Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-12

There lies LIE Wnnin question u; ;aT NJ tlto
, military organization is concerned, ard Pres-
dent u wis Only undertakes 10 put cur army in
\ the fell JUS! as Lincoln would do i? VIC were
in ;hr Union. The only difference is, that ir-
, Stead III being called omt b. abraham L:ncoln
iur offensive purposes, we are put under Jcit'
Davis for defensive PURPOSES.
Mr. EAKLY.---Wili my friend allow ms to
pu! question to him
: IT, when Governor Wise ordered ont the
iaili.ia to Harper's Ferry to repel Inc John
Brown invasion, the President Of the United
States had right to control these troops =
!; :ind now would asl; if this ordinance does
Tot give to thn President Of the Confederate
States cur military forces, either FOR offensive
! oT defensive pn:poSe&2
Mr. PEEsroN.-fes, sir; the ordinance is
that We a-c made party to tho Constitution
: which held in iny hand, and the power when
80 co:.f.r is properly liin;ad as may be seen
: ~ liz language which ID given. Wa ere not
: uniting ourselves with revolutionary govern
maat re are mareiy transferring our power
10 an crganiz"d scIsrnmant from. the govern
Irent ~ Washington. | 'lo rot saa cry ;;:l..!-
cnrc in that. sir.
There Ia another cyiSancy greater - oil
;iicSc. fo!l arc noT III 9:a'. II you :. Nc;
r.:L yourselves u;cy III :glniEed savr!e.s: -.
! Ttla' hrc.u,eH of a yaur paattftlce affairs, q:
rJ;4r commercial saars anl Of c"ery other i'm
/ pur:ani Itl#ai;yn which 2ita!lr cnncarnS the
Coir.nanvea!.i, "" havc 10 fight 4 erea: and
/. s;r,ag government, and g: IL! these purpose"
in !:jS rSi;rnrv, ti'r moment the Federal 10Y
eHaL..-::! !ocha:!ra our ports. nc sha! BE- de,
;ri go! 0f tii Inaa;.s tn maintain ourselves :r6
r,H;s: ::,.Tileri aggression. We have no port
Of entry; Ne rnr,;.a! receive vessel. We can
lurc!Isir nn Guns atrept guns belonging IL
: ;he Sta. u! Virginia, and wb shall be n:,rl
a.i q. lar -; 7escT; 10 the Sautnern States 10
sr;.ii; ,ls IN 81: that necessary 10 prosecute
. ;hs var We may invest TIE Executive Of Fir
g:n::: with the power Of aisr:argin. al these
:ur.!.:,a {: the Fedora! Government. Which
i .l:,. best course TO purgua TO confer IN QUE
.yacnlrr I'll the powers heinaging 10 the
President a The Cni!e.! States to regulate the
lr.:,s. cnnlGani our military forces, &C., 81
:ia:i W., !al iha tirio being place them III tia
] iii-i.i: u q g0yrrnment new 0rgsnlZ2d ais
'c,ay 70 ,iisrhars: them! Thase are the con-
ei;icr,.ions that controlled my Ierl;ngc .r.day,
an,f WAS ca.npa!Ird 10 decide between them.
: iiii= re,naG.; " iwn moro. The subject ~
!; n!;;:i;e IN its Importance; and, am entirely
unpTGpaEea ior such Il presentation cl !. rs -
importance demands.
The ordinance is based upon n!ie principle,
and, if that is wrong, am Trnng.
W. aIe compelled, in !fs esig"ncv, ~ ss.
+ sumo ;;oTer soncTi!er: that douo moi a%iSr II,
{ ORGANISM anywhere. thought It was better
20 ,a!ia the organism 20 the South tnan give It
all to III. Governor OF Virginia, who would
! ;i:"r nr III absolute military dictator without
t caatr,'!. We cen easily pass through this
transition hv adopting this ordinanc", and run
~ r;8& q: being subjected to on absoln? iuIil.
i.ri iespotism 'Ye iave 10 choose hstr'ern
i::iS sad Constitutional Government; between
0 :: government which is defensive and IN abo-
lute government. THESE aye terrible cord!'
