Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-15
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR Oh
GEORGE A..


.MILLEDoEyiLLE, Muroh lo.-Gov. Browns
message was read to the Legislature To-day
| Uo recommends o vigorous State policy on the
questions OF relief to soldiers families, cotton
| planting. Illegal distillatiOn, impresslEents ol
! provisions. removal OF slaves, and desertlon
from the army. The following is o synopsis
! Of lis remarks on general subjects:
| lie ccnnlei,ces by saying that the late ac-
| ton Of Congress has shaken tho confidence OF
the people in their justice rr competency. In
our financial affairs. the compulsory funding
| Of seven hurired millions in forty days, at a
less rate Of interest than that pledged TN iull
notes, resembles reputation aud bad faith
The discussion Of important measures In Sc
eret session is declared a blighting curse. cor
~veGicnt for canvassing what will not BEAR The
light. lie declares the new military bill un-
constitutional, and says the CONSUMPTION OF
citizens will not ell the army, but they will
stay at homo on details, thus depriviug the
State Of her active militia, and placing civil
| rights subordinate to the military power
Tie Suspension Of the writ Of hateas corpus,
under pretended necessity, conlcIs upon the
President powers denied Ivy the Constitution,
which limited the power OF Congress to sus
pend the action Of the writ orig IN an implied
and limited way by expressed declarations in
favor If personal liberty. The Congressc can
not confer judicial powers upon the Execu-
| tive, and that warrants ISSUED by the Presl>
dent are plain violations Of the Constitution;
| and if this act is acquiesced in, the Pretident
| may imprison whom he chooses-lt being only
necessary to a!lege reasonable efJrts-and
no Court dare investigate the case. The Le-
gislature ia earnestly recommended TO takc
| prompt action to stamp tho act with the seal
Of their indignant rebuke.
The Governor reviews the causes of the
war expresses his GpiniCn as to who Is re-
| sponsible for it, and how peace should he
sought, end occupies half tho message in
! showing its uuchristian character. The North
| crn Democrats and moderate Republicans hc
exUnrra.es from cansing it, and says the re,
sponsibilitv rests exclusively with tho wicked
| Renub:ioans, who denied the compact OF the
| Constitution, declared IN antl-slavery bible
and m anti-slavery God. When these OBJ
| raiacd posscssion % the Federal Government,
| tho South was compelled, in self-defence, to
sever tue compact OF sovereign States, which
| wicked men promised to restore by the para
| dox-forco. Under this prctence habeas ears
nus was trampled under ioot-tle ballot. box
Observation-Disclosures raihcl to hold the North
| and subiugatingthe South. A change Ofadmin-
~istrat!on III the North must come before We
| can have peace. Revolution defends the right
| Of State Sovereignty. Selc-sovernment did
| not provoke war, and an nmiciable adjustment
has teen refused.
Lincoln has declared that Georgia and other
States are in rebellion to the Federal Govern.
ment, the creature Of the States, which they
| coald destroy az well rs create. In autboris-
ing war, he did not seek to restore tho Union
| under the Constitution US it was, by combining
| the Government to a sphere Of limited powers.
They have taken one hundred thousand ne
| groos, which cost halia million of whites four
thousand millions Of dollars, and Low seek to
rcpudiata self Observation-Disclosures South
ern people and coz tiscatc their property. The
statement Of Lincoln, that We oier no terms
Of adjustment, is made IN n:tfui pretext that
it is impossible TO say when the war will
| terminate, but that negotiation, not the
sword, will finally terminate il. We shCHid
keep bafure the Ncrthern people the idea that we
are ready 10 negotiate, when they are ready and
| will recognize our right TO se!f-goverIImcnt. and
| the sovereignty Of The States. After each vic'o-
rs, or Government should make q distinct ctfsr
q! peace on these terms, and should the course
Of any Stale be donbted, let the armed force be
Withdrawn, and the ballo:.hox decide. IF this is
refused even q dozen times, renew it, ard keep
before the North and this world that sRr ability to
defend ourselves for many years has been
proved. Should Lincoln boss' OF his numerical
superiority, lot bin BIZ reminded OF the reply OF
King lssret 10 Benhsdad ''Let not hlm That
girdeth m harness boast himself as hs that pu;-
teth il Cf."
~UNIYpoRTANr, lrNor TRUE.-A report OBJ
tanned circulation in the city yesterday, to the
effect that a Minister PlenipotentiEry, Envoy
Extraordinary, Enhsssedor, Commissioner,
Charge d'ANairs, Enissary, Agent, or What
No, Gnost likely the latter, had arrived from
England, France, Japan, schleswig-H olstein.
or Somewhere (mHrt probably this last men
tionedlocalityl, Oh business of the gravest i'm
portance. Excavations through innumerable
. &C ..-o. iailad 70 rananl tho for,nda.