Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-05-16
WESTERN vIRaINIA CONVENTION.
fEdltorlal Oorrespondenee b

s Z --1-HAhrrN6i va, BIay Is, 1901.
I had to close last night to catch the mail
while Mr.. Carlile was making his eloquent
and gloriously stirring speech, against the re-
port of the Committee on Federal Relations,
IN which they recommended peaceful meas
ures and them only.
Mr.. c. made thrilling and an impassion-
ed speech, urging the UOnvention, by all the
motives Of patriotism, by sIl ihe love which
they had for themselves and for the Union.
and by the honor with which they would
stand before the world, n adopt an ordinance
Of separation while It could be done with
legal right Delay would make thai treason
which vas now loyal action. There was no
time 70 subnit toe question 10 the people be-
fore it would be forever too late. None Of
our Constitutons-teithsr Of onF eonnlry, or
of the State Of Virginia, were submitted 70
the people, nor were they adopted By agsals
who were elected with 8 view to such ae-
ton. They were adopted in times of reVO-
luton, like the present The hearts of the
people who sent Us here would sink, if we
20 home Rith only paper resolutions The
Committee hope foT g Hnsnimity," be said
Great God, when WM there unanimity
among people when great question was.
presented before them. And It Is because
we cannot have unanimity, we are going
to adjourn with only paper resolutions This
body has attracted more attention and inter
est than any other body which has ever met
within the limits of our State. And all this
expectation is to be met only by resolutions Of
great things to be done by and by. shall
be ashamed to meet my neighbors ct home
(uso shall ], - or shall We'') and must
bury my head in shame while seesssionists
laugh az me in seorn. The Richmond En-
quireF he'd said that this body would form
no new State, spd it seems that the disunion-
lists knew Eou better than you did yourselves.
The Committee say g alter while and we
win give il TO you" / tell yop that after
Wtils you will be marching in the Southern
army; after while your property will be
cOnfscated for the use of the Southern gov
ernmeut after Q while your money win have
g1ne and for it you viii have the notes of the
Southern COnfedsraey' 8 whole hOusatni Of
which will not buy yOl a breskfast outside
Of the Confederacy. Exhaastipg taxes and
forced leans VIII be exacted fnom you 10 pay
the debts of 8 bankrupt State; your business
viii be st0Ppsa RRd you viii become less and
less Rbis 70 pay, day ailer day, Look then ct
the other side, when without dollar Of
ildebtedRess, and with your business and
Trade fonrishing, you start OF young, and
vigorous pe0pls, possessing more Of mining
wealth than any other section of the habitable
globe, and With thesFmpafhiss of the whole
world with Us, all the little tax that would be
paid would be 10 support the home govern
rnent and for the improvement Of The State.
Bot mores every intelligent planter and prop
erty holder in the State would come TO
shsrs Jour glory and prosperity With you,
and Independent Of the desolate hearts Of The
widows Of thoss Who have been compelled 70
march to the Southern army, it Is incumbent
upon u, in pecuniary sense, to take this step.
Old Virginia is7dead, and so1ong az We have
that old carcass hanging about us, We must
suffer from it. No man hopes that secession
will be voted down in the State, and II We
content ourselves with papar res0lutions,g !
Il VIII b tha same here even in Western and
North Western Virginia. We are told that
"the Administration viii ret sustain us."-
do not stop to enquire whether shall be
sustained By this or any other Administra-
ton, wheumy liberty Is ct stake. I aet upon
ny own responsibility. Bnt The Adminis-1
tration has aid no such thing. .sias9
SoHe think II We 60 into the ConfedeFseE
the ieud viii pe speedily stopped and we shall
thus Be safe without now Going ont. I-tsil
you the South viii nsyerbe conquered, though
they may be sunhilhted The sction Of the
Union men 10 the Border States in conneoa
ton with the blockade by sea and by the
Mississippi river, are 10 stop this war If Il
is stopped. You have not come up 70 4 con-
viction Of the importance Of this meeting.-
Let US try and rise TO the dignity Of our DO
sition, Let us rise and stop the fame save
the building and then We can go on in theOld
besten track. ~ go
sNr. Wiley followed BE lifted up his
solemn protest agaigss the position Of his