Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-05

p0IpH on his wdT t'r.sD DO l!:cT. Re in,1rmcl
Ine tGai he d!d no. rXIi.c; n y ar "cssci rs nigh
up a3 Rchuon1; but ha. hs Intended, how
ever, II silk bulkT sud thEs iatcrc"rt her
passage ~, Il nny Sucn nlAvement was cnn.
;eMrlsiei. la i::.!.:yl Ills course tbs uni2
safe c,i. in rise II #nT Sn2l .t:sa:pt, iraGmach
rs u" could "ot Iirn rnnn vessel wiz, any
good rtioct llu asked me Il speak to the
Governor about The organic ,t;Gn q! q corpse
engineers, who wc,:!L supcriacrd the con.
slruciun Of line Of hrcss,- TnIi;s at suitable
points slorS :h- river 0nd thus :f5rd a good
opportunity f,r cilrc;ual resistance.
Th= little experience Of yesterday sho"a thai
you have omitted from The ordinance tie most
important feature of al. That ord'nHnrc is
already in force, and the Gnv:rnor Is going o:.
organizing the staf under il, sn lsr a. relates
10 tie par,icGar department.: detailed therein.
Tho ordinance reported by The connii.oa to-
day merely rc-snacts the ordinance 6r ycSto!-
day, .'i:h the simple addition cf an cngia ,e!S
department..
We hay. nov, according /. tie oltiinanca
passed on Yesterday, ~ Adatan. Gan"raI's D.
partment which mag he inrryrd into The ADJ
ju,ant Generals Department q the 2iGtc; bnt
II seems 10 me that wo should have NJ Ahi:!
teut Generals Department t,Tyrcn. l.ola thai.
think lll,t vo Sllond at on2o orsapizs tbs
Staff Department., ana WHEN Col Lee arrives
he will fnd provision m:de 70 IT:ct this Urrsn
izltion. trust tha: some i:,"d oi the Gov.
crnor will, if We pass thia o::liH::ce, request
him not 10 make any Hr2ain.m.rt ratI he
crnsuIis with acne military h"sd
L is Indispensable that We shJi;d .r.ii ii
atrly crganils en- Ordnance Departures. lr;i
49,. I ,,,,rj ,l,,
Par D-nart,nen., think it is moro imrcran;
30 get tie l,a;.cr tLan 10 orsan;1a i"rcc /"
pav wilal Il not nov available. Vac a;.E.5sci
20 hayin. more than four p'Jluss'ecs with ,;I:
tile ,r majors hut that is already ordained
67 ,h- uriinance passed On yesterday. Tie
ordir!unc. Eow reported o'i' re-anacis and m2.::
mare perfect the c:;iinance CT rcstcrday, a:,d
t!us; j: wil t's.ihe I.'ca,nr" .! the Convs"-
tion n alrn. It Immediately.
Mr. Wy<cH. Of PtIasE 81 teg leave 10 r--
qu:c wha: &c; wou!d II 70 consideration l.:
the vote u,iaptin:. tie ordinance or yesterday
have upnn IN: action Ct Tie Governor:
Mr. IaELy.--1 can!,ot tell exactly. cm
afraid il viii haze lie riec. Of n,i!i!!y !n- In:
action Bot, IS GnG,rstarh, The s::!;!!.inan
III charge cf tbs !rpor! Gycs not pioi;oac 10
interfere with any actiiE already taken, int
merely IL make the .lilt;Op Of aa Engineer
Corps to tie sal: already provided for, - TIA:
whocccr s;haii come tn take charge Of cur Tor
ccs, NAV hare MI tii!;ient orgluiglt:nn or oil
ths En;.jncurs and S;.E Departments. whie!! liz
cen al oGce or3c;c3 l. have placed ur ~. eff:
cient f'ot;aS.
Nc iiAnylr.-- never fell sir, naI" tmbar.
rasstncut ard d thcaltg as to the actioa w..ich
stlcuia .asc than Ga now. dnn'l wait 10
sh"~ f:s!r!l=i cf an4 human being ~ raG:h
and lar. mons | dn't wlI.t i" riInw d.,
lr,.:t "F a.y rtiicer il Virginia rc,n the Gov.
cr. ur d9wa. BIr | don't Whit thin.s 70 t.
