The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-04-06

We take the following extract from q
spccca delivered in the State Convention
Of Virginia, by the Hon. W. Goode OF
that State. Speaking Of tho peace prop
osition offered by Virginia, he said:
How, sir, has she been met? The an
swer 10 contained in the inaugural ad.
dress of Abraham Lincoln. He. the
mere creature Of Al hour he, the mere
servant Of the people he. with all the
solemn responsibilities Of his official sta.
ton, with his oath to support the Con
stitution just registered in Heaven, and
still fresh upon his soul--he tells you
, that coercion is TO be attempted that
this Union is still unbroken. tina. he will
not recognize acts Of secession, that he
will hold the forts and other public
places within the seeded States, and
that b, will collect the duties upon i'm
ports. What does that mean, siry II
there is An apologist Of Abraham Lincoln
in this body--which will not admit
but, il there is one here, demand to
know what does this mean! 1t means
wsr--war to the knife. and from the
knife to the hit war, cruel, bitter. un-
rclenting war upon our friends, our kin
drcd, and our brethren Of the South. VIII
they submit Submit Why sir, it is
foul stain and burning shame upon
their fair fame and good name, To enter
tain that thought for single moment.
When it is attempted sir when the pro-
gramme laid down in that inaugural is
attea.pted--wh believes that Jefferson
Davis, the bright Salladin Of the South,
and the President Of the Confederated
S,ates--who believes that he will bcsi-
tate one moment to march his proud
legions upon the Capitol Of the Black
Republicans at Washington
He will do it, He has said he would
lie has said that il war must come, they
should have war in earnost-and Jeiier-
son Davis is an earnest man that the
war should be carried into Africa, that
the battle should be fought upon North
ern soil. And, sir, ! for one stand here
today, with all my heart, to bid him God
speed. 1t would be my battle as well
us his, it would be the battle Of our
wives aud children, it would be battle
LOT lut NttN tNistthtS VI ''N 'F'"t"N' ~
people and hesitate not 10 declare i
don't know whether it will strike u ft-
sponsive cord in the hearts of the mem.
beers of this Assembly or not-~but ! hes
itate not TO declare that the Southern
cause in such struggle would be Gu
titled to the sustaining prayers. the me
tcria aid, and the operative sympathy
of every man aud woman in 'hc land,
upon the altar of whose heart the fires of
liberty had not become entirely extin-
guished
Sir he il an ina.teniivc observer Of
lAe signs Of the times. who does not zee
aud know, that the people of Virginia
nre drtern'r' = Ic'.f 1etll n - u.
dearh. And EN-, iHp lrt p,lugl tall s
made to carry oHs .H Doe sitHs ~ Alta
i...s ssise,,sr, W.T. 'is1t f' tus irf1 witt
the flames Of v fer. .ul raise rN
Of fiery inds t.lu 1. o4s a.a- ,he
lcugth and breadth Of this Common.
wealth Sir the heavy tramp Of her cit
izcn soliiery would be heard from the
,ca.boari tc the mountains, the camp
fires would blaze brightly upon every
hilltop, and the notes OF martial music
would be beard in every valley her
brave volunteers, her citizen soldiery,
the prop of the country and the flower Of
her youth, would come with arms in
their hands, they would join the stand
ard Of JEFFERSON DAVIS, and press whei.
ever they saw his white plume shining
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