The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-27


we could go out peacefully and quietly. AL
though the propositions presented might not
be so full as he could desire--if anything bet.
ter came mp, he wonid be ready 10 accept it
he stili thought they were the best we could
do He came from the West and In the ma ma
Of his loyal people was prepared To make n
demand for full security of their rights He
did not conceive IT to be his duty to consult
The wishes OF the North In making demands,
but the wishes of the people of Virginia. He
urged gentlemen not to say where Liberty ia.
there Is my country; but say where NV home
~ there shall Liberty be. tAppIaase.l lie
closed with an appeal to all to stand by the
commonwealth, and TO yindicaie every right
that belongs to her. His anees tors had fought
and died in her defence, and with the help OF
God this should be his destiny IT, said he
faii elsewhere, ask TO be brought back TO the
conseerated earth OF his mother Virgnia--to
he buried in his own meadow. Then IL may
be said of ballard Preston, latter life's fitfui
fever he sleeps we'll" He would 20 to the
North or TO the South, or TO the Judgment
seat of God in yindication of the rights Of yir-
Sinia. lApplause.l
Mr.. WISE, of Princess Anne, next addressed
the Convention. After an allusion TO the
| sloqu of the gentleman who had preceded
him, he said he did not feel as II be was stand
| ing alone. The gentleman stood near enough
| 10 call him his own, with the gentleman from
| Halifax, tMr. Bruce He then went on 10
| discuss the propositions, which he contended
| not only provided for dual but triple guaran-
tees of power.
4 CSDCeutu tuls. Uut soiu lut
| gentleman had shown the business of his ar
| gument by pointing out the guarantees de-
snded by amendments to the Cons titu ton
| Mr.. Preston reiterated the argument which
ne had made
| Dir. WISE proposed to show that there were
| other guarantees of power. which the com
| mittee had not made, but which were per-
| fcetly prac ticable. He would say TO the gentle
| man, in the friendliness of a brother, that If
| ne could see no other tangible guaran tee he
| had reached an immedicabie condition. Was
the privilege of catching runaway gro
| nothing Was the privilege of going to the
| Territory of Kansas, with your property
nothing They proposed to pay for fugitive
slaves; but money was no COMPENSATION fol
the surrender of principle. The Northerr
people were in league with the fanatics o.
Exeter Hall, in endeayoring to destroy our in
stitutions. Was there no remedy for THAR
| MIR. PRESTON res tated his position. He hat
said that no guarantees had been proposed OF
| the freedom OF the press and freedom o
| speech II they were proposed, he would b.
| ready 10 accept them. He did not stand will
the gentleman. hut if he had such guarantee
he would like to have them.
| Mr. WISE had none to propose
| Mr.. PREsroS said he thought he had then
| in his breeches pocket and that he was abou
to be called on TO accept them. He Mr.. l..
| proposed 10 quiet agitation by removing it ell
Iireiy from the halls of Congress.
| Mr.. WISE said that the whole effort wa
then to be given up; that, ackno wledging the
could not still the agitation, they could onl
N.
port, made fifteen specifications, eleven c
which he believed were entirely practicable
lie would make this appeal to the North, an
if they did nothing, he would stand with til
gentleman and fight and die upon our ow
soil. No host of Yankees could ever driy
| him from his hearthstone.
| Mr.. Preston made brief reioinder. Th
difference between the gen tleman from Prn
| cess Anne and himself was that he (Mr. "
| had no hope, while he had hope from bot
sec tions, and would never give up until tim
5 | and blood shall set a seal upon the efforts
| behalf of the Union.
Mr.. NELSON, of Clarke, then took the foo
| and argued that secession, ms tead of remedy
4 ing the evils complained of, would only aggrs
vate them. So far from securing our right
), | in the Territories, it would be an abandon
| ment of them, for Il time at least While
| did not believe that the election of any ma
I | 10 the residency was a cause for the disrul
| ton of the Union, if Mr.. Lincoln should pei
| sist in carrying out the fanaticai ideas OF abe
v ! itionism as much he loved the Union
e | he would say, away with it, The tim
$ he thought, had come for full and fin;
| settlement of existing difficulties and the RI
4 | port of the majority he looked upon AS adj
| quate for the purpose. If the North refuse
| this demand, then he was for the ultima rat
+, | requm. Then, and then only, would he /
T | for throwing ourselves upon our reserve
: | rights of sovereignty. 1t might be that tt
{ | Gulf States would come back to us but
y | they did not, lie wished them all JOY and pro-
= | perity He could not consent to see Firgin
dragged out fer any causes exis ting at presen
: He expressed, in warm language, his attacl
e | ment TO Virginia, and then Went on TO di
j cuss the material interests OF the South
|, | involved in the pending issue.
e Before Mr.. NELSON had concluded, the be
II OPPOSITE the hall sounded an alarm of fir
: and the noise completely drowned the Vol
: | of the speaker. He therefore, At the sugge
Il ton of several members, suspended his r
: marks and the Committee took recess till
u O'Clock Z. NJ.