Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-29


what time; time " the great healer Of wounds Ia
mental physical or political; time will give The %
control Of the politicians and they will returu-,ps
again be a united people 'A
Mr. President in Gods name wba; are ve n ..,
changing po,ition' an here az one Of az. s'..y
council. am here TO Up ak my mind a. free,n,, -
representative Of freemeD ought t. speak H. Ia tind
and brothery love ard AZ the same time with hniis
aud csndor We have been bfoughs here for eor,0ri
and for consultation. We bore i,liberarv ,,n1
question whether shall pass ordnance rslir1 az
oil Commonwealth out Of the Unioj or whether an
make further tfors to restore a1d N rpeluate th s
What to gain by secession whl, are We N rs;
by separate action on the part Of this C0mmonseab,
In regard to any one Of the questions embraced In a.
whole scope OF our dfcues. wha. do We gain bv so
a step? What do you gain the Territorial o,..,;oS,
The entire abandonment o! all connection with ,,A
tro them. |; is interesting orr poole nov or
as question OF rght-more 30 10 that aspect than ..
practical question Of value but "a qgeston Of ,i,
would settle fairly, justly and forever On that ep..
ton are you determined TO lose everythngi
On the question Of our abecohhng slaye popul,,o,
what do you gain? You exchange the cons,i,ui,,,i
provision which requires the rendaon Of fugitive fo,a
service, the laws Of Congress to enforce K and tbe
amendment now proposed for the payment in rlll NJ
reclaimed and lost savcsyou exchange all these p,o
visons aud guarantees securing y5u in your riyhts a.
tie mere chance OF treaty spu Hons after We han
have divided the slave line al after sovereign and
independent nations stall have talisn the place Of Cor
federated states. How are you 20 great With them
that gu ,stion? Can you treat with England, IL "a.
tried in the Webster-Ashbuton treaty Have yoq eve,
been able 10 open the EDgsh mind the couc'po, az
arrangement for the rendition Of fugiiyes from Cana,
da! Not at all And across the Ono river you sou1
substitute for these coniederatsd Ststea not Clnad,
merely but States in communion with ~ throWp "A
aud converted possibly uto worse than hostile Cauala
Ths. is what you would gain upon Che fugitive slave law
And what do you gain ia sny pat culer this irsf
tuton in which 80 much coucerned-the ilstir.
ton OF slavery which il, snd ought 10 be- gc,at and
vital interest 10 this Commonwealthtan institution Which
an prepared 10 say is founded tot only in sccs and
economical expediency but is hel best Of all position,
for the African hmsef-On nstrusio morally sociapy
and politically Iightwhat 90 yoi gain for TIA, ins,q.
ton | say by sGnder ng this cCnndcuoug Instead Of
Commonweo in the centre Of ! great olf,d.t1cy
made up Of slaycEoldng AID non saw hcld1g S.sits
with constitutional and statutory provisions TO- your sae.
ty and security, you exchange that position for border
attitude along The line OF states no logger connected
with you, participating in that institution, bu: Dc.
coming possibly, by yorr &C., gOr5 hos lie 10 l. an
ever You abandon ell the guarsnte,s which YOU rev
have under the Constitution and al which prlpo,ed
to Re aided for the uncertain chances OF
between foreign governments.
Mr. President, remarked swhlr sgo that Il VS. te..
ter 10 p:ot CT slavery in Western Virginia than Il Ns
Mexico better legsate for the Encouragement OF that
institution upon your oSn borders than elsewhere II
YOU do not afford such protection What the condition
~. Do you perceive that the Institution once be.
comes worthless 20 US? In my region of the State tor.
deng upon the Ohio river, you hold slaves al ell e.
ter separation | come from crnnty which, by the
census OF ls50.he OF 1860 Ihave not yet
contained some 900 slaves. | Gene from a rsgion Of
country constituting permit 20 say Ia psssirg-ss
lovely portion OF this green earth perhaps ies with
10 the limits OF this Union-I tie fertile ard beau.
iiful valley vatered by the Ksnawh,, abound,rg 10 i
the material resources Of wealth. commerce aac power
4 Il
mercisl facilities and material. come iycm the rt6.n
Of the grea. coal fields the great ii deposits, and re
oil wells and mills nov furnishing Light aud lubGcal0n
for the whole aud. Look my ncghOots OF heup IA
nawba, SO miles North Of me-a valley filed wi h cItr.
prise with CAPITA. and adventure lyaing in aciivv If
speculation ard EOpe Of fortune, the Of P.kss
Peak few years ago. Lock, also at the Wbeeisg -
gon; its rich deposits OF coal and Is extensive msurfc
tories. Look a, ID, region represented IN part
by my friend from 4ononglia (Nr. WuLiY)
watered by streams runrirg to Prsburg--the
head springs Of the Ohiohis Pennsylvalia ncis hors
within Il miles Of his own rssiierce in the charming
village OF NorgIH;own. What, ,sk you, is to be Tho
condition of this great portion CT TIE State Staring
from the mouth Ct the Sandy River. which dyils, ni
from Kentucky, tracing line by tie Obi, 10 The upc,r
end OF the Pan Uanle and theu plsng sIorg h, Perm
sylgauia boundary, yen have aboat 400 mAcs q ire
Sac border.
