Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-22
VOLUME LYIII.-NUMBER 81


suggestion of members sr"uad me, r'sc 20
suggest that the Injunction Of srcrrsy be ,c.
moved, so Ear as it relates to the pa.sa.: % ;ss
ordinance Of secession
No action was Ia! upnn the sugg"s''o".--
The question then REQUIRED upon the az u.irn
Of the preamble 10 the ordinance.
Mr.. JoHS j. JAcssoS, OF Wood! cal -.
the yeas and nays upon the Hdopijon o! sac
preamble.
The call Wa; sustained.
Mr Jonx Ecnois, Of Monrae II ua;.eES'ant:
the ri iuctiun IF svcreSy applies 10 wr't'r."r
speaking. | desire 10 call 'hn attention "i
gentlemen to the necessity Of their Withholding
al Information upon he result OF this rto
lrom even their friends at home, as it's very
Important that the whole matter should DC W.
known for several days.
The question on the adoption oi ttc pr"tni-
bic TO the ordinance was then put, and ic'i-
ded ia The affirmative; yeas IL, nays u, Is
follows:
seau, Bcrs:, Enu!d!n, Erure taheil, Ca'M'nn, Coca.
Cis.nhli,s, C!ispmsr Coffin II, Conn., L. II Cox. -.
5 haI sF DS.a sy rs"% Gossn t"nA j"ha Gos IT," +
,ooG., u.ls, Gyrna Hall. harye. lIero' nc. llusl:.,
Lake c M.a ~. p "sllor,. H"r,r, N"er,
Moaett, M"uta-r. Marrs @o!ou, h,b'; o"r; =. ..rss
Preston, Rn' d"pa R:eh.rc'"h t. Hcct', Se-~el "ic.
iev. ssagh;s. uu,aAi, speed s:ar.,. S''a'ss ~" g:
ln Ta;l:s TloTn;rE, rrrd"sy. : Ii Tu'rsr j y Tur.
rrr. u Ter, wA!rieii Wi!ItE9. Wise. W. i. -.
i..ts-Me,sr.. John Jaa.sy ipre'!t:a;j Art.';r,ns.
A.tcn, EsIavn pa,or B=rla Rose,,s. br.L'r. Gr" t.
Dro~;. 3crG=;,, iiurIry, lyme rsmr.pi. "ri i9,
= y. Conrad CoOch 'itrhrr. cua;!s DsGt, ne!.n- :"
:oad Raymond Hog, Ioisda, Hubbard. Hui! j.:,s"ip
ie;cr c. Johnston, Lewis, Nccomss, A.U'r~ mo-
GARLAND Masters Moor, :s;s n osasrn' ,a':.I- r::
ton, Sraiinsx = II. II. Stuart, Ch.pGsn =! :'nn'i.
sumuer, Tarr, Wars-, wlt;e. wickhap. wh-:.-ti.
The tul",w ng IS the preamble sud vrInss'te
As they rcs,dopted
AN ORDINANCE
3c rtFcal The Ratification Of he C"nS'i'"jio'-
Gf tie United States cf .imeTic.t, dg ne
1tuie of Firgiain, aaG t9 'ta"ms al IKE
rights AID Faue!s eruntsd Hhdsrs sa:'t t9%-
y.Ngti0!i.
The Deop!e Of Virginia. in their ratification
Of the Constitution Of the United States Of
America, adopted by them in Convention, Oh
ll,c 25th day Of June. in the year Of our Lord
one Thousand seven hundred and cghiy.:i::ht,
having declared that the powers granted un.
der The said Constitution were derived Som
the people ef the Uaitcd STATES, and misli; ic
resumed whatsoever the saInc should br per
verified to thri: injury ord OPPRESSION, aud !i'e
Federal Government having perverted said
pnIc:Y, TOT only 10 the ,njnry cl The people ri
Virginia. but 10 the oppression ci The Sout:.fa
States:
Now, therefore, We the people OF Virginia,
!; declare and ordain that the o,dluaEt.e
adopted by the people Of this State, in CGnv'r-
tior. on the 18th day ofJune. in the year n' car
Lpi'i one thousand st;cn ..nodrci and eighty.
eight, whereby the Constitution Of the la't,i
STATE; Of America, vas ra,iir,!-an6 al ac's "t
.h- & eneral Assembly Of til, Stale ratIi! ri "t
adopting amendments to said Cousti;n;j"'.---
ave- hereby repealed and ahroga,ed that 'h9
/, nUn Ec.ween the State of Virginia and the
n;htr States under the Constitution AFORESAID
i hereby dissolved, ani that lie State "i ' IL
=; ria Is in The ful! possession and c%rt"i-c "t
.ii The rights OF so7ersisntr rich beinF.:! a:I'!
