Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-10
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NsR. BRUCE, OF gESLIFAX,

DELryKREp IN CONVENTION SATURDAY, MARcn 23D, 1861.
Mr.. BRUCE Of Halifax, in Committee of the Whole,
(tha M,oriy Report OF the Committee Federal Re-
atons being under consideration said Mr.. Chairman,
Who can shape lis destiny or command his fate! II
had been told three months aEo that should rave been
in this presence aud addressing you, sir upon these
overwhelming subjects which before you, should
have listened IT, tie t2teWcrt With Incredibly and
prise Buried tor twenty-five years Curious auti quarry
in the county where reside d-nerred me- and present
ing tc.Oro my constituents; they thought they "a" III
the fossil before them something that might enter into
the construction Of hrcaswateT which might arrest the
wave Of agi,s i'm that sweeping dsasrousy over
pllt OF our land Ny constituents, Mr Chairman, are
lovers &C. peace and quiet and what they considered The
blessing, OF this Union. cOncnrrel with ibemi bu! at
the time they gave me no Instructions even ior
those inCStimshe Jewels to barrier away their honor or
d cir ndepeudencc believe if my constituents could
sau. herS Q, 90 that their faith in this Union would
b. much disturbed. / told tn"m that "oud exhaust
AL probable means Of redress before would carry them
then cut Of this Union | proposed to them that |
would wait Tor the Peace Conference; that would wait
for the Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln aud the policy
which he might pursue. lbave waited Does any one
ia the sJun OF my vaiCc any hope Tor the future
confess that my l,st hope is Bone, and can no.
thing b. fore to kndle hope drive away despair
Mr. Chairman am States Rights man. was States
Rig IS man IL 1883 Do yoa remember that psrCl p?
Sou h Carolina had null fed law Of Congress- Law
which she believed oppressive to her. Sir stood
that day. With forty other gentlemen in the Virginia
Assembly, and did what could 10 protect her. held up
my shield before her, but it ral thing Of gossaner
and merely served TO show my good will did what
could. see las tyO o. th,t bsad forty before me.
There is my honored friend from Montgomery, Mr..
Preston He Stood at that time, shoulder to shoulder
with yndicstion Of South Carolina; he lot in
favor of tump.Lg b.: ~ the dust. There is another
friend, the gentleman from Henry, Mr.. Gfavely who
stood up at that time gallant defender Of States
Rights-and know where those two gentlemen will be
found now. They vii. be the side Of States Rights
They will be the side of the Constitution, under all
circumstance they will be on the side of liberty. In
$50 General jackson was n the CHAIR Of State. He
rolled like another Juggernaunt, his car throughput the
Uuiou, crushing every thing like States Rights in
Vagina and the whole country and following this
there WAS such shout from the Passmaq loddy 10 the
Gulf OF Mexico has been heard since that which
rose around the walls OF Jerusalem when the Saviour OF
markind was expiAtiug the sins Of the world by his
ath ON the class The cry vent fsrth-tcrucify her,
cruelty her." and am leased to fad many gentlen
in our midst who then Joined in this cry at the top
Of Their voices crying 'hallelpjah' Laughter There is
NY trend from Greene and Orange Hr. Morton, be has
ecome a convert to the doctrine Of States Rights. am
clad 10 see him abjuriug and protesting the
true faith and under the frost which time has showerd
upou his head il you will anime closely, you will hnd
ententia ashes. Laughter. | will tell you, Mr..
c airman in confidence, that 70 his skin he
sh 1T Of the coarsest saek-cloth. Laughter)
And sir there Is my friend from Princess Anne Mr..
Wise) whom hold in such high esteem ard whom ad-
mire 80 much for bis maDness and talents that would
have been glad at that day TO have shaken him by tie
hand al called him friend
Mr. WrE-Will YOU allow mo but one word and that
that never did, at that day, cry out "cruey South
Crolna and if ever an army had invaded South Caro-
ir g. she would have found me by her side.
Mr. BRucK-I know it; but stlll be has bern perse-
outer of the saints know he has Undergone cody,
thorough reformation, aud that the scales have aien
fom nj, ewes and whereas be was once Saul Of Tasus
the prosecutor he now stands before u.s. Paul the Apos.
tie, and at bis feet lay my homage and my reverence