Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-04-03

ern rights as to the course which YirRinin
should pursue in the present emergency.
Please bring with you or send full dele
CATION OF TRUE and RELIABLE men from
your own county, and, If convenieut, aid
the same object in the surrounding coun-
ties. On arriving ut Richmond, report
yourself and companions Immediately tn
SANuEL WOODS, Of Barbour.
JOHS R. CHANBLIss, Of GreensvilIe.
CHARLFs F. CoLLIER, of Petersburg.
JONI A. HARNAE, Of Augusta.
HESRY A. WrsE, of Princess, Anne.
JoHN I. ANDERSON, of BotetOuFt.
WILLIAM F. GoRBOH. of Albemarle
THOs. JEF. RANDOLPH, of AIbemArle.
JAMEs W. SHEHPEY, Of Smyth.
The above document ought to be in the
hands OF every voter OF Western Virginia.
1t needs no explanation. Its import is
clear and unmistakable. We recognize in
the signers of this circular the names of
some of the most active and desperate dis
uatou agitatOrs in Virginia. What they
cannot accomplish by fair, is TO be done by
foul means. Intimidation and mob terror
is to take the place of manly argument,
rs better adapted to the end they seek.
This circular is sent out through the Sc
cession districts of tue East aud "frue and
reliable" men are urged TO rougregate in
Richmond on the 10th of this month to
consult with the friends of Southern
rights" about the secession of Virginia.
What is to transpire on the 10th cannot
even be eoniectured, except that it is
expected the Convention will adjourn
about that time. This mob of .Irue
and relitble". seeessionists are to do all
they can to drive the Convention into
the passage of an ordinance of secession or
au ultimatum that would be equivalent or
even worse. Suppose, though, they fail,
and the Convention adjourns without do
ing either-HEat then? Will the disun-
ionists abont Richmond submit7 They
have had this alternative before their eyes
for two months, and il is not unreasonable
to suppose that they have some resort in
store for the emergency. As we have said
time and again, they have staked everything
on secession. II it fails they go down ut
once into the unsounded depths oftnfamy,
so far below Benedict Arnold that tele-
graphite dispatch from him wouldn't reach
them in century. They are fully aware
of this, and it will not be surprising if they
act accordingly. The inquiry then recurs
what do they propose it the Convention
refuses to put Virginia out of the Union
We know no more Of their designs than
our readers. We can only judge from the
best evidence before US. We all recognize
the ability OF the Virginia secession lead
srs, and the powerful incentives they will
have for desperate action. should they be
redaesd to the strait expected. 1t has
been suggested in various quarters that
they mean to take possession of the State
government at Richmond. We do not pro.
feSS TO say that this is the design; but it
has been attributed by the press elsewhere,
and We give the hint AS 1t comes to US
How far success might attend the under
taking it is hard to tell. A coup de etot
like that by which Louis Napoleon took
possession OF the throne of France, would
put things about Richmond in very ugly
shape. Whether such n one is to be un-
dertAkeu, and If undertaken, whether it
will succeed are questions yet to be an
Swered, aud which may well lend sober
cast to the reflections of our Ci,ileus. The
consequences of such 40 event, it will be
time enough to consider when the event
itself shall have srauSpired. One very sug-
gestivs fact may be mentioned in this con-
uection, and that is: that there is a major
i,y in this State against secession of some
any or seventy thousand. his scarce
y 10 be expected, in view of this, that the
people would submit quietly to disuuiOn
usurPatiOn, should it come to that.