Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-16
The question WAS taken and it was decided

Car lin, Garter, G. Is. Conrad. Couch, Gusts, Dent, EARLY
+. ench. Fngate, E. b. Hall, ilaymoad, Hubbard, 5sci.on
Lewis, Mecouss, Mee,ew' Ma,'eF s, Hson'n'r = s;u ueh
Summers, Tnrr, wickham, Wiley, Wilson's.
NArs-Messrs. Armstrong, J. Barbour, Blssey, Blow. Jr.
merton. Cecil, Chambiiss, Chapman. CoGmkn, Conn, X. \.
Conrad, Richard H.. Cox, CIi'ehcr De,S!ns, Doruian' pu
lsuy. Eehoi.. r'Ga5noy. Garland Gi'' Gnas. G Isis n
Hall, Hammond. Hsryls, Hoge. Holcnmbe; Hughes, Hun
ton. VI. johnson, &C. Jchsston, Kent. Lawson, LeaSe
Monstt, Montasue, Morris, Morton, Moore, Sebleti, Mel
Sou, u!rick, Parks, Price. Push, Richardson, ". {. Scott,
Scawell, Shelley, slaughter, Speed, Spurlock, Staples,
Strange, Suth-rlin, Tsyloe, Thornton, Trei"ay, ""iisr'
Williams. Wise-.S.
So Mr.. EARLr's amendment was rejected.
Mr.. MoKroN-I desire to move an amend.
ment to strike out the words "at their earliest
convenience" and insert in lieu thereof the
words 'by the first day Of August next"
Several MEMRERS-That is too soon.
Mr.. MoKToN-It is nearly four months.
Mr.. BKrcE-I suggest to the gentleman thai
it is better to withdraw his amendment and
let the vote be taken on the resolution.
Mr.. MoRroS-Ncry well, | Withdraw II
The yeas aud nays were called for and Or
drred.
The question was taken and it WAS decided
in the aft rmative-yeaS -, nays Il, as follows:
~ HifS' =,
Boulaln, Branch, Brent, Bruce, Byrne, Cabrli, Cape.Iot'
Cecil, Chaneliss, Chapman, CcGman, Corn, H. \. Conrao'
Ri! vsS,, u. r Cox, CFit Snsgs, Cu s:ac,. ueikt Gisr pOS.I G.aham
Gregory, Goggin, 1no. Goode, I. =. Goode. Hale, Aoul,'l
ilaIi, Cyru, Hall. Hammond. IIsrvie, Hcge, AoiGomoe
@. K. Mallory, J. B. Mallory, Marshall, Narr, Marye. MoIe,.
Montague, Morris, Morton. Moore, Seblett, Nelson, orneH
Parks r : , pSsn' s;sasS,l. sa 3: sG Il S sasri, SH; s. =; ss's sataer
lin. Tayloe, Thornton, Tredway, Waller, "l"e' 'sA'
Wilson, Hise-;a. - =,
Barbour, James Barbour. baylor, Berlr' O2sg.ss, noI s
sesu, Brown, Burdsti, Campbell, Csri!l:, carter, =. D
Conrad, Couch, Dent, Early, Fugate, tiissely. Lpnrs'G d
Hall. Raymond, hubbard, Hughes, Hunt'n, Jsceson, Lev
Is, Mccomas, McGrew, Masters, 0sburn, Patrick, fendle
ton, Porter, Price, ~si,ington, {. J. stu-rt, strange Sum
| msrs, TAR, W!ley-4l.
So the resolution was adopted.
During the vote, -,
Nj. NORRIS slated that in voting aye he
! did not intend to be committed TO anything,
| except the latter clause Of the resolution.
Similar explanations were made by MesSls'
RICHARDSON, MONTAGUE, and Il. IL. COX. ,
Mr.. WlcxnAM slid-l desire to say that l
DO not regard this resolution as IN any way
recognizing the right Of secession. IT l d"'' |
should not vote for it. vote aye.
The vote was announced as above recordeu.
The 18th resolution vas then taken up lor
| consideration. 1t reads as iol.o~S:
"l2. The people OF Virginia VIII await any
| reasonable time 10 obtain answers from the
other States, to these propositions, aware o.
the embarrassments that may produce uelas'
| but they will expect, ~ an ind!spensaoie con,
dition,' that a pacific pulley shal! be adopted
| towards the seeded States, and that no at.
