Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-06
VOLUME LVIII.-NUMRFR 90

ty, it creates Lew one, because, according
It's language. il tTeSpass be done to propert
IN any one OF the Confederate States, the seC
ton gives an action FOR the wrong in the court
Of Virginia |! wrong is done in Lou
Isiana or Texas, the sui; may be brought
according to this section in the courts OF on
Commonwealth.
VIC have noT ample laws upon the subcc
of trespass, both OF persons and property
| Why, then, trdain remedies which already cx
,st, unless il is the object OF this section I,
give the jurisdiction 70 decide these cases I,
any court Of TIC Commonwealth.
lIr. BALDwiS.--It is time our laws do nov
give rtnlcdy against the wrong doer; bu. tn,
! inject is 10 extend the liability among wroD.
tioc,s. It holds other parties responsible bi
reason o! sheir coIGp!!cilv in the general rebel
lion OF the State. That understand is one
| IF The primary objects, and it may turn out tc
,c very valuable object. IL is distinctly
declared that when i lran is guilty o! treason
able practices, by aiding or comforting the
enemy, he shall bo responsible to any citizen
Of Virginia, wherever he may be- for any dam.
age he mag receive, not merely from the indi
ridual, bat from ail The invading forces or re.
b2l!ioaS citizens, wherever they may be scat
tered thirE that ohjcc: is not attained by
any existing law. There is provision which
| think ought by all means 10 be retained; that
IS ;he one authorizing The prosecution ii any
circuit court OF any county iii the Common
wealth.
TIE question occurred Oh tho motion to
strike oIt the " mole oi the third section.
Mr.. BARBOUR, Of Cu!pcpcr.-I would inquire
whcre this ordinance came from
NJ. TEEpwA7--It was reported from q
committee
MIR. Wooo.--i move 10 strike OUT Of the
third section the words, land the party so in.
Jured shall bc entitled to all the remedies pro.
yid:d b. law for the recovery Of debt and pro.
cesdng by attachment"
sir. SLArGErER-l move that the whole OF
tnis ordinance be reicrrsd back tu the com.
m;;tce There arc several Objectionable !pa-
lures about il which, with the light thrown
upon them by ih;s discussion, the committee
will be able 10 amend Tho ordinance can
then be returned to Us in state which will
CRADLE US 10 pass it. without consuming SO
much valuable tire in argument.
The rlo:!ca was agreed &c.
SECRET SESSION.
Mr. JOHNSTON. few days ago 4 resolution
was adopted requesting Certain information Of
= confidential character. !, therefore, move
tha! The Convention HOW 60 into secret session
to consider that surjecs.
Mr. BARBOUR desire to submit series
OF resolutions reported b. the Committee on
llar?er's Ferry Machinery, which are Of The
.,-r inroIr;nnr ,t,n,, -,
transfer nI scme four millions OF property 10
The Confederate Government.
Mr. JOHNSTON information ca!cG for bT
iha resolution is also Of great Importance, and
ought to DC considered at once.
Dir. BARBOUR, OF CulpopcT. may be ne
ccssary to consider the resolution in secret ses
SION; but I see no object at present in going
into secret session concerning them
The question was then taken, and the mo-
lion was not agreed To-.
HAEpEE's FERRY MACHINERY.
M:. DArpouR, Of Cu!pcpcr II now move 10
take up the report in regard to HarpeE's Ferry
Stores.
Tie mo!ion was agreed 70.
The rcp9r: was r@ad as follows:
The Committee to whom wa& referred the
inquiry, ":; Eat measures org IN. ta be taken in
reference 20 The stores, machinery and proper
= captured as HG,per's Ferry BY the Virginia
lJrces," beg leave 10 r,a!;c the following report:
1.-The. c'v" ;s;r4i:: .""".ared Ut lIarpers Ferry,
iE,:I;!',.c:nrc o. r!!'gs ari .l,,nr!nrrr E,r tho
81 which is co,nIIo!i 10 both arms. In:S ma.
css.iIicry mas been brought 20 Richmond; ard,
IN The transportation, some was lest, s0ne IN
iurcd, and some broken; not sufficient, he"
ever, 10 materially aatc; It's completeness anu
value. The Executive Of the Suite, by the
advice Of the Advisory Council, has consented
10 send 10 the Stale Of North Carolina that part
of tie .naci;rcry intended for the manufacture
3! r;t..; ard abou. one thiId Of il has bsen
removed 20 Flysttc7;iic, whc-e there arc build.
ings suitable 60: It; accowiI9dat!1n, and motive
power capable of dEir;agi: lsr immedia:e use
and 10 is ilil capacity. The public necessity,
and immediate demand for arms, justified any
course likely 10 effect the desired object.
Al the m,skct machinery is in the arroTy
bu:ll!Dg in Richmond, bu: no: ru! up for use.
and cannot be until the buildings are iii . more
forward state Of completion.
For information on the subject Ul the Ar
mory building, lis capacity to receive the ma
chirerf, &c, the committee refer TO the coInmu-
nication 9: Colonel Burton. herewith tled,
marked Ca
By the terms Of the Convention entered IN
20 between Virginia aE; The Hon. 4. II. Ste
phcnS, Commissioner ol tue Confederate States,
Dn The 9th pI April, 1851, il the city ol
Richmond, it was stipulated tina, after Firs!'
MIA should BECOME {. member OF the Conted'
eracy undr- the vc.aancnt Constitution of Ia!
Coaicderate S.a:cs, size should "tuTa over T.
said Confederate States all the public proper
ty, i.ava! stores, and munitions Of war, &C.,
she may then DC IN possession OF, acquired from
the United Sta:cs, on tie same terms, and II
like rla1ncr, as The other States Of said Con
f$tlcracy have done ir like cases.
Tho committee regard this as an obligation
TO transfer tho IIa-per's Ferry machinery aad
material; and The only difficulty occurred from
the want 81 Information az 10 the terms of
! wh;ch other StsLcs haa turned over property
Of like character. The only information inc
committee has been able TO procure on that
subject is contained in 4 letter from the prcSi'
den. Of the Confederate States, he-s%!th re-
ported, marked CD From this letter it ap'
pears that no uniformity in the manner OF
terms of the transfer has bee" pursued--eacn
State making such stiPuia!onS as 20 II seemed
proper.
| The committee arc unanimous that the lar
par's Ferry machinery and material should bt
turned over 10 The Confederate Government
hot only because Of our stipulation TO d. SO
! but because that government can employ /
more expeditiousy and valuably, ior the com
mon defence, than Virginia can at present d.
yet they deem it proper that Virginia shoule
stpulate in the transfer that the Permanen
location OF the Armory should be within sh
limits Of the Stale At what point, will be
question for the Confederate Government here
after 10 decide.
The committee therefore recommended tn
adoption OF the following resolutions
l. Resolved, That the Governor Of the Com
.nOnwca!th Ct Virginia turn over and transle
to the Government Of the Confederate States
for use during the var, al! the machinery, arms
ord c,orpS canturcd bv the Virpinia forces q