Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-27

tho Inc Of the route hY land from that county,
tho shole people OF EIiz lbsth City, or neatly
| all, have taken refuge there: r..
think. therefore, that this application Tor
relief is founded upon reasons which 10 not
ono,v n other counties and it seems TO me
,bbaith Convention should take immediate &c
t;on nnon This matter. thilk, however, that
theblan proposed By the gentleman from Mart
IN tiMr. HAYWOOD is emintnily proper IN
reference to relief al large; and, ns q member
of his committee, | can ZEE the proprlety OF
;narpura,ing some plan Ior the relief OF Inc
nec,Ie Of otner counties. | don't see that the
general proposition embodied in the plan OF
iIho gentleman conflicts at all with the report
Of tbs committee, under the circumstances
which have called for It's action.
Think, that 10 view Of all the circumstan-
ces.of the case, this Convention is called upon
to afford relief 10 tho whole body of the people
of this county, who have taken refuge In VII
li,nsbure and exhausted all the available
means which that town Gould an,rd.
Mr.. Goops, of B,dltrd.-l deem it proper 10
sov TINT one of the most reliable and intel!;'
rennt gentlemen III that section Of the State has
| conys,seJ with me on that subject, ard FROM
the statement inside by him, | believe that n
yery strong case is now presented to this Con.
%yention for the relief asked G-r; and, for oic,
i, will give me pleasure to eff .rd It
IN the year lTTG, in our first great struggle
FIR indrrendencc, the ancestors Of the people
whom [ have nov the honor in part 10 repre-.
sent. met together ut their Court House ana
adopted resolutions somewhat 10 the following
effect. That their brethren in the lower portion
of the Colonies being in great distress and III
need OF the necessaries Of life, they extended TO
them q cordial invitation 10 come into thel!
midst. and they would share with them e"ery.
thing they bad upon the Garth
That, sir, is the feeling now among my peo-
ple. They are willing now Is their ancestry
were, to uff,rd, if Necessary, relief To lh"Se
people mho have been driven By the uerclless
invaders from their own homes, 10 take re
iuse among q people Who are uble 10 support
tlem no llnger.
Dir. SugFF.Y.-I think that as this is on ap.
~plication from q single quarter only, and us a
d1ubt Exists as TO the propriety Of this b0dy s
Sranting the relief asked Tor, ! will submit a
PROPOSITION 10 lc, the resolution lie On tue table
until to morrow, 10 see if there is NOT private
l,bersllty enough to provide the amount asked
for and If it falls, | am willing TO vote to sup
ply the fund out Of the treasury. II the mover
will allow this resolution TO lie On the table, !!
think there is a spirit of l~iberallty in this Con.
yention and the city Of Richmond tina; will Sc
cure the raising oil the amount Necessary 10
afford that relief. | hope It will be the pleas
ura Of tho mover to lay this resolution on The
table, aud see if we cannot orgaD'z- q c. malt
tee after tie Adjournment OF the Convention
this evening, that would undertake the task Of
raising the amount asked for. | would rather
subscribe from ny uwn private means Than TO
draw from the treasury, snd thus cn5arras"
the residue Of the people. | think that Is The
best mode to do it, and, ~l'i c suggesting this
plan, ! hope | may not DC understood rs tnro"
Ing any obstacle in The way Of this relief. The
plan which | suggest, | am sati> fled, vii &c
available by to.uvrrcw. If moi, "ili v3;a to
have this amount paid on! vf tie treasury, or
any deficiency that may remain. if VIC iall To
raise the whole.
MIR. BLAEgY 1t seems 10 me that this is q
question irausht With great Interest We are
IN the uihs, Of c war y INCH requires all the
resources the Stale can commando va ina!
is to be carried on with money as wel! as men.
