Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-23
RICHMOND, VA.
SATURDAY. morning, october 20. Is49.
KENTUCKY CONVENTION.

pa.o,ved. That the general assembly shail
have no power to pass laws for the emanc'Pa-
,;an If slaves, without The consent oil ther own
~ They shall pass laws 10 permit inc own,
srs 10 emancipale them, saving Inc right Q,
srsdiiors: Provided, That persons emaacipaleo
hall ne sent out of The United States al Inc eA
pense of the person who emancpales theul, anu
be sold into bondage for the benefit oil Inc puo'ic
treasury, in case OF their return TO Kentucky. !,
Resolved, That no persons shall Eehceior'n
be slaves within this commonwealth, eA.sp'
ouoh "a ora now so, and the descendants OF The
females of them, snd such as may Do orougn' 10
this State. by bona Edc emigrants ana Tue 10
scendan,s of the females Of them, aud such as
ci.;zens of Kentucky shall derive title 10 out Oh
lie State by marriage, devise, or descent, ano
the descendants of the females of Them
These resolutions carry out the law oil 1855.
.na xpe,e denounced as a "musked battery OF
the emancipaioniss-a as an "enlering wedge
and in the language of Mr. Taylor, one oil The
sneakers. "a "a sort OF constitutional spring
board, BY which they may hereafter vault into me
position by which they will carry the question oil
emancipation altogether" From the cores
pondepce of the Louisville Chronicle, we extract
spiri,ed sketch of The debate. MIR Clarke was IN
The late Conpress-and MIR Stevenson is native
of Richmond, who is winning high name IN
bis adopted Kentucky:
Mr.. Clarke, of Simpson, made most sensible
speech. in which he took the only true ground up
On The subject, and stalled his intention to propose
a. substitute for The 9Th section OF The report Oh
lhe committee on slavery shat every citizen oil
this State shall be allowed 10 bring slaves INTO
The State for his own use" He saio ne was no
advocate OF the "rafic in human blood, (as
SQUIRE Turner and some OF The Gaming a6ollion'
moneers delight 10 Term il, but ne viewed inc
fifteen slave siaies Of The Union as composing
one great family, dependent one upon Inc oIher,
so far The perpeluily oil Inc institution OF slavery
is concerned, and would prefer that there should
he no restriction thrown around The citizen al all,
hut ha he should be LETT Tree 10 exercise his own
dictates in this matter"
John w. Stevenson agreed with the sentiments
ci Mr.. Clarke, and made an excellent speech 10
favor of The free and equal rights OF all The cill-
zsns of Kentucky upon the subject OF importing
slaves for their own use.
Mr. Turner, after many and various speeches
wound up with declaring that be was no enan-
cipa,ionist- that be held bis seat in the Conven'
ton BY the voice OF Madison county, and would
not be ousted By any pro slavery man who mishi
constitute himself priest or preceptor-that ne
came 10 the Convention Through fire and orim-
,,one.n and he "wcuId not bow 10 the emancl>
pationisls in any shape or FORM
Never was there a poor driYeer more mo
roughly used up than was Squire Turner IN ihis
debate. He occupied, throughout, the broad
platform Of both sides Of the question, and tod
died and staggered from ooe side to the other
like drunken man. Truly the pro.savery men
of Madison have made miserable bargain IN
sending such man 10 the Convention. They
had better thousand times have sent Casslus
M. Clay lie has at least common honesty
enough 10 take one side of The question, and sense
enough TO know one side from the other; while
Turner has neither.
Whether his friend of tie Louisville Journal
will now have the hardihcod TO defend his re-
solutions, as is intimsted in the Frankfort cor
respondence of that paper Of yesterday, re.
mains TO be seen.
The Chronicle states that the whole body oil
the Democrats 10 The Convention are for Radl-
cal Reform, and opposed 10 all emancipation and
TO all compromise with it-and that Mr.. Fur
ners resolutions and speech are almost UNIVERSAL
ly condemned, and the Convention will reject
them by an almost unanimous vote.
A report has been made 10 The Convention II
favor of dividing The Stale into four districts
and of eecling one Judge OF The Court OF APP
peals in each, with alternate sessions OF The Cour
in the four Districts. This scheme is said t
command the hearty concurrence OF large ma
Joriiy ot the members, WHO seem disposed Il
"break up the e.nlralizing influences which al
tend upon aud cluster nd The seal OF govern
ment."
Garrett Davis has brought forward resolution
which /. justly regarded as unauthorized Naiy
Americanism, as follows:
Resolved, That foreigners of The following
description and classes only, shall be entille
10 vote for any civil officer or shall be eligible
\ any civil Office or place OF trust or profit, unde
The Commonwealth OF Kentucky: l. Those VIII
al The time Of the adoption of this amended con
stitu,ion shall be naluralized citizens of III
United Slaes. 2. Those who, al The time OF tn
| adoption OF this amended constitution, shall hav
declared their purpose 10 become citizens Of III
| United States in conformity 10 the laws thereof
and who shall have become citizens. 3. Thus
who twenty. one years previously thereto, shal
nave UeCidIeu lutu PuIpOSe, dlSuIAluS W III
existing provisions Of the laws oil The Unilel
States, 10 become citizens thereof; and who lhe'
shall be clizens ot The United States. 4. Minor
who shall have migrated with their parents, o
parent, to the United States, twenty.one year.
alter their names, ages, and = particular DE-.
| cripron of their persor', snail have eeel
| entered nm The reco,de OF some cont OF re-
I'D &c ,he S,aie OF Kentucky, or some
o,hs, NJ ,he ITn;,l States; such foreigners hav-
nw a,sn 20 ' n Try case, The like qualifications
rae;Jsncs and on all other points that are re.
II native born citizens: aud properly
1s..denlicalcd copy Of the record being in al
cases required Tor The veIifcalion OF the facts.
Mr. Dixon Of Henderson moved the following
substitute:
Whereas, the people OF the united States
in the Isl article and 9Th section of The fedora
constitution, have given 10 Congress the exclu'
sive power 10 establish uniform rule OF Dalu
ralizi,ioE; and whereas il was contemplated by
the trainers oi The constitution OF the United
STATES, that The CITIZEN naturalized should in all
respects, touching The right OF suffrage, be placed
onl an equal footing With The native born CITIZEN
therefore,
"Resolved, That it would be inexredient TO in
corporate into The constitution u Kentucky, any
principle whereby any invdous dis inciion
should be made in favor OF the nalveborn over
the naturaliZad citizen, in The exercise OF the
right Of suffrage"
MIR. Davis in reply said: Twill merely say
to the gentleman in regard 10 these propositions
that when The lime comes for their consideration
lei them be taken up in their order, and then
''Lay on Macdrtf'"
Mr. Dixon rejoined. will only say 10 The
gentleman that when the Tine comes, Macdull
will be in his place.
Mr. C. A. Wicklffe siid: have only &c
saw that wherever Macdud or Macbeth may b,
a Kentucky citizen will be in his place.
THE BUNGLlNG CABINET.
The Charleston Mercury thus freely but hap
PLY comments on the extraordinary course o
Mr.. Clayton in sending MIR Squier to Nicaragua
without Instructions and then regulating his Of