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: rens OF property Of every Individual In tn
community in which he lives.
) have always reverenced tha S,atp Rfrhf
| doct ines OF Virginia, as ipculca,ed In III
| resolutions OF '9s and the report OF 90
: believe the doctrines therein asserted. anSi IN,
. | all accepsation. I cordially endor,e ,hsm
} | and in so doing endorse the doctrine OF sscss
sion. do not propose TO go into an arsumen
IN support OF my opinion ,pon this Question
The subject has been ably discussed for years
! on both sides, and those arguments are famii
} | lar to all reading and we'll In formed men,
| am content to rest the q Ues ton upon the dis
cussions which have taken plscs, and Ieav
the people TO form their own opinions an.
| draw their own conclusions. / refer TO it, /,
this connection, to declare my unqualified hos
tiiity 10 the doctrine Of coercion ty the Federa
| Government.
In uy canvass for the office l now hold.
| declared my opinion frankly and feariessly OF
| this question, and every man in the State has
| the ampiest opportunity to be informed Of my
position. In written address ITO the voter,
| OF Virginia" issued on the 18th of May, 1859
stated, "Snouid it be the pleasure Of tn,
people to elevate me TO the flee Of Governor
VIII endeavor in my administration to carry
| our the time honored $ ate Rights principle.
OF virginia. II at any time during my ad
minis tration the Federal Government shall at
| tempt 10 in terfere with the rights and institu.
tions of Virginia; if it shall at any time in ter
| tere with the rights of slavery or the rights
| cf Shareholders in our STATE will be pre-
| pared, with the aid of the people, to re
| sist any efforts to coerce us in TO su omission
/ Will resist any attempt of Feders-i troops &c
! cross onr line TO execute such unjust, iniq u i.
| tous and unconstitutional laws, ei her in Vir
| giIIa or in any other Southern Sraten nv
| position row on this question. is what it was
| then. IL has not been changed or modified. l
| will regard al attempt TO pass Federal troops
| across the territory Of Virginia, for the pur.
pose of coereing Southern seeding Sale, as
an act of invasion, which should be met And
l TpDAiIpd The atlpyiaura of ~
| Virginia is due to her ; and when her flag is
| unfurled. it is his duiy to rally to its support
| and defence. The citizen OF Virginia who will
! not respond to her call, is a traitor TO her
rights and her honor.
| am not without hope that the present diff
culties will fihd a satisfactory solution in the
end. Let ,he New England States and West
| err New York be sioughed off. In the last
| var with Great BRIAN, the New England
| States entertained the reasonable design OF
| forming an alliance with Canada. Let them
| now consummare it. AT the time the Hartford
| Convention met, the most reasonable body
| that has ever assem bied in our country il was
| declared in their report, Nv henever il shall
/ appear that these causes (Uf our calami ties
| are radical and permanent, a separation by
| equitable arrangement, will be preferable to
| an alliance by cUnstraInt, amoug nominal
| friends, but real enemies. iu famed hy mutual
| hatred and jealousy, and inviting, by intestine
divisions, contempt and aggression from
| abroad" Tue causes of our eaiamities s.are
| radical and permaoent,'' nnd we are IN
debted to New England for them -
Iney are our nominal friends, but real enc
mics - they have originated more trouble
caused more strife, and created more haired
dissension aud division in our couutry, than
ali the other Sta'es combIued They have
uniformly opposed the at q q isl ion of territo-
~, and conseq ueptiy the organ ization aud ad.
mission Of NV ) ate> into The Uuiun. Ii their
policy had prevailed, we should have had al
this day the original thirteen States, aud no
more. All those States carved out of the Lou
Isiana territory, the Northwestern TERRITORY,
Spanish territory, and Mexican territory, =,
would have besp exclud, d from association
and union with us. They nave shown them
selves the uncompToDising enemies If pro
gress they have sterniy resisted every at
tempt TO exteud oar empire, under the fesr
that "ths IPeStey, StttsS, multiplied IN auna6,y
and aug ntsatd IN op tdt,On, tcN cont OF the an
ersstS ot the ,chot.." Exis ing dlfic uitles far
nIsh abunGtn tease is and me besL opportuni-
ty tor seveTihg our connection with them; aud
we ought not 10 permit the occasion tu pass
uBimurovPd.
