Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-02-15
Southern Mission.

The objects and operations of Judge Rob-
ertson, Virginia's Peace Commissioner to
the Southern seeding States are thus sue
cinctly, no less than Interestingly stated by
him in communication to the Governor +;
which was laid by that functionary before
the legislature on the 18th inst
MONTGOMERY, Sd February, 1861.
70 Hss EeceVeney the Governor of Vrginia
Slr-- Very shortly after my brief dispa ch to you
of the 2Yth inst. from Charleston received let
ter from Elk President Tyler, in which he inform
ed me that the President would send the resolu-
lions 10 Congress with recommendation to alb
regarded this as virtually au assurance Of pacific
intentions on the part of the President.
He informed me, moreover, that the late Sena-
tors and Representatives OF Alabama had written
to the Governor of that State advising him to
withdraw the State troops altogether.
These facts seemed to justify some hope Of still
accomplishing the object of my mission | con-
cluded, therefore, to proceed at least as far as
Georgia and Alabama.
On my arrival at Milledgevlle, addressed a
letter to Coy. Brown, accompanied by copy OF
the resolutions of the General Assembly, and re-
ceiyed prompt reply inviting me to personal
interview the next morning. AT that interview we
entered very fully into the su3ec of the Virginia
been received by him until the day after the ad-
journment of the Georgia Convention. That body
he said, had full authority to act upon the propo-
sittn 80 appoint Commissioners to Washington,
and added, that all he could now do would be to
await it's reassemblage, and. if not too late to be
OF any avail, lay the resolutions before it. / sub
sequently received his reply in writing in relation
to the special object of my mission.
1t affords me great pleasure to inform you that
he accepts the mediation Of Virginia, and gives the
assurance that the authorities of Georgia will alb
stain, during the period contemplated, from a Il
acts calculated to produce collision Of arms, be-
tween that State and the Government of the Uni
ted States.
Since my arrival here, have by the invitation
of Governor Brown, hal frank and full CONVEX
sation with him the subject Of the resolutions
of the Virginia Assembly. lie informed me that
they had been received very recently, and would
be laid before the Legislature OF Alabama, to-
morrow. He leaves ne no room to doubt that he
also will give a favorable answer to the friendly
mediation of Virginia in reference to acts Of a
hostile character or tendency.
Tomorrow being the DAY fixed for the meeting
of the Commissioners at Washington, it seems al
together unnecessary that should visit the other
seeding States.
| have some hope, however, Of accomplishing
the object, BY written communication to the
Governors CT those States, or throu2 the influence
agency OF their representative iii the South
ern Convention, which Commences its session here
tomorrow.
will only add, that have good reason to be-
lieve that South Carolina will conform her course,
in regard hos tile measures to the action or re-
commendaton of that Convention.
The correspondence between the authorities of
the seeding States and myself will be submitted
to you on my arrival in Richmond.
Very respectfully, JOHN ROBERTSON.