The national Republican., 1861-01-28
A HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY RECON-.
MENDED TO VIRGINIA.


The manifesto signed by the new Council of
Ten, consisting of the two Senators and eight
Of the Representatives from Virginia, winds up
with the following precious bit of advice to
their constituents:
ave conclude by expressing our solemn
conviction that prompt and decided action by
the people of Virginia in Convention will afford
the surest means, under the providence OF God,
OF averting an impending civil war, and pre-
serving the hope of reconstructing Union
already dissolved"
The Union being already dissolved by the
secession of six States. these gentlemen pro-
pose the homeopathic remedy of the secession
Of their own State. They can see no hope of
reconsructing the Union, except in tearing it
in pieces still more, or Of averting civil war,
except in extending the range of discord.
The people of Virginia may take q different
view Of it. We know, indeed, that many of
them believe that the Gulf States would not
have embarked in their present career, but for
the promise of Senator Hunter and others, that
Virginia would 60 with them, and that they will
not persevere in this career if Virginia de.
clines to join them in it. Many citizens of Vir.
ginia, as wise as the average of this Council Of
Ten, and good deal cooler, believe that the
Union, instead of being already dissolved, will
be peacefully preserved, if Virginia will only not
aid in the work of destroying it. Nor are they at
all inclined to this job Of reconstructing what is
already well constructed, and under the shelter
Of which the third generation from the Revo.
lutionary fathers is now enjoying a prosperity,
of which those fathers, hopeful as they were,
never dreamed.
MARYLAND.-If Virginia remains in the
Union, Maryland cannot go ont of it, and the
widest secessionist there does not dream of
any such thing.
The only contingency of disunion for Mary.
land, is the withdrawal of Virginia.
How infinitely ridiculous, then, do those citi.
zens of Maryland make themselves, who parade
their devotion to the Union, so long as Virginia
remains in, or in other words, 50 long as they
cannot get out il they would, but who pro.
claim their determination to go as soon as Vir,
ginia goes, or in other words, as soon as ii is
possible for them to go.
There is no question Of union, or disunion,
for Maryland to decide, but precisely this ques.
ton of union, or disunion, in the event of the
secession of Virginia. In no other event, will
the question Of union or disunion be presented
to Maryland ct all.
1t is too serious a time to be dealing in
shams, or in nonsense. If the question Of the
Union is to be discussed in Maryland, and if par
ties are to be formed for aud against it. let the
question of going out with Virginia be discuss
ed, and let parties be formed upon that issue
As to the question Of Marylsnd's remaining I'M
if Virginia does, it will never be mooted. That
question is settled by stating it. 1t is the other
question which is the serious question.
The Unionism Of men in Maryland who are
for the Union, as long as Virginia is, is not
worth talking about.
And no men can be more thoroughly and
completely for disunion in Maryland than all
without exception, who say that they will follow
Virginia, if Virginia secedes.