The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-12

Mr.. Smith can make more money in som.
good trade-shoemaking, for ms tance-thar
as poet and we would advise him to cut thu
muse at present
Extract frem Patrick Hsnry's speech Be
fore the virginia Convention in 1875.
Mr.. President 1t is natural for man II
indulge in the illusions of hope. We are APP
10 shut our eyes against painful truth, ant
listen to the song of that siren till she trans
forms ms into beasts Is this the part of wise
men, engaged in great and arduous struggle
for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the
nambsr OF those who, having eyes, see not
and having ears, hear not things which SO
nearly concern their temporal salvation For
my part, whatever anguish of spirit il may
cost am willing to know the whole truth
10 know the worst, and TO provide for c.
have but one lamp by which my feet are
guided, aud that is the lamp of experience.
Know OF no way OF Judging of the future bat
by the past; and Judging by the past, I wish
10 know what there has been in the conduct
of the British Ministry for the last ten years
10 justify those hopes with which gentlemen
have been pleased to solace them selves and
this House7 Is 1t that insdious smile with
which our petition has been lately received ?
Trust it not sir 1t will prove snare to
your feet. Suffer not yourselves to be be-
trhyed with kiss. Ask yourselves no W this
gracious reception OF our petition COMFORTS
with those Warlike preparations which cover
our waters and darken our land Are fleets
ana armies necessary to work of love nd
reconciliation Have we shown ourselves
so unwilling to be reconcled that force must
be called in to win back our love Let US not
dteefve ourselves, sir. These are the nipple
ments of war and subjugation-ths last arZu-
ments to which kings resort.
ask, gentlemen, what means this MARTA,
array, II its purpose be not TO force us into
possible motive for It'll
They are sent over to bind and rivet upon
ia those chains which the British Ministry
IBlack Republican despotisml have been so
long forging. And what have we TO oppose
10 them Shall we try argument? Sir, we
have been trying that for the last ten years
ii I've We anything nav to offer upon the
subjactl Nothing. We have held The sub
Jet mp in every light in which it was capa-
bic; but il has been ali In vain
Shsii we resort to entreatg and humble sup
ptcdtion what terms shall we find which
nave not been already exhausted Let us
not, beseech you, deceive ourselves longer
SIR, we have done every thing th9t could be
done 10 avert the storm which is now coming
on. We have petitoned we have renon-
strdted; we have DUPLICATED; we have
FRUSTRATED ourselves at the foot of the
throne, and implored its in terposition to ar
rest the tyrannical hands of the Ministry and
Parliament. Our petitions have been slight
ed our circumstances have produced addi.
tional violence and insult; and we have been
spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the
throne.
In vain. after these thiprs, may we indulge
the fond hope of peace ID reconciliation
There is no longer any room for hope. II we
wish to be free if we mean preserve in vi
olate those inestimable privileges for which
we have been so long contending; If We mean
not basely To abandon the noble str g-la in
which we have been long engaged, and
which we have pledged ourselves never to
abandon nDtii the glorious object OF our con
fsstEhali be obtained, we must fight! re-
peat IL, sir, WE MUST FIGHT I An appeal TO
arms, and the God of Hosts, is all that is
left as.
They tell us, sir, that we are weak-unable
To cope with so formidable an adversary But
when shall we he stronger7 VIII il be the
next week or the next year, Win it be when
we are totally disarmed, and when a British
guard shall be stationed in every house
Shall we gather strength by irresoIution and
1nac lion Shall we acquire the means of eff
fectual resistance by lying supinely on our
DICKS, and hugging the deiusiye phan tom OF
hopH. until our enemies shall have bound us
hand and foot7 Sir, we ara not wea k If we
make proper use of those means which the
God of Battles hath placed in our power
Three millions CT people armed In the holy
cause OF liberty, and in such a country as
that which we possess, are invincible by any
force which our enemy can send against us.
Resides, we shah not fight our battles alone
lh"ra IS a tust God, who rresdes over the
desiinies Of natiOas, and who will raise up
q ends TO fight our battles for us. The battle
s'r, - not II the strong alone it is TO the vigi-
laDf-fhe active--the brave. Besides, we have
- 81 uon. IL We were base enough to desire
. . q! now too late 10 retire from the contest
Acre H. no retreat but In submission and
slavery. Our chsins are forged. Their clank-
ana msy be heard the plains of Boston
Tae @ar ts o. rvltabie, and let il come! l re-
gtesi IT., var. iei 10 come
Atss is vain '0extenuate the matter. Gen.
stsAHa@a nay cry peace, peace, but there is
no tsssea'. The war - actually begun. The
ssSf gale THAI sweeps from the North will
afsng ~ cur ears the clash OF resound,ng arms
Gar sTe lbfen are already in the field Why
ksssa1 Ns here IDLE, What Is il that gentle
msn mnhf What would they haYef Is life
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~ the y ne ~ chains aud slavery Forbid il,
"a saaf ,h.t
satTs ay take, bat a. for ME give me liber- /
~, or give me death.
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