Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-27

with peace and honor and the latter adopted, be-
cause there nOrganized Wing party which, although
a minority, served as ralying point Tor CalhOuu,
Benton and others, who that OCCASION eittheir par
for their countrys good We have lived through sue
ccssve deteats-sometimes in glory and sometimes IN
gloom but in shame; and can do so again. TOT
whatever may be said of cannot be charged win
having been held together by the cohesive power oil the
public plumber" .
We have not come here to say for what causes this
Union shall be dissolved That beyond our province
That we have been grievousy wronged by some OF the
people of the North and by OF their Legislatures Is
fact that admits OF denial But that any act has ev-
or been passed by the Congress of the United States that
will Justify Southern men in breaking up the Union is
proposition that cannot be maintained, aud IN saying
this do not mean to express any opinion as to the Wis
dom policy Of its legislation
The celebrated ordinance of 1857, whether it was
right or wrong received the sanction of Virginia IN the
most solemn torn The next legislation on tue subject
is TO be found in the erecting Louisiana into two ter
rtores in which it is declared 1t shall not be lawful to
bring into the territory OfOreans from any port or place
within the united States any slave which shall have been
muOred since 1898 under the penalty OF the freedom OF
such slave And this act received the sanction OF Thorn
ms Jefferson then President of the United States, while
James Madison his constitutional adviser and Secre-
ttry OF State.
ed in 1920 and sanctioned by James Monroe, who then
had as his constitutional advisers VIM. Writ of Virgin
ia John c. Calhoun, Of South Carolina, and William H.
Crawford OF Georgia, forming an actual majority OF his
cabinet, and all Southern men. The next was IN the
annexation OfTexas. Congress gave the President the
option of proceeding by treaty. under the authority
of It's Joint resolution, and although that joint resolution
by its terms excluded slavery from that part OF Texas
north Of $50 3O and although if acquired by treaty 1t
would have been all slave territory the then President
John TYLER of Virginia with John c. Calhoun his Sec
! offs 70 plpste IN
der the authority of the Joint resolution The next Is to
be found in the Oregon bill, which applied the Wumot
Proyiso TO the whole territory, aud that received the
sanction of James h Polk alsoa Southern President oil
| the United States.
lam opposed TO the application Of the Wilmot Provi-
so. for the past and for the future but do insist
upon that the circumstances under which It has hither
to been applied do not justify Us, as Southern, men IN
breaking up the Union.
We are asked to what degree of oppression mean
to submit before resist. | answer, do not know
The trainers of the Constitution did specify the eau
,es for which should be subyerted The conventions
of the States who ratified IL did not reject 1t because
those causes not specified. My relations TO the
Union were established by the Governor OF Virginia
nor by the Legislature and neither of them, nor
both combined can change them; and IT Wise or Hunter
or Douglas should be elected President OF the United
States by purely sectional vote, and the Governor OF
Massachusetts should on the announcement OF that event.
lake military possession OF the navy yard at Charles
town. and the armOry at Springfield he would in all pro-
liability be hung for treason for what is treason In the
case OF John Brown would be treason IN the case OF Ma
,hauie p. Banks. When the people OF Virginia mud
their grievances uoefdbe to Doe borne, they will by
legal means cause convention TO be assembled with a
thority TO issue her sovereign command and when 1t
comes 90 me ia that autheut, FORM Will render prompt
obedience And when that day comes, which may heav-
en- ia It's mercy forbid hope she will act with the dig
uitv which becoaes her-thaJ d,cardng the doctrines OF
notification and the right OF pcaceab.e secession, she
a. t. .s1sIaf
dieuce TO Cod
A few more words and have done.
AT the end OF Mr. Buchanans term, the Democracy
will have been in power tweuy-seven years and eleven
months out of thirty years, and now finding them
selves unable longer TO carry the government they
appeal TO us 10 rally under their banner the only means
of defending the rights OF the South in the territories OF
the United States, and upon that banner there VIII be
inscribed az Charlestowu, in April ueNt-Stephen y.
/ Douglas and Popular Sovereignty And what do they
mean by Popular Sovereignty? That the emgrauts to
the West shall make the laws, establishing or excluding
slavery, as they please. From whence are these emit
grants and hwgiyers TO come From the tree states OF
the Union containing population OF eighteen millions.
From England, Scotland ireland, France and Germany,
with population OF more than hundred millions all OF
whom that have been educated az all have opinions adj
verse % the institution and the rest oil them, without ed
uyaou believe tina, liberty consists only IN the absence
of all Law.
Bu it is said that the decision in the bred Scott
orbid- territorial legislature 10 iucrtct sayery-
Gauted-but can judicial power compel the law making
power 10 cg,lte against the will OF the egslators?-
Can slavery exist anywhere without the special atiou
which the very nature Of the subject imperiousy de-
maud,s If the territorial legislatures will not protect
and govern 10 by law what /, the remedy; maintain
that wherever il may lawfully be carried under the de-
csou OF the Supreme Court If it find no other pro-
lection Congress must give it, Those who wOoing
Us 70 their embraces say no. There now and iorsX
moaths past have been, tying a; the mast head OF the
Richmond Enquirer, "the cardinal maxim OF DemOc-
racy and Of them is STARE code By Congress
These the fruits Of the proposed coalition, and ike
those of the Dead Sea- they will turn to ashes on the lips
Aud who are We that thus invited TO abandon our
party and principles And what has been our treat
meut for the Last fifteen years: Seventy thousand Nr-
guia Wings with wives aud children,are all counted
10 be sure ascertain the representative power OF the
State I'm Congress and the slaves counted for the
purpose, but il is TO give, not representation 10 us,
but double representation 70 the Democratic party-they
would be- perhaps entitled TO members and us to
six but they have taken thirteen and LEFT
beg pardonthey have permitted us to elect one for this
term and that result produced because the old line
Jackson men beginning fear the converts will
f a the highest In the synagogue. Aud, Judging
from the wisdom Of choice in this instance, It would
think be tor the interest OF the Commonwealth to allow
us TO choose FIVE or six more ike Boteler.
The counties whose political powers fixed 10y the State
constitution, send 20 the General Assembly eghty-one
Wings while the entire party in the State has but one
representative in Congress.
Let others do as they may will embrace the offer.
will stand under the Old flag with the stripes and stars,
and under the when Is unured 10 the breeze
Of heaven with is inscription Of The Constitutional
Union Party Of the United States.
It is your wisdom, gentlemen, that must devise the
measures best calculated effect common interest
The Chair is ready receive any proposition that
may be submitted.