Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-18

rel eat:
"ihe power confIed to me- will be- used "a
hold. occupy ard pass.ss Tie property ..i
places belonging to Tie Governments, ana ,o
collect the duties and imports; but hey ort!
Whit is Necessary ior these or Cts tbcIe viii hc
10 invasion. no using II fy!cc ass!ns. o, among
the people anywhere"
BY the wcrds property ard places bc!urs.
ing to the Government cl,i,tl, ai!u H. Io Re
military posts hal property which we've ia lnn
possession " .l!c GcTrrnulent "h,n Il calLr (,
my i,.Ids.
Gui u, as now hp,TarS 70 be Irue, III rurCUi,
Of Il purpose To Grire the C.tcd States autl.v.
ri:y iroiu ii:se u!scc-, an unprovched sssaul,
has been maic npun Fort Suln.tr, shall h,iI
'nysrll AT liberty 10 rvycSscss, il | c... Iac
places which had been S,izel before the Gov
eminent was der0lved upon me-
Aud, in any event. shall, ~ tie bc.; Of H.;
ability, r,prl fIrce by f1rcr.
In case II proves iIur ina FoiI Sumter Las
been assn ui'r'i, SIS il reported, shn!. rc,ks,s
c.lrice the Uni!cG State, u,ails TO he w.lhc,sMn
lr'ln Ill tie States which claim To have seeded.
believing ihat the ro:..t:isccur ut al ac:ual war
"cairst The G9yc.nlurl.l juslti,s a.. ucse:bIy
demands il.
] scaIc'i, reed 20 ssy that crrs;dtr lie
military f. SIS atd properly situated wirln
the States wash claiin To have 5. ceCea, SIS VT
beiungrg 10 thc GpvcIUncrI Of the Cn.lcd
s'a'is, as much a. ;i.cy Gid brin.e tie Supposed
), Co. sion.
Whatever else may do Tor the purpose,
sh'! MT attempt 10 cul!ect Tie duties ari In.
posts by any armed invasion Of uov rar. of
the couDIry-not lLcaniDg by this, however
al 4
sary 10 ItllrNc lcit urou tie lolGtr @: tho
Country.
From the fact ,hst I llsyc quoted ps.; OF
The Inaugural Address it must hot he in.,rlr..
that IepId!aie ans other part, the whoi., q:
when rc.aih ~, except so lar rs wt.at nos
say ot 'hc mails l:'ay tc regarded rs lUvc;I.-
Gallon.
PROPOSITION roa SECRET SESSION, &C.
Mr livLcoAEE.-l ol:r the lo.i,~las reso-
ihtlcn:
Resolved, That tie s,sndins oItcr fo7 re.
s1lr;rg the GolvCn':cn into CuWuiiltce OF Tho
VI ho!e, bc suspended and that HE Convention
Hil immediately so into secret session, in o..
der 10 consider the report ni the CoIiui!t,eo
appointed to visit Wasn;ngton'
shall nn!, Mr.. Pre-. Ideht, trouble lie C,U.
venton with many observations un the propr:.
ETY. OF adopting that resolution. l' is submit.
tad 10y In, Il! The Sug ,c>iliH ", anu ait,r cor.
terence with, various gcIllr mcn VI al. sA.uts
ci opinion i'll ii;ls Lody.
believe mat tie gIare anl critical c:!cum.
aiaiic:s BY Hhch We age row sLrruur ,!p,i, IN.
pera.iv j; Gruard tie fullest, the iraHktsl H..
lrc"st Interchange oi sentiment, anl opiu; u.
between lncImbeia vi tiIis CoErcntor. iu.v
believe That II Is p">>lbi ~ attain tia! otj->l
sD perfectly III any manner Is in secret S2:s.ur.
ali sure there Is 70 rGul!r;.ar IL his b,G"
w..o Is not Hing ul This tine, ~ forge, ali
p1st differences. to bury every Remembrance
o' private q! parry !-ui, ard 10 Permit o
thought vr Stntilncnt TO dWcI! III i!!s LosC ~,
~i.ic!, Is Eut bolIO~rl from lis ,onnly |
believe that with an opportunity r.. IBIS nanx
conference with each other, II may bc pu.. ito
u atlain-and IL is MY ralnest hope aud rnn.
Vlct'on that We >i:a,l at;ain-sC.uc;hing @: tE..
haimCEy uEd uraLilnlty v hiciI oLy!. IL d..
racici;:e lie acti"n Vi ii great C,rnlGoEnr rn!,iI
Ike tint Ot Virginia In such Il c, sis.
