Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-01-11

had iii orr midst in n long time, ~transphed at the Court
I House yesterday afternoon. There seemed 10 nave Deeh"
rai,undcTs' anlinr at the time of the meeting, ana 4 large
| ulm,er adjourned 10 The Diamond Market House, hut three
bcing no meeting there, they returned TO the Court nouae,
ard there they organized, and Ia an HssenhlaSc oil SON"
five or six thousand, the following proceedings were h""'
The following letter was read 1t The meeting
ALLEGHENY ARSENAL, Dec. q, lsG2.
so his Honor, G. Wilson, Mayor OF Fitshurg:-sr-It
is perceived that some Of the city papers, III tle:r ii1rniuH
issues, persist In publishing statements in regard TO Inc uPt-
ratlOns OF The United States Arsenal tina, should De COZ.
rectrd. I therefore respectfully request Iha. at The l'uDlc
meeting Of the citizens, 10 take place this aiieThooH' thet
will have this paperr=ud. The statement Of the 'p'spa'cn,
that | informed lis reporter last eyeLlns that there were no
more orders 10 be llled, was In reference obs Inquiry re-
spectine the heavy guns. There are orders yettohI OF EN
months standing, and more: The slores feir!leu " !. ne
Dispairl. rs boxes Of musse,s that left the Arsenal Mat
afternoon were afty sets OF horse e~quipmciiS Gin part 81
IN order for five hundred sets) destined for Texas ATsehaI,
likewise another issue will he made in q day or TWO OF
ninety other sets. made by. Mcssrs. iiartly 4 Co.. cohtrnc'
tors, az Pit.sbur., and now In their workshops, who can
slate low long they have had the order. These nre destined
for Lravenworth Arsenal, for the troops in that Vicinity.
Furthermore, ihcrc Is 10 bG iSsued 10 the State OF Tennessee,
under the act az l>'5, for arming the militia, 100 rifle m"-'
keis. To replace which 1000 have been ordered from Harp
cr's Terry ArInorr. And, finally, OF %unfulhlled orders, 800
rnuskci; hricnesng 10 and sent here by the State OF Ken.
t1-Ay, 10 I've altered 10 percussion. are now being altered
and to fitted, the expense Of which 20 he charged To that
SLATE, rn4Cr ;!t same act Of Congress OF lsDs.
JOHN sYMIHGTON, Major Of Ordnance.
After which the following resolutions were presented
anh passed:
Whereas, as citizens of the United States, attached 70
the Union. the Constitution and the laws, We have learned
with surprise and Indignation that large quantities Q.
i,ra:y ornEancr have been ordered from the A~ilegliany
Arsenal 10 points where no apparent Immediate necessity
Tor t'.ru exists. while other points where the necessity
does cxis; are left nndefenGrd, and where they viii be tH-
rcs"a 10 seizure al The hands OF those who are now in p
siaI= Of actual or threatened revolt against the govern
.aen;; and, whereas, our retnonstrancr5 acnins. this act
snvc received no notice from the proper authorities II
Washington City; therefore, he il
]. i;r-olTei, That notwithstanding the notorious fac:
that onr r,Lurs are disarminc the friends, amd arming the
eue'nies Of III" Union, We feel that Its frends are strong
enough, even without other arms than their own, I" sns'
,ain the Constitution and the laws, and To follow and ie-
,aSr ,Ar guns thus ordered to I've removed, in case 'hty
.sa!! he ,rn!torous'y employed against them.
=. Resolved. that We therefore ccprccuLr any ir:rrier-
eng. Win the shipment: of the said arms under government
| or!vrs. however impor,unc or impo.itic tie same may be,
| believing L. would give rolor 10 the !Eaputaiion HAT We
hay. ianr. respect :r. federal law than our iclloT.chizeIs
OF rs- srcrGirc state Of South Carolina, and decrease our
Iaoral maci' more thaa i. could increase our material
power.
