Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-07
reported for the Philad. Gaxs,,e1
FREE TRADE CON


sailed the meeting to order, and moved tha, C. Bur.
we'll Basset cf Virginia 'hou d take the chair a,
Chairman PRO tempore. The motion was unsniu ous,
MIR. Thecd>re Sedgwiek Of Msssssbu,.,,, ,b IN 'mev
ed that he delrga ion from each state apuop, Two
'heir number as sommittee 10 uomip Az. p,.,idept
and o'her er 10 DO after wards balio,ted for ty the
convention. -
d.. Tniymau Of Sou Csrolra moved to amend III.
mo ion, by inserting the words hat the conv.nn ORC.
eeed to elect President Immediately"
Mr.. Miller OF Saub Carolina expressed wish IN bave
tho question whether tho different dele aon, were
to vote on fedsra'ive prinspies per capita, do.
eded at an carly period, as tho principle was highly
important.
DR.. Tdymsn thought /, would be be,, to cleo, Pre-.
sdsn. in tbs usual way. Tho mode proposed by Mr.
Sedgwlsk, would sause great loss OF time.
Mr. P.indexier OF Mississippi, though, Dr. Tidy mana
motion, involved proposition to strike out all the %.
,en'iAi parts OF Mr. Sedxwisk's re'oiu'ion and called
Tor a divion OF The question.
Co. Preston Of South Carolina, moved that the re.
souUon and me amendment should lie n table Tor
inc present. and that th' convention should proceed to
verify tho election OF members. Till hi. ,bouM b,
done they could not tell who w,r deles ate, and who
were no..
This mo'ion was adopted, and Me- R.suet,f Phila-
ueph'a was appointed Sc ;reiary pro fen,pore
Mr.. gnet said there was no authoritative liz, O,
delegates, eshe r''urus from all phases where eiee.
"on' mad been held had rot yet been received and a.
eh'rg" had aiken place 10 the del. gat u, be
would read list published 10 the PbilsdeIphia papers,
and g-,hemen WHO were present as delegates, and
whose Names were not in The printed list, would be
Judge Barbour Of Virsini,, sug sestsd ina, The
' .hond De called in the order observed in Cor gress
gnning nj ine and procee dirg soulb ward, and
the name oil each state called tho del, es from
Ma, state IN u step forward TO the Seeretsrys table
and give 10 heir name,.
her gentlemen thought would be better to read
rom me beck in which the dele Rates had inscribed
their ma ne' on IN 'ir auiva! in The civ
Alter desul'ory debate, ii was agreed iha. the
s'sS'ary should read the print list and that no
emen present shoud supply its 6eisneies .s he
eeeded. r.
While The Sesre,arv was reading the liz, mum.
OF gentlemen stepped fwad with tesim onidl, OF their
election. The Secretary stated that los de- gates had
inscribed their mans, 10 the book A .oosoi.i. lis,
o. those present. at thi. calling Of the roll rauno. h.
gwen, as 'oms OF tho xente@sn an.weted 10 ,hsir
names too family TO he heard nv Tho re- por,er. and we
.'i've by the Secretary. Ohsr m,mb,r, arrived
While The Convention was in session.
Ihe.e w're delegates present from Maine, M,'ss-
ry'nd, VTg'ia North Carolina, S. nth Carolina Geor
ga Alabama, Mississippi, and Teunss.es.
wren Mo nsm's OF the gentlemen elected 10 'eprr-
sem Misis'pi wers called, Mr.. Ponds x.r rose and
stated that be had only newspaper evidence Of hi,
h" .l'eion, aud wished to know IL ~. C,nvent'on
would rSeev him on that evid nee. There wa, some
h,gh'y respectable body. II, belonged 10 another
oody before whish the question they were assembled
70 oissus' would GENE in an eff ia, to-m.-But a. i.
would be extremely ineonvsnient TO the people Of Mi
h''ipp 10 send ober deIegates, distance of n ,bop
sand ilo' to Phiiad bia, he would feel him ,elt 81
no'' .ornd 10 express the continents OF hi, state on
question in which II de eply interested Hi, Oh
ice, wac 10 express the sentiments a; m. naori =,
Mississippi, le'sbJ speaking than by silsn, vote
ihs COW ntl IN b. ing unanimous in its wish that
Mr. Poird 1T should act a, Ispate rom M.;,s;n
pi, he took his eat ae sordipgly
After The ele ion Of tho On mh.r. n al 49,, 49,, go
ia d. Gov Miller OF ,u,h Carolina sa,lsJ Nm
Ssdzwiek H.. ,beugbt n v.ry ;,.o.,, " va,
he question whether the Convention wa. 10 VOC ne
edp'fG, on Federaiv principles AZ least II was de,i
rb- that in the rst step toward. thu eIesio Of Pre-
sldeDt o. t,- Conven'iou hose states from which tls
delegation was not rene. should be o l,wed bs,-
ter opportunity for expressing their septmens than
would be af rded by proceeding Immediately to tbe
election OF p. e'ident and by voting per capita
The question was then put on DR.. Tdyman's motion
TO amend, viz: "ihat tbs Convention proceed immsdi-
a'ey to elect President"
Tue motion TO amend was rel cited, 60 me mbers vet.
ipg IN mo ihrna"ve, and 81 in tbs gativa.
The que ton hen recurring ou tho original resoIu
hon, gen leman with whore name we arc not ac .
qaaihted said IL was snprdcfiedbe. A, from al least
enc OF the States, but one delegate had appeared il
r !hPo'slo'e 10 fo' m committee OF fuo for each
oil me States Represented 10 the Convention.
'uoge Shorer oil Georgia, oppo'd the resolution Oh
we sIouhu oil Tvs ineHpedioney Same of the men.bsrs
" nc Eohvshuon mad been elected as representatives
OIL who,e 'aes, and others as representatives Of small
par. o. Hates. The mode suggested by Mr.. S.dgwick
,nsh' P'ouuse come excitement and lead 10 mush
o'. ihs,e couia De no confusion by proceeding TO
At. uI,sI NJ w Toe u'uai way.
nv "'eF moved 10 amend The resolution, by insert
ing 'one instead OF Two
i"e ssnuemah VINO mad ob'ervsd that IL was i'm
P PC, 70 'o'tn sotnmtiee oil two oT each state,
., ,uSe we oeiegaWon from some states was
~, y ms", !, 'ne ueesaion from each stale, elected
us member oil the committee OF Domina alton an oppor.
."n.y m'gn' os shhdsd to some individuals to promote
P'."n" ooJes's ana mere should be no personal oh.
Msssrs RS%i. ar, i. tn,,
"eS's ouuie anu iDgraham. OF Pbilade lPhia, moved
oiossn'iue' me vote on Dr.. Iidyman's proposition 10
'"uno
had m,nor;,u ~ eu us "ish 'hst INC States who
The akn all