Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-16
RICHMOND WHIG.
NOW VIRGINIA MAY SAVE THE UNION.
MxvrEls, March 9TH, 1851
VOLUME 90.

IN, Eitor Of tIs Phig
,..nt native Of the o!d Dominion to suggest
- vop- columns. plan iog the adjustment of our
,r.,,5e, Everything nov depends upon Virginia.
,,T convention Of the border Stare States. Let
,,, others participate in it. The people Ct each eoun-
Zach S,ste. can meet and appoint delegates to a
Sc convention this month. Let each State convention
.,.,. 20 A general convention many delegates as
nav have Congressional representatives,. Let that
,-,l convention meet at Nashville as 4 central point
: 81 lO.h or l5.h April; aud, in The meantime, let
" tbs General Government aud the Southern states
t1ues,ed 20 take positive step uaul lst June or
III The border slave State convention can readily
- mon what will suit the jus; demands OF tie South
-v could have done in the Peace Congress, but for
- Abolition and Republican elements admitted into it
when these eight Border States agree TO their ti-
.,,, then jt not tiH then. let them invite similar
.t,;o7s from New Jersey. PtnuSyi,an OHIO, lnii-
md Illinois. LIT 10 other free States be invited TO
~. ,,,ssF Convention which can meet by the 10Th or
,1of Nav II these last named States will uot agree
. shat tHe eight Border States demand an Clsimatum
NAV rest assured the srtrs1Ne Northern States viii not
al we nav prepare fos the worst. But they rH agree
. The indications from Europe are very suggestive
f,,rJ In the Herald Of the 5th. The manufacture =
and commercial interests Of Eaghud and France cauuot
Unit the North 20 lesScu the cotton CROP for alb
@ question merely; aud when the North shall see,
81 must sec that with the South will resu. IN
1.1 10 her manufacturing and commerce by the su5S,
,.o, of European goods aad ships for Yankee goods
,8l ships she riH yield az may Jair'y demand Il
d. not Aa the work ask y
Potent considerations like these, vii act upon the
y. intelligence of the North and Ns0 England hsrssit
Vii -,c t1e Eve fee free States just named to meet us,
&, ,b. sacoad Convention and yield 0r tsi rights.
V, this reason feel satisfied that thess free States
" agree TO shat the eight slave States Uay demand.
", w then have thirteen States agreed upon common
--fsi NJ .tyticc.
Tb, t6ir.ecu States contain eighteen Of the thir-
yo.. millions Of people in the Uuion. They have one
Efof tue manufactures They contain all the coal ai
ZION taoihs OF the slaves three Ogrihs cf the wealth,
trs,ourbs OF the railroads raise three iouyths Of tie
r-r sHd stock an 81 the tOpacco OneeShth OF the cot
ca and have the best harbor and an the large cs OF
Oh, la.ou, save New York, Boston, and New Oleahs
When these States with these great ell ncus of present
AL iiure pros1eri'y agree upOl explicit, wel-d5-
f,d basis OF settlement, they eau hsa ask the other
Northern States tot iH C,nreBf9s Of S'''ss, bur 1t
mo ,brr1,s'g 90 0dggt n .ct a. Il vi. be uawise
20 ask counsel Nth the extreme Republican Srstes Tint
soJulu element will crop OUT ia any general CoGyea-
7 that NAV be held and j, Will dsCrgauiZe any dehbe-
r-ry. BODY uuder heaven IL il simply best Cor these
thirteen 70 agree what viii suit than, and then e; each
o;1sr Northern State be requested to ac. upon It 2t
0I-e
I, bi, Wsv the settlement agreed upon will not be
o11g 20 adjudication among ts any lougeC but II trv
ext eue North be invited TO meet us, before We haye
.--,si. the faaIcl element viii weaken the better
i-l.ment Of FIVE border friends. Counsel frst
among ourselves alone then invite these tge border
f States Whcn we and they agree, submit our action
% the Other border States Do no; let counsel wi;h
them for we can never take heiT views; that has seen
tried l9sg enough. Let ours De jus, demand sanctioned
by 1c great border re States, aud it will Lave It's due
weight
n re. then, viii b, a basis sanctioned by an actual
ui ritz Of ne People sud upheld aud commended by
all the ,cweas Of power and wealth belonging 10 that
rslirv Tank you that thor vo.cc wluO DC beetet
b. Jlv the country viii breathe freely, for asculemen
viii oc gtlran,el aud the LegislIur,s Of every Sat,
can put ,hs plan to vote Of the people by September
T5s progress towards peaceful sment viii hold ID,
Sol,h quiet, and time wiz cure then.
Respectfully, J. T. TREEENAN