Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-27

I'll contrci over It, IL E2en5l 70 ne 9fFy proPop
thi tie G ,gs.ror Of the State did not. in his
other general transfer, .ransis: inc Harpera
Ferry machinery. This is . powe. which
should properly be exercised oy lhe CohVeh~
ton, There ere various questions Ia connec-
ton with ;!ii ~t7aGsf,: waa1 nay oon, NJ,
md et;cb should tc msturtiy ecIa:dered.
Tas arep perry wss within ;he Commonwealth
If Yiry;oia' There were in Norfolk and Har
pe7'. F r7y az !nilnsEsa number oi work men,
nd !,r,h es,aa!:. hmanls may b., said to have
contributed largely 10 the wealth Of The Com
monessl,h Of Virginia. Now, will not hest
tate 10 si7e il up, il eny PARTON ct It can be
cut into be.!a7 USE Eny where elsa; but "hcn
We ADOPT tie pefmsnsnt Constitution, and,
therefore, become bound By the 5sipu!ati0ns II
The treaty, t. pass over this pubic property
M the ssDs 1oni:ti9ES ss ether States, 1t seenj
10 me that .hers would De ali implied c9aa'
aoa that ttis property should he used hci0;
;bsL i was not - bs t"sea gu; 81 lhe CoDTion
wealth &c bu ustd thcrs without our CONSENT.
think thu, is s pyint worth !Joking into
L j; cen be shown that IL can De worked
better ir n nth Carolina than here, | w!ll give
|. up bat | gant ;hst made spparent before |
give iny conasnt ~ lis 5eiag :dken gu: Of ia
{ ~lnnenwss!,h We sa.uid spell: freely. i
E1u.c Ike % hsvs Sume understanding or this
lcint. 4, iafMnstion c; present is very i'm
it'd. nav bs sp.akiny ii ire dark be-: !
nav ykb;ufo 10 sgaIe Tc.i was hi ID ~ 81 she
,rs.ty, sid via; seams 81 nis 70 % ~ lc cc;,
n, c;:on with ihe transfer q this lisc'ine:g.-
We h.ec, | und: - aad, ne.:!y EXHAUSTED 81! he
public s,lns in Virgins. We have drawn yer.
lrSe!Y uoo1 oucp VAR arms thtre ara s:ea;
number. cf GU: urn Tio drsire 70 gn into :a=
isld wh.re their service, arc vi thu u;snos;
| importance, who cannot nGw obtain RIMS
rur Confederate Stu.es received from the FeGe-
raj govern % nj some one hundred and 4 ty.
| nine thousand stand Of aims have heard
that from such SOURCES Us 10 induce mo 10 re
| gard the statement us entitled to credit. II
It be lru., :hen j. is the duty of the seVera!
| States Hhiri, have taken these arms from the
| Federal government 10 turn them over to this
Ccniederacy in the same manner as We propose
TO turn over our public property.
Noa', I am rot disposed at all 10 hesitate IL
,hc discharge # our obligation but | do wac'
10 know Why 1t il, when We exhaust our owl
a:us, that We caanot obtain, Tor our own c!'i-
ems, arm from the Confederacy under
st9od-I might have heard the statement I'M
| p.rlec!lS-s genllen'a en- this i Ior, to say The
| other day, tia! without his knowledge, no aims
had been furnished bg the Confederate Cav
! ernuent for the troops that in the great ms-
i0r!:y Of Instances, lhs men who came on we're
armed. There wcre some not armed. N;i:h
| Carolina is not embraced in this reference, fol
sho was not & mgIn Der Of this C0nfeceracy i!
tbs period rec r.a 10. The arns r'c:ivtd
from THAI S!tto have been distributed between
cur ovo E:en md men fscm Kentucky, zen
nessee and Georgia l repeated hist State
nant to n gentleman whose name | shall no
cail-~he is, I will say, o distinguished gentle
| man in the service OF the Confederate States
and no said lha. ten thousand arms, be thought
had been forwarded to Virginia by Louisiana
| asked our Comuandor-in.chiei il he VS.
aware Of that fact, snd'hs told me that nc We
nor aware OF sny having been obtained.
NV, whilst ! am disposed to d'scilarg
promptly, and in the fullest manner, sill OF
obligatiins uadsr ;his Convention. | dcaire-
and it 10 Tor tea. purpose ] made those re
mr.ks-that shess gentlemen. who will constl
:ute the olmm;t.ee, shsit lax, charge @! In"
subject and confer with The Confederate Stste
authorities, and as certain nhsihey they are liz
.hle 10 NIX same use o; the pnhli: prrPsr:!