). Resolved, Tira: We profess tn be loyal TO the Union Of
these state; tina; We regard The people OF the snm''i =.
thar W. regret that dcma.ngucs and traitors should have
br-u able to deceive ,hem INTO n contrary belief; and That,
knowing no parry here, and no North or South, We intend
10 oI,s.rvr cir par: Of the compact, AID shall expect and
inS!s: that al others shall do The same.
4, Resolved, That We greatly drIinTc we eN,s'Snss o'
suci: = state "f things in connection with the adninistra-
ricu Of important departments o! the public service NJ
Washington ~ to have :" shaken the confidence OF The
peuy!. Of The Tree states :h,rriu, rs TO minister occasion
for the disturbance which has prevailed amongst us.
:. Resolved, Tina; 10 rrSorr that confidence which every
administration ought 10 enjoy In "a rrsis Ike the present. Il
bchUovr rs the President 0r ihc United States 10 purge his
Cabinet Of every laan who is known 10 hSre been giving
aid and comfort, or In any wise coun'rnancinB anu ahet
;inc the actual or 40 ,rrhrnGrd revolt Of any q! the states
sglia.: The authority Of the Constitution and the laws Of
tis Union.
{ Il, solved. That while Pennsylvania i, on guard AT ;he
federal Car.;aI, |: l. her especial duty 10 look 10 tie f6eli'
:: Of her S5ns, and il that view We call upon the President
Of liz" United s'n,es. as a citizen o! the Commonwealth I
sec tia. the republic receives no de'rIncnt while It c9h-
times in li, haEls.
Cen, william Robinson, Jr., presided, and Hon. Thomas
| Wiiiiar. and Gen. }. X. MUurheal, NJ. c, were the pin.
cipnI ,pnkr,rnrri. Gen. Mo0rlead spoke in perfect conso'
reu;e wrh TIC tone o: the resolutions. and lion Thomas
WIirams urged The passage OF the resolutions, The vote 70.
which was unanimous, with a very few exceptions. Hon.
Charles .laicr made II speech inside Of the Court linrsrio
:. :, rm, audience which sci forth that 7cS!stance to the FED.
c-ai authority al the Arsenal would he reasonable, hn! or-
uo,rip. :. transportation through our streets would Gully
he In violation vi State laws. and resistance 10 their actual
%shipnea: woaid be 4: ius:ii!abic Us the acts OF soh'h C"f"-
Ina.
enincu'ly worthy of the endorsement Q! all.
uur topographic dispatches give the latest news from
hs.,:quartsrs OF secession osIn. .S On, %sG T. vii Are Elk, HGt!r rEs,n I"
And the following from the Richmond
"Whi.;"
Ills slated ,Aat Gtacral Scott. several days ago, snhtaii'
ted to the President i plan ioF the blockade Of Chalie=t"n,
besides >lrong!: reinforcing oil the Southern carr!Snts and
",:ier military preparations; hut :his WAS not f'v"r''"'% 'e-
SUMNER ASH HICKMAN DEycrScS COMPROMISES.
Hon. Charles summer, Of massachusetts, was seTenndr'!
| IN rhJi.,Ir,,hi, on Wednesday evening, after i.l!Y. lin: a
lecture. lie responded by declaring that tk-lass election
decided shat the Territories shOuli ue forever tree. lie was
opposed 10 making any !uorc compromises, and he thought
The reOIl. were Also. Al hat Is needed nn~, Is trInEesS
and prudence: he thought the partT would ~ future s'iow
;tr same hrmncss they had Mt the %hallot.h"S. tApplars'.l
Hon. John Hickman also spoke AZ follows:
never was "a compromise man, nor am ! one now. Jap
p!aus"l Il is no use for the North "a compromise; J. Is not
SAFE. There Is N eternal an'agonism hetw"ca freedom aga
slavery, and it must DO met Cow, AMI HE interest OF sc
whit" man ,h~u'i not b.: forgotten SO Tar ns hls vote - con-
c-rned. / wait TO kno" Il: the government Is woiih any.
