Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-05

not unknown;to cur ,govatoiro2t. The clTcoh
stances under. which ycl ei1 assembled nto
The limitations of The pcweIs under which you
sct are very w7li known nj Montg, mory. We
know the condition on which ycur Ordinances
of Secession WAS necessarily Psssei-ths1 IL
WINS. under the circumstances, properly SUP
iected to the popular ratification OF your s'ec'
r.. E,nharrassmeats, j: "as known, there
fore. might attend any alliance that may &c
but the great question, looking 10 eS'
istin- present perils, and the dangers wh'c''
press upon you and Us alike, vas h"w
hrst to meet these; how best r. nraT!co Tor To-
day leaving the troubles ami. cmh7:raGs.nents
NJ future contingencies to IL .~,c"7idHd for q:
they NAV arise. An ;iGnrGia:o a!t,src: 70 .hr
extent Of your powers wss ty uar gn7cTnrnanl
thought best. Il WAS taken Co %grante1 Ma
such, alsc, vas your opinion. Tais seems e
too apparent to admit OF doubt. The Uriy
question IS us 10 dutails. CrInainu dinS*!S
require common and united action. a war Is
upon us-upon you and the Confederate Slate
alike. The extent u! th:s war ~ hamin cd
at this moment can ioreSee. Nhettir: u o.
short or prolonged; whether it will DO tl9h1j
and waged on the part Of our cnainieS. VITA n
view to subiugation and Hterulinatinn. are
matters of uncertainty. In this free conference
| NAV DO permitted to give yau my ind Sli'is
opinion on these points, for wEa! it s wo tt. ""
can lose moth ng BY looking dangers full N the
face, however great; We may thereby be III
batter enabled to meet them. Ny own op;n'
ion. then, is, that it is to be Il war for our sub
~iusation and the determination, II possible, "1
Inc whole fabric Of our civil ard social tnstitu-
tons. This is my view Of IFS probable. ul':
mate range and that it will srqa re all tx
resources of money and men CT tie S'I''"'r
neopla 10 maintain their cause snccess uli.,
%unlrss, fortunately, by immo!I,ta and pr MT
action such q decisive 81 ~ shall b. given, o.
our part, as will turn the I'D; oi Slc:"Ey IN "u'
favor ut the on set, aud s!iow nur Full power Il
sustain independence. In his wa? 1t mag b
q war of shor: duration; bat This Is rather 4
hope than an expcctatinn.
As to the ultimate result whether long q
short, whether wased on a small or extensive
~scale-I do not permit myself to entertain =
doubt. We have the meanS-thc men and
those resources which will command TIE
money. All will be put t1rth, il necessary
Still the issue of this wa. as Of ali wars. as vel
az tho dcstinies of the nation. we should no
for,ct are in the hands Of the Great Sovereign
of The universe. Ia HIM and the Justice Of
n,r csuss, and our own eXsr,;cns, our trust
and confidence Of Success should be placed
Our enemies may rel: upon their superiority
of numbers, bnt ,hc race i; not always tG TIE
pwift nor Tho battle 20 III. strong; bu: it Is
with God win gives .hc Ticto"r 10 the light.
THO war has not BEEN .; "a" seeking. We
have done all that re coui'! 10 syojd i. Wv
feel assured of the righteousness u; CIR cIu>c,
and that thrice aruIsu Is &c who bath hi
quarrel lust" We haze co@m:stcd 20 wren.
IN those who force ito va on rs; we nave
made no aggression OF ;aeUi CT '"c:rs; We
have merely cia;aca aaG exercised The right
of all free and independent States to SaTern
ourselves As we please, snd according 10 ou'
own wishes, Without Interfering WI! or III
any way molcsting tie otSi.r sovereign and ia
dependent States that formed the 81! Unlnn. -
With those States we were united und'T Il
known as III: Constitution, that III
posed obligations upon all the States. These
OBLIGATIONS. on the rart Of the Southern Safes.
