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h Carolina had run before she was struck. She would basely desert Virginia, tying as she did upon the border and exposed to the aggressions of the North. He was in favor of Virginia fighting for her rights in the Union. Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, he was for the Constitution and the Union. 10th. The Honest Man — Of every section and every degree, who is prompt to acknowledge and fulfill the contract of his forefathers. This sentiment was responded to by Francis T. Anderson, Esq., of Rockbridge, President of the Electoral College. He spoke of the great gratification he had enjoyed in the casting of the Electoral vote of Virginia for Bell and Everett. He took strong Union ground, opposed secession, but contended for the rights of the South, and to attain the desired result favored a Convention of the border States. 11th. The Rights of the South.--Let her efforts to maintain them be in the right direction. Mr. Shackleford, of Culpeper, respond