Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-11

wear and the question is what shall the South do Whs
can it do? Why what feel t ought TO do it ought L
exact all those compromises and all those concession
which rghtfuy belong 10 u aud II The South tru
TO itself it would quire the North to give up its tar
policy and give Us free radg but instead of that the
give us the Morrill, tariff. | ask you, Dir. Chairman,
ask any one if there is any hope OF Virginia rising I'M
der this state of things? Is there any good ground
promise that Virginia be recovered from the lehar
gy in " nhch she has fallen? What shall we do? Why
sir the iucnaon of ms mind is that separate national
y is necessary but DO rot wish TO thurst my views up
other portions of State. love the West as dC
the East love Monougala love Ptsylyauii lov,
Augusta as do Charlo;tc, and for one will never viii
nely spare from Virginia an acre OF Virginia Territory
rood, not foot, not an inch, myself in the o.
peace. | Say TO my friends from the West viii hum
bic myse in the dust rather than That Virginia should
he divided There il nothing but absolute degradation
that would not submit in order to get the whole OF
Virginia united; hut what is our remedy? do no know
what Is the temper OF the people OF Western Virginia.
but from their Iepresentatives-ther honorable and
faithful representatives, take 1t that Western Virginia
il not up to the standard that would lay down. This
question is to be settled BY compromise. / know that
the word compromise is hateful to the extremes in this
hall both sides But compromise Is very dear word
to me. You cannot do any thing without compromise.
Compromise is the soul os the world the harmony OF
nature the music oil the spheres Even salvation
probably won by celestial compromise III the councils of
Heaven And shall gentlemen reject compromist? viii
they make none am sure that tls COMMITTEES not OF
mind. But what compromise would make! ] would
propose this compromise: There are ultra seces.ions
who take the ground That Virginia should 20 right
of the Union There is another part oil this Convention
who say they will not under any circumstances 20 OUT
but know they will But it will be rather hasd make
that they think would be justification TO Virginia
| for going out Now, Mr. Chairman, think that there
may be a middle ground, and that middle ground in my
estimation is this Let Virginia put forth ultimltum
and send il TO the North and say to the North, unless
this ultimaun is granted that vi" refuse any longer to
remain in tie Union. That is the language of the lih
resolution in the report of the Ccmmttee-a good reso.
lu'ion-and | will stand TO IT. but for one, am not
willing to stand by the last resolution in this report,
understood by this Committee, rather the Committee
of TweutyOne ! think, though, that that report will
bear fairly the Interpretation that Virginia pledges her
self 10 60 out if this compromise amendments to the
Constitution intended as compromise, are not adopted
am afraid that of my friends in the Committee Of
Twenty and in this Convention do not take this broad
and cathoic view. would have more Ineligible. |
am instructed by my constituents and It has been the
voice of the State repeated time after time aud reflected
in the Legislature OF Vrginia-hat this question must
be settled quickly for in agony of suspense
which is fatal 10 trade fatal TO social rel3
ti'us with the Soun. thiak might adopt i: as a fair
compromise, that will send before the people Omor
row. il get AZ our uma'Um, authorizing the peo-
pie to send back the power it this ultmatum is not
accepted 10 70 out OF the Union. think that those who
il favor Of imm date secession would agree to t.
