The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-06

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p-at~si e. historical authoTtts. s-p~ctsllY
nv sensational .peiibindsr~- amt oy not .
f-s of tho-- constructive Veterans sho--
reading - largely ,onhn-'i 90 sar MYTH
ami the psrfsrvtd -utsratuTs' advocating
an increase IN pensions
Virginia Secession q On ysation- were elected
In pursuance Of an act Of the General 49,
s~mbly pas-ed January 10. isai. TO taks
under consideration the problems and dan
s-r. % the var nv the terms Of the act
the people we're not only 10 -slsrt delegates
bat we're 81 the same time to declare by q
separate vote whether the action Of the con
vsRtioR should bs deemed final or referred
hask To .hs people for fatincation or re-
IT sNaaNaa fHsNEa
place on February . and the contest he
tween What Were then znoWn - out and
cat ~.ces-ioai-ts- and Union men, vas
kesB AMI bitter
On one point both parties we're agreed.
Ia the parlancs OF to-day neither NOuld
stand for anything like coercion by
force of arms u the states that had So
cesied. James Ford Rhodes in writing
HIS vol M . y 2It OF th. political --itua-
ton IN Virginia amt tbs other border
states IA tsaI. and oi the opposing parties
! unconditional zcCe--toni~t,- and IN
conditional nion men,. says truthfilly
enough Al denied either the night OF
the f~a-ihility ct ,u.r,iOn
The result %. the poll va overwhelmingly
/ N favor Of the mon men, andthe people at
| the sane time declared bv a --parat. vote Of
/ loo 50 10 .s.lGI that NhateVer action the
| convention might take must 10 submitted
7
, Thins- looke. bri ght for the Union 'nsn >
| Wh-n tn. convention assembled ON F-bTu-
AIRY IS. bgt great A. vas the majority IN the
/ convention opposed u secession. there Wa
: no change in tAs sttitud, 81 the dslsz gate
/ a. = hOl. Ia regsTd 10 resisting any and all
7 attempts az coercion ON the part OF the bed
/ etaI Government That unaltcrAhle spirit
! hreathss through all the debate- OF tho
/ stormy session
D 81
I act calling the convention Al>o passed nv
/ = vote Of ~ ayes 10 noe- IN the lower
I hou~s ana It'll only one aclitsry Opposing
vote Ia the upper house or senate reso-
luton de, laTtng tGI' Ne are unalterably
Opposed to any attempt On the part Of the
I Federal Government to cosr~~ the ~~s'-iins
7 STATE. INTO reunion OF -ubmt--Ion. and that
J ~ viii F~-i-t the -ame by all means N
. our poN-r
. On AprIl by a decisive vote OF ~ 10 e.
/ the convention Tsfu I'd to submit an ofdi-
! nance OF --ce-.ion 10 tho people ON april
= the convention rejected T--olutioa
I declaring that the Federal Government
ought to recognize the independenc" OF
| the -.--,ied states and a. late April
: u despatched three commissioners. one
Of them G-or 80 wyths Randolph. a grand
son Of Thomas jefferson. TO Washington
70 assure Mr. Lincoln formally that " h.
| would only ~ patient for a brief -Dace
Longer AMI preserve the status quo a. %
: Fort sumter A. his Secretary ~ state,
~..ward had already ~olemnlN pied g-i
Virginia would stand nrmiy ~ The I nlon
/ Her love for tho Inion Na- deep stated and
siuo~re. and -h- dst~rmtned 20 prevent u
n u~re possible IT. disruption James
Ford Rhode to quote hIu again ~ay-
.Nirs,n,a. uho-- share IN forming che
] { nion Rad been greater than thai 81 any
other one STATE sa- inath 10 .e~ that great
vors shattered. and nov made >uprems
Effort % ave o.
Est on the very dav ,Npru - that The
- I convention hr-t refused 10 submit an orti-
name % -.y~~-ton TO tos p~ople % sl-a
pa-a~,i tnl- 49, ton OF the Report Of tn
tomn.itt~e on Federal Relation 1hs
people Of virginia r-'-oEnihs the Amer, az
pr,ncipI~ that government .. founded
GA the oon--nt Of The soyeIned. ana thsy
vii never coss.nt that The Iedsr1I poser
erted for tho purpose Of -IbJuEatlnz tbs
people Of the -eceded states to the Fedora
She pleaded FOR time and for concession
N-SnwaiI- LINCOLN vacillated Five oul
| Of --Vrn members o. his Cabinet had stated
IN Writins. - he requested, TO him thai
they deemed t unNt-s and imPoltic e
attempt 70 I.cniofe~ and L-' s"in,sr
ins to BIchansn on March 10. DECLARED tha
sIpr..- his contempt. va, --ometime.
! on one -lde and -onl~ttfne- On the Other
in The fsctiOaal ~rAnEls- Of the Cabinet.
! The pressure Of the Tadtral StnE ~
th. RepGbii~an politician-. eager for var
h.sams stronger and stronger Seuarc
bros. his plighted word uth shameless
ldupIicity The expedition TO rsNt~tuA
! and reinforce sumter vas secretly dee
| patched That fortress vas reduced. anf
| Lincoln on April - issued his call for 70 o.
. room. to put down the rebellion. sum
! montnx Viz inia TO furnish her quota
! IN ktsinslinS th~ great nice atssSTi'y
| in the gtnIA CONVENTION melted away
, All psrt,e- xsrs fused into one. and tbs
' ordinance Of secession Na- passed ~
april ~ by a vote Of - Increased To -
ayes 70 s. nOes almost entirely frou
, West virginia. nine not voting " a.
= proytded that the said ordinance -houL
Il admitted to the people for rattnoatioI
or rrIection on May n, the date hIed by
the act Of the General Assembly calm,
the convention.
. John BaIdwin. the leader Of the UnioI
men in the convention. When ASKED ate
. lincoln. prp-la nation What would be tn
= attitude Of hi- followers said We have n
Union men in Virginia nos but tho-e vh'
~ere Z mon men = 10 stand To their gun
and make a nRht that Mil shine out on th,
rage 81 history a. an example Of What
brave people can DO after exhausttng ever
. means Of pacification
NobIv Sas that pledge redeemed by IN.
l-I'nlon men there as.embled. number
of whom yielded up their lives for heArtl
k@r 80.