New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-12
SPEECH OF THE HON. WIN. c. RvEs.

The Richmond Dispatch Of e9th has the following
In consequence Of the announcement that the Hon-
VIM. &. Rves would address the citizens, very iarss
number Of persons accumulated last night az the An
can Church. Mr. Riyes, after being introduced 70 me
audience by Msrulsduke johnson, ESQ.,, proces ded u
once 10 review the action Of the late Peace Conferences,
of which he WAS a member, expressing his confidence
convincing hi, hearers that the proposition which Ind
been denounced abortion, sham, and delusioa,
was the most couplee and fairest settlement Of The
controvers; that could have emanstsd from any qusref
whatever. He gave bis views Of the several provr
sons embodied In the Conference Proposition, exnn,
lag each one in eteaso and declared that they covered
eyery particle Of ground in ,he most satisfactory mag
ner. occupied By Inc Crttenden propositions and gave
even more guarantees for the security Of the South.
The grave questions now agitating tho country could
never tie serllet by politicians 1t was, he said, their
inter,s, 70 keep alive the agitation, while was tho
interest," OF tie people 70 bury 1t forever. IL was hss
the Peace Cor foreuce-a body emanaing fresh from
the peOple-had produced result 20 auspicons. Inc
voice Of tie people must speak out anc COMMAND ING
peace between tie warning sections. He rePudiated
he e., that all nat bad been gained by the Pace Con-
ference wss he lost. If the people would look calmly
al tie propcsin ns, they wond nd that they con'sses
10, sl aud mac l. sdusti0ent OF the diincnities o
ress hsd not given The reference nI CIV,
feouetted out the people have power nshsr thsa
C,n,rsss Tie Virginia Convention can AK otnef
S,a.s 20 take the proposition as pea e'onerlhs. h
tbonSht there was DO difficulty I'D deVsing ways AUG
M, ans 10 bring the mailer Uceie Ile iegp,e' 49,
h. acceptable 70 The Boruer States, and be had sssI,
aI,ees IRON PENNEY lysna aud New-iork thai eouio
i've e,rri,d here by immense maIoriiies Was sHgnlA
then when in sight ~ she promised land 10 ooi OUT %
i,in he seecoiny sisters OF tho S0nth lMinsNa ols
~" No. and "les."l Vir. in bad played eless
role In hs oiy ana il not Low IN stoie I1T .e
ala, a stosller rUll by coming IN rs the TAN " -
! nth,rn Coifederacy." II was Lers 10 recohsusI ~
he Uri1u, and 10 bling back her erI1ng sif'ers'
aIuded 10 die pat history OF Virginia. ana 20 nef
"a ri,ices in building up the Goverilnensi ana
Io,rnt ribut. 10 her early patriotic, VINO GOMEZ
~. -, ,vi..jop, of their lives TO tho eonstru.uoh~
,b tshric. she nov hts the moral rove, W W ~
~ 80 which NO other State possestes sue zig
C'iN', ~ s,dsr of the Border States. She hobs
hnow s'n,'s, and tbey follow where she leads ~
W.. Ia'S ~ he geoyrsl ,ic.l petition OF 'irsin1
49, asked il che was 10 DO dragged -
ar the bidding OF one State o'a's ia
"s,Ch,. tc iaunS and insult hcr' ho
no III teengs toward oar Southern sis,sIs. nc M,
y, =. 60. then me back but IL wGs well they shos -
S,s,arJ hst y,,inia i. mistress Of Der own aesu.I
IAuulnnssl lie said this 10 one soe ~ Wen 1870
atl,sI. Sic would not be pIeiPi'sted into 9Is1srl
Inv one aide nor intimio ated by threats o. a, 10
now.r on te other lApPbnse she ,. AZ s,s,ss,'
head of tie Macedonian phalapx OF ne pId Virginia
neI " -, so tie oasstion Where shoaio vi IA
anu ~ Ipa,d sav 10 neither North nor Sousn, N
ss,h :, so He thought il the Usion ~ ~ Sotupv
- ,,oa,d he several cenisderseigS. - ..,n ~ib
80 tn Virginia, and be would an. =. iato sny
~ M, Ina bi no iies Of Der bans Is;. sloise
w., .annseiou without ccnsidersnonn ,as, Sistss
rsm.rLs looked 70 consolidation Oh sne ~ "rn bsd1
and cyeutu.l recopstruetich OF w. ~. a.s.ou sa6sy
by them adopted. he 0ousu " snv deosnG prssso
Would gladly avail themselves Of my
70 S sSsa' S S:sa; ". Summers We ss'a called