Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-03-25


terminated. Is should ross ioT the PROPOSE
sion az enc of peace, Gs . pledge that-tne
Northern Ststcs and the Republican party
will wait till tho border Sta.os tako the initia>
tive, when they may rely on the Aid Of tho
Federal Government. -,
Mr. Hickman (Rsp., Pa, although he dld
mol reconsider The res0lution OF any great
~pcacr,cli Importance, would vote for it. 1t dlo
not passess any great ~intTiasic merit, ior inc
reason it was not legislation. 1t woilu nave
been better AZ n " plank in the platform OF
some party. It was rather . consolation io9 a
disappointed hope; q warming to tho people Oh
tho Border Stcses, which havo the most inter-
est in the ar,hiaci, 10 shich toe Presidents
Message c pecially refers. Ho repeated tho
proposition was rather a palliative taan an open
avowcd policy. It was an excuse for non-actlon
rather than a determination for action itself.-
Neither tie message Hor the resolution Was
msnly and open. It Was not becoming tie po'
Alton Of tins Presidunt. 1t was not such one
as q full grown man ought to have published
TO tho nation in such 4 crisis. the President
desired to give more sid aud c5iniort 10 lho
Border Slave States than to the other States.
Accordingly his Interpretation OF tue message
tho Pl1sident locks TO & contingency, III "hicn
extreme war measures may bccome necessary,
the abolition Of Slavery in the Gall or cotton
States, and ho net only regarded tue lte:saeee
az Offering = compensation for o disappointed
hopr, but an awful nctu OF warning TO lhc
Border States 10 make preparations accordingly:
If this was not tbs plain interpretation oi
wia; the President meant, then there WAS "
must unfortunate use OF language. In tns
course eli bis rurnafks. Mr.. Hickman said inst
the man who is not. willing to save tue Con-
s~li.u!iun aud Union by the sacrificing Oh pFi-
vato interest aud property, is already u heosi;
liz cared II1I on whoss ear this declaratlon le'i
with harHi,ness. The Border Slave States
yer. not in the Union because they loved tic
| Gaian, but because they feared worse.
Mr. Wicki;trs (Un., Ky.)-l oppose to that
| remark IN unqualified contradiction.
mir. ulcklnsn said ihis did not contradict him,
and thvu pracu.jad to :paak oi h:aiu;ky Aad
| Maryland ~ not heing lopsl az lne comm 'nce-
lna,t ii the rebellion. lie Was but speaking
| Tue plain truth.
Mr.. Bisir (Rep, MOI said MS State struck
The frat blow before they obtained asaIata!?ce
from tkh Federal Government.
Mr.. H;r6man said THAT the people Kept
| striking blows before they knew whether they
wcTo in or ou. OF the Union. he spoke OF Mr..
Bi#ir's so.yices ss valuable, and AZ adding
much to the lalrels which that gentleman was
entitlad tu wesr.
Mr.. Blair said tue credit WAS due TO tho poo
plu pf his State and not. TO himself; and ii
this i1uyernmvnt had not been previously
yarticeps criaainis in the rebellion, they would
have had less difficulty.
aicisra. Webster and Ohrisheld, both from
Marr!anG, a~sverally denied that thsir State
Remained i'll the Union for fear o. worse cOnss'
qnanass, aid spoke OF the 10y atty Of Maryland.
Mr Covnde Rep, Pa }, remarked that ne
was sorry to say that the Governor OF Mary
iaud, at the time the troops we're prevented
from coming through Baltimore, made q
speech under q Secession flag in that city:
Nj. Cris.leld replied that the Governor did
al stated, but be regretted it as we'll as Gid els
friend. It Eas a time Of excitement and some
excuse should be afforded. The general course,
hcweysr, CT Gov. Hicks vas not only patriotic
an1 loyal, but that gentleman made many sac
rifles. !,
Mr.. Fisher aaid that Mr.. Hicknan's remark
III 20 the Barber S:ates, SO far as Delaware was
Concerned, vas untrue. 1t was true, there
were sonls rnen there who would have drawn
that Sta.a into Secession had they possessed q
bold leader and The power.
Mr. Thomas (Ua., Md, said, if the gentle-
mai had.coniiaed his dUuunciat!0n to lndlVldu
nj. in Maryland, he lThomas) would have beea
fonnd 4 tiisintsrested spectator.
NJ. HiekGisn concluded by Saying that slave
hoiiers !o7u Slavery as much as they love God.
Tiara vas no difference between q Shareholder
OF MARYLAND and e STAKEHOLDER Of South Caro-
ina. The Presideal VAS between Two swords,
m" ere Of lis party, The other OF the Border
Slave States, ard was expected TO crush trea-
son at the earliest moment. But the nation
have been disappointed in their reasonable ex-
psgtatnla, and in the military leaders appoint
ci IS .ha President.
Under' the operation Vi tho previous q'lcs
| tim tAofiesoiution Mus pa;Se i-ytas IS, Dn5s