The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-12
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Browns message was read to the tegislA-
ture to day. He recommends . vigorous
State policy on the questions Of rellsf 70
soldiers families, cotton planting, Illegal
distillaticn, impressments Of provlsions, re-
moval of slaves, and desestioN ,ftom the ~
my. The following b : asyndtsh Of his ~
marks on general subjects s.v
lie commences BY. sAying that ~ 1toae-
tion Of Congress has shaken thU6ea1deoco
Of the people IN their justice o. c0mp6k0ey,
In our financial afain the coupulDogy nan6-
ing Of seven hundred million n forty layo st
less rate Of interest than that p1odgsa On
full notes, resembles repudiatlo1 nd
bad faith. The discussion of i6pof{aaS
measures In secret sessions = Declared
blighting curse, convcule0t for con-
yasslng what will not bear tha Aght-
He declares the new military bin uuc0nstl-
tutional, and says the cCnAenpe9141 e a1ese
sens will not hh the army, but ehey NIn shy
at home on desails, thus deprivinG The state
Of her active militia, and placing civil yj9Ats
subordinate to the military power. Thcsus
pension Of the writ Of haosss sUspess, under
pretended necessity, confers upon the Presi-
deat powers denied by the Consultation,
which limited the power Of Congress 20 sus.
pend the action of the writ only n an i'm
piled and limited way BY expressed dsclan-
tions In favor OF persona! hbsety. The
the Executive, and that warrants l0onAd by
the President are plain violAtlonss o. tho
Constitution, and If this act u acQuissced
In the President may impriD0u Vko0 ho
chooses-it being only noceoaayy q allego
reasonable e0orts-and NO Court dAeo kyes.
tigate the case. The Legislature u eaSn1stly
recommended to take prompt action 90 stamp
the act with the seal OF their indirranf r.
buke. -
The Governor reviews the cauaes of the
war; expresses his opinion - to who = re-
spOnsible for 1t, and how peace shou1d b.
sought, and occupies half the msaonGo IN
showing Its unchristiau character. The
Northern Democrats and modsrats nepnbli-
cans he exonerated from causing L, aAd sAyp
the responsibility rests exclusively With the
wicked hepublicans, who denied the com.
pact OF the Constitution, declared n anti
slavery Billie aud an anti~slAveyy 0Od.-
When these obtained possession Of the Fed
eral Government the South was compelled,
10 seli-defence, to sever the compact Of sov-
ereigu States, which wicked men promiesd
to restore by the parRdox-forco. Under
this rretence habeas cOypus was trampled
under foot, the ballot box overawed, armies
raised to hold the North and eub}oct tho
Scuth. A change Of Administration b the
North must come before We can hAve poAoA
Revolution defends the right oe State 0over-
eighty. Self-government did not provoke
! war, and an amicable adjustment haa been
refused -s..s
Lincoln has declared that Georgia aad
other States are in rebellion to the 1ederal
Government, the creature Of the States,
which they could destroy - we'll - create.
In authorizing war he did not seek 70 restore
the Union under the Consultation - it wos,
| by conflaing the Government 20 sphere Of
limited powers. They have taken ooe hun
| dred thousand negroes, which cost half .
million Of whites four thousand m1lliona
l OF doilars, and now seek to repudfnte
lf-government-subjuga Southern peo-
pie and confscate their property. The eGaAte-
ment Of Lincoln, that We oftur NO terms ofad-
justment, is made an artful pretext that h II
impossible to say when the w0 wWtormk
nate, but that Negotiation, not ths e@esd.
before the Northern people the Id1a thns Ne
| are ready to negotiate when they ate rad.
and will recognize our right TO seli10ye'
ment and the sovereignty Of the StatoR Ate
| each victory our Government shOuld make .
| distinct offer of peace on these teHmD. and
I should the course Of any State be doubted lei.
! the armed force be withdrawn and the ballot
box decide II this IL refused even dozen
times, renew 1t and keep before the North
and tho world that our ability to defend ouy.
| selves for many years has been proved
Should Lincoln boast Of his numerical supe-
riori y, let him he reminded Of the reply o(
| King lsaret to Benhadad-"Let not him fhAt
girdeth Oh harness boast himself - he that
/ Dufteth II ffb