Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-19


me from The responsibility Ut casting vote
when the time should come when should
cusi il. \ dne regard ~ candnr required me
ia tell them that, whilst sought that Gircc
i.nn, | condemned the iEsrncliong, and, upon
thai rNpressan, ran'l not get one man to
give ne iHs:r,i;t,gI%. Knowing my views.
they cinccdt TO me the responsibility OF speak.
ing aud acting in their behalf.
Sir, with what views did enter this body
What interests have Lo serve? What was
the Virginia principle that directed my action
T'hr preservation nf the Cninnthe prcserra
ton Of this unan in AL i,s integrity! What
were the vtss which "n,crti,rcd in regard
70 he possibility Of accomplishing hat Oh
laci IL mevsT ntca entered ny head that
there w.il'l hs mich facility in carving ont
such measure by this body A. HnuId result
in tic tuilest guaraHirts upon al! these lnes
lirns IL reference IT, rhch the nainrly Tor
.Eonv"n;iln had lis origin, The only trouble
:hnt | Anticipated WIS hot n rlGrd 10 the
North. hui in regard Ia the Snnth And What
we:v the clements ii H;v calculation Not
any ia:aI kno 'ls.!,v =: regard Ia the want OF
thar ,htiliice W;ich ha. Wrought ;aea: re-
sul, =, disastrous 80 Tia" cnuntr., !,u, know.
ledge that ;i",c was a cGnl,n!iing interest
winch the sS:u;iI wGuld not hc sili;ng - -lcri.
f:". There wrra nnly some t,=o or three
>;rn,i,cln Sl:.ic> which had secctlud 1T the out
sri. s,.d the tr.nIUe was in rcconStrucLiuG the
l;ore!nren5 liuon he basis OF those Interests
which !. was uur daily IS people to prtcrlrr
g,taranfrns Irr i:.>r: the .Tbftn. NuT lie ilt;a-
Der If S.rri STATE; is no. three l.'.t Srvra,
w.ic;. hay. ,r.angurntci n Government capa
Nc If SUBSTITUTING: itself. Al, my cairuIa:ions Of
the i..,"i,;i; "f reconstruction have failed,
snl !i.e rrr;,l,t Jon has been forced upon me
that Gi;i itity, grcai in tHc!f as il existed at
ti:S !inr liza, came inin this i,0dY, haA hr.
come inSurecani".
W!n; was !b" Iic. lhin:, ll.at cuu''i ne AZ
,mplr:he,;t III shape oar measures III .uch
mauner ~ would retain ibr balance ur tins
E.r!a.cra,e IN it, integrity. This is rendered
matter cf nrcs> ;ity hg the course nf those
men III i:.e hrq.i &c tie Administration al
WA.h'ngir.! IL; not matter 81 IF,ni,.c n"S
with Virginia Via, pIsitl"n Sc wil; take. Sce.
iag that there is no middle GRAND now I''r Nir
gina 20 occupy, bu: taat s:ie must iakn one
,X;r, rlc or he ether, the fIaeSiiO ion addresses
i.sel! 10 ~ p!Icr this iashion-sllall We. before
we 20 pu,, s.t,uic i co-opsralinr hy winch wr
nla successfully maintain ourselves. rr SI:ail
midst of war. VIII, those people whom wr have
IN rely upon in an eminent degrrr alter We
shall g out
Sir, | have no hesi!ntuu IN :'la; r..sPrrt, m.
prepared as We sre Purpose !; 'nwrr when
cDupl,i wiki high moral influence. such ~
wc pn.sc>s Ii IS mere than anything that
cAnll aHw be accomplished by negotiation, an.
der the circumstances in which tha negotiation
could hr cor:lar!cd l. therefore. c!n hace II"
heeita' s /" The course 10 ta pnr:r"d.
RIt lnr man ahjcct in Tl'ng here, a't:i de.
"larine ~ awn position, vas 10 ga:, thai whe;i
entered this h.dy. took it ;nr grinial that
n: results nj uir deliberations, hr~ever nr'c!I
~c nir!,T differ in orr progress VIII: The h,I:i.
at.S<. wnn!i inc": ire unanimous approval ri
Ill who engaged IL lha proceedings. !
