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

Tor him TO 60 OUT; anu "ie!i ie ieP''eS' LAX
gentleman proposes TO resume powers at once
and then he goes on to show that because II
will take him two years, perhaps hTe, ton OF
twenty, to propose n Constitution that would
be accepted, | would take as much time us he
takes when | have already gone out
Now, are we schoolboys-are we sucklings
to be treated with primer replies like this?-
He saws that l nm for taking independent &C
ton alone. beg his pardon. Ny PROPOSE
ton proposes conference, q joint action,
or independent action. We will elect 10
take one or be compelled to take the other.
lie says that there is no logical necessity fol
this amendment The Committee will judge
whether there is a logical necessity for that
gentleman to say when the time will come
and what the manner will be in which he will
resume these pnwerS granted under the Consti.
tuition. | have ~ yet seen no time fixed, but he
SAYS that the ll,h section already declares tina,
We will at some time q" the other resume these
powers; and the gentleman asks-do not per
ceive if the Congress fails, that then the con-
tinsency will occur on which the 18th sectioa
dcpendSs
NJ, sir No sir. When geatteInea have made
Il portion Of the llth resolution to depend upon
its own contingency, 10 wit. that the non
slaveholdng States return unsatisfactory All.
Swers. | say to the gentlemen, if that fails
| am not to expect that they will regard tho
failure Of another resort as q ground for apply
ing THE eleventh resolutionE Why? Because
they refused to apply the lith resolution, even
ON its own contingency, OF receiving answers
from the non.slaveholding States.
Agaiu-thc gentleman says | am .nr hasty
action. ] ain hot for TASTY seton. | an FOL
acting when al the conditions Of reasonable
time and circumstance " perform u contingency
Sd. IL have expired. Bu, adult even that ain
for hasty action. lie says I am for defer
ring. beg his pard IN. lie is for deferring
and I am obliged to await his time. lie
p,Stpoues the time hi,Iself. ! say | take HIM
at his own time, | don't go beyond his own
time, I place him where nc places himself, and
ask hial will YOU act MeA, sir, ut your own
timer And what is ills complaint? That
am Tor has,y action. Well" | reply, "you
are rot for haSty action"
I wan: n piece OF work aon'; I want it done
Immediately, but the man To WHOM | arp'y to
do it for me says he canTat come before >urh
= day-naming the time-to 20 my york.
ask MIN, Twill you come then" 20" ne
says. you want it done immediately; carno'
c0u:e then. because you are for NY coming i'm
neGiatvly." Would it not be nonsense for hin
10 give Inc such an answer as that? Tel me
then, sir, whsn you will cn,ne?' 1t is in thar
Spiri. | ask the gentleman from Fauquler when
he will ac;2 Ii Is IN that spirit | tell him, 81;
| am ipr hasty action, you are not ask
him: "Hli you act ut your own t!uie, the
time you propose To act" And he Will moi
say that ne will not then.
Again, he asks, what RESTRAIN / propose 10
cure the evil. SIR. when vtu rise from Com,
m,t..e Of the Whole and resolve Yourselves
back into Convention, and when ! caA c!ftr a
substitute for the whole report, I viii show the
srntis;uaf thai ne lcay choose eithe" one ol
two alternatives Ga. q tieal will be either
TO remain in ,ha Jnino, au.2 tender such an
ultimatGm rs eight te Se le:idertd-which
now lear Is the worst ucic Of restoring the
Cnion-oc I" step aS:le, as | said, !rnm The
i=mi!y u States, aud yrapo.c IL Constitution to
ali the States, Don.s!areholaing and Slavehold'
ing.
