Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-02-21
From cur Richmond Corre.poud.u,

Legislation for the FyedsricksbKrg and Potomac
Railroad, and for ths Aeeotinek and Mount Vsy-
noa Turnpike. = Sensation Dispatches from
Washtngton.-Ihs temper and purpose Of the
UHtoa majority IN the Virg mia Conrentton, &c.
RICHMOND. Feb. 10, 1861.
The Senate and House Of Delegates sat only for
short while yesterday and to-day-the members
being anxious to hear the commissioners from
Mississip ippi, Georgia, and South Carolina The
two former addressed the Convention yesterday,
the latter to-day. The crowd to hear them was
immeHse. particularly of ladies.
The House to-day passed the Senate bill author
izing the Richmond and Fredericksburg and Sea-
board and Roanoke Railroad Companies and the
Baltimore Bay Line to purchase Interests in roads
further South, to prevent injurious competition
Others to suthOrize the Mount Vernon and Acco-
tinck Turnpike Company to issue preferred stock
or per cent mortgage bonds to complete the
journ from the 4th to the 10th March, at furthest
unless something important should previously
occur to keep them here longer
A telegraph message was received Yesterday,
which was on the bulletin board Of the Enc uirer
and Is In the Examiner Of to-day, announcing the
passage Of a force bill by Congress-ayes 40,
noes 76-which produced quite a sensation yes
terday 1t Is said to come from member of Con-
gress; but as the proceedings Of Yesterday, pub
lished In to-days paper, do not confirm 1t, Ii 10
presumed there must be some mistake about It,
Little reliance is now placed in sensation tele-
graphic messages. IL this should turn out to be
SO, they will have to send terrible ones to alarm
the present Convention, who do not intend to act
without proper deliberation. 1t is a waste oftime
to think the Convention Of Virginia are going to
be sensated out of the Union" on force bills, by
telegraph. They will wait for the slow mail,
anyhow, to confirm before they act. The diff
Guilty about joining a Southern Confederation
would be greatly removed If we could be certain
by doing so, that parties connecting themselves
with 1t " ould be relieved from the curse of
Adams sin. Unfortunately, however, let what
may occur, we are all under 1t, and have got to
encounter jealousy, passion prejudice, and all the
matter connected with poor fallen human nature.
While this continues, and 1t will continue until
the last man or woman is born In the world we
cannot have perfection, and by joining another
Confederacy we cannot get rid of It, What we
want is kindness, conciliation, respect for the
opinions Of others, and mutual for bearance, and
wisdom (which We are told by the royal preacher)
Is better Than weapons Of war. With this we
may hope to hand down to posterity the blessings
OF a free Government, that has conferred so many
comforts 10 the people of the Union. Let, there
lore, the Peace Congress, as have no doubt they
will, act wisely and prudently, and submit to
Congress the result of their deliberations and let
Congress promptly act on them and submit them
to the votes Of the States. Ii some do not con-
slider this necessary, let them remember that we
are not only anxious to remain brothers. but de-
sire to give to those who contend they are now
not Of US, an opportunity to retrace their steps
and return once more to the Union and the Con.
stitution, and then what a jubilee we shall
have. r.