".s satisfied. tha: however much n,ay
:..". hccr, l,vi;:i in the past into sec
,inra :,tr,ir": however Imuch We may have been
livdpi IN ppiitic, via%s however ml'!' ne
mny haze lpcr divided ina urai cE,ql"s .,row.
;rr o.i, ct :!ic large divursi,is nr interest here
represented all would sink into iiSisniis:Ance
III Yicw oi the great iSSu: upon us. ana which
involves SO much that is dear to u; all. Dis.
c,rd in this bndy will prov. = profile 1nrce
II ,l,scord abroad. and it be:,J1Vrs ui 10 guard
assins, il by I'll the means III "nr power.
Sir. ca:i an occasnn 1risr-a il possible inr
p,c to he conceivedin which ih'' practical
rff.r! OF that sreai truth. IN concord will be
found strength, can hr ;nHrc fully illustrated
and more benchciaI!v applied, Than st he
present. will mol, a. This lime OF trial, WHEN
The whole CUnfcderacv is r0nvu!scd IN lis cen
trr r. Ter to the Causes which have praductd
the sal results now upon uH. They ART wide
spread and numerous 40; ii rGn carry tie
elements Of Gisc0rd whic;! have wrought iirSe
results abroad. into Your own body, what can
fn:lng Evils ten times more dclcte!in,iS 10
the public .:cal than that sun y: evil that 1N.
istcd mt the ti,n3 that we entered this IL Ill
Let ,,s chceri,Iily Weld to whatever line ni pol
ic; he ruiority stall marx oHt. and cnnn rs
one man 10 give forcc and efficiency to l',eir
action ~ the ac:ioa OF orr State Let no pre-
iulce or hostility exist; ii"A. in his Pgn"i
daf,ce, l.as 80 shaped lh cMIrs" tnat, in orr
voya.,. re have nothing to gui,!r Us bat That
l.S.. w;,irt, is coruscaiei irn:n the light n the
hsIl in which We seii. l. were worse: than
lmponS 10 assume lie: i""s light vas ;:"! rd-
aqnltc 10 condncu us safety !tItr port, nnGis-
,urbcd by prejudice Of fn:.a:an. But. III the
! cbl!;ion OF the passions !herr is c!Iill o!
prejudice affiliated through which this light
| ,hunl.rs iInpcr!tc.iy; md leg you no! To
| infllsc into the mind that which will make II
panyite ;".-sito, for feel laL when prclu'!!ce
| and passion are aroused hT those VINO have
the destiny Of GaiiOns in oar hands. it influ:ct
that danger, nay. liin to i::c cause III which
they arc engaged. IS iursilahr. Lei ns aeo'd
| t!i. AMI unite III iaSDT -: iiIl VTdiuGi:er nj
secession.
Mr. GEokGs Blew, Jr.. al NnrlolE city
feel perhaps, as full7 ana a: ccpig As any
.rn.l"lnan in thIa body, sense Of ;i's rrspon-
sii,lliy ~ hic!; rcGts upon he in tho yata "hich
shall saua hc called upon 10 cast
came to this Convention, sir. representing
Union constituency. II has been my pur-
Dose, sn laT ss my humble abilities would 60.
| 10 cnarihu.n 20 carry out a. faithfully az |
| rnmll the purposes and the object which |
! t;t:nw That constituency desired wh"n i,ry
elected me | hrIieved, sir, ,haigh tn, inng
parind in hcn we have haem On g:..:r.a in Glr
hrlii:.rat:nnp mat not nniY wa; il oar ,!urr, il!
| pAssihr, 10 cprscr7e that uTinn nT'ier which Tt
h.y,. h"rG ,;o Tlro.Etr"i!ar h'i, cir. ! h:l"rr
| that it ~as Iractrabi- unG ta9', by pursuing:
! The cnu:sn which h,i hcrn e:iaikcl oih and
marked hY this Conventions tha car I'll ,'t'
wuni'! have hccn ultima ely crowned with
| success ! believe nnvr. Thai l,,t t,r the inter-
position ii the power which stan:li st TIE hcad
af the Execniivc government nf th;a nation,
these "iii,rs .:oud have been tr;iIlul'hlEt'p
| succcssni Event has been lreadag Sn rapidly
/ u.un ll: heel nf even. within ,hr laet 50 days,
IA {" render Il utterly impossible tnranp mans
ol;ni {" he liAed positively np:'' "r;y particular
line 0i action