Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-13
T,o Programme OF the Convention.

We desired and expected that this journal would DC
able 20 give to the action Of the Convention an earn'S'
support The expectation was based upon tue programme
sbsdowed forth In the report Of the majority oil tne Oo
mittee on Federal Relations That report contained
series of resolutions whjcA asserted, among other tons
the great principle Of seEgoyernmeut-the right oil the
State to withdraw from the Union aud resume their SOW
srsepty-and proposed amendments TO the Constitution
designed to insure equal rights to all 'ne o'A', anu
eec safety and sense OF security in the Unoh' In'So
resolutions and proposed amendments were toge'uer "
constitute an ,ltil.a.H to be presented oy virginia
herself without the interpositon OF any 'nfu P''s' 10
Che noa-shyehoi1g States accompanied with the solemn
declaration los tine Convention that II Che @.'"a'"" vas
not accepted by those States, Virginia would resume her
delegated powers and look to her own safety
THIS was the programme Of the Committee, which COM
m,rdei our appreciation. Some of its provisions and
features have been blurred and disdguEed IN Committee
Of tie Whole As originally reported by the Committee
on Federal Relations, the resolutions, as well as tie
amendments TO the Constitution were part and parcel oil
the ALIENATION TO De submitted for Northern acceptance
T6s word Rls7l,gas has been stricken out from re-
-E 90 tender consceuces-yery materially affecting the
substance of the r1aqllaa Again the pledge contained
I'm the eleventh resolution. to withdraw from the Union
i, case of uulayorabe responses from the North was
sd9p.ei bv vote Of So to at Mr.. SCOTS proposition
for Border Congress substantially overslaughs this
pledge. aud a5iou-us Virgjuil's at"Gt'"' TO 200!
sis may never exist. and over which this State VIII
have no authority To any such uschievous a65urdiiy
We are wholly opposed. II the Convention chooses to
udiv itsef-if it reuoulce5 It's own sovereignty anu
st 5f VIRGINIA that's IFS own ookout but the Rich
uo7d WAC will never reuounc its soyee saty, ner as-
1es,e in the remuneration OF that Of the OH Dominion
WevI concur iu no scheme, which proposes that Viz
-nl shall abdcatc herprerosatvs Of Debating the terms
m which she Will remain IN or withdraw from the Union
She mus. make th-se stipu'aHous herself. Aud they
nrst bs of a character fun complete aud satisfactory
-. final and everlasting settlement Of all the cues
ZION, i'm controversy between the sections Better sp'
rate NJ once and forever peacefully if can, iorci0ly
# We must than I've together wgargIug and quaIreing
,-5 .tf,st 20 such auNe;ies as torturus Us now
and have been tor,urug US for the last six months
Thee se steps. as we consider them, Of the Commit
,,, of the Whole may be re,raocl in the Convention it,
s. and the R,por, of the majority recstaohed in its
sr-ir,.v We hope such may De the For the Con-
y,r..3n win cover ITSELF with shame and confusion and
$50 ts hearts o.. u reyers with JOY, If il coulesses It's
own impotence by doing nothing, but adorrning the
question. i., r should decide, TO Congress m 1H5.5"
lai which may never have tangible being.