Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-11

Mr. BR.Scn paired off with Mr.. SlrLlsGToS.
IT., would otherwise have voted no.
Mr.. WYsox stated tn. Dir. 'EIAKET paired
of with another gentleman.
The question linen required upon the aoop'
| ton of rhe resolution cffored by Mr.. SPEED.
! Mr.. Jacksonville hour has arrived for the
| Convention to 90 into Committee of the Whole,
Mr.. MoSraGuE-I move TO suspend the rule
. requiring the Convention to 60 into Committee
OF the Whole.
The PRvsIpeyT-The Chair will take the
, question upon the resolution, but 1t cannot en-
terrain debate upon it
Mr.. J~AcKsoS-l call for the yeas and nays
NOON the resolution.
The call was sustained, and the question
having been tai en- rcsulted-yeaS 81; nays IA,
as follows:
Yr,,-Ntr.srs, Amber, JAIME, Barbour. Blukey, Dols-
setu, BoTs,, D.nl:in. Brunch, Brucs, Cub:ii, Caprrton, Ce'
| eli Chsn5n,,, Chapman, Z, fnnn, Conn, i. IL. Cox, Des'
| Iva, Dorm,n, EctoI,. : ihrr, flrutncy. Garland, & shan,
Gryyory. 6 ocyiu, Jno. Good-, Hale, Cyrus Hall. l. :. Hall,
Hstumosd, .i"Iccmp-, iuEton, lro;!. Kent, hind,ed, Law
sun, Lease, O. IL ,iIllOry, }. Z. Mallory, -arr, Miller,
Montague, Morris, Norton hes'Tii. osIck, pssEs' Pres
~, Raoiv:p'r, .ic"srdsur, Il; r. scott, s=AwSii s''hry,
.Itinp,uu. Slaughter, soulht.l, Speed, Staple, s.ran=e,
sntneflln. TayIoe, rrrdnAy, Tyler, Waller Wilson, "i"t'
N.rs-#e-,,a. 1arney, iPrr.iien..) ArmN7oas, Aston,
A. 81. b :rbcu-, taylor. !;rrnn, Blow, EoF2tsS, Brent
Brown, Ba.d,i Fully, yyr9z' Ss,,pssT s;t Cn5H'e' GaI,sT'
| Gusts, Dent, Uu:nnT, FAIRLY, French, FuSate, hilrsIi-,
tirayely, Gray, Addison Ina. EInrsim b hall, isTu,oa''
Hnrs. Mnil.day, IIuaha III, ~iiuscss, Jackson, =. Z. john
.tof,. NcCnrpa,. II; q -I, Ma ,rrard, i;H-,hali, Masters,
| MuG.tt, " sore, Oshu.n, Pa rick. Penn!eioa, rnrlsr, P!i"e,
Pasn, Rirr,, wn. Z. scot, 81 a.p; srI;in.k. a. ~ s,aIt:'
CO. Stuart, SunIne!s, Tarr, H-te, nSahh"' h'AeS-'7.
So the resolution vas sd"pteG.
Mr.. CoGGlS-Whcn ts na!l!e "ai called,
| said he was willing his friends should have an
| opportunity Of GiSrGS;Dg Of the RESOLUTION
now, Chat If Mr.. PNysToS) Hired Oh Saturday
,..l Inc won'd, therefore, though opposed -
/ the adoption Of that resolution, Votr III the
affirmative on the resolution Ct the gentleman
rom Campbell, tMr. SPEsD,) now betoru tie
Convention.
Mr.. WIsE.-l rise 10 a privileged question.
IL behalf f the p rpla ct the door, offer, for
the adoption Of The Convention, f resolution,
,la' the ,!oor keeper. be permitted 10 pass int"
| The Hall such 4 numhe- Of orderly PERSONS a.
can conveniently iil the SPACE nLica He have
IT both ends OF the Hail.
The resolution was then Rad a. follows:
RESOLVED, That the Door.kspers be permit.
ed to pass into the Hal such number o: Or
Ierly persons aS 10 fil without excessively
:ruwdlng the lobby; ana when The lobby is
i:l"d 10 pass in no more persons
The resolution was then adnp;ed-ayes so,
noes IL.
Mr.. IIrLL.-Dsforc proceeding to take up
he business first in order, ] ask the Conven
ion to consider p resolution which ! have pre-.
| pared, and which will no: occupy five minutes.
Il is. that Ice Superintendent OF the Public
Buildings shall take charge Of The furniture
which was left ut the Mechanics Institute. In
Ill possibility tho furniture will be greatly
damaged unless some such action Us | propose,
is taken.
