Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-02-10

tinctly to the conservatives, the ConSti:u.
tion.loving. law abiding men of the North,
the dangers ahead, and arouse them to
the rescue, if they are capable Of it
If the majority OF the people Of the North,
love Justice and the Union more than they late
the South and her institutions, they will listen
to our appeal and restore us to our equality in
the Union If they will not. then upon their
heads be the sin Of dissolyng the Union, and
involving the land in civil war. il that must'
come; for come what may, the South can neySr
submit to oppression and dlShonor. In view
OF such contingency, the union of the South
is the instinct Of self.preserraton. and The mot
to OF all her truc.hear,cd sons will be The
safety Of the South is the Supreme Law"
With view, therefore. to restore and pre-
serve the rights Of the South in the Union, ard
thus to preserve the Union il they can be ac-
copmshcd, we earnestly but respectfully urge
the Legislature to acccdc to the request Of
South Carolina, and appoint deputies 10
Southern conference, or To provide BY Law for
the election Of them by the people. the recon.
menda,lons or suggestions Of such conference
to be reported to the Legislature at an ordinary
or extraordinary session off
Resolved, That a copy Of these resolutions
be signed by the Chairman and Secretary and
sent to the Hon. C.. {. Mcmlringer.
Resolved, That copy OF these resolutions,
except those relating to the appointment Of
delegates be sent to Our representatives in the
Senate and House Of Delegates, with the re-
quest that they will lay them before their re.
spcctive Houses, and that copy DC also sent
to our Representative in Congress, with the
request that he will lay the first nine before
tho House Of Representatives and obtain vote
upon them if he can.
Mr.. johnson II. Sands moved that the vote
be taken on the resolutions seriatim, which
motion W. $ lost The vote was then taken on
the resolutions together and aduplcd-one dis
senting voice.
Mr.. Courtney offered the following resolu.
ton:
Resolved, That the present condition and
future aspect of the country is such as to re.
quire at its head man of experience in pub.
lie aiI;,irs-of decision, energy, boldncss and
tirmneSs-of unsnllied private and public
character-and above all, one known, and
universally admitted to be, an honest
man, "without fear and without rcproach."-
Believing that IIcnrySsA Wise possesses. in an
eminent degree, the traits Of character herein
described, we present him as our choice for the
Mr.. Orvs offered the following as substi.
tute to Mr. Courtney's resolution:
Resolved, That in our judgment it is mex
pedient for this meeting to express any prefer
encc for any particular candidate for the Presi
dency; but to have orr delegates in tic State
Convention, and at Charleston. perfectly free
to act according to their own views Of propriety
and cxpcdicr'y.
Whereupon n debate sprung up between
Messrs Courtney and Col. Par kccr, opposing the
substitute, and Messrs. OrviS, Bowc, Davis, liar.
rison and Gardner in favor it. The question was
called lor-thc Chair being unable to decide by
the sound division was called for, and McSSrS.
Bowe and Parker were appointed tcllcrs. They
announced the vote 10 bc 10 for the substitute
90 against it.
The question then REQUIRED upon the ori-
ginal resolution. The same tcllcrs reported
the vote to be IS for Mr. Courlncy's resolution,
and II against il.
On motion Of Mr.. Bowc, the Chairman and
Secretary were added to the delegations, under
the first and fourth resolutions
On motion Of Mr. OrviS, tic proceedings
Of this meeting were ordered to be published
in the papers Of the city.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
JOI1S B. YOUNG Chairman