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

The press, the pulpit the school-house and tn
Sabbath school, all exert their influence in hos
tility to the institutions of tho South, and tn
whole country is taught to abuse us, and 70
what purposes For the purpose of power
the people being the source of power. VIVA
do they do with powerf The very frs
thing they do is to pass q Morrill, tariff bill
for the purpose of robbing and plunderiny
the South. You take the constitution O
the Confederated States of the South. an,
you at once cut of any inducements of tina
sort to obtain power in this way. 70,
strike the axe at the root of the evil at once
The Constitution of the Confederated States o
the South, might say, has an express prohi
blt'on that these privileged laws Shall not b,
passed. II you had such a provision in tn,
Federal Constitution as is contained in tn,
Constitution of the Confederated States, my
word for it, they would have no motive (
obtain power. After the American system
was broken down; after it was rcpudiated BY
the people of the country, William H. Sew
ard having advocated that system as long a:
he could, went to work to obtain the powe,
which he had lost, through the religious ec
ment and prejudices Of the people Of the
North, and he succeeded in it. And the yer,
moment he obtained 1t, you see the result
1t was what the Yankee operator has beer
working for all the time. He has had nc
other object in view. The people of the North
and especially Of New England, look upon tht
people Of the South MS dependent provinces
and you permit this system Of plumber to &c
on you permit it to be perpetuated ia this
Northern Coniederacy, and my word for 1t, il
you allow this state Of things to continue, you
will be to the North what Ireland is 10 Eng
land, what Hungary is to Austria, what Pc.
land is to Russia. Sir, I do not blame the
Yankees. am not traducing them for the
spirit they manifest, because l imagine tina,
we should be like them if we got the power
and could make money by it. do not be.
lieVe that New England today would abolish
slavery, if she could. I do not believe that
they would interfere with it in the States in
which it exists, if they could. It'll is very true
that there are some fanatics, Wendell Phil.
llp', VIM. Lloyd Garrison, Gerritt Smith, and
a few others Of that stripe, who would inter.
iere with domestic slavery in the States where
it exists; but they are better men this day,
before high Heaven and before all just and
true men, than Vim. H. Seward and thar class
OF politicians at the North. They act out
honestly, fairly and boldly their sentiments,
and they tell you what their purposes arc
and what they will do. They tell you hon.
estly their motive, that it is for philanthro
ply and to conserve and carry out the great
principle of the Declaration Of Independence
and the principle of equality amongst the
races.
Mr.. WIsE-Win my friend give way for a
moment, to allow me 10 make an appeal to the
House? What is the object of holding on
here tonight, upon this proposition? Nobody
seriously expects a vote upon it. Do gentle
men expect to get through those propositions,
II they retain them upon the table? 1t is i'm.
possible, if any one man in this house chooses
t? make q contest, TO get through with them
In a month. 1t is really wasting our time,
wearing out our physique, 10 obtain nothing.
l assure you, gentlemen, | regret that these
propositions have been offered. The house
has refused 10 let tue gentleman from Wetzel
withdraw them. The gentleman from Wetzel
has a fine physique, and ain sure that, even
speaking, he can Wear the most Of you out,
while in your seats. Suppose, when he is done,
be calls for a division Of the question, which is
almost q book in Itself. He can debate every
proposition; ne can cut it up in detail, so that
you would have to stay here. not 4 night, but
a month. All this is absurd. Will the con.
script fathers Of the State, sitting at night,
waste away their strength over propositions OF
this sort, while really the whole country is in
Sackcloth and ashes over the volcano of revo.
luton? l beg the house either to let the gen.
tlcman withdraw his propositions, or his object
la,r ~ f,Arn1r I n ,xa vi = N ,n1rSnr- ,,o-n,r
in which to amend them, for Gods sake let
him have until tomorrow morning. | ask the
house, then, if it lie in order, for leave to let
the gentleman from Wetzel withdraw his pro-
positions, and for the committee to rise.
Mr.. JAcEsoS-That motion has already been
made, and voted down.
Mr.. WIsE-I ask if there is no objection.
Mr.. JAcEsoH-F object
Mr.. WISE-I move that the committee rise.
Mr.. Cox-Upon this | ask the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The question was taken, and the moti7n was
not agreed to-yeas 50, nays Sc, as follows:
Arks.Me,sr,, Amber, Boyd, Chapman, cor@an, Rich.
LeaEe, Mactssisnd, Charles K. Mallory. Jas. T. Mallory
MaTys, Sr., Morris. Moore, Randolph. Richardson, RnDt.
+: Scott, Shelley, Speed, Strange, Thornton, +. z. Turner,
Whitfield, Wise, Woods-S2.
NOES -Messrs. Armstrong, Aston, Baldwin. A. N. Bar
bour, Berlin Borgess., Brown, Burdett, Burnley ,Dyrne, Cabell,
Campbell, Clemens, c. B. Conrad, K. Y. Conrad, James IL.
Cox, cuslis, Deskins, Norman, Early, Echols, French, Flu.
Hammond, Raymond, hose, Holiday. Hubbard. Hughes,
Hull. Jackson, Marmaduke johnson, Peter y. Johnston,
Lewis. Mccoua,, McGtew, Mcneil, marshall. Masiu, Mas
Porter, Preston, Price, Pugh, R,ves. Sharp, Slaughter, c. J.
Stuart, %su,heriln, White, Wlliey-6s.
So the Committee refused to rise.
Pending the call Of the roll,
Mr.. STABLES said he had paired off with Mr..
BoISsEAu.
Mr.. WIsE.-Iris to a make personal request
of the Chair. A friend has been kind enough
to pair off with me. | shall retire from the
body to night, and | would ask you, Mr.. Chair.
man, as a matter of favor, if call of the House
is made, to report!my excuse as sick, sick in
ecery sense. (Laughter)
Mr.. HALL, Of Wetzel, (resuming.)-There is
no man in this Convention who regrets this
state Of affairs more than I do. ! had no idea or
expectation that the proposition | offered would
elicit any debate whatever. | merely offered a
paper without asking that it be read. / was
not disposed to detain the Committee a mo-
ment. ISupposed | had the substantial amend.
ments | desired to Offer with me.
Mr.. Chairman, | stated to the committee
when l presented the paper that | had
no intention of producing delay, but my in
lention was seriously to press upon the
committee the consideration Of the question OF
the amendments to the constitution as adopted
BY the Confederated States Of America, as the
only true principle upon which We could act
and operate TO reconstruct the old Union.
When | found that the committee was about to
I asked leave to withdraw that proposition.
That courtesy was refused me. Then | asked
the privilege of letting the question 60 over
till tomorrow morning. That courtesy was
also refused me-a courtesy which has been
to other gentlemen on this floor.
hope, sir, l have not offended the committee in
any manner that would justify the treatment
that | have received at their hands. would
gentlemen that sometimes there is an
opportunity to give tit for tat and as have
my rights upon this floor rs we'll as anybody
else will demand them, and no power on