Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-20


State on the Pennsylvania. Ohio, and hen
tucky hurtrr regards as an Indispensable con
ditiun for going With YOU, that you shoul'
carry along the State, Of Maryland, KENTUCKY
Tennessee, aud Missouri, and the border State
across the iines You Gun d, IL there Is N
difficulty about it, We live in harmony nov
with our ncigibors over the line. tell gen
+ tlelncn that the Hafsty Of our slave property
.h;. hour IN the Counties of Mason, Putnam
and kanawha. the three great counties lying
on the Kanawha, is in great degree owing Il
the fact that we have, beyond the line III Ono
in the county of Gallla. an old French settle
inen., whose population for tue most part, Il
as faithful und tloe to their obligations as the
population upon our own river. They arrest
,cur fugitive slave AMI return him To you, as
soou ~ n Yrrinian would do it, You take
away this safeguard that we now have, and
make that country foreign government to US,
and YOU put it in The power OF that foreign
government tn block up our commerce and our
business as ctFactuaiy as you would block up
4 T. bbit or fox in his hole. tell gentlemen
nnw, li.at IL secession "a 10 cnme, if dissolu
ton is to be brought upon us, if Virginia Is to
he carried into any ether Government than
that 10 which she is now party, there Is O
'e'J 'a'se p''unt' '" 'u. ',;.L ar, s,,ro m
placed III !" c'tln'lion III "hich aii suio Nv
man mere ~oGi" deslre u placS HI! po'S'' Vi
ms iclio" citlzsha;
"y II 'eni o''' .''I'."'' ''i.
other aay III h'7 'iOniicHS l" ",ien '''.'i't
win great pleasure, 'iiat ne oIu hot hI'o" A:i;
part "l ms commonwealth ttlal rs Was VIII
ing 10 give up. lie vas not ior secession now.
but nc vas waiting until the pu'ic nlnu Oh
the country vas Drought 10 the acceptance VI
that great uha' measure. lie ooea h"t All al, |
IL part from Us heHo not "%nt 10 l,i't "'.i
h!E. ask h!Hl ~heh lie SPEAKS "t 'he great
slave interest, when tic Speaks oi tH' 'ooacco
interest OF Virginia, heg nun 10 remeuoer
thSt 2O'', ,UUO majority ol the "hile P'pi'at,oh
o. IN CoHin'on"e@'t'i ~" Ns ~ o''I ..s D.-'
Ridge Mountains anu that they nave 't''ete',S
| II not IN tobacco. yer ~ other pFoducls y. ''ie
So! 10 The amount OF uiIli'o"S upon 'ii'i1t'"s
tbShrb!as teh ioiu all Inc tooa'Hp '"'eie u
the State.
! Here the haininri leil.
Mr.. BorLDiN-i desire merely ID Inahe
verbal CORRECTION In the alnehdinenl which "a'
adopted this lnolnng-t0 Insert III lho pace
Of the words which occur" the word "Oc-
| CURING" IL does not change the sense al all.
rber. being no objection the amendment
sas agreed 10.
Mr, WIsE-I rise to call tile attention OF the
Committee t. = serious constitutional question.
| / nr,np;e tu add this lU The amendment 0t the
pcn,l.uan:
Bat this Convention protest thar this
provision for 4 separate Congress to be helG
hr state, while remaining in the Union snail
| moi be construed to erect g government 5u
n,.rssdinr the present Congress and the gov
| rrn,o,n, of the United States and whist
Eollnr tins exclusive ard sectional Congress
| il ST ali not authorize any State 10 enter into
| any tr.atv alliance or confederation and into
!, O AGREEMENT or compact with another State
,or,trary 10 the first and third clause Of section
10. article l., Of the Constitution Of the Uni
| ted Stn;cs
Sir uut il 10 the cDnscienceS Ui gentlemen
vino nave sworn t. support the Constitution oi
III. United States, VINO say that they cannot en-
dcrss the rev olutionary right to secede from this
Union .nu 40 out OF It aud Withdraw from it,
how ,hey, remaining in the Union eight States
,nlc-can organize 4 Congress AMI form and
present TO each o.Esr all amended constitution
tho purpose of winch is to supcrsede the pre-
! s:nt Constitution Of the United States, the
~ resent Government Of the United States, the
| Prrsest Congress o. tne o"i'Gu o|A,''' 'Ha'
cannot be ado.':ed WITHOUT oeihS uu0pteu III
Tie c'iarlcsef oi e''npl1. VI VI aS.ntaJ r;,hon,
nnori'e' "-A'. ,,l:,noa ,rr.,, ~ conf, ,der.Iion
'N'''''5 ." II,r on, ,hcv do il
VIZ, WIZ az, "' ~ ,bs I-D;o, without viola
M"liat :.-o ,-''''..,
''s .,''s s,.,i. shaW cr,.r nto snv treaty, all
va 80.
auTe Va w.. m,i,a canaan, Ar C,r,r,ss The
- Por' r Car,-,"..., ..nnnt Give Won thnt
co''aeht - O. ~. TToinn
ro"c' .'','' 49, 1.oT,na'.t nr a,,rcc,nent
1.'' e.''"o, ,h,,i,, ,h,. c,r.ent NJ
WIN III, ,',, .,r,. IN such ;r,m.
w 80 -. ~, ~, .,I,,,;, ,f d.I,- Nov
.'e"' 49, ~ ,r s,i.m,Ir :, ,nur cen.
,a:,,n.os d,r;,-,. ,nat vnu urc III such
;m,,ir,nt dancer as will not admit OF delay,
r,,, ,,av mike ire cClnIact or agreement With
~, the c,nscn, Of Congress. On tue contrary,
instead Of of,leclar!ns thai you are ju such imn!.
1..ut danger US will not admit Hs8l:lay, you
have declared the very reverse, thal you will
delay and delay from measure to measure,
,;n,;i Won have done that very thing which the
constitution forbids YOU TO do.
Now, do not put this nd c>lptandum |
ask Gentlemen to get over this difficulty, il they
can
Mr. Sr,rr-W, will hoo over it.
II. Wyp-Tho ,.n,Ia,nun would hon over
:. -''; w.. " rodar,,,2r, ca:, ra;so thousand con
.t,-tnn,,c - o-,,, S.o,.s R;oh,s conrsa
sti'".io',"l I. ,,.,,o ,nn,;ro l. r,I.rnI;.r
- - ".t.''' ,,n.a-. n,,.r cnns,;,u,;oo.l hor.
.s''' 80 ,I'at ho,, .L;n ,r1 ;,mn with which
vnn ,r arc about 70 violate clause 3, Of section 10,
nr .r,;,..c lst or the constitution of the United
States You skin over clause two and violate
cI,nsc three Of section ten. Whilst abiding in
,h. Tninn whilst pretending exclusive vencra
ton for this constitution and this Unon-you
mnpo,e 10 do what: 10 draw State after
sn;r not one alone, but tiers Of States,
from tn. yresct,, Government and the present
ITn;on
I.,h.,;, ,rh,cd and ,hc,o,,ic Of gen
., p"s ~ :, ,h,. ,,ar,an If ,h,. Union and with
:.'Ic" " =" m of thc J,non they are 90