Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-27

the i~nitialivc. And shnll We walt I'LL ever! otHtt
State Ina. taken ac,i"nt And iiiHE my y ~
rurul pruprirty, whit Tor us II NM "t'o' - S
~ ~ -r r,,. L,lv NM, net first. Lr: us d" our dut!
and leave the vonscIuriic', where 'Ie, ii'Esn, 49,
long. Virginia has It now III her poMei " I -
| control the deliberations ci TINT .oh'e"'p"' HH'
s,in,i ,loot. and withhold her wise counselH aud the
r,.,r,i,,iny Influences Of her Conservatism, The other
Southern States may tnkc some fatal step thal hias
r.nd tins Union, and compel us 70 l"Ae Posi'!oh ~
or uoain,. them. w the resolutions adopted of lhis
Carolina ITO dcsist from any incditatcd secession
nnon her part, WHICH cannot hut tclu 70 Tue ors'fnc-
t;rru OF rho Union. and the loss TO all OF the States OF
the benefits that spring from IT, Anu s"e u" De
Vr Sn."ker' if the time shall ever come when Fir-
piniu Shall be obliged TO behold the shattered rag
ments OF Il rent Union, which she might nave pre-
served nv her timely counsel and restraining manu.
then, sir, will she !,cwail the moment, wleh shc with
h.ld The kindly Offices now sought ut her nhhu-.
should South Carolina. or georgia. mississippi
AlabuuIa or Louisiana. any or all oi them, seced"
from thi, Union. then thi" cnn!cLcra'cl government
is AZ an end. And w i,'isVsr i may y. i'' wi; "gI', s I'm, u G S"y.
rrnducrd TINT sad result. when Virginia shall ,;aEd
between II Southern cnnfcdcrac.v, Identified With ~
in every interest. and i Northern e"hirdcF"cy, W!i!cii
| for long YEATS has been WasliT ""i .Ph "a 'shtS;
who doubts IN what direction f'7'i''' :. "'I"I'E VIII
TURF: . It'll
! have hecil told. inst wic!! So'tI Iar'liia shall
srcrtIr. the general government VIII Rave only !"
send Il ,mnli fleet 10 Charleston ii"ro9F ana ni'rhaHc
her rnri. and thu, in II !rw weeks reduce her 10 sub.
lection: and ~. have been threatened upon the ilo"r
Of Congress with the power .! !~>,"c".nvg OF the nom
slavclv"ldiug States 10 coerce and control l'..!
lie, tia, linn: coimc, and Ill the powers OF Tie go
y.rnnlcnt could not restrain Nirainians from plant
IN, themselves side by side viii; the gallant Hons
of the Palmetto State. Should Tile strong arm O.!
federal power bc eve! stretched OUT 70 Reduce SOUTH
! Carolina 70 subsection, SIX weeks could i.ot roll
rou,d before thousands oi E~ir2in!IllS would ,,a.d
49,. . ,,., "a, south ufplIu. soil. y tIT.v.
tIrir lives. their iur;are. aid their -mcrrd monet 10
her defence.
Ii tic ras Of tlis Union, which WAS intended to
hr. the ryis Of our protection. shall ever be CONVERT
ed into liz Standard I'll oppression aud tile hai'iii:er
O., degradation and >nli&sa;i"n L" ANY Que oi these
S,atcs-rvrn tile smallest, Tie poorest and me weak
e.t-tlen. sir. when that tine shall come, al II ever
shall come. which God above forbid ! Tor one am
prepared i" s':y, under all the responsiveness Wn';m
attach to inr III IL man and = Virginia 'aw .sivrr, IN
the name Vi thai gallant peup,,: whose voice am
permitted here 10 sreak, that | AID they VIII TIC
ready 10 resist IL.