But the gentleman says | will take the State
out al onat; then TO join whomE fsay t"stand
independent and al3rc unit! we. ourselves,
shsl! draw such a Constitution as SHALL declare
cqua! justice TO all, joining with none until nc
can tender it to all, and then TO Join with any
who VII accept it with US TO declare, ilkt
your fathers did, when they caine cut Of The
old Confederation. But hr says, suppose fioni
wiil accept It, what then: Then, sir,
", nd select which Conftderacy | woult
M. Tn n, if none would adopt my Con
sii;utioH. | would unite myself to whom | he.
iieved, in fortune, flute, faith, interest. honor
would iInpel me. l~orld 60 where lin
gentleman says his preference is 20 60
would so to- the Conicd.rated States Of tht
South. | 0sk him c~audidly, what would he do
where wcu:d he 10 in such an event? ! say
then, that mode would be more direct; it vii
re construct the Union in i shorter time thar
his mode will reconstruct it, and It will at once
lu;et the public mind, and, in my opinion, pre-
serve the public peace.
Be: he Has wha, time will | take to fora
this Constitution: i%aoswer, my own time
Mr o~n time to perfect t. Iny Y time 4
make il acceptable to all. After we have gone
oat, what matters it what time il tskesf Tim,
is DOW an al! essential element. 1t might bt
u IMPORTANT thvr, but i. would not be aS essen
tlal an element then es it Is now.
Bat he saws, | would take such a time tina
| would fal! in Tith Mr.. Stewards scheme.
say that Mr.. Stewards scheme is 3 dangerous
| scheme. VI: irind rrsv c,nler with ccnssrTa
tive Black Republicans, but sir, I never knew
| that 7ara ucis az terra called q ccnserva,iv
| Black Republican; | cannut conceive Of Suc'
an animal heirg conservative at nil. A b!act
Republican cpuSsryatiTef No, sir. What
hav. said to ,hs gentleman repeatedly, re
peat now, that il q yeas experience aeVe
| knew one 10. or one title OF the rights OF III
| South tv be lost by the EXTREMIST Of Black lie
! publ,canisu; bur every loss, all the cost tina
we haze encountered in the South, is by thes
compromises With tine conservative Black Re
publicaas of the order Of WIN. 4. Seward
iIlere the hammer fell
'rhs CgaryMaS-The Question sill be or
to. amendment
NJ. W.LsoS-F propose to suggest an amend
men: to that offered by the gentleman frou
Princess Anne. II is, after the words "pendinI
| difficulties TO insert the words acceptable Il
| Virginia" for the reason that the Consrcs
| NAV agree to some settlement that might nc
br accc pta5le to Virginia.
Mr. WIss-if it would not be acceptable t
| V;rgisia, Of course they would not concur l
it. I do not think the change is necessary.
| think !; is AL expressed in the amendment .
!t stands.
The C~uAIgMAN-The question will be upo'
the amendment.
Mr.. WIsE-I will accept the suggestion {
my friend, (Mr. WGLsoS}.
No objection being in,crposed, Ar. "s;ac
cepted Mr.. WILSON'S amendment
Mr.. Wsr-l call for The yeas and nays.
The call was sustained.
The vote was thea takcn. anu the a'ueno
nept was reject+d-yens IS. n"!s 81, Is i'
lows:
~Ys,.-Ses.rs. Ambler, Blow, Jr., Bolsseau. Eorst, bot
din. BOYD, ,aU.ll, , cell. Chnnbiiss, Cha man. Colma
Com, GarIand, Graham, Gregory. Js,4,, ggin, 1oNn STGu
Jr, +. +. Gootle, hale, l. $. bali. hsrVis, HoiGomne' nv
ton. I.beil, Keur. Lswscu, Lsakc, c: +, Mallory, n pa:
Msryc, ST., Miller, Morris, Morton, Nrn!sts. ra1ss' y i'G
Turnsr, Tyler, whi.S=ld, Williams. Wilson, "i':' "Ss
S..-Msssrs. John Jsnney, [pre.tdeot) Atas':on
Aston, Baidwie. B.y:ors csliln, BOXES, n S,dnt aspr eass
Cs,Ule, Carter, c.rmeDs, c. Il. Conrad, Robert !. o9nrs
Couch, cri.eher, Deaf, D.sAlns. D1rmaI, eulsny, t t;5o
E:nnis, Fl,uru.y, French, Fugste, Gillespie, trs'stys q
. U.i. T. 3 Hall, Hammond, H.! mond, hogc, h0nEua: