Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-09

couary from civil sud conflict aud n,c pr".si7c
both s!lc' Of III. chamber, and l- Executive" rG
every citizen whose Irsr and mrd reach. III ':r-
suit OF such pacific pulley will farther
ton Of the Government prevent civil war, hn' r.' -
Of those States which have withGrawa fr"a
Union.
Tie Senator from I:nr.s n sr yrirgr "arr:u r"--
,ai had made proclamation that d-r!Ara.i al
prIrs he iNr Masoni Sss surprised - h-mr ''-. lie
had rsah III. dncumenI, and heard he r"v'$rr""n ."
the public press nniy OF The SOUTH hnr -l.r"hre AMI
tho Senator The only rom which he lrsrn-i that
could h" Interpreted pe.c'fl The LnInu in h,-
lIsgraVE "rhay- already LOST seven States SrNri"T"
hsv- retired on hi: chamber after having 1rf eoFi. 81
the prhIapcu Of -ec-ssiun.
Its historical fact that these Srst-s have
federated and have established Iover-ut md :ag,
aud provided for The collection of the G"vGrG
- Is complete In 4lit- parts provision i. made fcrldE
ard fnrceS In fact feature that !, Cor
perfect aud staple Government In, been omitted The
Sis'es which separated EMBRACE live millions Of pcOpl-,
three or m. u white
In this condition OF ,tla.s and In view OF these tire
President rays that the Cnon |, unDrVk.n hur - wished
|" ASCERTAIN Shh lie southern Static are to EXPECT rom
The roy al fhs Observation-Disclosures Gy ;is Eof-rrH
teaiates bG the orrs, wc necessarily -ympaihze with
them from affection. Intercourse aud alliance sad
than ALL from the great bond which he broken
End which holds the great ,ncInl fabric
lie Repeated that u there any here s5n lad
found In the in,uEufsl whs, the Senator from Illinois ,Rd
lnund, namely, "a peaceful policy, lie I" --- him.
II this peHcefu policy" had hrrE found. II would have
been proclaimed IN tie tongue OF the Pc:
try.
NJ Mason proceeded exs n,inc the inaugural. coming
the c1ncusIon ihst t is proclamation OF The Pss
dent Eah lett out or that the t!rir When the
to be ruployrd lie had oult;et the that - Union IS
broken lie should hive admitted recognizes, m t,pa.
rate IN st"nce OF the secei. s.h=-, AID withdrawn Ih=
troops from the forts.
A. to virginia he cuu!I sry II any a'tcnIt should he
rae 70 Use the public force under the policy Of executing
r laws OF taking possea-Gs NJ he or'- arsrngls or
any other property, hr, If the President oui narch
hostile army for such purpose. Virginia will ta- uusni
mOu, consent Of her l-Cpr hrcYu party the War
when the first is t:ru IN further discussion Mr Ma
argued that Nr. Lincoln r-safus the G:cagu Platform
~ his Law.
Mr. Douglas In r-ja!rL-r 10 tuch part. n. NJ. Mason.
speech referred him. said that the simple why
an attempt would not h. pIHi: reinforce Fur. uu-r
that It impossible. Whilst he had no k.cwlrdac
Of the views OF body r0nnecied with the government
having control OF the QUESTION Ia Fort Sumter he took
IL Tor INIT army large would h0 tGuirrd
uG not got together tor mnnihs IN. raising
Of IL would require session Of Congress.
Mr.. Mas"n-WhHt would you do with the fort
Mr. Douglas tie Senator had voted sh last Sor"r'
hlr. would tell him what Is to hs O:r. must refer him
ihoEr who have the control Of constitutional: Grii-s The
could Hot be collected without further er.sn!.
and this hr. Dougss Grd- allow. nnd t said IL
evidently not HeSgurd 10 do by til D. military
After the arrival the President rrc: the
bills we're not pre-: srd 10 rGte In Congress, and Ills Tor
patriotic purpose U'nSrsss which could have pa,srl
them. Withheld the power ~ Ito these very things, II
the President had desired to possess H.
lie had no doubt not only that The President |. Ia faTcr
Of pacific policy but aisu The Republican party, believing
that such policy, under pr-seh circumstances would be
the best IL the administration anticipate The OF arms
stall soUn proclamation for extra tes.iOn OF
the regunr forrrs AMI calling volunteers Into h ded
hncl An exteht the military authority may estimate TO be
necessary
Without further action, the Senate adjourned.