Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-13
VOLUME LVII.-NUMDER 100.

! ala bound oy my oath 10 defend these Forts;
Cannot r>c 12i!Zc IN. act .! the seeded Status
lie has told yVu otic!a!i;' il they attack mn
they ara rebels, ani | stall defend myself" H.
doesn't cal that war-iie calls it defence -
Scme gcnllsiIen here naintaiu that that is
ulli.ucc- CAL L ag5res,on-l call il coer
ciJn-i cal !t mar; and, therefore, want to
asi; lin Il specific question: " Do you mean to
hud .rusc iJrts IN i!e seccded States ?" AID
wnuld say ".f you d., ac know liIens What
yuG mean, for We nave reason 70 know that the
sv1cd:d S,a!cs neaa to Attack you in The ioriS. "
.ind whei. gentlemen say that they d. not in.
t.nu 10 cross examine lie President | hope
they will uAtc with ma i; the conv erse senii
llcnt tia. they do not Ttsn either 10 white.
was! hi.n that they a. nu: Ineau that We
shall tirluic cur people win tE2 lGe;. # peace
when war Is lmiNIhei!.
Nc BALDWIN, understood the genteman
to oe engaged III making an explanation by
The courtesy e the CoE'thtlun. il this sls
ten OF attack and defence ~ TO - On, desire
that ali shall dc IN the rug.
Mr WISE.-So 10 [. should Ike to iiave
'dl RIM; aud sl:c al L. Chance. Il ;i!c gentle
I:iu o.! ;!cGj, to tue courtesy, viii withdraw.
Mr.. DGLE"iS.-Eo sr, on!y desire II this
sys!eE! {! :.s...k IS 20 DC pursued that The
Courtesy q! re:.iy wli oe given. do hot oo-
jca. - the se:ltcinaiis Receiving this courtesy
ii The same courtesy /, extended 10 oturgs.
Tee PKE$IDsyr The Chair desires 10 Ell
force l:c :u:cs when the Cunventioa haS given
10 hin for his government.
Mr.. WlsE-i Will rciicyr the Chair.
! The PaE$tuEHr.-i nope the gentleman
Viii permit itc CHAR tv nnlsh Ills remarks.
The Convention Uy Universal consent agreed
that III. 52n.ie!a.. should % vlI aud iira"c las
e%pianatIOH. Al power upon tue subject was
ti.c. viul: th@H ou. VI the lL:iJ, vi Tic CLa.r,
a!,d The g:Elelnan is i: liberty to go Oh.
iir. Y i>E-l ".li Lake the gentleman from
Augusta, or. BALowlN,) at Ills wvrd and val,
20 c;tar the dcch oi The prcTions Question and
then 90 inlu the r!ug with him.
Mr.. ilAKviE-l VII ask the permission oi
the Co;iTli 20 REID an extract lroni Tue Ne"
York Herald, winch the senlieuar from Har-
risGn, lMr. tAhLILE,) omitted to read wiIlle
! ago. =. ucs. nc I. l.tc.4 /. ON that paprr.
! Il= PnEsIDEsr-Ine gentleman can do So
only by general conscut.
Air. EAKLi-l object. If it Is a personal
| matter 10 the gcn.l.ulan | will wiihdrah III,
ohjec,ion.
Mr. HA.rlE-I oaii ak courtesy which
has been cX.rnilrtI 10 every other gentleman On
this uUOr.
Mi. CAgLlLE-l desire that the gentleman
shall have leave 90 proceed; hut | shall ASK
iha, ths same c6rr.esy be extended to u.e.
Cries If leave. ,eivc.
Mr. NAkvIE-The gentleman irom nlrrison
read tins cXtisct ~ the Convention
..ir. Hall, ii Marion-l Object, sir, TO the
;,en;t4.... proceeding. Courtesy will eat this
ood, uy, l,nl tGatIcy tiic cUu..tfy.
1nr PGt>iDlSr-I'iie sentlciuIn was pro.
ccedns with his rltual Is when the ob),cl
Nas al:.ir, abd tc is therefore, enIitie tu III,
! n1or.
Mr. CsrcHER-i renew my motion 10 All
journ.
