Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-28


expec. US to amend the Constitution, There
is no gentleman occupying aea. here who is
no. aware that he caE,e here noT for :ha. prr-
pose.
BIZ: the gentleman frcn Rockingham (Mr
! II.Y} PLAYS -sfy much upon the same str;a z
rs the gentleman from Monongalin, (Mr.
HFc.) | hope tea: the nerves Of NIL tie pee
uls OF the Commonwealth are not 81 weak as
the remarks of the gentleman would Seem to
Indicate 1t would appear from the remarks
Of the gentleman thst he is under the inpres.
sion tba. the vote will only BE taken in the
counties, whereas, il is to be taken both in
the countrs-such Of thepi, at least, rs are
accessible and also i'll the camps. The peo-
pie from toe different couaties who arc in
camp will have just as gooi au opportunity CT
voting as il they we're III their o9n natice
counties I care not where they may lie 10
Gated whether in the North wcs,, oa the banks
OF tho potonsc,in Kentucky or Missouri--thcy
will have full opportunity TO voto fo- or
against the Constitution.
Sir, my constituents arc moro unfortunately
circumstaneed thsn any blher people il this
Couuunweaiti!.
mr. Dr.ANY.--SupPose cowpsny Is en- cut
post hut. h9s can the rne1Hbers vote;
A.: ..suh-T Tbey can get Il lurlcugh.-
There IS not commanding officer who would
dare 10 refuse them the privilege o! casting
their votes If ne did, be ought to have his
head taken of, if ne could not in any other
way be- deprived of his commission.
] say, sir, that my constituents ara more
unfortunately circumstanced than any other
people in the Commonwealth. They had not
mon enoug e there to resis! the enemy, and
this day they arc holding az election upon the
question whether thrT shall be transferred ta
i!aTy!nnd Or 10 9 PierPont Government
But | have = ii this daostion sha!! be
kept up ( . day. Give ms CersIi>
tuiioa und., ch my rights sbaii be pro.
tscted and preserved ard eEl content Ur.
fortunately for ne, sir, csuno: rsiss G hand
III defence Of tha !aca wbsre NY father 's.hoEes
Low rest; and 80 fer as vosing is concerned,
an satisfied that nono of my constituents,
sITe thoss who ara somewhere beyond tbe
limits Of the county, and within the lines Of
ths Confederate army, can express their voice
upon this Constitution But presume they
will ha satisfied to accep: it with such sane
:ions as i. may obtain trom the comparative
few who may thus have su opportunity to vote
upon it.
heard threats last Spring from tho predo.
cessoT Of this gentleman srd Others FROM the |
Northwest, that i this al gaLereHl principle |
Of taxsiion ga7 not granted, The Common
wealth should be discovered and wheE we ac-
ccmpl!shsd tho work which they desired, and |
cogoted as / know unjustly 70 ourselves, this
sd ualorSm prilciD's, tbs successors Of :hces /
men Tho are not selected by t!ths o! tho
votes g!voa 20 their predecessors, come here !
a1d tell us. that ii We do not fx day for this
vote 10 sGit the Northwest, that its mighty
ARM viii co!o3 down upon ue, sE! sanih!!ats
us.
Good God ! is this to be tolera.eds They
tod lis last spring if NO did not change our
organic law, that they would separate from
uR and now when We change il, their sue.
oessors come and tell US if you do this, ycu
must take the consequences.
For my part, sln tired OF this perpetual
garrulous cAaunt about injustice to the
Northwest. am hearing it for 20 years, and
have always been, az am now, unable to
trace it to any cause none ever existed. Il is
tho East and not the Northwest that had most
cause to complain yet, ss if from force of
habit, this cry Of injustice 70 the Northwest
is constantly KEEP. up. am sick Of it myself
Dir. CowAN.-l promise the Convention, if
they will besr With NE few moments rot ],
to trouble then again during tie present s::See
sion.
fai! that i! is useless fer 2a.i i -
2iangn VIA: serila 20 10 II - T.
posa Of majority Of t : :
to spasl - - - : T. - ;,
#hen / shsIl - I| - = = - -
sular-bGEl = S3l - - = .! T.
camp everS - ~ - - - 49, !E g. - =
body as d. ~, = = - f. = : -.
resentatiVo, - ~ 80 - - :
only Tor my o5 8 Il : = -
whole State. :
lam not partiS - ~ ~ - o. = 2a
this section shall ~ - :. =
complishss the obj y - ~ - e. :
it should be the etf1e - -
to accomplish, nenlI : z -. = - =
opportunity Of expr, 49, =. = - % =.
ference to this Constiee - ~.
had sn amendment prep - T. = ~
proper and fair one, n - - -
vote should be taken wh! r
sre driven from the soil Of iS<
opinion Of the Governor, TIE
fair opportunity to vote.
Gentlemen do not understand our
The gentleman from Northampton (Ar. ~
ER) seems to suppose ths: ali the men in the
county OF Monongalis we're legal last spring.
This is mistake. There always has existed
party in that portion of the State who we're
in favor o: : division Of The ate, and what.
ever prstext !os such policy asd existed, hcs
been furnished by tie course CT the Legisia-
ture with reference 10 that section. We nave
met thA party publicly and privately, and have
always toiled them in their eFi:.s. But nov,
when re had supposed that We had forever 81
laocad TIN oiuoco re-, of thic mellow tn;e ~,