Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-11

but piait,iy, that if it il his determination
use force, if i! is his determination
iaaugura:e war, the sovereign Convention
Virginia declare ii him. that in such a va
the State Of Virginia will take no part-a
least upon the part CT The United otates-
and ask him 10 relieve from se!Elc
81 the ticers Of the army and the navy wh
ire Hmtirea Of Virginia, and who have Tece've'
orders to march against the Confederate
States. trust the members Of this CoDven
ton vill bsar n mind that they have TeceiSe'
COMMUNICATION a!t.r communication, sPpllca
ton after application, t" take sctlon IN refer
eIce to this matter. myself Fave receiVct
c. mmlrications from officers connected will
that branch of .h; scrv:ce 10 Thlcn i once be
ioEged. announcing iia!Il.y TIA. they VIII tax
no part III any U.ar that miy be- inaugaratet
against the South; that they do not know "ha
to do. Ii they remain in the service the, may
A, sny time bu ordered 10 march aglin5t the
sotith, white. ii they les!gm, they may u
besglred. | say, then, let thus Committee no
only request .iir President {" m!crm us "ha
j. :l:s intention towards The Southern Cnnieo
er.cy. bur let them farther rcGle<t, Wilde re
cvtia.iGns are Icn':!'.g, that all 'u:tT> .! III
re-" aud navy WHO aro citlz:ns ot Virgins
shall be relieved from any scrH!ce III lie reSlo:
Of the Coilfcicrared Suites. That Is "hst
desire; and | desire, further. tlaf :, orcer tt
orssent the iaa1.:y IN e iorm more Imposing
and in su.h p lnaInc. - shall ent!tls J; L" Ia'
oo:c e consideration, that it Shall be present
ID BY IL COMMITTEES o; this body 81 person, Hrt
m. by the :..I. ,rar~!nisSiLu uf o ccInu:unl
cali, ii. in writing. II Is tina that n! unceI
-. - -t-,.ft -, ffEr ;..t. sILtIItpDlt "a lE.. 4
should know what the pol;cy OF This govern
men. is 10 be in regard ~ the new nat'on upon
our Southern border.
Mr.. Wl>r- | I'D not want 10 say anything
sbou, this c~ues,inn. | vas Disposed, iron
various considerations 20 leave TINS questions
IN IN. hands Of its friends ~ Of its opponents
But the debate has take, = turn p hich | think
or;nyS Ia. S,I .cs c&lmiy a:d considerably
before Us; and II; tilat sIew o! cain coiSidefa,
ION, wish 10 Say u few wG:di AZ 20 the ci:ar'
..;er Of the inquiries tina; sl:tuid be- adGrs>s'c
70 the President of The Cili:I States. You
lrc in L stsie-aS was vel! REMARKED hY the
gentleman fiual Frederick, (Si", CoEiADl aaG
oy the genilemsn from %Fauqrier. lMr. ScoTT,)
Of anxious dubie'y. | Gm written I" from
very section and quarter, whrro | h.rc Ne
,uain,ancrs and friends, ana by many strah.
GERS, 10 know wha. is 10 be the result, %hat
we are to exp.ct. Is Lie danger Oh the right
or the lci. : or. VIVA. danger Is it that IS 10 he
expected. which seems to threaten Us on every
: DC: car tel! nobody; and presume there
; not Il representative ~ this body who is 70!
- Tie sau.e CONDITION -ith miSe!t. H. knows
7nl whit reply - Ia@k'. We sc that 'i:"
sword Of var is hanging over Us by a thread
md although We kGU# that II is 'Mper.diIig
over us, We knew not whether the dcc-ee %!
f,!e is that it Shal: fall or not. l. is not intor
nation sought in res 2cct TO d fr7c:gH wa!; it is
a respect to the ,Gi:HircG'y 81 Ii u;:ii wa:,
tina. oar people arr kept in this pa;n!"l sus
.I=nsc. !A;e NC to be kept IN :r,s state OF sn'
uense bJ pnt;ic servant, who Ea!d the qre'
t.nils OF nacr aid Y-a" in ihc;: haEds? I'm
.uestionat!T r"i. Sur. besides the person.
