Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-10
and o. bended knees pray for his apostolic blessing

Laughter.
Mr. BRrcs-Tben Mr.. Chairman, here il another
friend of mne the gentleman from Rockbrdge, Mr..
NooRr IA pentlem an whom have always known where
to find Rut he is so encrused with political sins that
have seen one hundred arrows shot at him. and yet
,bev seemed 10 glance from him like thstedown. Ii |
could see one crack in his harness broken link in his
coat of mail would send an arrow at him, hoping to
reach some vulnerable point. know the gentleman is
rather begerent, and will never be member OF Peace
church. but ours may soon be a church militant, aGd
then he will come in armed from head to foot 20 the
very teeth ready do or die III the of Virginia.
He does not Ike South Carolina aud believe South Uaro
lima does not like him but, sir intend to have them
welded together ike another Benedict and Beatrice ard
am sure they will live together in peace and happiness
Mr. Chairman is nv friend from Amelia (Mr HARvIE, }
here's He has always been good soldier aud fought
we'll He did so in the year 1888. had not the honor
of his company in the Legislature but knew him
man and though he nav have fallen occasionally into
bad company sihce hiuk be has come out untouched.
| give him the right hand OF fellowship.
And sir there is another gentleman the honored ger-
teman by my side who has just closed his most eloquent
address / wish could say had some hope OF him but
am afraid shall have 10 say TO him, Ephraim Is Join
ed 10 his idols let him alone" But that Ephram
will not vtx JUDAH and that judah will not Ephram;
and that he may go hand in hand in this great cause
which Virginia is calling upon us to defend. listened
to the gentleman day before Yesterday in the few
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him for knowing hs power aud his manlnesS il would
have afforded me the highest satisfaction taken
sick and could not be in the Convention i was glad TO
hear however that the gentlemen said he was in favor
of slavery and that with rp vision he seemed to see it
in the distance increasing until 1t should cover the earth
as the waters cover the great deep would like to know
whether he confined himself to Africa. Laughter =
Well sir Africa would be drained and there would not
be black face left there if his desire should be
mated The eentemans caholcity is unquestionable
q. W. ghOul1 IoVa m vsl
and the whole world would be Atrcanized. Every ves-
sci upon the face of the earth would wear black flag
and would be engaged in the slave trade Is he in favor
OF opening the slave trade TO all the ships OF the world
for to realize bis vision this must be necessary.
There was another position which the gentleman took
He does not the line of my argument, which lies
in different direction but beg leave merely to remark
that the gentleman took the ground here that Virginia
belonged to a ma orty which always controlled in Con
cress the subject of slavery l. that your position -
If this be true and the gentleman is not disposed
Join the States Rights party, the position that he took
is most dangerous one for the canse which he advo
cite ecOlect that when the rhdes OF the last century
urged that the Old Testament did not teach the reality
OF future state, Bishop Wabnrton admitted the
whole OF it, aud upon that admission built OF the
most luminous and powerful arguments in favor OF the
Divinity OF the Scriptures. So on the position eab
oTately argued and ably sustained by the gentleman
NAV be drawn the inevitable inference, that Virginia has
no ether security but IN her own inaenabe sovereignty
The gCntemans argument was Il very strong one for
tie position assume and was about to take the same
line Of argument. was going to prove that Virginia
and all the States Of the South had used every effort 10
succeed in their legislation for the purpose OF prot ctiug
slavery but they had not succeeded. Tn, argument is
irresistible. want nothing stronger. Virginia had the
power of legislation and Virginia has failed to arrest the
progress of ianatcism. The abolition feeling has been
gathering strength in the couutry, aud If Virginia and all
the Southern States, with the power OF legislation in their
hands could not restrain it. what will it be when the power
has gone from them TO the Republican party? The wrongs
OF Virginia immedicabe under any process Of egs
atou even when this legislation is in the hands of the
South. In what nook of the Federal Constitution
Virginia secure herself from the aggression of full
grown sboiiionism? ! know OF nonc--there i none.
