Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-25
rhc I,.n. Thal wa. decided.

The is ne As the late eecuSE decided in this State,
W.. net whether Virginia has grievances IN tSs pnioo
tu whether those grievances as nov presented and si
ssec 70 rcd,ess authorize the State in an act OF revo-
lotion a, the present moment or before the An OF March
We have .pv said that Virginia shond remain for the
D. SEM in the present government thai she sho1!d not
be forced on, O., the bidding Of any set Of politicians
North or Soath but that she would take her own time,
aud 10 her own way assert Der own rgh II the Unicn
sud filling 10 obtain them she VII then take that eou'-e
which her ho1or and dg1y demand At the hands Of Der
people ANY Other Interpretation Ct tho late election is
erroneous.
Tie intelligent men Of the North and the South, who
have observed hs course Of events here and the pub
lie expressions Of opinion in the newspapers and other
wise cannot be ignorant Of this fact But We find Jour
nl Il tie NOr-h which pretend believe that the elsc
ton OF the 4th was an expression Of unqualified adhe
reuc3 70 the Union, and in consequence assuming
unwoutei frmues in adherng to the sectional platform
adopted al Chicago last Nay They endeavOring
impress the Northern mind with the idea that Virginia
will cot only maintain her present attitude in any and
every contingency, bu. will furnish armed men to whpo
s,o-ued cooaocracy into subsection frs and then
tlbsb through The bloody means it necessary The
Chicago tatform iotimated by Lincoln az Pi,tsourg
as the paramount IA for the public administration Of the
government; We now tell those journals and if they
turn deaf ear TO us We tell the people Of the North,
that such is not the case. We to posi- the ex-
permsut Of adjustment and settlement Of this contro
versy 10 al honorable and reasonable limit aud when we
have done thar unsuccessfuIy will set up for our
selves, in lawful way, and accept the consequences
whatever they may be.
We have tie great heart Of the nation for years
bowed down under the wicked agitation Of the slavery
question and the inteee; and patriotism of the Republic
prescribed and Oscised by that agitation, and the des
TIMES OF the country in great degree, placed in tie
hands of corruptonists trick ter demagOgues mischief
mixers obbyobbers and the whole catalogue Of pOlt
cal q1scks adyenurers and spectators. We Eant the
craftsmanship auj the patriotism CT the country emanc
p5.cd from the tbralou Of Intolerance and naticism
oy speedy snd dual settlea3sut OF the question Of
slavery IL tie States and tire Territories and It's total
cll on for the l.g-e from the public administration and
political DISCUSSIONS OF the country. The people Of Vr
goi are not 80 blind as 10; 10 that ii this rerious
agitation is kcp, up for few yeara more, wi;h Ike
and aggravated re.ul,s We shall have no goysrumeu;
worth prescrv uS.
Il therefore tha: engaged in this Hercule,n
effort 10 save the country and to throttle the serpent
which has brought TINS misery aud woe upon Us. w
susan 20 give fair Ia ujc 20 the experiment. We do
not rase compromise giving an the points Of dhr-
acs TO one AIDE or the other We demand equality ard
Justice for all tie czsus Of both sectioas-iu other
words We demand tina, 1 an things the spirit and letter
of ,as Federal Constitution 5, is eNpouuded by the
creates. aud most impartial minds OF che country shall
be our bond Ga tins utiect desire the terms Of ha,
boad about which there has grown up dispute, distinctly
nominated 10 IT, so ina; hereafter shall there he
debate or difference noon t. II ,hs be done, the Mon
can and will last if u is no; done the Union viii sooner
or later fall, never 20 rise sgain.