Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-09

understand.
He had not seen what saw, at the time, that the
men who swore they would resist to "he last erfrcg,i
a. rho ,boton of the slave trade in the District of Co
Innbis. or the application of the principles Of the Will
mot proyso TO any OF the territories oil the United
States or the 'repeal of the Missouri Compromise, Mt
"al hazards" meant just nothing at all. They were
told so at the time but South Carolina did that
| A DISTINGUISHED member of the General Assembly,
from nv mart of the State, told them, when they
were writing this declaration that they did not mean what
they said They going TO make no resistance They
were going to fight nobody these issues They meant
to incur no hazard, to go to no extremity That we
knew very well what they were after, but that other
nersons out of the State did and might be msed
! / have shown YOU they misled. His voice
needed though what then prophecy, is now fact
Every denounced measure deliberately adopted by
the Federal Government and the Virginia begerents,
have remained harmless and pacific sucking doves
! Had nv able and distinguished friend been good
Democrat he would have ruled the whole concern, and
saved Virginia the discredit of inviting TO ban
ouet she never intended to give, and which was not
there when the guests arrived But, alas he was
! Wing and what worse than that, he was under
violent suspicion Of being Federais
think the conservatives of Virginia here assembled,
nv their representatives may without obtrusion express
their opinions on important movement, as this pro-
nosed conference of the Southern States.
The Democratic party OF Virginia NAV be put down,
in round numbers, at about eighty thousand voters
| the Whigs at seventy-hye thousand-and though
|
as to control the State government in every department,
and 10 invest the Democratic party with power, which
has b. en- exercised in spirit OF oriental depotSm-hunt
lug and bounding from every position OF public trust or
prominence every not willing to subscribe the shbbo
leth of political impostue they abhor. Yet impartial
and fair bysanders residing in the State may prob
ably suppose that seyenyhye thousand voters although
pos,by les educated less informed less opulent aud
less indep .nden have still some rights and some claim to
be considered as a small element in population, repre-
/ k,a bpn Irad nd nv in all
And therefore, it occurs to me, that may, without
offence express opinions after the example of the
cedng fragment Of patriotic predecessors in the Dem
ocratc cOnventce OF the last week, held In this same
hall Not out OF any particular respect for that example,
but show sister States that in TRUTH their sixty
five thousand Cat tie Uery ieds with seventy
five thousand being as hundred and forty thousand
out of hundred and fty-fve thousand all opposed
to this measure present an almost undivided front
dgaiHstiL
That they are mised and deceived by the clamorous
uproar OF handful of excited paFtzans Who however
honorable and respectable, as they undoubtedly are in
their individual characters for their Madness mpo-
tent for good and for their weakness incapable Of mis-
! chief.
The eminent men of the Democratic party in our own
State, and in of the Southern States will be
caught in this last and most ilmed dead-ial, which
South Carolina has set for them. OF the numerous and
esteemed gentlemen in the Southern States, who have
been placed by their respective friends in the category
/
who is not willing TO any, and all of his competitors
90 into that conference and one, who will be very
clear OF going there himself aud, well may he be willing
- them go in for he will be troubled with them
more forever, if they do so in. 1t will he harder place
get out Of in respect the public favor than the
OF CycOps, to Ulysses and his followers. Tt ere will
be than eye 10 keep them under guard until
by pairs, they all consumed "Old birds TO
be caught with chah" They will not fail to remember
that tue extreme who have gone into such places
have rein m mn n he Ike fla
fox when invited the Inequalities OF the lions den
they will b. TO observe, that whilst the guests invite
to that friendly retreat may be tracked ill., they
tracked out; and like that same fox hoy will respond
TO the kind invitation, "QHd me pssii9d terreRt ORid
ts ddursH spsctdatid naiid rstroua.' And they wi
be right for there will be returning footprints theme
The friends OF this measure can't get represented upon
the appointment Of the constituted authorities They
can't get them, appointment Of the Legislature. THY
can't get them with the sanction OF their tu-
multuary assemblies regularly convened-all these have
been tried They may 90 down to precinct agitatons,
aud may pick up here and there from corporas guard
constituency worthy but distempeed representa-
tive of diseased locality. He will CO. Let him slide.