have boon faithfully performed, wh:s, on
the part of q large namhcr Of the Ncrth'T"
States. they were rjeGly .!d aT0ycdIy G'Sre
cavded. The bresca u ;a:;i "ss en- Ihsir pt't
Ia the Judgment Of nl:;rcopie the Only hppe fu'
safety was in 4 resumption Of Their d='e.aIrd
Having resumed !hc powers dc'r.a'r6
to the General Govarnnent--a right wh!ch ! y
rinia distinctly reserved 10 herself IN the ad'n
ton of tic Federal Const;J:i;j5n--ihera ~ ~"
owe on earth thai Tan rlgh'!u,l2 cal! - G .cS
ton our acts as Tree, sovereign ADJ independent
States. so far as the old CI'on ls CO.. ccrped.
Even in the opinion OF NJ. Wooster, the great
Northern e%xpouadcr of tho Constellation. when
the Northern States refused 70 fulfill their oh
legations under the CONSTITUTION, il wGS no
longer binding upon the Southern States.
But this is i depression. IL M, enly IN.
tended TO impress the r'gh'tnineSs q or
cause. The matter now Uc'cre Us is the for.
nation of Il new alliance thai viii better 72
curc our rights and our sll;,y-iae FIRST ot;sc,
of every State AMI Community.
The Importance OF u uu:on pr 81: Giianca of
some SORT on the part OF your Commensurate
with the present Conivdcra!td S.n;,S South,
IN this conflict FIR Our 0mro rights, !
need not discuss before this lit, l.Iscut nndy
ANY one State, acting in its crn capacity,
without concert with other States, would be
powerless, or at least could not exc:tit5 rewcT
efficiently. The CAUSE Of .Ei7;aHla, aud !
will 20 further, the cause OF Mary iaIvt, and
even the cause Of Delaware. and o! 81! the
States with institutions similar 20 ours, IL The
cause Of the Confederate Siatas--tae cause OF
each, the interests Of each, The safety Of each
is tho same and the destiny Of each, il they
all but be brought 20 realize the dangers,
would be the same. Therefore, where siiorc
is q omuon danger. where ,t,r is a cGtuunn
interest. where thers is h comnon SAFETY,
where there is q COMMON drstinv, there ought
to be 4 common and q ualted ,!fIrt.
THIS is the view entertained by rCr GncHrr-
,urnt, and hence thu :ovitailon III the Com
monweal,h Of Virginia mas responded 10 SO
promptly.
There are various reasons that | might pre-
sent to enforce the i'm oortancc Of such = policy,
if I were aware Of lhers heirs The slightest
necessity for it; but | an DO. Indeed, | am
without kno~irg ANY tlins Of
the individual sentiments af Inc members o.
the Convention ; and it may 10 tHat what l
am now stating TO tho Convention as very i'm.
portant to them and TO us, is n s~uNj"ct upon
which there is 10 difference Of op'r:lon. The
truth Of the genera! propositions thus cursorly
stated, seems 10 uc TO be SO self evident that /
feel It hardly necessary to argue them before
you. I will, however, add a few things,
briefly.
FIRST, as TO the ends or objects Of the alliance.
To me it seems very important that your mill,
tary should at least be in Cooperation wilh, il
rot under the direction Oi The Confederate
States Government. We viii neccssariiG have
a large amount Of forces in the field. When
left Montgomery there were ~. 900 loops or
dered out; Is, 600 Of them were then m.1.r sT..rs,
and most Of lileu, ara perhaps uadsr arms d:
this time. From information Received !i0n:
the Executive to-day, it uppaaIs iaa; TIE Pce5l-
dent of the Confedcrscy has ori>Ts't Oh. H.:
teen more regiments since let Tas! WI;
be about 122, 600 more troops. Aoria Carolina
may be considered as co operating Nth Us
now, though this large force (!2,ooHl does not
embrace any from that S,aic. TerneSses also
has rendered 5000, with an assurance from
distinguished gentlemen from that State /"
our Government, on Tuesday of last week
that soon after the news OF the bom1ardnen
of Fort Sumpter, II. 600 had tenderei their
services, and that, if necessary, 10 600 "uuld
a" - am.