! tempt be made to sutjcc. them TO the Federal
| authority, n5r to reinforce tn" forts now IN
,.,ssess IN Of the military forces OF thc United
States, nor recapture the forts, arsenals or
! other property Of the United States within
their limits. nor to exact the payment OF I'M
uosts upon their commerce; nor any measure
resorted to, justly calculated to provoke si0s,
| tile collision"
Mr.. CK,rcIER-I move to amend the second
line Of the l2;h resolution, b striking out the
words ",nesc propositions ard inserting the
words 1.-THE amendments hereunto appended
| This is merely to make this resolution conform
10 the previous Que rs amended bJ the gen
tle,nan IRON Monongalia, (Mr. NiLLEY.)
Mr.. CONRAD. Of Frederick desire to casi
| tue attention Of the gentleman to the fact tina:
| think, in locking at it again. ne will discover,
that the language, as it stands no" Ill tue sec
ION is entirely pertinent 10 the amendment
previously made. That amendment oUly leads
the proposition referred to il this section. The
amendments are IN fact now this proposition:
NJ CRtrClER-I do net 50 understand tho
effect OF the amendment.
Mr.. CoSRAp.-lt so strikes me; but haze
No objection 20 the amendment.
Mr.. CEIrcnER.-The eleventh section, As II
originally stood, reads, from the Axth to tht
eleventh lines:
"yirginis, therefore, requests the people o.
the several States, either by popular vote Or II
| Conventions similar to her own. to respond al
their earliest convenience 10 the positions as
suuled in the foregoing resolutions and the pro
| posed amendments to the Constitution here
| unto appended
This reads now:
ITO respond at their earliest convenience. IL
the proposed amendments 10 the Constitution
of the United States, &c.
Now, in the twelfth resolution. which reads
at present:
reasonable time TO obtain answers from the
other States to these propositions" &c.
Now, to carry out the idea set forth in tho
foregoing resolution this part 0! the resolution
should read:
1.-The people Of Virginia will await nny
reasonable time to obtain answers from tht
other States TO tie umchjMsnts hereuato '2"
pended" &c.
Now, the effect Of my amendment will be, ii
all Difference 10 the gentlenan'S superior judy
ment, to make this part Of the resolution con.
t.nrm to the foregoing resolution us amended
oy the gentleman from Mcnongalia, {Mr. VII
LEr.)
NJ. BALDWIN, of AuguSta.-If the gentleman
ind d Of striking ont will insert the word:
.of amendments after the word proposition;
he will accomplish his object.
Mr.. GRITcnER has understood 10 accept this
mobilization. and the amendment was agreed TO-
Mr.CAsTEK, Of Loudpun-l propose to amend
this l2sh section by striking out after the
word "au,hority" in the 9th line, the wore
commerce. in the 10th line. II that amend
mcnt prevails, it will read
THE people Of Virginia will await any rea
sonable time 10 obtain answers from the otilel
States to these propositions Of amendments
aware of the embarrassments that may produce
DELAY, but they expect, as an indispensable
condition, that a tactic policy shall be adopt
ed towards the seeded States, and that NJ
attempt be made to subject them TO the Fcde
IA! authority nor any measure resorted Il
partly calculated 70 provoke hostile collision"
Mt. 'SIoit ultb, L PlS"hGiS i"' 'Ns 'pHo'
the wish and the desire of every member OF TIN
Committee, when | shy, that the great ohjcc
| and the great purpose TO be now attained, is t.
preserve peace between the present government
nC the United States and the Confederate
| States? And ] have no doubt tina, the objec
| Of this resolution, US it now stands, con,em
plates. and only c~on,emplates, shat this peac
hail b. preserved. But, sir, you will observ
Ina, alter going on ard stating in strong Ian
guage as ian Indispensable condition ".hat
pacific policy shall be adopted towards the sc
cctlcd States, and that no attempt shall be mad
to subject them to the Federal authority {;
they go on then TO enumerate certain act
which they would consider as ~interrupting thi
peace, and one of these rccited causes in thi
indispensable condition is that the Genera
Government Of the United States should nc
.re-iniorce the forts now in possession Of Oh
military forces Of the Unitcd States"
Now, sir, l suppose that there ure cer'ai
forts in the possession of the military force