Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-13

] ,nsinesS of the Dress engaged in prcmo'iru :hc
| DISRUPTION of this Goyernlnent by false state.
! -n,s, to keen the pu,!.c mind IN cynstant
alarm: and for the purpose, also, rf imprcs.
sirg il could. up,,, the fri,In:s Of this rcSo.
| Iui;np thar II was the ,,oi;cy which, those whom
nres,,me differed from them. had been On.
! sa.vd IN pursuing [ think, therefore, ,ha.
auv attemnt 10 convey the idea that was sue.
pressing for ouv rnrn.,e whatever. uny ;ur.
lion Of that p3rarranii cannot be believed by
any member ui .is BODY. |. vas for tie
double purpose. AS | hav. bctor. stated ci
showing the G.lsti.cod r,sortcd to. ard OF show
ins the friends OF this resolution. vino, to Judge
from what they have hitherto said have given
evidence Of ,hrir desire to preserve tho Cnto,.
What course they were expected 20 take, ii
,hcy followed the u ny winch had been eur.
sued by the editor oi l!lis paper aud those who
we're associated with hiri in lh.t particular
policy.
Mr.. BAYinR.-E Every member of ,his body
feels himself somewhat responsible for the
I yoie which he will in !. few moments lie called
upon 10 give. AT any rate whether gentlemen
| 10 or not, | l1r one mus. answer f r. u.ysc,f.
| and say thar ! 90 feel ,nysvf accoun,uDic 10
ms constituents for the >0ic sl.all huye 10
give and for that reason want TO state tic
| reasons which will govern HE in giving nny
vote ii know my own hear:, want 10
do what Is right, want to do hal is beet
Tor The common welfare "i the Commonwealth
nt Virginia and the whole country. and have
not Tue s!"oo" vi houht ti:at the mover al
enesc reSo!u!l"'S Is just as honest as am in
MS opiiloiiS, or as any other nati eau DC.
Mr. President, it we serd THIS commission TO
" " aSh'ngi"n to wait upon the President of the
Uhitcd States, amt ascertain from HIM "hat
may oe his iusnre policy, and II it should turn
our 70 DC pehceable one 1t Will be III tier "I
Sincere r'J Icing with us all: do not kro"',
Dat may be a Little tco I:t,t IN saying all of
US, because there ARE >on!c gentlemen here who
da n0i WALT [" preserve the country and Uh0
5re in favor "f breaking up the government
\ favorable reply frots, The President, however
would be acceptable 10 large unj,rIty of tho
Convention, have no douor
MI MoNfAGvE-' rise 10 point o! order
here beg the gentleman from Augusta. (Mr
bArL'F,) to believe lne, when say have Ect
singled lnln ont, because hs happens 10 be the
gentleman upon whom the pont OF orf.r is
'na'e; We have been discussing this ques'"n
now,'or i've ant! ha' "rs, aid, III my oP!I!on
the whole discussion has bech out al order
IL Is now time to stop l.. Your rule says that
the call for the previous question. each m IN.
Der may speak lpr ten Ii 1u.c$, TINT j, lie may
give reasons why 'he call should hot tc >uS-
Gained !; bl; Set, hc Is not allowed tp 90 into
the general merits of the whole question. TIE
inject Of The previous question is 10 stop DC
bate upon the scncrel II lits vi n Question ami
to get 10 vote. We have now .at irr, ar,
permitted that rule ~ be ,iort,l !"r five a,.
hail hours. The wholc sur {, las Lsru
thoroughly discussed. and h1w RAISE the
''Iht "l order, AMI ask The Char to dtciIc !:
at once. so aS TO put stop 10 th:S th;~g.
Mr. BAfLoE--lt would be very unl.:r TO-
wards me.
Ihe IHEslpENT-l he Char was perfectly
aware oil lhe existence oi the rule stGtcd hg
s'ie gentleman from Mdu!rScN, tMr. ''CS.
F""'t') pu' tue ''f!'"'"eH'afy III" eAp:esA'F
.".eH ''i'' ""''e II 10 h'' P'"lFt ~ g' u !"
'n'i u.scuSsh'i q me h..ii's 81 the o'lGih"'
lneH.o''' ei IL u'"y w al ECed |" certain CA
'e"t ,'' 'he p'" u s""",s why OF why
NOT tne main question shou'n DC ordered anu
III 'is"a.e az upon 1t e,osea.
Mr. MoSTAGtE-l agree TO that, but he may
"ol argue lhe "lole q'l'St'0n.
Inc P"E'IpENT-l Iiell comes The Application
vl the rlie. Almost every Geh'lt'I:Hn Who
'ias auuirSSed me tlia'r las spoken 70 lht
POINT "he;her or no the main question should
no" oe oFCereo' nut 'ttn gentlemen Fave
gone a'so 'n'o 'he general merits ol Tue crIsi'
'al question, So lhat the CHAR has i"uhd ]:
n'Po'sloie - discriminate S" lar as 10 Call any
sehlienah ~ Older WHO Las addressed the
CONVENTION. Inc CEa,r, therefore, THINKS
mat II cahnnt how arrest the debate, and The
gentleman from Augusta VIII be a!IUTSd ~
proceed.
Sir. BAYLOR, (rcSuming)--t trust Shalt sav
nothing which have not perfect right 10
say upon this iioor and remark, in ed.
vance, if should happen to say ahy thing
which seems to be out Of order that it is rot
my intention to co so. was saying. when
interrupted, that If the answer FROM thc Prys.
dent should be favorable one, it would
be glorious news Tor the n. .)rity Of this Con-
vcntiun. If there were any reasonable, well.
founded hope ttsat such would be the result,
would vote for this resolution with all nv
heart. Bue, Mr. President su, pose il sEcu!d
turn out otherwise. Suppose, ivr some cause
unknown to any Of us, for some good cau,c.
the President of the United States woud Tot
give favorable responsc aud the Committee
should return here with the news of such unls-
vorable rcsponse-ihen. sir, ak you nhu,
would be the course OF thi, boGg 7 have rUs
heard any one undertake TO say hat wou.d he
the course Of this body u..l:r such circum-
stances. now nut it 10 gentlemen 10 say, if
that should be the case, would they lot fee.
themselves committed to take the conrS" ina,
they could not otherwise take? Would they
not feel themselves committed to take course
*hch might lead us to adopt what might DO
called war mcaSureS-a course TO which think
The people Cf the Commonwealth oi Virginia
would not want to bc committed az this stage
of our proceedings.
Now, my position is this: II was certain |
could do good by voting for this mission,
would be willing to do IL; but want to !c
certain. Whist may not br certain thu,
can do good by such vote, wanr, at least, to
ne certain that would do nu harm; and ur!,s
[ can have some reasonable ccrtainty OF thai,