Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-22

CuSll;. who really has el;ci:cd this reference.
has told you about the exposed state y! hiS
county. Sir, mi county ls ~ much exposed
- his, with moi hal! the population tnat !'
lussrssr:;. with not half the arms "ithia ~;
! EDurFs lh.t gre wiihIn the borders Of hlS
| ca:itv. Tnrrr Is nrt ,rrc as you Know,
| Mr. President between my icSdCncc ani
| l. :rG,:: 0r hlfica, ard IN the DINER side the
! thrSapcake washes SGmc nj my p0SsrSSlpHs
| tha. alr not distant above five miles from my
! residence and Slr, 0ncihiid of my whole
estate consists of slaves, and these It receS-
Sary, ! ali willing at any time to dedicate 20
rhe honor and independence of Virginia The
| invaders cannot take ny lands {; bur, As have
said, il il hc necessary 10 the mainiainancc vf
Vr.ini.'S honor auj the establishment OF her
independents: .! iankeeti0m, that all my slaves
should is I,~i {" me, will cheerfully abide
the loss. They are no consideration with INC
III All >sEe ot this sort, and cspcciallySo, when
ieei confident that tie ron:rg conflict viii
cio,a With irginia's wrongs fully avenged. -
| ~ prci. alter aii, | will b. sl,e 10 i've.
I have .u0re Confluence n Divine Prnvidencc
ihaa III. .;en,tcrnan frnn Lnndran iHr. J.H
MI j stu aeeG,; to have belief ,haf e"cry
thing hat !. within the pale cf Virginia IS
|
| # We have 10 forts on our unrdrrw, neither has
Pc:n.ss iyania or Uhin Bat, sir. il ve havc n"
iorIS We ha7e gallant penpr. We have Z
Frorle who ''knGs' ti;e: rights ard dare na!u
tain iilem al ;.ii ana &rery hard.
! the gentleman says ih:l :Aerr vi! IL i de-
clari let! .! .:r aS snG!i AZ the ordinate. o
Secession Is pa>se'! ilas he !nrs".;"n tina: a
declaration %! Mar is already Ta ie by AE:a~
ham l.ircjl1. iias he forgotten that Aora.
hnu LincDin,a ,as Presden, uf tie [ n!ic'! S:a;"G,
hn| called upon Ergimi.. u furnish E'e: quota
oI l.ur:.S. u"t "ny 'o suppress IN" t'sui rccton
q, TIC ."ue!!Gn ~ lr ciinusr:I ~ :a! it, in tie
Cu.iadcrate .S'al,s. but even lii ur!r 1HE Gc;l-
iGunwrsl'E !; ths ordinance hc :i ptcG, AID
| if.. gentleman ir.iu L9u;!nl:n W. jANXE!l
believes alter = a.y!S t:.t ..hran:n in::''n can
"NercISr am" Restraint miiuE iiiG:, | nope II %!ll
bc con'tIruiiniIa: r"atraIa:; "n'i ttat II, aS
!t:r gsnL:aaill apprehends, war should bc de-
clarsd. wh,c:, J I!alniain IS aireair 'ircitFed,
Il H!il le :: ci.cia:ai:Gi in keeping @;;h Ia;
lrrIaS pieariIad t.y the I"n:titntioI;, a"'! moi
81 ;lci Vi isurpatlor, sucn ~ he seems ln''s
disposed 10 perpenstc. If i}nngrrSs snail lie
claie war, | acceot Inc issue. never ,ncail /"
tr deferred from declaring mr rlgutn because
apprehc;ii That soinn >tr9ngcr man than my
sci; will try 10 Trc:t Il iraiu las.
III" IGars IiAI;. %! PicaS:.ai: ant t.,GhI".--
NJ tr"Suient vii only make 81 ''% rv;'"::.s
before give my vJi:.
l1riSt confess tbs, Eci i"y@a.! 1"
day lG Il vary ;.rcuiiar ;isslii,;i | an. E,;e
! amen. The nleinhrrs oi my s.c'ion, "':h mi
three others aOd snysef pr.pscd {" @"t" i''E az
ordinance O.! secession.
l,.,t |, ,.'.. .s.E
to v0te fer this Drain incc ont oi dirty cni::
in the North West. l'avc been ,:nrO:iuncdhg
LhySc from that stc.:1n wn1 go. "pp"S'd L"
Tins pUiirr, lu vote agaia>: ia" ordnance anH
| nIs! confess that tier appeals nave hnG
snInc ih!icncc upon me. bad Determined III
M cYn m!.d 70 vote irr an oT;ilnan'e ci -
cs.s::Gn: bu. events nave LrLa~rir:i a"i ina!
cGtoaS h.vc been furnished wiica Gion:hI
si:,tr 70 some ci the at"Gngss; hearts ;rG!
