Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-05

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Ehc Convention.
The 5bst, in Committee Of the Whole closed yester-
davat d. oc,ocS, when the voting began. During the
morning and evening sessions the first five resolutions of
the Committee on Federal Relations with some slight
amendments were adopted An amendment for au Ord.-
nance of Secession 20 be submitted to the people the
NAV elections, was rejected by vote Of iortyfve 10
ninety.
The resolutions Of the Committee contain the substance
Of programme which, We fancy, can be made accepta-
BILE 20 the great Of the people Of Virginia. The
resolutions in the man strongly assert the State Rights
principles which have ever been dear the people of this
safe They together with the proposed amendments to
the Constitution, constitute i,m1taH % he submitted
90 the Northern States, accompanied with the solemn
declaration ttr. If mo-. acce5ei TO by those States this
STATE v- resume is delegated powers.
A. impression prevails in the country TO some
e1.e1t. that by ,ae plan Of the Committee this tlt
,u1su. frs. 20 De submitted 70 a Border Slye-Sate
Convention. This is a mistake The Committee very
properly make their own alienation, the rC scou
adoption Of which by the non-slavehoding States their
future action viii depend. The Border Conference is
only intended for consultation in the hope that the Boz
der States may be induced to concur in the action Of
Virginia
Present Aspects and Future Possibilities.
fits true. as we are so often reminded in the prac
ca wo5kngout Of measures and movements tina, all uuc-
Walton is not reform {, is probably not less so that all
co1vuons and revolutions are not destructive. The great
law Of nature is change-and nations that do not move
slgas,e and decay Yet excellent old gentlemen, who
according 20 Psychologists have changed their persons
ten times az least In their seventy wears, and their opn
ions, maybe twice often, frightened on, Of their
propr.ey and their rep0se when reform orareyoutior
forces itself upon the country. We greatly respect the
conservatism of sentiment and the stability Of principle
displayed on such occasions, but are compelled 20 &C
kuoxedge that have always found the apprehen
siols so aroused justified by results.
Ouruaoaal government has endured ~ years counting
from the Inauguration of Washington President, and
il has endured withou, organic change. Few govern
meuts have done better England down TO the Rsyoiu
ton of loss experienced changes every half century,
on aa average Sac had changes Of dynasty, and dyuas
tc wars and changes of parliamentary power and Judi
eal changes, and never remained the same England
through Two generations. Tae E'glaud which Eizabeth
b-g.I 20 govern in 1855 quite a different country
fron Che Elgsnd which Elizabeth ceased to govern ia
1905 After the Revolution or rather after the throne
pissed to Che House Of Hanover U7I there was more
Prominence In Che English p9,ty, and t was not until
the passage OF the Rsiosm BILL IN 1852 that any great
organic change was m1ds but that change was complete
no Us character, ana prepared the way lot o,ne'
changes, which may be postponed HaaeF the pres
sure OF foreign PoAacs, on, "-cA mus. come as
soon AS That pressure shan 'e removed as IL "l' oe
IL due time.
The changes DO tle French government down
TO lts', were no. so ''eg'e-, as ,'ls were 10 H'I
LAM down 90 .'''i ON. laey were 5'e'- "ly1 '--t
occurred, and OF tle mos. f--I taA'i-e7. " NAl roe
sen'.-Hc- WAS -s-ls between one '',-,' ---' %
1000 and Che t.sall government or i.''. Anu ''-
govern ,.i Oh .... -0 ',' 3D.. .--- "'.- .-- govern
m-a- .. 1861. "t ca. sc.','.f os,''e' --s country 0
the League OF even OF Che tIo1i' 'l ,'l' rance ".,l
50 ecy bowed before Louis N'' and Louis Az ana
the Frluce Jhlt came into existence ID l''' ana "ae1
s, eN & does lo 'o'N AAe ,le france OF 'le last n'~'
o5ns OF the ola monarchy since -'s'' rance aus
F'l4. -e-i o.-'-' communion ~ P-'''
az nIt'i'' 1e'Po--'' '-''-" .-'-1.'-! '7''''
republic once uo'c ana ~N ''9,''-' ue'po''s'l q"
so-o-t tine, aud all tbs 90 The same years tlal we nave
had ol, one government No" she S appA'el,.s' 90
have another polly, chat of constitutional imperialism
Cllrcs have been common il other European countries
sine, I.se. few governments that existed 10 Europe
seventy years ago are existing there now. II other
countries have experienced changes so marked and
sweeping, why should We expect to escape the common
lotg We are uow going through a change aud have
reached to what IS commonly called "a crisis It will
be some time before shall settle down, whether as
one two. or more uatonai,es, and we may be much
moved and excited meanwhile as our ancestors were du-
r,- that tine Of travail which gave birth TO the Cons'i-
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