Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-08

:rliI ::r" in his no~a" 10 10? Why, siT, you
cannot tell this day o. week hence, whether
rcii will be able I" move onc .l5usaa'i men o.
five thousand ultn IL ~: orc g;ren n,int.
! l!.s gentlemen scc:S yau have not .norg !san
! !"r:v ;:'o!l;snri rtTr;.Ssaa caps.
! Nc EAHDoaPG, nf Pckuond. II bought
ny-rii - ::,e STATE ioar hunG:ca! ,ho.,sand
p"rcu>si9: caps AZ! iiuss;ti. that ~ 1:crc
remnant I'll the: Tui:iDe:.
! Mr.. AHDisg-I don't ::aGxn ANYTHING about
! .h:i matter uf rnT cwn personal know icG;"a
ou; gentleman h,rn says lnal tue manager
D! i!ia Ordnance Department sii,c.i to t;. t!ia;
there ;.Te bit rorty Thousand caps ""oT :. -:
Department ,io1, this 7ery .act th:: ~
nase tSo gentleman dEerin5 Ms :: tni, :aa,,er
Sh@Fs yui The lily 6: yo!i; undertaking TO
dcc.as HnGi tie c''"S.'Hn upon which il is no.
l.GStd f3u a::&li decide t!rrou:h ;hs ccin,nit.
tet. u"Ta ynr :mGss.Tes d, nos seem To -
In!1r;Hti H!!i. PIC: - liii Important matter
ot pcrcua,;oi. crr! ::i-, Gitwln;- .his ii0.ic;'
IN The light which vc~ il, regard it in c;-
i$ct, sa taking ths power ous oi tic hands Of
'he CommandeT in.chicf snd ;laci"s it in tia
han;:I Of; 4 committee .: .,1> convention Iuu
sliperczde ,i:n C"c;:::iailier chief by rya:
action, aud he /: :.y;ci: :, execute your IL
de-s.
N9r, iii, ais IL, Utmost defereaoe 20
gcn:s;.en j.: :h; t.:nv"nlion, hut Ecat say,
lat ~ not t;link That aEy cI:nl;iiitce Of &c.
'ei: =: i, e;e: H:i1,sl ur 1<!!i 2X'n:. 5ho. uI:-
del ties. I.rCm';.s,.src@;, ought to &c trusted
with such power, It IS ui necessity r'jWtT
whic!i uugh. - 10: i.::us,ai u &C lnHr, Al
one IEs!: aipIe.
NoT, sir. do r:iui1ra Etnri";ari! 10 pau'"
-. rn1 r..r ,,S t,.g~ ~.1,..t
.;ir,;I.; .::c very !:aai: ia wt.;c:, We placed
"a sword Tor n. pGr!v.c oi defending our
l''A TIE :e:a:t Oi mis- policy Ol granting IL
,.,. is':e power which i':%eeIly helonss
!" tEe .mtnandcril,.Ihief, vii! - 4i!ev!.ab;e
cP!':"'9a, Mich Mus! cad il: ':canilSion and per.
'h:l,s co. :: rusF.. ,.cgc TIC resolution
Val pe "i'f'afSr, ami thit sc sill stop the
'AGuo'!Falio' 81 A:ys;gm ~iitch, j; persisted IN,
ioC> ei.a iI t.ssIr'Sii0n 10 our cause.
NJ, j. /. i.C"SEAp,Qf Frederick. II gentle
ihsi h'd NOT !".ScoHLiscd tie purpor: f.'Il
iahg"Iso o. The 'sSnlu'sn eSt Of the geni!efn.:::
#6u;d not nave met with thsoppos:tion whicl:
has been mat2 70 il.
T..c rsSolrtion, rs unlerstan, it. PROPOSES
10 ra:sc co!nEIltIc: 70 declare wat the gen.
ersl at'n or purpose, and what shall be the
general policy in tho hostiii:ics il which wc
arc ahoui 20 be engaged
Heli n9*, sir, TINS is not the via :.9u:ry
which gentlemen lad supposed. We ;v'e now
p:apsrias for h0st!li;:cs upon large scale. L
Hru,t bs silil Some purpose with some all.
rr ohjec;-and what is il sir; ! presume
ttc Ie,poESe from every r.rTlbeT here vii, be,
tina: II i; ''r the purpose u! peace; Of being 81.
;:;wr. :" sepGT4Ia :rom rhe government with
%h;cn re have Hitherto leci CONNECTED peace.
ab!r-:!a: this il. ti.n S2:!ei;.! purpose and ain
u: lhrac h..>tilli.4 is :S:ici: ~ are about to bc
engage
TIE ..tr ;:ql!rr =, what ;';.!i % the gcna.
rs rol;cr a:d apprSisat, sir, there viii
rroblbir b.. 81; iittio difference Of opinion upon
To-; s;.'icc. as up6;i the other. |. has beer
Indicated ty nc gentleman over the way o.
