Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-19

prcssors, and make common cause Win our
friends in the South.
Mr.. MOORE of Rockbridge, said: 1t was not
ny purpose to have engaged in any debate at
this early stage Of the Convention; but my
friend has offered resolutions in which 40
not acuuiesce. I refer to one Of them IN par
tcular. do not want that it shall go before
the committee without an expression OF oDJec-
ton to it on my part. / am opposed to any Teso-
luton like this, which proposes to hand US
over, bound hand and foot, to the Cotton States,
which have dsregarded us in their proceed
inps, The last part Of the last resolution IS
the part to which except i'll particular. 10
not choose to 90 over with those who did not
choose 10 consult us before they took the step
which they have taken. If 90 out OF the
Union, want to know who go with, and the
terms upon which we are 10 stand with our
new associates AS to what the Legislature
has done and said will say that they did say
what they had no right 20 say. We are body
supcrior to the Legislature. would even pre-
fer TO suffer some before going where "c may
encounter worse. .
| Mr.. WISE said, il he understood mis- friend
| on his left (N1r. MooRE),. he will not retire
from the bondage in which nc now is. ior lear
ho NAV be put in bondage by somebody else.
If he understood the gentleman, he SAID I've
would not 20 cut though he WAS suffering
wrong.
Mr.. NoonE.-I said would not 20 out until
| knew where was to go
! Mr.. WlsE.-lte won't so until nc knows
where to go; he won't 20 unit! somebody
comes and ccmprcsSc; him tighter than he Is
now. compressed (laughter.) You (aan'GS'
! SIM, himself to Mr. MooEE.J will wait ana pe
content with the ills that you suffer unit! you
sec If you will have an easier master me"
,rc are elected as a body superior to tic LssS'
laturc. God help such character. ms
body has been deprived Of all It's pretended
character Of sovereignty. 1t has no aeterih'r
nate power. The Legislature had the honor oi
creating two bodes-thiS Conventional Dony,
! without any power at ala creature that was
/ given 10 power To pro-crcatc ANY result anu
! then il created another body 10 revise anu cor
rect. this Convention was elected to 90 III MS
(Mr VS. opinion, nothing else on uod Al,
| luighty's earth but to prepare the ground ana
cause for civil war, by falling 10 do anything
powercss to provide any remedy, unit! no RENE
dy shall be left. The gentleman air. MooRE) IN
| Inmates that nc has I master; he speaks very
much like master himself; Tor nc tells us That
he shall have his own way. Shall. That IS lInpe,
ra,iye. He iMr. w. would say 80 too; he would
Join him in that autocracy. lie is one OF the
people. and so help his God nc meant to have
his own way first and last. 1t may lead him
! 70 g bad failure-it may lead him 10 u bitter
end; but those who cry peace, peace, when
there is no peace, and who are taxing these dlI"-
tory steps these now miScaed conservative
stems, TO allow the real dSunIoulsts 10 dissolve
the Union, are the worst enemies To peace ana
Union. lie would fight TIC real Glsanl0nlsts
to the bitter end. And who arc they: Arc
they those States that have been driven from
the Union? No. South Carolina has been
denounced by you all you passed force oils
over her to put her to the test OF arms lew
years ago Why don't yon get Congress to
pass force bills against the Black Republican
States? They ARE the Union breakers, and
not those States that have been compelled TO
secele Are you going to make flsh OF one
and flesh OF another: Are you gong TO make
! Massachusetts and Ohioves, Ohio, the dear
little creature-iIeSh Of your flesh and bone OF
your bone, unite with her population until she
abolitonizes Virginia within her own limits?
. She has done so already along the regions Dor.
dering upon her Territory.
| Mr. MooRE-ln what case:
| Mr.. WIsE-S!Ic has done it in the whole tier
Of counties along the ONO river. You can
no more own sla:c there than on the
other side OF the Ohio She maintains a
terminus for an underground railroad within
her territory, and she has brought yon to test
what have been the rights Of Virginia at high
water and low water mark. You talk about
slavery in the territories; you talk about slave
~ in the District of ulumba-whcn its tenure
in Virginia is doubtful. Are wc to De subrnis-
siYe to these wrongs: Why. he OR. W
would tell the gentleman that Virginia is brave
enough and strong enough distinctly to
say to all, that rather than be deprived of self
govcrntnent-rather than he deprived Of social
safrty-Iathcr than be denounced until bitter
hatred, sectional hatred mas become almost per- !
sonal hatred between the two sectionS-hc
tween the two people, North and South, if she
is compelled 10 90 out Of this Union and can |
not find associates with whom she can unite
on proper and just terms, she will stand erect,
sovereign and independent by herself. II she |
can't find an associate that will treat her Oh
better terms than she is now treated she will |
stand alone. Is it likely that we are To be en- |
shaved ard oppressed BY those vino arc homo |
geneous in interest with us--bomogencous in |,
every proprietary interest and every social feel |
ing? Which are likely to give us the best terms
those who are identified with US in every
feeling, or those who have no common interest |
with u.s. There was no need to dwell upon
that matter. The choice was too advantageous !!
on one side to admit of doubt as to the /!
course which any true son Of Virginia would
take
He (Mr. WISE saw it stated that Lincoln, in |
speech OF his recently, remarked that there
was no harm done yet; and another leader Of
the Black Republicans says, wait Tor one, two
or three years, ana lh"r we shall be relieved Of
our appreheusions. We will certainly be re-
lievcd of our negro property. Laughter.
lie (Mr. W. was for Union. We of the |
South nave kept the faith Of the covenant; you |
at the North have broken it. IF the Union is 10
be dissolved who are responsible for it? Not the
South, but these Black Republicans vino disre-
gard every constitutional obligation, and every
constitutional right which the South holds
dear The gentleman cries peace. peace, peace, |
when we are about to put into the hands Of Il |
hostile power nil the meals and munitions to
make war-war, the most horrid--socia civil |
war, serve war. He (Mr. WlSE) would say to
those who would commit him 10 bait like that
that they may think they will get peace If they
do not ligh. the Yankee invader, the Black Re- |
publican intruder. They shall not without
fight. intercept me if | can meet him. We |
have to choose whether We will fight the COM |
mon enemy Of ali, or whether we arc to fight |
with each other. Now, my disposition is not !
TO fight among ourselves. inplore Firginians !
not TO wrangc among themselves He mir. W J |
knew that this national raid is not only against !
the institution Of slavery, but that it is an |
agrarlan rush upon lands as well as negroes -
When You have done nothng-wheu it is de-
clarcd to you that you are 10 wait wait I'm.
til you are bound hand and foot, YOU will have |
StaInpedcd this State of half its slaves or near
~ all; you will have driven away from their
hcarth-stoneS thousands Of the best hearts
hearts devoted to your affairs and your homes
and then you will have cheap lands for the &C. |
commodalion Of Il Northern population
We arc all sir in one clirrnrr nov That |