Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-01

sure the gentlemen interested, that am cnS'
: lou, 10 do what is right. | have rot had an
p oortunity 10 think upon this subject; bu' as
soon as this ordinance was passed, desired
. , Eastern gentlemen to meet together and to OIL
fer to The Convention tho most liberal PROPOSE
tion you desire.
Mr.. HALL of Wetzel. Il nope II will be the
pleasure Of the Convention to pass thli sab
: ject by. | am unwilling that this question
shall be etcrnally passed by upon the sttrao.
: typed plea of"some important business to be
transacted" | want to know now whether it
is the purpose of this Convention to act upon
this question NOW, in order that this farce Of
taking up and passing by, be PIT an end TO-,
and the business Of the CGnventinn permitted
10 90 smoothly On. We 90 nnt rene here to
beg for anything. We ewunt nothing bnt what
We believe to he our right, snd that VIC will
insist upon by every Legitimate means, despite
: the parliamentary resorts which seem 10 la
. En frequently brought into rrQuisition to stavn
CT action it this manner. fonr cla'T fright
flct It Dc granted. Ii not, the Convention
shonld So decide st once sud not seet 10 pre-
: crastinnte debate by rotious 10 lay Oil ibe
table and motions to pass by
We arc now asked TO pass this question hy in
order to enable proposition 10 be made to elect
three more Governors, The people hs"e elect
cd one Governor, aud nc should be allowed to
act upon his own responsibility. For nv part,
! have no idea Of yielding to postporesnent
Of this question tc appoint auzilsric7 10 the
Executive. To IN, this question Of taxation Is
Of vital importance, and VI" cannot. iC justice
10 onr people, l'rcGi !s opportunity nlnrgins
iciion upon it,
have heard snrnc remarks made npuGnins
indirectly tic motives Of gentlemen FROM tie
Northwest who hava left fer thni: homes, and
j, hiss also been slated that orhars would som
fsllow One gentleman said th'7 morning he
would Leave, un,esF vnu nnna i,irn trust
tho genticGIan N'iI! not be uetaia?d 5y Gny
clusc Of that sor! and will lsia:e IL relation
t: those VINO have thought ernpar 70 i,ave, that
in my opinion they better serve the CAUSE Of
their constituents hg reu!sinng &: tEcir posts
than going homc.
We need here oil the help T'r c., gt!, hit
it is TO be hoped that we shall end j! in the Ipag
unanimous action Of the Eastern gau;icmen.
Ihope it will not be understood that have
any unki1d feeling to those who have spoken
against this proposition. ! have some feeling
in regard to the efforts being made to stavo of
action upon it, ii it is not disposed Of nov,
know that Some Of its friends will leave here
before the snbjeci can h. brought Up again toi
consideration. Ii is now leiore us with propo.
Siton added on to stiae it J am ANXIOUS 10
see what its .iatc is TO be, and with that 7Hw
shall oppose the introduction CT any other
measure until action is had upon it. If you
intend to kill it. d, sc b. direct 7ote, sra
not by side wind Efforts.
The question was thgT taken on tie Tl0ticG
to pass by, made by SIR. TReDwAr. ani it was
decided in the ainrmatve-ayes ~, 1ocs s3.
Mr.. RAsDoLrH.-I beg leave to present tha
following communication frcu the Governor
Of the Commonwealth:
EXECUTIVE DETARTMEyT,j
April 10th. 1861.
Geatismen q Tho Contention:
The condition CT the Commonwealth in the
present crisis absolutely reqnirss considcra.
ble increase ii tho appropriations TO the mill |
tary and civil contingent funds. The annual |
| appropriation to the former ias only been two |
| thou-ara .i..L. hundred dollars, --nra nomt |
nal amount. which was ordinarily Euthv.--t |
there being in fact. heretofore, no military es-
tabiishment That amount has already been
exceeded three hundred and sixty Three dol
| lars. at time like this, there should be not
less than one hundred thousand dollars appTo-
pria,ed 10 that fund. To the civil contingent
| fund there wns appropriated for this year lhlr
tv thousand dola:s-:he usual annual amount.
the necessary drafts upon that fund vii! re-
qure that it should be increased 1T least to
thirty thousand dollars additional. There re-
mains now in the Treasury to the credit Of thai
| fund the small balance Of about six thousand
dollars feel it due 10 the Common weslth To
exert all proper economy; bat efficiency 10 the
defence of the State requires that no embIr
rassmen. Should arise from inefficient aprro.
priatioas
Respectfully.
JoBH LEIcEss.
| Mr. boLcrMsC.--.i ;utmii The iollor;ng o..
dnnnce
"Be il ordained, That council af three De
appointed by the Convention, 20 aid. counsel
and advise the Governor in tho exercise of his
Executive authority in the present emergency:
the said council to continue in office al the
discretion Of this body
Mr.. BALpwls, Of Augusts.-l understand
that that ordinance is presented with the coz
sent Of the Governor, and that nc has beeD
consulted as to tho proper persons who are to
be appointed for council. think & council Of
that sort would be exceedingly disastrous ct
| this time, if it were not constituted in entire
conformity with the GoTernor's wizhca.
think it is due R0t cn!y to the interests Of the
State, but out OF respect tc tho Governor him.
SELF that hs wish in this matter should be
consulted, and that he should have tae righ;
to suggest vino we're to compose that council.
therefore move, By way % amendment to
the ordinance after the wDr,.s, "Ihat conD0
Of three he appointed hy the Convention"
the words, "upon the nomination Of the Coy.
ernor."
Mir. HolooMBE--l "il! say, hat Ii reference
TO the permanent coGnci Of ti:e State, so long
as it existed under The old Constitution. the
Governor bad no v1co In their appointment
As to the gentlemen thought of as proper to
constitute this council, believe that tao gen.
tlemen hare already been mentioned to the
Governor, whose names will be brought to the
attention Of The Convention, and, who, | sm
satisfied, will be entirely acceptable 10 the Go.
vernon himself.
Mr.. BALDwIS..--ll these gentlemen will be
agreeable 10 tho Governor, :hGy rlu be norni-
mated by himself
Mr. HoLcoNsr-I viii say, that I III not
regard it as in tho slightest dcr7gatipg from
the respect due 10 the Governor, that tie ap.
pointmen, Of this Cnuncil sbo;,ld originate AID
DO made b; this Convection. especially when
Lie SCuiIcueU u US puI ii i"u-''~i'"'l Law
already been suggested tc him and are agree
able to him. Judge John J. Allen and Col:
F. Fl. Suiith have been mentioned to him, and
they are entirely acceptable to him.
Mr.. RoEr E. ScoTT, of Fduquier. Is ssry
important that there should be harmony o:
action between tho Governor and this Council.
aru perfectly content to vote for the ordinance
of the gentleman from Albcmarle (Mr. HoL-
coMRE) if nh perfectly assured that il will be
agreeable to the Governor. an not disguised
to force al Advisory Council upon him against
his will.
In respect 10 tbs nominations, the Governor
is here and can easily be conferred with. |
am not disposed to voto for any person wbo
will not BE- entirely acceptable to him. car.
not cnncnirn nf q 1ncrE unfortunate state Of