He has right to 60, upon right good authority of pre-
cedeut One RGcker appeared in celebrated Democrat
c Convention at Baltimore, and cast the vote Of Of
the respectable States of this Union, TENNESSEE
with the open acknowledgment that he had authority
except the genuine and undOubted purity OF his demo-
cratic principles,
| Northern man, NTH Southern principles" The same
Northern man, by the way who was soon after COM
mended to our favor on the first abolition platform
erected-the same man who was once designated by
leading and Distinguished press "he street. inks
fsiior." 1t was Martin Van Buren,
If it be our judgment, let US unanimously declare thai
entirely and unqualiedly condemn the proposition
to hold Southern conerence-as altogether
ry for any good obectand almost certain to produce
bad effects.
That regard with aversion and di4trust as we always
have since the time Of the Hartford Convention the
sembling of a few neghborng States, with view to
ion, either hosse or pacific against the Government of
the United States.
That do not perceive the wisdom of ostentatoui
preparations for cyal war; in anticipation OF the
of war-when that cause may never occur.
That we do not believe, provocaton by menace and
buster and insult, and parade, the part OF minor.
~ OF constitutional equals, Is calculated to tn;
harmony of a common brotherhOOd-or TO postpone the
dread calamity of civil war; il such is unhappy 10
be our fate.
That oonspracles against the State should follow AMI
not precede those acts of oppression and wrong which
justify conspiracy and rebellion, against established
thoriiigs.
That We, of the State of Virginia. are disposed to
haust every expedent OF peace, before augmenng the
existing causes Of public irritation and passion, by
necessary and vainglorious manifestation of read
ness and anxiety TO come to blows.
That We, onehalf OF the voters of this Commonwealth
project OF our neghbOr South Carolina at this partcula
time-because it Is invited by avowed dsunionists-bf-
cause IL Is called for peace 1t seems TO lie simple noi-
sense, since peace prevails.
Because, it its called Tor war, for peaceful prepara
tons for future war, opposed TO FIRST for tb"
reason that we are not for AT ALL aud secondly, be-
cause We have understood that the friends OF tbr
Union meant to secede, break up the Union. But,
that the step be taken by us and have TO
fix the time, therefore take TO get ready IN
our own time-and then 20 10 war II the free Stats
are preparing for war; then there some reason why We
should prepare-aS understand what portion
OF those States 90 cM l, II IS unwise mode OF ma
king war; to declare against sixteen States at once when
about ten will prefer TO stay with US in all probability
vel. let them
If its place where one man may 60 for peace, and
another for war land does not break up in row.
it may prove altogether ridiculous humbug a. Ci't-
cnnat PLATFORM after it has metwhich pledged Presl-
dent Buchanan to Federal protection OF slave property
the Terrtores-and pledged Judge Douglas TO Squattsr
Sovereignty.
That if Is true we have less refined and del.
cate sense of what becomes the honor and chvary Of
he Southern Sutes- less itrseeng capacity, TO meas
pre the pOren aud proximity of coming disasters, than
has been vouchsated TO the astute minds of Our
political opponents yet choose to judge for ourselves
on so grave a matter and think appreciate
well Others and contemplate with appropriate horror,
the unspeakabe wrechedneSs and misery, which would
be brought upon Virginia. least by plungng her has
lilly and heedlessy into disunon and its horrd train of
sufferngs, and perils, and crimes.
That will stand by the Union, till acts Of oppression
force to turn against it-not out of it, That will
live by it. and live in -and pray for it, and fight for
it, and if need be- die for it-and when the hour of il,
peril does come if come it must-we will try, God " H.
ing to bring its Defence brave hearts and Drawn
arms as It's enemies can bring against it,