely OF the Sou h.
~ pre-erSe Tho Uaioa OF rGe CoHStiirt.o. l
would be- EIulu2, / trust to make ANY Der
s4At sacrifice. therefore desi' . aud AL oeate
scluI-reucs amongst the ) yujhern > Ales t.
t'LsuIt and agree upon sucn guuraHters II la
jaylT uplAIuu VIII secure their equality auu
isslJ gIkn.a Within the Union.
The position oi Virginia IN case OF a disso.
lllJu Of tle eContederacy next occupies his at
Ieuton. lie says:
T he qursuon. then for the border .lnvehold-
% luS Sass -lIi be, not whether The Southern
: esW0uiI lave been eaf- II all mad remain
81 10 iAe lion, but ~ which division of th-
{ 4IsdeTasY they ought to attach tbemeelye.
10" mt IL WAS severed. Iu such an event,
hags A0I The shadow of q duuBI 10 whnI
ought 10 be The course OF Virginia aud o her
>.u.LeEn rder States. Ii they united Win The
CG-I rave StaIes they Wsuld OLfrderate as
Z r. ale, auu win those whose population was
! A.nugrneUus, aud whose Interests were Ideu
( MD Win tEeIr own. Ii lGey united with
ias N,rn uuder such circumstances, they
Nuaid Constitute Il helpless mInOrlty Ia as
1solauUu win States, whose pppu latIon WAS
40 hgmOstneou win theirs, ana whose iute
tetS goUid be Considered as different aHd hos
VIZ. They could De treated a. tHjsftgTS by The
GyIIu4ut mai juTIly, and consIdeI ud j. having
Squleeced la mat position by The choice which
llry nad made.
l. he Southern Con fed eracy they would
fld an outlet for their snrsIus population OF
SAVES NOT Ouly IN these CO.'S states, but in
ruaIeysr territory N ghl be acg uired by that
laiyn. Uuder tuat Government, toU, they
would mud efectual protection Tor their
property aud Institutions. l the other Con
lelrTacy thelr slave populau II would indeed
S 'prAned ia" and "IOcdilSed" WIthiu their
own borders The domlnant party IN the
fiA looks 10 this Ohlect as the cardinal
iIihcIp = OF their ASsOCia ION, aud they would
y A3!t 20 pursue tnat end Without The show
81 Au % position. This negro population
'V'd then ~ penned up, not only py restric.
ans Fom The Northern maj prIty, but ny re-
1 S-4tliOAs from tne urIghb ring slave States
j E's1 "h0 wuuid probably hold 1t to D.. 10 their
interest to force he hUrCer > at-e 10 hold on
/ ~ .uriI slaves, sot only for pJiItlcal reasons,
90, s;p Ifom Il desire II intrrpusr an obs tacIr
~ 'ae esclp .! nrlr fugitive SLAVES. What
! 'Le' would be sas position of Tue sIavehoId
ne eSlaIe- Ia tn1 n u .h-ru CUH.e.rIacy As
,"e" SiaNe poDulasluu Increased, there would
os tendency TO a TALL wages. Ihe white
I"oolei, oy emikrau0u. could better hts eordI-
"'u oy removing Rhere his labor WAS IN IRE
F'H'ucl'ei bat the slave, by the CIrcun
VI lis position, must remain aud WOIk
t1' ne one ra e OF W g-s, whatever 1t might
- thi" STATE OF Things, the whife iaoorrT
2u'u 'IniSf where he could work bat
.1' teiihs, and The slave would remain 10 IN.
rAse n'S hoid upon these a.es, aud 10 be-
~e 'ue jVeruing element of their popula
" hi!st The new territory OF this
81 .uefh CJni~drracy ,uId be given 10 III
80 hah, according TO their theory, the
"fl'sTy OF the border slayehUlding
would be given 10 tie negro. The
satquehces Of sucu process would soon
acs TO such extent The numoer II
,h1'.es Ia these slates that they would lose
- 80 oa'y, but slender, means Of defence,
t',1u 'hey mad enjoyed through The little pu-
ths, efenglh win which they had entered
- rou!edrrahy. Indeed, how long would IL
trosco'e the non-slavehoidng ates would
,e"se 70 the mark requisite 10 euabie them
ioJ'iSh slavery within the Stltes by con-
TH,'o"al amendment! Would they wait
Na process II hey did not know II To br
l@pid aud sure Win the principles
Ad 'eeitUgs OF this sectional party-which
p.4Id "ieid the power Of that C0niederacy-
long would The institution of very en-
10 Ihs five or SIX sIavehoidiug States
ue1 wsTs attached to that u aion Is there |
80 VI the eiavsboidipg States. W hich would |
tk.IalarIly incur such risk, with The fate of |
% ilish West IBdiss before their eyes Ia |
hH.Ol with S1uthern Confederacy they |
,t.olo encouuter none of these dangers In |
80 connection the slave population oprraIes
'a!e'y-Salve 10 protect the white iaoorer
H. ~. ~ hA unreasona ole or rulnous decline in
~ rue Of wages With al outlet for etnigra-
rTA, he slave Is the first 70 move uDder IA de