Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-09
REMOVAL OF JUDGE THOMSON.

REMOVAL OF JUDGE THOMSON.
Mr. FISHER offered the following:
Resolved, That the CofD,ntiee ON the Con
S.i!u!ion be directed to enquire ,whet;:cr Geo.
". Thompson, II Judge OF The twentieth Cir
cult in this Sia,r, hus been guilty OF treasona
BILE conduct, OF other conduct such ~ VIII JUS
tify his removal from office.
| desire tu Sa; 0u. one HorG. presume
that every member of the Convention has seer
the proclamation issued by this judge. IT. Il
similar 10 that OF Abraham Lincoln, and ro
quTcs all the citizens Of Virginia to submit tt
the laws and Government Of The United States
SUCH being the case, do nor think the treasu-
ry Of The State ought .ong=r 10 he depleted BY
the parplert Of two thousand or twenty. hYs
hundred dollars as II salary to such traitor.
The resolution HaS then adopted.
ARM; IN TIE POSSESSION OF TIE co*!spEKATE
GuYEgSNEST.
Mr.. KINDRED offered the following
Resolved, That the Committec OH Military
Ah',irs t,a Instructed 10 enquire OF the Con-
G..i.r.te tioYtrunIrti. i!is numbcr OF arms nj
every kind now in its pOSscsslon, II not III.
Compatible with the public interest to DC made
know n, and report to this Con:en;ion, either
in secret session or otherwise, rs The said CON-
lnlttcc may deeul proper.
Adopted.
Mr. GRAHAM asked luave 10 record his vote
il the affirmative nIi the adoption Of the per.
ruancnt Constitution, which was granted.
INTEREST On STATE DoSDa.
The tour having arrived for the cerialdera-
ton ol the order Ct the day.
Mr. MAcF.ELASD asked lhat :hc a'nendmsi:t
L,fnr. ;!.r House should Dr. reported.
The Chair stated THAI the Question wuS 10
arni i.Y striking cut all after the word
'lhrrrtn,' il. the fifth line, :he words ''or
wll:e:: were owns. by said gov&raucn', cili.
z=us ur CORPORATIONS Oh the % day Of May
last" 20 thar, i: thus umendcd tL- ordnance
wi rac1 s.: tplrwa:
b. it ordained, Tia. the iutcrcs! upua the
bonds u! The STATE, now the property of the
Gu7=T.rInen! Of the United S;Gtes, ca held by
il in trust. Or which arc noH the property Of Il
c!;izea UT corporation of the said Government
vi Of al: S;at- nih"rrng thereto, shall not bc
ai,i, Ant for the p'!ri."s" vi aSccrtaiulmg the
bonds which alc, or were so owned, the Audi.
lor and Commissioners ui the Sinking Fund
shall cail:;r such interrogatorics, aS they may
prescribe, IN ne answered under oath. Tie in.
ttrc:l "a sad bonds, except thnsr held ~
aiyl eSaid, and iii. sterling bonds payable in
London, shall br paid Il. the Treasury and not
elsewhere, in currency.
Mr. MogToS-Will It he in order ~ cG.r u
substitute for the ordinance?
Tue Cbair.-lt will.
W. SLAUGHTER. ri-w Of tic proposed
substitute cf the gentleman, ask leave 20
Withdraw my amendment ior the present
l,n; nj tlr &c
accordingly Withdrawn.
Nj M.nruS then offered the tollaw!uS as u
Subs.:u;e iDr tn: entire ordinance:
BE- i; ordained, 1ta. the interest On the
bonds oi tir State, eAccp: the sterling bonds,
Ia. interest OF which J., payable in Loudor,
.!l,m he paid uu. Of the treasury OF the Stale
in lic city of l:chmc"d i'll currency.
Mr. BAEBuuH.-I desire to cali the attention
vi tue Convention To certain Considerations
wii.ct: !.aYc not been presented.
stall no; unicriahc 20 discuss tie legal Or
rIc:4! r;;h. /? suspend the payment Of tic in.
tr:c:, UPON i;:,.t debt rs understand, how
eTur, thai II rroPc-es on'J 70 suspend, nc: to
cv::saaie. ';:iu ;:a,:larities which iluv2 been
quo:ei, say tn:t th:i IS !. Question o' ezn"dl.
