Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-31

talG aid stan SMcLTS.
The ar5t authority wss given 10 tie Cover
cor without restriction o. aEy 5ort. There was
then DO Advisory Council and no subs: qHea.
ratification, bJ tnis Con9eatio0: Of this body.
AZ subsequent leri3ia2 DTG;nancc was passed
recurring oil appoi1 tunnts Of ctbccJs o lhe :ol
uuieers of tnu rsrk o. Gc:onoi and upwards,
lc bu brought oe!o-= this Convention TO- :tn'
frmstio1, anG in accordance with this orGl.
Ezuca .es Governor recommended 10 nis BODY !.
number Of foGc=rs wao haze bsea appointed hy
hiu, ali ot whom. Without single cXctn,;22,
have been ca.!lei by this Convention.
Now, - accordsnce .ci,b that or0inalcc, HE
! Governor cas ::om!aaGtd aEuDoerG; CU.2l:ii.
ami she iirs: o3itciion hscJ :s, iEcS &c noE-.-
ns!cl zoe rns-;. aapp:a t. Sno:7 TIA! i!e
number of Isgimsas 10 .: rcceirst: - E,s-
cina wes not de!crmiltd b. ls.o Ltoyornoc b..
t:ia. Gejo: GeaeEs! Rope:s Z. Lcc, tesigna.c..
City ies .laut5 - the nu:loe; 80 ;uGs.:.a:s
tie sr:y of the State oi Virgin.
". Mos-Accs-:S you gdi :as ien t.:oa.
sani oil whi:" lie Plo7isiorsi IT; - - uc
Composed, Il viii bT!ag ths n=Inosr ~ - E2tT
thousand.
Nj R.LoSjH--I ari speskit:g . TIC :ola:,.
teers. Geu Lsc designated tlo 3a:nt-c .!
officers 10 be appo:ate1 by the Coreracr SD
the appointments ra:e no.!a in accordance.
With Tia: deagn"::ol Ius (:ugc::.cr. ls Ire
ncsiariug, n..i:a.;.J r2l I.2, b. ofict It si.o
Cco1eniica, 10 lns ci:ice of Con nnancsT3n Gi.,=i
OF t:ie military AID na7al i9rc3i {" Virginia,
and snoEesus:.ilS, AZ ;is suggestion oI Ias body,
cheslfuliy agreed 10 d9!dc 'he labor En,l rs
sponsihily q: liz position. lie waS .en .i,r.
rouadaa 81 aa Advisory Council which, il
mua, De ADMITTED, is Of O character 10 caa aicns=
the adnirat!an OF the State, rad every non-
na.:cn maGe by Ice Go'e-:o-, even Gown 10
second Lieutenant Gi liil Prey GitHal army, is
suhjec: u the sFpToSal o. that AGvsory ..'oun-
cl So inat the duty C; u as!ng taeae ii,5.a.-
.la:ioa3 has been dcroived upon h.in. a:d 10
did nothing but X: Swora Dir.
| Now, =; &c he ::::a!a3;;i .! IN: r1Jli1s;io:S,
there Is, sa-s tlo Eeo:,=an2l :rcm Etae!:a
(l!r = aarirj, Ec:i.ic,r.. ii ihat C.cHcii @no
IS the suaSiev CT :4s; C~a"2-
Gr. Hauyis.-i Ho::. :.- 10 -&i l..cc,s7
| q !1e Council.
.:s. BILoww.-fine sa1ii:I1sD Esit iGe
poner o:aGd las tafche wss g!:.;sr ,nso
| lho t5To1a iisci'.. Kov is i, nDissS ae !s ,ha
caster. !hss ne c5n.:o!s ali lra appo!1t;n ea:3
Mr. Uakvig.--i would sSG :Go gentleman
DOE present, $40 formed s G?mbe: o. iha9
bccF Or. MoSrAcuEl, ~ra!ee! It "ss not
!ak5a s5 q matter ot course, unlass where there
we're s2eciai tj:clions. ths: .he nominations
| cf !he Gl7e:ncT carried S.;;i it condsmctioD
| 5y :aa Council?
| Nil EcSrAGCg. aaGeycT tee Gcuinatic1s
cana in from too G:7e,aC. iot Colonel, Il
| L;eut:as., Co!oeei OF SIS j,1 III TIC Volunteer
corps, or lor & Captain, or dfst % secoGd
! L!euten2a: il ,hs Provisional Amy, unless
- all j.
Of 5ona information ~h'ch would saiisiy 10.
others as - tie p1cPtioiv c. !Aeae nolnln2
tions, We teEt ior 10 uo7ernor 10 gives Us t:e
reasons Hhicn :aGGcli Gill " cake teiac
| DO om:EG:i.rs.
