The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-28

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racy of slave States, from which il i Is even
now proposed they should then BIO turned adriff
Wien aao ,s see this State groaning Under deb .,
eredi, to obtain dolaE in y market '' in the the
state o rcbeliiee asd civil war; when soc ,otha
ing bn t bsnkraptey and distress staring every nan
tod calamties to be brought a.oa our people nv
me rihconsIderate haste 81 an hours excitement
tels 4 ~ Rathy for state that we
rte,f rs into reroafion, hcthcy ,re aroud or nof
pa, can sec nothing but absolute ruin and des-
| Grafton Tor all in common, which neither our
safety nor our honor requires us to encounter-i
ffay II ms work is to be done, it must be per-
for n tb by ether hands than mine for weuldno
word On nave such crime resting On iny SOIL.
wau haVe .. SAD would take any COMPROMISE that
10 ne discussed that there are those. in this State
and SsaeT; . II t. soalh who do not be
can be eHefed They are for disunion Der se. and
n ,la oeen-as Nj Rhett acknow edged-for thirty
sears, tSf them have nothing to offer but re-
10y. ace to every proposition and every effort that
looks to the secession of this State and if upon
obtaining all that we have the right, under the
Constitution, to claim, they still persist in their
opposition To the execution Of The laws and in
stirring ~ feHaiiion and treason, think it mani
test that the government ,cM fan bach on the plat-
FORM up0u which we have just carried this State
| 10 WIZ: The Union, the Constitution. and the
Enforcement Of the laws" equally, fairly, and
between well regulated government on the one
nand. and anarchy and mob law on the other :; for
me government has no power to collect its taxes
or duties, TO execute its laws put down rebellion
and punish treason, then it is no longer the gov
erhmeht that was formed by our fathers, and the
sooner the whole fabric tumble TO pieces the bet
ter.
This Union, as far my action will go, must and
snail De preserved as long il can be done with
honor Has Virginia tamelv submitted to dish0nor
Tor the last ten years aud is she now only stimu-
lated To redeem that honor bv the precinitate ac-
n n % has
arisen within the last two months that makes it
necessary to call together the Legislature, order
Convention with doubtful authority, hold an cleo
tlon almost without notice, meet in Convention and
declare herself out of The Union in less time than is
ordinarily devoted to the passage of bf for the
construction OF mud turnpike in the mountains? If
war had actually been declared against us, no more
prccipltatc action could have been taken, This too
wen pubIle sentiment II the North Is daily and
hourly undergoing notifications. and petitions
are pouring ~ upon Congress TO refer the matter
|" the people Tor settlement. who say they are
ready TO yield 10 ali just and reasonable demands
for The sake Of the Union
VIII not stop to inquire how long our allies
IN III" Cotton states will be able to hold out,
and help as after leading us into the difficulty
when their ports are ali blockaded. and their sni-
pie OF lac actual necessaries OF which they
purchase oioo etV-oj0 worth veal from he free
>tateS-shall be cnt off will not stop to inquire
whether the WOAd live as long without
theIr cotton a. they can live without bread. will
MOI s;9pt9 show that both Eng land and France have
already, ny The Chinese war. made arrangements
supply % cotton from that region OF the world
which, together with the supply from the East In
dies VIII render them in a few years independent
OF the cotton states, for all these will be subjects
l"f arg 'iheht elsewhere: but simply throw them
out as h'nts for reelection. aud reasons for max
ing haste sO!riy
What Is to become of that vast multitude of natu-
ratlzed CITIZENS scattered through the Southern
States Government which is bound to protccf fhnm
IN every land, whether at home abroad? Are
they to he asked to commit wllful perjury, by
taxing mp arms again the Constitution and the
Government they have soiemnly sworn 10 sup
port, or are they to be driven from the South as
aliens alien and enemies 10 the new-fangled govern
ment that IS to be erected? 1t is question for
grave deliheration to determine what + to be their
status when we separate from our government and
theirs. IT you, the natives OF Virginia, your
hTst allegiance to the state surely they owe theirs
to the General Government.
>. . De brlei, am ready to sacrifice myself, and
live in o5scurity and poverty, deserted bv friends
Tor whom would die rather than harm, if by such
Fathers and the rightful inheritance of our chii-
dreh. ! am ready TO hazard my life, if necessary,
in fighting the battles of Virginia in Just cause,
but am not willing to sacrifice the best interests
OF my state and my country, and the hopes of op-
pressed mankind throughout the world in up
wholly unjustfable and petuant within, which
she ayows she has INDUCED for thirty years. |
misplaced sympathy for State that exulted over
ne election OF a Republicans President, burnt
their tar barrels and illuminated their cities be-
cause II afforded them The 1reen for rebellion, aud
that has since violently seized upon the Forts Ar
senais, arms and ammunition and money Of the |
hlted states and has fired upon, and driven from
her waters, an uuarmed vessel bearing that Tag |
OF the Union which has borne us triumphuntiV |
through every war and every trouble / am not |
one Of those who profess or feel such sympathy, |
nor Will uphold her in such conduct Yet |
"?u5e ahord her every opportunity to retrace her |
My earnest and urgent advice then is that Viz
glnla should remain in the Union. demanding all
her constitutional rights the repeal OF all unCOn
stiHtiona laws,or the declaration Of their multi
ty by the supreme C0uIt,-aud Just punishment
Tor those Who shall resist It's decisions. Let her
remain ill., and, taking sides with neither &C: the |
part oi mediator ana peace maker between the
eHtFSHeS OF both sections Of the country. RecoE-
ect that those who now beckon you on 10 dest ruc-
iOn are the same advisers and leaders that lured !
ecu on in ie5l 10 insist upon the repeal Of the Mis-
'ourl compromise, which has brought you 10 your
present condition, That was Il grityoLs error of |
" hich you had timely warning, but to which you
would not listen and those who warned you then !
we're denounced as subuis ~ionists and Traitors to
ne south, rs they are now. BE not deceived by
he same men again. who would now Lead Won iptn |
me ten thousand times more fatal and do not
hereafter forget, that tell YOU now when you |
I'VE up your mon, You surrender your liberties,
tLG thc Liberties OF all " no to after you
If this brief and hurried exposition of INV views
mould meet with the concurrence OF the people OF
richmond, and they desire 10 call me into their
trFlce at moment when all the calmness, de-
Iteration and philosophy of the most experi-
need and r-sighted statesmen should be called
MO reg ulsltlGn, shall appreciate the honor. and
lot decline the trust. But if they are bent ON
omhltunS an act OF self-destruction, that no time
Tor labor, nor money eau repair, and Involving
his State and themselves in everlasting rui1
ONE other arm than mine must be selected to
trike the blow; for 1 cannot and will NOT commii
he pafracldai act. that Won Id hand my name down
II dlshonor To posterity, of the destoyers of
ny country and Of the liberties of the people
am WIN sfeat'respeef' i y9mr obd't sy't;
P. ST have written This letter, because shall
,nown to the voters of Richmond as a IN called To-
y ashingion, aud shall most probably not return
niit apout the time of the election. | will be
men. JOHN NJ BOTTS
RIcHMosp, VA, Jan. 2ih, 1851. ia 2s--it
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