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The News of the Day.

The News of the Day.
The mails and telegraph bring - iidncs Of
many startlin. events tina, We must give up
editorial space To cnsJc us to record even
tithc of them.
In our own legislature there seems to lie
something of prc"ipI,aucy an the subject ct -.
cessiou. though the word a. Vet does no, stand
out prominently. The game of precipitation"
rs initiated by Yanccy Of Alabama is lcin.,
played whilst the blood i-'R1t, lest sober rcii,r.
tion may induce = pause. ~
The committee of fifteen have reported \ hill
TO the House Of Delegate. 10 provide for elect
ing members Of Convention aid to convene the
samc, and the ith Of Fchrl.i = l. tl. ,lav iixc,I
for the election Of dclcgateSud thc 3,h a, the
time for assembling. Father short notice to
members from ;hc interior mountain counties.
The object Of the Convention - stated in the
first section, is Ito consider and proIoor .nch
measures may bc cNpciieut for ,h.. COM
rnonwcHlih 10 adopt in til. present crisis of
STAT, and National affair
The Convention Is TO consist uf one hundred
and fifty two members. elected ~ members If
tie House of Delegates are chosen letter
from Richmond Ia tie New York Hcr1kI .ays:
The wings in the Legislature manifest some
show Of opposition 90 the secession movement
but they are overwhelmed la the general s,.ec.-
SION cry which rings through the State and il 10
faithfully reflected ia the Legislature This on.
position however does not seem to CONTEMPLATE
n defeat Of the secession scheme, IL consists
merely in Efforts - staN- OF Immediate action
and gain time for dcll~ra,ion; bat nasmuch
as slow progress would imply doubt a. 10 tl.
policy 81 The uIuNvmcut. ani, urrhnl,S titnidity
the secession members are unWil 10 mar IA.
moral prestige Of their action b., any such pol.
lev
'ov. l-ErcuFH, ON thc eth introduced, Nv let
ter, Ia thr Legislature. the Hons. Arthur 4. Hop
kins and + VI. Gilmcr. (both natives Of yir
gin'nl ~ Commissioners from Alabama 10 the
state of Virginia. They haze douItIr.. ere
this ndtpssod the Assembly aud eitliyi,s.eI
- to the nature and extent ct o,.y. suffering.
bull people ~ are. it requires resident. cr
the sunny South To- FIRE our hearts. and warm
us up Ia the 'siickin. point"
Senator MAsOy seems to have Leon ,,-,lI most,
cd upon what was likely Ia be- done Ly the Sc
cedcr' mud be- undertakes to pronounce author
itat'ciy that Virginia can lee nrither neutral
nor passive. That is the war-cry "no nc,r.
trails. The dosPoii-m over opinion j. To- BE-
thorough and arrogant lie SAYS:
he election 81 Hn abolition President D., n
'e.t"nai abolition party has ncc,.s~sril, com.
PEELED the Southern states To- rev f,r their sale.
~ on themselves alone aud thus We ba,. s.r,
10 'h' 'Nlr"ncy 81 the occason state after stat.
acting each for herself. and without concert A..
,'n"hns IN Convention anil preparing Tor de-
fence
Congress has now been in session, ,norr Tia,
three weeks full tinr- and s,,.,.,rt,,,,,,, L,,.
been given Tor III" abuitioui-t. ~ di-rl,.. their
purpose nnd nil hcr" are satisfied ttat they
mean w not ~ 'cipaf,-l and profrutcd o. carry
'h'f ABOLITION measures iut1 cvrsutiau NJ
ihin2 can siay their hand but n hfin and rndi.
'idrd front 90 The south. enc state ha. s!r,sJy
rclaraici from thc mon. Alabama Flartia
Mississippi Louisiana. Texas and lcurria viii
certainty follow within tIr ncVt THIRTY DAYS AMI
probably iu the ORDER uau'Sl
in iIu. condition # things virginia can De-
nni'h,s neutral uar passive. The first act of ,hs
Legislature abalI 90 meet thrust will h. Co. r,l
convention nud the first net ofthe cuuysut..fi
90 rrsum, al a.. sovereign ru,yrr- ui The ~tat.
t' Secession. lu fact tic Mon o.. ALREADY ILL.,.
SOLVED nnd ih" only remaining question IS shall
wc 90 Nuritu -uufhf on sprb rir,.-fi,r, mona.
can d0ubt virrr Virginia uiI o. ..and
i"werir-s 90 save tbt Union y ir-.u.a mss,
h' thus nrra'lnE h"rsfif promptly Iu Iur 9th
th"-' 90 bee sister states VI b. arr Ne trrnun.,l t1
'iHdFAta iI..r own hpuar api safety riI in s..
com fH'i.fF HInn With cYHHri#te lrI -i-
GHAtr -1trasr..r H.aiust iufufr .,i-,i .I...t - q
.s-cs~ilus ietffta ftrii.r fh4t ..i.I, f.-,,,,.f
aui decii'd ari."u rn Ier pert a. 'h Isr..i
ani H.a-t pap1..Hs 90 tHe .'a,rlaaisn- -t.t...
would p..ttli HHE It.....- sf ......... ..I .,.r
rb.eH would certainly D.. t..I .s.a E.,.s..
south
We trust ihat ihe Ic.rls az Iefcrson " No
brought 60 ihc r"lls arrir-t al rs,c--tt, sni
''redrnr, viii prove o., fl,Ir yo,r. fhat tle,
nrc i"r perpetual tn.un .nI sisr,nua
against t., mad project 81 secession. There i.
no ,'.l H"ier which they nov suffer ~ antei.
Isie whrl, ,an eti,cr ~ cured Coz a,srt,,i 3D., n
d.sriptao of iis blessed Unau formed b,
George Washington and his eoinratr.lt.
Oar people irr ever rcsds o. rs.uti invasion.
h1t ihry 40 ooi prrpan.d Co. nskr .ile ratau.s-
region hLs-iy Flsn.ic-s q, rratfy tI,s Got.
toa -fsies 10 tie rs,ar.,e 90 tlsir ssiimafr,l
sh,siy flrtalg .ll.t-sf.i b., enf.f,ny .a,a
On ric-iiop 800 mrs,taf r,s-r,a.aan. Co. en.y
t1s sraia olfieior, Issrl-.-.4i. '.ii O.. -.puIas.
ifb,atrn. It., hss-,s5 10 all..e,i,er ,o....sreut
with tsr. ~. sl.ua 81 ohl.luios.s oi ~bira Wi.-
sas-IFiH hr ycass siaos gave 90 issl 81 eta,,
T..e NJ il aos %, non,, -i,gi.lers D. lssa q, ,n
1c.. tieir capital utb slrs pllaLls t.flom.
W, shall se very saos.
fS-lhs artaai ,tpru~s q a.. John Ursra
rel % liar-rsreHy vss rci.lrt. J Ia de W.
eiau' legislation as a-ss,'a. ~ .gga i.
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