Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-01

class of subjects, and that tn" States "a:
have supreme power over another class, "';,:
friend from Princess Anne, tMr. Wiscl ,.iA?
yesterday that Louis Napoleon Iook.t %.k =;
with as much contempt upon some Of IL ~
reigns Of Europe as 4 gentleman wonyd
down upon his lackey. That msy be ~ y:
hold, in the language Of tine gentleman :
the city Of Richmond, (Mr. MAcfAaLsy,,,s
mowers, 80 far as authority over them ~
cerned, are sovereign. Queen Victoria ~
ereign over the power To make war, h.. ~
is not sovereign over the power to apo,a,.s
money. Louis Napoleon is sorereIr r".''
the power TO make war and sppropr;a.c .s'
but | hold that Queen Victoria is Is ,!
sovereign over the power TO make VA Il
Napoleon is.
Sir, we are told that a person canno. h,..
divided allegiance. saw IN n.ws;a,e..
other day that Senator Mason declared ib,.rr;
owed no allegiance to the General G,Te-Y-,;
OF the United States, and my friend from MI |
sex (Mr. MoSrAGuE,) said the sarc thin. ;.,'
| believe. | hold that every man in IL, ~
yention has two characters is a c;;,>,
the State Of Virginia and also q ~c!.!zea gf ..
| United States. There are such pc;so.< -. S
zens of the United States. The Sn.-,.
| Court in the bred Scott decision i,clsrr; D.. !
nersnns of African descent we're not c,, A..
| the United States, but there are Some uc,
who arc citizens Of the United States, il ill.,
arc not of African descent. TIE Con.u.!:t3
of the United States gives Congress he p5.,;
to pass uniform laws OF naturalization .
FOREIGNER comes here and takes An oa;h y. g..
pisnce 20 the United States. By tia! oa.l T..
becomes q citizen of the United States. Isl.
apv more a citizen Of the United States ,l,-
any one If US who has not taken that 9.,h u
a!leeiance2 Are We not citizens wi:h1G: n:.,
that oath Sir, cannOt we COMMIT teas
against the United States! Jnise M::$a.1.
in the case OF Aaron Burr, decided tbs: ii IS,
or more persons join together and by fore: !
! arms prevent the execution Of the laws q =,
| limited States, those persons are guilty G. tea.
son, And vet, although my fieni from ".
d!esex, CTR. M%oSTA0uE,) as understand. 81
I. he did not " allegiance to The CEIteI Safe.
! i, is certain that lie can commit treason a.Iia..
The United States. | hold, then, Mr. Chair.
mar, that there is such q thing as being a Gil.
zen of the United States, and hold again ,LN
a portion of the sovereign power Of the S,...
has been transferred to the United STATES.
Mr.. HALL, of Wetzel.-I will u>k tie zen.
tlemau from Powhatan if the Scrs;vTs ,rp.e.
senting the thirty-four States were 10 wi;hd7ax
from Congress-, and those States rviu.rt 4:
send others in their places, where would Il.
sovereignty be Of the Federal Government,
Mr.. ScorT.-O, Sir, if all Of them ,l0l.:
Withdraw and others were refused 10 =: .e...
why the sovereignty, l hoii, is Eo.;n :ie fr:..
raj Government although it is said i: iary b.
in q Government. Ny notion, sir, is, !'.s. II.
in ,hree-tourths Of the States that the row:: @:
the United States resides. Ii ttrce.!ou:!hs ofal
the States unto in the manner prescribed ag
the Constitution Of the United States they G..
alter or abolish that Constitution and, Ittrt
fore. if all of them unite for tina; purpose, ,a:y
can DO SO likewise.
