Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-28
VOLUME LVII.-NUMBER 90.

are. | know Thero tho heart OF kentuck
is. NO man doubts that; but know no
where The sympsthies Ct her Governor CT he
Legislature may be- But, sir, know tha
while | adhere to the Peace Conference pro
positions am anchored, and tho momcn
| let 90 OF them. sm again at sea-
Mr. WI$E-Wlll the gentleman tell US abou
the other border States, where their sympa
!hica are-Mary!and and Virginia?
Mr. C.,HLILE-Judsins from the fact tia
ny fr;cna from Princess Anne aud myself are
mere without the people having the privies,
Of saying whether this bod should s.m' Il
or n.; think ] can tell where the sym
plthics Of her p'es,nt Legislature are. Lu L.
ms ON the appointment which they mad,
ut tfe distinguished gentlemen who repre-
seHted Us IN the Peace Conference, am very
much !n:llrel 10 think that it would no
require Il prophet to tell who they would ap
point again. repeat sgain, that sanding
upon the Peace Congress propositions all
anchored. do net wish to put again to sea
Mr.. WIsE-The gentleman did not answer
me fully.
Mr. CARLILE-D1cs the gentleman want mt
20 tell him about Maryland aud Dyliware?
Mr. WIsE-The gentleman has refer cd only
|
us where the executive eiIcers Of these State.
stand
Nr. CARLILE-I trust that the Executive ol
Virginia and the Executive Of little Mar, land
arc where think all good Union men ought t.
be.
Mr. WIsG.-TLey suit sou, then? Laush
teri
NJ. CAHLgLE.-Ncw, sir grant you that in
one department Of the General Government
the Black Republican party Is in power But
It i, knn"n t. ull gentlemen here, az well as to
myStlf, that there are three departments in
| The Government In neither tie Legislative
| or judicial is tie Black Republican party in
1ower, and the department. Of which they hare
possession is pure Executive department,
and the Executive oti .er is powell less for harll.
lie can do 10 harm, unless we Suspect our.
| selves. DO wc. Ii we do, fear that srccd
Ing fson the Union would not increase your
confidence. Are We, tue representatives OF the
leliie Of Virginia, to d;Strust our constituents:
Arc we to rrtuSe To those " no sent Us here the
right 10 judge for themselves, and to project
their own rights Shall rot their Vol be
heard ? Are wc to follow the example set
US by these States ui the Cotton Confrderacy
Sir, wc are to-! that you can never restore
Inc Union again. do not admit that it Is
broken. But, for The sake Of the argument, ]
viii assume that il is in a condition to Dc recon-
sructed. | say to gentlemen who believe that
It is iI condition TO be reconstructed, that
The sooner they disabusc their minds Of the
lra that We can reconstruct it. tho bet.er it
~l De fyr thcm. We cannot d. il.
Bat there is 10 necessity why we should at.
icrp Iva M u
virtue and intelligence rest all free government.
IN each and every one OF these States, will
rc. construct il for Themselves. Ard that the
men in power know il, is evldeaceI by the fact
that iheY refuse 10 allow the people the opportu.
a!y to pass upon this new Government,
nhch thvy nave determined, 10 impose upon
them. Whenever you point me to all
ac, on the part Of tha. new Government,
that assumed Government, showing cohti
icncc lha, the people they claim to represent
are truly represented b. them, then grant
ycu that there will be some evidence that it
may have permanency attached TO it
But, sir, even in Louisiana, they refused TO
submit Gil ordnance to the people, aud refused
- declare Tho vote Of the people. At Mont.
;onirry q CnnsreSs Is constituted, composed
OF men ciamln. TO be representatives Of the
people. Are these men the representatives. Of
the people No, sir. Nosuch thing. That Con-
;s nnG Ryy3 G II liz S tsefSa}d S efas bs Sy II"
presume to cons:ruc, fJr them 4 Govern
,renJ, aid h1vcies lived - force it upon the peo
ple, anl to refuse 20 the people the right and
he privilege OF saying whether they desire
the Government Or not Sir, there Is no ne
crssiIY-nor if there was necessity, have We
he abiiity-so to shape our action here as 10 re.
construc.-;o IiSe the language Of the gentle.
man-ihe old Union.
Gl., sir, there is another fact 10 which
would respectfully call the attention Of gentle.
men who are 50 enanored Of this report from
the Committee Oh Federal R,l ,litions, and with
is various propositions. After occupying
nearly eight pages with what conceive TO be
pretty much gcneralities and distractions, it
i,rsils to talk u little practically. mean no
thing at all dsre. .pcctiui when speak Of this
reuort. 1t is very able report, and one, sir,
that regret exceedingly cannot approve by
nv action here. The report says:
Virginia, therefore, requests the people OF
the sureral States, either by popular vote, or
in Conventions similar to her own, TO respond,
at their earliest convenience, to tho positions
assumed in the foregoing resolutions, and the
proposed amendments to the Constitution OF
the United States hereunto appended and in
The event that this Commonwealth fIls to Oh
tain satisfactory responses to her requests,
from the noli.so 7ehoiding States, she will feel
compelled to resume the powers granted by
her under tie Constitution ol the United
States. and to throw herself upon her reserved
rights.
By what authority, gentlemen, d. We, the
advisatory representatives OF Virginia, make
this declaration
The report goes Oh to say:
The people Of Virginia will await any rca
sonable time to obtain answers from the other
States, to these propositions aware OF the EN-
barassments that may produce delay. but they
will expect, as All indispensable condition, that
= nsciti. rocv shall be adopted towards the Sc
ccdcd States, and that no attempt be made to
sui.ct them to the Federal authority, nor TO
reinforce the forts now in POSSESSION OF the
military forces Of the United States, nor recap
turc the forts, arsenals or other property o.
n, United States within their limits, nor to
,xact The parurnt cf ilnposts upon their com
merce nor any measure resortcd TO, justly
calculated to provoke hostile collision.
"In the opinion Of this Convention, th> peo
PIE Of Virginia would regard any action Of the
Federal Government, tending TO produce l
collision of forces, pending negotiations for tn;
adjustment Of existing difficulties, rs aggres
sivo and injurious to the interests aud offensive
10 the hoaor OF this Commonwealth ; and they
would regard any such action on tn: part Q
the seeded or confederated States as hurlfu
and unlricndly, and as leaving them free tt
Determine their future policy"
Mr.. Chairman, will gentlemen be goo
enough TO inform US how long they propose L
wait? Or rather, how long will they have it
wait fo- this report Of the Conference wbicl
they desire to inaugurate, and then for ,h'
action Of the people Of the several States, ir
the event that Conference should agree upo1
the propositions that it would submit!
certainty will take months if not years, to se
O final settlement Of the matter.
But let Us say it takes but twelve month
want gentlemen to tell me how they are 60
irg ,c ;ireveat this collision in the mean time