Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-15
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 70, 1864
TIE ADJUSTMENT OF POWER.


after the war: 1t says:
The Coarse OF TIE SrATEs.--fhe Govern
ment Of the Confederate States conslS.Ene
Vt ,s Executive. Legislative ana Juulciii
Departments, is the mere agent OF the sSee
rsiyn S:,,es composing the Confedcrasy. Thi!
ae.',g has been IN operation but two years
mi y ma, already rendered it necessary tha
afr the war is over a convention OF the s,v
,r..;rY States should be called together 70 &c
t.rm.ns Us limitations. The people an! tn
S ases ara unwilling, in the midst Of the Wal
now raging between the Contcdtr~t. S'a'''
AID The United States, to dispute or dshy '''
powers the Government Of the tohtruc,ai'
S:s;ss has assumed. When - ship Is IN ;
ssyrGl, which e~ndansers the lives oil ~ OF
board, passengers may refuse TO resent mag
u;ti,s uut un,u them by the captain or thE
e,,w. Although they could have them n
tb-own overheard. it is better for them ~ Wal
until the ship Is safe IN port. Aud On 1t If
with the States composing the Couied iracT
They must bide their time. TbGy must drive
their enemies out Of their borIerss and viuCl-
cafe their independence agalns. sh1ir ";i"'si
rsys. Having accomplished this. they w'i'
turn ON their agents of tn" Confederate o'''
e-nuenl aud settle with them on acc'uIit I"
their usurpations. There are thrra VIA
uSints on which it has assumed questionable
powers. Let us enumeratc them:
Il. The Confederate GoYornla"nt has as
sa9uat the power OF approprlatlng Money IRON
En-. Treasury t, build raiirnais. Tho JustH
o.i,n is--m'uary necessity ii le IA S'o"'
t,., al hr.noncs OF ~lntcrnal improvements
with facilitate the transportation 81 tfo"Hs u
,.u~ ,it!o..s Of war, are within the scope oil AZ
,ronrAtirns by the Confederate H'vara'neht
The CJnf,terntc Eryera"ucut - "inAip''"2'
cc.r tao whole sui l'ct.
80 Cntar tao power gjY"a tn C'HGres1. 20
rtss anl support Armies Gung:e13 has claim
eli the p,rcr - c3u-crihc ana rht lhto ls
armsot tie CMt,ie.n;n safes ~! Tie HtN"H
~oai,,..5 by which The State GIv"rnmen;s a.:
carried %. ISC1nsrcss possesses t'i'7 N""rr'
thea il has the power ot aoei.sh.ns the States
The cxis1eura Of the Contc'scrncy requires
That this matter shall be rl.HdnilE set.14.
3. Ctngvcss claims the power "t h'N'':
direct tases-taxlng land ari slaves IL -"
power IS 10 continue To exit without lf'N''i
IA the Congress Of the t,ntsiesate S.tt"'. !
Iasy abolish slavery 10y 'ayatl"n. in'S 10 'o'
vital 4 matter 70 be left IN da01t.
TO consider these three points. 1t hPt9:: -
30 us, Convention ol The H'.itc". id1'r a.
war !. over, shpul! be called. Three State
N INN IN me SDl' S'I''N -
ton says: Upon yae jem!ri 81 any thrs'
Sa.s,s. legally assembled IN their several Con
v~ent;3ns. me Congress shall snmuian = C,"'
r.,,i,, nj all the States, t. t!kc into con~:i-
c-I,inn sush amendments 10 the CoiSt'tut";
:, 10 said States shall apncu. in sugs sup:
q. me ,i,se whca. the said demand u male.
We naye thrown OUT these SIsShs''nns Dc
cause We see that ,heG ,vcrnor ut Georgia a.:
- =; -, ,i.la.,,-s, al ttslrFri. tpL';.il''l.-
Wc icnrccatc any action ~ the States r"''
,1e innortant matter We haze aiscrEcd L
un,.l the war is over
when the war is over: nad fcace las se'tic'
rpon the land; when u place aE'EG t"e M
tions Of the earth has been s"cursi, thc'
sJuch Carolina and Virgins, and tue o;ho
Safes can discusa aud determine whether
be mos, to the individual interest oi c"t
Sta,e 20 continue the Confederate relation, .
for each State to assume its separate piat
ac,,ng tho nations. But 1t ~ with pleasur
,,,,t we read the wise counsel 81 the "-Mercu
ry' 10 the States to 'hde their time; I
..driye their enemies out OF their borders oi
foe turning upvn their common Agency
". ii t!.c hoyrid spectacle OF rational ""G'
rikxrrt% mist hc performed, We ara Glad tt:
"ucraury' wishes IL postponed 10 peaeo times
What a spectacle will this "happy despatch
oCour Young Confetcracy present just rs fh
emercss~ triumphan,ly frrm 'he storms OF val
her victorious '"''e' ""S ,.r.1,-
sookinr their homca, not in tho Cnnfcierlc
for whose "n'''"a'''S ''Sy ~. ~ w.,
ba' aSaS on III 'n'a".'''' ., -. c..'r
"''' VI '''', F,"'
na. s''''s%""s ,..io 49,,
L,o,. ,s ;ln Y,rle,, ar
e. 80 s.u,,5 !r.a. sea, asts
'p1.sS""7 :" - ,La .u,..,-,,
Yankees t'A'" ,ua vs. t.'~, ,-, .,n~n ..
hoses u" ."'so G,n,rm,s,,
Their agents % 'n0 ms,r
and settle WIN them on ''c'u"' Vi
p.tlon'." God forbid taa: We '''"" 'ss
nata aoy STATE ioF this infamous "''N' ~
there ;s one State taat Will h,h' party 10 I",'
acrim". Virginia. oss''a'cl "nd 'u''sr r..
the war Will RAISE L" pHF'i''n"' h"'" "S"'"'
tne "HIe"tS:
ore's'' 9''''S
enc o'''e WIZ" ~ .,o. yn.;.;,
"'n'''Ihe"' | s''" Ia;
VITA th>St'u' ''o''' ,.;aa.
t"ity' has n~'-FF 1T ,.,h'r,
c!'nl over MS "'%r n..,o.
welsn' u '"' '''U'"
pie trust n''"' = ~ ...I, A.. =,
t';n' on' an1 t.,,.,o,o,. b;r,
hun; EUROPE ,,r.
aud pos'''nS '" ~,
ti3a' he Is deS1'h'4 ~ la
men OF this age Gn A.. -
Wo agree Win tue -N'''"'.P' '"' ..