Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-05
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION.
SECRET SESSION.i
MoSray, APRIL p, ls"l.
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49, insS ioopE Js of Bedford. The Uom-
.n;.,ea to WAX on the Hon. Alex. II. Stephens,
h,7e rerryrraed ,ha. duty. and they have been
iaiormcd by Elm that he will address the Con
,,r,rm to.lporr36 al o'clock, P. NJ. deem
:; ,rvtr7 10 state that his address had better
b. a.iirertd in secret session.
81 MnokE, OF Rock BRIDGE beg leave 10
II ;bs following resolution
!nesul:ed, That the sSl rule be and the same
]: hereby amended, IS TO prohibit, all debate
-pon call of the previous question.
The resolution was adopted.
iir. SuLrFEY, Of Su,ylh. offer tue follow
* resolution
Resolved, That the Governor Of Virginia
te !equcStet 20 inform the Convention what
ar,uorr Of volunteers mas been rendered to
h..s, Tor the service of the STATE; what oolnpa
ni,< hare been accepted, from what cities and
,ouaii,S, wbat companies have been ordered
a:o S;rv'ce, aud What volunteer or other force
las been o!L=Tej 10 the city 0! Richmond or
1:her roir:s, S, far as he and his council may
jse:n such Information compatible with the
puulIc :n!rrcst.
NJ. SuLEEsT.-t propose very briefly to en-
ysin my otjecs in proposing The adoption OF
IN. resolution.
\ verv Important subject Was brought be-
lore the Convention by the Military Committee
on ycsicrd.y, which was the organization of
Provisional Amy for Virginia think before
sc take IN that question and act upon it, It is
proper We should have information on the sub.
i,c: 10 which This resolution relates.
lsu,a4are that in all parts OF tue State,
7s,a:asers arr being raised %nd It is lmpoI-
;s?, that meuih.rs of the Convention snail
aaow what has been the action OF the Cover
a3r ia relation to these volunteers, as far Gs
10 and his cauucil inay think sIcn Information
?ropsr.
hr. SLaCaaTER---It secG.s 10 INC that il is
:siier not 70 tai! EiGa the Governor for any
;s.h information a. tits tilie. The Governor,
ac douhL is OCCUPIED BY matters Of much more
IMPORTANCE than that. | move TO lay the reso-
.gn on the tatle
The Inctionsw agreed 10.
Mr.. ScoTT, of PJwtlatan.-I beg leave, 10
.ehaif Of The Military Committee, TO report
The following ort'nance:
viii sLa!. TINT ne had not sufficient mum
Der oi me coInlnittee present this morning to
sct upon the question of organizing provi-
sions army. which was under consideration
here Yesterday and we adopted the ordinance
shci: was recommended as substitute by the
sru.sul,u from Augusta (Mr BALDwIN,) with
some sigh! modification relating to the organ.
izs.on ii corps Of Engineers
Mr. BALDWIN, Of Augusta thought that
belonged necessarily to the part Of the oIdi-
lance referring to the organization Of the 10, ,O0o
men; snd not knowing how far it may DC
NECESSARY 70 refer to that matter, consider 1t
proper 10 iorego any action upon it, believing
that it fell within the principles Of the part
7tlatin7 to ;he. organization of the ten thou
sand.
Mr. SCOTT. OF Po1hatan.-A corps OF Eo.
snec,s is necessary, whether you organize an
.fu7 0! II, 900 men or not. The Governor
a1d Counc, are anxious tha! the Convention
should act upon this matter ct once, and l
rust that their wishes in this respect will be
-1np!:ed with.
Tne ordnance reads as follows:
Ak ORDINANCE
4nsHdiay a"a re. snacting the ordina"es attopf-
I'd IN the t.csniy. Rrst iashnat, .t"T the Or-
yan;:;:t!aa of.StaF' F'Deparmeats FOR the -R1Is'
iary forces Of The S!ats
BE it ordained, That the Governor OF The
Courloa wealth be and lie is hereby authorized
sn! required to organize, as the exiSencics OF
he service may require:
.datanr general Of the rank Of colonel, two
as,;sta:.s acji:nnt generals Of the rank OF ma
or, and icur assistant ad)utant generals oi the
Tank Of captain.
4 quarternaster'a department, with one
YuartcInas:er general Of the rank OF colonel,
oue assistant quartermaster general with the
ga;.k Of lieutenant colonel, two quarter,nasters
With the rank of major, and four assistant
;usrtermastcrs with the rank Of captain.
4 subsistence department, with commis'
.ary general OF the rank Of colonel, an assis-
iart co.nnis,ery general of the rank Of lieuten-
"a, colonel, t1o cumtnissaries of the rank OF
major, and four assistaa. comnlssaries OF the
!slk OF capta'n,
4 mei.,s.i d.plytmeht, with surgeon gene.
u! # the rank vi cn;noel, ten surgeons OF the
;4uS Of ,nsi,1s and ten assistant surgeons OF
,!r rark OF captain.
par drparln"D:, Will, a pay yinaster gene
r.! Of tn.. rack Of coinnci, and three lay masters
With tie rs;.k Of uiajor.
Ar engineer CORPS with one colonel one lieu
i.uan, colonel, two majors, six captains, t~o
lint lieutcnanIs, and two second lieutenahlS'
To this corps shall be attached two compa'
a'es Of sappeIs and miners, to each oi "hicn
:'al! he assigned one captain, one hrst heuten-
-'''> hNu one seColiO Heuttuaoe w NH9'"oN
The adju,a:.t generals department ABOVE
Provided lor, shall be the adiutant generals S
department, for all The military forces when
shal! 30 called into service N The field, camp
OF garrison, aud shall be entirely separate aud
;hGepei dent Of the atjutant generals depart
inert ii ;he militia, and the quartermaster
department., the subsistence department, the
u,dlcsl departure and the pay department
shall take charge Of all the operations Of their
respective departments for oil BRANCHES of the
military service
The Governor shall appoint the officers of
tae seVera! departments above named, includ
'iig the engineer corps, by and with the advice
and consent cfthe Advisory Council, establish.
ed uhdcr an ordinance Of this Convention, and
&c shall commission the sarue.
This ordinance shall be in iorce from its
passage and shall hc in the lieu and stead ol
shs ordinance adopted on the twenty-trst in
slant"
ar. HAgviE-I an no military man, Sir
know as little upon that subject as any other
man upon the face Of the earth; and my im-
preston is, that large majority of this Con
sen,lon are just as ignorant upon the same
subject ss am. uaaghter.) Now, sir, here