.ioiis You can we'll imagine how q man, horn
J in couatrr Of law, finds himself oppressed
! with these difficulties Virginia. si:, carEot
=, l=fand herself alone know the heroic heart
j 3:my ir!an1 and his confidence in hsE a:rrns'h
= ana courage; bu; she IS not able to 1cicEd her
6 s,:!r il :his conf,ct Such is the stern iac.-
i How saa!l she organize herself: BY giving
II I'll this p"wer TO the Governor: | imagine
2 n2t. Had ve no! he!;er strengthen ti::: t"'i-
7 :e.ir.te poHc!s, 1ot III the direction cf an sa-
t gclu;a p.rer, but in .hc direction Il. Gonsti'i-
{ ;;oral Guvs:Eaeri?
0ae pnin; fnr,hrr. 7 Hin 4 Western tnsD ii,
nna sense God kncTs | haze rndearcrtd. to
:! lie best Of nv ability, TO il, al! that have
II ,!1H., here in tic spirit at NIrg!an, unron-
e rrolled By any sectional feeling. bow 10 The
s popular voice | would not pass al ordinance
e ac seccS,ou unless II was to be ratified by the
r p5op=. We ha2a provided in this lar that
e ;hs 7sliol" transfer oi power shall be nuil'h"t
ii tc pcopl. reject the ordinance OF ssceSs'o!i.
We have guarded i. ns far as uan could
)! Enn~' there ia some feeling il this rAgtEer
Ii kno.. that ny friend from Franklin idr. EAt-
. Lyl ci' that there W@S great desire thai our
q ss,cr border slave States ,Foud 90 with ~. -
o Such were the feelings Of a majority CT the
s Convention FOR sonIc time VIZ ha-a express.
c ei no! only our desire to 60, but have ca
: o:c>snd . purpose that Virginia should 90 into
: this G,if:..driacy with tho border States. We
= hays i::l;en DDH' this provisional form Of g17.
n :rnlIrit, which ends at the expiration Of q
:. year Therefore, we have restricted i: 10 the
q shortest tGriod consistent with the require
II ,n-ais OF tic present aSigancy. We have
q Is;i: u:r people pariscly free 10 nn.e H',h the
:. Sju.h Or TO un:,s with the border slave States,
e aa their judgracrE may hereafter deteTmine.-
> As inr u, self, am free 10 saT gee no alter
u iar7c Eut re have left the alternative 10 the
q osoi,ie. gnd not.cotninittcd the State OF fir2
i :lia e aHT ultimate policy. | think that Eh5
V ig iseparg:biv united with the Soltherr
ICI!SlE'hEEs UcllCNt liIGt III IilC bNu
- slave S.atn4 arg destined to assume the posi-
Il ton which VIC 5ow occupy Here s Mary
l. land, with Governor resisting sacessina
Il rising up and horoicaiiy resisting the passag:
!. Of F-dernl troops through her territory, and
g! ;l:e proper tiJnc, wc mag vel! calculate upor
Il her sid and assistance in this struggle. They
r will hn v.ti. us. sir, without doubt Even i
n i! we're .,,t tie result of choice tIat ;:cTt ne
- ccssitY 1hich fixes the destinins Of nations
n would force Maryland into that n!tit;,"c.
- We arr Informed today that Kentucky
y is all al7e and that North Carolina will sonT
l. Glow cur example. And how will these vari
= oua !urccs be brought together in any form o
> organism Only by pursuing tbe policy whlcI
& your coulrnitteS ?ec,nm=nGs-a union viii
Il the Confederate Government: Let nS StailC
l. on that pecv:iar principle. II is an extreme
Y measure but in MY opinion thsre is no alter
d native As 10 what the people Of Firginit
,r will t!o, Sha!; typrcss very decided opinion
e knew they iriii IT.; whatever is re!"sSary fh
- stir sairty, and lidymen. p9I,ts out no E1od;
4 uf safety on. Gods earth, but Availing Our
N selves Of the organism ct the Enn'edeTat'
je States first Of the lnoney reEt O! the military
C. ncvi.
c. Gentlemen say there is ln be an absolut;
Of invasion ,f The South by vi thu forces rf TIL
= North. | do no5 concur in that. ! may b.
t. wrons It is only an opinion operating u!ot
is me + viii show Why it daes operate upoT
r Eic
= Whatever we may think of Lincoln, VI
a, snJT that +. has aipise-: able and Si:llui, ii
1t var and i'll peace. I tnu't think that our poll
i cy ought to be aggressive Our prlics ough
Il 70 be defensive and now want ,n shos' hcv
=. lhst policy operates upon the Con:ur!io!
s- 4:h:rh we have made
4. /; ough! 10 bs known thai the South he
= united all heT energies, with her money value
g and when that union occurs, this one questio;
le ~ presented to tie North. When &c throw il