The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-17
fHs STATE CONVENTION.

- To THE VOTERS OF HAND
~ YER AND HENRICO.-Ths act ealing
what ru Dp 1sed 70 be your, wish. voted for IL
As sHuI revrese ntauve In the sens Va enxsetv
s e VEIN i as1sr y duty to
ytu ofa ssttld purpose on the part OF eerta bd
,isan ans IN virslna 70 alfTo we t hsore the IN of
March, without 80 much as MAKING slns ',;n ~
to edfess our wrongs and obtain ~ he
our rights in the legitimate mode lalo DOWN III 'io
Constitution. .v;
Tnese ailrlaionists defantiy declare that VIZ w.
oil March: and il was ony after a desperate stfuy-
gle that they were compelled to .lsd 10 thu bpethe9
tue action of the Convention shonld be sunmlttea
to those who its m isters tor their apr
so M the peoes would Illustrate tner
rash and incoLsiGey ate purposes. ,;d;tv
This Union m VIII Oh we have, WIN atrained
position of national grandeur that piaGGfHoi ,n
amongst the hr-t nations OF the e'rth tnis
an amount Of personal prosperity AMI happiness ,
that is Unsurpassed; this Union, w1ieh IL o IN
glory IN wealth, and IN power. to outstrip all other
Governments. can be preserved. intaeta c"n to
maintained with equal rights u all the parties
IT If Virginia will pursue determln, ID, out rev
considerate course. Let her, without pius CT nv
So. th the te ms on when tie Union could ana
should be maintained. Let hsr say anAs 10 can
thshe are the Terms on T Tsr say 10 ths Sou
If these terms are acceoed TO- you mus 90.
return TO your pos ton ia our re-
EMIT ed to what ask OF YOU say /, nov ia os
ger. make threat, but TINS happy ui.o 1hea
be maintained other prIncpes nn esq onose
inst demands are graz ted, we make common cause
with the South, ard we can no longeI pe one re-, ia
many. Then, let her give but a reasonable uhio
Tor the pe0p{ not the poItictanS, of the North TO
respond, aud all will he well Ihey VIII see tnai
iusIIce is done us, ana this noble country WIN
ayan bound forward IN its Onward march 10 great
ness. c.L nj w.
CIR ha to deal with It's eU5Ct on HeT anu tHc
other border States won be particularly ulsas.
rous 1t would, rs u we e. wnnd in Es faii"Wed ny
tne imposition fths heaviest burdens on our PEG
pie to protect ouf prPpery ana Inc se oI
fence, slsvehndera would be Obliged to remove
their slaves TO more sale distance rom me poI-
class. and would tend more rapidly TO produce the
ultimate extinction OF slavery =" IN the state,
the North ..ould do. But few ears would eiapse
before ourTeople would awaken TO the fact that IN
sezIng at the shadow thes had lost the substance:
The idea that Virslnla must be declared OUT of
the Union. that 1t may he the more easily recon
by the dlsunlonlsts, with which to mlsiead the
people ntD the act of secession Their purpose Is,
If once Virginia is out of The Union. never TO let
her get back again.
Virginia will be far more potent to reconstruct
the Union nd obtain settlement of all d: htr-
ences If she remains In the Union. than If she
goes out. If .he wlthdraws, she loses the potc r
which she now posse, es to influence alike the
South and the General Government
But should We fail in this attempt should they
refuse to aocede to our Just and temperate re
quests, We vii! be IN no worse position than now.
Virginia can resume her sovereignty as easily or
the 4th OF IDLY on the 4th of MarUh-lt ie the
voice of the that denies it. Again standing
thus IN the character OF mediator she can, IT need
be, procure peaceable separation of the STATES,
and thus only csn it be brought about. Respect
Tor the position she had assumed Won Id ensure
But let her be mady car led OF into the vortex 81
passionate dlsunIOn, and we Will have war-dreiul
war frttrcIdal war, lasting for long, long years
with its carna-e. with It's slaughter, with It's
widows and It's orphans with Its burdens on the
people and It's dl9astTOus lnfnences u2on every
interest IN the country, and despots and tyrants
would laugh with henGIsh Joy at the iWhiail OF
f eeGom. Believe not those who talk to you OF
| peaceabe secesslon;" there can be no such
thns
Let me urge you further not to yield to any nan
all the power you possess. Trust man OF set OF
men with absolute power over your oestlnles,
without retaninS to Yours lives the night to con
II N or reject their action 1t is oi the utmost
const Quence TO you that YOU shou at this eec
ton Vote to have the action OF the convention re
terred back u The people,
Is not this mob g country worth an effort to pre-
serve il Let me, them one having like rests
with yourse yes as one who. III every conf CT,
vii stand side by side with you, asd share Your
fate whatever It. may be as one who. whenever
the death undeTlt though il hs raised against
that star spauged banner that have eV-r regard
ed musa with ad tTatlon-let me, | say, entTeat
YOU 10 select our delegates TO this Convention
abe, discreet. prudent. moderate men. VINO,
whilst ey will MAINTAIN every rig mt OF the south,
WI yet endeavor to obtain redress OF our Ills By
constitutional bsfo: e they consent TO over
throw the Government that has given Us SO much
OF good.
Let US settle finally and forever. at this time ,le
questions that distract the country but let us, Oh
my fellow cit zens at the same tlme, make an
honest and earn ST effort TO bestoF on our chill
en- the blessings winch We have enjoyed IN TINS
Iohle country. Yours respectfully,
jal7-1t WINS. Z WICKHAM.