The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-02
Evening Sessinn.

The Committee was called to order at 4
| o'clock +. NJ
Mr TREDwAr resumed his remarks, proceed
| ing nrst 10 correct any misrepresentation whic b
| might have existed in reference to his reply tc
the gentleman from Bedford (lIr Goode !
thls morning. The position which he occu.
the success of the Black Republican party
but that the prophesied evils had not come 10
pass. lie went Oh to advise the policy OF
| waiting until the experiment of the new Gov
| eTnment snail nave proved successful, before
| reHnq gushing one which had been acknow-
| LEGGED 10 be the granGest upon earth The re-
port Of the Committee of Twenty One dis
| tInctly takes the ground that the Southern
Confederacy ought to be acknowledged The
gentleman from Culpeper Mr.. Barbour) had
read from the London Ne,oS, the organ of Ex-
| eter HAN, TO show that England would recog-
| nlze the new Confederacy. He Mr.. TredWa
| thought it perfectly natural that England the
| worst enemy of the South, should recognize
| any policy foreshadowing the destruction of
TINS country. She dare not attack us united
but divided, 1t would be easier for her to carry
| into effect her cherished desire to conuuer the
| continent. He called attention to the fleets
| now being fitted out by foreign Governments
TOR the Gulf of Mexico. Spain might raise an
issue in regard to Cuba, and France and Eng
land might desire to strike at the same time
against some portion of the United States
There were difficulties with Great Britain vet
unadju ted, and all these things added TO the
dangers of division here. With regard to the
credit of the. United States Government he
read from an opinion of George Peabody. the
London banker, showing the necessity OF con-
cessIons on the part of the North and com.
promise on the part of the South, in order to
preserve the credit of either section abroad.
winch would be inevitably destroyed in the
event OF a collision between the two
The speaker contras ted the present states
men of Virginia with those of former days
lime had been when her great men had only
10 say TO the troubled waters Peace, be
sun, and all agitation was hushed I; but We
m 10 had ,Ati tit,.a
abundance, who could harangue the people
from the hustings, and they are getting the
country into trouble, from which they cannot
e&tricate 1t. John Randolph once said Won
inlSht make Government TO order but that
III would be impossible to regulate it," The
southern Confederacy had made Govern
naeht' out time Wot Id develop the difficulties
OF main lining it,
Mr. IksDwAr contended that this Conven.
tlon ought to make anot ther effort of concilia-
tion, though the Legislature might have con-
siueTed the Peace Conference a final one
MS oouy came more recently from the peo- |
pie, and was the proper place for this onas |
ton to be decided. He urged this point with |
energy, ana counselled Il calm view of the |
~ ~wnoie matter, avoiding excitements into |
Which the human mind was too apt 10 be led |
lie pledged his eo-o operation with any marty
VINO "ouid lnaugurate plan by which the |
ohion might be reconstructed, and peace and |
prosperity restored TO the country He warn
ed everybody against giving heed To noiiti
clans, aud parties ularly to the newspauer or.
gans of politicians. After some further re.
pudiation OF the politicians, he proceeded to
consider the question, what could be done to |
save the country, and restore the seven stars
TO their places IN The National constellationY-
Virginia had said to the Government. Won
must not lay your hand upon the States
which have seeded, as they had u right to do
In this she had been obeyed and she still
proudly held out the olive branch OF peace
She ought now to present her ultimatum
and tell the North she had preserved the
peace, and she now demanded security for
he future; saying also that she would make an
honest effort To bring back the Sou thern States.
dr. Tired way thought it was too late to ask
he advice Of the border States. She ought TO
present her ultimatum, and Ii that were re-
used, upon the North would rest the terrible
Virginia would then go out
with the sympathies OF the whole Wsrld. lie
believed that nothing short OF absolute self
protecting power would be sufficient az q
.aarantee for the security of the South In the
nture 1t ought to be d principle I'm every
government that those who pay the taxes
mould nave the power 70 protect themselves.
te iaight be told that this would not be ac- |
epted by the North. This might be so; bat |
III " was his duty as a virgininn 10 see that
! no demanded full and ample security. The
constitution Of the Confederate States had
cen suggested here as an ultimatum. He re.
afaed mat as very good Constitution for
Ne southern States, but he would not take il
. U constitution for the whole.