Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-11


or, II tEs admission be made, that they Ill 81
not be executed for the sake Of peace, that
then the government becomes dsfunct; let that
be the received fpith and practice OF the hour,
and tell gentlemen, that hG~e.cr heStatlng
the people Of Virginia and the border States
may be about secession now. their d;csIon
will be made npen The Instant whenever laat
decision s proclaimed.
sm told that the great aTch-enemy OF thu
Sonth-ac who has Invented and proclaimed
the irrcp7essbe conflict" IS now for peace.
Seward is The leader Of peace and is called row
the conservative Of The Cabinet dTend
his peace, confess, worse than Greeley s war.
But uIn L Id that the Seward policy is In the
descending rode ard that The Greeley and
Chusc pulley is GcS dilninaGt, snd that is the
reaSui. thai ihcse frees are se"t from Nrw
! York to the South Let it. be understood now
hat the gentleman who otfcrs this amendment
takes the side OF Greeley and Chase against
Seward on this question. This is the connIcL
the rra! conflict that at this moment is sending
forth arms Tue resolution which the gentle.
man PROPOSES to amend shall vnte for intact
as il is. :raa!d not amead & word of il, lest
nny Gll.ei p@:t uc it should be disturbed, and
if tint is not AL 'l'!cd here, il the competing
proposition IS adopted, you will thsE have sown
dragons teeth irum winch vii spring forth
armed men.
Mr.. CARLlLz II confess my surprise ct the
remarks Of The gentleman from Princess
Anne, (Mr. WlsE) believe may call him
ny friend.
Mr.. WlSE-Ycs, sir.
Mr. CARLlLE-ln In opposing the amendmcn,
which hay. offered, the gentleman attempts
to identity That am. nlment with myself, ard
by SO doing lie deullliss its a;thor, Ar Madl-
son, with myself.
Mr.. Wl.g. lin his seat oh no; have
heard the Devil quote Scripture before. Laugh
ter
Sir. CARLiLz in giving my opinion.
in tho Ecw remarks which | submitted
to the Committee, that this Government,
under whici we havo lived for nrur three
quarters Of 4 century, il, in fact, GGrs'n.
l!eit, aud, rs such, cf necessity, had the
r:gnt 70 ;,ro:e :err, aud naiatain lis own cx-
i.,eAcr--li the express nll OF IN opinion, like
li:at, viii justly the remarks and attribute 10
me the disposition lha: was attributed By my
friend from Princess Anne-;hen Stard ccr
rec.rd Sir, if ! said anything expressive OF
q wi,il ti.eL { rec should be used or Coercion
resortld 20, | am unconscious oi 1t, end
think tie rtp0it. Of the few remarks that |
.nDiu, " /! tear lie nG,, that did not so treat
the suh-ct. O., the contrary. have, Oh
former occasion in this Convention, expressed
it as my sincere wish that the difficulties
row surrounding us shall be reaceably set
tied, and believe th:y can aud will b., II The
rffmtS Of the gentlrman FROM Princess AnHe
and the C"rfrdrTated States will but allow a
settlement IN e pcacea5Ie and atnica5l:
Hnodc. | Can sue from no Information lalH
before the public, any disposition Oh The part
Of the Administration ut Washington 10 use
force. confess aIn no. as familiar with the
d ferences IN the E.ac!: Republican Catinct, at
Washington, rs the gentleman from Princess
Anne seems 10 bc-ihat there is any dspos-
ton on the part Of this FEDERAL Government
OF Ours 20 Use force a.hlns: any member OF
that g vcram.n', has not ~ get b=cn made
known to the public Bu', sir, when am
called upon, aS rcprcscrtltlFc Q. clns;ltueE'.
cy, here to commit myself to what have be-
lavea 10 be q political hcTesy, certainly vii!
erldea"nr, q. least, In S-SeTt that which be
ir7e 90 be True. would willingly, II it could
DC done, vote against the whnle II the frst
part of this report. Tie Adoption Of ali these
rrs ,Iu.iors cal, lead 20 no practical good Tnay
can only COMMIT g=rtle.nsn to the assertion OF
principles about winch We differ. That there
are these livT- who believe in ths constitutions
al risht rf 4 Stale 10 ssctdr, there can be no
dou'r; that there nre those VINO deny it. there
can br rs little dnub'; and 1hcn we speak OF Z
righ; acknowledged by the founders uf the
CT.'iullOn that exists outside Of ali c0nS.ltn-
tons. The iJht rf revolution, we all understand
! what that means and what we are called upon
to 90. II the people OF Virginia have suffered
intnlrabe oppression fruir this Federal Cor
crn!neut, which some are so deSirons OF over
! throwing, they have the uerre 10 declare they
will du tue deed that they triicvs they arc j1s.
