Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-18


upon friends who are willing 10 stand by lis,
upon associates whose interests are identified
with ours. and whose feelings | verify believe
are strongly enlisted in our behalf. ! take it
for granted that this body is NOT going to lor-
get that Eastern Virginia is not this entire
Commonwealth aye, sir, that is not half Of
this Commonwealth; and whea gentlemen talk
about tho Southern tendencies Of the Stale,
they forget entirely that the political power Of
this Commonwealth, the great controlling boz
dy Of this Commonwealth lies in the West,
and that that great West has interests lie.
that will demand 10 be considered in any future
adjustment OF the fate and fortunes q. the State
Of Virginia.
Here the hammer fell.
Mr.. TuoRxroS-f am sure, Mr. Chairman,
that aot one word his ever fallen from nc upon
this io0r, or i'll any private conversation with
the members of this Convention, that could in
ducc any one TO suppose that | imagined East
ern Virginia was the whole Of this Common
wealth. Sir, thore has been nothing that has
given INC more pain during the sessions of this
body. than to hear this question nf the sections
Of our State introduced here npon all occasions,
and into Ill discussions. 1t appeared upon the
first day Of the Convention in the nominations
for door keeper and Sergeant at farms. Now,
sir, ! do no, claim that Eastern Virginia is tie
whole OF the State. and | would be the last n,am
who wnuld do anything Chat would iniure what
| believed 10 be the interests Of Western Ti"-
giuia. feel that the whole Commonwealth is
NY mo;h.r Commonwealth. ! lerl the srhtl-
ncnt taught in that noble Jel man hymn that
| learned in inY childhood:
"Groa; God, loak down and bless ills land.
And give her noble children souls
"Te cherish while existence rolls.
To love with heart ana aid With hsSi
"Our universal Fatarriand."
That is WHAT | wish u do and what | intend
10 do. But Ihe gentleman from Augusta says,
suppose Suuc Of Inc non slaychUldlng States
give favorable responses, wnuid you exclude
tlcm from this ConsresSr | propose no unore
TO exclude them than does the amendment .?
The gentleman from ~Fauquirr. | do not see
what high and honorable position ne grants
10 these. nan.siaTchoidlng States ~ asking
tEcm To sind commissioners 10 u Congress
w:icrc tnry Are neither To be allowed 10 vote
nor speak. | DO NIT sec, il left 10 him, What
great bGo" is given tu The non. siaveiG.ding
States, whose. interests the gentleman from
Augusta desires 10 subscrre.
Now, sir, the poi,t OF my objection 10 the
amendment o! The gentleman irou Faugulrr
is one which has nGt been touched br Tie gem
,lcman irC:l Augusta. IL is That, while lie
gentleman from F~auquirf vas proposing Il
Congress 10 form il permanent constitution and
government for US, he chess TO cfsc!0d these
cuI.edera.cd States except b; granting-what
way intended as Il hGon, but What Is really
nothing. What lie gives th,m Is really as
vapii ~ All, as worthless rs h.6ss. Eu:, says
tlic gentleman fruin Augusta, excuaing hiun.
self !ui treating these ronfeGcrated STATES in
that mariner, Lbay went eli without c~nnsnlta-
ton with ~. Aye, sir, did not you reject the
CONSULTATION yourselves! Was not tcat gentle
man wlio is nnw at ;hc head OF the Treasury
Department Of the Cunir,!erAte States, here in
KicEmcnd: Did yau rni leG>t him did you
not drcnch tim with champagne. md !t.cA say
&c him. "g, home nnii say TO your people, IN
our opinion st pslatc Sts:e acton Is tic waE 10
maruse ;.Ijs ti'ingl' How ,rai il wl:li .hv
sister Stale Of Mississippi; Did she Tot have
her c6;nHiSs!pna: here: Dd not SIZE ash Tor
il!ia very runla7rr:cc :.Iu! hid net you rtpel
aud rel ct her. and new tic gentleman
s~raveiy r!ars before this COMMITTEE, and pro.
poses 20 hold L Congress from which one hal;
Of the sl;.s.!lJlding States ale excluded, and
bases his reason Tor doing 50 upon The lact thu:
when trey did cfter 70 consult yCn, yu4 told
them u 81 nome and rely upon separate Stale
aclioi,. And when they lake your advice, yor
tell them, why you die not consult u.s.