,:ycrtain to ! free and irdrprndret State
lad they 10 further der!ars ta' he sad con
situ:inn ci Inc United States Of America is ~
hanger binding on any Of the cltiz:as 9! :!:s
State.
Tha ordinance shall take effect and he an
1ct u this day when ratified by n jnr.t. ot
III tr:cs cC tie people oi this State, c"s et
i,l!i IL :ja taken l!isrcan on the tOuTn !hl =
IA: il May nc%:, in prrsuanc- Ola .cacca.7
irr"ai,rr 10 lie enacted.
.,Gns in Convention, in the city OF R;c.
inu,tl, 81 The seventeenth day OF April, III t'is
yca: nf car I.ord one thousand eight hundred
4ri sXiy enc, ard in the eighty E!:h year ii
,sa Commonwealth Of Virginia
Mr. WlsE-(Mr. WV c. WIcKnaM who had
i5.e door, JiuE'ing It'll merely !isr TO say
10 TIE Convention. that your work now i just
i.es,ln, ard that ths Governor Of the Comrnoa-
=aai;h will need immediate cooperation uprT
those lneaInr. which kncw he has instituted.
He will want tie sanction Of this Convention
tc take steps for tce defence Of the Common.
wealth. which hc las every reason TO believe
is now invaded. ] hope we will rot aGj juf;.
over until 10 morrow. II we do, your secret
IS out at once. AS certain 7S you ADJOURN
over till Tomorrow, they will Consider ycur
work as done We had better take a recess
until about or s o'clock thia evening |
will split the difference, and say half Ia.t :.
II will keep up appearances, ard looS as if
wc were struggling On this qne>to'.; And
really there vii! De some work which ws wa..t
TO do
B:fsrc the question is taken on lie motion
for recess, TcuiL ourr tho following! rrsy'u-
tior
Resolved, That the President G! this Can.
yentiun communicate in Confidence, by Si,ccla!
messenger, the ordinance Of the Convention
resumg the powers granted under ;h" Con
stitution OF the United States to the Federal
government, to The President Of the Cyai,.,:".
rate States and rnat the obligation ci' .ccIecr
be removed so lar rs If applies To l'Ic GnY.:!."S
O; this COulnouw e:!l!i, with request :" .h
serve it az strictly Confidential, "xccr. SO Is: IS
he may find it Necessity 10 isSu" secret orders
Mr. E. B. HALL Of .iarinn.-I Move to lag
that r, ,sniuton on the table
The motion was lost
NJ. j. 8. H0LLAnAT, ol Norfolk coLuly.--.
cali for division OF The question.
Mr. Wu G. SCoTT Of PoWhataE.-l $::.a
vote against the resolution
had a constellation this morning with -
:. .iji.ant Genci nj, and lie ".!d thnt c t!ion::t |
it highly improper ttat any Of lhe pro .ca'us6
of ,h;s Convention should hc made kEuTi, "ut.
side of this Hall, until We should get the arms
from tic North. The Governor ,cils GS his
morning lfat if the action Of this Convention
is permitted 10 DE known outside "i this t""y,
these arms will not b. allowed to come hrIc.
Il vou send a Communication of tn, s"T; 10
the Pr,edeat Of "a. Confederate State,
there Sl b. great danger that tue :Sl!";1
cret will leak oGl.
Mr.. JouH Z. BALDWIN, Of Augusta. - /: snr:n;
10 Inc ttat tins question b:inss Up 'irvc-:3 -:
consideration TO. as fully Al | should l!hs %
sue it presented. but yet IL hlirgs ~ ;:.c
xhulc subject of the secrets and plans cf
this Corvcntion in regard to that subject A.
said TO friend who consulted ME This morn.
ing in regard TO il, while have lnnasi :n
opinion, lny mind is orcn to conviction III re-
gard to tbr extent Of Tue power vi tits CrIs-
vcn,cu. But It seems TO me as being highly
;,n-,or.,o; .h,t yC. ahouli h.f;,r,. ,cr t;,Lc
arother step, have the whole suffice! brought
UP and deliberately discussed. bold ii,l. All
who acguiesce in tie action Of the Coa"cn.
Icn icei dcs!Tcus to Cooperate N eSctT !eglt-
iu,aie function necessary 10 place tie STATE N
proper pn-tion for the PsGrls to act '!:.2::
the ordinance Of secession. Sell; iml@i:"'.s
that We shall not forget, although VIC lave
passed an ordinance Of secession, thac il:Gl