Tie President. Instructions we're gwen by
he Chair to the Sergeant st.arns to attend
PARTICULARLY To thai duty, as il WIS x duty that
belonged to him, and he promised TO attend IL
i.
Nr. MoSTAGrE.-[ understand from the Ser.
;eaitat-aimS that he has pertvr.ncd IlSt duty.
Til. PRr>iDENr.-Ti:e pending question IS
sail tie waIa Question now lie Put UPON tie
,ts:!ution flied by the gentleman iruin Mont
;nnrry, (Mr. Preston } as alneadc1.
Mr.. STUART, Of Ausnsta-l desire 10 express
he hope thai it will no. I've the pleasure I'll The
Convention 10 order the previous question,
.ud, Us 2 reasnn fur il, | wish 10 Say, il The
previous question should no. BE- ordered, | will
resent M amendment. Willis | appreciate
ne patriotic spirit Of The gentleman wno mcved
:ilc resolution, and cordially Concur with
i'm in the object which he has in "!ew, yet, IN
NY Judgment, in the form in which this rcso.
uiin.l has been presented, it IS calculated IL
IN harm, rather than good. Ii proceeds Upon
he idea Of the riRh: of this Con"enIiun 10
aske a call upon tie Executive eli the United
States for B. disclosure Ct iid policy. ] think
,nat there is no such right upon the part u!
ms Convention lu rnahe Sucn a call. II II
rue that the government Of the United Stalc>
: our observation-disclosures it il IN part our GOV.
ernncnt. IL is tie government not only o!
Virginia, however, but Of taenty.s!Z o:hc-
safes. excluding those States which haze al
;eady seeded. All have equal rights in hi:
government, nd have Hi equal right 20 make
d demand upon The Executive o! lhe United
States for u disclosure u! hrs policy. ltstrikrS
me that it will nc es:lhl siIing Il dangerous pre-
ycdent to affirm ;hA; say one State has arigl,i
.iticr through lis Convention or through Ills
Legislature, II make Il call upon the ESecuHT"
# The United Stlrrs ivT Il disclosure Of his pc
icy in reference TO any particular Question
which lray be p~ri,dins. ! thluk | rray safely
,ppea. to The veteran gentleman, tx President
rYLER) wi;v sits before ,rc, ana %ho mas tilted
liJc nIRl I'tSItios' pi iiS II. ohI
Ger Of the Unirui Stai"*-tn beer NE witness
that, Gl the title negotiation. i'll regard to the
admission If Texas were pending, ii any on
Jf The Northern States had undertaken to cal
upon him to u:ake known to them and TO t:e
gIbiic, what ms poiicy vas to he upon that
subject, lie would have promptly declined sS
Irrnish su2h information.
Now, sir, if it be right OF Virginia 10 make {
1=mand upon iii, OCCASION, y"n establish 1t
.lrrntent ioT al future cases, and you preven'
he United States Executive frnn fulfilling liz
appropriate functions by withdrawing the vel!
.f scores, lit times when j. is essential TO the
success Of any negotiations which may bC
pending. think it ii peculiarly important, III
1ieg Of the relation which this Convention
hears TO The present Executive, that re sliunlG
be rureiul not to place tic great Commonwealth
Of Virginia in a false position. The Executive.
sir, is not the President Of cur choice, ard hence
we ought to approach him with ali the forms
which arc proper under such CIRCUMSTANCES
We ought to oh=er7a all tina; etiquette which
is Appropriate 70 govern The ~rale,lons between
,wc governments. mn anxious TO obtain The
information, and will chcerfuliy vote for u re
solution which will accomplish all the pllr.
poses whic! the gentleman from Montgomery,
Mr.. PnrSToS,) has IN 7teW, nut | am not VIII
ing to vote for the resolution in the form Which
no presented it; and, hy way Of argument
against the call for the previous question, l
Deg leave to submit 10 the Convention an
amendment which | propose to ofEar in the
event Of u refusal to order the previous Ques-
ton:
Whereas, The apprehension which now ex-
lists in tito public mand, that the Executive of
The Uaited States may be itnpelled to pursue
, ~.ercive policy toward the seven STATES
which have adopted ordinances of secession,
has tended 9 create an unhappy excitement
among the people, and 10 Effect, il juTiously,
The cnutnercial and industria. interests Of the
whale country and whereaa, III the Judgment
# this Convention, such q policy wnuld bH, in
. high degree, unwise end lns1pedient- b. it
therefore
RES lvcd, That the President Of this Con.
vcn,inn be -core+ted u r1ase kruGi 10 the