Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-19

system that does not provide for peaceable
| and authoritative termination OF existing con-
troversies would hot be more than the SHADOW
OF government, the object and end OF reai
government being the substitution OIL law anu
order for uncertainty, confusion ana violence
! That in the event of failure Of every Cohst'-
tutional resort, and an accumulation oil uSur-
pations and abuses, rendering passive ooed''
ence and non-rcsiStance greater evil IMAM re-
sistance and revolution, there can remain but
one resort, the last OF all, an appeal from the
conceded obligations of the Constitutional
compact to the original rights and the law Of
sclf.preserYation. This is the ultima Tat'o OF
! all governments whether consolidated, comic
drra,ed, or compound of both. Ii cannot be
doubt i that single member Of the Union, IN
the extremity, supposed, But IL THAT ONLY,
would have Il right rs an extra und ultra Con-
stitutional right to make the appeal.
i. Resolved, That the forts, Notifications,
armies, arsenuls, arms ammunition, s,!'Ps
! Of war custom houses, mlnts, post-omces
| and Uther property Of the United states, CAL,
by the Constitution, DE disposed oil oiiy
by Congress, and that no portion ol Inc Peo'
ple have any interest II or any ciaiii "
any part thereof after they cease 10 pe
citizens uf the United States, and when
they no longer participate in the payment ol
it's debts Or IN the defence Of the CONSTITUTION
Of the country.
s. Resolved, That, while no doubt can exist
On the minds vi TINS body. OF the right anu
The obligation of the Government to execute
NIL its laws fairly, inpartially anu promptly
uron all lis citizens without distinction or DIS
elimination, vel, under the extraordinary con-
dition OF things as they nov exists, we earnest
ly and anXiuusIy urge upon The Executive DE-
partment OF the Government the pulley 81 aD-
staining from the exercise ol such power III
ut any point where such attempt WOULD oe
likely to occasion collision, 80 long as there nre
efforts To- be made by the other States or hopes
10 be INDUCED of q final and peaceful settle
inent Of the difficulties with which The country
is embarrassed.
E. Resolved, That the rIs ht Of revolution
above recognized can be exercised as well by
Il portion nl the citiZella OF state aeains!
their State Government, as it can be exercised
hy the whole people Of State against thcir
| Federal Government, and when the powers OF
Il State Government are used Tor purposes Of
unjust dsci limitations against portion ol tue
citlzenS, or particular section ot the STATE IN
imposing upon one portion or section an unaee
proportion of the burdens Of tue State Uo7-
ernlnent, AIT, in ex"lnping from taxation
peculiar SPECIES Of property belonging IL
rreu, extent to another portion Of the citizens,
and located mostly i'll another section oi the
State, thus increasing taxation upon all other
interests in order to favor peculiar Interest,
tho people thus oppressed after having ex-
Eallslcd all constitutional efforts 10 OBTAIN re-
,ireSs, would be justified in resisting the col
lection of all revenue from them until the in
Justice aforesaid was removed And that any
change of the relation Virginia now susthlns
to the Federal Government against the WISHES
of even respectable minority OF her people,
would be such IN ut Of injustice ptrpelruteu
upon the rights Of {: at minority, as to justify
them in changing their relation TO the Stale
Government, by separating themselves from
that section Of tie State that had thus wan
,onlY disregaried their interests aud dehed
Ihelr will, particularly when the cause assigned
| (ar the change Of Tirsinas relation TO the saio
y cdrral Government, Is the alleged lnsecurity J,
IN the said laa:.,neutioncd Government, Oi Tie
peculiar species CT property thus protected by
the organic Law Of the State from contributing
ts due share to the support of the said State
Government, by prohibiting the taxing OF
large portion OF said property, and Limiting
the portion subject 10 taxation to Specihro
tax far less than tia, imposed upon every other
species Of property.
The resolutions we're laid On The table ard
ordered to be printed.
| CHANGE OF noCN OF MEETING.
Mr.. SCTIlERLIy--l am aware OF the fact that
resolution for meeting 1t an carly hour has
been voted upon twice before, md hope, In
view Of the condition Of our country, IN view
Of the necessity that the people, not oniy our
constituents, but the people Of the entire lana,
should he made acquainted with what is 10 be
the final action of this Convention, they vii!
adopt tho policy Of spending more time in their
deliberations, und thereby come 10 an earlier
conclusion Of their laborS. ! offer, then, the
| following resolution
Resolved, That hereafter this Convention
will commence its carly session at II o'clock,
A. NJ
Mr. ARMSTRONG; move 10 amend the reso'
luton by making it 10 O'clock.
| Mr. P.TRlcK-Thcre is 4 resolution OF the
same kind nov on the table, and the gentleman.
10 accomplish his object, must move TO ;hke
that resolution irou, the table instead OF otfer-
ing FEW one.
Sir. SurnggIiS-I move, then, 10 take the
resolution from the table.
Mr. EAM--ThiS matter can be disposed OF
after the COMMITTEES OF the Whole shall RISE
object to the question nov.
Mr. ScOTT-l understand that the resolution
which was a,luptcd by the Committee the oth'
or day required that We resolve ourselves INTO
Committee Of the Whole ut alf-paA twelve
uclock. That hour Is passed.
Tn, prc.;,ryr-The Chair understood tina.
] nv "','' . ~,
| By general CONSENT the gentleman rom fitl'
| .y)vania fSTr. Sr1EERIISl wax allowed To pro.
| y enc, N' H. ,,l,,I.
| coed. The resolution VIII oe fesa W 'de |'c' Nv
| Ms follows:
| pos,,,d 1,,,.t L.r.,f:.r ,;,iI Cony.,;fi.in
u;ll mnc, At ,hr hour Of eleven o'clock. instead
of the usual hour
Mr.. ARHsTro%G--l move 10 amend the resoiu'
ton by striking vu, "cless!i" and inserting
Itch"
The question: was then taken, and the auie:.d
lnent was rejected.