...on in pursuance of a pledge, voluntarily given, that so soon as I might be able to release myself from certain very imperative engagements in Virginia, that I would come hither, and, upon the soil of South Carolina , offer in person the tribute of my infinite admiration. "As sure as to-morrow's sun will rise upon us, just so sure will Old Virginia be a member of this Southern Confederation. [Applause.] And I...