Now sir as one of the citizens Of is community. ~
a property-holIer in Western Virginia. protest, fr
Dyself and on behalf Of nv cons, ucnts in Ike colG.
tion against charging its political aud gorsrGmautalre re.
laious Give Us peace; give Is gpfeu'ccs such afe
now offered end which get invite and ercoar.
aye u coal mines, salt wells and iron urnsc,s-
to the oil mills and oil sphngs-t5e work SIP. and
manuficores--to the cultivation Of hr:ile G,ll.
and the of of our loving heIts-that Is What W
desire. Dsmcmber this republic AID who're viii you
place US You cut or large mass OF cur h5of, 10
longer 20 BE- retained among " ard SUI pct every po-
duct OF our industry, whether % he NINE tie forest
the Geld CT tee shop 70 the bgrd,as OF elective and
prohbi;ory tariffs in toe Union wich shall have st
The free States contain eighteen millions Of nis.
tans and constitute the chief market 1r III our fpu.;
they can place tariff under tire Cons tuition ta
as s'plrate government, they woid protect their
industry and their oTn ptoducl!ogs 20 the july and
exclusion OF At the same time, by the tariff set
OF the Southern ConirdeTecy, recently passed al POI
visions for consumption admitted duty free ard 30
far tn Southern market concerned the cattle Hiur
wheat, corn, aud other provisions supplied 10y Vgis,
would be left 10 competition with The great producing
regions OF the Western and the Eorih-Wesern Safes
Are to be placed in this prcdc2meutY
These remarks both TO slave labor and our surplus
productions are applicable 10 ne vfO!e State in greater
or less degree Here Is Northern borJ the PotO-
nae lne-sepIrated from the free States Gully by tie
narrow nterposton Of Maryland Your whole sss-coast
is all to be opeuei up, aud TO become, to
homcly phrase the outside row 10 the corn field. We
are TO protect slave property in states sou'h Of us but
stitution OF slavery IN Virginia il will boA
potent of insecurity Slave property cannot be
retained in that position of affair." will diminish instead
of Increasing. We shall fed this JDinu.ion eucr0acLg
first upon the counties of the northwest then tie
central west compelling TO sell our slaves permit
then gratutousy to run away dislDirgu from holding
them and rendering them worthless that border widen
ing and ecero3chg upon you IN the centre stretching
TO the east Until a, last in all bGms prob. ly by suc
separation Virginia herself IN the cou.se OF ae per-
hlps not Ear distant will he placed ia the a;ute if not
OF non,slayehcling State lee sisyehod ng par
TALLY act to be regarded by her sister States of the
South as any better Than Yankee appendage. be.
leve that the sundering and dim moerng Of the Union
10 the signal not ory Of vast rjaTy 10 the slave intu
lion of the country, but possibly Of its extinction in
Virginia. God forbid that such results should follow
fear hem-I point you 10 the natural cts OF causes
But, Mr.. President, only our material ID
terests be thus effected by this remedy for secession
bat in other aspects the not less worthy
OF consideration.
Europe is divided into separate na,ionalte'
bounding each other. Browning fortresses bastons en-
brasurcs and all the preparations krd munmsn's OF Wsr
AID standing armies constitute necessity Of the Euro
peen system. Now in the United ates have here.
tofoTe had occasion Ior apprehension from n,eTSs.
is,sters aud outbreaks. Our q, ograpbca position at
the same time has given sa.ity from invasion from
abroad But. sir, when you shadiyie this country BY
tn, sllve inea line Of coo Iles between the slave
aud the free Statesyou at perceive that you se
Immediately RENTED to the EiroDeal status Tee sane
causes which bring about standing arai and prepare
Ions for defence and there sill bring them about
here We have e,sry to heve that in FIVE years
time after permanent difmen. eIment of this Union
ihere will he standing army Of e least 100000 men on
each side Of the iae. II will be he only mode Of safety
for either IL would only be the fear OF each other that
would keep the peace. 1t Is on that which keeps he
peace in Europe nov; it would be only that which would
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