Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-21


happened to bt : meGrr; Of tie conn!tte
:ast aGd Tie anhi: Z: th3 sdGiiasior, e Z,
da!osc:ea :stelE elected 10 this Con7cafj1a, :
sests, .acd r<o recocted il fs7o7 Of ..es sd5;s
s:or. 20: Notwithstanding that tie Go:s7aor'
pT':c!! c!!,:rsg!on r!is:irg tbs :iaetie5s. ses ssns
EitEoI! aaY s.lahlancc q Ia.
i ~ that Iilae gentleuisn hasa ious IL" scs.
! ion last thi4. Convention hed full I,.,n:7 |.
ali III, Tae4aciss in its o";! eody, .:,t ." d.,
! ii! ia:c:. Ne ratified, it = tue :7s.. 9@
dors =" :ac anls; b.: :tai Tas dcel:a3 e
hE!;ag nc legal force, saG Wa -csnrd.6 her;
cs .ce-e|J cr;ts-ion by TGicI ~. GonYenti9f
might Dc guided II making its se,scticn=.-
Having done cli th:s, i. soe.!.3 ~ nc j: is
mater CT much less deiicacJ g.: ~ to ii. Il;
Taccac;e2 i: the General Assembly. Ipc,
tbes zccEc, if upor &C ctter, sp a2re w.
sboGla feel no hesitation IN scing :nss ':aoat
e'ec:ienc But :1cE there il ;he ;niSor:a.
Consideration thet: il eclin5 ;:rc: .ner aare
We mast necessarily be f:es iFnn aIy mi l.
cncss growing cut OF ,ha sarsioT!s! election
which is nov pending in the General .:ssouby
- ;G !hs question o; Iais?, il vii! :nyoivf
very little, imagine; =. 'Fe hE7a nn.- a!n.os
disposed o: all ths other bi.sa:.ss tsfcr. us
end We could 80! :b0"r:k !h=1c elect,cr. caai
y in dag. l.,,
Wny, thal, ftSansisz ITO a:.ty ~ i;as Gsnsra
..sasnblyf is i. not aa!:c, he; :. G Should ::
into these elections al Sonco sbd aSStc33 1!,es,
counties an opportunity q eaing regrcaalts5
CO tho c3;1Ei:teas IS veil rs &c :i.c House sa1
SeEa!e? Even after we ,ua-e t:a e!acGcas
eitEc7 House will hs7o rcwcc 10 docde cpoa
tho election, Qualification and returns OF is
own members il CAGE Of contest, SO that 70
wrorg caE be done, no injustice wrought u1ca
sr; meGtcr, who, being du7 elected, comes
.cc:::??ard aud p.oTes his lcya,tJ.
l. hare ssid what intondei 20 81: aerti this
5J.!:;nt. and I nov coacl:ids Y!ih ;ls -.
presG'''a .; hope inst 4 iii: &c ;6e pI:.s::;ro
u: - GerTeution &c .r5vica ;sze:. i:r iii: 8.
PRESENTATION, sad I.9s irana:cr < t5 ti,'.:aeE
5cdg. "nefe the Northwest be- 20 7evtes"rfa
lion.
AE. WooDa.-i would ask .:i1 ziteatica oi thc
Convention to feE suggeGtohs t1siro to
Cako i'Gesire this GneaticH &c to considered,
aot &c question affecting North western Tir-
ginic; 20! as question affecting any portion
Of Virginia bat ss the grasest question: su5
ylittej to your considerations alnce yorr ae.
seu.blsge heFo, snd, bu5ntlY isiieze, ;i.a
gra:es; question theti,@i! ever - c15E:;itsl -
!ha confederation o; 1si!&e:siTs body &c *5e
S:a,c 81 yiI:;;n;*.
.tri wC4i Is =, an': NJ sTc sitting n21 aa:e
&c detsru;las9 Whistler. when the State ui
Virginia ::,:::..'! !,grt neeE ahoty or partially
27arr@n r:rii soong.scd - tie public eneGy,
:ls ;a:.s.::."s :-nctlcn5 of he Commonwealth
ceaae an:;. i.:s --sica!e7 Tcst e .ha question
IA! is t.s 2ra7e cor:,:"c vos taT9 70 5ccica
ic-1isc:
a,a ..::J iiist ~. oe;iEo1 Occasionally,
70 LICK - 80 sccLioa - :he Sl-.c 5T n.Ea-
II ;e, i,uaiic3s, zcgaraet5 Ay asa Z as ne
glea-ss. .urse ;r=! could fs.i upcn virginia,
tag; ;s:.Ts r'aJ such section a. al! Wig,
sir, Gentlemen talk es /: Has taken for grated
that because Western Virginia may slnost
sag all Of v estern Virgins, Is overrun by tie
public eAemy, tha:, tEarefo7s, the people of that
res;cn are dis!oyal Why, sir, sro lbs people
Of Northampton AMI Arcomsc dislcyal lc-de;,
ne cGuse, forscotb, within he lsst week o: ter
days, &C o7c:Hhcic,ilS ir7oe % Ire Federal
s7Gly ass aiHjIgsto1 :aa,n- VIZ, aiT. i The:
Z - r. ;ss s-i.eE:;7 sE2: IS 20 corl1o! she Sc
tien G; ,2is conTsnticn, '!c: as, .a7e:J oco of
e, gather 7=bst li'fio Cod has given us; taSo
t.-SCl w. 81 LIU- aDl hS lllo AfuL
:he-E hofdas successfully Invade each success
sive aouoiy, let Us fee from the State Of Vir-
ginis, Tint nae nnrh=r the pawer nol tho will
to proiec! Is.
