Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-18

Interested. In Maryland we arc interested
through the Northwest, that has Z trade IN
live stock with the city Of Baltimore. bus
with the South re are ever way interested.
We send to her ten millions worth oil slaves.
We send to her all our manufactured -sohacco
OF the best quality. We cannot live without
the South. and the only intercourse nat W. nave
with the Border States, is through i common
interest and q omr1n connection with tHe
| Southern States.
Now We are ignoring the Southern States
We are forgetting our close connection WIN
them, our deep interest in theni, ana arc looN-
ing only to the border States, because tieJ
are called border States. There is, III;
| Chairman, something in a name, and We lest
that fact here for # The common name Q;
"Horder States" we're taken away, we Woula
CO. that all our connection is with the South,
and but little with these bsrder States. WY,
sir. what would you 10 il You were cut ..
frn,u The South and united with the North
Where will vorr slaves 80? Where VIII w:
increase of Virginia slaTrs 60: In the course
of twenty five wears we will have IL million, IN
the course OF fifty years, two iuillions, and IN
the course of sevcnly.tire years. four millions,
of slsycs .criDbcd, cahined, confined within
our ogn borders. And yet gentlemen tell us
that Ee are no. interested III the South. AD'
s~o;u,elY, in that Connection, they acc ignoring
all intercourse with the South. Nc caiino'
iva without The South we cannot exist with
out the Sorith. Virginia, with her !ve hun
dred thousand slaves, is 10 GO into a Conference
with Delaware, aboii:ioniZcd already ,"!!h Zen
,rcky. half abol.tionized, ri Missouri, three
~nnarters ahnlitioniZcd-ior the other day in Tie
c~apitai O; !! ssouri The unconditional s5upmls-
sisnjsIs cane wi,nn two votes Of carTyirg ifist
capital. And get, is Virginia. with oil her
great interests, witt, her 500 600 slaves, 10 be
mt in f. Conference wi,.. these border S.atrs
with which shu has so little interest. 1t Is !ni-
possible tina! We ian 70 into such Il Conference
with safety.
1t is said tina, Virginia sill presen! her uhi.
aatum- That. sir, Is rot worth s moments
C ,n-idsra;!un. Il appears 10 the that an aItt.
Matum 20 he carried into i Conference would
ice exceedingly Insulting. Can anything De
more insulting, 'an anything ne more lncoISis'
tent with ths very nanie 81 Conference My,
tho dnor wnuld be slammed in our faces. We
should be coniurne!iously rejected. Virginia,
ii taking The lead, does NOT take anything upon
herself; in this matter Virginia assure: Moth,
ing. She has & heavy slave interest; and it
Is the most natural thing in the world that she
should lead in an effort to reconstruct this
government. If Virginia shall go out OF The
Union, | ain Tot disposed 20 say thar she will
stand alone. Ii she goes Ont she will i0rtI ne"
connections, and | sny-and | am not afraid 10
say it That there is Only one connection that
Virginia cHr make, and that connection is with
the Southern cnnF.:t:acy. Their" ~ no either
connrclioi ;hat she can mike. Tna; Is III"
natural connection, and il Virginia drops OF!
from this Union, sL. will IS certainly go 10 the
! So1!f. as The apple falling iroIa is parent lltnb
will fall ID tie earth She GraTitates there
And gentlemen NAV laia about It IS much Us
they please, bill, if they will take n Common
/ sense view Of this question, ana the one that
! strikes tie mird u every person, anu !! ttiey
will forget their antipa:GitS 10 ~" S"u:!:. they
; can COME 10 bnt one conclusion. j: Is & pr!n.
cipic Thar s;arcs rrarv mas il. tue face,
and is responded 10 by every man in Virginia.
| have never seen i man III Virginia who
thought that We ought - scvcrour connection
with the United States. wilr did not believe
that there vas Lut Ole place ~" Virginia ~ go,
and that place is tic southern Cnn!"drrScy.
Tie Southern Coniedrrl"y nave d gOTernlnrnt.
