Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-16

that facility, md that they may have ' ~ Ter
!ose Of obtaining The sentiment oi ,SSs psi rsi
mlttee on any competing prnposti9ps w. ,2s
ted by any one as against the Comu,r'" ':,
port, the Chair, as at present advised ,.,
SHE that course; and he will now rer,; ~" p.
amendment to the Committees Ysr;or, Is:
sitions, propositions to substitute Son., +'t2
competing propositions for the whols ~
propositions would he amendabe hv ~ iAs.
second substitute as substitute for ,hn :.L:
mcnt. Beyond that we could no, 20. ' a-7
after these various propositions shall ]1:%
disposed Of, il the Commuters report 49, 's f-e
itself and shall overcome ill the o,,. 49,:
then the Chair would take Up tie or'..'H
report, and proceed to consider. s.rj,,:'as:
various resolutions for the final ac,;ar I:
Convention. The Chair has deemed; e
TO make this statement as fair in,iica.- ~
own views upon the present occasion .-' Il
every member, as all Of US are no. scor,.l "a;
perhaps, with parliamentary ir6ccci,i, ."'';
have fair opportunity of coming uo ~ I''
ttion with tho majority report. II. ', ~;
will now proceed to read the maiori,y ~
Mr.. FoRBES-I move to dispense Wy:
reading of The report. as it is in tie b,n:"
every member of :ire Convention, ana :.
| necessity in occupying time by,cs,..a,i, -
The CHAIHMAS-By general cors,.
reading Of the report will be dispensed 49,, =;
Mr.. Robert Y. CoHRAD-Mr. Cf,;.m@
The report Of the majority, which l.,,. 80 ;:
honor now to bring TO the a'ieatior =: =;
body, is the result Of very ,korca,s " =, ':a
nation and discussion in the Cour,it... ~, :
deral Relations for the space Of <a::e -,
three weeks past, and Of all Il. y,,. .
subjects referred to it b. n. :p<o!qi, ,,' :.
this body. The Committee, after >;!c:. co..
| deliberate examination, voted upon tin:
propositions in this repor. and then a,n, :,
report OF the Committee as q whole: ana =.
though it might appear from the joqrr.. :,
the Committee that diversity of opinion >.
vailed in that Convention 10 4 conSi:erJ,...
tent; yet, II will be found, upon cxarnn,.,,
that that diversity exists much more in .,tt,.
ance than in reality. may be aHow to -.
! that, on the final vote upon that rc25,; !.
| Committee being then comparatively tin !.
| vote WAS twelve in the affirmative and :.
nnly in the negative, and if the Commit. =. !.
all been present, believe that no, u,ore In.
four or five, at the most, dissenting VOC.
! would have been disclosed in the Comr.i,,s-
mention these facts, Mr.. Cha;rnGn, in ;.
| gard to the examination which has been ,i1G,
gone in order to lay the basis Of an earnest. :.
quest that | now make to the members o: n:
! Convention. that they give to the subject .ir.
liar careful. deiibcratiye and anxious ry.,nr..
ton. do it because Of the noysItr nlDc,.
lance and difficulty oi these questions l,a b..
cause Of the momentouS issues which ,.,7 r..
suit from the determination Of this Conyea.,o,
| as to lis final action upon the subject; ae.,,i
mention that the course which is pr, Sr,:heit r
| Yourself Nr. Chairman, for the cDls.Lc!,;,,:
of this subject, as | understand it, is ore al.
will conform to what | deem necessary T.: /.
proper consideration OF this report
Ii will be found that tire propositions ii /;
report are necessarily and inscpsrahly c,aa.s;
ted; that willie, for the sake Of conve:-a..
| they have been distributed into seciD:., ii
no Que is Independent Of the rest, ai! i al 4.
ken at all, the rcpoi must he :sken as Il Wiz.
They are logically connected series Of y.
positions, intended to lay rationa! ba>;, Il
the demands to be made On the part O!tae,-:
pie of Virginia, both upon our sister SID
of the North and upon the Fedora! -iGtk0:i..s
at Washington.
will proceed as briefly rs ! can. withc.
attempting to 20 out for one moment iron Ii.
plain and direct path Of my explanation 20 C..
the attention of the Convention more Var;l;4
larry to the various propositions in tbs ;rIQ::
| may, however, mention now that there u
two minority reports, or three rather, Nhita
NAV have OCCASION to advert TO in the course
the examination, which may make, o! tic :,
part Of the majority committee.
1t will he found, Mr.. Chairman, tia. Il,
first, second and third sections Of tbs req:
contain merely an ascertain Of the equality {
the people Of the States in the original form.
ton of this Confedcracy, il the equal viial
which resulted from the Federal Constitute,
and especially Of the recognition o. D.,
right 10 full protection and equal,
of the peculiar institution Of Tue Scri.
crn States OF this Union. With reg4r
to the propositions embraced in these the
first sections. lapprehtnd there will be :.
controversy. therefore merely a.Iude
passing to the subject Of these three sectea;
The fourth section is Of the same chaiac,c.-
1t asserts a necessarily resulting :g!.:
equality both Of the slave and the ltJn :.s7:
holding States in the Territories O! the Chi;:
States, ny affirming ihc fact that they COILS
tu,e q trust to be administered by the Gene.
Government for the cn,nTuon beaef. Of l.
people OF the United States, ard then proe
ing against any policy which would cork
greater benefit at the expense Of any o.:
State or States upon one particular Stale
or class Of States Tina: suppose will 70. /
4 matter O. controversy.
The fifth section atlrns that the sites oil.
federal forts, arsenals, &C., within the Limits
the States Of this Union, were acquired BY i!
Federal Government, and jurisdiction o's
them cedcd by the States as trusts ioT b
common purposes Of the Union, ju'iSs !;
continuance; and upon tue separation Of d
States, such jurisdiction reverts Of right 10 n
States, respectively, b. which the juIi>iici!N
was celei Whilst State remains in :.
Union, the Legitimate use of such forts, &c,
10 protect the country against foreign :o';i
and TO aid in suppressing dOmestc lnsl'Ts
ton. To use, or prepare them TO be used
SIaLS, W ito sS''S'
is perversion of the purposes for which he
were obtained; they were not intended 10 .
use,i against the States. in whose Limits IN;
are found, IN the event Of civil war
1t then proceeds to protest against ar! ::
usual amount of munitions OF war hcn: CO
lected in those places during the prs%'
troubles, unless there should rise some 'c'e.
war or something which might proPt...y
termed domestic inSurrcction.
The sixth section pass over as one 10; 'di
troverted. The seventh section refers 10 d
listing causes Of complaint to be remo7et :
the Federal and State Government. reitT''a
especially to those which the State CiovcrnIr';
necessarily must remedy, and also referring
proposed amendments to the Constitu!I7r
the United States, in order &c remedy etttc,Gi.
these grievances.
4he eighth section 7 will read in full B
cause / desire to call the particular attehilsu
the Committee to il.
The people OF Virginia recognize the AZ
rican principle that government is forsced
the consent Of the governed aud they 1oH"'
the right Of the people OF the Se"era State
| this Union, for just causes. to %itndra" i"
their association under the Federal G1's
ment with the people Of the other States, Z,
to erect new Governments for their better !:
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