Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-09


tempt by actual intimidation, or by any mea.
sure which might be regarded rs such, te one.
rate upon the State of Virginia or any other
State Those who concur with me in opinion,
ought to express that opinion by voting for
the amendment
| Mr.. SrrnERLlN--I wish to add word in re.
ply to the gentleman from Rockbridge {NIr.
| DuRMAH. uo says that the amendment Of
fer is provided for in the 18th resolution. The
| 18th resolution is not yet adopted. Even if
that resolution had been adopted, it only as
serts principle, and the amendment offer
asserts another principle. 1t says, unless this
relation is maintained, that We cannot express
the hope Of the Reconstruction of this govern.
mcnt and the preservation OF peace; that we
cannot even express the hope. certainly
cannot, and therefore, it is, that | insist upon
the amendment ! saw in tho pnpers this
morning, that in III! probability there will be
an attempt made to reinforce the forts at the
South that in all probability the vote given
hero against immediate secession will
, stimulate that effort to re inlorce those South.
ern forts and l. for one, who voted here .;cs
terday against immediate secession, have no
idea that it shall 20 forth to the world that
am in favor Of maintaining this government by
force. shall express that opinion here. |
wish it to go forth as my opinion. have no
doubt that it is the opinion Of a large majority
ofthis Committee, that they cannot ami will not
express any hope here Of re construction ard
preservation Of this government, unless it can
be done pcaceably.
Mr.. SPEED, demanded the yeas und nays,
which were ordered.
| The question was then taken On Mr. SPEEDS
amendment, and II was rejected; yeas 81, nays
| rs. as follows:
TsAs--Messrs. Ambler, j. Barbour, rlskey, Bu,.
sean. Rorst. Bouidin Cecil, Chs4blss, Chapman,
land, Graham, Gogsln j. Goods Jr.. Hale, O. Hall! L.
us!l, Hammond, Harve, Hocombe, HuntOn, lsbe, Kent
ssry l?s asN o e. s1U1 s %e
rel shrfty slaughter southal speed spurocs s:ransr
Turner, Tyer. Williams, Wise, Woods, Wysor-6i.
NATs-Messrs. Jsnpey, QresjdrEtl Armstrong, Aston,
Alfred Ra;s ~ Rs' nsn b Boy
Q. B. Conrad, Robert 7. oonrnd 0cach, j. crichrr,
Frgate, Gillespie, Gravely, Gray, a. Hall, + ILL.,
Raymond, Hoge, Hubbard, Hughes Jackson Marr.atnke
SGs1p Ses ltTs S oss Ns%
Osburn Patrick, peadeton, Porter Preston, Price, Puyh
Scott, Sharp, ss,l.nsion, Staples, A. H. suar;,
| ham, Wiley, wll.ca-7o
Mr. ScoTT, of Fauquier.-The Committee
have voted down the amendment Of The gentle.
man from Campbell, (Alr SpEEp) and hope
that they will now vote down the amendment
of the gentleman from Pi:tsy ylvania CIR. SurH-
ERLIN) | think it must be obvious 10 every
ono who will take the trouble 10 read these
resolutions in connection, that the purpose of
both amendments is fully answered by The re.
solutions as they stand. an sure that there
is not member Of this body who docs not
concur entirely in the propositions announced
by both the amendments and the amendment
to the amendment. The effect Of proposing
these amendments is, to some extent, to place
the members Of this body in a false position
making them seem TO vote against propositions
in which all concur.
Now, sir, you have only to look 10 the re.
solutions " hch precede these, To find an earnest
protest against the accumulation Of an unusual
number Of troops and Of an unusual amount Of
munitions Of war. The purpose intended to be
subserred by the amendment proposed by the
gentleman from Campbell, (Mr. SrEED) is already
answered by the fifth resolution. Then, sir,
you have only to read the concluding para
graph of the sixth section to find that tho pur-
pose Of the amendment Of the gentleman fruTu
P1tsylvania, (Mr. SurnEELIN,) IL answered. bn.
cause there you will find that we indulge the
hope that sn adjustment may be reached, by
which the Union may be preserved in lis in
! tegrity, and peace
Further than that, if you will turn 20 the
18th resolution OF tho Series it is emphatica!l;
declared that we regard it as an Indispensable
condition that pacific policy shall be adopted
towards the seeded States, ''and that no al
tempt be made to subject them to the Fede'a
authority, nor TO reinforce tbs forts now in
possession OF the military forces Of the United
States, nor recapture the forts, arsenas, or other
property Of the United States within tneir
limits"
can conceive that purpose designed 10 be
answered by both the amendment aud the
amendment to the amendment can be more
strongly obtained than by the resolutions az
they already stand.
The question was then taken on the amend
ment Of Mr.. Su7uERLIS, and it was rejected
Mr. JOHNSTON, Of Lee and Scott propose
to amend this resolution in the fourth line, by
striking out "the" before "Union." In the
place where it is, it makes the Committee, IN
,his resolution, utter sentiment directly Ut
war with almost the whole tenor OF their re-
port On referring to subsequent resolutions
in that report you will see that provisions axe
made for state Of things directly at war with
"
Uoion-':lhc Union"--is blessing to us. The
use of such An expression here would be utter
ing an ebsurtlity, would bo giving ut!erancc 10
an idea directly ut variance with the ideas cx.
pressed every where else in the report More
over sir, lei ME remark that my recollection is
and have no doubt will DC sustained in
that recollection by the other members Of the
Committce-that, as tho resolution was pre-
pared and intended to be reported by them,
a it vas actually shaped By the Con-.
mittee the word "lbe" was stricken out. Il
did not appear in the resolution rs adopted b?
the Committee on Federal lselatGus. By what
ni,tsk. il has come to lie introduced here in
the reuort, do not know. 1t is sufficient,
however, for the present, to Ste thai 1t IS here
and move that it DC stricken Out
Mr.. CONRAD, of Frederick. hope it will &c
stricken out bv general consent It is there
simply by mistake Of the Clerk.
The CuAIRMaa-Unle the Chair hears some !
oh;pction. the article she" will he stricken nut
before the word "Union," in the ionrth !inf ot
the report, SO rs to cause it to read blessings
of Uuion.n The Chair hcars no objection
So the wcrd sthc" was stricken out, by Gcn.
erEl consent. ,
Mr. CAELILr, Of Harrison-Mr Chairman,
more 70 amend THE siXth section, by striking !
ont in the second and third liues, the words
s.and la,aenting the wrongs :hhr have i'm
nol,ed some Of the States 10 dissolve their con-
pcction with" and inserting, "cansed by some
If the States having cas-! of! obedience to-"
The section now reads Deeply deiln'ing til:'
-, nsent distracted condition of the country,
md lamenting the wrongs that have ;npelled
Sn,ne of the States to dissolve their connection
With the Federal Government" &c. If the
smenament m which I propose should prevail,
the section will then read: Deeply dsHloring
,ho M nrossnt distracted condition OF the coun
try. t,r caused by some Of the States having cast
~ 'ohed;cnce to the Federal Government"
Jn not concur with the Committee in the "piI-
inn ,bat there have been any such wrongs IN