Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-23

THIS Amendment si'priT it- t3e purpo:c ., yet
! t:nS an orFo7;unt: oi returning the hre maze
! ~ H.: distinguished Gentleman Iio:I August.
| (iir. BALDnlE) :n:o he ranks Of tiiCee with
"no:n !. Is i:y pleasure 20 &c: upGH th.S 1: IyI
That gentleman iG:;:is tia. the SCI uf con.
slstency is not 20 be found among those cg rs
S"c"oaionlsts upon thts Il c..
o sa, sosls ro~sr ne sa.e Il. t.
To Sc cl'se.vts {. o:ae!. ?"
Had this rare git been vour!l>afd to ms, gen.
| t!eaiaii, very sure AN, that We should .,tvtr
have hea'd the Toid consistency" from h,u.
upon this subject. Tha, gen,lr,..ar and ,hcSo
with when t- acts upon this toyr, accta 20 &C:
upon the sentiment. ,!iat
-n':u;y uastorrsi Is adorned uss uc.r."
and they hare throan ;he jswri away. I pro-
pose 10 sco~ that The secession par.y q! Tirgi.
!,';. IN opposing ;he Submission y! thc sc;io.l u
thls Contention I" vote of tic people, DID
So from no desire 10 disregard or 10 in~art tho
%ili 81 The reop!s. propose further 10 show
'aat t"e gentleman from Tie county Of Aucu.t!.
anu 'aose with whom he acts upon this II o.. it:
refusing to submit 10 The people Of Virginia, the
election OIL the commissioners wiicE they pre-
pose 10 seHc t. DnIdcr Conference, 30 dr,i.e
20 20 1t ~ wantua disregard of tho wishes,
and lo- me purpose OF thwar;ics Grd u-elridlnS
the vii! Of the people,
The CHAIRMAN IS no: 10 Greer 70 req Ct
'n The motives Of genliecen.
Nr Gnopg-l did no. design TO Go so
Inc CnAInMAH Tho chair thinks the ceo,le-
man language nnproXlnaIcS lc it.
'iF. lhGs +. GooDE-i haze no ,;5.icr 20 re-
iiS@t On th:t gentleman or any mt IJer OH th:s
L '0r UHGeT what circum,: :anc,s sir
Old the Secession par;y OF Virginia opps.e
lhe suhnEs Z" 10 the people of the action rC
HAls Convention fne rnked issue rn be Auh
nlitteu 10 the people. was E"ion cr Disunlvr.
"e suFposcd II wus as coGryelen! Il. The DEC.
pie 20 declare, and ;slgi they u:i,nt as well de
care III tho ciscti9n CT delegate, vhi:h poic,.
they would SANCTION. We saw that revolv.
ton had bsr: i:.aaguTlicd, that there wes
every probability tina. 1t would cumi;,aI. sr,:
burst upon u, that Virginia would bo corr.
priied 10 luke sides il; that great CONT S, before
there could be time 10 refer ,he acton OF lho
Convention TO the people Of Virginia Bat. sir.
under what circumstances Is II that The rra.
jor ~ on this floor ignerc the vii and tho
lie OF tie people Of Virginia Il
was proposed this m1rHing by the yrn'lcmau
from Princess Anne that the people 4! Virgins
should sc.e from Zach Of the thiftvcn Con.
srts>lonai districts OIe delegate, and ,ha. one
should bc selected from rach ;, cuon Of the
; atc Etssard " cS; of The Blue z DE, 10 t:.is
bUricr TO tftrcrce. We were itnm, ,!il,cIy Io!,:
b, thegcnllimsa from Kan Wha, lMr SyuNlK.l
tiiat he Vi posed that Proposition Ivr tie Ic- Sua
tha; II was based on the basis Of federal rryIo-
Seulat!oH, on the three ti:;hS principle. 10
meet the views OF Western gentlemen, We pro.
posed 10 concedc, and did, by the prnrcs lion
OF the gentleman from Charlotte, (Mr. 3 rl4Iy)
cincsds the election 0t Representatives {, lis
bo:dcr Conference or the suffrage bass. .3rd
yet, sr, ov Western gentlemen, by Cn:,n
gentlemen on TINS hnor that proposltcr wss
voted down, anda purpose thereby nIaniivSicd
70 lGnnre the Will o the people 10 this mat!er
The gentleman fom Augusta, (Mr. BALD
wiE,) told us that We had endorsed the ACTON
oil The Confederate States and, therefore tia:
!, was With bad grace that ~c demanded la:
the people should Makc this selection In
reply TO the gentleman tell him tina. he IS
uulcn5 those who have denounced the ac ipu
ot ;he Confederate States, because lacy ce
cIned 10 co that which We now ask this Con.
