Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-23
United States Senate--EXtra Session.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH %, 1861.

Mr. Hale introduced are s:iut!on tha. the Srnsis .djourn
sine ate Oh Saturtuy next. Laid ortr.
Tbe resolutions OF Mr. Douglas Hr:e taken rp.
Mr. Bay ard suiI siacs his coming into the sraate no
word hsu ever bera uttered b. him 10 furn.nt sectional
.irife. He pss devoted tn the niaih'ehanee OF our govern
meet. Tne Resolution OF the Equator fTcm Iil'noi- MAS
two fold, calling 6rst for .tc {, then Tor action upon those
fsc,s. lie un.y ed the doctrine oil secr ss!cD, end held that
lr w., not a rrsrrreo fight, tVt ho act o! revolution BY or
yauiI.d communities. A colap act could not lie annullsd
rIceyt hy the consent OF Ell lie partis:. Spd therefore the
,sr..,ten afrhe s%"ulsern Sis.ss vas an act OF re'oilt!on.
This ~. Il iu'llhcauCn 20: Wsr IL Tie orhefai uefe'htnent
chose 10 resort ~ II.
Tn. 05yr. rurnt uni.r the Constitution had the rlgh, to
compel the lu;1imeut Of the compact. bit experience hal
Shown that Coercion. uuier our syssstn, would not ansEer.
The Declaration of lrhrprDd-tce was not HE nc' oil the
whole people gs uns cuTmuniI' hut oftlie c"ionise Asssf'
Rratv powers. They were united only by & common dan-
ver, aud iu the CoDyrc,a voted - Slater, The S;a;ec 81 Den
Tsrc cs:,!aS an equal vote with New ic!k. state soYe.
re:saiT was iaiy sod c gary ts."svn. -: . ,,,,,,,,-
ircm various authorities. IN the OLD sfttclrs Of CoI!rdrrs'
ton tn. sovereignty O: tbs stste' vas distinctly recognized,
bu; IN the Constitution after ~ rds u Wa provided TIA!
that INSTRUMENT could only be changed IN "a p irIicrlsr way,
and Until thus chan sed Was bindtrg on all TIE States. l.
could no., therefore, be denied thsI the siGtrs we're sovs-
reIsn when they framed the Cen:tiiG;.oa, and soyersigu
now except TO the eIteut 10 which hey rad delegated pow.
o. 70 tbs Federal Government. lie did not believe the
co.Tclo= OF & stale %S ever Contemplated 30 long ~ abe
remained in the Union; but IL = State HEa recognized az
OUT OF ths un!on, war miSh. be Vdssd ssaibsi her a. ds1ln.t
aay other foreign power
he used H. u primary paTer Tor III. execution o! the Ian,
be- rs .ub.idihry 10 ,"e civil power. TIL. only coercion
contemplate ed ly ih- Contribution VA: that OF tire taaels.
tracy uys;rsI. IN Individual citizen. The secession Of the
Southern States Wa h breach I COMPACT. sld IKE the
violation Of atrvaty, uifh; be- Il,r csu,e ( : war. bu. only
upon that gr1uni could the Us. o. f'rce be j1si!ati. Thi,
Ges,rpmeut had Eos Gully IN choose brtwrsL wiT and n 20.
,Iaiion with The srcrted S:ates.
In subs y { &c he coptinuet: Lot, that eecsssiaa wa Dot .
reserved hight b=.ol cling 10 d et,;e. but -'s revolution
20. lhI: coercion 0: = STATE BY the Federal ticYeIauenl
VA, uncoHsti; ui.'nal. 80, H.al the States were sovereign,
bu, accession was . visitation Of the compact, md nigh,
b. rusrnl.d By ,Ee Federal Government lAu any otusr
7inia.ion NJ Treaty.
In regard 10 III. power OF the President to treat With the
comm. siousrs OF the Southern Ccniedsracy, he believed In
Il, "a, .,.ncs. tauusl !. was not g. Enird IL express teruis.
! III. r.. nj O; she President and Ssnatr TO make treaties was
ruiim,.,. ii bY irssIy they cuu,d acquire territory, they
r,Ii,, IN the .aG.e &, ; pari will il, with he consent o.! tie
stats. !ut.re.lsG. II. b., 10 the case OF he 'Tea'y with
Grex, Britain, they could give up Territory, why not In the
Coaf.derat, d States CT tie SUu.ht
Thos. State, were reudJ 10 treat, had expressed ;h<lr
5c,irr 10 leave the Union why could 20. he Federal
Government, by treaty Assent ~ that de,irsi II TaT ,cos
place 4, va, admi;eJ hat they could Then make ID Iregty.
Why could they nos make Il before? Wa, The BAPTISM Of
b GOD necessary lie argued at length 20 'hcT that the
Government had the poser u Recognize the wNni:aSai o,
the t.crJsd States, and to treat with them sIthou: the IN.
te:Yentlou Of Congregational actin. Congress he'd ia9
po4.r TO make war, hC. the ,.-s;yIaas!uI power rstted
With the President ard Sras.-.
after an .1ssiiss session the Senate adjourned.