Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-26
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PROS Poets OF FREEDOM.


Correspondence Of the Nen York Tribune
RICHMOND, Va, Feb 10, 1861.
The fruits OF :he a,e election for the State Con-
vcution Virginia mrc beginning 10 ript a and their
character to manifest Itself. Their first great result
is shown il an overwhelming dctra: OF Democracy,
or in other words, The utter prostra.:on Of the Oil
ga-chy OF shareholders tia; TOR sixty Years have
domIrecrcl over Virginia. Ili:A shs orerthTor cf
Democracy coH1ts hope Jo- tie DOM Of S4drsry, and
.h@: Rrpuolca!!!s.u rising upon It's ruins will dedi-
cate 20 Freedom tue glorious land OF Washington,
Jefferson, Mason, and Henry, and that Virginia, re-
generated from the thrslldon Of nlegerdonI, muy
take rank among tic Free States OF the Union.
The Convention demanded BY the Slave Oliggrchs
stead Of .'lIitchiug Virginia 70 the tail OF South
Carolina, will ultimately letuch her from the Slave
States OF the South, whether in our Of the Cgou,
and ere leng range her among the Fro States.
Tnc election las been misunderstood, and alto
geiher ni>iu,rrrretcd. Rightly construed, it has re-
scd tor tho Union; bur It hus another and tar deep
c. significance ;:an The ulcre saving OF the Cplon
This election Is Frspa's Irst voice Tor free labor.
The west has spoken, and, mighty in the strength
OF White men. has pronounced tor the Anglo Saxon
agnii!s; !hc African. The Union sentiment has sue
c-cGcd, hE: Ike spri. OF tree labor las trunlphrd
Disguise it hes may, this election Is the voice Of
The !:ccn!r" u: virginia III condemnation OF slavery
md what rrlderS more significant il the fact tlat
every ar;i.s!urcry Of any mole, whether living
In me East or in the West, mas been most ,r-
Tm;,l!l3ny returned over seeding Southern Rights
p!2 slavery opponents. The North Western delegates
oltsgs:r Ss:!s!assry-a large bodv Of r>QI genn
inc k,paiiicaaS-nlrn who will not Unnecessarily
shock .til strong prosavery feeling OF the State,
bu: who, sv silent vote, will steadily protect the
rising &c ::uent Of an,;.slavery that has elected
Them. iht ncn most conspicuous from the North
"est are Cie!nEDs OF Weighing who sounded the
baS!e.sast o: Union 10 the uston!shed and indignant
cars y: tile p.o-sluvery aroogis. in Congress; Gen
John J. jackson O: Wood, veteran politician, in
when hatred Of Democracy la, 9a.yrentd snto det.s
rp nj 10 Mr. ~ I,rr,
tusc deoatr.,.Wnosc constituents have interest in
slaves npd-io sympathy Tor slavery These MEN,
among o;hrrs, led the North West. Summers, who
forty years ago. declared, III the Legislature OF the
e;ale nSa';st negro slavery, and who was defeated
for Governor by q compliment tool oil slavery from
his own section, ie Tie accepted and acknowledged
lsdder Of tbs cw party il The Convention. Mr.. Sum
ners cond never have survived hissreech Of 1882 nd
not en:s s!ase' GrTsi"1 in it's 1aight bone its g
cient driuMdc, III Its urnis TO the arena confident
that he who forty Years before had ,uaniGlly e,rur
gled for its rights would how prove uohio
cbam:i ion 10 iuaueurato its power. Robert L.
Scott OF Fauqnier, Who ten years nSo, pronounced
slavery social, Hiord! end political sri2 uud whom
& is said Mr.. Seward selected for Mr.. Liucoln IL
proper councillor in the new Cabinet j, also rescued
!ro.u the retirement to which that WilEio. Prorsn
speech coasSneG h;ui. Sir. Scott is o: tic mos:
powerful! drba.e:s in Virginia, und ns the lender %
:ac uouiuant party in the Convention from the East
will uYtu his powerful efforts with those q Sum
mers from The West, not for Abolition-they are no
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from the grea, pa, Of its support the Cotton States
aad placing tt IN the process Of ultimate szsinctio
Mr.. a. II. L. Stuart aud John Baldwin from Angus.
10, John Jrnev from Loudoun, VIM. .. Brown Of
Preston, AMI Samuel Med. Moore Of Rockbrldge,
the cbrt priests and rulers Of the new order o!
shings with which this Convention will bless old
Virginia Mr. Moorc was one OF tie sien<rs Of the
famous FuTneT pam A1et-"behold, the stone which
the builders rejected has become the head OF tho
corner" Nj Moore holds the su.ne opinions still,
and has the courage 10 openly and manfully nvoW
them, and no hospur Of slavery will dare question
his right. Men whose Known Anti-Slavery senti.
nents buve osracised then. from the councils OF the
Suite, have risen 70 power and to the exercise OF
sorerci2a power soon Republicauism trlumphed
In the Union. Mr. lincolu's election gave backbone
to AniS!arery III Virginia, aud this Convention is
Cd no: one Of these men would have been elected to
nny ott;r- for years q ,ls; bat his election has
given confidence 10 tho : Slavery OF the State.
They feel IN is result encouragement! - s:agglC