The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-07
THE VIRGINIA ELECTION

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The Virginia press, as far as received all ioin in
undeceiviog the Republicans in their belief that
the election in Virginia, on Monday, was an ex-
preston OF desire to preserve the Union under
all circumstances. The issue was between those
who are now secessionists and those who will be.
come so if the Crttenden propositions, or some
others equally honorable in intent towards the
South, be not speedily adopted. We make the fol-
lowing extracts from leading Virginia journals
From the Richmond Despatch1
The Virginia Convention, whatever be the party
names applied to its members, will insist settle
ment Of our difficulties at this time in a proper
manner; and the only question of difference among
its members will be as to the length of time to be
ployed in efforts at the restoration of the Union
On this point euents wW assist the body in coming
to proper conclusion, and when that is reached
everybody will no doubt concur and cooperate
We believe the Virginia Convention will be in
deed a Convention of Virginians-that they will
accept the condition of the country the guide
for their actiOn-that they will be ready to vindi-
cate Virgina-and that they will be true to the
unity of Southern interest and the integrity Of
Southern feeling. All this we believe, and what is
a logical deduction from the premises, we believe
that Virginia will be content with no settlement
that does not restore the whole Union. If that
cannot be accomplished, she WILL of choice, as well
from the necessity of her position, 90 with a
Southern Confederacy.
From the Richmond Enquirerl
The SecessiOnsts per Sc, the uncomprOmsinr
unconditional Secessionists, will number about
thirty-the remaining delegates are men who will
promptly adopt a secession ordinance when salts.
he'd that proper guarantees cannot and will not be
given in the present Union, The condition upon
which the Convention will consent for Virginia to
remain in the Union, will be the adoption of such
guarantees as will secure her rights and bring back
the seeded States While Virginia cannot remain
in the Union without the seeded States she will
before seeding, exhaust every effort to bring back
the seeded States upon proper guarantees Of their
rights.
From the Norfolk Day Book
Long before the vote on the secession ordinance
is taken the attitude Of the North will be such that
| even the Union men will find themselves compelled
to take the very steps that urged by the
sionists. And even if they then hesitate the seces
sion party in that convention will be sufficient,
strong to pass the ordinance, and old Virginia vii
come out all right
From the LyncL61vg Tirginia1,l
Let man be deceived. Let not the Northerr
people be misled. For one, we wish to deal can
| didly with them. Virginia is neither for precipi
| tation nor submission. She is opposed to both
| She declared by her vote on Monday, that sht
wants her rights in the Union. Nothing more
nothing less. We dare say it will be alleged; in
| deed, we know it is already said BY the Precpta
| tors, who are smarting under their defeat-that
| 'Virgnia will submit to anything" Well, W.
! hope not We are rejoiced, however, that she
would not submit to their dictation. 1t was said
here yesterday, that ''would vote for lncoIn:
| but those who thus attempted to cast odium upon
the men who reject their mad policy, know bet
| ter. They are true men-men who love Virginia
and whose interests identified with hers. But
we let this pass, unworthy of a moments consid
Grafton We pray the Northern people and North
ern members of Congress not to deceive them
selves; for majority, aye, very large majority
ofhe people Of Virginia will resist every effort t.
maintain any Union that puts the badge of nfer
ority upon them. They must be regarded and
treated as equals. They will consent to nothing
less. Let the Northern men then hasten to cement
by forever.