Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-07
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-7::a ia vi5:5:5:a state Convention
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.,,>,,y. NAscu 9Th, 1861.
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-~nr.A. RELATIONS.
H. w,...y ii 'irno"ssl'a, being entitled to "
W. ~. fy>,,t,tonS OF tine gentleman
. III t>.shr;ass. Sir. MoeRs,l addressed the
t,,.S':.,, 49, yn.-I Supposs the Convention
y" ...r,,; !; ore conclusion which is very
- 80. ~ g.5 that l., that am not at all
,'' :: -, me aft!3ces Of parliamentary tactics.
- ,:,.~',,';., =, .ir when yielding TO gentlemen
-',,.I.,,,,2s Ct prriatling them ID ehsT re-
I.,,,a., .: nav!as the time whlca proposed
..,,,y devoted TO the interesting praceturs
,:.,sin; tie ares and noes. Bu', sir. it is
xiv .a4, that process will be quite as
~. ...,.. :. ,niS Convention as listening to
*, whlch | shall be able TO make.
-; -, .,ae l..,sg;v;nss, indeed, this morning,
-.,,,a,r gr:lr Inc existing State OF my health,
4 -. '.ry.i,ity II my Voice, shoG.i avail my
N. courtesy extended 10 me bv the Con
.,,~,7 en- Saturday last But, inaSmuch Us
-, ,ie1 my purpose, and is not now
=, pu,pose, - enter into an argument upon
- S,.a uoints OF the great issues before TINS
Item, ! viii -sk your indulgence. sir,
sh,., ,;u!= wh:.u shall direct your at
.,,.:., y. 5cs; /! ,nay ba able, to some con-
:,,,,;ra> uu.,n n: objections urged oy gen
j :,-,-. IL this door asa,nS: thu policy OF Viz
i 49,, according 10 my apprehension o! what Is
i !: s$s; pol;cr. -,
.ai ;,s:s, So, allow me to remark, that we
i $50 ;;s:Yei !S;:...en anoa c7i times Allow me
; ,s..,.js, ,l,s. i.4te looked with fearful APP
+ ...b.a.;,n, 10; u:sreiy upon tho 'uagnrtude
n. r.cI, Questions which brought this Con-
\ .s:;.,n yo,c;;!e:, bat l have looked with no
! s,r.rs:sGs!on upon Influences which hare
,..7 :.;c..ea. 10 bear upon the deliberations Of
:. I,a,y.,.en, as ues,ructire OF tie !Intla.
-..,,i y:::.c!ples O! free people. And, sir,
Il NV te l.: accordance with spirit OF pug
~: uJrs than with any expectation that |
-.,i. oc able To en!ishten this body, that l
a..s, {; r,e:ubc. representing free people,
r.. here f.. the purpoSe OF expressing free.
cr;: .s,n.ons upon the questions which have
.v1-::i: Is together.
A.. 4. 3ons 50, sir, while | shall expect
= c..erte G.! Ihe co'trsrsieS OF genllemaniy
:r,..,s s!l1a.ii be very sorry ~ utter word
s.,:. N.4!i " oat OF order: Yet shall, u.vec.
\ :3s,sS, claim the privilege Of expressing MY
3 ...aI freely and Mll!y, independent OF ai,y IN
Uea:.S here 9r elsewhere. Sir, tbs right o!
r.e .,.,,yl. : tie :anSaInenial principle OF re-
:7::;s-a ii;..!:v. Whichever that is destroyed
81 =, gs.,;,'ss liberties are destroyed. And it
= .:,y.. NOT, sii, whether that destruction DC
!ssi;.: u: AL imperial cdict, or whether 1t be
a=.ts;;.i 81 pcpii;ay violence and intimidation;
,..L-yf c.Se we are equally Slaves. Is it tnot SO,
J i: !,3cs 10! history attest this great fact III
4 :. ~! pages. The scholar hasread the demon-
l ,..:.i3a Vi ;h:s truth in the classic pages oil
H.. historians Of republican Greece. The
.a..S Of Roman history are 10 less pregnant
i ,..a iis,anIa5e cxtmpiificat,ons Of the saline
4...i.ar;.;a! truth. Whi,et the Forum was free,
...,; .= Senate was Tree, whilst there was
A't...ga. =. speech, Rome WAS free; and when
tGs:s. lie last crest defender Of the Roman
>:llir AL. i.s,"..a, Of speech, persisted, and
Il, I.,,i VS. :itLaie,. a the Forum, where
=. s..,,q..nes -! ttI,:ada:c,i against bis couu.
