Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-28

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= dA not understand M friend to say thai
i he va: anxious 10 take i! up understood
2 MIN tosay that he would leave 10 E,s:e:gi s,r;-
. t!emento take il up or lay i: on the tao', P:
G they thought best II they took it up and
/: adoptal it, no would be grateful 20 them iut
M.
, Con,urr:ng with my friend from M,n7iea'..,
9 as d., il no sectional spirit; regarding h;@
As onaof the purest and best oi men, "rnld
| be- vev unwilling TO G;f5- h'oa! f;a il a.;
I thing. do sar, however tha. :! t'l'1 Do
matter o. right; if j! be a ;rus sTsie'n o *
:; alton, Is b,icye !. TO be i i! b.. ud 10 i':e
! people VI the ETc;, 20 sajpt that system Q. nj
td!,rea taxation, / done choose = iaE@ s. as 5
I matter & ;i:ankEulrcSs AID gratitude ~ I'll.
2 [ claim 10 te simply ncmbe" OF iH'S Eie":
Cu.nmc. wealth CT ours anu al n':nlois mem
Der OF tbs body, standing here - 's'lnd tA4
riSh3 q M constituents and, SC iAr n
can, looking to the interests Of tho entire STATE:
a;n hert 10 compare opinions rlth II" ie..o%
members, and 10 lend my assistance, n=art auc
hand, - whatever is Necessary for ih:s ca.
, moawcali,. haze not voted :or tins ori:'
nance Of gecasSior. hct'a7 has been ha:,
however, by {. majority of tris body; ard, -
:. citizen -: tn;a GommoGHr raIh, | 2'u ior i"e
Su;,;ai=S ua If that sct!In 10 ;la p!Hyte u; "a 8
Sat" In c.dr!' % cnify "i; ..t.y ihe I.nens
OF this Cjnccn;ic1, 5aea tie people s'ia'' f;Svo
adopted ,hal ordinance, dr,;' during lie interSa!
of limn Get~er: the TasaaEc o in- orI;nac.o
to their action upon l., an tjr pGtI.ng ms
Commonwealth 81 L.r a. ny feeble rlJr;S my
60, in position Of perfect independence.
do no: intend to go back into an argna!':.:
Ejr or against the act,3i wh;ch hcE nccE H..H-
said rot one word during these nearly Tag
L 4 a
Trile oth4. gentlemen East Gnd ""-! w,:o
r.tn: t! exGilln their p,iitiors, | 81: =
lent In the ira: place, :ni, ina, there %aJ
tic same species of aoiemni!y ,hs, "ocil
lisc. frlt in attending the aae:s! .: ;@c ml.ae.
-: rir :ar,ilr. wa- sent aE!'A, i,r ine rea-
san that knew no To,a wa,!id cfsnss tho
resul:, The ordnance OF secession rccel"ct
Tho votes CT tie msjority Of tais haGy; an1
from that moment, 81 !dT rs | sGI concerned,
an ready, b; my vc.c, 10 forward Gay rne,
sure that Iasy be necessary 10 g: - ihr0n:h
our d faculties successfully. t"rs: thtt
those who have supported this ordinance wi!
moi regard those wha roted araiGS; /; ~ Esv!n.
no lot ~ the conflict winch is t. 90 Oh ~ this
Commonwealth. !: ;s trre lhe .espoas!5il'
lies are upon hose wac passed t!:c ordinance,
For ell tho action .|;at is .as:cG here, there -
i responsibility attaching 10 ~ al only
| hope that %ha,cva. We Snd il necessary 20 60.
Whatever the e1igencies OF CIR position i:'sr
require i, our hands, We shsl! 10 il in h:r
mrnv; We Shall do il IN mode Ia .It
| not he inconslscIt with tho part OF iSd p:
! Commonwealth. Let us do il 10 such 4 aii':
Ter ~ thai i scall ~ least lock well n iGtuc"
| history.
[ have been borne along to say what had
70 expcctiOn to say when rose. Wn!!: u? j
| 81,
trying position called upon to perform duties
10 this old Commonwealth yet dear TO Vi AL
Irt us not ent off the gorios OF the pas: or la@
| hopes of the fulure
| Mr. President Is it possible that his e!0C.-
gu; country Of ou:s IL 10 be overrau by biu"J
and carnage. THIS Union IL dissolved, bU:
may we not Jet hope tn pic: m peaces IS Il
oonsistcn: WITH tic civiyation Of tho aye ln
whicn We i've, TO indulge I thought that sucI
paIaiion is hopeuSsy We are involved IN
/ civil war, more bloody thsn the pages Of his
! tory have Jet disclosed, ii it is tc be carried
an, to rnd Tc know not whtn, w.:3 the sub
rars1n and destruction OF every interest OF
every portion OF your peopin; and. 1t nay be,
lad=I 6oIIe Few despotic form OF government.