Alr. ROBERT I. ScoTr-l very heartily con.
cur i'll the desire Of the g,tI,:cluatl Ir0,n !!:c-
In1:!c that IN the prcsci!cc ci the grave eNri,-
when new surround us, we should cmnuGi-
cate frankly and i-miy with each Dlhtr, uld
shcu!d discard all Considerations except rhos"
VII Gil belong 10 Tie high trust WEic We $40
here 10 discourage. For one, sir. take ,Lis
OCCASION TO say, that have TO opini,i,S touch.
lnS the discharge ot UuT duty here which SIN
moi ready to decls:e 10 the public. aIl Ir.dy
10 i'irshr no ccu'S", 10 advocate 10 poCY,
which sm not ready 10 ~; Jain 10 tie pGLin.
| scc 80 'eason why we should cha &c, II: ih;
zine, that course Of public delIberatici, whrh
!iaS thus lar characterized Uur action. i:3,,a3
10 Ine, Mr.. Plcs:d-n ut, tha. if the evidence e
the decision Of tie Administration Isl WASH
lng!on wh'ch Is spread teivre us, lc lIu".
there Is Lut one cou,se left Us to pursue !t
the rNcicise ol powers, which Irnarl IS
usurped pow,iS-,t THIS evidence Lc uur-
TINS country is about to lie plunged into cro
Universal war. so long rs tosl.llIles shoG!L
Ut confined be:wrci the Administration at
W :shneton and thr Comic Gcrat, d Safe teach.
lAg the position Of iuIts III Southern ,.lbcir
could see TO imminent datigcv "t gcny!a!
war; but nc% it seems That trc Prs dent &C
the unl!cd States has issued lis lro, l.nla,inn
Lnshlng rlG'iisi'ioD for -, 900 sarirJs- are
7 tisil"n Tor L military iuic which c.n be d,-
Signrd ior no o.hcr purpose than active gerc:-
b! var. Il he il, sir, that this Convention Las
already Sinnicated tic policy which it means
10 pursue IN such all emergency.
We have already d.c;ared-dclberarc.y ip.
carrJ-th under no circumstances, in cur c.
mon, ought tie people OF this STATE to conSrEI
10 be made parties to an unnatural war agar $.
our Southern brethren. say, s;r, that this
Convention has ulieudy declared that mach
in terms explicit and not to bc lniSunacr s,oad.
lhe question now Is presented 10 us whG-
ther We Will make that declaration good, he
ther so lar as llcs III cur power, We will aduPs
the measures necessary TO avoid contingency
which s5al Involve Us in this war as parties
against the Southern States. Fur o:c, sir, I
have TO hesitation in saying that, 80 far as my
action Is co!cerned mtau 20 make good Tic
declaration uf that resolution
NJ. CONRAD, vi FredrriCk-I mus: ask leave,
Or n.pn!rnt, 10 interrupt my friend FROG:
t"uquier, mir ScoTT,) 70 ask him to give va
or II shoIneHl IN order that II vote may b. taken
upon the first branch Of the resolution iecIc
the House 10 suspend the standing o!1= i.r
going into COMMITTEE of the Whole aid
move, II il be in order, that the ques'on bc Ia
ken upon the motion merely to suspend i!e
standing order for the prescrt.
Mr.. BALLwIS-- have word 10 shy, sir. n
regard 10 this, and desire 10 say lLat word
no. merely upon the motion TO 20 inc seer
session, but upon the motion 10 suspend tie
order Of busin,s ss
Ii docs EGt seem 10 me, sir, that VIZ IRE H.
any condition this morning, in point uf ;n;or-
nation, 10 justify us in taking ary eStta?rdna-
ry step iur ,he purpose OF coming u HE con.
siderailon hi tie circumstances by which s.o
are surrounded So far aS am concerned. |
must say that arm unwilling to soiItJ a cca.
s!deraion now ofths most grave isis al aLi:h
we have arrived rrgad The question tor
pre,siIg upon u, AZ Gf lDp nouen,ouS cors..
li~rca 10 be Considered by the light II tie in,
tJlmation we have received in rcp.,d % ltc,u
20 lar As yc', Sir, we have OILY tel, .r; pl.ic
uncoEhrmcd, uuuccompsr!ci
by any sort oi comment or explanation to e::.
able us to get ut the whole bearing Of lhtse
circumstances which are upon U.s. ], for one,
,lr, an: not wiling to be pressed thur, bali in
'oFmed: into consideration of the matu-
which VIC are called UPON 10 consider. have