The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26
STATE CONVENTION
TrIlRTY.FoI RTH DAY.
MoxpAr, March rs. Is6,

Tho Convention was called to order at 10 |
..lnrE Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. SoLoxoS,
- the Disciples Church.
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS.
NJ HstL, of Marion. rose toa privileged
stion and proceeded 10 correct some nor.
60. OF his remsrks on Friday and Saturday
" reported in the official organ Of the Con
htioa the Richmond Eagairsr
Mr. IoIssssC, of Dinwiadie made a SINH
,.~ correction OF hts remarks on Saturday
EQuALiry or TAXATION.
The President announced the pending uues-
IA namely the resolutions on the subject
- taxation and representation, offered bv u,e
tIaufau from Monongalia mir Wlrtgyl
ANf TuKSKK. of Jackson. being entitled ,o
,e GooT addressed the Conventio He de
sired the withdrawal OF the resolutions, and
svocated the adoption OF series offered
~ himself, early ia the session. lie main.
.,uca that they covered the whole s;hiect
,ksrsin the people OF his section demanded a
mango ia ttlc organic law and he utterly re-
,,ediate,. the idea that the question had been
's,rSduced here To dis tract the counseis of the
Tynvfation. IL had been his belief that the
~,atferS pertaining Ia Federal Relations would
Hsvs beer settled before this time and he read
series of propositions which he designed 10
oge7 u au opportunity occurred, as a substt-
laie for the report OF the Committee efnbrar.
isg variety OF amendments to the Federal
Constitution, AS condition of Firginia's re-
naming lu tho Union. He believed his con.
sItuents would tain him IN Offering an ul.
umstum, which would finally settle all the
slssrActiug que< lions now agitatinc the Coun-
t,v While, however, he was willing 10 20
IS far rs any man in demanding the rights of
Virginia in respect 10 Federal matters he
never would consent TO an adjournment Of
the Conven ton, unless it adjourned forever
uatl the subject OF taxation had undergone
thorough and talr invest CATION.
Rsrosr on FRlxTISa.
4 report was received from the Secretary.
ia accordance with resolution adopted on
saturday, relative to the printing of the ad.
dresses of the Southern Commissioners
COMMITTEES or Tag WHOLE.
The hour OF half past 10 having arrived the
Convention went into Committee of the
~aoie, tNr. SorrHALL. OF Albcmarie. in the
Chalr,l and proceeded 10 consider the reports
of the Committee on Federal Relations
Mr.. BRrrE, of Halifax, being entitled to the
laor, continued his remHrks
AfteT Il humorous aliusfeu to the homeless
sees Of cause which required members TO
M.apy three days in an exposition of their
vs@s. and the prevailing epidemic for speak
cE, to which he attributed the delay of ac-
t3n he went on to show that the backward.
lgss OF Virginia in the scale of improvement
and population was owing TO the working of
the Federal system, and not TO the insritution
Of slavery. The North had grown up under
system OF commerce and manufacturers pro-
tected and encouraged by the legislation of
the General Government. Its whole history
shows that II has looked to Northern protec.
ZION. and 10 that alo le. After giving usrra-
tive OF the origin and growth of manufactures
IN The North. he said that the Government,
A.
tional difflculti,s 8, instead OF giving MS the
olive branch. had given us the Morrill, tariff
the worst tariff that had ever been IMPOSED
upon people. He contended taa, the North
were not only protected in their manufac-
tures, bat in their agricultural productions
by furnishing home market for every thing
the farmer could supply.