thing. ! 10 no: ihiok my people wait Iae Il" coinlf"i'!se
their Interests. and IL they DO | vii! not q" IT, tCEleS Of
GOOD. - Every compromise ,i:at la, been made Il ahs"n
violated ny the South. Therci l. an eternal antas9LiSu' t:at
mu.t b: settled, and We may as We'll have II settled NV as
nj any Other time. lArpiausr.I
Gait. l.!lrlp., OF TIL United States army, fo!'owcii in sSme
REMARKS. lie announced Ids willingness 10 enrol n rcei.
!u.ti o: volunteers in Chester county, Pa, II the people
wl.hrl. il. 10 be placed i. the disposition Of the sovereign Of
thc United states for the preservation Of the Union and
The Constitution, and he cared not whether II was James
Buchanan or Abraham Lincoln.
THIS Licutenant-Cenera Of tho army, "ho is
mentioned in he first Of The preceding para
crapi!s is, aScvery one knows, 4 Eirginia:i by
birth, 4 native Of the county Of DinwiGd!c,
thougtla New, Yorker in taste and residence, who
has lorg since declared that slavery ought 10 lie
| cxtin.uisncl. Now, Eirginians, | ask you, what
have you 70 hope for, from the native Of the
North, The Black Republican, whose nature
has been never %snGtcncd by the genial climate
and social intercourse OF the South, when this
yoar brother Of Virginia, thus pants Tor war,
and IS eager 20 lead the myrmldmns and mer-
ccnnries Of the Black Republican Government
against YOU? Why do these people desire t"
make war upon you and STAY yen, and Sinjii'
rate your children and ~,lcsolatc Your laid: DO
YOU suppose that it is for the purpose oil pre-
serving an institution 20 which they deny
legal existence, ard which they dcnnuncc as Il
crime: Or is it not because they can, in n"
Other war. manilc&t their 'Sytnpaihy with
Repu:!icani.,n"-tHcir sympathy Tor your
slaves, ana Their cnIn:ty 10 you: lucy Rro"
tia, If YOU % out Of the Union, ard take your
slaves with you, they cannot manifest ;i'clr
sympathy "a: l!ic enc, and their hatred q The
other; and, therefore, they desire 10 keep
Won, where They can 10 both. IN tie tM'3n
rfiA crime! uitil they can eNllnSGi>ii, rX-
terminate, tic crime, by abolisi':iig slavery:
and then, Oh, God! what wlli hc the
scenes wbicl, You Eirsinians, who may SIR
wye the war, will witness? The history 81
the maSSacrcS Ut 81. Bartholomew, and -.
Domingo, furnish but an imperfect glimpse
of what must he your fate, and the fate ri tie
| South. When four millions Of Slaves shall be
cmancipatcd and turned loose upon you, Your
wives, your daughters and sisters, Will the
government army III posScSsIono Oh every ~lcr'rcsS
| within vour limits, reasy to sustain ana project
them a~cai:rst you. Oh! Nirginians, will y"u
no, learn wisdom from yonr enemy, and avail
Yourselves OF the warning and the time l"r
prcfara,ion which God allows you, in the pr''-
icncc aud patriotism Of President BuciaIan:
Arc you deaf and blind, that you will not see
and hear, and require yet more TO convince
you that you should secedc without delay :
Will nothing convince you but the w"r-wloop.
and the soiinl Of tho clarion, as the army "t
| Lincoln, led by your Lieutenant General Scott,
| marches upon you, 10 slaughter your people
and dcsolatc your land? Will you wait I'M
prepared, like men s~tupeiird with terror, until
| the shricks Of your women. amid the flames OF
your homes, shall arouse you, too late, to sense
; and 10 shame? The government is crumbluiG