Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-28

4i'" myself OF my IiS"So 1e0 -
atai. tsIk here ali night II necessary lorles
bai ! g." aS and lsughter.) understand that
% Oh have entire control Of this mat
be t'mu" here be no objection, l am willing
=" S .h;;rsw ms proposition
S%tfeEsi S",S then put the question, and
s;:s,on to withdraw was fS'Osa-'eS ~
ss =; moved that the Committee rise,
y: .s s.s" ioc the yeas snd nays upon the mo-
H. ard NAYS we're ordered. The
! ,.soa was ,Assn and Il Nss follows CHclSs: ~ 'D'
lu.;sr.. Amber, Ess{s! i. Cox, Fisher, GosEin,
..-Ea.s, cccm,n' SVI I'LL, Hsrrie, Holcombe, Hun.
=. G,cde, !t, 80 LAWSON. Leake, mcfarland,
l:seii, N'i Ss,rs, 81. Noa,asus, M Tsns,, NsO'e sr,a SaG,
: N si:ss:asoa, ss:st;" WISE. W%ood,-si.
;~ nrr, Ty!e:, "hlssmi As;ca, Baldwin, A. NJ. Bar
n,.ssss, Brent, Brown, Burdett,
w. Bs;'io, h.Sas ~. Campbell. Csper.9n, Gstter, map
';lsys ,:,'ns, Il. i. t'";.;i: E EeSoIs, Forbes, French, Full.
" n,rmsa. Da!Sas,S. Grsvely, Gray, Addison Hall,
6shr as:sni, "iu as,nn uollsdsy, Hubbard. Hughes,
pATs,n i. h'I Hl.r-.iase JSanson,, Peter a. Sohns;on.
-. MstSrS' M McCe,,, Nelson. orrick. 0sburu,
II. M,>Nn, pc,r.r. Preston. Price, Push. Robt Z.
*. ~psa4!!oa: ~ s~I.!!as,on. slaughter, Staples. Chap.
OK. SAP s ss.sli: rSyloe, Waller, White, Wiley
f.. u,.:. (of ws'zsI.)-l offered that sub,
VI nH ,or the very best Of purposes and
2;l'e. 80, II motives, and make this remark,
~ jbth7posc CT relieving myself from
.' .n.:tn that vas attempted to be cast
IL. - movement. by the gentleman from
On a" ,;s .',rysSs,) tha. this substitute x<as
3' 81 % o. The purpose Of delay. | diselaim
@..s in:.posc in Offering it,. offered that
%.".n =, a Union man, for claim to be a
ian man than any gentleman who
..,sn s different position on this floor
han anv Union.shrieker in this Hall.
T.;- wait this Union reconstructed. l
.. :. laced back in the same position in
.s,s want the old United States re.
.,.r; in all their parts And, sir, for
-. q; NJ, | cannot see how YOU are going
= I'm, upon any hypothesis such as you
=. >, be proceeding upon-that these South
secs were absolutely dependant upon
WIN. sir, they care as little about you
r1l d. a0Sul laetu 0iio ~ - 49,
,s,t ,ber would rather, for the present.
.l,, we would not attach ourselves to
- Tier are independent Of US and the
IT, There are no people, there is no nation,
,n make war upon them successfully,
.,. %ioiurinc themselves in such a ann
f., si:ucniSh them against such a policy. Is
t., A fact, sir, that this whole body polite
ar.l does il rot want some remedy
H. !; no, demand n remedy at the hands of
fYr larson or persons, or from some source?
,ir Icanno. better express my idea upon
~s,l;r,t than bv referring to those iDmor-
vo-ds penneI By Thomas Jefferson in
kpsclara,ion OF MISREPRESENTATION all men
rul,lel TO life, liberty, ard the pursuit Of
Lines, Life there is used in a government.
E.r,>., in con:ra.distinction from private or
lc;ia1! life. Governmental life is that life
Declaration Of Independence says cannot
.;ie7a,sd. No government, no people i'll a
tsroneptal sense can ALLEVIATE that right, or
l.s;er II or forfeit it in any way. An indi-
IN, csa forfeit his life, but a ~community-a
ksrau.oi-nerer can forfeit this right to
Tasn. sir, talk to me about the sovereign
k-,4is 10 me shout the State soTereigutics
kGs:iD: their rights away, when the Decla-
LA Of Independence expressly says that
are inalienabls-that you annot destroy
%a-,aat no compact, no bargain that is pos
+ 70 be made can ALLEVIATE the rights Of g
t%s%es:.
~ 5o YOU perpe;uate this governmental
!: requires rs much care, as much at
a. as iuuca food and as many prescrip-
l.. <r, as the individual life does, if not
Tie whole body polite has become
.2:, e7e:y vein, every artery, every duct
.sais 70 the great heart Of this body po.
! corrupt today and if the source from
9a:s l.! me supplies are derived, is impure
%r7lPi, a remedy should certainly be ap-
isai the fountain head purified.
ii, 81, if the function of Government
Frss:7ve to all life, liberty, and happiness
{ al he people which constitute the
knot Government, shall have their rights
"A ask L the State of Virginia, or rather
?sopie, enjoys that sovereignty to-day
= can enable hcr to guarantee these
= the State G; Virginia that liberty which
Z enable her 70 ;-.iatain these rights for
u|people: Has SIT liberty under the stars
stripes: She ras delegated certain pow.
II specific PURPOSES severally and speciti.
SO. forth in the contract. She is still
a?lgic: with the terms of that contract,
- IN The opiif;ua Of every gentleman on
3'9-. tina: ca:.-act has been broken by
Elritern >tctlcn Of this: Confederacy; and
ia: 10 the authority of Mr.. Webster
si, il is not binding upon Virginia now.
J. r. MALloRY-WiIl the gentleman
5ic %: I moment.
lA:.-Certainly, sir.
MA.-osT--I move that the committee
:s&
+ =o,;on was lost
ga.., of Wetzel-I was just stating
@TI:inia was not free in this government,
ii. has not liberty and equality in this
"a:a;. That government sir, ever
Fshos baen formed, has been an injury
han a blessing to Virginia. There
e. a persistent effort on the part of the
.:Ea Coafederacy, from the foundation Of
kT:;auent to this day, to plumber and to
1Gia!a and the South. The whole pa
+: and expenditure of the government,
rlr all, has been confined to the Northern
30: this Confederscy. They have by a
: Of legislation in the General Govern
appropriated all the benefits Of the gov
Il; % themselves. They have all this
d legislation so arranged that they
r.. the benefits and we get nothing
al? mar deny that proposition? make
SEaIation here, that as long as the Yam
"4id make money out Of the slave trade.
5s'e IN love with the South; but as
is ;aey we're prevented from doing this,
::iasd upon the Southern people and
upon taem and their institutions re-
&!. T>is is well known. No man will
u; the chief part, if not all Of tina.
vas carried on by the North. And yet
NE people If that section as soon as
aa:nou. Traffic is arrested, dcnouncing
ANIMATION Of slavery, pa,riarchal and be-
Htis.
AAcFAElAsD.-l beg leave to say that
.ss Of the Committee has been hereto
~"Hss'aeT iUdulgent to every gentleman
s'ia aay way claimed it's kindness. 1t
s:2' that the gentleman who is o
'as 'ae Committee is laboring and
's sensible of exhaustion. l would sug-
i lac Committee would now rise,
Esol'.! IN the morning it would be the
-'" o. the Committee to allow the gen.
" withdraw his proposition. If that
: tinntad !, Ill lr:..