Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-22

! ir vain If they CAD point oul TO nc any h0un
| iary b.,wpen tro nations ~ my civilized con
| tiurnt on til. globe %hcre The same result ha'
M, been produced. Aye, gen;!errc!, ynl
wires ard children IN the cnunty o! Mon go!n
cry. I'm in the mnuntains tho wives au: chil
lren ul the r...,!elnun from Montgomery iMr
pprsrny) and the gentleman from Bedford Mr.
GoGGIS) will all be asleep peacefully al md
night, when others will be fleeing with tiici1
children in their arms, by the light OF theil
burning dwellings.
What I demand OF you ~ this will yoJ
make n declaration o! %lr--iOr that is what
this ordinance ii secession will amount to
silput preparing 10 defend our people who
live upon the frontier, who are exposed TO the
assaults OF the enemy, and upon whom they
will cornr thick and heavy? see before N,
now Ing venerable Iriend from Charles City,
lex President TYLral | demand to kno@ Of
!;m, if lie were Presider: ul ths United States
whether he would ever havo recommended
TO Cougres5 To declare IL war under such cir
cumstanCes SIS a0w press Ip@n lis w.sh lorGc
aganst him Of eighteen 10 Dnc, with pGwcr-
III! navy upon the other side. and he without
gun boat; with arIE.2s drlictl and dI>'i
oiiricG, and with a conu;Hr,i ~ Sit, 100 mill
ia, wn:., ha haes :-n9Iafncndcd to Gon:.rcsS
Ia paSs a drclaration oi var without waii'n.
sixty .lays tu make SGiuc preparation i;r !!
ina gine mol sir.
We have been tod here thai ihe power o
these Confederate States nrcc organized into d
regular govcrnlncui, "ili 4 ir,;uar :.rfur
would be sufficient: 10 meet lhc emergency
Of Il gar such a. IL inw tilrea.Gi.,. :. Henl!a
Ill i,
the Confederate army never VIII ai"i nrTct
can Earrh 20 our assistance. Not .uat thty
arc not ~ brave and gallant men as ahy III
the wHri, bill they will use all thei! means
anal power 10 protect themselves al h"m"
In,hrd lately inLo liz. history st the c''t'-
troi tr iha gorGrGIn-Gt of Spain ii! The th0'lll
uf iha Mississippi river. learned lharc that
all Western Virginia, Hll TrlsHeSsee, all hc't-
t!cky were aroused aIInCst 10 "rtn rebellion
against their Own government, ha"a;IS" ihey
would not yet the cnm.GaHd Of IL" m0uth oi
tie Mississippi: by treaty, aiid !: noa by treaty,
b: ;orce Of arin5; aud wEe: hir. Jefferson he
cu:na President, he wrote ~ France aIid stated
that that country referring TO the Country
a!p:.g III. mouth of IL" Mississippi; I:rst come
under Vie c0rtr3 uf l,- United States at
the hazard of our e@iSgencc; aud he sent Mr..
Monrne there 10 si', Mr. Livingston in negot!a'
ting for its acquisition. Mr. Livingston wrctc
to Mr.. Monroe 1t liavre, saying, you ca':lc
here 100 soon-you ought lc have gone down
there and laEen ,hs right. and !hen co'He hcrc
to ncsrtiate it," And nos what IL he state
Oi lhn case North of the 'tilI0, winch Is
ii.ri I. wiItIrncS5 Is Few filled with liz tceul.
