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

execute the laws Of the United States within
the limits Of any State that is not independent:
AND II these people have not acquired their in.
dependence, arc not strong enough to maintain
their Independence, the President OF tho United
State has the Constitutional right to execute
the laws of the United upon them. But. 81,
believing rs | do, thut when three millions al
the people OF this country have rcyolted. il
you choose, and are in a state of revolution il
you choose, have formed a government and
are able to maintain their independence. | do
hold that there is power in the Federal CIV.
eminent, that there is power in the President
and Senate, to make u treaty with them
aud that that treaty ought 10 be made
Mr.. President | will now withdraw nv amend.
ment.
The CuAIRMAN-The question recurs upon
the amendment proposed by tho gentleman
from Princess Anne, and upon this Question
the ayes and nays are called.
The roll Was then called and the question
upon inserting the amendment, was decided
in the aifr,nativc--ayes LOG, noes 20, as fol.
lows:
fgAs.-Mes,rs. Amber, Armstrong;, Aston, Baldwin. A.
~ ~ I RaIsssan lanes lame harbour, d .ylor, Berlin, nlakey, Blow
q !; n " /, Oors,; Sauidln, Brent. b'nee, Byrne, tabell
Coua, q. d. Conrad, n. y. Conrad. Couch. I,enari i ca .
S,ltshsr, GUSTS, Dent, Deslins, Dormsn. Dulany, EchoIs,
GraIeiy, Gray, Gnggin. John Guude. Jr, 7. T. Gaode, Hale
a. Hall, q; Hall, l.. ). Hall, Hammond, IIarvie. Hay mond
n'Se' loleonbe, Hubbard, Hull, Iunton. NJ. Jolnoon
:. !. Johnston, heat, Lawson, Lease, McComas, MacFar
land, c. X Mallory, J. b. Mallory, Marshall, Mari, Maryc
srI Masters, Motett. Montague, Morris, Morton, Nrbistt,
Nelson, oIrlck, osburn, Parks, Patrick. PendIeton, Price.
PuGh, Richardson, K. Z Scott, ". c. scott, Seaweil, Shrf
fey, s%i,itnston, sou,hall, Speed, spurlock, Staples, C. J.
stuart, strange, su'heriin. r.yloe, Thorn,on, Tredwsy, Ty.
| Ter, W hlltr, MlCkhAm. Williams Wilson Wis.-iuR
N4rs-Mes,Ts. John Janney. ~(Pre,llsn,.) Borgess., Drown,
enrdst', Ca,lle, Carter, Early, E. b. Hall. Hughes, jack
rarr, White, W~llley-2J.
The CuAlHAAS-Thc Clerk will proceed to
report the 18th resolution.
The CLERK then read the 18th resolution, is
follows:
al. This Convention, composed of dele.
gates elected By the people in districts, for the
purpose OF considering the existing difficulties
ii Oar Federal relations, REPRESENTS the desire
and earnest request Of the people Of Virginia,
20 meet is directly as possible the people OF
her sister States, and to them appeal ior salts
factory adjustment. Virginia, therefore, re.
quests the people Of the several States, eli her
by popular vote, or in Convention similar to
her own, to respond, at their earliest convent
ence, t. tho positions assumed in the foregoing
resolutions, and the proposed amendments to
the Constitution Of The United States hereunlo
appended. And in the event thai this COn.
monwealih fails to obt.in satisfactory responses
to her requests, from thc non.slavcholling
States, she will feel Compelled to resume the
powers granted by her under the Constitution
of the United States, and to throw herself up
on her reserved rights"
Mr.. WIcKuAM, of uenricD--l propose IL
amend the llth resolution by striking out ali
after the word ":elatiuEs' III the third line,
and inserting The following:
Declares that the people Of Virginia. con
fiding in the justice Of the People Of the
other States, appeal to tncmi ior y salts,
factory adjustment Of those difficulties b.,
the adoption Of the amendments To the Con.
s~titution Of the United States, hereto appsn-
dcu; they, therefore, invite the people .! TIE
several States, either by popular vote, Or in
State Conventions similar 10 their OWL, 10 re-
Spond, at their earliest Convenience. TO the
propositions in regard to those amendments.
And they declare that u refusal Oh the Part
Of the Eon-slaveholding States - accede 10
such amendments should and would result in
the total and final disruption Of the onion"
Mr.. Chairman, | have two objects il Offering
this amendment The first is 10 avoid liiat uor-
ton OF the present resolution which provides
that the positions assumed IN .iIe foregoing r.
solutions shall be responded to b. the Northern
States. Ny OPINION is, that Us ". ourselves
differ materially upon some Of the points EN-
braced in those resolutions, ii would Ee unNlsc
in us 10 demand that Tic Northern people
should respond afirmttively to ell Of them, for
| suppose tina! they mtiet respond athrnia-
lively to respond satisfactorily. do
not think it wise 10 require theIa 10 re-
Spond eflirmatiYeiy 10 all the abstract ques-
tons laid down in this report. /. therefore,
nave sought in the amendment have offered
to meet that difficulty, by providing tnai the
Northern people Shall respond only ~ the arti'
Giles Of amendment 10 the Constitution which
the people Of Virginia considir as atfordlng Z
suffi cient adjustment OF these difficulties.
The other point | desire to gain is that we
should make our application in such n form AZ
70 leave it to DO o'.Lorsed by tho action Of Tia"
other slaveholding Suites nov remaining With
IN the limits Of the present Union, before INA.
king it decisive as regards Virginia | for one
am unwilling to take any action in regard 10
this matter, without having q free a,d luli
consultation With the Border slave States "i
this Union. | think We ought 10 be unwilling
to tuke action, such as will deeply RlI3ct their
interests, without 1T least going through the
form Of consulting them in the matter. ain
satisfied that the position assumed b. Virginia
in this Convention, will be chcerlully and cor,
daily ratified by the other Slavenolding States
remaining in the Union, and believe that il
these sla7eholding States, including ourselves,
go before the country united upon these pro
positions, there is no question whatever, shat T.
favorable response to the application will be
received from the Northern States Of the Union.
Does not every gentleman see thar we stand
far better chance in presenting these PROPOSE
tons to the people of the North, backed BY the
voice Of all the other border slave States, than
By standing alone upon our own propositions
| think every gentleman must he satisfied that
i, would he a far better Course for us TO pursue
than TO act upon our own individual RESPONSE
bili,y. Already, intirnatious are being thrown
out that Virginia is assuming Il position OF ar
rogance in demanding ~ an nltlInatum OF the
North, that her requests shall &c acceded tc
without consultation with any CT tic other
States concerned in tho response o; the North,
equally with ourselves.
Mr.. Chairman, | have presented these two
points in The amendment I have offered and }
trust it will be the pleasure Of this body to
concur with me in the opinion that it is lar
wiser thus to consult with these border States
upon these questions before taking our hal
action. than TO declare the position &c be finally
assumed BY US without consultation with the
other border slave States.
Mr.. VISIT is obviously the purpose Of
this amendment TO exclude the later clause o.
the 18th section. 1t does it III express terms,
and i presume Of coarse The intention is IL
strike out that clause which provides that lin
the event that this Commonwealth fails TO OF
tain satisfactory responses to her requests from
the non-slaveholding States, she will fee! COIN
PEELED 70 resume the powers granted oy ii"i
under the constitution Of The United States.
and totirow herself upon her RESERVED Rights"
Now, sir, the language USED in that latter
clause, is the language expressly Used ~ Inc
re tbo I;u;t.i