Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-25
RICHMOND MORNING,

And TO comulete the parallel! All! there's the rub /!
Is the wisdom and the virtue OF those days equal the
task? At loast-let US see-let US try!
The necessity of Convention arises, now, from dif.
feren circumstances ffom those which existed in S7,
rendering imperative some change OF plan.
Then the evils to he remedied were common to all
the Sates-bence special instructions were unneces-
sary-now the grievances TO be redressed mainly
sectona-hence special instructions Indispensable
To pursue the paralel,-the step now needed. Is to
appoint delegates TO meet those OF the other States again
20 take into consideration the situation of the Uahed
States ard devise s quate provisions to the exgencies
of the Union"
These grievances are be found mainly in the insu
ting claim of the non-savehodng section to pass udg
ment on the morality Of institution of the Southern
States that ia purely domestic and on their right
legaze IT, Aud in their founding this arrogant claim
the total exclusion from the territories Of which they
Joint owners of persons holding sAves the refusal 70
give up to justice persons committing crimes under our
laws deeply affecting peace; the imputing TO uS,as
crime the making of those laws; the indiguiies and
dangers to which our citizens, pursuing, as is their
constitutional rgh. do, their agitives slaves,
posed in the States and often under the
cover aud countenance of the dsloyal enactmens OF
those States themsevss-end finally, in the advance
ment to the power Of the Government, by exclusive
ly sectional party of the who have prominent
IL and Extensively put forward these cllms. Protection
against the repetition of these wrongs, suffered and
threatened by adequate guarantees s due to US alike in
point of right and OF Just national susceptibility.
The pecul;sry therefore OF the present is that
the main evils to be provided for are sectional
Hence the Southern States remaining in the Union
must aud should unite in plan OF Amendment, far
the element Of slavery concerned to protect themselves
against these wrongs against the dangers Of ad
verse; if not hostile sectional, administration Of the Gov
ernment and offer il in concert ulijma,Ra, the
incorporation of which in the Constitution should be the
basis and condition of their continued Union with the
States shall in it, while all other subjects OF
amendment might be matter OF free and general confer
ence And this ultiaatua may and probably ought
der existing circumstances be prepared by Virginia now
in Convention on behalf Of the other Border States
be submitted FIRST to them FOR their ratification, partly
because their late joint conference in Washington would
enable her prOvae what would probably represent the
views Of them ALL and partly because they seem to some
extent a. least be whiting upon and expecting such
action TO be taken by her.
Still following the precedents of 49, the results Of this
General Conference should be submitted for ratification
or rejection TO the conventions of the several States
fixed number OF whom agreeing should, then, estab
lsh such amended constitution as the government Of
the concurrng States.
This number should probably be seven, which, while
admitting any number would yet enable the States who,
in vital interest," are indssou5y corrected together
to perfect in any event. gov ernment for themselves
Nov suppose,
l. That all the States should meet in the suggested
Convention and all should raiy s action the inter-
edly recommend
You have our glorious Union with its mighty power
and prestige preserved u, and placed basis
which might well hope to draw bak to US in frlterDal
embrace our Southern sisters
3 Suppose only the Southern Border States and Norh
Carolina and some only Of the Border non-savehodng
States to in convention and Afterwards raif lis acts,
as believe both the interests and eelHg Of the body Of
the people both sides the horder would recommend
The amended constitution might still he open TO ratici-
ton rejection by conventions Of all the States, if they
peased-a refusal to consider being held equiyaien.
rejection.
You secure the Uuion, the Government, the Flag the
power the Amy the Navy the Treasury, tie Seat Of
Government for the States who thus agree aCd C and
exclude from the Union, the STATES Sto do not (ss
done in SO in regard the States Of North Carolina
and Rhode Island so long they refused 20 ratfy tie
present con ti'ution,) and you might count with IN
creased probability, the reunion of the seeded
States.
g. Suppose all the non-sayeholding Border States
both sides of the line or most Of them meet-but fGd
their differences so irreconcabe as that they
agree, on & common government TO be recommended 70
the States represented. Might the delegates in such
be Authorized to set foot for peaceablc
separation?
A. Suppose all the ronsllveboding States refuse to
meet in Convention You would still have what in any
eveut seems Indispensable Convention Of The Border
Saveholdiug Stats TO concert such measures tley
may deem called for by their safety end lor their
convenient goycrlmeut-snd to submit them to their
Sat, Conyentous-involYirg the certainty, in such
case of the thorough uron the closest alliance With
the S.4,cs Of tie Southera C0niederscy.
8 II the Vhole plan fall through Virginia having lost
nothing by tie experiment could ossume eny moment
her sovereign exclusive, aud independent control of her
own destiny But, if successful then according TO the
measure Of The srccess YOU have,
"A completely restored Union.
3 The Uuion and all the powers OF the government
I'd Of the tecusaut States.
9 A union OF the Border slivo States, to unite in
form with the Confederate States, and constitute
great Saveholdiug K public.
The plan briefly stated is
l. To appoint delegates 10 meet delegates from the
other States in Convention consider the situation aud
provide for the exigeEcies Of the country.
>. To PROPOSE in concert with the Southern Border
Staes such amendments 10 the Constitution their pc
cular social system requires the conditions on their
mart OF continued Cnion-and hold free conference OF
all other amendments that may be proposed
8. If the amendments proposed by the delegates OF
the Slsveholdug States be rejected by the delegates OF
all the Hoassvehodng States, then the former to be su-
thorzed confer with the latter the terms of an am
icabe separation TO be submitted 10 the several States
/. If amended Constitution be agreed on, then, on
the ratification ol the Conventions Of States the TO
be the established Government Of said States
1t is not pretended that the proposed plan is without
grave difficulties But in the midst OF great
difficulties such es the country will rot rest under, and
left US is not whether given way of escape from them
prevents dfcul;ies-bu whether any other way offers
less. This is smps-not prec'pitGte, or get iHUo-
inq unreasonable dsiay-!ooks 10 definite and fRGt
Settlement-has as Hie inconvenience any that has
been suggested and foo,cs The Oisest Of preccdents
and ihs one that gas most fruitful Of good.
OF course DO not overlook the leading difference
the capital difficulty in the way of this plan-ha, WI lie
in ST the Congress and the States in accord ia
the movement now tue former and some of the latter
are undoubtedly hostile TO il. Il might prove the rock,
perhaps on which the attempt, If made, would split -
But this difficulty it be remembered, lies equally
across the path Of all the plans that have been suggest
ed II is fact that of opposition to all our demanos of
new constitutional guarantees and to all plans OF OBJ
tanning them that has TO be encountered proceed we
may Bat the difference in the effect Of that opposition
as encountered in the shape of refusal go into G.
era Convention or tie refusal to rahfy the action OF
such Convention as might be satisfactory to the South
and in the shape OF refusal the part of few
of the States to ratiy such action submitted 10 them
separately would ssem to be this That in the latter
case although the whole of the Border Sa.es on both
sides OF the slave line or most Of them should agree
vet the refusal of all or few of the ultra States would
drive the Border savehodng States TO Disunon in the
former mode of proceeding, the same agreement and
concert among the Border and Central States would ipSo
fdcto establish Me Constitution thus agreed on as Their
Government and ,cod exclude and force cut of the UH-
ion thus formed the rectsdn States 1t substitutes the
remedy OF Ercison for the remedy of Secession and it
subjects 70 the loss ofthe Union and of Government pov
er the DELINQUENT and dsloya States and preserves both
10 the States and people who by their fidelity to their
constitutional engagements are on every principle entitled
TO hold them. X.
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