Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-17
VOLUME .LVIU.-NUMBER 80.

whom was born and shsre dwell. have,
! in the isuiation of my chamber. in The HTfHH
hours o! the long night, ardnn'ly !carhr6 to
know what thcr would have ma tod. :'aTo
in ;n;s isolation reviewed sileatiy their past
lives, my conversations with tn I'm. Their meet.
jnps with rna at the crossroads. N rle schon!
! snd IN the hustings, and now feel that their
| vo:.es cnne over the mountains to Tue to-a'yr!,
10 direct, encourage and animate me: - I'D the
vn,r,. nf their fathers direct Washmetoc at
Ynrttoyn. T. is thus that feel. r''a, vi; the
c,ndi,i,n III wh!,i, ! canoe here ::r,h ny ie.rt
nnw i; ,wrlr, il. Virginia tbs El"r" :" NJ. 80
seem, h.r.s>cd anil huf:;to! by a;!'crs:,iss.
! When sc rc,.t;,gu.:, arrnGd ,GG wGa, ;r, ;he
recent sror oi t1rir p.'.;,,tc feelings, hg'icro
/ that ti:is l.: ii. A., "l.,c hour tac Virginia ~
! leap ,.rr "i l'.. I1ion III o.,r !s.n':r., woIit
nS., ;:i,,n 4, rlirye tia. tNb. sYmp.,i'Hc T.tn
| tilat i.,,,G:: and tlat believe th:t GNE VIII
! vet c:,ac yrhen Virgins Sha;l hear the ;'l'cd az
| her people deciding what h.: destiny siisil ira
! There will Oe no division si:cr that dcc,>lnu
! shall BIZ made; but. unii, the', ram >"w !"
! believe thar anything like umsnnp!ty Wall
pfeTa,l.
fn.ieraT ,l,s:r circumstances believe tia:
: this night, approaching the dreadful hour, "
! is nv .ln.y to cast the y"t, o ny people for tic
pan by ,,hicl the creates, hope lis left Of re-
! bni;l;.,g ~. Republic tint they have loved 50
! vel !t may b.. that it is gore forever L
| mas hr thar a nrw season an!i \ new creatnn
ma: he o;,enc to them. IL haler.r may be
| the future whc. ;he action "f Virginia 10 day
NAV bring about, that people will be founh,
wncn Necessary, standing shoulder TO shoulder
| .irn the ,rnplr c.f ,ir ii1cwatcr supporting
! IL. ir-c,r;'y al! all hrr sol.
|
! What ,!Irn must | do! believe In ini
heart, that, standing here 10 night And know.
| ing tic "ili 81 my people, which trust DO.
ad feeling all the responsibilities Ola repre- ST.
,ativc heavily bearln: on my heart. believe |
wonii 10, betrav them, i! knew their will, ~
save my llr Il is therefore in that spirit ard ',''
der these circumstances, and looking hopefully
to the f::ture, fearing o!.lr my God, aud deeply
sy,anattizins with Tie proud and loyal people
wi,o represent, that shall cast my vote here
| 10 night Tor the proposition OF The gentleman
from Fau1nier (Nr. Scorr
! Thank you Tor the kindness with which
| have been listened to in an hour that NY heart
sas been oppressed with sadness.
Mr.. SAMUEL \. CorfMaS, of Rockingham
: AIr. President, had supposed that | rculA
! hsse said nothing on thi, subject | ha': trust.
I ii that mi.ht remain rnutc Spectator u[
the acts ,!,at transpirch around us; tEt,
sir, circumstances that point directly l.,
uyscf; the position '!.at my co'lcsguo
,ias u>: .akcn With regard to the vet"
,h.t he shall cast for the substitute Of the gan.
,iemsu from Faliqnicr, Mr.. ScoTr,) is one that
! lecl mpeled new openly and avowedly. To
cast mi vote against.
When ANNOUNCED lavSef ran,li,latc !nr
n; Cunye,lun, before my people declared
.:,nn ,ha, believed IN the right o! srcGSsicn
| ;.rlievc;' il that day, and have no cause "a
clianE. my opinion. Sir, | further stated 10
the psopir " hcm have the honor. in part, 20
r.;,crsc,,t ,ha. I would make no ayowal Of my
,o:iac further than tina. would exhaust nil
!:onnrable !nesl,s 10 perprtuate this Union IN
is Integrity stated 70 them, also. that the
nnly pI.d.c wonld thea make way, that in
10 contingency, under no circumstances, If J.
ceul prcscnt it, should Virginia be degraded.
Mir. President, an nor in The habit OF ed.
dressing puhc aSscma!ica am plain MA;
in: :.t:t& that when p'In proposition ia
..,c. .;.i - mo- ! can see it. III It's proper brar-
,iu, so: .1Gprehrld the nature anil character
81 acr. w'!."-c responsibility Is forced upon Ia,
have n.adc MP mv mln'', days ago, that the
un!;' sat:al,o1 inr Virginia was fcccSS'OII. J.
hc:r:, sir, t!.at she Cuii no iu"Scr remain w
his iInion viii! honor 10 herself, and will
t,tpf",''FC
,rs.lua. have ,he gratifying Intelligence
.tl,s cyeainy from rlS own county that meet
~. .v,S held in the toxin OF llarrsonbnrs last
Mun,Iay rt which III. expression Of the people
ri ;h. county Was overwhelmingly in favor OF
.,n1rc:l:a,c succession. II had any rnlsgtrHS
,rsv!ous 20 liza. time. they have nil bee: r"'
n,,Y,d; ard s;aaI here believing that an
Representing 'ny constituents ~heu cast 'h>h
vn;r !nr AN ordnance oc secession; and br!lcyln
t,r,r, sha!l east hat vote ciicc'inlIy, lrs:iT
.a,! cordially, BECAUSE the "ron.s htapcd upon
Ea%i1ia demand, III MY nplnion, soIne s'icn
,r,1...r :.s ). .c.ss;;n alone can row anTd. ag
t,,rr heart burns with Indignation a: the rcco'.
l.ct;,u nf TIC icinrirs h.ap"'i upon u.s. | am
unw;Eing 10 bc:r them any iurg.r. wGu'd
e ~..,tr: 80 cas-, :nG r"t'. here '"-nls;f: Ter an
nrliaa;c,, Gs Secession il every inin, woman
...J cn:iG il Fac county Of Buckingham "c'e
! ;,,,pnscn u, i. and il they did noe deem that
. covrse wis". woula resi- 20 my position.
| | how ,rnc"T the Ino;ior 10 adjourn.
lcrNrxrED Or src"ND VAGrI