Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-29
TUKsDAY MORNING, JANUARY a0, ls6l.
To CORRESPONDENTS.
e,or,ou. P,o.Dee, oran Adjustment.


there glorious prospect of early and honorable
usment Of the pending difficulties between the two
sections. As a gratifying evidence OF the fact,
publish the following note addressed TO James Bar
bour ESQ the distinguished aud efficient member
Of the House Of Delegates from the county of Gull
pepper as embodied in his address his constituents
which appeared on yesterday We lay it before read
es with pleasure and in full confidence that the 'hOpe
therein expressed will be realized within very 5re Pc
Rod OF time. Here is the note referredto:
SENATE, January %, 1861.
Nv dear Sir Mr.. Crittenden not present. but
can say With confidence that there is hope Of adjust
and the prospect has never been better than
siuce we first assembled
Very truly, your friend
S. A. DOUGLAS.
We concur in the opinion that there hope of ad
justment. j. j. CRITTENDEN,
A. r BOTELER,
JOHN 7. HARRIS
Hon. JAMS BARBOUR.
In addition to the foregoing testimony the subject,
insert extract of letter from the Hon. John S.
Miilson to Mr.. Barbour, to the same effect
For myself say that have never had confident
expectation as haze at his time of such termi-
nation Of the present controversy would be sAtisfac
tory to me- and believe to large majority Of the peO-
pie Of Virginia"
Now, here Is the opinion Of distinguished gentlemen
Washington the subject Who have been all along
earnestly and Eeslousy hboring to procure adjust
OF the present unfortunate and dangerous
versy. We nav add, also, that ourselves have re-
eeved, within the past day two, assurances from
Washington, which entirely confirm the opinion eS-
pressed by the distinguished gentlemen above named
Indeed We only assert what we honestly believe when
say that there Is scarcely rational doubt that
early settlement Of our difficulties will be reached which
viii be perfectly acceptable to the great bulk Of the pee
pie of Virginia and Of all the Southern States with tie
single exception, perhaps of South Carolina.
We undertake here say that the contrary statement
made by Hunter, Mason, Pryor and company, made
for esct the election Monday, and that there is
Ete no foundation for it. eIcep. the "rish that
father 10 the thought" These gentlemen, who have so
positively asserted that there is hope Of settlement
have never, in any manner tried to effect a settlement
and have never desired settlement and know not what
they talking about Their prOnuncamento Their, fore
their hyfalutn "orders" from Westinghouse all gam
mon aud humbug and should not be allowed to exert
particle Of influence upon the people Of Virginia For
is not obvious that men, who have been constantly
trying defeat settlement, can see mo hope" of
settlement:
able settlemeut-such settlement will command the
hearty and cordial approval Of the people Of Virginia
and OF al the people of Virginia excep; the per Dis
unOnsts and their handful Of easy dupes Let the peo
PIE then, 60 the polls Monday next and cast their
votes for radonalmnded and conservative men to rep
resent them the Convention Let there be no fal,er
ing, hut let the genuine patriots Of the Commonwealth
without distinction Of party, rise in the might and
majesty of their strength on next Monday and all will be
well,
P. S.-Snce writing the foregoing, we have the
pleasure Of stating that letters we're received in this
city on Saturday from E1President Tyler, who is
nov in Washington, to the effect that there is
a dne prospect Of settlement of the pending diff
oulty-or in other words that he himself entertaus
good hopes Of settlement Let the people then be or
their guard against sensation dispatches and false r
mOrs in contradiction of the foregoing statements-for
these eectiOneerng devices will be as plenty as black
berries from now until the day Of election.