.ny se:tio,., .nd almost determined 10 absrdcn
!nr the pre-, en;. M Iriglna: purpose ti'oh
testing The feelings nt the nc!nh'r; ron my
Congressional D-,r;c!, | a5ccT:":n"d that oEt
OF Is counties. %ii"h It oJntpr'ss:>, t'i:rc "Hie
bmt tw0-antt;sr and my~e!;--"h0 "cce 81:
ry &c vote l"r Al crd';i:... Il secession ai
last resort found that ray fiir'1':> al arnnni,
Norlh ard Stulh Of my cvatti::, intended Ia
yn!e against liIi: ordinance, ,;:i.e cihers aNkcd
t. liz c%cusr1 from voting, and the !i'n>e
granted the icavc | shou.! ike verF m,cn
To have that ia:cr EXTENDED - sc, ~''''Ira, ihr
same time, I will rsu!rr IA 'ay people II tbs
nriiiraEcc is PASSED. Srd VII! .'rga up?n t:em
TO ratiiy i, i:y their "otrs Il; the pGil-.
f'on rar y.ry a.si;y understand the FaSi!"H
| ,ccapy tt7c ha'! 10 instructions :.oIa ii!y
ucnplc | ati :iow four hundred miles iroai
item; they have entrusted their destiny any
keeping and, in The absence Of Instructions,
feel that shn.!d act with extreme can;iGn
The gentleman from Harrison, (Ir WILiET)
whom know to have considerable influence
IN the cnlIEtics represent, i: aware that the
people Of ti,:sr cnnGtcS hold intimate relation
with The pcOpr e! UiH, a;',, hiTiag n" rii-
sirrclcns from them, done Enow bul that
The vote MAJ give Hay plunge them into ci'il
WAT.
have concluded, this luornins, that there Is
but one course that could SEE marked out for
nr, and that vas to cast my vote Ior Ih's ord!-
nance Of secession and leave the resul. to God
1t is ,rne, As mas been said here by gentle
men from the Nrrth- West, that We have
nut & market in that whole country, Dor have
VIC any means OF defence whatever. We are
cut oil from you, and We will soon be cut I'll,
have, 10 donbt, from the city Of Etltimorr,
win which VIC carried on IL large trade !
We; ;;Ging on 20 remark that il !. would be the
pleasure Of tn. Convention to excuse me rom
voting. would thaEk them Tor il, but if not
excused. I l,,!al shall have the nervc 10 i:istt
the emergency and vote for this ordinance.
aul importunCd by many men from M s:ct!1n,
whose judgment is luOTe ripe than mr own,
and who probably have looked carefully mi"
this matter. not 20 vote for the ordinance
determined, before would yield altogether ~
judgm=n, 10 theirs, to ask this Convention 10
excuse HE irolu roling, which, flhsy do, SHAH
thank them Tor; ont if they refuse 20 DO So
shall not shrink cfo.r the responsibility, ict 't.s
result ne what it lncr to me and nv paai' =
| Though VIC stand at the point Of danger, lire
or die, sink or swim, will record my vote in
favor ni he ordinance, and give my heart ara
hand to the ca.lso Of ,ny mother State. Gap
plausej.
The main question, which WIS irc ordinance
Of secession, was then ordered to he pn.
Mr. WISE y ask for the yeas and nays 1pan
! the adoption Of the ordinance.
The cali was sustained.
Mr. Ta D. PRgsToS.-I would ask tha. iht
vote be hrs: taken on the ordinance ITSELF and
that the preamble be acted upon afterwards
Ii was so ordered.
The question .s@s ticn taken IN The a1op.
tcn o? the ordinance.
When the name of Mr.. Tiao7aT RI7Es, ai
! Friucc George and Surry, waS called, he SAT-! :
!! The Government heins arsai = 3TertGrewn by
revolution. vnte 'nyc."
| MS. i. I. CAPERToE, OF Monroe, before The
vote was announced, said: have TO donht
there arc many gentlemen who, upon night ;
reflection, would be disposed to record their
votes in favor of this ordinance o! SECESSION
and. with a view to affart: them aE opportunity
| ot Rishra reflection, an;: in order 10 hare the
vote as nearly unanimous as possible: move
we adjourn.
Mr.. a. II. II. SrvAR7, Of Augusta! have
heard the question sshed whether gentlemen
were a: liberty 20 speak Of tie result u his
vo,e. think It is matter of the very high