.la8LE!:J sntlc;shat u my surprise, must ha
rcrlnit,ei! 10 say, that that policy was assumed
ay MIN % be an Aggressive policy.
Mr. AHFLER.-i utterly discisirn that aHy
lsnsna9,. mEich used, could be distorted in.n
xny suc, laaa!rug The whole tsnoT & what
said Justified rather IN o9p2,itu conclusion.
i:r. CcHEAD-I am delighted 70 near :aa'
DISCLAIMER, because wSa compelled, ~
Lho.isi.I, - draw the inference ! di:: i:om nc
remarks ui ian gentleman. ;ake !: HacH
.cos. ci.eer!uly. vii! state, hy way 81 jisii-
cation C,r the ,a;creace which mcGa, t!:a; -:
ecntcii.n Ssi,;, III referring to our 1nes;'s ie
ChTf,' ,., -Gf. t,.;-: 90 "e': 40! a1ic NC"
Sc dcr.r.ptrc w..elhrr sc shOIii pursue IN aS
Sressivc policy or no.
Mr. ANBLEk. Nhat fail was in rep.T t.
wh., bad been said by the gentleman iron
LvnchEurg (Mr. SPEEp) in regard to tiet YER
fact
j Mr. CcXRlD.-I do not near to pursue tina
matte. farther; but will say that g.: Verl
. clad 10 hear tue disclaimer Ct The gentleman
repeat that suppose there will &c IS llttl
difference of opinion on this l0cr as 20 the gen
erai policy t. 'c pursued in this matter Il
there waS Upon tue other Question, as to VIVA
IS to be the ultimate aim ard eEd of our hosiil
it;cs and that il, inst our general policy sAal
be defensive 2riicy that re snail stand up
On The defensive frolu first to l;;;t, except so ia
~, III tie coutsc Of events, aggression !nal
really bacomo defensive.
We'll thcn SIR, suppose that upon a7oiha
question Of general policy there viii be Is Ut
tic difference g; op!nion-that is, that shes
!. hostili.cs, if unhgppily we are engaged Ii
them u--shsl. hY conducted in the mode ant
manner, r.. ,eus;. Of civilized warfare, sri shs
We are 20: 20 SC in, as an sorrJJ 10 see
see;cs % have been begun by some Ci tL
c:.iztns Of tnis Commonwealth, for Eaiz!n
upon private property cnd private persons
wherever found in cur Commonwealth, irctl
the Northern States. Ih:5, take for Gra?tel
The committee wi!! declare 10 be the genera
air, q: this WIT, an1 s3 the general poi'cy up
~. which tho ins.itiss shall be pursued.
Nov, nv friend ovcc the way, (ar. AsH:Er,
,,sra csc argument wb!cI apparently has som
force in il, against anything like interlarchc
x;.h ,le Commander. in chief who wis ap
: pointed Yesterday to co;.1Ict these h"iitl
Ties. he surooSes th;. sny programme wh:c;
. NAV I1u laid dcwr. IS this committee might d
an iuproper intal ference wilh his functions.
Now. si;. this il rot 9 time for any DISCUSSES
and although, perhaps, under ordinary clrcum
: STANCES would not be permitted to o.ate It,
will mention here that this very inquiry is IN
; stitu,ed ut the request Of Major General Le
himself. lie sta;2d, md properly stated, in
private conversation yeg;:.d:T, that Wills. h
took the responsibility Of conducting ali th
military operations, there we're political ant
.ucral considerations which lie had right :;
be advised upon by the representatives of th'
: Deople &C Virginia lie, an sure, must b.
::tle:iy aYerss 10 this irregular ectioa-:h!
unciYilzed action Of s.I:ns upon private Pro
u.r..-;he property Of peaceaoe individuals
yho have come here before Gny declaration 0
secession was made on our part. lie lErst b
ara-ss to pouEcing upon al oGiccr Of tha af'
nv Of the United States who happened to b
on OUT soil without suspicion thct VIC baS
been engaged in war.
Al these Irregularities must be aohor.cas t
the mind Of any regular soldier; ard yet,
! tie people of Virginia are permitted TO pursu
! this practice vitHou. any contrel O. declara'
:;on frcm this Convention, the general III com
nlsnd may fine sore difficulty in suppresn'nj
,ais spirit among the people. !: is the prcpe
i dlty Of the representatives Of he people It
=, declare what ought to be done in these case5
| With respect 20 the general aim OF the war
l if our ;cacral object is neTel y 70 have peace
. able separation fgc:n these other etstes; II Oh
c genera! pocT, which il a!mos. nasE'a' &c
| - ,bc, ,i,,u la d;f.ngiye one IL H