The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-24

The Richmond Wing gives full particulars of the
ultimatum adopted by the State convention Of Virginia
Of which the telegraphie dispatches have furnished
very meagrc abstracts The resolutions, which form
the basis Of Virgnas plan Of settlement were lone
and vigorously discussed in the convention and were
subjecten to various amendments. As finally adopted
they read a. follows:
GEOGRAPHICAL PARTtEs.-The choice Of functiona
ries of a common government established for the com
good, for the reason that they entertain opinious
and purposes hostile to the institutions Of some
Of the States necessarily precudes the people of one
section from the participation in the administration OF
the government subjects the weaker to the domination
of the stronger section leads to abuse and is ncompat
Bile with the safety Of those whose interests are impeT-
ied; the formation, therefore, of geographical or sec
tonal parties in respect federal politics is contrary
to the principles which system rests and tends
to its overthrow.
States constitutes trust to be administered by the
general government for the common benefit of the peo-
pie OF the United States and any policy in respect to
such territories calculated to confer greater benefits on
the people of the ormore of the States than on the
people of the other States is contrary TO equality and
prejudciG 20 the rights Of some for whose equal bene-
fits the trust created If the equal admission of
slave labor and free labor into any territory eXces I'M
friendly conflict between the systems far partition of
the territories ought to be made between them and
such system ought to be protected within the limits
assigned to itby the LAWS necessary for its proper de-
rennmant.
FEDERAL FoRTs AND ARsExAIs.-The sites Of the
federal forts, arsenas &c, within the Mnits Of the
States of this Union, were acquired by the federal gov
ernment and jurisdiction them ceded by the States
trusts for the purposes of the Union during
its continuance; and upon the separation Of the States
such jurisdiction reveS of right to the States respee
lively, by which jurisdiction was ceded While State
remains in the Union the legitimate Of such forts
&c is to protect the country against foreign force and
to aid in suppressing domestic instruction To use or
prepare them be used to intimdate State or CON
strain its free action is peryerson Of the purposes for
which they were obained they not intended to be
used against the States in whose limits they are found
III the event OF civil war In time of profound peace
with foreign nations and when no SYMPTOMS of domes
tic Instruction appearbut whilst irritating questions
Of the deepest Importance pending between the
States-to accumulate within the limits of State in
tereted in such questions unusual amount of troops
and munitions OF war not required for any legitimate
purpose, is unwise, mpoltic and offensive.
PRESERVATION OF THE UNIoN.-Deeply depIorinr the
present distracted condition of the country amenng
the wrongs that have mpeled some of the States to
dissolve their connection with the federal government
but sensible of the blessings of the Union impressed
with its Importance to the peace prosperity and progress
of the people, earnestly desire that adjustment
be reached by which the Union may be reGstabshed in
its integrity, and peace prosperity and fraerna feelings
be restored throughout the land.
The Wing explains this programme as follows: The
resolutions Of the committee contain the substance of
programme, which we fancy, can be made acceptable
to the great of the people of Virginia The reso-
utons, in the main, strongly assert the State rights
principles which have ever been dear to the people Of
this State. They, together with the proposed amend
ments to the constitution, constitute ultimatum to be
submitted to the northern States accompanied with the
solemn declaration, that if not acceded to by those
States, this State will resume its delegated powers
An impression prevails in the country to some extent
that by the plan of the committee this ultimaum is first
to be submitted to border State convention This is
a mistake. The committee very properly make their
own uItimatum, the rejection adoption of which
By the non-sayehoding States their future action win
depend The border conference is only intended for
consultation in the hope that the border States may &c
induced to concur in the action Of Virginia,