interests that are involved: bvSid.S tx i've:
.,s,ides the binod; besides Tie misery OF horne
ivii waF, IA. T. arc i.rpor:in. lv:al Questions
iDl national questions local and Rational Il
lis as we'll as 10 the Seced d Sta,es-that point
% this view anG til, p'icy: lit n!6"e the 'n
)Ortsnt personal in;.g.-;e ti&t x,e in,oi7 q,
sld whirh have been aiiu'iea 10 BY M !ri"nc
ftom Richmond, (Nr. RsSnoLrn}
Nnw, SIR. as 'r lia ground whI:h these G'i"S
.t,,. c,v,.r E,,,v ,m.,, ,;ttc.,rh -. H.,
..u Lamar, frrr r..,nuior M S,,,Tr) cor.
.r,;, .nnn,r;, 90 o%,i,,; N 1hc. W.. oueh,
~. - tolerate en- syv:a..irr or a corrriw
hu, the question a%rises, what is aegres.
svy: Whist nil. be Il cJ=i~,'e p.iict: IL
Pres den: NAV u" asked b. y"r! or hy a G III
m tee. "What Is yoGr int, n,iOl.s Do yon / &.
kit! coercion Or asgressio'.!' lie wcu:d answ''
e 40" 10 thIt genera! question, and yet not An
:rer lruIv and l,rly sj the lime. Wh,t low:
/ will rive yen an iliuslra,i,o. enc Of aoure
I,rr.;,n IN r,- nXn mind ih.i;cv., ~. E,-, That.
: w;,h;n ,ho I;m;,s RI Sam Csroi;r, For,
IS ahnu. To be eyacna'ci VIM r..
:arse i il q fort lint INV he cs led jui,a.
,v,,uL within ti. wills cf me Stat. Bat
i, uld Ink. IL ak the p-e,ii nj e IL. United
Sites. whether tie SAM. roI,cy will b,
sued in. res,cct 10 In. T%r;ueas. IL
r.s;ect 20 tl.Y Daroncas md ir rcsucc,
~ Fort PickenS. Is there not cleer:,
.l,i.cl, IL dt 7ositiun TO pursue n dif
!e7ciit lire of psicv hstwcar the f,rts. in re.
.,rc:ce 10 which questions about mar, rLu,.yu
nay BE- rsisrL ia c,nn-c,iou with tic iarts
suar,lins the ENTRANCE o.: Tie Gull AID inc
mouth "f The Mississippi: a. co.npared 70 the
intra murGl condition OF F.rt Sumter. Whils
I- Will rvscuate Fort SIm,er, for exenpl.,
~ ,7!! still occupy Iortugas, Fort Bqran.
cas- ard Fort Pickens. But. if tie presi
desu answers the question at all, he will proba.
by say vii! give up che, because it il n
'ocai fortress; but I s!!,!l occupy the others.
necau,e lhry aru cInal;onal f,rt ticat;ons."
What daes ie u,eaa by co.nat,oaal forrihca.
""I-? uia !i'at guards the navigation of the
Gp!! ri McKee,. u.Ic shat guar s tie ire:
navigation of thn Mississippi river. Then
cnmss up the question, is not Tortusas within
The limits oil Florida, which has seeded.
rs MUCH rs Snnter is within the limits
Of Sonth Carolina? 1t undoubtedly IL. Sup
nose he repIies-'@e regard this, air, IN our.
SD. liz shores Of Fimiia, one that is not
within tie ii'Q;fs Of the marine leagne"-
Nj ihe qissii"ts that may he ra;ssd then
1'out "R"'' cttn,Hm-aii Tie Questions that
may aElsz LOU; She mari1e league:
'!'miS al c'ht'" distinguished from poin:e
"'l''ln The main %i'rrlt"Ty Of a S'a,c-all these
may arIS',, and these questions NAY
nrli:S on 4 COHUict luSL as well "a the ocCuoa.