Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-07


| was sent here as Union man. Tho re- |
representatives. Of Washington have been de- |
nounced as Submissionists by outsiders and !
the press They are mistaken in the men,
when they say that the representatives of old
Washington are Submissionists Never submit
is my motto. | love my country. have loved
it long and dearly, aud I had hoped from the de-
alterations Of the Peace Conference ut Wash.
ington. which was inaugurated by the Legisla.
ture Of Virginia, and from the deliberations oil
this body, that q brighter and happier day, ere
this, would have dawned upon our now unhal,-
Ply country.
But sir, I confess, in the gloom that still
hovers around US, there is scarcely n ray of
hope visible. | hope this Convention will this
moment, even in the absence Of 81 members,
make it the unanimous vote that Virginia shall
resist coercion 10 the lust extremity and at every
hazard.
Mr.. EARLY obtained the floor.
The PEEsIDENr.-Thc gentleman from Frank
lin, (A1r. EAKLr) is not entitled to speak asain,
if any other gentleman desires to speak upon
the question.
Mr.. EARLY merely rose TO speak Of a
matter which is personal to myself.
The PREsipENT.-The gentleman can proceed
If no objection be made.
Mr.. EARLy-The gentleman from Bedford,
| (N1r. GooDE), whose Impotence has been so
great and who has kept up the steam so high,
| not contcnted with the opportunities afforded
10 him for letting it off in this Convention, has
or two occasions, let it oil in the streets
| undertakes 10 Stand between me and my
constituents, and he tells this Convention and
the country that he has communications from
luy home, showing that the patience Of my
constituents is exhausted | take it for granted
that the gentleman has Informed the Gonvcn-
ton Of this fact, upon information which he is
perfectly willing 10 disclose.
Mr.. GooDE, Of Bedford-Do you want me to
answer?
Mr.. EARLY-Yes, sir
Mr.. GooDE - Since that gentleman has
| thought proper to arraign me in this manner
before this Convention, tell him, it has been
n source Of regret to me that somewhat OF the
spirit that anmutcs other members Of this
| body, has not been communicated TO him.
| When he says that | have sought occasions
here ard elsewhere To harangGe the people,
tell him that he makes the assertion without
| foundation in fact; and say that have ad.
dressed no people i'll this city until they have
sought me at my lodgings and called Tor rue in
{ ,
lsay again to the gentleman, that while |
had no disposition to interfere between him
and his constituents, | am ndcavorng 10 per
form my duty, and hold myself responsible
10 him here or elsewhere And sir, as to his
which have received, state without hesita-
ton That | have received two letters one from
Col. billiard, and the other from Mr.. Garrett
| # he M rnsnucrnllc ptlarnan n h,.;
couHty-stating that the secession feeling was
clearly upon the Increase there, and # the cleo
zion WIS now to take place, in all probability
there would be different result.
Sir. EAklY.-The Convention will bear me
witness that ! did not say the gentleman
sought to let the steam off in the street. !
have seen it parallel i'll the paper that he had
delivered one or two addresses. lie tells me
iiiut he has received two letters-one tr0E,
! Col billiard and the other from Mr.. Garrett
The latter gentleman | do not know At all, and
! he must have recently moved into the county.
! Col. billiard do know. and | wish 10 say but
one word in regard 10 him: lie is personal
| friend OF mine. Int lac is the gentleman against
whom ran. llIaughter.) In the CANVAS, his
position was that would he in too great
hurry To bring the deliberations Of the Con-
venton to Il close, but that lic, himself, was
ready to devote enc, two or three years IL save
the country.
The PGEsIDESr-Tne Chair suggests TINT
the gentleman should conlinc his remarks to
matters occurring in the Convention.
Mr.. EARLy.-ln Democratic county, giving
ol3 Breckenridge majority, l beat that gentle
ulan l0G0 votes. The other gentleman who
! has been referred 10, do not even know him
| by reputation, and presume, therefore, that
he BIAS recently moved into the county. So
much for the change that has taken place in
my constituency. Let lie tell tt;c gentleman
that he will have enough to do to settle his &C
count with his own constituents.
Mr. GoopE-I would not have given this
| information to the gentleman, thus publicly,
! if had had an opportunity OF seeing him else
where, bt inasmuch ~ he Thought proper 10
refer, in the terms that he dad 10 the views Ut
his own constituents, thought, as there was no
Geographic communication between this city
| and his constituents, that had received inior-
nation which it would DC agreeable 10 the gen
| tlenan 10 receive.
Mr.. HALL, OF Wetzc-I have no; risen 10
make speech, but 10 urge upon this body tho
necessity that they should do solucthins-
| We lave been here for % days. We have
| epcnt more than half million Of the peoples
| ,ucney. anu we have done positively nothing.
Mr. BRAScn GIN his scat.)-Oh no, it cannot
be SO much
Mr. IlALL-These legislative budics cost
over So, 600 a day, and you take both Houses
of the Assembly md this Convention and add
their expenses together, and you will find
out thai the amount will come up TO what J
stated
Here we are celebrating, talking, waiting
and positively doing nothing. We have not
made one single step of progress. J ,!o ask the
majority Of this body to permit us. upon TINS
! occasion, To have the poor privilege 81 going
| under the yoke or Directing TO It. We have
now 10 choice but the sword ur the ynke II
we are going under the yoke, let US enter our
protest against il. In the Maine Of reason and
Justice we ask 10 enter our protest against II,
and to tell this Yankee master Of ours, that
this yoke is CALLING and that NC will resist it, il
they attempt 10 force IT upon ns. no hope
that the Convention will pass resolution Euw
tlenouncing coercion ard resisting II.
Cries Of question, question.
Mr.. CAmILE-Bcfure the vote is taken upon
| the proposition which has been submitted, and
which has been under consideration for the
last few days, ] desire. with the leave Of the
Convention, to submit Sulnc ieIEarks, and nSk
the privilege, not for myself individually, but
that the people have the honor 10 represent
upon this floor, may be heard upon these nil
iInpol tat,t questions.
am not physically in cQpditlon, at this
late hour of our sitting, to proceed with the
remarks which desire to submit II it will
be the pleasure Of the Gonvcn;ion-l am sure
it will be gratifying to the gentleman from
Wetzel, {Mr. Hail. for perhaps we snail do
something's will submit motion that We
adjourn, and will come here in the morning,
prepared to contlcnSc the remarks that design
10 submit 10 the Convention
1t is about the usual hour oil adjourn
1nent. 1t is probably known to many mem.
hcls already, that | have been suffering severe.
| IL ever since my arrival in the city, and ii
| had the authorities with lne which desire To