Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-01-15
TOLUME LVII.-NUMBER Sc.

| execution Is designed TO apply to those case:
where wo snnex IL country, aud they are no, qni:t
ready u come in rs State. The next exec ptuu is .ha
iongrcas may divide tho Territories So that SLAYER.
shalt tc prohibited in ole portion and recognized
aud protected in the other; provided the law j. >tc
! toned hv majority Of Senators. This exception
Is intended 10 apply to cases where unpcopcd terri.
tory is annexed and is subject to fair division be.
tween sections. Snch are the SuGEancees Of pT:;ei-
pie which it seems 70 me ought 10 De established by
| amendments 70 the constitution
Eut Ito not believe that these Guarantees alone
would protect the social system OF the South iron,
attack 10 overthrow Il by superior powc. Of the
North believe, i'll addition 10 these guarantee. OF
prnl:r!es. ,!Iere ought to bo guarantee, OF powc.:
otherwise this social system OF the South nigh, lind
itself IN position where tic stronger parts m, IN,
construc these graraEtres o prIhc pie away and as
scrt IL 'i!Chcr aw." 10 make it secure, then some
power ought 10 DC given to vna5le rs to prcscrvc the
system in tie Union. And here il the Senate vii!
bear with me, will proceed % suggest such rcme-
,Iies Us ! think ought 10 be applied.
He would not suy tha. this was the only ncsns OF
settlement Tor :herc were Others On which he could
agree: yet he thought this plan tic bes, IN The trs
place, lie would resort 20 Il dual Executive H. pro-
! posed by Mr. Calhoun, but il another form. II.
would provide that each section should elect Prcs
delt. 70 he called the irst and second President, th,
rst 10 serve four Years, and The President next
cceGlng him % serve Tor four other wears and alter
wards De re-elisib!e During the term oi the trs
! President, the second should he President OF thC
Senate avinga casting vote ii! OF tie No otrcaty
| or law should ss valid which did hot have the sigma
UTcs ot both Presidents: or, III tie even. Of vy;r
the nw be passed by $50 thirds O: the Senators from
:Er section from whchhc ca:nC: and no officer should
e appointed unless Will! tils sanction OF boil! Prcsi-
dents. or the sanction Of minority of tie Seng;u-s
from whence they appointed
H. also proposed mode OF ccUing Presidents by
dividing the States into Districts and each district
elect eector, ali OF whom were afterwards
70 meet in Conve,l,ion aud the Two MIR who ha the
highest votes should be submitted 10 tie people 10!
election as Presidents il the same way IT, the rcc,or,
were elected 10 nominate. lie also recommended a
change IN tho Supreme Court. FOR i've Jui ge> from
the North and i've from the South, viii: lie Chci
Justice chosen Out Of the number.
Mr. II. tir!! reviewed Tie sec,ona!Ism Of .hc I,e
pGb!icdHs yu: he did not desire 10 argue the i.L, Of
secession, io- he in believed TIA; i could 70: Dc
denied, judging tbni the nature oi the compact
tered into by tie States. lie thought that Al! tic
cd in tie consent OF The States ar:d Il tlla: coGSe9t
was not given by the people the Federal Gorernaen:
was po.:eress 20 enforce its laws.
In conclusion, l!e 4aI that he believed that NJ AZ
.em: 20 coerce tile people in this regard will only
ucCt with the general dctcstItiou Of mankind SGc!
Il resistance will be made as has never been seen De-
tore in tie history ol the world, except perhaps IL Tie
resistance o. Tie DatcA, who hid behind their C!kcs
u,!d :iosdcd tc.r lands with the waves Of the sea.
prccrTiEc death IN any and every form rather lEaII
this line OF argument, and do not wish to engage in
any discussion which stlr> the blood. stand here 70
plead for peace no: brcaus. m State has any reason
70 fear tl!n Others bat uccase The Interest O:
al! mankind is for peace.
