The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-27
STATE CONVENTION
ELEVENTH DAY.
TpGspAY. Feb. &c, 1861.

Psuls Church .,..,,,-r,nx
ur BKowx, of Preston, offered The follow
~ which was adopted
az - Thai the Auditor Of rnblic Accounts
f','r,..te o.! Z, Gacaish 10 The Convention state
h.fhauirS the aggregate namo"r 81 persons
"eH. Delinquent by tae >herits Of the differ
'g." [,spntle, Of the Commonw"sith for The non
'el ..Tt oi taxes i0T the year i.~t also The ag-
-, st5,rnt 81 taxes en- such delinquent taxes.
t'N rub Sk4fTSkL rTFFtCrIrtEs.
-. ,,,sarx of Bedford, called up THE reso
.',rs offered by Mr. MOORE, which were laid
'.,tn table yesterday.
- nv C,npE. Of Bedford being en- titled 70 the
", nr,,acaed 10 say that IL was not his pur-
"o''' - sneak TO the resolutions, but 10 reply
Is'.. no zen usman from RockhTidge, (Mr
8 yls fpgret'ad that his physical con.
NJ ,,.raer.d him WHOLLY ruahir 10 do JUS
t'..'' . cans, Of such vast interest, arti re-
ia also that circumstances prevented
~, from concluding his remarks yes terday.
y, s,-,.l the & ttZras would III future abstain
~ in demons trations of applause in the
~ n was a solemn work in which the
%G.nventioa was now engaged. Its action
,'-bt and doubtless would, determine the
.s-rr Of Virginia for all time to come and
@,,1nS, ,s3s natural that the eagle eve of the
&c Jealous Q! her honor. should be riveted
~ hrs he,ly. he hOppd thtS would remember
G -sr4a~k ot Niiighear III she French As
hiv that ''thc silence CT the pgol'ip is
-.S.,s 10 Kings 80
Tr repeated the inquiry made yesterday,
,fh,t ought Virginia to do, III this the most
Ing and perilous hour in her history -
- vas the all-abSorbiuS question which
-, be- answered BY this Couvcntiou-an-
rad before God and the country-answcr-
"A pisinly. fatty, aud Gnrq ujvocaily and if
,gry fail 10 answer it, they fail To NEE, the
..T.: expectations OF the people.
Gentlemen might chant praus to the Union
hi The J-nioa was already dissoIved-the
IrioD o! 1883. which the fathers formed, and
yaigh he had hitherto cherished with fond
f,v,.ior. which, in the language of the Fa-
- ~ In b9d hp.,t
70 l5ok upon Is the Palladium of our liberty
ar4 urrspgri was numbered among the
,6lags thai vefe, What then, would Sir-
rIgi4 do Would she be true 10 herself and
a.. historical renown, and nobiy yinGica'e
her autleat fame, or was her brave blood al
. t,-ether extinct, and were We prepared to
lower her proud flag, and permit her to hum
h's her pTide by submitting 10 the yoke Of
Northern ahOitions Shall Wosg go TO the
hgnsa Of our enemies. or 10 the house Of our
lrerds' viii Virginia cast her lot with
hey sisters 81 TIE S0nth, still hope
o. hope ever-hop6 against hope-~trrst-
Ing Ter interests and her honor to the
t,a6sr merCirs Of Abraham Lincoln -
10, himself. he had no hesitation III saying
that virginia should now, promptly and with
oii delay. declare herself out OF the Union,
and glEt her position u in" head OF the South
erlt0.qmu. IL believed that immeIia te sep
arlton from the Northern toniederacy would
be peaceful me1stre, The coercion of the
.osn,lri States would h" attempted by Lin
coin, administration. The trne Of thp North
en- pTes--the deciarI ,Ous OF their repTespu-
luye nrn--;Ie votes of their Senators ana
REPRESENTATIVES ii ConSress-tGe action OF
thar State Leg. sl3tures--the collection Of
F-crral troops At t!Ia Federal mciropolis-tlp
rpleliri declarations of Lincoln hliastlf-rhe
or--H.zuion and drilling Of Northern ~ ide
A*Ik-e-ali these considerations should b.
