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


I this day you havo q still more rindlctlve,
moro destructive clement combined Win
the religious element and the political element.
You have that which hate worse than all, that
which I would trample upon to utter ann'hi!a'
ton, that which is worse than Luclier's OWN III.
fernal Gods-you have lgrarianisn, iaEsehoou
and chicanery.
Let me tell you, sir, that, in my opinion,
that last, worst, most-to.be-dTcaded enemy Is
found in Virginia as we'll as in the North. As-
rarianism at this day calls itself keploiican-
ism par excellence. But it lays no claim 10
that proud Republicanism which raises man,
kind upon the highest platform, ana ~ou1n
make US equal to kings and princes. II
would drug all down together to the lowest
level of the very Hlth and miro OF the eartn-
This is the struggle now going on.
TO return more immediately 70 the "iatse'
under consideration. The gentleman from IA
nawha (Mr. SUMMEEs) Glasnes the Peace Con
ference only rs ambiguous. Ii this proposition
that comes from the PeGce Conference Is an.
~bisuuus, why did the gentleman bring 1t here Z
Why did he try SO hard to enforce &c! II
wss uuambiyuous tu me. | tell the gentleman
from kanawha, il he is not with The gentleman
from Harrison, that this proposition suits the
gentleman lTDtl tllIIisul Jul ~ ~
him. lie has made n mistake; the proposition
Of the Committee is substantially different
from that Of the Perce Conference, and let
n, have j, SO understood. | do not want
the rentleman to condemn himself. hut | Will
Give him one piece oil advice, aStte best means
Of avoiding I'll! perplcNity. Lei bin say That
he sees Il better prurosiiloh than lle "hc lie
brought here from Washington, aud he there
n.y., /; ,,,h.. L., .l,cs g,,tstSr-
tally say.
Inc question WAS then taken upon the adop.
ton of the substitute proposed by Mr.. CAR
LILLE, aud it was decided III tac nc~Satlve-ycaS
+, nays 10, as follows:
Yr.a-Mcsrs. Barley, Garlic, Hubbard. rortcr-i.
Anbler, Armstrong, Aston. Baldwin; BAY
Tor, Es,lin. Blake EluS, Ho?rrss, Eo:ssssGu, B"rst, Boyd,
lrnleh, i'rsns, Brown; B'@S:, hnfaei H. nr,ns' Esos,.'
&c Guau, Ccun, Z. Il. Conrad, 4. Y. Conrad. J. II. Cox, X.
IL. Cox, Cus'i., n-sk!ns, DnIanv, Early Echri-, Fisher,
Forbes, French. fuy.rr, Ga,lIEd. GiIie-pi" Gratsn. Grnvs-
IL, Gray. Gotsn, !. { oodr, 7. 7. GoOde, a. Hall. Z. Hail,
f II. Hall, l.. 5. Ilnl, Hammond, ntry!", II .ym";''' H1Se,
liolrombe, ii"il ,day, Hull, Isbsil, Jackson, u Jennsan; =.
c. Johnston, EIDy, Kindred, LAWSON, Lrakr, Lewis, McC"'
mas, MeGrr~. McNeil, {. *. Mallory. j. d. Mallory Mar
mali, Marye, NA.'in, Msrters, Miller, M"G-t', Morris, Nor
ton, Moore, S-h,elt, Nelson, nrrics, usbGrn, Parks, Fen
dirlon, Preston. Price. PuSlt, Elch~rd'on, X. +, scott srn'
well. sharp, Shelley. s!li!nglon, Snulhtl. speed, sPulincS,
Staples; y. IL. II. STUART, Q. ). stuaf,. sIraTrs. SUNNI wnS
White, whhfcid, Wickhan, Willy Williams, "!''o', "se'
Wouds-ily.
So the amendment was rejected.
During tne call Of the roll
Mr.BALDwIS stated that he bad paired of With
the gentleman from Richmond city, CIR. KAN
DELPHI; but he had been informed that, were
Mr.. RASDoLrn present, he wOnld vote in the
negative, a. he (Alr. RAL.pwiN) should vote.
Mr.. "llARvig said he would take the reSPon'
siLility OF saying that Mr.. fASDoLrH, II pre-
sent, would vote in the negative.
Mr. OsBuRy stated that his colleague, Mr..
BARBOUR, Of Jefferson, was necessarily absent.
