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

Your o5edient servant,
DAVID WALKER, President
By Z. Q. BouDINoT, Secretary.
THE resolutions referred 20 will be published
% soun as We can obtain a copy Of the samt
| rom the Convention printer.
While the communications were being read,
Mr.. STAPLES said-Unless some gentleman
specially desires the communication to be read
[ move that the reading Of it be disPcnsec
| sith, and that it DC laid upon the table nm,
printed, so as to give members al opportunity
Il reading it at their leisure.
Mr.. JAcKsoN-I call for thu reading of the
communication.
Az The SECRETARY proceeded further With
he reading
Mr.. Wise moved that the reading be dis
oense6 with.
Mr.. JAcKsoN-I think that this communion
lion is as instructing as the Constitution Of tt;
Confederate States which was. read the Other
DAY. | desire to have it read.
The Secretary WIS proceeding again wi,r
| the reading, When
Mr.. JACKSON said: For reasons that die
not exist before, hut nhich now exist, ! NOV.
! hat the further reading Ct the communicable
| be dispensed with, and that it be laid upon til,
table and printed.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. SpEEp-I ctfcr the following resolution;
Resolved, That the order requiring the Cuir
yen.ion TO resolve itself into Committee O.
The Whole at half past ten O'clock, be sus
pendrd for this day, to complete the untinish
ID business under consideration when tn.
Convention adjourned on Saturday last.
MIR. CARLILE.-If the resolution Is objected
70, can it be received?
The PRlslDEEr.-The Chair il not aware Of
any rule that prevents the reception Of that
resolution.
Mr.. SpIGI.-My reason for Offering the reso'
| luton is, that if We are to adopt the resolution
| II the gentleman from Montgomery, (Mr
pKEsTos) it is important that it should nc
adopted NJ once, so that the information which
is sought under it may be given to the Con
yantiun at az early a day as possible.
Mr.. JACKsoN.-I desire to be informed as t.
tine order Of business. After this resolution
is disposed CT, will not the business then IL
| order be the customary morning business-tht
! resolutions Of the gentleman from Mononga
liza, (Mr. WILLErD
The P~aEsIDEST.-No, sir. The business III
| order will be the resolutions offered by thl
gentleman from Montgomery, (Mr. PRESTON,
Mr.. JAcEsoS.-1 defer to the decision Of the
President, whilst | must confess to sumo doubt:
ts 10 its entire correctness
think, sir, it is ine1pedient to depart from
The important business that brought US here I,
take up a resolution that is, 20 say the least oI
| It., of very doubtful character. l think, with
| ont meaning to rsfrct upon the gentleman whc
| offered the resolutions-that he should know
| that the great business Of this Convention i
TO proceed regularly and orderly to the accom-
pliShment Of the work in which we have been
| so long engaged, and which it is our duty to
| dispose Of at once. I will say, sir, without
meaning any disrespect to the mover of thest
resolutions, that they are a sort Of side bars
bomb thrown into this Convention, which is
calculated in my opinion to create distraction:
and confusion in this body and ! therefore
move to law tine resolution Of the gentleman
| from Campbell, (Mr. SrEEp,) On the table, and
Mr.. STApLE,-ls !: in order TO call the pre-
vious g ,estion upon this Inotiol,S
The PREs,pEST-Iho motion is 10 lay on the
| table, and is not debateable. The geutleman's
| object being to step debate, the motion made
| will accomplish that object.
Nr. ScoTT, Of Puwhann-I rise tn 2 question
of order.
On Saturday evening, if | understood right
~, tie question before the Convention VIZ:
whether the main question should he put, Oh
which ten minutes speeches were allowed. II
that is the question before the House, is u III
| order 10 introduce a separate resolution i;oM
that which is under consideration
The PREsIDEST-No objection being made IL
| the resolution when it was offered, the CHAT
thinks it III in order for the Convention now lc
! consider il.
Mr.. uIsoS-I will ask my friend from the
county Of Wood. (Mr. JACKSON IL Withdraw
his motion :or a moment, 10 enable Tue to otcI
IN amendment.
MIR, JAcxsos--1 cannot consent to Withdraw
my notroa. prefer to look straight ahead.
The rc!l was then called, and resulted, yeas
g., nuys 81, as follows:
YrAs-Me,, Jsnasy, (prrsident,} Armstrong, Aston
Baldwin, a. IL. Barbour. baylor, Berlin, nl"v, aoKs,s'
Brown, Bardet,, Burley, Byrne, Campbell, Csrillr, Garter
CIsmrus, o b. Conrad, X. r. coprsn, Couch. o.itcher. Gus
pie, Grsv,ly, Gray. aossin, Addison Hail., \. .. Hall. Hay
nond, Heke, Hubbard, nughs., Jackson, J. J"an'on. No
Moore, o.huru, Patrick. Porter, ptIee, rush. kIye., YIN
q. Scott, Sharp. spur:ock, A. Il. u. Stuart, o. J.. strsrt
srmmers, Tsrr, White, Wickhsm, wiley-s.
pouldio, Bruce, Csoeii. Cdp-rion, Cecil. c~hau,bli,., Chap
man, CcTnrn, Conn. r. Il. Cox, De.kin,, hchcls. Fisher,
Elouruoy, Garland, Graham, GreRorS, John Goode, W.
Hale, Cyrus Hail, L. s. Hail, Hammond, Hclrnnbr, Hos
isAsy, Hunlop, l:heil, Kent. kilby. Kindred, Law.on,
Leair. Charles < Mallory, Jlmen d. Mallory. Mari, an
Ter, Montague, Morris, Morton, Seble!t, 0CTick, Parks,
Preston, Randolph, Richardson, X. 4 Scott, sess.li,
Shrfer, S~lsushtee, southslL, Speed, Staples. Strange,
surhuriin. Tayloe, TEed"sy, Tyler, " ui'sr, WILSON, Wise,
Wysor-G4.
So the motion was lost
Mr.. AMSLEs. when Mr.. HAYNES name was
| called. stated that Mr.. HARyIE had paired of
with the delegate from Rockingham, CIR. Corr
NAM
Mr.. NELSON paired of with NJ. WooDs, Of
Jackson.
Mr. THORNTON paired of with Mr.. JOHNSON,
Of Richmond. ~
Mr.. WHITFIELD WAS absent from ndisposl-
ton.