Sir, these States I'D not object 10 Il confer
cncc they proposed 4 conference vi = time
and under circumstances WHEN i, might
haze been held They did l.ol tell
you they could held u conference when
the General Government was, perhaps,
sending forces to belensucI them, to interrupt
their commerce. tu collect lmpusts from them
and mako thciii pav taxes whether they would
Or not; they asked y0u 10 consult with them
Ut 4 time and under circumstances when con-
s~uitat;un might have haen CT avail. You re-
jrc,ed ihen, and now when you propose 10 go
!uto this conference which you tien rejected
upon l:.csr invitation, when &C ing upon :nur
advice they have adopted separate State %actip",
you decline u invite lt!rm TO the conference Oh
the ground that Iher vent out mit!lou: con.
sultInS you.
l1e1e the hammer fell.
The question being upon the amendment 10
the a.neudnent, Oh which the yeas and hays
mud been ordered. il was taken and decided III
The nega!Ne-yr.s, 81, nays -, as follows:
~YgAs.-weFs:s Amber, J.. Barbour, BIEkry, Do,icsu,
Gqst, BoaiGin. Dranch, Brace, Csbeil, Cecil, chxuni!=s,
etS - SoHh, ft's' N'J - .'~He ''"'""' : . 6N's
Jr. G"ggin, J. Goode, r i. Guode. {. L. u.ls. L. 5. Hal!
isumVnd, nsrvie, Holeou,b-, liunton, I.belI, E:o',
Lake, Z. K. Mallory, J. b. alalory, Marr, SluEyr, Miller,
Morr!i, Morton, orrIck, Parks, hlcharason,, SraSrl, shei:
Fey, slaughter. ~sOu,hslL, Speed. Strange, Su'he'lia, Thorn.
;sn, :ssiSsy, u. y; rNFnsF' Tyler Whitfield Williams
aAS..Me.sr, john Jaaney, tpresiIeusl Armstrong,
!. on, B.lds.n, y. Barbour, BayiOT' ssI'ia
EurIry, Eyrnr. Campbell, cuperton, Garlic, Car.
Ter, clemens, Coaman, Z. Is CONRAD, X. 7. Conrad, Cnush.
o.!.chsT, Curtis, bet, Dsskiu', Do. man, DuisnY, Larry,
| E.lIl- Er.,,h knyutA Lar ~ y.lc A L. = A.
Hail, Hsnuo"d, IIOge, Holladav, tu bard, Hushrs. HUI,
Jackson, NJ. Jshpsou, =. Z. iolIuslnn, Ltwis, Metonss,
Moore, Otbura, Patrick, psndl1ton, por TT, Price. rugh,
IlwS, X Z. Scott, Sharp, silhn,to u, spurIock, stsP!.s: G.
J. STUART, Su miners, Tsrr, Ta.los, Waller, Wake. wics-
a,r,. wiIieJ. Wilson III.
SO th- amendment was disagreed 20.
Debate to be Continued
CORRECTION.
In the rcuort Of Gov. WIsE's remarks, made
in Committee Of the Whole, on Wednesday.
April 10, instead OF u never heard O! any
island in the Gull or Mexico" &C. read, ST
Fever heard Of any island on the coast Of the
Gulf Gf Mexico, within the marine league
&c.
In toe sixth succeeding column OF tho Daily
Enquirer, instead of, " | thought then The gen
tIe.nan FROM KanaSha Was tulking, cant, read,
81 thought then that The gentleman from
EanawAa was talking Ike Joe Tank"
In the same column, instead OF ''5ase mar
tia" read, "cis inertia.'
In tho third succeeding columns, instead OF
"with the seven that arg South, read, 40 the
seven" &c.
in lhe same %colum', Instead OF "usages OF
tl.e African slave uaIe," read "uses Of tic
African slave trade"
In the same column, instead of 'per Jas and
n.iaS," rra1, per Jfas cut nJas."
Ths reporter had much difficulty, on this
o~ecnsion, in catching the words Of the speaker,
and il several instances the coDnectl.n was
broken. Ne cuieayored 10 supply these
omissions, but regret 10 find that IN sevcra'
INSTANCES We have failed To do so accurately.