:iR tblc in ,iuinG, ard ,i.ar they will hazard The
rr&u,t 'a; must fUlluW III the eYent they fail III
iheir If ats.
Mr. EAHLr called for decision Of the ques-
! ton.
The yeas aid nays Hsre dtnlndsd and or
dered
The question was then taken, and the me-
| ton to strike ont was not agreed to-yeas %,
! nays 1I4-as follows:
! Yras-Ncssrs B.'d~iu Baylor, Bcrl.n Bogpess, Eur
i-i url.y, Cam )hs, Garlic Carer, Early, Ephrsu H.
Hall, iiuhuard uI-, J.rk,on, Lewis, NrGreI, Mastrr-
s"o'e ror.rr. Wa g se9 sharp. A. L. Ii. Stuart, Tarr
| 30.
h4r.-N.-s7s. Jsanay g., sIdsnl) Amber, Armstrong,
h':Jn, 4. Barbour. js. B"IbCur lak. y, Blow, Boi'
B. ronrai, R. + Conrad, Couch r. IT, Coz Cr cnrr, Gus
~ DsskLas D,Innn, tchos, Fs1.r FlHu nny. french,
ury Gocgu john Co0dr. Jr, Hale. Addison Halt, Cyrus
Halt h. Hall, Ianmo nj, lisrve. Illymonh ioss. llo
co0ns, Ii"aday. iin !lp. ,%n bell MIInsdu1r IUin
M:Cnmss. Mcneil, MacfHI hand: {. r. Nal orr, J tl!io
rr Marshall, Marr. Mayre Man, Miller M' gctt, Mouts.
rur, M"r'is Morcn. Senls't. Ar.oa. orrrk O',arur.
Parks Patrick p,nLr:oa. rre,son Price. Pusn. Randolph
Richardson, X. f S' -eaw u sh.Gcy sitlnf'on slAush
summers. sn,h,rn, Tsyln- Th, n.on r. H. Turner, F. g.
Turner, Tyler Waller, William, Willy, Wilson, Wl.r,
Woods, wysur-iA.
Mf. BAYLoH-I pioiose 10 iusert in tho Sth
resolution after the word "princPlc' the
w2r,is "ns established in the American Reyo.
luton, Ed that it would read:
The people Of EIr:!'ia recognz z; the Amer
can principle rs established III the American
Revolution. that government is founded in the
consent Of tho GOVERNED. Rnd thrSconcede the
right rf The people OF the several States Of this
UricI,, ior iiust causes. TO withdraw FROM their
association ind-- The Federal Government with
! the pccpe Of The othvr States, and to erect new
governments fcr their better security, and they
will n.:y"r c;nsent that the Federal power,
which is in par. { eli mower, shall be exsrtcd
! !r the PURPOSE Of sutjusaliug the reops o!
$ucl Sn,os h the Fed .ra! authority"
! ! propose to eElcr iH!o 10 argument at all
upon his atnsnd:nent. simply desire TO Say
that i. is fired in 10 cnpIous spirit by lne.
expressed my opinion IN this Z li long b,f3re
thus report was brought in 10y the Committee
OF THcn!y-onr cannot vote for the rcsulu.
ton as it Tow stands as said before, do
not intend TO g. into IN argument Of the ques'
1iou, because knoie very veil that there is
nothing can say, after 30 much has been said
upon both sides, Thar sill change the vote of
single member in this bady
Mir. W!sE-I, ibis proposition, Mr. Chair.
,nsn 10 restore c,n!rovarted point! II the
! principle is good in Itself, it is just as good
! without sayiny how it vas established,
ur wne7 u was established We are not
voting fu;, the mods in which tho prin-
crte was established: We are voting for the
principle itself. 1t certainly is something re-.
! ,nilk isl,e lnr q gentleman 10 tcll Us that be