:,'> o;.r;csS.:>, ,.0:-t'' sej from Rome, and a
b.: Vi political c.,,o!ution settled forever
Eyg"n 'iist Srcat st2I e. -
.to!e:a a!s:or5 n2, also furnished its exam
.;-aa cylupia sD!.or-ent 10 every pcinclpi-
a"T2n!ty. .'>-u reicr you 10 tile reehing
aa1i, sr."a:rg 81! day long with the bes
..J9t ci'T2Ges: Ased refer you to the deep
Ia 1s".e91S o: Paris, groaning With suffoca
a:'e;.c,s 32oiaei TO death, because Of NJ
~ ;a,Gce Than having given u;terance t
|. s::' Sfl.l5ns: Need I,poin, you - Eer tenn
-, 2,s.ci.rc11 by lils expulsion Of the minis
f., ;: U.4 by tie introduction Of the foul cc
So; .:ss:er!ng. iatoleraEt intidelityy Thes'
&, 'z,e Ike pI;iabie, ultimate results OF al
;rSst2 .ai siieuced Senate. The voice o
q -; vas drowned, and the oracles Of Goo
b. T;;s ~.:.ccd by the clanors Of revolutiona
h ps:.'.ss, aud liberty herselr, despairing o
3 1-:. l.! :o7 refuge, and found i: only in the
"a. y: .l absolute despotisin. Sir, shall W.
s.: i-:sr Scyaes vi observation-disclosures renewed
81 ": and: Shall we inaugura.e o Reign o
M ,:;rai i:es=: N, sir And when this grea
g. :H:a., :-;en assaled here, / for ofe, as ont
lie representatives OF free people, stand VI
raiicais it; and though l may not utte1
$f's'is that WEI be entitled to much weight ii
r. &as!1era;lon Of the members Of this Con
H ai,pH | yi.i, neTc7,heless, utter them IN al
fit,;!:, here
~ ~ Pre>iteni, a> hare already said, it i:
,As:1y Intention 10 enter into any process o
EsiTseuIa;lun iE reference 10 the main issue!
n ;;.i'ri IN tbs debate. propose, sir, cur
nF Nf Orc
81 IL, t'op:i!t 10 Tie notice Of this Convention
a lie sen;c;asn on the ether side, demanding
"s az tviI here, the eXtreme remedy q
'S.a'i: up ;..;s Government.
i..g~ LIZ, s!r, u remark in the outset that
81; Tie evil, 70 a! The extent and magnitude
'aica they have been presented am not
'!F, to Apologize for them. | am here to
H ""o"i=ds=, sm here 20 deEounce, arm here
~ is'ld'a!e ;i.ssc errors; but am not here tc
S'ea' % o:ea. UP Iii, Government. | am
h %; :n' tic purpose y! rndcav0ring to correct
n :" sre'aaces, ar.d 10 vindicaie the honor Vi
8Is+:I not oy aj.t'.doning her position i'll this
al I0',;sdeFacy, tnt by bringing her oppres'
rs /" S9s"0wl:acs those errors aod to redress
+; Hi-sarcss.
q ~ Sow ne t. enquire jus. here, Nj.
& granting that those evils exist,
& N.".si:ins laem in all their extent ana
q. .",-it,-waa; fault has there been on the
-."' lie General Government OF the United
g. ": Why break up this Union? Will
s'n''snsn be 80 kind as 10 psriicular!ze a
:~";s:aace worthy OF debate, in which the
,':''' ''SsTn;nent has been derelict in the
"';s OF iIs daty, or has failed TO ac'
-;',., !. :''e prTp3sc, Of its organization Ii
,tN' iae'''oe7" OF States OF this Con!edera-
s. .', -i'e tec;! su:!!y Of ualfeasance, as
""'se tney have been, what reason. 10.
y ~. -: "''sdtr"d, Is there, in consequence ot
=. ':,' "hy "e should break up great ma
IS s,,'~ W. iea=rai Government. winch must be
;;:1 oy ell. to have accomplished the
e." 'aose who constructed it!
d ~ wi. ;nahe another remark in re-
ss -,.., ~ " Hs>s evils. The remedy proposed by
't.': ' 'le other side is secession. Now,
=, " 'rut, as many ab!e gentlemen on
80 tai'S K 10 be true, as many OF the
!-'s's .. Ibis land have decided it to
LAT iaerc is 40 constitutional right OF
' 'aa: .! Itself ought, among law
",a "a" abiding people like Tirginians,
Z :, odu'""! u no small consideration.
IC'T' Sir, 10 argue the question OF thc