Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-22

eminent Of popular consent into government
OF forcc-which has driven from il seven cove
reign States and five millions OF people; which
has enabled that government in the face OF the
people of Virginia TO keep loaded bomb.shclis
for sixty days ready to be fired upon the wo.
men and children Of Charleston and which
in less than sixty DAVIS will have the refuse Of
New York md Boston, re. cnacting at Ports
mouth and Hampton the scenes Of 1913. No.
gentlemen, where these conventional and natural
Iiversitics are, tho conflict is for life, subluSa-
tiou-and that coai.ctis upon YOU Now, You
are very strong, gentlemen Of Virginia, and
you own an empire. You are advanced IN inc
arts Of civilization you are strong, powerful
and skillful, and you may conjoin remote
oceans You may, by your force and art drag
down your mountain tops, fill up your Valleys
you may cncircle The earth with your canals
and your iron bands; YOU may pull down c'F'1
dynas;;cS and religions, and ;,-bu!d upon ineir
IuinS forms Of liberty and faith: but tell you,
there is no human force, there is no essay OF hu
man art, there is no Sanctity ofhunan touch that
can re.uni'c .he people OF the North and the peo'
pie OF the South. (Appause) No, geh''cpien
never, never, until you un!ix BY Your power
YOUR art and your virtue the Interchangeable
economy Of the Eternal God When you have
done that, you may make one people OF tue
people Of tho North and the people nl tue
South. \ p-olund Instinct Of these diserHl'
ties Is nj this moment enforcing upon Inc poo
pie Of The Southern States the necessity "t
this recosnilon-and they nrc oullu'hg up
their institutions at this time Inc same pro,
found instinct Is operating upon The people u'
the Northern States, and they arc At inns mo
ment maniestng this by preparation WIN Inc
aid Of expiring, cruubllng powers ana the
agents Of antl.slaverv. known as the army anu
navy Of thu United States. WitIt these aids
and weapons in their hands, they are rrcog
nizing the absolute rx;Sicnce Of these diverSl'
ties.
believe, gentlemen Of Ei-ginia, that the
question which Won now have 10 decide is
whether YOU, the representatives y! tie scye
re;guty, the power, The glory, the hope Of Fir'
gina, w! be content like a modern Egyptian
to skuik :.r protection beneath lie cru%o!li's
fragments Of an ancient greatness, aad under
the scourga II naughty bnl mean task,
master, or whether You viii step lor!h anu
hush This storm oil war mad keep the ancic;it
glory OF your name. (Applau:c.)
Gentlemen, the people and State OF South
Carolina, in the iangUago Of It's various COM
pacts with its coIicdcrateS lave declared that
they have never parted with their sovereignty
or their independence; that they had r'5hl 10
exercise that Sovereignty a"d according 10 incir
will HAT they did, in connection win their
c,pfederates, establish un agency for the ;oT,na.
ton Of a government; .Eat that government
has failed Us its purpose, and, therefore, That
they arc justified in ubU!shng II, ard cStah
fishing another. Siie has therefore, gentlemen,
ordained, as har. rcud 10 Eou, and mas main
taitleti that ordinance for reasonable time, by
arus, that political connection with the GoV-
eminent CT the United States Is dissolved
The admitted rule on which she has r'aGe Ills
declaration, have copied, 10: the PURPOSE OF
reading TO you:
That a violation Of 8 perfect right, either
committed or committing, or With which Il
people is threatened in the future, luStlheS the
undertaking OF war-amicutle means having
been tried III vain When i. is evident that il
would be useless 10 try such MEANS justice re-
suireS resort 10 arms.
Therefore, The people Of South Carolina con-
tend that justice has required oil them resort
20 arms, IN lEe protection OF Il principle ol
right She has maintained this position, rs
have indicated 10 you. Il reasonable TIME. She
has maintained it against !uisrAooG AM pFc)u-
dice: she has maintained il until SIX sovereign
Suites have come Ia her all. ard have formed
q Government which the SIX have announced
10 the world by the eminent and patriotic ct!-
zen who has bern put in charge al the EEecn.
tive department Of .tat Government. She has
maintained this position (the Stale oil South
Carolina,) until this governIpenl has been
formed, IN which there can te no cause
for doubt that The courage and patriotism Of
the people Of the confederate States will be
found equal - any measures Of defence which
our honor and security uay require. Farther
obstacles may yctard The progress o! that gov
ernment, tut they cannot long preTcnt The
progress .! murcmcn: sancli6ed 5y It's
us,lce ard sustained By 4 vntnous people.
Revcren,lr let us invoke The God OF unr faith
ers to guide and protect us i'll our et5r'S 10
ueraeti,a;e tie principles which, 10y his bless
ing, they we're able TO vindjcae, ESTABLISH and
transmit TO pos,erlir; and with that continu-
ance OF his favor ever gratefully acknowledged,
we will hopefully look forward - success,
peace and prosperity.
Now, gentlemen III Virginia. believing the
interests Involved and the rights violated 10 be
identical with the Interests and the rights OF
Virginia, and remembering their ancient motto
and ;heir common glary, the people Of South
Carolina hare ordered me to ask and urge that
the people Of Virginia viii unite with her ard
her con:rderatcS III tho projection Of those
rights and those interests.
/ have now per or,ned this, lily mission, and
have only, in the mare o.! my government, 10
return to this Convention my earnest acknow-
ledgluent o! the honorable courtesy with which
it has accepted my mission. On my own be-
hall. gentlemen, accept my sincere and honest
thanks, should say my deprecating thanks,
for the kindness, courtesy and patience WIN
which YOU have listened to the delivery o! this
mission. (Lous and continued applause
Mr.. L. S. HALL. of Wc;zei county, offered
the following resolutions which we're referred
to The Committee OF Fedora! Relations:
l. Resufved, That i'll the opinion OF this Con-
vcn,:on. Virginia hns legal right al any 'a,r
to resume 10 herself tie po"erS tia, she here.
tofore granted 10 the Fc,,r#l Government, but
she should never exercise tha: right where the
interests Of others are itrolyed only ~: good
cause, and that the mere election nj Abraham
Lincoln 10 the Presidency Of tie United States
under The provisions Of the Constitution, If
lords no just grounds for Virginia 20 resume
to herself the ,owcrs granted 10 the general
government; hu, in view Vi lac. tia; :. por
ton of cur sisters Of The South comprising
this confetelscy haze seen proper TO break
up their connection with this government, and
have formed new coatederacy, thereby leav-
ing the State Of Virginia, in connection with
the balance Of the border slave States greatly
in the minority in both houses oil Congress;
therefore, in the opinion Of this Convention.
Virginia should demand Us matter d self
protection, additional guarantees and pro-
per amendments TO the Federal Constitution,
SO as to preserve q just aud proper equilibrium
between the seclioas.
2 Resolved, That Virginia should unto i'll
presenting an ulti,naturl 20 The Northern States,
which ul ima,um should be just ard fair 10 al.
sections VI our common country and give the
States fair opportunity to take action or the
same
8. Resolved, That in the opinion Of this Con.
yenlion, Virginia should fix lime beyond
which she will rot wa;t, aud it the Norihcrn