One Of the grounds upon which the N0rth
claim Their ability 10 SutJugate US II, that they
have mole money than "e ICssess- II may b.
t.. NC TIA. they have both pjoTc lnoneE and more
mep; bu. If we Lad The means Of keeping al!
he meu a = can gather, the contest would not
last long. IL is, therefore, a matter o! i,n!'or
lance that We keep ourselves in a position to
command our money and have 1t ready 10 pros
ecute the war vigorously. ! think the propo'
sition OF the gentleman lrom Marion ought 1"
be adopted. This matter should so back u
the committee that They ,aay survey, rot nioro
" 0 portion, bu! the whole field OF he Stale,
and provide for all cases, nor only prcclsIly
similar, bu; involving tie same principle.
ain inclined 10 ihiEk that the gentleman
from Bedford. (Ifr. GocDE J has gwen u1 n key
that iii u:,:o:k all the q III cul,ics CT this qu"s
ton. Ii,t. i. teen known that tiitSe 'Ieopic
we're suffering, end Il Cumui!t!*e ettn hutirur'
lied 10 receive cor,r!bu.icns .;'m siTi rs ave
alYaysrsadg, under circumstance Of n'is kind,
to besto~ their free. sill offerings, | have not n
dub. Lat !ha. .hs s2 IL for !s i;y;!-y you'd ii11 6aE Ha mt
have answered II with money, with corn, q ur
and such other articles Of provisions as they
have TO spare. AND in this woy The misior
tunes Of these refugees would have been aa:c-
liorated withoG, q burden on The public treasu
rs. II is much easier for cur clliz"ns TO fur.
nish grsin and bacon OUT Of their store than
it is for Virginia TO furnish dollars out uI her
treaaury. Let US not establish & precedent
with an isolated cuse which may prove disas
lrous beyond our expectations; because, II We
undertake, in q ! Ike n amer, 10 anss er all calls
upon the public treasury, We may be lnVol'tc
IN nm amount OF EXPENSE for which re ale en-
tircly uuprepared. fHa must, also, bear IL
mind, that il we should e:cr he compelled 70
refuse to relieve the necessities Of Others, who
ure suffering equally us much as these people
at williamsburg, that unaniinity and kindness
OF feeling which prevails through all poilio:'S
OF Virginia. will be destroyed.
Mr.. CuANGLIss. Mr.. President, this body
is liberal; the ~cltiz.ns Of the Commonwealth
are liberal, ard have freely offered Of their
wealth TO the cause, in suppl!in mi the watts 81
both soldiers and refugees. But when people
are suffering from The If cts OF the wur, sn!
make 40 appeal to the government, I say, fer
one, let The burden BE- borne bv the pnblic treas
ury. There are men in Virginia who have
moi contributed one dollar towards the expense
of this contest. ] know individuals oi wealth
who have net advanced orc q m fer the i'e'.-
eft OF either the soldier or his family. How
are these people TO be reached. Can you do
it by appealing 10 their libs rali'y. You will
impovecish the liberal aud leave rich tho Shy.
lock; but il gen draw upon the Common
wealth, the burden falls upon ell alike, aud
though it be m%illlors, | say let lis do our du'y
towards those who 20 justly claim cur assist
ancS. In my own part Of the country the
greatest generosity has been manif' STE hu'
n all sections, there are men whose pockets
cannot lie reached, but by a system Of tax
atop.
am wiling to pay What can cut Of my
private purse, and | nlu equally willing 20 be
faxed Tor the public good. There arc thou
surds Of Virg;nians Who entertain the same
sentiments, and will promptly respond to any
such demand upon their resources.
trus'. therefore. that tho amendment Of The
gentleman from Marion will NO. prevail, ano
that tie ordinance will pnss in the thapa in
which it has been r. pnrlrt.
The question wss then tsken On the motion
Of sir. HAYMoND. 10 rccnnulit with instructions
to enquire into the expedicrcy CT reporting an
! ,rs,r,,re ,royi1irC pcutr1llr. t6r The care