Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-09
F,ris,;,.urc Of Virginia..
WEDNESDAY,, MSEcii !. lsGn.
I5nt;SE: osS DELEGATES.

~ SE-SDN.
Tn. Hama. ,n,, a, !, O'Clock. The Speaker In the Chair;
Mr. ANDERSON continued his rcmnrks, and ably ureeu
the Conference mranurr.,
t,ttion i, ,h, Lu.ll vheu the Speaker called the attention VI
The Inusr 10 the sooi Urirr that prevailed III me gai'c'.tt,,
and said The auditors there certainty i'Iesen,eu a 49," ,.r.!
my,r,L., 4, The mrubcrS and tn The visitors i'll the prSiieEe"
Mr.. CoLLIEI: Of Petersburg, next go, tie door. ne
thought ;la, Il Conference was = mue' peates "aS r%ich hr
orr southern difficulties than the war ineasure, whlcn" NC
rould M, hut cali the special licensed systrin Of the gei's't'
man from Cull-pc:. ,,J.
"..n .rnr, 10 ni:ain the floor, at The conclusion 81
H., r-rnrt, Of the gentleman from Hnirinnrs. II was VII
no view Of Initiating bis S%na'p,:, g,.nsf W .r nn, tnr nny
y ~, ,urrn., now. for have too much respect for thi-
IIousr 10 attempt Il discussion oil the Important Tues'!'n
~ consideration. considering the Circumstances by Thlch
r, +, .nrroun,Ird. lni 'o think, If ever there was q
,.. In which Iir. consumption nf 4 portion uf The slime Of
hi, iI,.usr IN discussion would be proper, Il would lee ny
,hn.. nan ,li. floor coinciiins with me IN opinion uFoi
mi, question nf u Southern Conference. Why. sir,H isa
matter uf public n"rorieiy, thai 'hrFe has rarely u ~
nh extraordinary efforts hrrn made 10 influence the urci'
Inn ri , virginia Legislature. For more than Nv"
months, the entire Democratic press uf this city,, Tie
communications AMI addresses "i high officials and en-
.o;"%"I, ,I. sur,.rl,-s and letters Of the Commissioner.
frnIu SrniL Carolina and Mississippi, and speeches without
number upon this n""r. have been circulated AL over the
,LIs ,hnnxinI, proposition; whilst the opponents OF the
measure. with but lew exceptions, have been willing ana
unxiou, 10 vote upon the question. with an abiding con''
,I.nr. that their Tnsiiirn would h" vinlicatrd hy the L a.
Ii.LlrLrI Judgment uf the people Of This ancient I"hh'
,u,,ry iIh-aIl certainly would not nave Sah WI.
,y,rI ,,ro, rIi. xuIJ-ri. hut Cor some expressions us"tl
Ly ,hr gentleman from li0trtUurt, which ! do not thihH
.iouiL lass unnutirrd. That gentleman, after nllutilE
10 his long public services, anl presenting his views
AZ rr,a, length. stated that he Wished l." SEE VIII"
il was upoa this innr that Was prepared &" submit pl:e'iF
and t,n,,iy TO tl. argrcs>i"ns Of the North upon the rlr'i!'
Of virginia. dill bot perceive the proprie:y "l tie s",'-
tt,,r,nts ,lIrsin,. have heard no such proposition sui
mIttrd. no such sentiment expressed upuiI III IL OF; amt l
An uruId 10 think that there is ni u feeling i'll the bosom
OF n ,nnrni,rr Of ;his h"ly otherwise ilIau that OF Loyalty
70 81 cinil in all her interests and all her institutions. I'M,
Mr. SNEAKER, will Say tn that reni!eman, that lis inhs rs-
,,,ri. nee In public life has taught linn hut little al 'ifelhia
character. il lac lrcsuurs thus 10 drive any gentleman upon
Ills IIuor from Il pnsirinn hr has taken ia the result III hS
hes; Judgment. But fprbrar. arose simply Tor the lur'
pnsr Of submitting Il Iropn-itinn, the elect ii which WIZ "e'
if ,du,drI Ia ccoIloll:sr the time OF tins il"hS:'-
Iy \ resolution which was adopted thiS morning. the n'"i
,i / o'cIvck ,o.morrhw wa fixed upon IL HE tluie VINE"
the vote % the I,rl!liIs question l. 10 he taken. 10 W.
are many other important questions 20 be acted upon, anu
only ,our DAYS INTERVENE before the aspiration Oh 'e sc%
,ioin, I move that the further consideration OF me 'iueF,n'h
be postponed until TOMORROW III hhl''f"S' Il e"' '
mutiuu Of SIR. MsHTlS was adopted.
Sir. RICHARDSON moved the Indefinite fns'l'"neiIsh'"
IA. nur.ri,n before the House. winrh lnniinn WAS lnst.
DE- un,i,p al MIR BROWN, the House adj"urntd.