Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-13
The Result i'm virginia,

Inc lIlcnin6nd w h4g makes the IolOWlng eXpla-
nation of the result of the late election in Virginia
This explanation fully sustains the dispatches re.
ceived at this Office, and by the chairman of South
ern Rights Central Committee. 1t also entirely
agrees with the position of the Southern Rights and
anticOercon candidates in this County in the late
election, in which the Convention was so signally
and ingloriously defeated:
WHAT WAS DETERMINED BY THE LATE ELECTION
We regret TO see, from many of our Northern
changes that the import of the late election in this
State Is, 10 a large extent, misunderstood mis-
represented IN that section. The impression that
Virginia has determined TO remain in the Union as
n'duerS nor Sdld-tO submit to the rule of the new
dynasty under tie Chicago proqrdname-isa gross and
pernlcious error She has decided to do no such
Ihng; nay, she has decided to do just the
reverse, by popular Judgment appproXImatng
unaulmity. She has determined that her connection
win the Northern States shall end, unless satisac-
tory and nviOlabe assurances are gwen that every
constitutional right she has will be recognized and
respected, and that her equality and safety, as 2
member of the COnfederacy will be free from all
jeopardy. Perhap, we may make ourselves better
understood by reproducing from our own columns
portion of editorial that appeared on the morn
ing of the election, as follows:
We expect TO see elected a vast prepouderEace Of
fair minded. rational conservative men: and vet
men who, unless the North will agree TO a sDeedy
satisfactory ana Ilitdt uoStlHet OF the issues
troversy, will boldly untur the standard of resist
ance and resolve TO stand or fall ont of the Union
:" We exhort the people and politicians of the
North in advance. not TO be deceived bv the result
of the election in Virginia today, should that result
be against the preeipitators and IN favor of what
are called here conservative candidates, as we feel
confdeat it will be. For let US assure them. in all
sincerity and candor that Virginia's remaining in
the Union or gong ont. depends entirely unon the
dec sion of the "Peace Congress"-the convention
ington Should this commissioner convention
fail 10 agree upon terms of adjustment then
the question will be irrevocably setted against te
Union so far as Virginia is concerned. And if Vir-
GINA resolves to 90 out of the Union there is not
slaveholding State but will Immediately follow her
example as we religously believe. In other words.
the failure of the - Peace Congress in Washington
adjust the pending controversy or to pu things in
such train will inevitably lead TO an early salts
factory and final adjustment will certainly be fol-
lowed by TIE prompt withdrawal OF the whole of
the siaveh0diny States This is our honest and de-
hberste opinion. and we admonish the Northern
people and politicians to place tau confluence IN the
accuracy of that opinion and act Sceordlngy, orthe
Union Will infalhbly be numbered with tie things
that were -
we now add that our prediction as TO the charac-
ter OF men who would be elected has been fully re-
allied, and we warn the people of the North that
the admonluOn to them, coupled with that pTedie-
ton, Is no less truly prophetic should the contin-
gepey occur,
We hope this Will be taken as our response to the
uany applications which have been made TO us from
distant States both North and South. for informa-
ton on this subject.