Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-28

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Sir the attitude Of Virginia has h:en and i;
now one Of humiliation. She ought 10 he places
in position in which the North should com
and ask to be allowed to remain in the Union
Virginia ought not longer be making PROPOSE
lions 10 patty that ;urnS deaf ear rrr!i L
her cntreat'es. The other party, il il desire.
continuation o! this Union, onght to lEak,
Oilers OF reconciliation and rec obstruction S,
long - The South OCCUPIES the position Of at
tempting TO bring about reconstruction, lLt
North, having the maj 'rity, will nerer recon
slruct uPon terms satisfactory to the South
Let Virginia 50 with tue Sol;t; let hr t,ke
the direction where har interests i., aad j.u
That section with which slu is Identified III
feeling and Interest, and Cease any longer being
suppliant for terms from the North.
While gentlemen representing the rights
and honor Of Virginia have been denounced
lor not supporting these Peace propositions,
let it go forth that lis advocates uron this loo!
are afraid to vote for ihom themselves.
Mr. CARLlLE-Year6 aga, in the hall OF the a.
tons representatives had the lcmerity to say
that those who passed and those who alyUca
ted The Kansas Nebraska bill would live 10
regret it. And sir, may be- allowed ID SAL before
:lils CoDlnitlee, that those representatives in
this hall who record their votes against the sub.
.!lute which bayc offered will live to re- srct il,
| ii they represent Union constituencies For
the remark | made years ago, endured Year,
OF abuse, dcnuuciatioa aud ylliItcatlon | re
lied upon time for my rindication, and 50 far
as my neighhorS and friends are concerned,
the people Of my county have Tindicltcd me-
For making the declaration which have made
here With regard to the Conduct o! rcprcsrn q.
tIves who shall vote against the Peace Cunlrl-
cnce proposition being submitted to the test Of
the balIo,.box, may undergo again years 0: ira.
duclion and abuse. trust in God have the
nerve to stand il, and shall trust to lime for
my vindication. DO in all kindness appeal
10 my friend frOn Princess Anne. know he
will allow me to call him my friend, for have
been and Tin still his friend, though Z fer
from him; al honest difference .: opinion
Irust-that hereafter he will not iy such re.
marks Us he nude Il, the combustion Of III.
speech Cast, | know they were not meant ta
be intentional, ilpputaticns u2ou the motive:
Of members
Mr.. Wisg-1 did rot.
Mr.. CAnLILE.-Thc language he employed
was this, ANY gentleman who wants to ;asr
action agains. slavery viii 81 with hin"
Mr. WIsE-Thas refers 70 uc!lon not mo.
ti7e.
NJ. CiRLlLB.-Tne motive for the action is
referred TO. WHO wants 10 take aciiul:' Must
there not be & motive to want 10 tax: the nc.
tlvh? i shall make no further profession oi
loyalty to my State or To her Institutions.
would scJrn myself if could 10 go. These
who kno& my past, nnd with whom have
spent my l;ic from carly manhood to nay present
age, will vnd'clte Inc from any aspcrsous thai
gentlemen may be disposed to cast upon me
was unfortunately prevented by St kn"ss from
hearing the speech of the gc.ilrman lruul the
city Of Richmond (Mr. RANDOLPH which, un
derstDud, Was an argument against the Peace
Conference propositions; and from like clusc
was prevented from hearing the speech OF
the distinguished gentleman from htnawha
(Mr SCMMERs) which, understood, WAS nn
argument i'll favor oC the Peace Conference
proposition. Therefore cln say, so far as
have been able ~ hear the discussions in this
hall, | have yet to learn the objections that
gentlemen have to this proposition. did no
hear the gentleman from Goochlund (Mr
LgAxs) who has just taken his seat. VIII
gentlemen Eavor US with a specification Of their
objections TO the Peace Conference propositions,
il they please, or will they ccntea. themselves
.-:s.:r-.a TT L-..-" .';..rs sash a. they hgy.
II .neqtaiilfieSd qtaiilied I upDn ri" is dtsrdy. ' ''
Mr.. WISE Il refer the gentleman 10 The re
port Of the committee Of t~cuty.one, contain
ing twenty one spcritications
Nr CARLILE.-While did not read that
rcpor. US co:rtaining objections to tie Peace
Conference proposition, certainly dill sec
many things in that report that !, m.lh all du.
Difference To the c0m.nittce OF tMcnty y-oGe,
would have left out.
The reason why we should provide agains;
apprchended danger, we are told by those gen.
llsnen uho have excited our fears, is because
OF Tie elevation to power oi Black kepubil
can party. Will not admit that ;l'ry are in
power or ever will he. But E,r tie sake Of nr
gulnent state it rs gentlemen upon the other
side state it We were told iha; it was worse
than folly for prudent people to expect thai
that party, based upon one idea, and that idra
hostility to the institution Of slavery would
stop where their present platform stops.
Mr.. Wlsg.-May | a>k the gentleman 1t
Question? Did understand him to say, that
nc did no. consider the Black Republicans
were in power or ever would bc? Is that so:
Mr. CARLlLE-I will explain. No. sir they
are not in po#er, thank God, and think 1t is
very evident that they never will be. We were
told that they would not stop with the plank
in the platform declaring their opposition to
the extension of slavery into the territories OF
the United States, but that they would advance
still! further and prohibit the slave trade be
tween the States abolish slavery in the District
Of Columbia, anu finally interfere with slavery
! in the States. | ask gentlemen, if ell these
apprchendrd dangers were not provided against
| by the Committee ct the late Peace Conference
nc WaShngton-each aud every one Now
tell tue, if you please, what more do you ask !:
| Do you want remedies for the recovery Of your
fugitive slaves? What better remedies could
YOU have than the remedies which the cxpcri.
ence OF centuries has perfected? What ter.
ritory have we now, 10 which any act going to
amend the Constitution of the United States,
in a1y particular could apply Did the Back
Republican party, which had : m'Jnr'ty IN
Congress at the last session. aiter the with
drawal of the Representatives and Senator'S oi
the seeding States, apply the Wilmot proriso
10 the territories Ur exclude you from those
territories? They dill no surA Thing. They
have by their action neg,llGed the charge
which you made against them, that they would
exercise the power, if it were ever in their
possession, for the purpose IT excluding You.
bT Congressional enactment. from the co!nmon
territories OF the land. They have organized
tile territories and have lei, q lie people With
~ them to settle aud determine this question
of slavery for themselves, when il:cy shculd
come to form their State CurStitutJn-:l pow.
er have yet to hear u Southern GIan deny to
the people.
What DO YOU want as Union ;Aen mean
as men vino are not prepared 10 drag this
State, or rather to allow it to be dragged, al
the heel Of the cotton States ~ their precipi
tate action, and who urc determined, 50 far ~
their representative conduct can 60, not IL
consent that the people against Their wll
shall bo telesraphed out Of Union
which is dear to them. ask these gentle
nen what do they expect irom boiGsr slave
State conference to be assembled within Ct
days, to lay down, it mag be an ultiml!um, a..t
to require that that ultimitu. shni! be acccpico
within period Of tiiue within which it wou!t