Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-08

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sefuict1of the great Democratic party. uut
seal upon it, and it did not appear again
until very recently. ln regard TO Niissis-
sIpPi, he sad she had been dragged out. in
opposition to the popular voice. He then
read from speech of Howell Cobb. of
Georgia, delivered some yrtrs ago, embod-
wing an argument against the constitution
al right of ofseeessiOn.
Tue evils of the day, ms nnnoQuced. here,
were next commented on. First, the nrri.
! lnonys Wnh (which Southern institutions
hau 1een pursued by Northern men. He
conceived that nm act of secession would.
instead of silenciug, naitate, the evil
second, the Efforts of Norlhsrn abolition
slsts to enlice our slaves to RbscontI, the
Fersonal Liberty bills, and the Distractions
10 the execution of the Fugitive Slave
1-w. He asked gentlemen how secession
would remedy these evils2 In snch an
event, the endorsements TO fIy across the
line will be increased. There will be
l-aone nf the power of the Constitution to
E-recorer them. lie denounced the Personal
i-hloerty 0iLlss ns nu insult 10 Virginia and
I" tho whole South; but they had never
I tneen enforced, or interposed any obstruc-
l.tlOn to the recovery of fugitive Slaves.
Third-The Republican Marty tbrca,o,.
10 exclude the South from the Territuries-
70 destroy the equality of tie States. This
ne w0ubt ever oppose, but would not re-
sort TO secession. lie would never submit
10 inequality. (Sumc person in Tic lobby
gave 81 slight hiss, which Mr.. Wiley sar.
ciisiically rebuked.l Secession bc con-
stended, would never secure our eounl
rights IN the Territories. Turning onr
nhvks upon the Territories aud giving
them up, was the most inefficient remedT
tl'nt the mind or man could conceive Of
j 4 NtFtAo ale IL -
Epnbiirans had got control of the Govern
Ilnent-thatg the rights of the South were
Insecure. He deplured the election of
Llncoln, or any other sectional President.
out ne lshoul'llOppOse him with the wea-
pons OF reasOn, and when they failed il
was time enough to resort 10 the vltiUt,
FGtt0. Again, it was said that we were in
10 minority. Our ESodtbern sisters,i nc
they were called. were responsible for this
( ihey had teft us in this minority. in dc.
nance OF our remOnStrances, and len ms
10 be troddeu under the heel of Black Re
lrpublicnnism
It was alleged by the gentleman from
( orange that the honor of Virginia requir-
gu tnat she should secedc. He believed
i-her honor required that she should con-
tend for her rights, aud not yield an inch
10 her enemies. Ithad also been said tbnt
L'oSoln would use the patronage of the
Eeucrnl Government to corrupt Virginfn,-
FthIs is au argument he would not dare to
use before hia people, and would s., Y il, re-
ply that If Virginia was of such easy Ivir-
t"e as to be corrupted by n little Federal
pap her honor was not worth preserving
fhe speaker adverted briefly to the john
Brown raid. in regnrd to which the dignily
OF the State had been vtndicatcd. If the
State seeded. her border would be con-
9tHnflV -, ,,I,-,
In reply to the position of the gentienan
from AiddIesex, who had read from WASH
; tngton's Farewell Address to show tI,ot
the experiment. of Government had faiied
lie alluded to the vastness of the Ameri-
can empire, and thought If we were true
TO ourselves We were but on the threshold
of our greatness.
!1s ne then then prQceeded to allude. to the evils to
result from secession. The country would
not only be divided into u Northern and n
Southern Confcderacy, but in course oc
time it would be divided into petty Con.
tederHcics, and then would come ro6stnnl
warfare, of which we have an cxamhIc in
the South American empire. Another re-
suit would be the commencement of the
HDolition OF slavery, first in Virginia, and
ultimately IN The whole South. This was
the idea of Sumner, Phillips aud Garrison
US. Whether it be right or wrong the
moral sentiment of the whole world wns
against slavery and tue force of all would
be exerted against il. Entangliug foreign
alliances would be another evil result. RI
the Union ia dissolved, too, Great Britain
would conquer the South, and She had no
means OF preventing it. He snid it was n
very easy thing to pull down this Govern
ment, but very difficult to build it np
again As to the question where shall
virginia go, he said be would gonowherc,
eut stay where we are, aud plant the State
Ht HEniN upon the Constitution. The prrils
OF Tue new Government at tue SouIh werc
alluded to. The provisional Constitution
had no force derived from the people but
tneE were going to work to make n per.
lnanent Government, from which VIC nigh,
expect little less than IL military despot-
Secession implies the necessity OF pnt-
InS this State upon a war footiup.-
though We might go out peaceably. i,
l]MOula not De hyH years before we should
3e involved in all the horrors ofcivil war.
4he Western and Northwestern counties
MohIQ nAve $50 miles of hostile border.--
they ARE cut of from the balance of The
state by an almost imuassable L,rrior
should they be left in such a Condition7-
Tue Legislature had inIugurated a rnsas-
nre to appropriate one million Of ioIisrs
Tor the detypee fathea State. Ia his. .oI,in.
! llops - would require one hnndred Tiilli1us
70 put the Northwest ina proper state of
defence The State debt and largely in
creased taxAtton were next briefly consid
cred. 1t would amount to u burden that
the people would not endure. The great
resources OF Yirginia--hcr commercial nd
Eantages-her mineral treasurez-her geo
graphical poslHon-ProEiised future great
ness and grandeur 10 the old CGmmon-
/ wealth. he ycould not conceive tbat she
Wonld forfeit all these considerations for
the sake of bscoming the appeudaoe Of
some t'misena BILE 'S9ntheru Confederacy =
( Secession destroys our natiOaalitv The