Nay Vi nc, indll,e hope thst Providence
;ct ias IN reserve for us some tnoara by WHICH
thi: calamity NAV b. avoided? have no sul-
geslioris to make. Wenrc ali, it would becln
At gca s.;lhout helm. We are upcn the wives,
I;aling on knov not where bur rs Il cj;!
sen Of this old Commonwes,th-a> u ChTisti"::
man-1 yet indulge 4 trust in that Providence
which never yet ha; deserted oar fathers or
their postcritJ. Although in hos.i!lti,s, ara
we to give up all hopo that nothing Lu! q long
train oil bloody war is to bring rs through TIN:
contcst9 We ere not Without founGIu01 icr
hope in It's examples Of history, Very recent
y, in the history Of Europe, an eSa pie is pre-
a.ntcd, from which we may take some ciea'n
Of hopo In 1877 the ancient Confederation o:
the llar;z Swiss Cantons was disrupted. Sev,c-
Of these Cantons Withdrew from al connection
with the remaining serent cen. 4 G!JCly oar
cnsIci, many lives we're lest, AMI "a" a'EV":
0f treasure expended infinitely beyCHd sn..
thing that occurred with US. Actually, ia.lng
war cnsucd and wgs continued e considerable
:lmc. RuI even under circumstance So II
au5p:cous as these, moments U! cain :tEac,'lG.
cnsred. A re union was forTc!: the s"Trn
Cantons seeding and rho seventeen rc,ntn!nr
came again into harmony. ami that anion .Id
tnat harmony has been progressing !AVo's''y
from ,ha; DAY &c ta;s TEcy iG7e more '!r'n :.
Union now than they he! tien. I, ~ trIa. "
We have interests U.or" diverse !r :Ac:r ch:c
acter than tho Swiss Can,ons; hu, there are st
iclSt UIlecn SlltrS o. tttiS ti2. nave Con-
mou interests, and w!icn they sha! &c beon;1:
to act together, A peaceful solution - These
IL :ui.ies MAJ be accomplished. 4 re uninr:
OF all tbs States OF this Confederscg is po:s bic,
l. is vet possible that the interest: G: cyerT
portion II this ConirdorscJ may nr preserved.
| CGn.l not dismiss from my bosom lingering
rig of hope thu: still abds: there. n2ya ~
abiding fope that we yet shall emerge iran.
these difficulties But, in The mcant:nc, ;".
IS &c. aa our fa!h2r; ac;+i-i:. u De 100 10
Ourselves, true TO our :CIn.:;: tTGo - tho
! present ani the ru.a-e. whatever so 10. 1T
It he done in harmony v.lh our Pas: histDr"
and 5ur pas. glory. For onc, hin read? -
unite IN every legitimate node C! acton =
place Virginia where she oush: 10 be.
Mr. JAass II. SEETTEr, of SmytS.-i nave
heretofore sat silent and calm, and ha"a liz
tened again and again 10 gentlemen rh1 s1c,i
10 throw the Responsibility upon tho5a ":c
gsE gas5eed tbs osaiHaece p u 9st * M r. .5u:
to ns!sI tho country.
.Ir. RA%DoLPg, of Richmond cty.--Wi'iJAc
gentleman g,Te way for a m,me7: - eH.h'6
The Conmitlec OF Military Affairs 20 make :
report.
Mr SHEFFEr.-ff It is important / iii!
Mr.. RAypo.pa aro Two o7iirance:
lbous to be reported By the Military Comm
| Tee, which It IS very important E9oCT 10
ps:sad, so ti.st they Gia- oe acted upon by usr
Governor tonight.
Mr. WIse-"hilc this question of tsza,io.
! IS unrler consideration. will otf.r tni= amend
,nea. to ;i.e report c! :he Committee subrn t,ca
Dy lhe gentleman from Mcn9ngs!l., M!!' 81:
irr,) and ask that IL be lad a5on tbs ,2E!a
aad printed with tie report.
The smendmendment is as Goilon.s
provided, however, that the sane 7ate oi
I'D .dLorc7s tax imposed upon lard ana. ':c ir.
pusci upon sa-es, and the sa!ns !hl: IS !:
| posed uuoN slaves shall ia i,npnsad ugcn :!ni,