The fed.rslGoTorunshl bg eli tho sppllan.
ccs OF n0dern civilization, and a.! the strength
which wealth and population s!7cs il, ;s
stretching the strong sCn Of military power
stout the 7aTy ioi5s Of this GGa;edersey. Sir,
sha is .ohAi:is entries lao aastecr Tennessee,
ED :rtr So9iL Carolina, and ekc expects 70
cIesS :heso arua 9: he- power s.o"no sn.
Ocnj.dcIlcy and 3iTaasls i % dYa.i,. Ana
=, .rc srs-eiy delibersticg bore whetto. Il
coii:ng-.;c7 Of that kind, :bs Stats Of 'iT2inie
I'll! a2T: srJ is,s.s;st;;7e functions. Ii IS
cue5:!:;: :ust bears upon Western si:Sinis
to.caJ-it bore upon tia. section, 10 fact, since
:ho l2L Of June; it bore upon Aecoma: sna
No-tnainpton since few months ago, and i
MAJ be that before many 6eeks, or 2srhaps
days, it may bear upcc ot2ec sec:ious Of tAis
Common wealth
As regards tho propositions z2T anoa. soa
alterations, iEeter that .! the ssotis0asa
from sc1ytf, [<&7. SzE-.5:,j tc :bs eho pre-
eente6 =. :a2 gentleman IRON Rocabridge,
tWr. Goaa,:.t! DC :.a; prefer j: az ar original
ore4ociiia;, -: .:-r:-9 :cn:g l. !l-s % 7hiCa
it Is e.: ;i.:,,Gula1; d.3.-e, during .nc short
tiu!e iett :n", tc gre ny flows upon the %
7lts u these H01osltlons-
H.:l irs1 however, rsfe7 70 s'proPo=iti5o
which the gentleman from FauGuieT. lM7,
ScorT,) with his accustomed 1came2 si?:i IS
tuteness mad presented, ald Thick hs THINKS
would DO acceptable. That proposition :s, to
transfer this whole question, 10 ThcEs Why,
sir, observe It, if you plecsa, that no admits
that these 7aceGc!es exist, tEst thi. cp2j ess
the pcwc7 10 fll tho.n, and admits the nsce5-
ait7 End proprety of filling them, and c9ks
Tho is 10 Ill item? The general Assembly.
Who ia tho General Assembly The Eo2Ec
Of Delegates aad Senate. Suppose thesa bodies
Disagree, thsu tde1s 10 al end Of i, al4 sse
object is oDsished Western Virginia To-
dap is disfrs2chsed, and the power Of Yi7gi-
ui6 exploded: and this is tc - PASSED 81,
and if We who bsVe tie power, fortunately ic-
us, fail to make this provision, trust, Sir,
tea: We will haze no more patriotic assarsloes
OF your Tesdina5s to stand -1 and secrifce a.!
:E The is;s5;,oe 9: Virginia DC nci regard
this &c question affecting ny section. Gt tho
o1anntt7JJ alone- it cutters irou i, -. De sure:
but sir, alsaandzis suffers; Accomao and
Northampton suffer. My county, thank God,
ioc, act S.. sa1 RON this waI; / nascr suffered
il :has saati:aea, which many portions q the
State, rc77 free from the prcssnco Of the pub
iic sne.ny, we're cursed Eith not SIX months
ago. But, siz, eau look forward to !ns end
Of this vs-. / sn not OLE oi those singular
individuals Inst 5upposes thst tbs 1'&T 70 be
ike q cloud in .te .asEens r midday. be-
lieve We hare to stay urdsr the c!oui oi ,his
war as long as ths present administration IS II
power. Long before that ti,2e coIac5, the
wnole Of l,5 county Till be diaf:au4 4nissd.
Sir, this House mss tie power g ali these
vacancies. Do not :alk tc NE about questions
OF dolicacy. D 70. tel! 30 thas it is indslio
cate 10 Si! &c these 7acau::es, or make pro7i-
sion Tor .bst purpose, /! Is lastly moro to
ask tn. t.ereTai Assembly 20 Eli up it's own
VACANCIES | prefer, sir, that each House Of
the General Assembly shall scs ior itself, so as
to prevent one House from defeating or neu-
t7ali=iDg the action Of Tie other. Thst ought
rot tc be permitted to exist We ha7s seen
The daT, sir, n this Cahvsation, when We