Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-31
rne Propo.ed southern convention.

TIN. V,,.. ,t D.isg.+as having disnosed Of the per
.,l ,.s,. .,l ,s-,.s ,b,tb,l connected themselves
..i. .-,-,..... .,.,r, Convention Of the South
..-.4 ,- .-,s+ calmly N co,si5
-. .rl.... r-sss,.ss for their coasidera
- ,.... ,,,---,;.s,,rs- from South Carolina.
....., ia one ofr.dress for past grievances. s,f
rr rr Southern people at the hands of the North
aud p-otesaoa ael-u.. their repetition and continuance
,,r-..sr f. NAV D., said. that three competing plan.
,-, before the Legislature, viz: that of Governor
I.t,.e- for Convention of Delegates from
IN an, States. to consider whether existing d.dcul
-es,.a be- remeIied and guarded against in future or
-st heinz impossible whether terms Of peaceful separa
-a can Doe devised. Second that Of the South Caro-
Ina Commissioner. for Convention Of Delegates from
--s Southern States 20 consider substantially the same
.trrs Third tha. Of the Joint Committee of the Leg
-, for more stringent and effective measures OF our
. t,rtfs rrs,sl..ou of wrongs and insults in the t1'
-
Tl. named pltr is in effect embraced in the reso-
..,.. M which Mr. Barbour gave notice ia the House
I Saturday responding coureousy the invitation OF
s.t rr, t,t lirr that 'the General As
tr, 80 yi.i-i, -,.o-grrsi I'm the present condition Of
-.,,,;ors b the Northern States an imperative ne
.r r- l,..-- measures thew edo not vet mis,rust
...i.y NJ nm, Southern States. bv wise and firm
,s ,f their reserved powers TO protec. the rights
. and liberties of tb, people and so restore and preserve
... v.l-1 I-,i,r" I'm such measures they earnestly
s.;-. l. ,.,r.r,t-o1 of AN Che southern States but
.rs, ,t,r r-,,p, and efficient corporation will be
md, t,s;r.5 br tt, direct and authentic ac-
-.........4 .....t,-ii,s M the States
.t-r ,t AGENCY, of nm ssssr-b'a.e which can
-..-.- 800, n, 5,,.,,, and advise
,ie General Assembly viii not a, present undertlAe TO
invite auy conference of Commissioners appointed O'
,ae authorities Of the southern States.
We have heretofore stated our re''oA7s''' oPP''- Z
the proposition of Gov Letcher- in the MAN, 'leE "'
with equal force against that OF the south O-Fo'"' O'l
missioner. We have nothing to hope Tor al TINS Ul'
from either Convention, ou, increased excitement 1l' d
V.lsr national breach. We have no commence '' N'"
c-arsrtces and constitutional amendments. IL we e'"
administer che pe'sen, government anu c'J0! w.
rights uader the existing Constitution anY other "ou-'
t as We 4re no., wiser than the sases oil 'ne "e''1-
ton. They considered mt.are-y and p'0Ple''-a"! "'
Inherent difficulties OF oaAHs I'se'Ie'' 0-Ie' O-' =,
teu of government, so broad "ni' SO inverse I''f'
aud such muiorm interests I-e' 1'''''' F'-' .-'
best, As we are so.emal convinced -l' "-- 'I
could invent 20 reconcile secure ana 'o,'''''' .-.
v1o.e unt'r' CONSTITUTION anu H'.'''- -''- VINCE
t..y designed Co 'e perpetual we nave ~ ''
4.- Cha, ,ae7 grand ana sol''Ae "'o.' were ' '''-
before We shall become me ''' ','.', o' Oo-' '' ~
$50 in Judgment on tho WORK o' '--' u.'- .''' '" w
snail advocate d. mo-, ''' '1e purpose '' s''.
Constitution a"a P7opPu7 " '''5 gov '-' no.
tie purpose o, ANl-'l5 -'' ono anu
o.ser
Another objection Chat we have 10 ''2 pans % .o'-
Governor L''eher and Col. Ne.'n''-'' Is .-'' W,