venilOr 10 do. should thiaa lha, the Gcn,!s.
man and those With whom he actS. gcr.
est0pped from telling us that We had cDdnrsoi
tAe acton of those Confederate States I;lbe
jnirct G. iGo gentlemen be not TO ignore tbs
"l:l OF The people ask them to tel! ,uc roS
what reason they refuse 10 alicw the people Of
lrsinil To select their representatives 20 this
1G"'icr Conference !usteai q. .his Coarla,on
selecting them?
"hlic, sir Ye were before the peop'c in th,
;aTTaSs for the election OF delegates 10 this
Convention, peace Congress was il auguratec
It Sshlngton, unfortunately, as believe. 81.
ne Interests and honor Of Virginia We,
"hoSe constitutional rights had been Epurned
1nd tranrled IN the dut ii the hs':n :; i..-
:one! legislation and b. theaction OF Eyrthcrr
States. were required 10 90, US humble suppl
inLS, 10 Pesce Congress Tor our constitutional,
rights. Tho people Of Virginia, in sprit f
patriotic dcvotlun TO this Union for which hcY
lad sacrted 80 much, sill clDgirg 10 lls
loPa that concession might Ge made which
vci!d enable Us to remain members Ci this
-oniede:acy with some sense OF self respect
ent 2ehtl"Gcn here plrds scd ~ the pres,rvc.
.on u the Union, if possible, Consistently
H'!h the rights and honor Of Virgins.
The CuAlRHAH-The gcntlenan's tiuc Is
exhausted.
Mr. BLAKET-Mr. Chairman, when was
1n the HJUr just nov, ! underto.k 1 10 show
taIluIcr, il was expected that the il fll.nce U!
Virginia would be su1leici., 10 induce al TIE
states, bciorgins to this Black Republican
Con!ede:acy as vel! as ali Of these that brlors
10 the Confederate States, TO srcede from their
Governments and enIer upon the
tied oi uncertainty in tie organic ..;oa Of
new Government To accomplish al dis, the
influence Of Virginia must be potent inde,d.-
Now, Nr. Chairman | will NJ; undertake 10
epreciate the icaGerce Of Virginia, but 70.
:uecfIiliy submit TO The consideration o! ,his
Committee, whether that expectation is rot os
oaselrss as vision, which expects, not onlc
the border slave States bl, al.o, al CT rcaTiy
Ill OF the hiielins States 10 secede from, ent tius
iisSolee this Federal Government. and ike
wise all Of the Staies OF the Confederscy 3:
Montgomery to secede from and dissolve Their
Io7erntnent, with which theT are hi .hly plea
,ed, Tor tho purpose OF uniting with Virgin IN
orln!ng new Federal Goycrummentt Il is
manifest that TINS Tholesaie secession-.lh's di3-
solution Of the TWO Federal Governments, must
lake place before the proposed new Fed. ral Gov
can be formed. But the most extrao:
'nary thug about this inatleri Is that these geri.
tlenen seem TO estimate the influence Of EirglEi:I
Is unQues.loEably sufficient to cause each oar
Il the Confederate States to sccede troGI anc
dissolve their Federal Government, and oil o:
II. States which compose this Federal Govern.
The border slave Sia!es-I
;ecedo from and di.sol.o it, ard then % re-
mite all these discorGart elements once !nUTs
in a great, glorious, harmonious and prosper.
GUS Conitcaracy, under constitution !oTulc,i
Dy the border slave States in a convention te
+ hich all tho o:her States are only permitted
o send lobby members. Yet when wc propose
hst Virginia shall separate herself from hi;
Fedora! Government, whose off :ers are p,.tscd
n the most emphatic manner 50 to adrr;nis,eri /:
rs to dcstro? her institutions and annlh.l,t nc,
to unite her with the Coafei
:rate States. whose institutons and c;Yi, cation,
Shoss IS lnoathies and interests are in unisou
"!th her own; these same gentlemen earnestly
,5]ect because they waat the border sia:s
states 10 60 With her, and they are afraid sio