2.ncy, and ths! the right uu.ht 10: 10 Ee exer-
c,c.I u,ldlr al circumstances. 'is ere told
lE:at this lIcasi,ra ls calculated 70 lower Tie
c:a;i..: JF the S,alo and dcprrss the price y!
Tie public stocks But ic! tie gSt YOU, what
are your bonds worth TOW! II is raid again
that if ycu DO this it w:istop you from selling
yuiir bonds! That is :hc very thing you ough!
u 10.
IuuT bun,i; are worth only forty cents or
the dollar in thr market, ana. n=k you II it "a
- 4 al,S LII
carry on the |ar with hc- own stocks at ~
cents On the dollar? ! rather think not =
There - (;rv.ramen. down there iii The C"a.
tom House whose crel: mast bs relied on for
t!,c conduct oi war. Illw mnci. d1ts this
question i..ruis.? ilas any gentleman con.
si,irrcl the arGrrt III cash : ! viii tell YOU,
al &c, il from official sources. Your Audi.
tur-ari he is gtntlciusn who has. been u
tho hra.i y! the FinaacIi Department. u the
State for IuIiiheT Il Yeas -ini5ru' Inc that,
accnr,!;nS IL the brst estimate he Gan make,
The lluu.IHt Of Interest pgid ~ S'rlli,'ra bond
hn..r5 Is seven hundrwi thousand dollars
f,..i go"s "ut Ill 'a"!c:. B't;, Si7, there
j.. .ao:ntr iurni III tbs treasury. Erm ~.
hi .1!,' app!"p:::,'", ipi ;ir redemption n! Lh;
!f., . tluni, i've h,i'n!.;j li.ouIai do!;i.rs.
:, f,w 'lal : ago -.Ibmit'd Il r"a"lnt'vr in-
s:,uc'!ng tie comnlittt. ";i Eunnnc: 10 ingnl'r
into thm cxpe';leuSy ii .uap"E;iing thu pty.
..lrnt Of that Redemption fund, bu, before !!
HIa a&ara ui Il, tue Cn;rgm!tlce s.a1 reported
tnat il waS rex,,cL;uiit !, at upua the in:..:ei
At The present time.
TIE re?urt now les u;oc .nr table, ;ut
link tie CI:vcni,r,n Ssi,i find thit the resr!u
lion will be- IL called before TIC erd Of this
session, and !hc attention e! 1i: body agalTl
,i:iuci q, 10 its confederation. LIT us examine
into this live l.ui;drcd .houalud dollar outlay.
Iunr Constitution prov :drs', in tie organza,
:inn .: this sinking iunrl, that in time Of war,
s payment I,iY te suspended by the ordinary
legislation
The boniiioldrr, in making his purchase,
does su witt. this direct condition attached tC
l.. War nos prevails Four millions of dol
iar., hay. been appropriated by the Sate to
meet lis expenses. Iunr tialnrrS arc At an
rhb. yc! y,u h' state ~ st: pcni the payment
Of five hundred Thousand dollars :utO the hands
Of your enemy. hear some ono say, turn
it over 70 the LEGISLATURE Perhaps by that
tiue the var will haze terminated, and then
expires the constitutional function b. which
they can 10 this Act Meanwhile yuu tax youl
.hs Convention DECLINES 10 lake Il rcSpnnS!
b!ilty whc is c!ssIiy within the scope u lis
acinn.
What is TIE next point about which there is
such degree of tenderness Seven hundred
thousand dollars are annually puii 10 the pub,
liz aEeGnv. 4 p6i,inf; ui this amount is abso.
lately held ty .l5Taha:a Lincolu's Gorernncnt.
fet we are he,itating whether He shall withhold
this contribution to the resources Of foe. Il is
invested, believe, - the lr:iian lrT>t fund,
unher sys;rn ',ausurated bv llle gentleman
from Augusta tM7. S7rART,) WHEN he was the
Secretary of ihs Interior.
iir. S-raRr.-If The :"ralr'nan w::l allow
Enr to interrupt bin. ! Kill say that Il was
not invested by he, !: has lung been the
practice OF the Government ~ Invest in the
Indian Trust Funh Al | did in cuurection
w!lh tie subject was this: Alsbama wishing
lo redeem: p,;rtion Of the hsni, rf that State,
winch we;e held as pars "t i..e Trust Fund.
| substituted Virginia bonds in lieu ii theta.
t!::.E The amount vas about ci ghty thousand
It,ilars