New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-04
VIEWS OF yIRaINIANS.


The editor of The Richmond EugnirT has wrf&en
to various Virginia gentlemen, requesting them 70 give
"counre and advice touching tho affairs Of the coun-
try. Answers have b~en received from the Hon. Jss
NJ. Mason and the Hon. Henry l.. Hopkins. Tho
editor save:
The letters we publish to-day-tbe ore from the
Bret kinridge wing and the other from the Douglas
vinc-ae both Tor O State Convention, and show tost
no difference EXITS in the Democratic party TO the
necessity for State Convention.
NJ Mason says:
Let usIeyi,w events and then we may the better
understand what may devoive Virginia in the pvLt
ical ext encies of III times.
aius b FINALLY cart and then to count the elec-
tOr,l vote. TLee those who believe, and an one
of bem that safety remains 10 the southern Sses
and tb peore but such shall De vilcicated by
stern pur OF sefproteciicn. Tie event tlat fixes
tits lief not the election of the man. II Is the aecee
zion of the power of which be is The minister They
et,til tie poG 81 tentiOis OF that power, not by
is party platform gross and insulting though Is bel,
nor by lie tbrcns and taunts of ts in7oent ent.aans,
o It's demorsllz,d press. They determine 1t BY the
8, hit Of the Northern mind eyinced by an obdurate e.
nsey OF purlo-e through every vicissude Of political
f,au ne. By tie statutes of tie NOthern Sta &c,
s,sed as ell in violation of all honorai lie faith of
highest constitutional obligation, paralyzing the Laws
Of Congress, IN pursuance OF tue ConS,llution 70
pr, ec the property Of Southern people. ny the en-
couraeement and support given al the North to ON
- iisi,s and within their borders, against
he liver and pro, ey of the people of the South aud
by their refusal failure TO pass laws for the punis-
nent OF such OienGes or for prevention OF the IKE In
fmure By tie open recommendation of tLeir Senators
ard Representative OF publications issued at the n orth,
Tor circulation at the SOUTH designed by fase and ca
luu NOUS charges 10 foment diyirions among our PEG.
,lo and 10 iniie the serve class To lsdrrection and
raj inc. BY the sanction given to such inhuaan and
cuel conduct by nsiIlei II at the North, IN returning
such Representatives back to the Federal coune,is
Ard, il We're wanting, BY that fixed and settied
ih(
tlhtiln Ito which there Is yarsy ez option ut the
NOrh wi ch refuses TO the people at q South COM
On ril with the peoi e at tie North 10 the common
Territories OF the Coutederacy.
o. Il ould more properly say acdnl, Is ag'eat and
pregnant event; and in considering, therefore, how II
u ay iecoue tie Convention OF Virginia TO act, We
must look to that event material if not controll-
ING element in its deliberations In the first Pee,
nav and mott probably will force upon the Federal
Government the settlement between 1t and the several
States of the question Of the right Of secession LII
that right is GeI d. and paramount issue viii he
ade betw cen the States and the Federal power which
will be presented to tie Virgil la Convention in Am'ae
One thing is very clear; Virginia mo more than any
other southern STATED will not be passive, should any
attempt be made, BY force, to reduce such seeding
| State or States 10 snLjectiOn
L. the next place, it is to my mind equally clear,
should Of tie States separate from the Union on
tlis Slavery quesiisn the disruption will necessarily
carry With it tie like separation Of all those sayehod
ing States whose destiny v 70 continue such; uness
under returning sense II night and justice Ia tue
Northern md all NAV reisin such securities for
the fut re I'll establish this great ciI interest IN
lie extlu i've Charge Of those to whom it PERTAINS
Lave yenturtd thus, though with unfeigned dE-
deute, 10. forward to what Virginia may be oslled
to consider aid determine III regard 10 the great Is
euee fore ed upon her eOunses by events in progress
The msgiture OF the occasion may be well esti mated
by the magnitude If thUse events State follows State
into Convention, TO deliberate on the necessity o.
hrtslii Y up Il Government W in they believe has
md yN and
rights Ter people. The Southern States happen wnss
may lave never been tie aggressors ia this strange
Unnatural contest. In what they have done or wuat
may VT al fer item to d. tLey are prepared TO
e,t all the consequences. There eau be no doubt
OF beitSnty eref0re, in my Mid az TO the eoane OF
lir Ia. Convention is tie OILY authority oompe-
tell the OrcHlUD, abd n should be assembled al the
cal liz r, day practicable.
Dir. Hol kils writes thus:
Onr present troublcs in my Judgment spring from
inl eifctiIs and VICES Of nature and fear they
are eyonG oil NEEDY. They commenced In the North,
by tie eXerie Of ot iOs and luermedGiiig spirit
Wit wat id not coDcern ITEM They passed Legir-
Lti,e acts To nllliiy tie Fugitive Slave law. Tney
sliateGconrLuaiy agitale0-the subject of II very,
in and out OF Congess, TO our annoyance and lrrta-
tcn, Tor Lesily 80 years. say, tnen the South has
a iust clule to COM Ii III. Not Only to complain and
reno tirte bat i'm !, an stenly, TO demand
cn # Il unf eldiy and provoking acts. But let
| Il is he dOIInUt in irvtfdl impuse and haste-bat
With all lie deliier ton and dignity Of STATES, resolved
to m,iniIin tI.r rights, "peaceably, il they can;
frillS, they nnst. But IL benOoyes us, thi X,
| ly every conf Grafton of enlightened rol y, OF rel
interest and Of patriotic duty, TO exhaust our remedies
within the Union, for redress Of grievances be-
| ioIe lnDLt IL the dark abyss of known and NC
kIowL ILL that lie beyond dissolution OF il. While
tie Satee ousiy preparing to take the awi
OF Ion recly because Of tie Ss- VI Presa
ceIti election, under AID according to the forms OF
d e toisttulH H. wUuld appeal 10 tbem as TRENDS
hId brethren wait yet Httle lJnger--sqecialiy ~
10th Huu,eh of Cougrt ", the Federal Judiciary aid
| million If Northern voters with H.: and then l
uoul0 ask Virginia singe-handed and alone, II osher
States oud lUn her in her Mission VI peace, 10
-.ho cnn issioLeis TO all those States IN the North
Woe lie. htuts have pussed acts To nulliiy OBJ
.tuct The Fugitive Shye law of Congress in tagrant
vio.ti. Oi the Contituicn aid our nights under il, 10
meal Il obuoAioUs acts, the only OF saving
| tie III ion nom destruction.
II their les Ltules or Conventions called TO
Il, er tie prov zion sho Ii rel it, prefcyrng their
III Constitution al al osile legislation TO the preeerva-
ii u Of the ULon, tlen the whole South would ont
toy it,T aid teact II secessi a. founded, the
Il lal al constitutional ele> tion Of Precedent out
az cir Lostile lesli against us, thus solsmIy
utih I'd, would be justified in the siht Of God and
man. II II pn edy under existing circumstances,
| Wo Id, ] tliLk, he sufficient and eiectual
You reqtesi MY views the subject of u Gonven-
ton TO 81 eider q G "Becessities Of poSOa."
am decidedly ag 81 any Convention of delegate. APP
I,nr,d by tie primary meetings OF tie peoyle Our
exl eiie, III the last Denlorrnii State GoDveu-
oI must oISin,e that thew are no places for calm
d,teIEion and enlightened decision, such as the pc
"si is of our Position" demand. But think Il
would lie H. for the LEI isa,ure call such Coo
Nenion, ard proNire by law for the election OF Ms
members without delay.
THE RIBERO CASE.