Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-11
demand, In the presence of the President OF
the United States, whether his purpose s peace

or WAT.
We ought to bo informed at this moment
what is the meaning of these a:,ua,neuts TINT
have gone South We ought to be Informed
what IS the point which they intend to make
as TO Tortugss and Fort Pickcns. We ought
to tell them distincly that they must forbcar
while We ere making Efforts, long or short, to
Keep the peace ard defend our rights
Tho gentleman from Fauqu;sr, iMr. Rns'T.
T. Scorr) takes the ground incorrectly, that
} there Is any concurrence Or sembance of con-
ciirrence between the proposition which now
make, and those two resolutions Of the Com
mittee OF Twen!y-one. Theirs leave tho Fede.
raj Government the power to execute the law.
They have not restrained that power to bring
; upon US clvi! warata any moment. They leave ua
!. to ell the delay and all the machinery Of Il ma.
: tlonal Convention, or MI amendment of The
Constitution to attain pssre. My proposition
says to the powers at Washington: You
must forbear to execute the laws over this peo.
pie until tho parties to the Federal compact
when, it matters not; soon or late, it matters
: not-can make IN arrangement Forbesr TO
} bring States and States into cootic, power
and power into corhct, Confrdrracy inio con.
hlct with Contedergcv.'
AT the request Of SOME friends, propose to
change my amendment 10y substituting .nr the
word until the States parties to the Federal
compact shall act" the words until =, ,nding
difficulties are adjusted"
There being no objection tins Amendment
was 80 modified.
! Mr.. WM. e. ScoTT.-l propose TO amend the
amendment by striking out the words "are
bound to- and inserting in lieu thereof the
word ''should" SO that it shall read should
iorbear the exercise Of power g..
Mr. MI>E.-l care nothing about the words.
10 me they are equivalent. | accept the PRO.
posed amendment if the Committee have no
objection.
There being no objection the amendment
was so modified.
The question was taken cn MT. WIsEs
Amendment, and. Oh division, ;beTe were, &. ~
~, noes 75
SO the ameDGmen: vas rejected.
The question REQUIRED o. The Oh resolution
as amended.
Mr.. GAKLASD-I understand that resn!u.
tion Alright there is q clause in it which would
like to have stricken cut | move 20 strike
out, In tho third !iue, the words without. the
assent Of ths other STATES" will slale, in n
lew words, the point oC my objection Tta.
clause does not declare directly Thai !he assent
Of tho States in the Union shall be given 20 ;he
withdrawal OF the Seeding States; but it
might be inferred, from Implication, from the
| words which uropnss IN str;L ,,,, ,hu, s,,h
NAN' "'''u P'"pese W s'iHe ou', INA ouc:!
assent was necessary. That idea would 5c in
c'hh:ct with my cpi'iions and, perhapI. with
tue opinions oi others 1t II does hot convey
ehat !'ea, tAen IL srellis 10 me he wn'ds re
unnecessary anu mere surp.u>s:e, nild that
.hey may be stricken out without III the lcist
l1npa:rlng the harmony and compactncsS Of the
other part OF the section. Tnis is my view Of
1t, and therefore submit the amendment.
AR. " iSE called for thc yeas and nays o1 the
amendment
Inc yeas and nays sere ordered.
lhe question was taken anu II was decided
IN Tue negative Yeas o.. nays 81; an follows ::
s,s: nuls pTtnsh nrnc cs c.y - ct
snan, C. ansr, Conn, Il Cox, Echol.. Fsrr urnoy,
H,n a.nnon I.rr. T. .o,',- m%.oT iin.n, m, n"n
Kindred. Lawson. Lea. Z. e k Mallory J. D. Mallory. M,l'
Moris. M0r," sbis'', E"ntoph. h*hsri'
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Wysor-a.
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proro Suri.t'. burirs, sy,-, CsuIns Cape,ior Car.
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iahn,sn, Kitry, L,"i,s MssrrS MsSr, ssesrI. j. j.,
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So the amendment HaS elected
Mr.. F,surR-l desire to ,ff.r sr, an1endmey,
10 the resolution on. which, think c,,yht Iu
he made. In TIE 10,t lire ,h.s. word. Scc,r /.
.bnt n. Fedora, au,bIr;tia. uu,l,.r th. e ,r,.
s,i,ution as II ,s d:srpjn .,ow,- IN r.coor;,, :,
Sc a
| move TO insert after ,ha word "au,horities"
in the ,f),h lire the fnlowiny ..as ,b,r :,sre
constituted when lbjs section wus draf,sdn
| oif.r this sir. because ,ye all affirm if that
resolution shall he adoDrcd (ae, ina, ma pun
in ,his Convention knows In be tru. and .h,Il
place ourselves in the nosrim, of n ,r;,n.es
swearing 10 what hc d,,.s no, hnow N be ,rrc
j or faIsa Wa do not t,ow bo,r tho r.5,r,l
authorities nc at present constituted staud nm.
ON this nnas,ion we do NOT know what o,in.
ions they entertain mon if, |. is true that
Mr.. Buchanan disclaincL that power, but do
nor think That Mr. Lincoln disclancd i II
we a,l,pt that resolution to-day. we afl =, ;hat
+, h.. true which M ocr,I.,., m ,h;; 4 nv.
knows to ue ,,ue
Nr Coxp,n os Frederick -[J,,,rs T Am
grossly d.c.iyrd the President If ,lr I1ni,,
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