Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-07

cd TO bY n Convention @! tic remaining states,
called Tor the purpose thereof.
Sd Resolved, That with view oil prcserv.
ing ,race, ard 10 prevent The collision Of arms
md .,t;Is;nn .f blood it would be both polite
and WIS.,. 10 waive the unquestinnaole right on
,tc Dar; Of the General Government to collect
the reycn,,c aud 10 project tile public property
within the limits nf the seeding State or
States dnrins the adjustment of pending
difficulties, holding thcn seVerally responsible
far the safety Of the same; and to e'ther repeal
or suspend the Laws Of the Federal @oVern-
mcnt therein, until their independence may
be aSsented to, and their rights duly acEhow-
lodged.
i1h. Resolved That the preservation 0! this
Government cannut br maintained Ivy lorcc or
coercion; that, therefore, this Convention eur
nestly recommend to both the Federal Govern
,nent and the Government Of the seeded States
To carefully abstain from any aggressive mea.
sire Or policy towards tho other
Mr.. GoGG,S.-Astter resolutions which sub.
u,lted Yesterday were read twice IN the hear
ING of the Convention, simply ask the unan-
NOUS consent of the Convention to have them
referred to the Committee on Federal Rela-
tons.
The PRESIDENT They will be 81 referred,
10 objection being made.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE o. ELEcTloSs.
Mr.. IlAYMoSu, from the Committee On Eicc.
tons, submitted the following report:
The Committee nf Elections further report
10 the Convention thu. the vote i'll the various
committees and election districts, from which cleo.
ton returns have been received, either 10y the
! 4 al. 4 inr,n Ia tint
ul the Commonwealth, Tor referring TO the pco-
pie the action Of the Convention, "Ilssnlrlng
our CONNECTION with the Federal CH'on, or
changing the organi" law ol the Stale, and
against referring ii, as follows;
The returns come III here, but are loo long
for publications.
From which referring to the IeturnsJ il ap-
pears that the whole number of votes cast, we're
i 70, 6gT. OF which 100, $50 were cast for refer
ring to The people, and Is, lGl votes against re.
ierrlng to the people, showing minority Ut
55,375 votes for referring to the people.
From the following named counties no oili-
cial returns lave been received, viz: Buchanan,
Cabcll, Elizabeth City, Greene, Logan, Nc
bowel, Upshur Wise Wyoming and York
Should the returns from the delinquent coun'
ties be received, the result nf the vote wll! be
reported.
The committee are Of the opinion that the
returns from the delinquent counties Will hot
materially change the above stated result
They may Increase the lna jority for referring.
All of which is respectfully submitted
\. F. lI,yauSp,
Chairman Of Committee on Elections.
MARCH Urn, 1851.
The report was laid OH the table AMI ordercd
70 be- printed.
rUETS AND ARSESALs or VIRGINIA.
| Mr. THEDwAy, from the Select Commute ap'
pointed by the Convention, to inquire in reirr-
| ence to movements Of arms or lnen 10 the forts
IN Virginia, made the following report:
The Committee to whom was referred Il; re-
solution with instructions to inquire and report
as speedily as practicable, "whrther any move.
ment Of arms OF men has been made by the
General Government to any Fort or Arsenal
| in or bordering upon Virginia indicating pre-
paration for attack or coercion, beg leave tc
report that from information derived from such
sources ~ were accessible TO them, they ara
OF opinion, that there has bren no movement
of arms or men hy the General Government,
with any purpose Of attack Or coercion.
In regard to Fortress Monroe, there is no
doubt. that since the LIST Of January last, ii has
been put in Il better condition for defence
against attack from all quarters than a,
any time before Guns have been mounted
u!iun the land side, pointing inland, portion
OF the Fort which Was before comparatively un
protected, and increased vigilance has been tx
ercised in and around the Fort. II "as II ev
i,lence belnre yonr Coalnit;er, that the practi
cabity of taking Tins post, in certain contin
gcnceS. had been discussed in the ncishhor
| borhood and they are of opinion, that nothing
| has been done by those in command OF the Fort
which might not he regarded, by them, ~
prnper measures OF protection on their part.
Ionr Committee have been informed by tht
War Department at Washington. that withir
the period supposed 70 be alluded TO, there liza:
keen no increase 1: the public arms in the Ar
scaal. in Virginia, nor any transfer OF then
from onc point to another. in tho State. eXceI
one hundred nuSkets. sent from liarper'
Ferry 10 Fort Monroe, to supply deficiency
and some weeks sinc. company OF troop
was Withdrawn from the inter place with e vie"
Of reinforcing a Southern fort.
II also appears, from Information satIsiuc
tory to your committee that company ui re
cr,ii,s, consisting Of 81 men, wcTe Irrnored
some noltiis ngn, from Carlisle Barracks t
IIarper's Ferry, to act as guard IN HE event o
an attack, which the Superintendent has JUS
grounds TO appleheEd, Was contemplated D.
PERSONS not residing III Virginia or syinpatl'I
z1ng with the South.
It will hr sccl from a letter herewith hic'
and addressed BY the Secretary Of War to you
committee, that no other movement vi troop
has taken place in Virginia within the lui
twelve months, than those herein sreclbed
WAR DErAnTaESr, Feb. ~, 1861.
Sir:-In reply To your iI"te Uf Yesterday
date communicating resolution Of The Con
ven,ion Of the State OF Virginia, directing al
enquiry. whether "any movement OF arms o
men has been made by the General Govern
men, 10 any fort or arsenal in or bordering
upon Virginia. indicaing preparation Tor al
tack or coercion" | Ea7e the honor 10 stat
that no such movement has takeH place, no
has any such br.n contemplated. Within III
per!ol SUPPOSED to he referred to. there la
been no increase Of tic public arms i'll the ar
senal in Virginia, nor any transfer OF then
from one point to another in tho State, except lO
mushcts sent from llarper's Ferry TO FortreS
Monroe, to supply deficiency. Some Month
ago n company Of recruits was ordered iron
Carlisle Barracks TO liarpcr's Ferry, for tn
protection Of the establishment against an ar
pretended attacI; trom disorderly persons
This was done upon the request Of Major Bar
hour, the Superintendent, Some weeks since
corhpanv Of troops was Withdrawn irou
Fortress Monroe, with 4 view 81 reinforcing
Southern fort, but not for any purpose OF at
tack or coercion.
These are tue only movements OF troop
which have taken place in Virginia within tn
last twelve mouths.
Very respectfully,
Your nb"'licnl servant,
\. IloLr,
Secretary of War.
Hon. W TREDwAy, Chairman Of Committee
&c.