Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-08
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A hearth in her Mansions a stone on her walls

Are these indications he would enquire, sufficient to
Justify the belief that the pub mind of Virginia is pre-
pared for conference Tor the purpose OF subvertng or
preserving the Unoug Public meetings had been held
in a very large number perhaps in a majority of the
counties OF the Commonwealth after the llarpers Ferry
raid after the beginning of the present session of the
legislature aud before the arrival OF the South Carolina
Commissioner These meetings almost without exception,
while expressing their indignation at the outrages COM
med the soil and citizens OF Virginia, reco amended
merely that the State be placed in attitude of military
defence. aud that direct trade between the Southern
States aud Europe be Osered aud encouraged but "nOt
drum heard, not funeral note, suggesting that
the days of the Union numbered, nor one word ia
yorng conference of Southern States True it is that
since the arrival of that honOred messenger, IN few
counties besides the he had the honor in part to rep
resent resolutions similar those by which he was ill.,
-lructcd had been passed But who had heard Of pri
mary meeting gotten up by the enemies OF the measure,
while il couiessecy true that there were thousands
Of them in almost every section OF the commonwealth
The same inactivity was observable amongst the more
conservative classes at the South, that had been so cu
paby manifested by the class OF men at the North
That the right OF people to revolt as recognized IN the
first clause OF the Declaration OF independence, was
above and beyond the binding Obligation OF all laws and
all constitutions could deny; but the right OF
the representatives OF free people to involve them in
the consequences OF any revolutionary step suc1 as he
considered the Southern Conference TO BEL not only
without their assent but perhaps contrary to the wishes
postion-and that could not be maintained. There
meteor lights exhaedn the stormy atmosphere
of anticipated revolution allure the ambitious and to
dazzle the unwary Let beware lest we are led away
by them to and our countrys destruction
Our glorious Federal Constitution is the nobest work
Of the nobest ancestry of which any people can boast
1t IS charter of human liberty, worth ten fold more
than the Magma Charter of King john the II tables OF
Decemvral and the so voumued pandects of imperial
Rome Let US, to give it our support and let the
people, pause and consider before its provisions shall be
trampled il the dust
The question OF concurrng in the resolutions was fur
Their discussed by Messrs DICKINSON, of p E., NAL
L0RY, klVES and LYNN against, aud Mr. WEST for
the adoption of the resolutions.
Mr.. HAYsOND moved the previous question. The
motion was voted down.
Mr.. seldom thereupon offered the following resou-
ton
Resolved That at l O'clock tomorrow all discussion
the resolutions from the Senate in relation TO the South
ern Conference shall cease, and atthat time the vote
shall be taken
The resolution adopted.
Mr. ANDERSON next gained the floor and addressed
the House on the subject when, on motion OF Mr. KO-
BERTSON, the Chair was vacated till o'clock, in order
TO give Mr.. ANDERSON sufficient opportunity to offer
his remarks length