Mr.. BRowS stated that he had paired off with
the gentleman from Cumberland, AR. SCOTT;
: but understanding they would both vote the
same way, if here he should vote in the mega.
t!vet
, Mr.. CAMPBELL stated that his colleague, Mr..
GRANT, had brcn called home suddenly ty Sc
we're family affection.
Mr. HrGnrs said he had paired off with the
gentleman from Pulaski, (Mr. WYsoh)
!, 4 member stated that Mr.. TREpwAY was
. absent from the city. II be were present lie
would vote "nn."
Mr.. WOODS said I'cfore voting, I want to
say a word. When tlie propositions cunuat-
. Ing from the Peace Conference were presented
t 10 the people Of the United States, I gave them
:, n careful cXaminatiun-tic best examination
c was able to give them. That examination
: led NV mind to the conclusion that they were
+. a drlusiun and n snare, and | deterinlned TO
vote against them. After | had the pleasure
Of listening 10 the able, eloquent and vigorous
argument Of the gentleman from k~anawha,
. (Mr. ScMNERsD in their defence, | reconsidcrcd
y my Judgment, and my mind came 10 the con-
/ ~clusion still that they we're 4 snare. To-day,
have had occasion again 10 review the
grounds over which lny friend Travelled, and /
have been rclicTcd from all doubt upon the
/. subject by finding the enlightened gentleman:
:. from kanawba turning his back upon these
=. prorositiorS he so ably advocated before, and
announcing his vote "ro" upon their adoption.
[ am courincrd now, beyond 4 doubt, that
my first conclusion was correct, and that they
are a dciuSion and q snare. take pleasure,
4 therefore, in voting mo"
j, Mr.. E. + HALL, Of Marion.-I desire to give
L a reason for my vot". | shall vote INC" IN
. this case, not as opposing the Peace Conference
e propositions il themselves. |. myself, and 50
c far as | know, my people we're cplteut with
E the CrittcnIen propositions. know, or be-
l!eye, Tint that people. Notwithstanding IL"
t lard things that nave been applied 10 the Peace
5 Conference propositions, regard those PROPOSE
: tons Is infinitely s~urerior. 10 tiic Criltrnden
propositions. And the very fic" that they
! have received such bard names from certain
l quarters, emiurntly commend- itself to me
aud ~ my people, who are q Conservative poo
t pie. With tbs explanation, | clEt nY vote in
. tho negative.
t Mr. J.. a. EARLY, .! Franklin, on giving his
/ vote, said:
| merely rise to give the rcas1n for the vote
3 I shall cast upon the motion 10 strike out and
S insert the substitute under cons. Iteration, ansl
e | do not wish that vote TO be construed MS IL
condemnation on my part Of the propositions
: nf the Pence Conference. Blu. the substitute
Of the gentleman from Harrison embraces GER
t tain rrsn,uiion, for which in their present idrm,
I cannot vote; as | understand the Chair u de.
/ eide that if the motion to strike Gu, and i'!Nert
4 the substitute CT The geiitlernari from HARRISON
j prevails, that substitute Cannot he attended H.
| Ii,c Committee. For tllat REASON l Shall vote
| against the pending %lnOlinl,; and. IN so do:ng,
/ | do not want to BIZ considered as cpndemrirg
I The propositions Of The Peace Conference.
5 The vote was then announced as above &c.
corded.
=. Mr.. NELSON moved that the committee rise.
l The motion was agreed To-.
: The committee accordingly rose ant Mr..
SuErrEr having taken the chair rs President
pro ~tsmJ,ore,. tie chairman (Alr. PHIcE) report
, ed hat the Committee of the Who'll. had ac-
cord!ng tn order, had under consideration the
report Of the Committee on Federal Relations.
and had come To no resolution thereon.
Mr.. CARLILr-I move tho Convention id
journ sine die.
Mr.. CocDr of Slpcklcnburs demanded the
! yeas and nays.
: Mr.. NELsos-I rise to make a motlun 9h!cE
g understand will take precedence Of the mo-
; ton Of the gentleman fran Harrison. | move
t simply tina; the Convention adjourn.
J The motion WAS agreed to, and thercupon
| the Convention adjourned until tomorrow at
!: ten o'clock y. N.
, Mr.. TURNER Of Jackson, read tho following
, ,uw;tions in tho rourse Of Some remarks