Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-14
2AItBmono Enquirer.
BY TYLER WISE & ALLEGRE.
rEIuRsDAYmonNINu. nARcnI4,isGl
u nunt sho Earth cuuise, Mus. the Earth
Quake, before the People Cease 10 Sicepfo

Some OF the Cid readers Of .ar EuGlirc.' will, |
suppose, be able 10 locate Llis tcnlrlca I! Sas
quite familiar 10 the tweI.yh years since es pno
sage from Ole of tue most striking aid ipasaioncd
speeches of Ben auiin Watkins Leigh ut that ,!nc
QUE Of the Scua.o.s i'll Congress- in opposition to the
hnanciul policy OF Jscksou's Administration. Ar. |
Leigh hsd voted with iuuj jority Of tho United SLlIss
Senate for the celebrated resolution [aiterwGrds
purgedI to the effect. thu. President Jucks0n III c
moving lie depoetes from the Cui,cd Suites Bank
bad exercised ni'oweruad 81 au.hor: 10; conferred
by tie Constitution and luw- bu, IN dlrosat!on o.
both Tho t.oqurIce OF Mcssrs. C!ay, Webster.
Calhoun, cnd the other advocates Of t!o rr.olu,io
Of cenaure did not awaken the great Iody Of tic
American people TO Of their danger from tho
Federal Executive; aud Ar. Leigh in .ctc.cacc 10
their iuscnsibili'y, he considered il, used the a
gGage above ouoted-'Must tile earth quake, must
the earth quake, before tie people 10 rl=cpf'
Tie "Euquircr'' Of ISIS did sdsui! the app'icc-
lion Ui Hr Leigll's nerrusatoty TO the people :'o
submitted 10 tie removal Vt the dcn9=ltes. The
well known Editor who Lcu controlled these culuuls
acquicsced in uud sustained that measure Of jack
sous Administration. But tho present rcadsrs OF
the "Enqurcr' will Be sud to find the foregoing ms.
prs.eat stn!e Of the public mind in Virginia in refer
enca to the greatest question upon which the State
las ever been called to Act-the question Of prompt
and manly rcsistuuee, OF alccs and uncoIdIucn!
submission 10 Nor;..uru domination. In view Of the
tamo spirit 0; tho peoples representatives. III Ac-
clutic. Hall uud tho lolcral!er So lar extended TO
tLrM oI the part OF those who Srn! IheIm taith0r,
may not Well ask, u voice loud uuough 10 bc
heard from extremity Q. :.u Commonwealth 10
the other, Mus: :ha euE!h quake, uiass 10 satIh
quake, before the people ceuas 10 sirePf"
What i. Eirsiuu waiting To-. Z 4 low yeg!e slo
Ler people, without dssentiug yoies, GeeIas:a tna
TIC election OF BAuk RepA5iicau Prcsilsni, wou!l
necessarily, cau,r unqualified resistance. Every
ooiy then supposed That FirylniuEs, orc an.s ali,
would clecriuliy ncgucsce i'll the necessity OF such
step. Tie aatecedsl.ls ol tie Od Mother OF StacS
a.upv justified this suppos,ior. Il did not sern
crpuGc that the deseeiIu:n!S .. the 40 re;:is
&C to acknowledge llleg lIuce to George tie Third,
would submissivrly bow ihcir Eecss to the yoke 0!
New England or North h-wvs:srn uias.rE. Bal. LoH
stards the ca.e wlE thcul
The uuLouucrlrlt oi LEcou's election cal!cd
for:h spirit vI rrs:,uGcu-i!r tr:ic IRE oi the oGru
.inlr on the part uf .n"u!; but It'll larger nuMetr
said, '.lvl us wGlch aud wait. Let ur !vrk 10 The
Developments .; the heA. lew wcrks. The question
must be re.ilcd promptly finally uud satisfactorily,
or We viii Cooperate III favor vi soue l,Gslu.c au
Tor securing cur rights out oi tic Cuop." The pro-
position lyr the Peace Conference game mos. oppcr
,upcy ior these waiter. on Providence
VI mny fud in this Peace Congress-, sa!d they,
happy solution Of MI difficulties; il uuy give H.
the Crrcndcp amendment, the uitiniatunl watch We
now preecnt 10 the North Bat if re should be dis
appointed in thn reasonable hope OF returning sanity
Oh the part Of our Northern brcthTcu-if the Peace
Congress- should reject the Crlttenden proposition,
aud substitute in its stead nothing At!er Tor The
South, We shall then be fully justified he!9re I'll"
world 10 tic step Tor which shall al! oe prepared
Virginia, with one heart auI voice. will thcu
declare lor Independence ou. ot tie Csion. 50 said
TIC ''~ui:crs" s.r weeks sigls. The Peace Congress
assembled remained u seSsiok nearly iuon:h, ind
adjourned without recommending any thug which L
Southern r:sh:s nun could even entertain o. Il pr3
position for "uij ju,!.neu.." TI9 CritIaadcn a!Drud
Iucut was couteurtuouslv REJECTED bv ihr Black fe
puoiicaus, rnd something maeA worse inserted IL
lieu thereof What demonstration followed OF tic
par: oi ;he "wAiaa unI wa;t'' patriots oi Inc Did
Douinioul Every reader can aGswer.
Did they, according to promise, raise the c!y:
40 nrus. 70 arIns" V!rsinia expects every vi=n
10 do his duty