Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-09

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Mr.. HAYMoHD.-l hope it will be the plea
sure Of the Convention 10 pass the ordinances
| d. not know that it goes far cnough, for
was informed By the Auditor of the State tia
tne banks had refused % receive these trvasnr.
uUles
| Mr.. MACFAgLAsp.---It cones within ~.
knoSlcdsr that these notes have been rccel"
ed, though the applications thns far have beel
.omcwhat limited.
The question then benz Lakrl: the rrt!:nanc
was passed.
| THE DOnRkEErEE.
| Mr.. ARMSTRONG offered tho following rcso!G
ton:
Resolved, Tha, the Secretary Of the Con
venlion bc requested to ail2w NJ. s. i. LIN
kous his per diem Up to the adjournment.
Mr.. MoNrAGrc-I nope this resolution vii
he alopLc This gentleman was appointed ;
Major, and is now in the field at the head Of
company. Cadcr these circumstances. | thin|
he ought to be paid,
Mr.. HAyMoSp.-lL is due to Mr. Linkot!s [,
say that ho was employed here as the frs
| door keeper of the House. He was commits
| stoned by the Governor as & Lieutenant Colo
| mel, but the people Of his coun!y desired TO re
tain him in their service, be having been il
the Mexican war, and they requested him &
act as the Captain cf 4 company. lie accord
| ingly surrendered his commission rs Lcu.sn
aut Colonel ard took that CT Captain. Il:
clmc OF here, and prepared his papers aTt
presented them to the House. hsklng leave o
abserc. for him, nader the srppositicn that h:
was entitled TO mileage. 1t was afterwards as
ccrlaincd, however. that he was not so rnt tied
| but think il will be evident to most oi tht
nemEcrS OF The Convention that, having ice:
granted leave Of absence it IS certainty due hiI
that ne should receive the amoant that woult
have been u0Questionably paid 10 Il mcnibel
OF the Convention under similar circumstances
lie is young 1nan OF great vi:cr ard promise
and has already rendered efficient .crv:cc ::
the cause ut the Commonwealth.
Inc Question was then ,aScn, and .ne r2so
ll!iOn vas agreed to.
TIE PROVISIONAL AKMY.
Nr. JAMES BARBOUR, Of the Committee OF
Federal l..latlons, submitted inc following
resolutions:
Resolved, That the Governor bs requested
is accep;;n, tenders Of troops under any re
0uisilion Of the Confederate Government, tc
glve preference to companies which may rlec
Iii GERS heretofore commissioned in the Prori
siY:.;l army Of rirgiE..
Resolved, That no oil: crr ~ the pr5ciSi):aI
| Army Of Virginia shall hereafter receive pay
cxcep, these who may hc III actual service.
! Resolved, Tint The q ,vgrnor q; tbs Con-
mon cath b. requested 10 take !io II, c:s5::l
! measures 70 ascertain 20 what c!tze:s q! the
Commonwealth, and in wha! amounts the
| Government Of the United States i; indebted
en- account Of services rendered said Cavern
mrnt prior TO the secession oi Virginia, AM tc
reuort The facts 10 the Convention ~. lis I'd
| journei session.
! Mr BALuwiy.-lf that resolution is adopted
| il will have the effect 0! entirely cutting O.:
the pay Of General Fauniirror, an officer o
the United States, who. tn the invitation :,
| Virginia, received commission in TIC Prp'l
s;onal Army Of the STATE. and who has n0i, a
| understand, been accepted in the service o
the Confederate States. He IS in iGc pay {
J Virginia. aHd we are bourd hy conrac. % pa,
! him, whether nc is in the service o. not.
Mr. BAEpovn w hilr The case Of Col. FaGat
leroy laay be an exception, The G"n!rderat
GGrc:nEea. have Informed the Committee th;l
they would commission hi:a rs Colonel in t.
army, whenever that raik was acceptable :
llim.
Mr.. MONTAGUE There is one question aho:l
this matter with which an net entirely Sat'a
lied The prior ordinance Of this Convention
provided for the raising and organi. ltion of
provisional army Of ten thousand men. 1t dl
rected the Governor 10 appoint so many Colo
nels, Captains, LieutcnanIs, &c, that they be
came a part Of the army OF Virginia. Hhe!
sc made our treaty with this Confederate & ~
crnIDcnt, wc agreed that when the State bcaaln
permanent member Of tho Conlederacy VI
would turn over our entire military organiz!
iio.. Under these circumstances, is not tin
Provisional Army under control oi the Genera
! Government, and IS it not treating Us With bar
faith to refuse to allow these officers to retail!
the position which they occupied in tbs Pro
visioaal Army2
NJ BARBOUR There is something in III
point presented BY the gentleman from Middle
>ey; but ,cally, when you conic To look 1T III
subject in all It's bearings, it is diff! :u!t tc 50!
whether the President ought 10 take the Pro
visional Army Just rs it stands. We hare N
Provisional Army, in fact, and we can no! turl
over 10 ;hc Confederate Government m ar,nj
Of officers without men. Thus far the Pro
visional Army is composed of three hundrcc
cfi ers and fve hundred men, and it is bu
righ! that iii hc received at all it shoaid h'
received in thoroughly organized state. W.
c4nnot. Therefore, :mand Of the G :neral Gov
ernment TO receive any Of our officers cxccP
those who are IN actual service.
! Mr. WMLlANs.-1 feel some anxiety ahGu
the case of Colonel Faunilcroy. The gentle
man says the Government is willing 10 Civ
him c1loncr$ cojuln;Ssi. n whenever he si:2i
choose 10 accept
Now. We have pledged oursclrt, :hal TN
State rank Of these officers shsll not b
changed, bnt il Colonel Faun;leroy is acccp.c'
in the Confederate army, IS proposed, he wri
be junior Cclouel, whereas, IL the Unite
States army he was seninr Colonri.
Mr.. BAKBocR.-T suppose the Confederate
Guvcrnm, nj is willing to give Col. Fdun.leTo.
his proper rank in The CJn!cdera!. army hG
| understand he will accept nothing rss thai
the rank Of y Drsadcr.
Mr. Hole CJMEE-tt is undoubtedly true tha
we are bound ID lake Carc Vi our officers; bu
a. understand nc treaty was ml,!c with t!l'
General Government that this should be don
ny il at the time Of The conference bctweci
the Commissioner OF the Coat. rate State
and our own Commissioner, cuncern;as boil
he army and the navy, We SUPPOSED The pro
visions Of tic Confederate law '7e7e prcc.sei.
similar 10 those Of cur own Law; and it 80
the expectation Of the Conven,i":r-sIi rxpec
iation assured hy the Commissioner iroin 20
Confederate Sta,ri--that an ac;nal Provisions
Army would be raised by the State, onl tia
these officers would be turned over with ;iiei
men. This state Of thinys. lo@.ver, docs no
seem 10 have occurred. Hence :bu difficult.
| wa'cl here now arises.
TIE resolutions were then adopted.
THr PLACES FOR CERTIFYING ELECTIONS.
o. notion Of Mr.. KINDRED, the Convention
proceeded to consider the following nrtiina;lc'
Untitled
AN OHDIE!HCs
To Prartds for Changing tts HHlrces jar Ct'
titying Eiccti01is IN Lsrtai: C9"li"gc"cit'
g. it ordained, That in ali elections hcsca
ter hclG in TIL; Commonwealth, the genera
election laws now in force, sa! bt re cEac;s
IN all respects, cxcen! !t,: the Commissioner
experimenting, or ;he officers Conducting e!et
;iGrs, Or those whts: duty it may be to cou