The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-13

% REPRESENTATIVES, was carried by large ma
iofity, out not by a two thirds vote which
was necessary tn sus pend tho ruia T. -,
senate tue proposition was fesiroyed nv tha
tuiDgIing OF gen tlemen of extreme o,,,nio
Mor'n and south, lilo would.say, that what.
ever might he the opinion here ,ba conssssn
eht body We're not prepared Ia saw thai th q
e'ue LOT settlement was past There had heen
no time so suspicious for s,,ttIemaut a. tho
pr"seht. Inc Institution of slavery had never
oetore so many friends as at this moment =
these systems of free and slave labor were
hot only without principles OF conflict with
eaeh DINER, but absolutely necessary as ~.
siiroeai systems Distir gushed Nor theru
tn"h III the conference had assured him that
the propositions would be accepted by their
ptoPte by large maiorites If submitted TO
vote, especially in communities heretofore
rSlapant against slavery. He called the at
,eaion OF the Convention 10 the action I'm the
ia'e congress. in submitting an amendment
| 10 the Constitution, by tvo-thirtis vote, eff
'ectaaity closing the door to future iutprfer-
| "nce with slavery in States where il exists
ne also ndverted to law passed by the
same Congress, In reference to the rendition
OF fugi;ives, illustrating his argument by
tue ease pending between Kentucky and Ohio
10 meet that case, and others of like eharac-
/ yer, congress passed law for the surrender
/ OF q fugitive the demand of State Ex-
ecuttve, where the District Judge is 81 tisfied
| OF the identity of the party charged and that
ne was in the State whence the demand comes
| ~ The time the offence was committed He
looked upon these things evidence thai
there was everything to encourage efforts for
settlement Virginia had duties to perform
| 10 and Tor herself He was not unmiudful of
the desire TO bring back the seeded States :
IN; he was ready to declare that whatever
guarantees We're formed satisfactor to the
Border save Stltes, ought. n fOrtj0ri, TO be
aCtcry TO States further South The
| border slave States Were infinitely more in
terested IN the slavery and territorial ques tons
| than were the Cotton States. Those gallant
| States were entitled TO onr aflec ton, and he
was not prepared TO admit that, when all
ines" questions We're settled to the salts fac
Ton OF me border States, those sisters would
/ refuse their assent. lie gave a brilliant per
| spective view of re- union, and believed that
/ IN time they would return to us What was
\ trgini1 10 gain by secession and separate ac-
| non Nothing on the Territorial question, but
! los" every thing On the fugitive slave question
] she could make no treaties with the North or
| with England. In relation to the institution
| OF slavery. which he considered morally So
! cially and politically right she would lose her
! present protec ton, and be exposed TO border
| incur~ions from a foreign government. He
spoke In tins connection of the beautiful val
/ ley of the kanawha. which he in part repre-
/ s"ntcd, and its great wealth of mineral de-
posts and asked what was to be the cond-
| ton OF that portion of the State, He pro-
tested on behalf Of his constituents against n
| change OF the present status. They wanted
| peace and security. If cut off and dismem
| hered from the Union they would be plunged
| into Il condition of helpessness. They would
| become the "outside row in the cornfield," 10
| use IL HoinPiy expression. slavery would De
| destroyed, and Virginia come to be regarded
| as no better than "a Yankee appendage By her
| sister States of the South.
| He went on TO speak of invasion from Eu-
| rope, of which had been hitherto under
no apprehension. II the Union is divided, no
measure of safety could be adopted, except
| through large standing army on each side OF
| the line.
Where, he asked, would be the wisdom OF
passing an ordinance Of secession in the face
| of the known sentiments of Il Virginia con-
| stitpency The people did not mean to adopt
| such an ordinance until every honorable mea-
| sure of adjustment had been eXha MS ted. Go
, on. then, with the efforts; ana when al fail
the people of the Commonwealth will he
| uni ted from one end to the other. He ex-
pressed his devoted attachment to Virginia,
| for yyhOae interest ne willing to lay down
| his life. But he was here to speak his mind
| fully and frankly, and, for one, he protested
| against the passage of an ordinance OF seces-
| sion He spoke of the action and position o!
| the Border States, and then alluded to the
| new Administration, and to the argument
| that Virginia was thereby TO he driven out OF
| the Union. He denied that She could be driv-
| Ell or impelled by anybody. Instead of ouT
submitting to Lincoln, he was AT this momeni
submitting to the action Of the Border States.
lie cared nothing about the inaugural lin.
coin could not retake the forts, il he so desired
lie did not need them, for they were in sect
ded States. and not necessary 10 national de-
fence and in any event he had not the means
OF raising force for their capture. The
| iuet Oh COIltCLiuE revenue Outstuc Vi tlit
harbors he pronounced illegal and impraeu
cable; and the proposition for q blockade
could not be aintaincd. He did not propose
10 discuss the right of secession. No enlight
| ened statesmanship could compare the seccs
| sion OF States, by conventional majority
| with insurrectfonary movements in forlnel
times. II was a new and unlocked for condi
! ton of things. He was in favor of letting tb,
seeded States alone. The latest news gave
encouragement to the hope that the troops
| would soon be withdrawn from Fort sum ter
and time would bring back the States into tn,
| common family. II was the duty of Eirgini;
to stand by the Union until the performance
OF that duty became impossible. He urged
ence of the slave States remaining in thu
| Union, with an endorsement of the Peace Con
ference propositions rs the basis OF adlus t
ment. Virginia ought to act promptly, blu
| not precipitately first she should cOmman
the peace on ali Sides next, call the Borde
| State Conference and adjourn over to await it
| result She ought to remove the existing sta /
| of business depression by letting her voice g
! forth that she knows her duty and means I
! perform it a; shat she means TO keep the peace
| DO il, and however dark and cherries ii III, 4.
| have been, the bow OF promise will span tn
whole heavens, and the voice OF the peopl
! Will everywhere come up, saving 'WeIl done
thou good and faithful servant"
Nj. SUMMERS spoke about three hours an
was lis tened 10 vi tn fixed atten ton.
Mr.. JOES TYLER said he proposed 10 submit
his views 20 the Convention, but as the hou
| was late. and there seemed to be dispositio
for adjournment. he would submit n motto
/ 10 that effect; and postpone his remarks unit
| tomorrow.
The Convention then adjourned.