Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-04-18


following resolutions n "a 90 -
''The people Of Virginia will await any
reasonable time to obtain answers from the
other States to these propositions of amend
ment We are aware. of the ombarrass-
ments that may produce delay, buttwewill
expect, as asanmtlaspensdble condition, pacific
policy will be adopted towards ythe seeded
States, and no attempt be made 10 subject
them TO Federal authority, nor to reinforce
any of the forts situated on the mainland or
,cithin the hdrbors of any of the seeded
yStatssi nor 70 recapture the forts, arsenals,
or other property Of the United States with.
in their limits; nor exact payments of i'm
ports on Their commerce, nor any measure
calculdtedto propoke hostilities or collision. y
The forts, arsenals, inagaznies, land other
places ceded to the United States and situa-
ted on the mainland, Or for the protection
of the harbors of the seeded States ought,
for the purposes of paci6cation, to be erdcu-
ated By q tAe sn authorities Of thsea Federal GOu-
If this is the ultin,atuna Of fVireiiiia, the
basis on which alone she willrenain in the
Union,-the sooner she joins the Confeder-
acy of Jefferson, Davis the better. If we
are to have disunion, we may as well make
a clean thing of it. Most certainly, il. we
cannot have fha old IIniop-ae mr. fafhars
made itwall the States included within It's
bounds and seeking protection and national
greatness under its common fag,-it is not
worth whilc to make anew one on so hollow
and so treacherous basis Of the Virginia
Convention proposes. If we are compelled
to form new Union, it shall be one that
will stand. 1t shall not have Secession for
Virginia insists that MI assertion Of Fed.
eral authority over the seeded States must
be Abandoned that the revenue laws shall
become n dead letter so far AZ their norris are
concerned: that the Federal forces shall be
withdrawn, and that nothing whatever shall
hostilities. il other words, Virginia in
States Shall practically acknowledge the in
sipdisnensable condition. of saving the
Jn;on insPe''SVH SVHst nosS;bIe ~ ssp wonS the the
fJn;on have to to- ahv State or % anv section # FIJI Il
roats % ON s,cb : h hss;S ~ Wit csn Nav VAL l.
care for Tin;on which 'comneIs her n nav
duties On imbSrted goods, AIR iperfnits those G
who reject Ss is s authority to%pSt them duty
ment that has mi nower to enforce ;ts laws
.s.fbst i dsre mt "a asyetr bold its own forts "
cah ns nIa;n @ ~ tbe r,nSer @ ~ - ;ts arsenals 5pd
IA @ iintsg Does Virriniis suppose m % that the the
Nat barTn Sfatas have so sunerst;t;ons 4 n G MY
toShn,ent I mar 70 tSe mere name Of, r. ,IIn;an - Fiat
shsv [ a,,a WILING to M am ntv-;t oP All ;ts n,ea
;ng'' ;' and md tn Hbandon eysrythins 4 II which has
maaAs tSe Iin;nn IN fbe sf;ghtast yaina ''' t''''
We have been from he 6erinnine in favor
of n nol;cv whicb' sbonld eoni;rn 'aS i asf.b
I;sb tbe loyaltv Of she Border1 States 1''i We
believe It'll tIat mara mint hhys been done
for the acco,nnI;s sbnlanf IN ais ob;ect with.
out sbe socr;f;ca II anv smbstant;a2 nr;nc;nIe m
or or; interest , I than has been done 1Rut 20 20
wo,,iJ notl;ft fnge, mr. stir a ste, tosva ~t rJs
s,ch % JIn;on;S as 2 amhod;ad n sy% 49, y
i't;an Of the V;ra;n;ai TcSvent;on Tbo
T1n;nn I,iy man, Sg Vys;n;a nyst not exnecl II u
sann tbe fTn;on by bnm;i;ai:na and T deSrad. us i
;;i; ;nn;t 'No Eyan r. ,av co,,id succeed in su;no
;te tba1 Sn,,id randsr Il not worth bonH;ras
Tlie@u n @ a NOT" mot 'SaptS Jin;pm w;tbnut forcs
w;tIoit & ~ stSb;l;tv NH wtbb,f anv Of tbe noxsS lTsS
" G,nat II tasn,neni ~ o re"sH FAM !,
,';ecss ~ trod de5 nndsr not at the will - -
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