Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-28

| Slave States now, as have believed from tne
beginning, and do now believe in the co'opera-
ton of all the States. But, NJ | said before,
that co operation must be accomplished upon
! q plan TINT is right and just to all the States.
IF the seeded States have Co cooperate! among
themselves, ask whether we should not as
sembie together and determine whether Ftr'
cinis will 10 of alone, or whether we will take
! into our company the States OF North Caro-
lima and Tennessee and the other border Slave
Statesa Tell me not that there is no time now
to talk about this thing; that the time Tor nc.
ton hus arrived. The time for action? How
Why, sir as | have endeavored 10 show. the
month Of March is no more in the calendar, so
far as the application. Of any force 10 our de
alterations by the gorernmen. is concerned,
than the month Of Nay last, The accession
Of Lincoln TO power cannot and ought NOT pre-
cipitntc our deliberations here. Ii 1t was
necessary, we might deliberate here day alter
day until the 4th Of March, 1862, without De-
ing affected by uny sa'piehensions Of force Or
disturbance through the agency Q! the
| Federal Cove. ntnent. | have no idea Of
being hurried under any influence OF
this sort. Tire act that NJ Lincoln is President
OF the United Sta!cs, whi,e it may enter our
minds and form; part Of our deliberations, mas
nothing to do with precipitatiIlg our action.
! No, sir; and will here Observe that sinsu'
lar coincidence Of opinion exists between Ger
tain gentlemen who are in fa"or Of prccipate
aclun, and tho great high priest Of ireesoiliSn,
in reference TO the probability Of hosIil,ies. |
merely refer 10 this in order to dsahuse the
public mind Of an idea that seems to have taken
hold Of it, ,hSs there is danger Of an attempt
tc coerac the cotton States. These States be.
Ing now united, VIZ insist that They cannot be
forced into subnssone and that an attempt
10 caerce Them must not be made. Five NIL.
lions o; people. Of WHOM nearly one third, if
mol. more, are able and willing 70 shoulder their
uu>scts ran never be ,ubjugated while fight.
inr.round their hearth stones. If eight States
having Ave millions Of people, choose to scpa'
rate from US. they cannot be prevented or
withheld from go doing by cnercion Why,
sir those who hGi nevsr seen the article to
which shall nd!r; cail the attention Of the
Convention, would suppose that it emanated
from one uf the most decided secesSionists
within the sound Of my voice. But it IS tn"
doctrine and declaration Of Horace Greeley hin.
self 1t is the language which that philosopher
and editor employs, end which lac puts into his
journal, which is read by about 500, 900 persons.
4 he tells YOU that an attempt to coercs i've
uii:iiol;S Gl ulSa lh piepus1eiCHs AIN hSsuI VI
and that it can never De done
Horace Greeley says:-"But if the Cotton
States generally unite with her in seeding,
zee insist tia. they cannet le 2TesenfsG, and
that the ATTEMPT mast not he made. Five
millions Of people, more than half OF them Of
the dominant race. Of whom at least hail O
uil!icn arc able and willing to shoulder mus
kets, can nerer bc sp5dvca ;:a;k ,fighting
| } Ii.
DIR. MosruS-W hat is the date Of the paper
in which That extract appcarcr!
Dir. GuGolN--I think tho paper containing it
was published in November last | don't pre-
tend TO know, nor have undertaken to ascer-
tain what are Greecy's opinions now. What
cror they are, alo prepared to say to my
Dad enough merely refer 70 his opinions as
given in this extract n show what the Sentl,
ncnt was among thu party, OF which this paper
is the organ, al tho time it was written. y,
feel assured, correct opinion. however much
It's auth"r may rarv from II how, under the
force Of expectancy CT party oblIgaucns
have very little faith in him, and very little
faith in toe sincerity Or consistency 81 any 81
those who minister round the altar OF tho poll.
teal fanaticSln thai prevails at the North.
before Us tho fact that tho administration that
is Jus, going out Of power has distinctly stated
that it had no power 10 coerce a State.
nave seen ii stated TINT Mr Lincoln and Mr..
Bucianan have HAD an interview recently
il the city Of Washington, but vino
the. they entertain the same opinion
on this question D! coercion, am una
bic 70 say. That will doubtless, soon be
asccrtained ! am satisfied tina. the feeling
which anma,es every member Of this Ccnrcn.
ton, is tha, with tho pnwer which belongs to
Georgia, and the other States associated with
her in the new Confederacy, that neither
Lincoln, nor Mr.. Buchanan, nor any ether
President, will attempt 10 ceorcc them
into obedience. As waS very we'll said
by Il friend Of mine the other day,
upon this luor whatever may be our opn.
ions rs o the true interest OF Virginia in the
question Ut secession she should be prepared
Tor any emergency. would tel! the Conven-
ton in an5 even. 10 prepare for action, because
whatever difference Of opinion mag exist, this
consideration should DE, Us have nc DOUBT |.
is, paramount Differences Of opinion should
psss away in view Of this necessity like chat
before the morning wind.
Mr. DoRMAN. II 1t be agreeable to the
gentleman, will move All adjournment, that
he may have an opportunity Of resumlng his
speech tomorrow.
Mr. GcGGN will cheerluly yield. do
not desire to impose upon the Convention and
If IS their pleasure to adjourn will cheer
fully give way.
The motion to adjourn, offered by Mr., DnH.
NAN, WAS then prt and carried.
CORRECTION.
VIXEN tho question Of the disposition to bn
made Of prisoner in the hands OF the Scar.
Scau! ut ArInS, upon charge Of disorder, was
UP on Monday, the following proceedings &C.
CURED:
s!r sioYrAaCE read the 18th rule, which
provides that NJ person shall be taken into
custody br tie Seargeant.at-arms on any COM
paint Of BREACH OF privilege, until the matter
OF complaint shall be examined by committee.
| Mr. WICauAM-1 wish to know now the
Scargcan. alarms is to perform his duty If he
is NOT provided with adequate means to enforce
tie orders OF the Convention. How can he re-.
move any refractory individual without the
power OF orrestng him. unless indeed the
| Convention furnishes him with sufficient force
to eject him from the cutlery. Ii the rule
which the gentleman from Aiddlcsex. (Mr
MuSrAGcE) read, he applicable TO tnia case
, il,en there is 10 he censnre on the Sergeant
II. Arms il no does not enforce order, and yet
the rule GepriTcs him Of the power Of doing So
No censurc. direct or implied, ought to be cast
upon the geantat.Arms, for it seerus to me-
that he did his duty promptly in accordance
with the instructions Of the President.
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The Gcrman-Danish Question.
From the London Chronicle, Feb. 5.
Tho Schleswig llolstein question has now
entered upon lint critical stage in which a
speedy decision for peace or war is unavoidable
The king Of Denmark has taken up, in his
speech CLOSING the Diet. the gauntlet thrown