He went on to show the effect of the vas
sslage of the South upon her own industry,
bv relating facts in his own experience as q
sugar planter. All the profits of Southern
rs af .rya tS
thereof, went Into the pockets OF Northern
manufacturers; tor they raised nothing ex-
capt the leading staples, ard depended upon
the North for all their supplies lie believed
thai il We had had free trade ins tead of pro-
iecIive tariff, the profits Of the planters
would have been sufficient to make The South
a"ealthy community. 1t would be imposs-
BE, he conceived, for the South to oyertake
The North, and thus the question arose, what
must we da : He thought that the South in
making her demands, ought TO require a free
Morrill, tariff. He loved every section of
Virginia, and would say to the leInbers from
the West, that he was willing TO concede all
they asked, rather than that Virginia should
be divided. The great question at issue be.
tween them would have to be settled by COM
promise. He would take middle ground, and
send an ultimatnm TO the North if rejected,
say 10 them Virginia Will go out of the Union.
This was the compromise which he favored.
He thought if secessionists would come to
this ground, conservatives might also come to
"a
conclusion At once The people would still
have 10 &C; upon it. and lie rejoiced that il was
50. The proposed Border State Conference,
ha thought, would do no good The people
seat us here to act fer Virginia, and not Ter
the Border States. lie would not consent 10
pui the rights and honor of Virginia into
other hands than Virginia hands. Let the
Convention adopt this ultima tum let it be
sent 10 the people. for them to say " neither, if
rejected by the North, the Convention shall
be authorized TO take the State ont of the
A ,.y,se. r.a la ts,lr.
Ihcn the Convention could act, and act as Ii
unity.
lie did not think the North would accept
thu uitimatum, and then the question came
up, where should Virginia go? He repudiated
the idea OF Middle Colfederacy. The place
Of Virginia would be with the South. The
amendments reported by The committee We're
good SO far as they went. He was not pre-
pared to say that he would accept them; for,
hae his friend from Princess Anne, he did not
Ihink they went tar enough. lie was, how
ever IN FAVOR OF compromise, and hoped that
something would be adopted upon which the
whole South would be willing to stand. lie
tAth went on TO reply 10 the argument of the
gentleman from Augusta in regard 10 protec-
lion and free trade. N
The adyan tages of a separation from the
Government of the United States We're next
pointed out. Under the system of legislation
thil prevailed, IL would be Impossible for
Virginia 10 become what the God OF Nature
designed she should become In the event of
aFes0npton of her sovereign powers, and a
Richmond would become the Manehes ter of
HE South. He looked with pleasure to
The dlsin tegration OF the Government. He
had Al ways loved the Union, but this was not
lac time when our affections should have fun
control OF our action. II eoncerned him 10
reflect npon the great names and great deeds
OF Tue past. 1t saddened his memory but he
would rather see Virginia annihilated than
10 see her live degraded; TO see her become
The axad figure for the time Of scoru
Tc point his slow aud moving Anger at.
lie thought he could see that in the South
ern flag which would do what the present
tag vonld not do-protect the rights and
honor Of Virginia.
Mr.. Moogg OF RockbridFe, arose to correct
tae pcsition of the gen tleman from Halifax,
as sta I'd on Saturday, in reference TO Soath
Carolina thirty odd years ago lie Mr.. NJ J
voted IN the Legislature, at that time, for
measures TO keep the Federal troops from CO.
ercing that State. The gentleman had also
held him up as an exceedingly be!iicosa char
Mr. BarcR said he merely passed q friendly
Jest b. certainly Intended no offence.
Mr. MOORE said the Jest had gone forth to
the country, and he wished to have it under-
stood. lie had voted in the committee e uni
iOrnlv against coercion. He was in favor OF
peace. He then proceeded very briefly 10 al
lnde to some further remarks of the gem leman
from Halifax, closing by saying that he had
never, like him, owned sugar plantations at
ahe Sonth il lac had, 1t might have some in
huehce in his views.
Mr. BRCcg.-I have sold out, now.
Mr.. MooRE said il would have been well II
Ae had also sold ont some of the prejudices
EAlch ne picked up there.
lhe CHAIRMAN stated the qnes ton To be
upoA the motion of the gentleman from Har- |
iioon, (air. Carlleb 10 strike out the report OF
the Committee on Federal Relations and in