Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-05

COINS here 70 receive aGine unknown comnlun!-
cal:cn 81! The sligh.cst ;ntration was given
what i. pas thit we wcre SO suddenly called
together to act upon. We cimc together, sir,
and report was made by the Military Gem
u'ttee; and, after that report was made, as was
well remarked bY a gentIelrsn who commented
upon it, (Mr PRIcE,) no two members OF that
committee agreed upon that report Attention
was called Mt tho tIno 20 ;hr fact that no two
mcrihers Of that committee seemed 10 agree to
iha, report.
Mr. Soorr, Of Paw ha,an-1'he gentleman is
very much mistaken in that matter. read
the report, section by section in committee,
and don't Ena% that there was any objection
NJ u!l to it. | moved an amendment, it is true,
which was not suggested in TIE committee,
and this probably is what the gentleman ns-
,ules 10.
Mr.. AAaLss--l do not ulIuae to What too}i
place in committee. ! anl speaking Of what
iu"k p,Gcs on this il1or.
Now we must of necessity rri' upon tho
,,.ailrjncn q that committee 10 present to na
pf"reri; l."rurrJ, whatever -cileme they sub
ir,; 10 ~ i.!r :icSior,. They called rs here bur
:irj!Y Yesterday. eud presented a report,
WHIT, erpon members nf that committee itself
uG.rrd nincndmsnts 10 that report Then il
viii i,e Lnrnn in mind, that wien m amend
n,"nt ;c"s "f.rrd hy the gentleman from An
.;i;:a, Mr.. RAiDwGI) | addressed myself to
t!c members st That committee, and asked il
all was iH:hiri IN that amendment which vas
absolutely necessary for IFS Ia sct upon at SO
extraordinary i Session The reply was that
it did contain nj ihat wa necessary fnr rs to
! Uci.Hn
Now, eif, acriFt III tho gG,t faith which, i1r
ana, place in the members Of that committee,
>atsi for it. They said il was absolutely
!:2r..sary that we sho:i!i adop! il, and we did
adept il.
.Iow, what IL 'he condition rf things ti.is
rornng? We are told Thai most important,
rlosi pressing, n t0csl vital measure, whi"l.
ought 10 have been contained in that report,
! VAS not touched By the ordinance winch see
! lid pasa.
Mr. RALnwIS.-l think il is i'tst to ,he ct'fi.-
m:tice !ha, should say that, i'll al probability,
| ~: to blame for the misapprehens On on that
| Su :ci for the ordinance which submitted.
asau:cd them, was transcript OF their ordi-
nanc., with the exception Of the provision or
ynIziug the army. did not advert at ell 10
the provision rc.tins TO the Engineer Corps.
| emitted that, not with hny intention Io de.
cciy- aG" one at ali ha: lh1usnt every "i"
! understood that that belonged more 10 the Of.
! san'ziii,n nf the army than 10 the organization
nf The staff th'us j. unst ,rnbahla ihat
me- ,e,l the Military Committee in giving the
answer which did gFe to the inquiry, whether
M substitute embraced AL Of The original re-
port, save that whch relate! to tie orEaniZs.
! tiGn 0i the army.
| M Aasi.rH--! want II distinctly Under
stood. ttIIt an msking No sort ofa.,ack upon
| i
| 4 Charge upon the CnGTcnt,rn, and calling at
;cntion to tho fact, which is in the knowledge
Of all here that if the b:umo is TO he PLACID
anywhere, it ought to he placed upon mctnfrrs
here who mus. rely upon these gentlemen n
whose hands so important charge Is c"rHmN
; ted Aud !: is un ust 10 the members "i .iI:2
Convention, that We should D. held responsible
for errors committed, when these errr!s we're
committed By those in whom we bsye :ia:cd
ccnfi 'encc For ore, wish 10 c'-.T my
shuulders Of acting in the way il which lnc
gentleman from Franklin Cir. EaaL!,) char
aa,eris vi our action. II | complained al the
course pursucd on yestetdly, was as calm as
I ecer yras in my lie. and vas rs anxious to DO
what those who conducted our movements said
was necessary 10 d. as any man in this Con
! ren,ion If an Gro. is Committed lrt 1t be
placed where it properly belonged. Do not,
| when YOU bring in Immature projects here
when conf?ie in you, and when you have
committed an crfor-do not come back upon
me an' say tina. it is nv error. nm not viii
!ng 10 hc placed in that position. FoF one,
am willing % plac, al confidence in yon. II
YOU have committed the error, taEs II your
selves. Do not place it on me.
Mr. ScoTT, Ct Powhatan.-I feel it due to
the committee that 7 should make bre! ey.
planation Of its action.
The gentleman is entirely mistaken in throw.
ing the blame OF this matter upon the Commit
tee on Military Affairs. It is well known that
the Committee that acted upon this ordinance
Yesterday was pretty full Committee, and at
the time the ordinance was submitted It was
submitted, az I thought, with the unanlmnus
! Consent Of tho Coyn'uittcc Une OF tie mtla
hers Of the Committee, the gentleman from
| Franklin, (Mr. EARLY.) proposed m amend
| men. TO i. in the Convention. proposed
small amendment, which did not press, 50
tha:. in TACT, the only amendment proposed by
an7 member Of the Committee was that on :rcd
oy the gentleman from Franklin, (Mr, EARLY
Mr. ANsLEE.-I beg TO know if Gen. JoiIE-
sTo.; is not member Of the Committee; and
| did he not propose an amendment"
Mr. scaTT.--Bc withdrew it.
| Mr.. hI1LFE. Il beg to osk il Mr.. RA*DoI.Pu
did rot express his 6isapprcbation Of the re-
port:
Mr.. St0rr-ii any dissatisfaction W. rs-
pressed here bg him, forge; il. 1t was not
expressed in committee.
In regard TO tic ordinance lha; ~as, passed
nn yesterday at the instance Of the gentleman
from Augusta, CIR. BALpwIN,) | believed then,
ard did believe until this morning, that IL IN.
cluded I'll of the reported ordinance except
the part relating TO the organization Of 10 Gij0
men. That was ny impression unit! informed
to the cont -ary to day bf Cyl. SMITH.
I move Ia lay the whole snhjret on lhh liable.
Mir. HARrIE.-I desire 20 correct al error
into which had fallen in the course of my
r, marks few minuteS ago. stated that
the Governor had appointed Philip s.. George
Cooke to the Office Of Major General. 1t turns
out, however, that the appointment is TO
Brigadier Gencralshp. deem it due to the
Governor md the gentleman upon whom this
appointment wa, conferred 10 make thia cor
rerfDn.
was called cut Of This House short time
ego By gentleman Of as much cEivaIry as
any il tho service Of :he Safe of Virginia.
and a>kr,l hy him whether il was not Ills
duty 10 resign on tic spots Tic stated that
be vas en- officer older than Gen. Cooke, who
was taken ard pu. in the most important posi-
tin in Virginia, over the heads Of those who
should properly be over him. lie said, vi will
e sbt with brick bats if necessary, but den I
want to De degraded by having one inferior in
rank put over me" That is the condition OF
things which has been brought about by pre-
mature action; and the experience thus furnish
ed IF ,rGs. in my opinion, sufficient reason Why
this practice shuuld be discouraged.
The :aotiaa to lay on the table was agreed
to.
NJ. SIosgIs, OF Csrcliuc.--I offer the follow.
ing resolution: ;.
Res olved, That the operation of the ord'-
nance organizing a Staff department for II e
military forces of the State, passed the 2lst 81