III the name OF civilization and humanity and in
the ru.uc 0, thirty millions OF sous-mcn women
aud chilLrcn-whcSe lives, honor and harpmc.s de-
pend upon tic events o; ouch II civil w"r-!u tic
name OF the great American experiment; VI hci. Mas
i"nnGed ~ frbSidcnGr ~ the "!i"efics- ana "!'e:
IL -l,,1t
trust i!a> hot Ees i"!!sd4 SaI' "lEtn 20 I'G anie
rcaa people 10 prevent thc ciils3h "t o!"od. IL Is
said HE very smell Of blood str' up tle animal pas
soHs .! n:rn. Give GS !ihe icr The play ot reason
c: rs see, attc: t!!e States have secured % thei-
selves their old organization and their old syscs it
sc Cannot BRING together once more or scatcrrd G!-
visions; il We canno: close up our broken ranks
cnaGot iimd so:iie plan o! Gomez! !lHtIon. Ard "hen
:nrse columns come mastering III i7en the d'S;an;
N9ta and me iars!Iet oo"li !" t'!c Fts!'2 ana INC
setting OF the s 70 take their part IN tn% grand re-
view, 'here WI 20 up shout ,at WI! silase tic
heaTrS, ana winch s"'l p.oci",n W w. e'.uS VI ...'
ear I""' VT" arc ".H o''.e MI o.'-'' " W.
arotAers ~ Pcacs fea'i u taNe Oh! p'ace III 'nG
IfohS OF tle gFaHa '!"ISh o' n"nia'i P!osftss, "o
alie IN! wiling 10 piTy III thal game oi nations
Where the pslzes :fe wealth sm" ei:'IT "ho %Iere
N?IofH ""' c'o" ou' -A'e "4''- eS'"''E' '''u VIII
nal in"e;
A''S' nc h"9 Go'Ie'lalH! ~ '.Ft' W. !. cuss''"i
2i!ttea pS s b:Ngf ~ ," t''. ~ "S"'i iG.e '"t
Ihe Fes"I"t'ots ia i. N'''eH''e ~ r''P"'sU ia 'He
Col!Hhllec'
MI Harlan tpok TIC uoe?, ana argued liiat tlic cIcc
:i"n G; !-'Ec"!n was no ca''sc !oT dissolution, and
>atn. IN The course az his re'IarNS That tile kepuo
'ieAh par! Wo"" i't !ir:u III .nen lI"'' 'ic'r P"S'
lion before TIE Inauguration OF A'nco!n. lie Would
"ctr however !or lHe compromise Is u :toou Oh l@e
stathte DOORS "aeh j. was repeated III :c'i.
AFTER an executive scss!oi IL. ., l. NJ the senate
adJorrned.
HOUSE OF REPPESENTATlEE ES.
Tie Chair announced the following gentlemen 70
soln,ose the committee o. i've upon the aie message
~ tie President, viz: uowurd, of Michigan: John
c0ciirare OF New York Branch, o: North Carolina:
Dawes, Of Massachusetts,; and Hickman, OF Penn
sylvana.
Mr.. Hickman announced, thlt Tor numerous rea.
sons. he gould not serve upon the cou'ruttec. snd
asked 20 br excused, which request vas granted
Mr.. Lovcioy introduced 9 resolution proposing 20
give Lieutenant General Scott control OF military anc
nural operations III the present Crisis 10 which OBJ
lection w"S made, and j: lies over.
Mr.. Sherman moved that the House resolve itself
into committee OF the whole on the c:r! and mis-
cciaMcous appropriation o!!l.
Mr. Cobb, Of Alabama, asked leave to introduce 4
n!l which he supposed would he the last he ever
would prcscu, here He was proceeding NJ some
length, VIXEN Mr. Bingham, .. Ohio, called E!! 10
order.
Mr. Cobb, (excitei!y. .j-"You come over here and
cu:i ne 10 order. Just come and do It-comc
outside ard Gull Tie 20 order" Loud cries Of "o.ier,
ORDER
81! Cobb took his seat, but continued Tor some
'imc 70 hur! deianco ct the gentleman WHO called
hin. 70 order The House then went Into committee
Mr. Branch in the chair) MD considered the ci"!
appropriation bill.
The committee then rose end reported tic b.! 10
name OF Mr.. IinImuu Of Arkansas, was called on
onc Of the amendments. he said thnt on the present
occ"soh nc "o"Ia aSS'Ss I'e NepIUs'S IN oa,."
nmI rowcr would soon be Used in the effort TO sub