Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-26
Gluten, should be modified by these popular and uudi.

''Nationa" too strongly expressive of consolidation
to be applied to the Federal Government, aud it nc
where occurs in the Constitution.
Second Sovereignty OF the States, ratification BY
them and tko theory of delegated aud reserved powers
unmistakably stamped upon that instrument (COus
U. S. Art and amend Art. lO).
Ttjrd The Convention refused to confer upon III,
general Government power cOeree State Mad Pap.
| 76D.
Fo,rh Virginia, Rhode Island and New York wer,
admitted with he express reservation OF the right
sumo delegated powers "(JSur OF Fed Con- T. 2G-7 aud
lb, 45G, 4lG)
Clearly then, even should you decide the grievances
enumerated Insufficient a basis of Revelation, they
may yet amount to jus,.eaton OF hia movement
which YOU admit be something Letr,,n ih err
ease Of CoIt;tisioal ,igh aud be nhsreni right oJ
ReDoii,,, A the best p5ssbTs egid nee aud enforce
meut Of the most important Of the main po-iiion' we
earnestly refer readers to Mr. Websters speech
to the young men Of Albany Works of Webster,
vol d PIP 572-552).
Such the tod,rtyng principles of this Revolution,
vindctng ts souudnesy-such their practical oH,Dnk-
i"cy usiiyng the OF Secession. Can you the
flH acquaintance of he peop'. with them Surely rot,
for these Vc'y issues which for the last thirty ye rs
have been d.Cused by the people of both secons with
eagrossing ani and almos. exclusive interest.
Ba! you hoaes ly doub the uaa,,inity and h,arti-
OF pop'lT sympl;hy aud support. "After all you
say" the people have ground under burders-,hey
have not risen u.nctiyely against expressions. Toey
ha,e been ausuared aad deuded and even now the
joriy ar. loyal Yen throw yourself of reach of tire
argument Ly this artul after al" and thus in fact
III
" abandon IT, lis the s.orc pea-the only plausible
plea Of despotsm g,ils; revolution and there as-
socatiols connected sith t. which must render Il peeu-
Harry attractive 10 You. Not only the people of Eug
land but Il King ia Lis speeches and his parliament in
their ailfeses affected represent the connections in
America raised by few seditioIs persons, and lie
consequence o yrscOcTei scheme to throw or the do
maion Of Great Britain, end set u9 iudrpsnden.
pre have from the beginning the cud Of
the qqlrsc that the sentiments IN }ayarof Amcrica esre
bgno mans gs1ral; bt that Us 0rti sadsry imposed
o, Ne ,atltimds." Thinking Of the North, DO
,ou relish the parallel, These s'nteuces taken
from tho works Of an Eagl..aman born aud bred,
but a: the date hc extract one OF the leaders Of cur
Continental Congress. To keep you deceived hi,
point OF popular sympathy, the Administration journals
have strained every Leryr, aud exhibited very high de-
gree of uuprucpled genius Bat they are at test olly
imitltors aud your whole plea merely r,pfoduciou
You are assured by these journals that from the most re
liable sources, in tie South ITSELF they know wh,feo
they afrm; AMI the old Ul.cr aboye-q Io,ed adds
There ere some who will bsese they ignorant
They tell us they have mgt,udes in this country Who
gave them Information from the beginning. But" (snd
now he e1po5.s what today il entoing another fee
people into an unnatural, hopeless contest agains.
freedom) hcy s-Jad his,t bat oJ's2,'o inter
c4iei tOols Of Gourm.7', many Of rion lp,g ,.,g
iite Of the ,1s state Of things, o"d il Msy DID, ,s.aii
~. tell H. let it AAo,dd be daagrsea5'e.' NorJhctn
people ai you look into this mirror Of history, and see
whom You ioor, snt whittier they lead ecu: Your
ceiyers, too hay. ,rumphed YOU have hecn ured ito
. war "a wcf. ycur Br!sh ancestors unlcr he sro l..
g deluioa that you come 10 deliver loyal people fron
tie tyranny Of leaders and mob. How IS t yol IRE
ye. und ce.ytdy Wss not Virg MIA the very boosted
home Of your faithfully Does tie justification Of poIu.
lar revolution demand entire undnaiy? History fur
pshes no INSTANCE OF it, Thers has been, and OF
necessity must ever BE-, & minority opposed to such
movement. Bu, hear m,--not in 70 perhaps in no
other revoIutoa, has the opposition been proportiol4by
more los gu.aut IN nunib aud chtracter Eight
me counties nscfresen,ed in your Wheeling Cou,en
ton by e,iapP pointed delegates gave nap'itea in favor
of c,s-ou, aud others were nearly equally divid d
Aud here i fact which csEno. fail to Influence candid
minds While scattering in tie interior prove he
absence Of tsrror,n, yet your Union vote, as BODY
ssirs the Tree Sae jas wtere Federal influence border
trade aud he of INVASION might be expected TO
rup. tie .elh aud the tm.d.
In concurrence with these facts, submit 10 yon one
item Of Isong testimony impartial and Trustworthy
~ any sou cau command; indeed il fail TO be
Influential, Guefs you determined to learn the ttl
from sad experience aDae Ia Of the Ia-l !eters o
Sc Eussc. TO the London Tim =, occurs .hs emphatic
plsage Gone gfel; fact, however is unqge-;ionAle,
the government has in It's bands the sous the wealth
and the hearts of the people They will give anything
MONEY labor lie i,act.o carry their teores.n lu
conclusion, rrut 90 press upon you this perth nt
inquiry II the argument fails to commend Secession
70 yon hearty APPRECIATION (Which cert nly Lot its
aim has it not least force enough to relieve candid
man from a pressing conviction oi his duty to oppose
tho movement, a. q grouul.ss and soulIe-s pois"