Sir, here l am reminded Q! that part q H.:
preamble of the ratification Ct the Cor>!i:u,@.a
Of the United States by the State Of Ersn.
from which some gentlemen seem to derive II:
right Of secession. Now, sir. | hold tia; ,a.:
preamble only declares tho right of r~evolu;io.,
Just the same rs the Declaration OF lndtyea.
iencc or the BIZ Of Rights Of Virginia dat.ire:
il. Il declares, that wlsn the G~ove:umcn: o.
the United States shall fail to perform Tire d.
ties imposed upon it and expected ri 1t, III:
the peuple-not Of a Sta,c-but that the pe9p.r
Of the United States have a right 10 a!Ie, q:
abolish it. 1t is the right OF revolution. S.,
laid down in the Declaration Of independents.
and the Bill Of Rights Of Virginia.
What next, Mr.. Chairman? 1t is :rue. s:.
that | deny the right Of = State 10 svce:s
There is, | admit, n sovereign right TO throw c.
allegiance to the Federal Governmental rera.
lutionsry remedy. Does that make any dIiis;.
encc? would rs soon walk out Of this Union,
;r | had cause to do so-althoush | think IL.
only a revolutionary remedy-a: il the powe:
were recognized in the Constitution Of tie CHi
ted States. But if it were in the Constitution
Of the United States. a State ought no; TO with
draw except for sufficient CAUSE. II il be s
revolutionary remedy, she ought not TO WIKI.
draw except for good Gauss; but she ought 70
withdraw if she has good cause to do so. Ar:
I say, sir, that whenever the State Of Virsij.
shall think proper TO withdrew from the Cnra,
although, in my estimation, i; is = revolution!
remedy, and although 4 person who ra!:i
arms against the United States would be GU,
sidcred guilty of treason, yet | am one &
those who intend to be guilty cf that ,!easc:-
Treason is Il crime or q glory. according iC tie
notion Of those who commit il. 1t va, 4,
crime in Cataline; it was u glory in Wasbi1,t
ton; and | hold that every man who coaa.l
treason in this last sense, does it in obeiiea:!
20 bis State and his people.
Mr.. GooDR, Of Mecklenburg, addressed tie
Committee at length. HIS remarks will b:
published in full hereafter.
Mr.. SEAwELL, Of Gloucester.-Mr. Chair.
man, I do not desire to take up the time Of the
Committee with anything like an argument. on
the question now pending, hut | DO desire !hs:
the position which gentlemen have a>suns!,
in opposition 10 the amendment, shall be ~.
der. tool.
The CHAIRNAs.-WiIl the gentleman fGs
pend his remarks until the Committee co%ci :?
order?
Dir. SsAwELL, after a brief Interval, pA]
cceded:
do desire to put right the question which
is before the Committee on the ancntiue's
which was accepted by the gentleman frol
Madison, Yesterday evening; and desiFe"
say, sir, in regard to the amendment TO ,ha'
amendment, which was offered this morning
~ u Scbl!Siinu HUH 1 u" lialhIl, thl. "a
that he has been frank enough to disclose II:
motives with which the amendment was o@:'
ed, which is, that it may defeat tie ainendEsI:
10 which he offers it.
Mr.. ScorT, Of Powhatan-I did not say ,hi:
my object WAS to defeat the amendment d the
gentleman; bot I did SAY that tho amete
nent, if amended, would no. be necessary,
and when it came up | should vote acaiHt' :
Dir. SgawELL-That il what urdrrslc%:
tho gentleman to say, and my understanding
Of the words, and that Is what | believe IN!
express in plain English-tha he 1lItis1I'
amendment for the purpose Of defeating TX
amendment to which it was offered. 10 II.
desire to do the gentleman Injustice, nor 90
desire to detain the Committee with any Itfi!
70 the arguments which the gentleman a iTsIc:'
in support Of his propositions. The qrs:i":
nss been so often discussed By ADLER iOen -.
| am, that it would he a va, t, If t!Iuc 'a' G'
to enter upon any discussion further t!ia.
necessary to meet the ground n: sumcd tJH
gentleman from Frederick, CIR. CoSn.'l.
opposition 10 this amendment.
understood from hirn that he . t:te "
tnin amrrdtnent on the srou5d that Il /: a.