Mr.. Chairman, have disposition to follow the
guncnt of the gentleman any further tGs branch of
the sui ect for fear OF marring IT, He has amph5d and
illustrated il with much ability that shelter myself
under il with of security which could not feel
under any argument OF my own
Mr.. Chairman, | wish TO say to this Committee that
hi. subject of slavery is question of dollars aud
cents. After this Colony settled the banks Of
the river at JamestowH, Dutch ship in from the
coast Of Africa with cargo OF slaves. They bought
by the carly coonsts. They al, aGorcd togo her they
together ana they Increased together; they sat by
ther hearh,Ones were the of their infancy, IN,
companions Of their childhood and the consolation Of
th.r declining years, and they iniertwined
with social habits and inter, s,s, and laws that to
the connection must be political death even if done
| aith the teudrrc,t hand.
" h a tender h nd Far from it IT, bav. dsal' with
it wh a rude hand. We find that this institution les die
Ii cy recognized 10 the Constitution OF the United afc
"a the surrender of fugitive slaves guaranteed
neslly aud fairly aud justly carried out bY the er'
Congress in 8" They enacted 4 Ia y, er to eff ct
that upon the ap hostion Of MASTER he could get
rant from Judge Justice of the peace aud o fugi-
yrs TO be surrci dered to their And ugi-
uves surrendered to their masters until in evil
hour, case came before the judiciary of the United
ates, in which decision given which says it il not
the duty OF State officers TO execute the law OF Congress
F.Cm that time sir, it made felony the part Of
State officer to arrest fugitive save; and lost all
chance Of recovering the ug tive for years and when
al we escaped his master looked upon him much he
yDni his reach II he dead That s,r, DIS
l CT and s0iunin violation oil the Consltu ion.
But this ia not the point 1t Is that the hatred of
SOu.t erG institutions and system Of slavery Is deep
w. reradicaby iusratted into the minds Of the Northern
people. 1t is opinion sir which has been deeply ias-
tened there, and an opinion which, fear can never be
eradicated. Sir, the chidrOu IN their primers,
print OF the stakeholder with scourge 10 hand and the
suffering negro in chains at his feet Every kind OF ef
fort is made to indcc rinate into the Northern mind the
sentiments of aboiuonism The prese, the pulpit, the
schOOl-hou-eal ade suDsersient TO its purpose,
until their whole country, in spite OF this favorable egs
ation, which is alluded to by the gentleman from Au-
gu'ta Mr. Baldwin, has become Overspread with these
aboition sentiments. Ard Mr.. Chairman, whenever
there a OF opinion that will never stop;
VIII go on from time 10 tmei II WllucrcaSc IA volume
an either the other of the pirs submit or
IN list be conquered. war OF OniniQn ID sure, in the
long IpG, 10 be var Of tie sword.
And what the remedy sily "If thy brother trcspos4
sgiinst thee tell him OF his faults between thee and HIM
alone II he hcar thee thou hast gained thy brother
II lac WI lot hear theeN-what nc&ty Take two wit.
ncsses before him. and il he will hear them tell to
the church and if he will not hear the church"-what
tGcrE LET him be unto thee as heather and a
publican" We have whispered our complaint rto the
OF our Northern brethren; haye told them of
their faults liz the presence of the Eo,d for Witnesses
We have r0u ht tCm outore the church and tey have
divided that church in twain aud told Us 10 begone.-
Whit Is the remedy? God spcaks IL by the mouth Of
Hi; Incarnate Son Lot them be unto thee as heathen
men al pubiicans" | know of no other conclusion TO
come t.; yet for one order TO give my brethren an
other opportunity, am willing to make other effort
AMI it shall be in the nature Of ultimatum nut forth
by Virg MA in her sovereign capacity, Tlia is the
ground would occupy. | would give them an oppor-
tuny repentng of their respaSses but further than
that will never 20.
Mr.. Chairman propose now to enter upon a very del
icate k. propose now, sir hope gentleman vi !
be startedto enquire what really i5 the value OF the
| Union.
Nr Chairman ever since the day when Constantine
at the commencement of the fourth century, made all
alliance with the church there seemed 10 be an impress
sion that there almost divinity not only the head
Of the church but at the head OF the Government whether
ReTub lean or Democratic. Sir, the Roman Empire in
per On Of Constantine shielded the church. protected
AID he church poured the sacred oil upon the h, ad
of the Roman Emperor and declared to the subjects that
lie stood in the place of God and that passive obedience
was due him; aud sir although we have no heather ruler
vet tn is divinity among us in the shape OF the Union
and is considered aBos: ireserent for enter into