AC1nird-rscy, composed Of the remaining
States. can arrange terms under which tney
can live harmoniUusll aud happily toge her
aud now that The Union Is disrupted We
should avail ourselves of this f1yorif lie op-
puriunity TO comm-Gce he work of recon.
siruction. Ia cummencing and pr, scouting
this i'm por ant work, We must look 10 our So
curity, the protection OF our instltutions, and
our domestic peace. Lee the IN br c be rea red
discardIHg all rotten and unsuund material
and exhibiung an ordinary share of prudence
and wisdom III lis fabrica iou aud there is bu l
little reason 10 doubt that it can ba Construct
ed upon tar and satisfactory terms, and ihe
righs and i'll lerests the institutions and no or
oil all lis members can be satisfactorily Sc
cured We can form sUch ConfedeTacy as
will draw 10 1t the afec Inns and mpat hies Of
its citizens, thereby securing for IL a fouhda-
tlon on which itGan rest in safety.
Such is nay plan for relief from the difficult
ties, the perpiexities and the complications
which now environ us, and present il tor Ihe
consideration OF cDuuITyInpn. Every
sideratIon of duty TO ourselves and those who
are 10 succeed US, dsmGads that hs coatr0rersy
shatI be settled finally. IL can be no ioage, de-
iayed.
The times require prudence, wisdom ard
patriotism; unios, harmony and conciiiation.
Every man should be willing To risk himself
and his future prospects TO queli the strife and
restore peace to the nation, TORN as it now is by
dlssension, aud threatened with aEarchy,
trusting 10 the people to do justice to his in =.
tentions, even if they should think his judg-
ment in error.
In the present posture of affairs it becomes
us to cast about aud ascertain in what way
the interests of Virginia can be preserved ana
advanced. 1t is neither politic nor wise to
neg iect our mateTtat property, and permit 1t
| to be sacrificed and destroyed by political or
| sectional broils. Thia obligation upon us is
| Imperative. whether the Union shall con TIN ue
| TO exist or be destroyed. In either event, our
material prosperity should be with us an OBJ
ject of the first Importance and 10 its ad vance
| ment our efforts should be steadily directed
| We have the best port in the country; and
| no man can doubt if direct de were estab.
IiShed between Norfolk and Europe, il would
| give increased prosperity to every Interest Ia
the q Jmmonwealth. 1t would secure for us a
| commercial Independence that would prove o
| immense value iii any contingency that nigh
| occur. The present and prospective system o
railroads in the State already points To the
| great Northwest. and must soon become an
| important part of the immense net work OF
/ roads which now reach Kansas, and are fas
/ towards Pacific aud rs
| tenn, when compee, Will be en- tirely ,or aimos
| SO, within the central belt from the Atiant Ii,
! to the Pacific Virginia then, whether in OF
| out of the Union, as il stands At present, has
IL in her power to place herself In the posllio,
in reference to this great IN terror and exterior
| trade. which really belongs TO her.
With ships sailing to Europe, at regula
| intervals from the port Of NorfoIR, an impor
| trade could be established aud imp 'rters il
| the interior cities throughout the West, AN,
| some portions OF the Southwest, would receiv
| their supplies through this channel. rnes
| importa,ioDs weuld all pass over our railroad
to their In terseetion with the railroads of oths
| States, especially y those of Tennessee, Kentucky
and some of tEe Northwestern States. tn
export and import business would be concen
trated upon the Virginia roads, and woui,
| tnus insure 10 them controlling power Ia tn
arrangement, securing great benefits 10 tn
State, and good profi,s 10 the si0ckholders-
| II may be added that this commerce 10 airead
Ia existence, and ouly awaits the easies
| cheapest and most peditlpus means of reach
ing the Atlantic, 10 be conveyed thence to al
points of destination, bo,h outward and IN
ward.
/ am entirely satisfied, that IL direct trad
were es tablished between 1rfolk aud Europ,
| IL would result in the enlargoneLt VI GU
cities, the Increase of our agricuitura. Pre-
| ducts, the deveio pmeLt of our resources, III
creation of man ufactures, tue enhancement
the value OF lands, the opening of the coal an
mineral beds make the stock which the Sta
| owns in her railroads prod uc iive-dud The ca
would be, dimlnution Of the State deb, an
| a raffucti.,n in the rate of taxati.a If sue