N the form # ANA, which have been transfer
red 10 them by tic o;t0 II States Ct ;"e C0nie;!e
racy and give rs mor- arms "lth which 10 srn
gu: men. want them 70 quicken the sncEsj
OF ;he uu.nori.i,s in that particular. | do 10
h.!;evr there haS bscn energy enough IN &C
cwg S!s.n su.kartes. am p'eper:d 81 can
ru- siih Eeniiemsn .hsn | hear them s7,
RIA. u. h5ss ne; tssa prdmp. enough hcrt
bu, ] asa cnt prepared - s.y ;ha1 :!:ere "a
1een 81 the promp:i!u5a Which ihs CAS-
admitted OF el.a1sors. ! Go knc. that
hare rad c1neerfat;ons 9Th seu,lsnon f:"G
tnr other States O! the Ccrfecleac", Eh!cs If
In m7 mind ~ra;afu! impression 81 TO thsir uh
9i'!jrgHssS &c paTt With "os, AMI rs 10 thr'
nnE;il!rgnsss 70 ~scsaawieege their nolig:;!'I
20 rar; with ESGs. Tn=!s is 20 GiHsTe"ca I
apinicn 6:!r=an uG here. that his b.:sie !s -
tie ba:!lo cfV:rsiri.. /: IS ;ae 4it;'s CT ;tcs'
Confederate States snd | have Eaid ID ihcs'
gen,l men, Sc far rs I have b:en brought il
onntact with the:n, that when the Stale o
Vir-inia threw hersElf into the struggle. Sit
- nol do il. IS | hriia7e, uuoa the grounds
IN which they did It; uGon tho grounds upol
gh;cn | would ha7e hcr 80 10 i; but she g=n
ne his st:uSgia ps much !'"n feelings .
sympathy E;;:: them, 50 !rcE' confederation
+ Constitutional pr:nci9:::. . believe thai
c7G i! tbefe ctr 1a5 a case IT. ms histor} o
thu world in Ekicn ever consideration nt homo
and dul: sacuit Dromp: msH 10 IN <: eVeiJ
sacrifice for Z c!nin3T GauGs, that th:*c con
sidsrGiiGaa 1uyl.;o r>ii;a n">r- hslmins'y Up
~ our brethren Of ths Conf:deTsi" Sis'es.
DO MT mean t. sav :hat Iher Cid mt se!s!
strongly ugon them, out / d, mean To sev
that j ha7. j, fam Sources ,he. Leave 10 d'1a
pfN ,ha fact, that iheS nv. 80 coo afand 0
.rna. We ali have ;riehds ii Inc amy.
hs=s 8 g n ccnnectt3 with q company which j
not .5ls 10 get al ns at home or in R'chnord
I'D I am anxious tn know whore these 80 0Ct
sand 81 Gcns are. Tr"T lave 00t been brGugh
~ their tro- p; 10 r cRnond, and they there
fore mus. De still in Inc possession OF ines'
Sss'es.
Mr. a N BaRsouR - I r;ae 20 corTtcts mis
appryhoasioi winch seern5 70 P=sVs!! en"ns
members of tie Convention.
Then I made the motion to refer the con-
nunication 10 n committee, | certainly did no
iata5l tn participate in this sec saw game be.
tween the Pfesiden. OF the Confederate S;ates
| and Inc G3vernor Of Virginia, or to express
any opinion Is 10 Eho is entitled to @in IN this
contest. I simply Meant to refer this whole
question to tho committee p!apnsed TO he
| raised b. the gentleman from Greenesril!e
Now, sir, you have machinery hero capable
| Of making arms. You need arlns and in q
| crisis Ike this tie question is whsre can you
make them. and By what means can you rn:he
them soonest? You have g,t ell The machinery
peculiar TO ina manrfac urr NJ arms Where
! Is the n,o,ivs po.erg I tell you upon suthori
t. fsr higher than mYsel;-l tell on upon the
authority Of your President who was Score
,orv ~ VA In tn, late uaitcd Ststss GnTern.
nent, ard the Governor OF Virginia, endorsed
by 1he Council, that there is an arsenal in
North Carolina already furnishing the motive
power, and only needing the machinery 10 put
il in ac:iva and Efficient operation. Yet gen.
| tlo;nea couie here are talk sbou: tee scarcity
Of arms, aud the grea: d:Gcu!:y Ct obtaining
them, when they Ha9o within their reach all
the means necessary to proVids he requisite
number by promptly using tho means.
Now, the question is wbe1c "lll this ma-
-. g. - -; ,a-,io, th,, cr,-ocf9 I