Mr. BALDwIx.--I take it fgc granted ih2.
| this Advisory Council arc acting upon Just
responsibility to tne cfuctry !cr what ,he5 a.e
about, aud tbs. they arc not there 'oc tnc pur'
poso Of registering the c6ic,s OF Gel. Smith, g
! the Goserno: either. /: they arc She: :or SOY
purpose, they are grossly dcre!ic' - .ner ci.;y
| have reneon 10 presume that tbc 2"mina.'oi
| lnads by TIC Governor c.EJ with taem ri! Tie
weight und .ile i1H Iencc ci trst toly.
Ia regard to the Military institute, lave
nothing 10 sag. Tnst Institute his never been
particular fsvorite Of :Dinei out will saJ th-t
it demonstrated 10 lhia crisis capacity, IN u
civil aa.; ml:lEy point Q; Tie", fer above
what :tor6ht j: POS :ease5, 2nd tnat i: Is
alarated very much in II: estimation oy re
contiuc, C; ,hoss gao hare been cduc.:-G
:herc. tGi.i - say, n -eGaTG 10 ta:s uissssr
g tEu arInT management, what it if r!Gt;
Should say. sao", perhaps, as lnucn ABOUT
Eha! ia cccn The management oi :aa arm!
during the t!tEs l:Has uldsr the c1E:roi oi
! Virginia IS eAy member OF LIS ;i1or, peli!sSS
Eore; and / Undertake 10 say, that The a4n-
aEe1ent Of the army, except in ta's matter ol
! aDpciatneuta, which hss not been pncsr TIE
control Of the Goyerncr, nas oeen such as TO
challenge The admiration or Ga7 un?.t llG;cec
mind. say ths. when gentlemen uaueTh sc
to holG the Governor responsible Tor inttl-
cheney il the tustter Of appointments, they arc
holding him responsible :cr what be is not re
s2oasibie- II there las been any ineHciency
or waOi Ct 1ciiS!ty, that want OF activity is
attributable 70 oiIeis than The Governor; for
| happen 20 know the fact ;he. the preparations
! for this var hare betn constantly under !5c
cozt.ot Of Gen. Lee, who, d3ub. Tot, is vii
! ling, now saI ei ail times, &c tGso upon him
self Just Iesfonsibil.ty fer the part be has
actea-
Let us do Justice 10 this n.:ts: Ina!nta!r
thar ~hea rns Convention coEias TO be In,
formed Of RnGs has heca !ons; II the tG!e
; Hiihin T Thich it has been accomplished. and OF
the materials, that so fax from being ihirS to
pass over without question, it will stand forth
in history as ore Of the most striking success
ss ever adhered hg any people preparing for
ccnH i4t uaG:r ciuut! Of isadyaDtageous clr-
|. cumstancss iuudertaaa 20 ssJ taat there never
vas an instance in which Uonuissariat has
been organized with riore efficiency than this
has been by 2 ge::iictnan who never conducted
Conmiess.;@, before. And so %ith Tie
Quartermas;ev's Drnar.nsnt. TdGae ;Tho are
IL tnc camp vi! iaStiiy tha. thoy haze been
fully supplied wiiii eTcry;hing in the way q
food and comforts, True, ,hey have not been
supplied win taats; bit !. ~il be eTcmamoered
tbat we ka7e core .ato ilis Y.r Ti,h block
ade Th;ch prevents as from procuring the ne
cessary materials ior this purpose. Ali these
thi1g7 must be calculated, sir; and when all
are caicrlated-the tune csicuistec--i Claim toI
the administration Of Inc az i;rs connected win
this ~ ar, from tae time of its origin down &c
the period when thsy we're taken charge Of by
tho Presidcn. of the Confederate States, IN en-.
ergy and saccesa Tbs: rs Gisbt 5c proud &c
keep 20 il the fuicF2.
Sir, de5m !: 10 &c cua to those haTine
charge OF ;sis matter, that should make ibis
statement. have been paced in a position
1i,hout spymsency cf Hlibe, in which dad
Al opportunity OF becoming acquainted with
oil ,heue matters; and fsel bound 20 oear ny
testimony g those Hiio ha7a worked 81 !
never saw .a@a york il ny life. | never nsTe
seen more Industry and activity, more uuse.hib
dovc:io3 to any work whatever, than aa7e
see1 IN 81, tie Departments ior the pTep1Ea
s;oa Ct this grea. 5,eta and Until she a3sae7.
bling CT ,nis Convention hoped and tr:acc3
!nat tha: sane spri; wbicn sctuated ::s ar7::r
end caused iheE 70 move GO one man aciuatsd
5g o1e high Impulse, rtu; us ;4und 'c a7'u
ato this CouTer:iol, and ;oat 1e would come
together as c5s LED, prepared 10 cay to each
other, God syes6. instead Of coming segethe7
! ,o ieiuize i, ,arri,- criticisms apalDst the