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

tudc of independence
Mr.. SuMNERs-I understand the gentleman
lie maintains that it would ne better iha
North Carolina, during the further aclioE O
Virginia to secure her independence upon
firm footing would continue in her present po
stion intervening between us and the Snuth.-
H. would have her then, as understand il, ad
dress herself 10 the work OF forming a constitn
ton OF Government and Offering 1t for accept
ance to all the States that may think proper t.
come in, and make them parties to it.
The gentleman from Fanquier, (Mr ScoTT,.
when inquired Of what he would do beyont
that point, replied, as | understand, tha
his feelings and his interests would lead hin
TO unite with the Southern Cunledcracy, and
in that event he would desire that North Caro-
lima Rnd all the sister States of the border
wonld SO with him.
have made thiR statement as showing what
seems to be the divided sentiments Of gentle
lncn, rs to what Virginia is to do, and as ii
what woald be her position after the rcsump
tion Of her sovereignty. Regarding the gen
tletnan from Halifax, (Mr BRUCE, rs repre-.
scn;ng one class Of opinion, and the gentle.
man from Princess Anne as representing
another, regard the proposition Us sub
mi>ted by the gentleman from FanqIler rs
representing still another class, who desire
that when that event shall take place, that is
q failure to receive satisfactory responses as
yon have announced under the tn resolution,
and when Virginia shall throw herself on her
reserved rights, she shall still renrn in CON
nection with the border slave Statra say,
regard that proposition 81 u more acceptable one
than either of tha others 1t contemplateS CO.
operative action with the border slave States
the others contemplate separate State action,
This looks to cooperation bY Virginia Of the
seven border slave States, in forming for them.
selves Government which shall be acceptable.
as we trust it will bc, 10 the States Of the
Southern Confederacy mud TO a portion. at
least, OF the nnfl.slavehoding States across the
border, thus agsregating To the eight border
slave States accession from brt:l sides Of the
line. Would it not be better to adopt this po-
licy than to act separately and apart from our
sister States, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee,
and thoSr other States IN our nelghborhood to
which we are 50 closely bound by every liga-
mcnI Of iatereS, that can unite and bind i
people together?
What interest have We with the ConGeLcra-
ted States to induce US To unite with them a.
once and without consultation with the border
Slave StatesY Nothing that We have in th-
transAlleshaay country ilads its way into rny
u! the markets Of these States save such com
mtrce is wa have with the ports Of the lower
MssissipWf What interest have We with
South Carolina beyond that which arises from
u general feeling ofpatriotism and admiration
Of her galIantryr We will bear You mp whcr
the time ior action comes; bat we ask you 70
,ise all necessary efforts 10 unite with us these
States in which wc have peculiar interest
alu irrevocably committed Us a Co opera,
ton lnan. have said h:ru and elsewhere,
and throughout these troubles, that the posi-
ton Of Virginia is necessarily in combination
with her siSte: border slav. States. Their in
trrestl and her interests are Tie same. They
are Identical and their fate must be Identical
The gentleman from Halifax, (Mr. HgrcE,j as |
understood hun this morning, said that We mus.
be governed
Here the hammer fell.
Mr. BALDWIN Il propose to strike ont the
word Favorable" and insert The word salts
factory"
wish to be distinctly understood by this
Committee as being irrevucahiy opposed to any
such charge in tho phraseolosy Of this amend.
nent (Laushtcr)
Mr.. SCNaERs-lt was announced By the gen
t'crnan from Halifax, (AIr. BErcE,) that we were
necessarily governed, more or less, by our in.
tcrests, and understood him TO sav that we
had little Or no trade with Missouri, Kentucky,
and Tennessee that there was time when
the live hogs OF Kentucky we're purchased ior
Halifax, but now that trade had ceased, and
they purchased their pork in Cincinnati. |
desire, Mr. Chairtnan-and | say it in no
spirit o. sectional!sm, Tor think | cah &c
clare | ain as free from it us Any mcm-
Der of this body--l desire to know 10
portion Of Virginia but only her interest
throughout gentlemen should remember
TIA, there arc other portions Of Virginia which
have direct immediate ard inScrcr?ble inter
csts with the Border Slave States, however it
may be with the portion Of The Commonwealth
from which the enlightened gentleman from
Halifax (Nr. BKrcE,) comes. The whole 'rHns-
Ai!rghany portion of your State is more or
less connected in commerce With the States OF
Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri.
come iroln q portion Of the State directly in.
leresled Ia a yer? large extent IN trade and con.
merce with Kentucky. Louisville is perhaps, "a
large u market as we have, both for salt ant!
cnal. At MarysYille is situated the refinery
oe that very large ard wealthy establishment
which has its head spring in my county, for
tie manufacture of oil from camel coal. ~
MaGvSville, Covlngton, Newport. Louisville,
end other poins We tiud constant markets for
all our products. not only from the lhaEawna
and Mason's salt works, but from the country
along tho whole line Of the OHIO River. Nash
vile, Tenn. furnishes a market for our pro
ducts; ST. Louis, in Mo-, is one oI the bes;
salt markets sc lave had at any tine. men.
ton these places in The slave States upon this
SIDE .. the OHIO; while upon the OTHER siric wt
;; ind q market in Cincinnati and numerou!
y,her towns in Oaio, Evansville, Madison
and other points 10 tho State Of Indiana. Thi
State of Iowa, cut through the centre by sht
! Wabash Ri"er, is perhaps the largest lnterloi
salt market We have, rs We nriid our prcduct:
to IincenAeS Terrehaute, and all the Io"nS up
on the Wabash
| mention these facts 10 show that, however
it may be with other gentlemen, sc are 30 s't
uaed IN certain portions Of this Commonwealth
| that, our material interests and our DcceS
| sites, our bread and meat, depend upon con
! nec,ons which some gentlemen here Seem t
/ ignore altogether 1t Is not so by our maxim;
/ Ut our CHOlIc. u u alduc W ltiS
| h!c decree Of that Providence to which We mus
al low. II is not to be disguised that NOR
,;ian half rf our Commonwealth belongs EN-
p:1alical!y 10 the great valley Of the OHIO an'
mississippi. You may run the whole course o
this lne take all this trade, and you will crippl
it, end, perhsps, ,extingIi,h it in very great do
gree, if not entirely, il you adopt course
policy, such as is indicated here-l mean tina
policy which will take Virginia alone withou
kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee into tn
confederacy, having its capital at Montgomery
] say that you cannot mako that portion Q
Virginia part and parcel Of a conlederacy or
Government OF any kind, with any regard 70
iis interests separate ani apart, leaving behin'
you the great slavcholiing States upon thi
side Of Inc Ohio, and cutting loose from Ken
1ucky, Tennessee, and Missouri. How Is
upon the Potomac liney Western Virginia
10 one OF her most important articles Of trade
,pesn the cattle trade-lookS to Baltimor
| tor = market and the Baltimore market is al