Sir. HaRviE-You have no right 10 make
| !, u'p.!on while | have the floor.
Mr. HALL. Of Mar.on-l riSc 10 question CT
order. Was Protesting against the genlle'
uln : proceeding, and there could NOT, there
fore, be general consent tu MS pruccedihS wIth
| his rrlna;lis make that point of order.
The paEslDrSr-Ihc Chair stalled that the
gentleman from Amelia, (Ar. uARylE.) could
~. proceed eAcrpt by general coIiscnL
isard nc objection Il: tho tne. lie TOOK the
I."r, commenced his renIarkS. and the Cnali
lgeit:' :ha' i !s ,oI ia.Ie 10 object
iir. jiA"TI&-iI.e gentleman from HARRISON.
IA. CAhE.tLE) took OCCASION TO make Il Hing
al tiial pDrt,uu ri lliIi Convention " which |
| H;I, attached, 5y quot,Hs s"ine remarks from
LIE New To:k ''ller.li." lie read from coin.
;n,,r,vaton Ia the Herald" dated II VI ash
| ;ng.2& sucn pu:ti as Was Necessary 10 suit
! ms purpuss, whi,u he withheld the balance,
.nGu.u requested Gy NE 70 read Oh. Now,
| wan, 10 call the attention OF this house TO the
| language Of tlis COMMUNICATION. | want sir,
70 call ,he wltHess back 10 court, and 10 pre-.
sch. all that the viinrss adluced by what the
| i.ni !elnal has ~ Say ! want to ascertain
wnn il is that j. engaged in these Sensation
| IuUy. uleut3 70 which the gentleman from uaT-
rison referred. want 10 ascertain VINO it Is
| that Is III correspondence with The head Of the
Black Republican party-whether they are
persoaS connected with the party TO which
belong Or persons identified with the princi-
pies and policy OF the gentleman from uarr-
son. Here is what Is said:
y special meeting Of the Cabinet was called
tonight q! hall past ten, to give hearing to q
selecr c,mNl!tsr irem the Virginia State Goa.
vention."
.ins, FIR the gentleman read, and could not
make han read any farther.
s<0n., sir. read on
| The Committee arrived here tonight anG
it is believed that they not only laid before the
| Cabinet thc rXs2t si.;e Of affairs in Virginia,
where there exists a strong revolutionary
feeling but lhey bring letter from LctchrI,
expressing Il hope that the administration will
take SONIC prompt action to stay the tide OF
! revolution and restore tratrrnal feeling in ii!
the States"
Now, who were that Committee? Here it
is. rir. There are moro engaged in the ehOrts
10 produce these difficulties, than that secession
organ, the Neg York "lI.rald," us the gentle
man from Harrison is pleased to dcsi gnate it.
| Here is - statement simultaneously made upon
hc subject by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
paper not published in New York but PnilA
deli lhia. There Is evidently mistake iG say
ing that q Committee Of delegates Of this
Convention were in Washington but let u
see who they were. Here lncy are
Senator Chandler nnd Colonel Segar, men,
bcrs uf The Virginia Convention, with John
Minor D5tts, are here from Richmond, and are
;,aYiny ~ interview with Mr. Lincoln urging
reace ard teptecatiag activity III the WsI
Department"
;[r CAxLlLE-I would ssk the gentleman
iro;n " h.t paper he reaGs that
Mr.. HAKrlE--'i'hc Pii!ld:lphia " Inquirer"
These arc facts So don't call down public in
lisnRtmn upon me arl :uinc because you and
yours are stated tv tic New York Herald" to
pa Implicated in w.,at you want to implicate
NE in.
While am up. wish to state that have
got a sersa:on dispatch which received irou'
Washington, since have been upon this floor,
which reads n, Elbows:
"All Southern men and nearly everybody
else in Washington consider war certain al'G
imminent The oply question is where III;
blow is to fall"
\ MgMBER-What is the date?
Mr. HAgyIE 1t is dated about an hour ago
Mr.. CAnLiLs-Mr. President, | snail not per
nit myself 70 exhibit any excitement upon
this occasion. The Convention will bear me
witness that. at the time the gentleman from
Ar.Ii, (Nr UAEyIr requested me 10 TeaQ