.ns millions Of brave, hardy irople, and Their
outlet is ,ic2n le MISSES PIP: liver; and Sir,
q. s;.re rs ,.cd is III Ira'en, lament as We
lnaY, o:d i..inr..i ~ . should, and al"aEs
wym!ti aay cuuH.c iiiry wci:lr; have the mouth
81 lie Mississippi river, "h"'E:r HE Govern
iac!.t u; WasiiinSt StE SHY, aye III 10. /" ne
Mechanics !l.., "iicn t!.n manly !hrin "' The
@rrticrnan fr1l. Mi.,issiri (Mr. siAEEt) %as
s:an,!i'i:: or ;Iy nd: a';'i:e>';'G ih'* Ict'vr;'
lion, I looked uron hirl wi:li ssGncss and
with .a.rruH f..c:S wi!ct bad forgotten
were oli !T.st: i: NY lnr1pry, aEI "I;.'d n,t
buL rp&.2t upon to-" dreadful spectacle q; i!!"il
saIGs u arct; men :i.';itin, down that river,
not t!iat river aly:r, l.I:! 81. rs TEuiaT!aS. -
clean .Gt the !rr;,lc ccgo.; wai"h !!nc lt:rH:
on every side :7;:ir G!oiia'inHs
Mr.. Ciay stated, n 1870 that while a"lnt
had talsc, o: :!tuti-" y".crc! EIniei"rac;, II
si.sip9i woud never p.r.i.it I. barrier i1 iodgr
ct til. Belize OF over the Ial!; u! i;c Crescent
CITY. Nj. T.lianGighalii, III Ia: Congress ni
the Unit:t! States: io': i''i'! that they 3l t':r
North -W,s, would i.u.y tsuir way u ;hc ri""ih
Of that river, %@orI in lan'i. S"lhat Ea'l Will
get no sid from that QUARTZ
peini:t ne tu say. That %Lat ha"e Sad his
beer. SAID iE no spirit III r:pToach npHn any -
these Southern Statc; tia; have thought proper
to change their relation 10 the General l'HT-
errBcnt. | thought tie hour Fad coIas To
look facts in the fscr NJ they were. aad 10 Srr
whether We could hope for aiy All from l'''
North Wca. in this ncw Cunf-,icracy w!icli ynn
are about 10 create.
prGruurd ;his Gurs,,nn now 10 yau, ohd
ash; Y,Iu 70 respond III il, not governed hy r's-
sim or pr,juditc, OF hy the excitement I'll tic
hour, but c:carly and calmly, il it be, 4nSshic
Ii Lord Palmcrston, the British Premier,
were 10 involve his country in war With
France, or with any nation upon the lace ai
the globe, without preparation, with force oil
eighteen to one against him, ought not ne TO
be mpeached, and lose his hcari? What has
L1ns Napoleon been about ever since ne as
ccndej the thronaf Making preparations for
the great Italian campaign. lie has hecn ever
since the close oc that campaign making pre-
paraticns for any wHr that may tnrn up, or
that he may choose TO originate, whenever il;
suits his will and pleasure.
Tho proposition Of my friend from Ftnquiei'
(Mr ScorT,) was favoritc proposition oi mihe,
and Think ought to have been adopted &c
cause it would have given is t'n!c, at lcssr. to
hare expended this milien appropriated ny
the Legislature before the shock y: areas should
cor,c upon u.s. Ny belief is, that il t;,is "IdI'
nance passes here 20 day, and more, II : pass
cS by the unanimous vote u! lbis: body, ih"s 1t
will be regarded rs aa aet 81 war, ard 50 treat
cd by the General t3o"crRment.
shall vote against thIs ordnance III iG'vs
sion, for the reason, among othms', that II there
be no. a unanimous vote upon It, there lGay hc
n pause on the part Of inc General Government.
until our people v9te upon it. in The ti'ean.
time We will have an oprartinlty 10 make
some necessary preparation. to meet an e'iier'
gency CT war, ii such should result.
This ordinance Of seceSsIcn was h:'.:iSht ne.
fore this body yesterday The prc"io'* cues
ton was moved upon it anu t!e ten u;lnuic'
rule adopted, and now we are called Hppn t'
give vote that in my judsn:nt, is pregnant
with the issue uf human free: 'n all over tnc
globe. ! believe that if thi: Experiment. falls
there is no hnps lef. for relrtS enta:iTc govern
rncnt and liberty regulated BY la1. believe
that the dark night Of universal dcspoiism vii!
settle down over the whole globe, upon the fail
ure OF this great experiment Of ours. This is
not the only proposition before us. b." i; all.
We have other propositions lolorc Us. 'fr
have proposition in the resi- Lions AM in 10
amendments tG The Constitution whici. &r'
laying over These contain plan of confer
ence ard ct-opcra;io7 witl. those border Sister
States Gc ours. ! ,hank II, Convention, no;
only for the kindness und Indulgence That Li,cy
have extended to III. nos. but for that which
I have received in my entire sphere of acsior
during the whole session Of this hody. have
felt it due TO my constituents to enter lh:s.
their protest, in vice' of the peculiar lircT'n
stances in which ihty a'e laced, against This
act dissolving the Union
Fir. MGERs VI. FISHER, OF NurlhampIon-
do not desire tC occupy the ten ri.lnutea al