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The Daily Dispatch: March 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
the Union, or to collect the duties on imports in the same. Mr. Dorman, of Rockbridge, said that none of the resolutions met his approval. He spoke at some length on the Inaugural Address, the coercive policy of which he condemned, but thought, as the shock of the battle, which all anticipated, had come, it was the duty of the friends of the Union to stand firm. Mr. Branch, of Petersburg, approved the original resolution. It contained something practical, and was easy to understand; while that of the gentleman from Goochland was a volume of words, the application of which it was difficult to appreciate. He was opposed to hasty action. Mr. Early, of Franklin, reminded the Convention that only a telegraphic copy of the Inaugural had yet been received, and it would be well to wait for a printed copy before passing judgment upon it. He moved that the Convention adjourn. The motion was agreed to, and, without taking any further action, The Convention adjourned.
The Daily Dispatch: March 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Address of Mr. Sedden. The African Church was filled to its utmost capacity last night, the Hon. Gas. A. Sedden, one of the Virginia Commissioners to the late Peace Congress, having been requested to address his fellow-citizens at that place in reference to the action of the Congress and its bearing on the South. He gave a lucid and detailed statement of its proceedings from first to last, ending in the adoption of the &Franklin substitute,& which latter, he argued, was no guarantee of the rights of the South, but rather deprived her of what she now had. He said he must do the ultra Black Republicans of the Congress the justice to say that they were clear, frank, and explicit in the enunciation of their views, which, if carried out, must inevitably lead to the overthrow and utter disruption of all our domestic relations. The resolutions were subjected to an analysis that must have made them obnoxious to any man claiming to be a Southerner, and having a decent respect for