1onc wit;:ort Action and del'brr.;ior.
assure NY friends here whcsc v:e:rs | hsvo
listened 10 upon this subject, tia! have ri"rt
cnnIi,l-ncs in their opii.lon thar my o|n.
have entire confidence tina; the Governor I( ;!le
Stare viii do ull that he Can Ia promote ihe
interests ot tho STATE; but 60 not bclleTe
that there is any ctlicer in this Stale who is
campc!eEt 20 do "i.t VIC require 10 lie done,
AID 10 90 il il :!)e va? that It sht tG be dJi.c
at this time. !hilk that before 'Ec make any
progress, VIC cugh: to b. satisfied thst we DC
ilos mase it il the wrong direction
viii not appeal to the gentlemen Of The
Military C1m!nilce 20 move ~ suspend action
nrder the ordinances pascal on yesterday; 5u'
will scg ,eSL - thsm 10 cali upon the Governor
AID request him net to take Gny ac:!oa upon II
that is not nrccssary fur the immediate de
fence of the S;a;c, until we knns Watcher Cui.
Leo viii :.cceut Il cJr:r!>S;v1 in cur arTnT,
.ope that ..E;icuic;i uiii not only not J'Tr>s
any further ac ion u;''a I,I;s Convention '42w,
5Gs THAT they vii. CONSENT 10 suspend action
uader what has been I.i:c yesterday, in oTlc'
that We may fully understand what Ts do
PtrhSps tbs better Course would be now ihai
the Governor hs called np0n and rciurStc! re.
spcctfGliy 10; 10 act uocn lie ordinance adopt
o.! yesterday stall ,aaa;- q n,tion 10 that
III Ct, hut you'd prefer ina. ;te committee
should take tha; position, snd tiius relieve u:
and every member in lhis House fToIu the cEa
barrasSmeniS upon ~.
The pRrslpENT-Tnt Chair r7lGli suggest
the propIiely, il it is the i.leaGlre ol tho Con.
renton 10 pass BY the Consul! I;i"f Gf the sub
ject, 10 move 10 lag it upon thc table.
Mr. EARLy.--l wish 10 make Few o1s1Tra
tons, which hope vii! be u: s2Tao serTae to
the Convention.
1t will be rec rlls2ie1 ;S:: O.! ;he night after
the passage q! the oTsiInaHc", yHcn the gen.
trEnan frp;n Richmond tMr. RAEDoL7n,) ud:7.
Cd his ordinance authorizing the Governor TO
cali ont tic military forces Cf the State. took
occasion 10 make so.re remarks, md Cf.red q
substitute for The first part Of his ordinance,
which he accepted. suggcs, led to him, and
also to Ipv iri,nG horn Augusta, (Mr. BALD.
wly the rropr;rty Of having the Whole mat
ter referred ~ c2:au,i;tse; nut :::nss gentle
men wc.r u Sucb haste llaL they could rot
wait to sri.j"ct the proposition to such an or.
deal 1T that time 4 great deal @! the d n
81. ~, f..,H fly,c
rounded rt>nl;s irorn having rass"d tha. ordi.
nance Wt have invited re iii .crs Of tlic
army and navy uDdsr that ordinance. with the
aSsuraacp that their rclstive rank IN the army
an! navy sh1u.i ~: be reversed, .-il.lu VIC nj
agreed al ;t,eTc were some men in superior
.,ralc wh" w.re mot CON potent TO ca;nmand n
tri-,,in. when there were ether. gr!cr0r ~
them who we're fully Competent to do 40.
SIr. HARvT-l observe il :re papers cl
this morning. l:.pt Philip :ot. George Cooke has
been appointed Mi II General, sI.d hat all the
officers, without regard TO raIk, are 10 he under
his control, although ne lis: iisen takcEi from
the rank Of Captain.
wou!d K. TO knoH ts,r III 6: ofttat Rc.iGr.
Mr., JonN EcHnLs, Of M"nr"e-F..sT'. Cocks
is not appointed NJ jrr General hs IS fI:=rvly
appointed Brgtficr General,
hf. EAW.f.-! s1ld ytSitlHi!t ul"et3ito.
thar the Governor uade two appointments Of
Major Generals, ind hrlicre :cInart; cd that
ne he'd no DUwcr to maEa any s''' APPOINT.
mcnta o: ihiS .;mo, bee luse ", syaIi.:su Tie
ordinance PASSED here 90 the nigh. 81 !o Ii N
inst, inYtIrg all Officers vi Inc s;:i': ana nav"
OF the UniteI States who were natives CT res
dents If Virginia, to retire from that serT;cc
and take service with us. Mg orlnicn Is That
the Governor has 10 power TO make any ar>
poia;ment until the army IS crsauizci into
bricadcs srd d~,icns | am sorry TO see sny
%: tnase utIi crrs foresl.liad o;E,red on yes-
terday mn amendment to the or,liuaacH reported
bv the committee, Which, in my view, would
have vet u right in this difficulty; but that
amendment vas rejected
Now, whA, desire particularly to impress
npon the Convention is that We shall no; act
,,r.ciunat.!,. Ii is hc,,cr for us 10 40 these