Have you z government. 10 20 tM Via! ire
YOU expectirsy Inu ignorc tgn gov, r%nrucnts,
and are now t., Ing to ulsc 1 third, md ! third
Of fc;crogrn, GUS material. 1t will all end in
debate, and consultation. a"i pickering, and
strife; you vii! lose precious tilIc, arG tier
suit Will oe at last that :2D vii! d. compelled
10 20 iato the Con!cicTacy u! the SoGl:!. There
Is ITO ulIdle ground. There is 40 ether place
sor you. Virginia will have to cUn:e 70 il. II
is impossible thai Virginia can long .:and in
her present canlirion 81 Suspense. Every in
terest OF The cotnlry j. suffering on account
o! the unsettled state uf aif,;r-; aud wc 10 day
are suffering almost I; much Us !! We We're in
the very midst nj civ! war. 10 hope that
this Committee will !onE ibis question fairly
and sQusrcly IN IL" iacc: tia: they viii con.
suit, not with ,!io;r pr j~udic*s. rot with :heiT
passions, 10. w.tt their f9rg,rc conclusions;
but thai they will consult with tirajr bcitcr
Judgment, ali iaEe Il co'uinnn.eels" prs!lical,
hom=.SpuD view % t.s question, and thu; they
will reject all these CONSULTATIONS, these c"n!-r-
ences, these Coggres5es. which vii! keep us Tor
years, perhaps, in debate, ana 1t lasi cad III no
thing. ! hope tho COMMITTEES will take this
VIEW CT the question.
.MT. MonRg-l trust, ST, that Inc Committee
Elli, withou; hesitation, reject the proposition
submitted by the gentleman from llsi:ix-, Mr..
3Hvcr.) The gcntlcH2n rtf.Ts his amcad;rcii
as i cc.n promise. Ard VITA. SOFT q = CON
promise is i? II IS L compromise Of direct and
Immediate secession. Il Is proposition that
we shall arrogato 10 the State Of Virginia the
right Of debating to every other State IN tie
Union, including tn: Border States, and TIE
No:!ksr;l States, eEd all; chat 'by q given 1,y
aud Z gi?en hour, you shall a:cede lo The pro
position which sc Iuske, Or we 90 ont OF the
Unicn on the spot" That il the subs!aEcc 81
tne cu1i promise which is offered. Sir, ! trust
tina, this Committee can ainr; no such ;!;iaE Is
that.
W. have already held out 20 tie
world The idea and the other Stats have act.
cd upon ;t-;hat there was to be q Conference
with :ue border States in reference 20 these
nrt;crs. so Important H. them as well rs TO oar.
selves: ard nnw re are To in5I!: :!'em b; send
inc them dicta:prial terms, and tyifianGlhS Ill.
sLa"t submission 10 our dicta.ion. Sir, trust
wr will to 10 such ,hing. | trust, rather that
ne Committee will reject this proposition q!
tho gentleman from HllifsX, snd adopt the
proposition cffrTcl tv The EcntieE!aI from
Eauquier, MFR. ScoTr)
Mr.. Chairman. Wr hear in the newspapers,
ard re hear in this assembly, iusinuasIof's
about gentlemen who agree with me being
disposed to submission, and To ga TO the North,
Sir, these imrutations and jn5inuationa are
unjust, ~jiii5eTai h!.l destitute Of foundation in
;ruth. ! have no disposition To 60 10 the
North, any more than any where else. | mean
to stand arm in Virginia, assert our rights and
cali upon all arnlri us who arc willing, 10
take part with W in inserting these rights
And If the Northern States reject, M appTe' ;
hend they will, the propositions Of amendn'srt
to the constitution Of lie United States, which
we submit, 7 say lei them s.. | "ant yirsi-
mis- to stand in TIL; p~oSl:icn: that. We will in
Yrte those States which are willing to accede
to our pToprsilit ns-and the scceded States
TOO. il you please, siT-to unite with us in
lormin,; 4 New Cunfcdcracc. aud 70 adop. q
new Constitution. And il thar new Ccts,;!u-
toll should la gi1a - SC" adopted seine .:
the amendments ~ iGe constitution If Tie
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