Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-21
RICHMOND wHIG
To CORRESPONDENCE.


AGepue0
Ifwesre TO TAKE the dictum Of President Davis, OF
the declarations Of The Commissioners from Georgia, Ms
ssipoi and S3urb Carolina, before the Virginia COnver
ton the hope Of restoring the Cnon must be abandon
ed But we not unfrequenty meet with evidence that
these gentlemen have mistaken the wishes and sentf
IA nts Of the PEOPLE for whom they speak. The follow
ing from the Corrath Miss Advertiser Of the 9Th inst
throws out some suggestions bearing upon the question
re fore Of which We think will strike every mind
SAYS the advertiser
Recent developments point with unerring dirsctness
the greatest struggle vet fought between the friends and
enemies Of the American Union. Virginia the mother
Of States and Presidents has by an almost unanimous
voice declared tor It's preservation aud today Ienues
see viii we haztrd the opinion, tOiOS in her footsteps
Their action will control the action Of all the border
State If the Peace Conference a. Washington shall set
f uoon plan Of adjustment That that body will agree
upon an adjustment We have every reason TO believe
which will force upon the Cotton States Who have sece-
dad the Question Of reunion la considering their pro-
babe action consult their previous history upon
this pO'nt Even the Convention al this STAT uuani-
nous In It's passage Of the ordinance of secession, voted
down by large m ortv resolution against reunion
II the Convention, under the excitement OF highly
wrought sensation dispatches, would refuse to pass such
resolution, it Ger aluly Is safe 90 assume that he
people who In many cases. were induced 70 vote for
secession candidates under assurance that thty
were not Dsuniouists would, by a large majority,
favor reunion. Indeed, 80 conscious we're the Dis
nioiss Of the opposition Of the people TO secession
tat they refused refer the question back tor her sp-
proval But MisSisSppi-saSirg South Carolina and
Forda-is the OF all OF the states row out comml
ted in sentiment against reconstruction therefore, her
citizens will the readily ayr TO reunion when Al
ALBANIA and Louisiana agitae for the repeal OF their Sc
eesson Ordinance. It. for no other reason, interest the
great prOmper of human action would force them 10 &C
uesce In the necessity snd hos 10 Federal authority
0f one thing az least We believe the intelligent locker
on IS fully convinced that civil war or reconstruct
ion ia unavoidable krsH he trst ierg the q0y
srpsgt has srgSpTatsa Zee already 5rdsHed drpa1
srs oBig rsYls tsdder % ia4ce them 10 rsN,Nt
ttr collection Of t4s tr Taat leader ere long, viii be
founi there can De no doubt unless turn M public 80
lal take place for uauy now quiet under the be
a. the burdens Of an independent government Val
,yi,ted by re construction, rih become ias',59rd
-isH hope IS lost for reconsideration ant tA' 0orarr
States raise 20 enter ttf N.titsrg alliance.
IN 6ispsssionate review OF toe uhOe field the mind
Jrsed 20 toe conviction that the question IN the sece
States will be Reunion separate existence. That
it "a be Unexpectedly discussed as sure as that The
question ia che exciting one that could be presented
70 the voter nor iy be disguised that the minority
party N be FESTIVE uader defeat Ii the Border states
refuse 90 secede as think thew vii, and the Cotton
a,es refuse 70 20 back n,0 the ui0n, strong ptu
dice viii az once be eugsndered between these sections
having the sNs go the Of o. tree o. southern pro
gr.s for none vh0 huow human nature dou5t thar
Sa,ss 20 force them ore of nee C''r, ',h'cb wH mere
"a erlsosrIs tisy ii rcf0 20 ttt policy. Cr.nin0-
tiou aud recrima5ol sill the order OF couotc7 !egs
l.ton. paving the way TO ;hs suce strucaoa Of boh
ri the border states had been consulted and had con-
seated TO dissolution OF the D.;c9, the numbers ard
poSer Of the new government would have given cont
d,nce and Insured the Ob,GgGce o. the citizen, ou TO
dtv bv our precip tat action have lost r confidence
Of tis olbsr Sio'ss as t ~ citizens, many
Of gt3ps consider ne t9i proceeding illegal and rsro-
lu'iss.acv and iaet rb pleasure r tts probable emf rec
uet Of me iqrs ~ ti0' gJr0asf O. r@o0 they clam
@. oss suDrsns elegance That It's is now question
10 North Mississippi think there is 10 doubt, atd d,
mus grow into SOLID proportions before the regular state
election his fall ia as clear. No longer sgO than last
Saturday We saw letter from the central part of the
S'ae complaining Of the States action, aud asking iOs
material aid from friends stating that financial trou-
be- coupled wih the failure ct crops would iorce macy
o. our best cit 20 seek protection in tEe uonecedug
States against hat is considered onerous tsNaCu.
Arkansas and Tennessee are now locked 70 by those
who ebhor civil commoou retreat IN the last re
SORT while many forced per necessity 70 stay and
night through he revolution there being 10 sale OF lands
or other property at half the original Prices These cor
gderatons the most potent will surely bring crisis this
sumner 10 be decided AZ the balotbox or in blood
NJ 49, lfat ION