Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-23

PaS> VA 'hs otS(t VI hiiElGla- uCrclF 70 leia
it while it will not effect anything which vi
operats IS part OF the organic law. don
approve Of it, sir, because it is to be subnitte
TO the people. | a,u not amongst those Hh
believe that every thing ought TO be submitte
to the people. As said Oh fortnsr occasion
while don't deny 10 the people the principI
OF sell:Sovernment, I do deny that lhey d
govern themselves; and if it is submitted t
the people. the people will vote under the d
rection and dictation Of politicians. Therefore
SIR. unirSs It is really necessary. unless tn
action OF the p=op'e shall accomplish som. thin
wa!vh will br Ell. .ctual, don't care 10 harras
the people with it, and 10 have another election
upon it | object to il then; and shall ohjec
to the proposition Of the gentleman from Fau
Qusr whether it 6e amended as the ecntlcma:
PROPOSE: or not. because Of the time which i
will take, and the deluy it will produce, wher
delay under the circumstances, may be DANCE
rous 10 us.
MIR. Chairman, have been panied BY muck
Of the discussion which have beard upor
his Ho0r in reference 10 the various PROPOSE
tons which have been submitted It Se.Ins
rs II ws were lot now standing in the nids
nj 4 crisis in which was iarolvaa the great
question between the North and the South
tut iur scveCsl days past so have hud grave
question involrinS an irritating ami an impo-
:sne question between Eastern aud Western
virginia. have heard declarations made here
b. Western men upon propoSit on which
was cost unfortunately luEasd IT sna present
ed to this Convention, which actually startled
me-
Sir. Hc tave enough in tar present cont-o,
rersi between Us an.; the General GOverntpen!
in locking TO our federal relations, to engage
u>; enough TO elrbsrrass us and when have
heard i: proclaimed BY genlle'uen FROM the
West that the West was uawiilng to come
for3srd; that the Wes: was not willing to
make SACRIFICES, to Use thRt Used up expression,
'fo- the peculiar institution Of he East," Tn.
less the East would give them an iE'tercst in
her property; I have b.en Startled at the injus
tics Vi the proposition; startled n lis enor-
::.itv. | take it 10: granted :ts. IS Let the
lao suagc Of inc West Give them an interest
in The property Of t.,u East! Ho" give theu
80 interest! We are told by giving the Ins
nritv there The 7iyt: 10 tax the property Of the
East That is the interest they want; and they
tell US that without that iu,ercst they are un-
willing now 10 make sacrifices in behalf Of The
II; ;G7ed property oil the East Well. sir. sm
no. aware that we have asked them to make
aay such sacrifices BIt was surprised to
near from my friend from kanaTaa. a
gentleman wLo occupies nati"Hs! rsPu.
,gtion As statcsmar. as national
ma patriotic nan-i say was sur.
prisei yesterday when | heard him speak
ny Of the people Of his section o! the State
o:ins called upon 20 make enermOus sacrifices
N tru separation from the Norther!i and
Northwestern non.slsvetodins States Let
tne tell Inc gentleman ti!at the people whcm
epreSent co not now look iorwaI.! and calculate
the sacrifice they will oe called oil to clake N
this emergency. tel! him lley az, rrady 10
make Il In the presel. condition. oi ihing>,
the great tobacco interest upna wEi:h more
.A2n any other. tny scctica .! the S;aie dc.
pcais, has cen broken up. | ca0 point him
20 millions tina; have been ioss, sacrificed al
ready, IL consequence of or existing rc!a.
rivns with the Northern States. tell him
hat if his peopie trade with Illinois, Ohio and
lad aGa eud other non n.sla7e 7eholdng States,
ny ;.ropIe also trade with the North Oar
totacco mas been put up very much by the aid
of Noithe capital Much CT our tobacco,
which has gone 10 the South fox consump
ton, has first gone 10 New York Our c"m.
rec in liza. article mas been carried on through
;;e ip,,rumentxlity OF Northsrn capltal.-
But sir, 1T this time, our mercantile, our com
uierca interest, and every branch Vi industry
has become depressed. The amount which has
neen sacrificed already, in consequence ut on!
present Federal relations will count az many
millions US the gen,eman's constituents Will
lose b- their separation from the nnn-savc'
holding States ani ti,a loss of their Northern
customers.
[ mention this simply fur the purpose o
showing that TQ are suffering, bleeding in our
e7ery interest b. The present condition o.
things, and .nenticn it to show that the dis
asterols result that must Immediately follow
the delay in a fiaai settlement which this
4nerdm.n; looks 10, which the amendment ol
the gentleman from Fauqnier looks to, and III
TACT which tins whole plan must inevitably III
volve Every material interest in the Coui'
;nonwealth will be ruined. know not low
long we can stand it. think it is much better
20 act uoon the maxim OF the gentleman iroul
Princess Anne that SO know We must make
sacrifices whatever occurs. whether there is q
70 construction cr the Union or whether there
oa secession, and we should 60 forward IN the
oath Of duty ready to make still greater sacri
ices if ,hey srs required OF u.s.
lIere the hammer fell.
Nr. BALpwlE-I understand thu. the only
objection taken by the gentleman from Ptt:eyl'
eanis to tDv a.nendneul, is on account Of the
t,lay ;nat it vii! occasion. Why, Sir, how
much delay dncs 1t cause to take tae popular
2oe in The State Of Firgins! Our preclpl'a,e
friends tsusht Us last winter, within how short
period the people of the State oi Virginia
could be brought to vote; | think In some
eighteen days; do not recollect precisely the
number The election was forced upon US in
the dead OF winter. In the midst Of the SHOWS
in the Western mountains, the people vi FiF'
znia were called upon to elect members TO thls
5odv. So unuch IN haste werc these gentlemen.
50 anxious to get out of thu Union, that they
we're no. willing 10 trust 20 the ordinary nail
for CARRYING the intelligence to the remote
counties, but the Legislature directed III the
law cal!nc this body INTO cXistence-so dis
trus;cul were they OF the Cnited States mail
so fearful that in some OF the counties the cleo
ton would be over before the news got there
that the order for holding the election Should
be ssa. by express riders
That sir, mas given US a lesson that II need
uot ,nke uuy great length Of time 10 Goid n
rNDntET
:,,no,,pt Of The delay required for all election
ordered IL this ;elrsrsphic style will be very
small
But, ta. gentleman from Pi'isy l7a,.ia says
,hi, d.!ay j. runous TO his peHple. Well, sir,
that depends very mach upon circumstances yet
to be dcvalopel. The distress in the country:
he says. is very great. The commercial aho
Saanc,a! distress Of his people arc almost past
endurance. Well sir. this co!smercal and
6nancia. distress l,,s all been brought about py
dlsunion, amd yet the gentleman seems 70 tnter'
tain the idea that sll ne has to do in order TO
remedy these troubles is TO 20 4 little deepe'
into d!sunioD. lie seems to imagine that II
YOU will go ahead little further, d'sui;lon
v L cure al! the ills i: la, brought upon US.
Mr.. Chairman, i, is philosophy that | have
never heard the parallel Of. except III the case
OF the Young lady who .nsrrisd pertInac'ous
beau, il. order 10 get rid Of him. Laughter.