Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-26

he then announced thss hc would stand by
any action which might be taken ~ r 49,
convention representing the .f,sssJ
OF the state Of Mississippi. linus n en 5io
on the brink OF war. conservative. voi,oosss
ed. approaching the solemn msgu. IS \ 90
the crisis, and although the pencii ~ ~, nos
tile passion has Otherwise portrayed niin,
DO not believe there was q man .inE "a
1851 who could have uttered more S ~ shara
iy than he the words Of Addison; ~ s .hu,o
not some chosen curse, some hidden ., .n ~,
der in the stars OF Heaven. RED VIII o roe
common wrath to blast the man WI, o"o'
his greatness TO his country's ruin
PLEADING FOR CANCELLATION.
Pleading still for Cancellation. on Sanu.
airy 10. 1861, it was the heart OF patio.
and not that Of the ambitious aspifah'
from which flowed these words: ,,.;
What. Senator'S, to-day is the conaissso;itt
of the country From every corner VL ~
comes the wailing cry Of patriotism pieaa-
ing for the preservation of the great II,
heritance We derived from our fathers. Is
there senator who does not daily rece.se
letters appealing to him to use even tue
small power which one man here possesses
TO save the rich Inheritance our fathers
gave us? Tears are trickling down tns
faces of men who have bled for the nag OF
their country and are willing now 10 aie
for it; but patriotism stands powerless oe-
fore the plea that the party about to come
TO power adopted q platform, ana thae
come what will, though ruin stare Us ~
the face, consistency must be adhered So-
even though the Government be lost.
Even as he spoke, though perhaps as yee
unknown TO him, Mississippi the day Dc
fore had passed the ordinance OF seces-
sion.
FAREWELL TO THE SENATE.
On the Goth of January he rose in the
Senate to announce that fact, and that OIL
course his functions there were terini-
mated" std.
In language characterized by dignity,
and moderation, in terms as decorous anu
in sentiments as noble as became solemn
crisis and high presence. he bade fare-
well to the Senate.
"In the course OF my service here. ne
said, Associated at different times with
great variety of senators, | see now arounu
me some with whom l have served long
There NAV have been points OF COLLISION,
but whatever of offence there has been 10
me l leave here. | carry with me no nos,
tile remembrance. Whatever offence 1
have given which has not been redressea'
or for which satisfaction has not been de:
manded, have, Senators, IN this hour Oh
our parting to offer you my apology loI
any pain which in the heat OF discussion
have inflicted. | go hence unincumoereu
of the remembrance of any INJURY re-
ceived, and have discharged the duty Vi
making the only reparatlon IN my power
for any injury offered" So.
In clear statement he summarized MS
political principles.
" 1t is known to you. Senators. who have
served with me here that have for many
wears advocated as an essential attribute
of State sovereignty the right OF o STATE
TO secede from the Union"; but he hoped
none would confound this expression
with the advocacy of the right OF a state
to remain in the Union and to disregard
the constitutional obligation by the MULTI
fication of the law. Such is not my theo-
ry." "Secession belongs to a diteren,
class of remedies. 1t is to be JusIineo
upon the basis of State sovereignty. There
was a time when none denied II.
He pointed out that the position he then
assumed wasthe same that he had occupied
when Massachusetts, had been arraigned
at the bar of the Senate and when the doc
trine Of coercion was ripe .1nd 10 DC ap,
piled against her because of the rescue OF
fugitive slave in Boston. My opinion
then was the Same as 1t IS now. tneI
said that if Massachusetts, chose TO take
the last step which separates her rom tns
Union. il is her right to 60, and VII
neither vote one dollar nor one man to forct
her back but will say to her God-spee1, II
memory of the kind associations which
once existed between her and the Other
States"
In concluding. he said: II find in my
self perhaps type of the general feelinE
of my constituents toward yours. an
sure I fell no hostily toward you Senators
from the North. | am sure there is no
one Of you, whatever sharp discussion
there may have been between US. TO whom
| cannot now say in the presence OF III.
God [ wish you well, and such L am SUR
is the feeling of the people whom repre-
sent tow ards those whom you represent.
~ therefore feel that but express thei
desire when l say l hope, and they hop
for peaceable relations with you, though
we must part.
"They NAV be mutually beneficial to n
in the future, as they have been In tn
past, If you so will 1t.
1.-The reverse may bring disaster on ever
portion of our country; and IL you VII
have it thus. we will invoke tho God o
our fathers who delivered them from ia
power of the Lion to protect us from tn
ravages Of the Bear. and thus putting on
trust in God and in our firm hearts an
strong arms we will vindicate the right
best We may.
SECESSION AND VIRGINIA.
Well was that pledge redeemed. Scut
Carolina. Florida, Mississippi, Alabama
Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, an
North Carolina, Arkansas and TENNESSEE
all seeded, while Kentucky. Missouri, an
MARYLAND were divided IN sentiment
nv
selection President of the Confederat
States of America, the capital first plante
at Montgomery was removed here to Rich
mond. and for four years the new repubii
wared for its life the mghtiest warfare O
modern times. "There was somethin
melancholy and grand" says norther
historian, in the motives that caused Ni
| piuia at last TO make common cause wit
| the South. Having made II she has born
her part with q sublimity OF heroism sue
as was never surpassed, and has uttered n
cry in the majesty of her sorrows.
No State had done more for peace tina
Virginia, as none had done more original
for Union; no State more reluctantly Q
more unselfshly drew the sword; no stat
welded brighter or sterner blade after
was drawn: no State suffered so much b
il no State used triumph with more ger
erosity or faced defeat with greater dig
nity: no State has abided the fate of wa
with greater magnanimity or greater WI:
dom; and no State turns her lace WIT
fairer hope or steadier courage to the ~
ture. 1t seemed the very sarcasm of de
| tinv that the Mother of States should hav
been the only one of all the American Con
monwealths that was cut IN twain by IN
sword. But it is the greatness of Spit
not the size of the body, that makes tn
| character and glory of the State, as OF th
man; and old Virginia was never worthit
| the love OF her sons and the respect OF a
mankind than to-day as she uncovers ht
head by the bier Of the dead chieftai
whose fortunes she followed in storm an
trial. and to whose good fame she Will
| true, come veal, come woe.
THE ODDS AGAINST THE coNFEDEBAcr y
PLAIN ITS FALL.
| shall make no p0si-n.ortem examinatlo
| of the Confederacy in search of causes fC
ITS fall. When an officer during the W.
was figuring on prospects of success Gen.
raj Lee said to him: Put up your pencl
Colonel; if we follow the calculations
figures we are whipped already"
Twenty millions of people on the or
side, seven millions (and more than half (
them slaves) on the other great nav,
arsenals, armies, factories, railroads, boun.
less wealth and science, and an open worl
to draw upon for resources and reInforc'
mcnts upon the one side, and little mol
than thin line of poorly-armed and hal