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VIRGINIA CONVENTION.


VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
Missouri Convention n
U. S. Senatt---EKtra Session. ~
WAsuEGToS, Mar ch THE VICE PRESI-
DENT laid before th.s Senate a letter from Mr.
CHASE, resigning hi 5 seat as Senator; from
Ohio, and asking him 10 hare the goodness to
make this known to the: Senate and the Gov
ernor Of Ohio. -. =.
On motion Of Mr.. LANE, a copy was or
deEed to be furnished to The Governor Of Ohio.
The Senate then resumed consideration Of
Mr. D11on's resolution, that there be printed
the usual number Of the Prcl,ident's lnaugu-
raj.
Mr.. WIGFALL said that AL Mr.. Douglas
yesterday had entered into 8 dis cussion OF the
meaning OF Mr. Llucoln'5 nanI gnral, 1t Was
proper That his (Mr.. n. ~ :consth Euction Of it
should also be given to the coun try. 1t was
impossible for an administration dealing. III
genetaltics, whether glitterinlg Or 1lot, TO give
peace to the country. 1t is 4 fact that seFen
States have withdrawn from the Union, en-
tered into compact and for med govern
ment. Though the fact is not officially an
repres natives Of the Southern t1onfed ation
are now here prepared to be r. !ceired st this
Court Waiying all questions Of regularity as
to the existence Of their governm emf, they are
here to enter into treaty with the Federal
Government, nndthe matters Of controversy
must be settled either by treat r or by the
sword. It is easy to talk about E. nforclng tho
laws, and holding, md occupying, and posses
ing tile tortE. When you come to this, bayo-
nets and not words must settle the question,
and lie would say that Forts Pickens: and Sum
ter cannot be held much longer. The present
the Inaugural Forts Mou1trie and j. ,hnson
aud Castle Pinckney nre in the possess ion of
the Confederate States, but the Confea' crate
States Will not leave Fort Sumter in the
hands Of the Federal Government.
,,n'o5 In FePly Gt to. to ME: Douglas, he (WigtaD
now exists legally and constitutionally. II le
evil is upon us. The disease il seased. A
tlRe pill at night, aud cup OF coffee next
morning, may relieve the liver, but when the
disease Is in you, blistering and bloodletting
l. sometimes 4 necessary, and when the patient
dies, it is necessary to have coffin yer r deep,
funeral service, and things Of that sort As he
eaid the other night, The only question
Is whether there shall be decent tunera after
the Protestant form, or an Irish wake The
Union is dead and las to he buried, IF YOU
want Protestant funeral, you can have 1t. If
not yon can have an Irish wake. Mr. ~ igfall
proceeded to speak Of the difficulty of cn-
forcing the revenue laws, adding that tro ubles
as to this will environ you oil around. Had
5on not better deal with this question pl :1cti-
caly? Unfortunately Mr. Lincoln will ba7 Q but
Il brief period during which to decide the
question II he Eupposes the reinforcen aent
Of ct. Sumter will lead to peace, he can m AXE
The experiment; and SO as to recapturing Ft.
h1oultrie. II he should not remove the tro ops
from Fl Sumter, they will be removed for
lin.
The adoption of the Crittenden Compro-
mise proposition might hage adjusted the dif.
dcuties ct the country, but it only received ~
10 cs in the Senate. The Senator from Illinois
{Mr, Douglas) had said that war cannot pre-
serve the Union: The Union, however, is dis
solved Seven Southern States hare formed 4
confederation and to tell US, as the President
more than pieces Of blank payer, is an insult.
He repeated, there is no Union left. The SC
cedcd States will never come back They will
not now come back under any circumstances.
They will not liyu under this Administration
Withdraw your troops then. Make no at
with these States. Do this, and you viii laye
peace: Send your flag thither, and it will be
fired into and war will ensue Will you di-
vide the public debt, or, will you sit sfupidly
snd idly doing nothing till there sha1l be
conflict Of arms because you cannot compro-
mise with trlitore?
Let the reinaining States reform their gov
ernment, and if it is acceptable, the Southern
Confederacy will enter into q treaty of peace
and unity with them. 1yon want peace, You
shall have it. II you want war, you shall have
it. The time for platforms and dcmagoguism
is past. Treat with the Confederated Suites
as independent, and sou can have peace. Treat
1hem as States Of this Union, and YOU will
]laye war. Mr. Lincoln has got to remove the
troops from Pickens and Sumter, or they will
bcremoved for him. Hehas got to collect rov-
enue at Charleston, Savannah and New Or
attempts to collect the revenue, resistance
will be made.
It is useless to blind your eyes. No compro-
mise or amendment to the Constitution, no
arrangement yon may enter into, will satisfy
the South unless you recognize slaves as pro-
These States withdrew from the Union be-
cause their property was not protected.
The Republicans have preserved an omi-
nous silence on the subject Of the Inaugural,
The speech Of the Senator from Illinois was
calculated TO produce the impression that Mr..
activity policy cannot prevail Action &C.
tfont ns the great Athenian orator said, is now
necessary. You cannot longer serve God and
'aammon. You must answer quickly the
cnpa,',+ ,.'"',+ Under which King Bezonians You
mnss auus"s Wi,b,n.~. your flag from our country,
and allow Us to nave o1. own, and enter into
treaty with u.s.. Do this, or L. w. w, 534,
mind tor war in the sternest aspeet anu "....
all its accumulated horrors
Mr.. DOUGLAS replied in substantially the
same terms IS yesterday. He feared forts
Sumter and Pickins could NOT be held much
longer by Federal troops. There wss . time
when Sumter could have been reinforced. He
did not believe it conll be now without the
use of 10000 men by land md sea- There
were but fey men to serve the guns, and
they must soon be exhausted, and they had
Eot bread md salt enough to last thirty days.
There must be prompt action in favor Of peace.
He believed the President was. In fayor OF
peace. .-..-
Mr. WIGFALL asksd il Douglas would id
wise the Withdrawal Of troops from Forts
Sumter and Pickens and from the borders Of
the confederated States, and that no ATTEMPT
be make to collect tue revenue,
A1r. DOUGLAS replied that he Eas not in
the councils and confidence Of the Administra-
tion, and should not tender his advise until 1t
vas asked for, Whenever the Administration
wanted advice it would doubtless ask it. It
would be hardly the part Of wisdom to state
Ehat his policy might be to one who may, 60
Sotn ie in the councils Of the enemy and com
n2ndcr Of the army.
II reply to 2 remark Of Mr.. Wigfall, Mr.
DOUGLAS eaid he saw no reaeop to modify
any sentiment in his Norfolk speecf
After further debate, Mr.. MASON epoke
against the Inaugural as proclamation Of
vea:. Virgfnfa would become party to the
var, Oy Re unanimous consent Of her people,
when the first gu wss fred against seeding
Mr. DOUGLAS spoke further, to the eaeet
that If the Administration anticipate the use Of
agns, Te Shall see q proclamation for an extra
session Of Congress, in order to f.creascthe
forces, and call volunteers into the field Ad-
journed. - !
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