Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-29

r. COUNTY OF HrNRico-fnLOw cnnsSs: Many
,enteaen, e. eaen polite. party have called on me In
,e,tnr me become candidate for the CONVENTION seat In
Convention not be deenea eanse WI be enc e-
rinan rty decline any responsibility which the people
assumed with gre aidenee had, therefore, made up my
mi 20 make ub spouse to these i,atOns al ugh
grateful for the knness ard confidence which hey vlnce
and 10 raye the wholly to the people dispose OF they
peased But in Ne four days have been urged to make
sn,ctto those Who have tvnced this nee therefore,
beg leave TO say that shall be pleasure 10 elect
the Convention will serve you with pleasure as far am
nabe In times past when hive soughy
bestowed htm upon with geneoy which can never for
get you call In van upon me Tor any service
which can perform YOU whsn csieio be aefal all
sostS Gso ina orgl. Alabama. Mississippi Florida and
douit not Lou'sn ave sec Jed from the Unon be-
cause o. @ Of ~. No Ia an the ere one en- G h. sub
mittrd To IN, Convention VII be ,hai vi ga ,he
thou bosen r All good ends yeti d Black Repub
leans the Eorh" Upon thus question: opinions
fnv an faey In the late Presidential
can rly be n rrssary repeat them hut I'll, be
pro, - 20 So before candidate and thee
mr. he sone 10 VII opinions OF be krOsn. My opn.
Ion Virginia should there TO the slave states Of the
sOuh that de should be Immediate As have ssd
six ave coded from all ion with the black
nepubicaTs and doubt that North oarolns
kansas ucky and Maryland will do likewise In
sho that Eli he her states except will do
Ceitny Csro Ina Texas and kansas will ALL only
the three last do what be the condition vnla She
remsn 10 one case only slave St e and the largest in the
oh4- one OF at the feet OF the lack Republicans
herself wish The nine States can hardly
think that any vrna1 wud be mad keep he
could such Opess nee with the Black pubhcsns for
could herself from them experience has sho
all So ithein states cooperating with
Of emof necessity therefore, as well as from Affect n
hope pride and honor she must 81 with the body Of the
slave States The only ss n III Is when shall she go
say before the 9Th March, for the follow ny reion'
Because, Virginia rems rs under tho pre,ent Govern
in war whs,heI sae suba its them II she
then efuses TO submit will be her well
other ding staes and she submits 1t will be against the
seeding States and she will be compelled to take It, with
the North with the South can lot conceive that she
tn tuih th- Nortl The
south ht with the nth against the Norh The
VI S Ian who wud do So Is indeed TRAITOR kaav NJ ony
mi covards grave and Virginia In fact declared
through her represent In the Gene al Assembly sag
In Richmond by their antcosrcon resolution II is the dictate
then OF prudence policy ~isd take Without delay
the s0uh which she intends TO take ultimately, and
thus op non sh, will prevent civil for all the DO der
States will With her and the Black Republicans will
n ack a united South
81 believe all henegatat1ns will do ',unl the
Southern sUe, have taken hr poitoa outside of the Union
Ee IN Governwe wheo under 'he La. OF Nations
the Southern Union wlpro;eet o'thA Union
the mineys Of the North ani the ech,e hemPte trail
OF the south II then the Just men Of th, ths have
the power strangely hint THY have, ant the will
u wth the South upon proper terms they W PROPOSE and
the South vi he free accept II do all
or nshe awhile will only have the ,nue South
by delay aud they des ed 81 subnsonss Of the S5uh
aud vi. be SO Intended II entered o by the NIrth
time IN Lincoln and sewS and their party get Into 20 SER
en- they vii cry and let slip the dogs OF upon
viii then advise you the Black Repabic rue He
who wl not usic will cetiInly ID hen
the same the Idea Of Central Republ It
odou the de ofremsinlrg We now are tits absurd
with the lit North, and It'll the degrading subject ~ Vrtaa
10 iocans with the souh ayei and properly
nray,d N will he her condii ak
preceding her Northern and hostile sOI her
border. tie sa5thol cs Of yg MIS- look well
4 Arswer to this gu son. before ey tlow tFoIenny p,
elan hnSDg Of III mieys and rot Of the countrr
,1 Who are unable loo the trouble 10 the face msead
,hu by dodge My counsel to fell lwci, d
the dai e. m the face, line In delusiye neg tstn
guns bearing al Forts In his
Possession and tue Ia a-tuud your ne-ts Tai an
aepe dent yourselves opal footing with
m and ihu ne, please 1hen, and not till then
0g1ae hauos hope u success Then
re, mt in nc usion allow t. say,
led hopes sn wishes OF TN al such
men, plci the uiag H. be looked TO In choosing
these who viii 10 opinion will
hope permit my to b. stumbling block Ia their path hut
who regard H. 10 he Necessary 10 do Ia TIE vrdcSton
Of our prircp'.', aad our country.
With g:tat resIe.t
Your humble ser want,
JAMES LYONs
La'uruum, Jan. 81, 1SCi ja29 1t