AID that tie conservative par may also come into this
compromise W. can hlrmciiza here, believe, but no
wh.-e e would say 70 the conservatives that If thew
viii take is ground they viii at las. have sCch checks
the peopl' may be disposed 10 put upon IT, IL ia no
aa action aud The people have to pass upon it and
glad TIA. the pcope have to pass upon It. / woui
haze voted, # had voted az all for reference of this
whole mater bac, to the people. II | were an mmt
date ,onist would never deny the sovereignty of
the people H. refusing the right to tlom Of voting upon
any therefore hope that al! sides may be united,
aa that may send forth resolutions with an unan
imous voice and with unanimous purpose TO stand up
to and sustain the rich Of Virginia,
b., gentlemen say must have e coniern-
Border States. You had u CONT &c OF the
Wha: was tho 49, .ence the other day
..uitg Tuey were in scssion for weeks,
,uJ they could unite. Even the Border States could
not unite Suppose you have conference of the Bor-
de- States for consultation, for Argument debate and dis
pu..ln-ths very circumstance will kiGdle anmostes
l.i fo'rCds among the Border States that will render
union Impossible. Whl. did Virginia send us here for
:, consult the Border States? no. at all. Wa were
sent mere for Virginia Virginia is act for Vrginias
self 20 propose to seId au ul,imatum TO The Bor-
der States! thank the gentleman from Augusta Or
Baldwin, for proving in bis very candid, luminous and
abe argument on SaturG,yhe sbsurdity OF sending an
ulimatam to ths Border Conycutiou. TO acnd an ultima
cn TO ths Border States would be an insult to them
What else can vcu do We may 20 without ultima
tlr, in other words without our resolutions. ls this
Committee Og Tventyone, winch has been aboring and
eTsatnr I'm n room Which is almost Ike the Black Hole
o. Calcutta 20 nd forth a rc-oluton which is rot an u
tmlcm? This thing il absurd upon the very face OF it.
ain pu- lhh irettica ihc rights ami honor OF Fir
gina into other hands hlu Virginia hands will never
CO..; 10 TO i.-ncyer, never.
BuJ ti IL e)ol ground, that which advocate, and
am san, tp no one who occupies as do the middle
position c'u refuse so take this sround-to go before
Inc people AZ once and TO ask thCm whether they
wiling stand uuon it and authorize th Convention,
1t they do not % 90 out Of the Union. And the people
will vot e.. Ichg, an il win be final That Is hat
20 for ,out,ss have strong sympathi for my
friends who arc the ur.sccessioui,ts II had M own
way exactly, DO not yrog but vonld 60 with them.
CandOr requires me 10 say tits but prudence requires
me to take "a different course want Virginia to be uni
ted. This is the dearest thing to my heart and will
seek this union in every way can. The middle party
holds the poser between the extremes and will settle
this question; aud ask them one and ALL to unite at
upon this compromise send it before the people,
get the decision OF the eop and then we can at aud
act a unit. Where 10 go' Suppose the North
viii not grant Us this ultinatum. DO notbelieve it will.
| am afraid 1t viii not. Soppose they do not aot What
are we 10 do Some say, give US Iorder State Con-
tederacy, and try and sc; to OF the Northern
States That does not meet my views. The slave inter-
est Il 100 weak for this house divided against itself
have it upon high auhority-cannot stand And SIR
with Europe against you with the North against you
without solitary friend except one So.tL American
State, the empire OF Pra another State could give
YOU an co ntvnaple, any right hand of fellowship aud
ret We are talking about dividing the slave States OF this
Union. No. never Our interests are embarked in the
same bottom, apd / for holding our slaveholdirg
Statss together and acting together
Mr.. Chairman am not prepared yet to say that will
take the utmatum presented by the Committee 1t
Is good as far It goes. think, with the gentleman
of Princess Anne (Mr WIsE) that it does go quite
far enough. am not disposed 10 be unreasonable, am
disposed to act an honest open and upright part
mean not 10 take any advantage Of gentlemen who do
dot agree with this subject for the pu.pose of
opposing them will 60 for such Compromise as adopt
ed; for one will submit 20 It. | say submit-hppng
devouty hoping, that the Cotton States viii had -
t ir nteFst 20 come hack to us viii ,o be satisfied
Wv Wv" V'''' .4,nk the Cot on States ought
N'' . satisfied with. l will give them and REQUIRE a
compromise that think ought to satisfy, aud ii does
not satisfy them, at least have done my duty and can
do more,
Mr.. CpsirIlln, felt it my duty on Saturday to open
question that know grated harshly upon the cars of
the Committee But, sir, thinking that the North would
accept umatum it is necessary and proper that
we should look forward the course we will pursue in
the future The gentleman from Augusta, Mr.. BALD
WIN on Saturday, properly argued this question to show
that Virginia would lose by dissolution OF the Union.
Sir permit tell him that he took his position like
u man and sustained it with great ability. feel it,
and | take pleasure in saying that to him. But,
wish to draw the attention of the Committee to one
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