.uHictrHt 10 COW inre the most sEcptjcAl on III"
sIlrCt They may no. attempt 10 march their
Lnerteuaries into Il seeded State, but they wi.l
attempt 10 collect the revenue aud retake the
captured forts. Wouid our SOulhp brethren
submit TO this 1t was 4 SANDER on their
good name and fame 10 entertain the idea for
one single moment. Talk about the stamp act
ard The tsy GA TEA which kIn0led revolution
ary Nr4s ii former days To his mind, the
most hsrrlble attempt that could be made on
GrtL would be TO wiring tribute trcIn an un-
willing people. The Union could never be re-
stored by the power of the sword, 1t had
been preserved heretofore i'll the hearts and
Affections OF the people. II coercion IS
attempted. the blood Of slaughtered patriots
viii Ice like the dragons teeth of old
soTn upon thu earth, from which would
spring forth heroes ready 10 so into battle
They might attempt to coerce q seeded State,
but would never attempt to coerce united
South When Old Virginia places herself at
the head of the column, the other border
States Will quickly wheel into line: and then,
ANA not TIL then, VIII Northern coercion be
abandoned; then, and nCttiil then, Will grim
SsaGrd war smooth lis wrnkled front, and
peace return 10 bless the land then, and not
Til then, viii the Union he restored. as given
us by our fathers, ana move forward again i'll
a career Of glory and pros perity- What a
glorious chapict will be bound upon the brow
Of cur yenerated mother if, III the Providence
Of God, II shall be her destiny TO give peace 10
this distracted country Not only Will the
people of this land, but people of all nations
ul The earth will rise TO bless her.
lie synpathi with those who desired a
restoration of the Union, but ~ ould remind
i4rm that Virginia could neYeI~Oe instrument
4 lzt.a i..t
the side of the oppres and took the part OF
To" oppressed. He proceeded to ailude TO the
at OF The Sou lh"rn States year ago, III send
ias Commissioners here, TO take counsel upon
measures of safety. Virginia turned coIdly
from them, and IL was natural they should
feel some distrust. But when Virginia wheel,
INTO The line, and peace shall be happily re-
stored, her Southern sisters viii listen to heI
invitation, and come back to the Union Which
sha helped 10 reconstruct. They Will come
not like the prodigal son, as some have said
htre-nol in -ack-cloth and ashes-but glory
iHg IN what they have done: and will say Il
Ntrghia, il the beau tiful language OF Ruth K
Naomi" Whittier thou goest, l viii CO. anG
where lhOu iodgast, | Will lodge; thy people
snail be- my people, and thy God my God -
"h-rr ;iiou dlest l viii Gle. and there VIII
be buried. 81
If Virginia cannot reconstruct the Union
she can effect a peacedble separation. II she
cannot live III Northern Confederacy, she
has The right 10 depart in peace. She can
'i.htr restore the Union, or secure peacea'
Die and nnal separation. 1t Is no longer q
question OF Union or disunion, but viii she
90 North or South Every consId. ration o!
interest ana honor requires that She should
70 WIN her Southern sisters. They are bone
OF her bone, and flesh OF her flesh. Could
Virginia desert them now? As well might il
ne asked could the mother desert and forge
htI own offspring.
lie regretted that the gentleman from Rock
uTldge was not IN his seat He would how
ever. notice a % his phiacIinnS "a
mo Southern COnfederacy. With REGARD
20 me re-opening of the African slave trade
UT u proceeded 10 say, that every Conven
lion IA the seeded States had proclaimed
against II, and provision TO that effect haC
ocell llser ted in the Constitution. Yet, the
FrAh"man would go with the Northern Con
itaeIacy, IN whose Cons titution no such pro
AioL'"Tf clause WAS u be found.
With regard To Free Trade and Direct Taxa
oa-'he Provisional Government had alrea
~ declared IN favor OF collecting the reyenu'
iom imports. And as 70 his complaint tina
'"'y mad not consulted with Virginia on The
,'Hses OF withdrawal, he (Mr. G) alluded Il
He it'l that some of them sought IL over /:
,,'u'i's ago, when the causes OF Withdrawal
,"eff RIPE. Yet they had sa admitted 10 tn,
eaIa -hlpS unttf now-when Z President wa
o"' 20 he inaugurated by u party who de
,,.oul''d the Constitution Of our fathers as ;
'1EU' with death, aud a covenant with hel
my had determined To eat loose and icaV'
"v result with the God of battles.
~ htd no doubt that the Southern Govern
'''h' would be the most virtuous one ever I'D
+'1'''efrd bat even la the event that 1t weT'
''s'ft 10 direct taxation, he had no deSir'
i""l'' taxation At the Expense oil honor
tb'tHe would ~ least receive the benefits
t"e laNauon, while now she is taxed Tor th'
sH' 81 the North. The speaker went on t
,'IT" The position and acts of the Black Re
S4oifah party, and showed that IN II Conied
$50 %ith Them, apart from her Souther'
et;NlrI ifgiHia would he virtually dlsfran
,i's'l' ana prac ticaliy without u Representa-
'I ~ ~ tue Federal Congress.
o. again adyertsi 10 the question, whicl