Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-02
The ConxentIoa.


This body closed lie session yesterday, and adjourned
over to the second "Wednesday in November
Within the last few days il purGed itself Of Us traitor
ous members from the Northwest by an almost unarf
nous vote This action will provoke another out6urs
OF bowling from the Garlic camp and i;s symPaihsers
TIE proceeding was based upon public rumOr in som'
cases and TO tia. extent little Informal; out us
substantial Justice will be ratified snd approved by the
mss of the people Ii may be that all the guilty have
not been stricken OF better let ten guilty escape than
condemn ons innocent man, particularly II those ter
are rendered impotent for mischief
Without having been Psr,isAns OF this Convention; u
fact deplorng the tardines OF ts proceedings IN ia'
earlier days Of s session. cannot Gloss Our eyes to
the fact. that all its later action has been eharacer1sd
BY vgor and patriotism which viii forever render Il
memorable. Some iaetious persons have complained Of
is continued existence after thu Of the ordinance
of accession They would have had it to dSbAnd soon
As that important step was taken. If il bad done So
would have richly mersd all the uejus: imputatiOns
which have been cast upon it. Il would have efl tha
STATE pOreriess and prey to the enemy But, being
composed in the main of patriotic men, who have large
stake in the welfare Of the Commonwealth they took
very different view of their duty. Merely have dis
solved our eonnsxioa With the Yankees without taking
measures to make good independence, aud % sd'p,
our laws 70 our altered condition Wpd have bsea little
,.s criminal sbaa the active treason of the Northwest
,.ito To have sbruak from the task and dsvolysd it
upon new Convention would have bseo, if not coward
hxhl, impOli,ie and very expensive. With the same
courage that prompted them to the responsibility
Of secession they took upon themselves the responsibility
Of doing whatever they deemed requisite to render that
,.aA hat hsva
l.bored zs.ousy aad faithfully to that end This
vcou is fortified by from many Of the most
enlightened OF the original SecCssonists, who have
heartily eo-operated with the msiOriiy in all Of its pro-
esedings In fact original SeeessOnts eOnsttas large
portion Of that majority.
With respect 70 The charges that the Convention has
been inaaenced in its scOa By party considerations,
believe them utterly destitute Of foundation. Like true
uatrOts as the great OF the members are they felt
that this was 90 time for mere patty tia: the welfare
the very existence of the Commonwealth called for the
united hearts and hands Of the rhos people. So far
we can Judge its have been in accordance ~il
aud responsive to that sentiment. IT. in anything they
h1S disclosed a party bias il would have been in the
sesou OF members of Congress and in dis:rc;ng the
sate In respect TO the first. though the Convention
sss said 70 De Wig majority Of the delegation
Democrats and taken whole, It has given more gene
ras.dsacaou than any since the Revolutionary As
the Congressional Districts hough We have NO:
ined their party bearing and knowing nothing Of IT, that
thsy we're composed With singular fsirness and impair
TALLY is dempastrased BY the .fie; that the bin passed
BY an smos, unanimous vote. Some two or three mem
bsrs proposed change the position OF hsir co ntos
and that Vas hs extent o. the opposition 10 bill which
has usually edn7used Lsgislaurs and Sonscm,i two
or three weeks in excited aud angry deba.s.
Believing that tbs body has been u is.y a'ssie and
Tin. s good name intimately beaded with That Of toe
State. 10 whose welfare and freedom il is dedicated We
have ven:ured to say thus uch Of is past aedon We
have Erea, faith tEs; n ia adjourned session, ua6er The
wise guidance Of sOSh as ES-Prssdsut Tyler, Wm
B. Preston aud their patriotic associates our deyeraaee
will be perfected By the abolition Of every trace @
Yankeeism in Institutions.