Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-02-04
Virginia and South. Carolina.

Some of the Richmond papers appear to appre-
bend that the Legislature of Virginia will not agree
to the proposition of South Carolina for conference
of the Southern States. The Enquirer urges the
concurrence of Virginia with South Carolina in
tone which shows doubt and anxiety to the result,
and the Examiner of the 3lst says:
1.-THE influence of Virginia with the other States
of the Union, for many years past, has been mainly
attributable to her supposed possession of those
qualities of mingled courage and tirmness which she
exhibited upon more than one occasion when the
rights of the States were endangered
TO this reputation, more than to her present
physical greatness, does she that respect with
which her advice and action have heretofore been
treated by the whole Union Heretofore her fidelity
to the interests of the South has been equal to any
and every emergency. Heretofore in times of great
est peril, her course has met the approval of her
sister States of the South. When Virginia loses
this ancient prestige she falls from her high estate
and will cease to be regarded the leading slave
holding State of the Republic Are either her peo-
pie or her Legislature willing to see Virginia fall
from the head to the foot OF the column of slave
States? For the people of Virginia, for the ardent
chivaric masses for those patriotic constituencies
from whose hundred primary meetings noble and
loyal resolutions, worthy of the best days of the
Republic, have been sent forth, we can speak. Every
pusatiOn of the great popular heart we believe to
of Col. Nemmingcr. And the day which witnesses
the rejection of South Cardinals proposition for
Conference of the slave States will be regarded by
the people the blacklist and most disastrous day
in the annals of Virginia To save Virginia from
the effects of an act so little in unison with the
wishes of her people, we invoke the masses to come
to the reSucc of this proud old Commonwealth.
We Write thus warmiy and earnestly because
there is danger Of tie Legislature Of Virginia re-
.jectiHg rise jHtcioas conservative cORciiidt0ry
proposition from the State Of SOuth- Carolina J0r
Conference Of tie STARE Sdtes the object Of achch IS
to preCeHt dsHRt0n by producing union and concert
81 action GmoHg tie sure State. This is the pro-
position which the Legislature of Virginia, regard
less Of the interests of the South and sincerely
believe, of the wishes of the people of Virginia,
proposes to reject.
The wrongs and insults so recently inflicted upon
Virginia, the invasion of her soil and the murder Of
shcr citizens have occaSOncd the proposal for Con-
ference of the Southern States. 4 raTnt generous,
sincere, GSpOUSdi Of course cds tie leading an
CENTRE to tbs call Jora Conference and for that
reason no less than fro respect for her great name
and honorable renOwn, Virginia first solicited
to appoint delegates to the proposed Conference.
Under such circumstances refusal upon our
part to unite with those who have thus nobly and
chivalrouSy cspouScd quarrel would ALLEVIATE
from us the good feelings of the whole South.
We again say to the people of Virginia, that I'M
less they at once make known their warm and gen.
crous approval of the proposal for Conference of
the slave States the rejection by the Legislature Of
South Cardinals respectful and timely proposal to
Virginia is exceedingly probable"
Gov. Letcher proposed in his inaugural address a
Convention of all the States, but South-Carolina
proposes Convention of the Southern States. OF
these steps looked to only in the event of
the election of Il black Republican President. As
South Carolina has made the proposition can see
risk which Virginia will run by acceding to it
that is, if her people intend to resist black Republ
can rule IfShc should disagree to the proposition
the probability is that South-Carolina will act for
hersefand alone, if no other State will go with her.
in the event Of the election of Seward; whcreupon
other Southern States including Virginia, will be
hurried forward with her, and will take part with
her, when the attempt is made by Seward 10 suhu-
gate and whip her in" \ great deal depends up
the action of Virginia at this crisis. If she will
lead others will follow but if she fatcrs and stops
the cause of the South and of Constitutional Union
must suffer injury.