Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-12

counts. You will oblige the Committee by re-
plvinc in detail, that we may lay the facts be-
lore the Convention.
Your obedicnt servant
WINS c. WIcXHAM, Chairman.
j. NJ. BENNETT, Esq,
Auditor Of Public Accounts.
AUDITORS OFFICE,
EcnNoyD Va, March 9, 1861,
Wus. e, WcKlIAM, Esq, Chairman, &C.,
Dear Sir: Your communication Of this dale,
raL inv inquiry as to the construction which
&c ,;ycn to the contract ofthc Convention with
lie proprietors Of the Enquirer, for publishing
the debates, in respect to the paper to be fur
nislled, and asking for the manner OF making
NV calculations therefore. is before lie. In re-
ply, have only 10 say that my attention hay
in, been heretofore called to the subject and,
having examined the contract with view to
its construction, had 10 hesitation in giving
my opinion that the proportion borne 10y the
napcr which, contalnet! the debates, to the Whole
paper published, VAS the paper to be paid Tor
under ,tfitSSerntrac:. and not the Whole PAPER
Nv ca5ehiatus,s have been made upon this
constrFsuou:'to which Mr.. Tyler assenls.
am, very respectfully,
-FOUR cbrdient servant,
j. VI. BENNETT, Auditor.
ANOTHER MINORITY REPORT From TIE COMMITTEE
on FEDERAL RELATIONS.
Mr.. WIcKuAM-l will avail myself Ot this
OCCASION, lthe presentation Of the report rn the
publication Of the dcbatesJ 10 lay before the
Convention, substitute ior the report ot the
Committee on Federal Relations.
Substitute proposed hy Mr. MIcSHAM, Tor
Tho ron,rt If The Committee on Fedora! Rela.
tons
THE representatives .! the people OF rsi'
MIA in Convention assembled, arr profoundly
scuSibie Of the difficulty, deicacy aud ilnPoT'
lance uc the duty which, in obedience TO the
popular will they lrayc assumed TO perform;
They icri tina! the controversy which un!"r.
| lunatelT dstracts ard divides cur country has
! brought about i condition Of public affairs for
| which history has no parallel and the rApe'
rience OF Governments no precedent;
They recognize the fact that The great ques'
tons which press for consideration are OF en-.
tire novelty aE,i Of great intrinsic difficulty,
and that their proper solution will require, on
the part Of our Governments, State aid Federal,
and of our people the exercise Of the utmost
prudence, discretion, calmness and iorbca:ancc
| Above all other things at this time they eS
teen it Of Indispensable necessity TO maintain
The peace Of the country, and to avoid every
thing calculated or tending to produce collision
and bloodshcd.
THE grievances for which several OF ths
States have withdrawn from the Union ant
| ovcrtl.rown the Federal Government within
their limits. are such as have affected the PEG
people Of Virginia to q greater extent than any
of the scccdcG States ard it is their GciermIncr
purpose to require such guarantees for the pro
lection Of The rights Of the people ci the slave
holding States as in tic judgment Of Virgin;
will be sufficient Tor tl:c accomplishment .
;lIat object
Deeply ,!cploring The present distracted con
dlti0n Of the country, and lamerting the WRONG:
that have impeile,l sumo Of tlc States TO cast ot
obedicucr to the Federal Government, bat Sen
sible of the blessings Ut Union, and Impressed
with it, importance 10 the peace, prosperity
and progress OF the people, We indulge tht
hope, that an adjustment HAY be reached by
which the Union may be preserved in its in
tcgrity, and peace, prosperity and traterna
feelings DC restored throughout Il land. Sl'
pinia having initiated measures o obtain suct
guarantees, proper sclt'rcspect impcS her t
demand of all the parties that they shall Ic
",n;n,,In Enlistment. from Nil action tending {,
-, c,,lleinr ,r forces. ,h.r.Inre
"pasn,veJ That Ire u.o,.lp oC Virginia are mn
!, ,x;,,;n,, c;rcrr,t.nr;s unaI,rraIlv ,ppos.,
ue' g ,,r C,r:,. -, IN,
!" '''e ~. r,1,,,I Gn.,r,,,,,..,,, .nr,rL. ~,
20" VI w. ha,.a ,,.;,I,,1.,.r rr, IN. C,ion
and believing that any armed collision between
the Federal authorizes ain! those Of lhe Sece
Wv i, y:,,,;; c,,,,,,oL "a reconcil,
49, ,;,Tr,r,.., ,or victims, L,twc,n the States
a ar[ nn,Id c,,c,. ,) ;rrcycr,bIe dissolution O
ana ""'iiu c"s' 'e 80 ,", ,,a t.d"rY
inc .n'''n, t'IS ,",;C,. ,,uarII,
''' 81 G .:,S ,hau m:t. RI ,,,rt 10 suLiec
those S''' sra. :, ,n,,.,, ,i,,. G,,,
lhel' ~ r. ,,,: Military tnrccs of ,}l
now ~ -, ,,,.,,,,,,,, ~. C,,i. ,rso
Cnlle" 1'a,'H, - H.. I:,,;,,.i S,,t.,
naS or ",i'er pa"r''t 'I 80 n,,,. ,,,.,
"''hlh 'Ie', ,''':,' nrc;,,i .;,t,. a
sureS caicuta'eu III 10. T. ',.. n'5 w. ~,
Keeling 10 p'o'o"c ~
oiher manu- '''es ~, IN, , ~. ~ -
ABSTAIN from ""9 's"a"i' ,,' H., "a
co'''S'o'' "e'"'e'' '''-'''
Vtlnnch'' c.,,.,;.-r o,o,;on. of,,,s
hesoi'e 90; l'"' ~. r .,.'I - vi
''tA'''' w
Curoiii!a' ieiI'es't' :, ' ",,e
Arkansas % ''e "',.e 49, n""s ~,
IN the lnH&'iehI % 'a'H |''' slt,".', '''1' ''''
former States so"!'i consult "es'i'It "''I '%''
cert such measures ''r ,ht'r ''s' "c't'hi rs s's
honor, Inc interests anu 'nc Sr'e'! VI luz peo.
pie thereof may acli,a'u, anu 'o' .''al i"''P'Se
the proper auit"r'''eS o. t"o>c c'''eS are IT,
Quest,d 10 appoint c"!l'!'';s,o.''t, :" ''esl son.
nissi"ne1s to ee appointed Ivy ms eo'Ee"t'on
on behalf the people o! t'iis S'a'"' al rFahA'
lori, III l''e ''''e - '
Monday in Nav next
fc:;"iSeu, lH' "i'''I: .., ~ 49,
with the States MENTIONED 10 me P'rccu'ns leSo
luton, upon thi-, - "p'h d" ot'ie' nha'le's
0 nncctcd wth "u: na'i''"'' t'ouoeSi Jet We
propositions agreed uron by tie Convention
racently IN session III the city Of Washington,
~" u w. ,.,.,.,,nn,.,I o. ,L', f,,,,e,;,,,;o,,
co;r rron.r md hnroTabIe basis nr a,lius.
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