Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-06
THAT southern Conference.

That southern Conference.
The ro-e We reGcc. upon the proposition to send
commissioners 90 southern Conference, at the present
time and under existing circumstances, the more
thoroughly are We satisfied Of the impocy and absurd
~ of such STEP What reasons exist now for Con
veut5r of the southern States that have not existed
for many years paste What aggression on the part OF
The North has occurred h,clys Aud It aggressious 90
long years past constituted sufficient reason for the
cal OF Southern Convention, and for mutual consuiia
tou and combined resistance the part Of the Southern
States WHY did not the South meet those uggressons al
the tme of tber perpctrluous Why have south Caro-
lima sud sr tIe Southern States sep, those aSsr,s
sous upon their rights and honor for so long period
What has caused them Co wake up suddenly in The pear
1850. and propose to hold a Southern Convention with
view 20 immediate and unconditional disuujon. We
saw immediate and unconditional because South Carroll
n, herself frankly Drocaius 90 the world through her
Commissions 90 Virginia that she does for a
rn,ut expect the Northern States couceje 10 the
South VITA, tlis Southern Conference will undoubtedly
demand And she pyo,aims with equal irIukues- that
10 the even, of the Northern States declining grant
the south new constitutional guarantees il vl become th
duty Of the south to az once secede from the Union aud,
therefore We are justified a the assertion that the real
ference is to take steps for immediate aud uucOudi
tioual dissolution oCthe Union.
We repeat deu that whatever aggression, have been
perneteI by the North upon le South occurred years
ago No one las pointed aag as.rs-sioas ia,,i-
fa. conference, cf Che southern States at Che present
time Where. taeu is the reason or the necessity for
such conference. Does any reason necessity exist
now that di NOT exist h,t year, and the year before,
and the year before alt and for many years past. NO
man. we presume. VIII take the ground chat Southern
conference hls been rendered necessary m conseo,ue
Of John Browns raid a- Harpers Ferry. Even NJ.
Mrmmuzsr called chat an aggression, of ihr North
but referred to 10 only au indication %, asresious On
future Ir thcu tbe Hupers Ferry affair IS no sufficient
reason Why q Soa,leru Convention should uow Dee held
and Steps taken 20 secels from the Union, What the
reasons which move gentlemen desire such Convex
ton. az the present tmes The Harper, FERRY affair /,
certainly che ony recent event. which "4luts toward,
aggression on the par, of the North any portion OF tle
Northern people But chat being considered by tle
orgiultors Of the conference not an actual aggression
but only an Indication future aggression what thereat
che present moment TO Justify Virginia ia abandoning her
Ufou. position of resou-e conservatism and nationality
bv conserving TO ~ into merely Southern Sectional
Disuaiou Convention. Aud # there nothing either iu
the past or iu the present Justify her In such sep,
60 not the part OF wisdom and sound policy for her to-
calmly avail, future developments and abstain from ANY
rash aud ir-ad,ised commtt.s. We SAY, then, that
sufficient unto che day is the evil thereof" ID nsces-
sty hereafter occurs for conference O., te Southern
States growing of Eggrgssous the part OF the
North not nos loreseeu the glorious and fame OF
Virginia is a sufficient guarantee that she viii not De-
backward ia meeting che emergency, and taking counsel
.yh hef Southern sister, for ,te comm0a defense and
welfare OF them ALL
10 is admitted 1y all chat the question whether Virgin
+, shall send delegate 90 ae proposed conference is
grave and important one We regard &C.. indeed dec
dedly the mos. grave and important question which mas
been offered to die consideration Of Virginia sine
the adoption or the Federal Constitution. And such bee
ing lis character does u tall within the province olthe pre-,
sent Legislature the members Of which were elected
without reference TO any such question undertake
make Virginia party TO Southern Sectional Disuniou
Convention What authority, we pray to know, ha,
t6i, Legislature 90 comm, Oh, State aud the people OF
The State 20 such scps Mr. Riyes. in his letter
published ou saturday, SAYS truly that 'apol an issue
40 vital character thar in contemplation the people
orVirz,ua should 5c ieit perfectly free aud ulcomm,
TED Co decide Tor thcusclycs-a, 60 q, their sors-sig d
s-l.,i.. r..I. 90 F-vhea the solemn crisis demand
inc their fe ..,,oa and tae.r action shall arrive" ",
maintain chat &c o., not competent neither is IL respectful
o- iu good as,e for Che present Legislature, elected al.
most wear ago when the people had no thought OF such
AZ issue arising 90 undertake. o. send commissioner, GOA
Southern conference, te ay1Ned object and design of
which s, to iuat, steps looking 20 an immediate aud
conditional dissolution of the Union Aud Tor the pre-
sent Legislature 90 10 amy such ding woaj De MON