The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-08


hos tlity had not eliminated In non slave
holding communities men are now found toget |
mp and main tain that the institution of slavery |
is right, which no man would have dared TO |
do even here, twenty five years ago. Gentle |
men We're mistaken when they asserted that |
the sentiment Of hostility to slavery is grow |
ing in the Northern States and in support of |
this he reviewed the history of the free soil |
party, He believed that the trial which we |
were now going through was a punishmentfor |
n violation of our plighted faith to the rude
savage, but he believed also that we would be
carried safely through
The efforts to forestal public opinion by tel
egraphic dispatches in Tennessee were repu-
Cfiated by the result of the election there, as
were similar efforts in Virginia, through the
manifesto to of majority OF her Congressional
delegation. That document only convinced
the people of what they thought before-tiat
they were not suitable representatives OF
popuIar sentiment. All the power in this
country is in the people. 1t has for time
been usnrped but as sure as the sun shines in
yonder sky, that power VIII yet reouke the ef,
fort TO overthrow aud des troy the best fabric OF
| free government that ever existed upon earth.
| He commended to his hearers perusal of the
seth number OF the Fcderdltst and went on
| TO allude To the efforts of Patrick Henry,
| George Mason, Luther Martin, and other pa
| triots to lay the foundation of "A Government
! for free people 1t is amazing that with so
| many sources from whence we can derive the
| purposes of the Federal Government, gentle
| men will get up and contend for n principle
| for which they can find no argument. No
| man contends fOr the power OF coercion
! Why, then, continue to build cob houses, that
| a breath can knock down l. there anything
| in the Inaugural to justify the assertion that
| ii breathes a sentIment OF civil war 1t tells
! you that no war VIII be made-no force VIII
| be used upon you. 1t pleads with you TO
wait until your rights can be guaran teed un-
der the Constitution. But 1t tells you that
| The President must execute ms odth. Is 1t
not his duty 10 possess and hold the property
| of the United States Is it your duty as good
citizens TO connive at an act of bad faith on
the part of Il portion of the people, and TO say
TO the Government if you do not give up your
| property we will make war upon you?
| He (Mr. c. would say, not only let them
have what they have taken, but let them
take what they can, If they desire 1t. tie De
| lieyed that in a year or two the people would
rise above those that have usurped the power,
and raise the stars and stripes far above the
| Palmetto and the Rattlesnake.
| He closed by dra wing a picture OF the con-
dtion 10 which Virginia would be reduced,
| ''hitched on to the tail of a Southern Con
lederacy - contending that, in the present
condition of things, there Is no inequality,
and that gentlemen upon the other side had
mistaken the acts of party for the acts of the
General Go vernment. If the Union We're
dissolved, military despousm would be
! erec ted in its stead. He protested against
and denounced the wicked attempt to COM
init Virginia to an overthrow OF the best Gov
| ernment on earth.
| Mr.. CARLILE spoke over two hours, and we
have given but an outline of his remarks.
! MI Cox of Chesterfield desired that a vote
should be taken on the questi to-day, and
| would not now detain the Convention with
any remarks but for the extraordinary speech
| of the gentleman from Harrison. That gem
tleman had said this resolution was prepared
in advance of the appearance OF Lincoins 8 In
augural.
Mr.. CARLILE disclaimed any reference TO
Mr.. CoX's original resolution he had Plluded
solely to the amendments. He further dis
claimed anything of a personal charac ter to-
wards any member of the Convention
| Mr.. Cox Went TO say that the gen tlefnaH
| from Harrison had uttered sentiments which
member of this body. SO TAR from desiring
to precipitate the State into civil war, he had
offered his resolution in the hope of prevent
| ing that calamity. The moment coercion IS
: | attempted the Union will be broken up. He
did not intend to discuss the question of CO.
| ercon. 1t was ably discussed by the gentle
man from Halifax, tAlr. Flonrnoy,l every
word of whose speech he endorsed. his re-
solu tion proposed 10 call q conference OF the
, border States, in order that Virginia might
consult with them to what ought to be
done If the gentleman from Harrison was 4
, Union man he would 20 for such 4 conference
| The Peace Conference, in3ugurated by 'ir.
ginia, had proved an abortion, and she car
[ | now do nothing by herself; but in concert viii
| the Border Stttes, much might be done. Ten
; nessee and North Carolina had voted agains
3 | Conventions of their people; kentucky ant
| | Maryland had taken no action, ana there was
Y no Indicate of a movement in Missouri. L
I was due to them and to Virginia that there
= should be a conference. He condemned th
e hasty action of South Carolina and would
u | condemn ii in Virginia. But the people We're
o | in !. state of feyerish excitement, and wanted
g | action on the subject of coercion. He called
. | for a vote on the resolutions.
o Mr.. BRENT, of Alexandria, moved that th
f Convention adjourn and on that motion Mr.
| Cox, of Ches terfeld, called for the yeas ant
p nays but withdrew it.
a The Convention then adjourned.