Mr., Speaker, it i, lar from aIy purpose or WISH
TO bring :,iuu: any such -late o! things. IL Is |"
AVER HAT dark picture, tlr contemplation ~ winch
Hills Inc with painful emotions. that m""Kc thls
Assembly to Step forward, and, hy every ineSilS
consistent with homer, scri; ~ save II CuI"iI cen.
ccived III the Wisdom ana cciIIch!ra w 't 0''"'
OF our fathers.
In view Of ..rlIc most outrageous u:grcs>i"nS "i
slave property which the gentleman from CnIrrl-
rr Mr.. l;.rbouri tells you Virginia Has 'ha"fe''
does il not brlIouvc w.. III! lis Owl iIl!SaaTr! ,t"Pre-
nur. 10 npuly Il remedy or buw r!Uwn ai!u sus':iit 70
the evil Til il u%yrrwLclnIs u..' is II not !Ili TING
nor to unite III consultation UPON thr proper anu
best meals of protection for ourselves aiid -! fafii.
the Federal Constitution and lni"lI Tor lie ""o'e
country!'
Such a conference cali DO 10 harm i; may DO inG"h
good Il is not proposed H. invest orr conlii!-a'oh-
ers with power 10 do more than consult ma report
To us. And, upon the GclIc'0l Assembly hoet!' VIII
dryolvr the duty OF iccIding n.pli INC iIp''e a'''
measure OF redreS>.
And il any thing cal! bring the Northern states !"
II returning srIIsr I'll Justice and i proper appreciation
OF t~le.irjnry and injustice with which tAeE nav
treated us-if auythilI. will induce ;licIn 10 stay !ie
| hand OF aggression with which they have iron! tin's
to time ami step BY step been cscroatiIil'@ upon u,
il will lr The calm, determined, united lc'n"!isifai'c
OF the Southern Stutcs, bound together by lee III
stincls OF Il common interest and u common d!ll2sr.
| would counsel no harsh or ElcliarItho!c acl!"h'M
Gricvously A. We have been wroii%ed, Wc''ia sun
deal with them, no, IT, aiI-ll- anu clicnl'"S: hot "3
''Nnrihvrn u1verSgrirs,' III! Is hrt'lirrt-as ''.'"9
brethren. wuuid brIuc TO their attention the 'i"Ia-
| tio:,, of uliritci filth. ;lc disregard III sp'cliilI en-
uugcincui> hitherto ignored ar inrG"iiriI.and hll't"i"
them. hy every consideration al rr;'>niI ana lr"lr!e':.
ofduly, ot. Interest aud at riHEt, !" rc'rtce me s'.PH.
and observe. i" moi yaith. the stipulation ~ That
compact, w!:r!l srcIlrcS To us the >aIur protection Ter
! our property wliri wc r%herrirlly accord 70 iic'h
| And th0T.i! wc haze suffered Repeated INJURIES hht
insults. thai would hr dceHicd imperative cause" '
war hetwcriI foreign lIit:uI>: and, u lar ~ o"r "'''.,
cations 10 tilu:I are runrrrIrd. We N"il!d hr lh>'i''''
| IN separation from thenl. even at tie eos! "i c!fIi w"!'
would yt afford them one more opportunity 20 >"';
tn. Union by doing Justice /" the S"Mi!i.
The time mus, come when We NIL have u CONFER
| .o,r,llcr, ami, bv Il cordial and Intelligent co-ul"-
ration. CONCERT Measures tor our coii!tno:i security,
and welfare Ii i now only Il question "I time: ANA
why 10. consult n"T. before our comparative
s,r:rn:b i ;ur,Lrr diminished: The time must CONE,
and al no distant ,iay, when We will have 10 pi"ii::
| ourselves upon Oh! constitutions! rights, Determined
| 10 lnu:nt.iiI them '-it Ill hazards. and 10 Tie i'-'
extremity" Let Us do thai. uai We uiar yG' hops
10 r,.vuii, the relations III iraivrrial intrrcnursr, :lL.
restoring the uuion - IT, pristine purity, hand Il
down t. i,Ua,rrils. rs We received il from "r,r fathers