Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-06-19
fGlDir, June 18th, ist'',
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The tice President laid before the Senate communications
from the Secretary Of War, transmitting In compliance Wiih
resolutions of the Senate, III: report OF q board OF army
and militia officers OH 4 reorganization OF The militia OF the
District OF Columbia; the report Of Erevrt Brig. Gen. Tot
ten Of his late reconnaissance OF the Pacific coast, nnd the
rspur. Of Lieut.. Michlrr Of his survey OF an interocran!c
ship canal, near III" lsthnus OF parirF, VIA the Al'a'" anu
Truando rivers.
Mr.. Mason, from the selrc. committee on the invasion Of
lInrpcr's Ferry, submitted an elaborate report in writing,
and asked to be discharged from the further consideration
uf The subject; which mas agreed 10 lhe report covers
about 800 looiscap pages, "nd goes mo = i"h examination
oT all the circumstances connected with John Brown S raid.
The c,mmiitce say lha: after much consideration they are
not prepared TO suggest any legislation which in their Cpl
Mon would h. adequate 10 prevent similar occurrences In
,hr furur-. The only provisions Of the constitution Of the
United States which would seem 10 inpart any authority in
the Government. TO interfere on occasions affecting the
peace OF safety Of the States are 'ouna IN me stu section ol
the LIST article, among the powers Of Congress 10 provide
for calling the Eili,ia 10 execute The laws o. the lhlpii,
SUPPRESS instructions and repcl snvasions, AMI in the ih
section Of the fh article, in the following words: The
Cn,te,I States shall guarantee 10 every State in the Union \
re,,nblican form OF government, and shall protect each OF
Them agaius; Invasion, md on application Of the Lesisla.
lure. nr Of IN. Executive iw!ten the Legislature cannot he
conveaedl against domestic VIOLENCE. The Invasion here
spoken CT would seem TO imT,n3 an Invasion by The Pnhiic
force, az 4 foreign power, or or not SO limited, ana equally
referab,r 10 IN Invasion hy one Sta.s NJ anoiherl still II
would sec = thai public force. or force exercised under the
sanction of ncsn"wletred political po""r IS mere meant.
The invasion 90 cali II sol by Brown AMI his followers al
lIarrcr'. Ferry was In no s-psc Of that character. ]; was
simply an nc: Of lawlrss ruAian.. under the sanrtion Of no
puilic or poli,:cal authority. n the several states, whether
from motives Of policy or n desire 10 preserve the peace Of
the Union. II no: from .ratcrral feeling, do not hold |; IN.
cumhrul Oh them, after the experience % ih- rorG;Ty, In
guard In future. by appropriate legislation, against occur.
rcnccs similar TO The one Inquired into, the committee can
find no guarantee elsewhere for the security 81 peace be.
tween the Suites Of the Union. So far, h"Trrcr, n The
SAFETY of the public property Is involved, The committee
would earnestly recommend that provision should be made
by the rxecutive-or, II necessary, by iaW-t" keep under
al.nuate military guard the public armnr1rs aud arscnals
OF the United States, IN s"rn" way after ;he tnaa;,:F now
pr.c,iccd At the nayy-yRrds and forts.
Mr.. liool!itl. submitted the views Of = minority Of lie
,r,ri,,.. ~ tho Ar subject. signed Iy tUl!lUcT and
himself.
The majority and minority reports, together with the les.
t,mony taken before The committee, were ordered 20 lie
printed.
Mr.. Green moved tha; twenty thousand extra copies he
printed for The Use Of The Senate and the motion was 70
frrred TO the committee on printing.
Mr.. Mason. from the sutnc committee, asked To be dis
CHARGED from, the further consideration Of several pe;iiions
pra, INK the release Of Th.tdeus Hyatt wiirh WI. agreed
to. :,
4 prtiticn for the release Of Thsddeu4 Hyatt, signed hy cit
liens of Massachusetts, Of African descent, aud presented
by Senator summer, reported i IeSointion that said petition
be returned 10 The Senator who presented it. The r-sSlx.
ton was objected to, and Hes over until tomorrow.
Mr. NJ, from the sanio committee, repof;e;! 3 resolution
for the discharge Of ThRddeus Hyatt from c1s;"Gy.
Alter some remarks rs Mr.. Sumner. She resolution wuI
adopted.
Mr.. JIamlin presented 4 reInonsirance against the pro.
posed change in the laws concerning rilo;age.
On motion hy Mr. Lane, the Senate proceeded To The con-
sidrrsiion Of the House bill for the relief Of The Missionary
Society Of tho Methodist Church; which was read y third
time and passed.
Mr.. Bavard moved that the Senate proceed to The consid.
erntion OF the bill concerning the seEsean:.at-arms Of the
Senate and the serrsant-atarIns Of the House OF R-presen-
ta;iyes.
Sir. Fitch desired to,ca.l up the bill In relation 10 the pub.
lie printing.
Mr. Hale opposed the motion Of Mr.. Bayard, IS he did
not believe the Senate had any authority to create a brood
OF federal officers IN every State Of the Union.