The Arkansas advocate., 1835-10-23

 in the Legislature, among the friends of State Government. Upon the assembling of that body, not more than five votes could be count ed, opposed to our immediate entrance into the Union. The joint committee reported to the House of Representatives 4 bill for eal- Ing Convention, in which the number of Delegates to be sent from each county, was specified. On Tuesday morning. MT. Walk CT of Hampstead, the leader of the forlorn hope of the anti-State men, offered an amend ment to strike out the apportionment, and in. troduce in lieu of it, that each county should send the same number of Delegates, as it now sends to both houses of the Legislature. the yeas and nays were called, and, after an intellectual attempt, on motion of MT. Whin- nery, to lay the bill on the table, the amend ment was carried by the following vote
 Yeas--Messrs. Bowie, Cummins, Ellis, Huwell, Hill, Henderson, Holman, Lee, Out law. Peel, Roberts, Seay, Shaw, Scruggs, Triplett, Troy, Walker of Hampstead, and MT. Speaker--1S.
 Nays-Messrs. Dunn, Evans, Fowler, Jar4 ratt, Logan, Mathers, Morton, Moore, Mag ness, Porter, Stallings, Walker of Washings ton, Ward, and Whinnery-15.
 The House then resolved itself into com mittee of the whole, and MT. Walker of Washington offered an amendment to strike out the amendment just carried, and insert, that every 500 free white male Inhabitants should elect delegate. The vote on this amendment stood, for the amendment, Messrs. Dunn, Evans, Fowler, Henderson, Jarratt, Logan, Mathers, Morton, Moore, Magness, Porter, Stallings, Tennant, W alker of Wash ington, Ward, and Whinnery--I6; against. 1t, Messrs. Bowie, Cummns, Ellis, Howell, Hill, Holman, Lee, Outlaw, Peel, Roberts, Seay, Shaw, Scruggs, Triplett, Troy. Walk CT of Hampstead, and Mir. Speaker--l7. So tshe tsiIieiiisiI IIisiitt W ss lost.
 The committee then rose, and reported the bill without amendment. MT. Walker of Washington, moved to re-commit the bill to select committee, with instructions to report a clause therein, giving to every five hundred free white males the right to elect dele gate. On this motion the vote stood precise ly as in committee of the whole, and the mo- tion was lost.
 On Wednesday morning the same question came up on the third reading. Mr. Walker of Washington, moved to re-commit the bill to select committee, with instructions to report clause giving to each 500 free white males the right to elect delegate, provided that every county should have at least one. The vote on this motion, stood as follows
 Yeas--Messrs. Dunn, Evans, Fowler, Henderson, Jarratt, Logan, Mathers, Morton, Moore, Magness, Porter, Stallings, Tennant, Walker of Washington, Ward and Whinne- ry-17.
 Nays--Messrs. Bowie, Cummins, Ellis, Hill, Holman, Lee, Outlaw, Peel, Roberts, Seay, Shaw, Scfuggs, Triplett, Troy, Walk CT of Hampstead, and MT. speaker--16.
 So the bill was recommitted, with the in- structions, to a committee of Messrs. Walk Ter of Washington, Walker of Hampstead, Cummins, Mathers and Logan.
 <.~ The debate on this subject has been anil mated, violent and acrimonious. Tho mat ter is by no means settled-and the prohabil7 ity IS, that in whatever way it may finally be decided, the bill for calling Convention will pass by very small majority, and perhaps De entirely defeated. We have reluctantly ar- rived at this conclusion, but such is our pre- tsent impression. The Northern and Vest ern section of our Territory Is now arrayed against the South and East. Sectional feel ings of the utmost bitterness have sprung up, which may jeopardise the best interests of Arkansas. The question is, whether the slave population shall be represented in Con- vention, and most unfortunate question 1t is. The very few anti-State members in the Legislature, have acted on the principle sdi- vide and conquer, ''-and truly victory seems likely to be the result.
 For ourself, we regret the occurrence, and cannot but think that the Legislature are risk ing the greater, to attain the less end. The question whether the North or the South are to have little more or q little less influence, Is certainly one not to be placed in competi- ton with the high interests of the whole of Arkansas. If gentlemen should feel bound +o ,cto aoa;rfe+ tho hill simnlv becausa fhov