Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-10-28
Correspondence of the Vindicator.
RICHMOND, October "a, 1850.

III UuSilleoo duiI'S Tic past week. On FRIDAY
last, committee consisting of Thirteen members
was appointed to report a plan for bringing the
business before the Convention. That commit
tee reported on Monday and recommended the
appointment of eight committees to whom should
be confided the various subjects of reform. On
Monday, also, the committee on rules made
their report which vas finally comcurred in on
| Monday after some discussion upon and ma
tera modification of the rule concerning the
previous question. 1t is a matter of vital i'm
| portance 10 minority in such body as is now
assembled in this city that the previous question
should not be made an engine of oppression.-
The rigid rule of the House of Delegates, which
precrbes that upon demand for the previous
question, seconded BY twenty members, all de-
bate shall cease, was so far modified by the
| Convention as to allow members tel, minutes TO
give reasons why the call for the previous ques-
| lion should not be sustained. o., Monday, as
have said: the Committee Of thirteen made their
report. The first resolution provides for the ap-
poin,ment of a committee of twenty four, six of
whom shall be selected from each Of The grand
divisions Of the State, TO consider the proper ba-
| sis OF Representation aud to appoint their repre-
sentaton i'll the Senate and House of Delegates.
| MIR. STANARD, on Monday; inijmated decided
| objection to The organization of this Committee
as giving the West an undue advantage over the
East and on hi. motion The consideration of The
resolutions was postponed until Tuesday. On
| Monday night ii was undels stood that the Eas.
Tern members held a caucus to determine " hat
course they should pursue. The ,rsuli of their
deliberations, ii would s.~m, was sue h, that, on
| Tuesday, when the resolutions came up for con-
sderallon Mr.. SrAnARD moved to posi- one The
consideration Of the fist resolution until The OH
er seven resolutions were acted on, alleging as
as his reason, that he FIST resolution was 90
Jeoiionable TO Eastern members, " ould give rise
10 debate and would require amendment
Mr.. PRICE requested TO know Of Mr.. S. what
amendments were to be proposed. Mr.. S..
after some hesitation, replied that he would
propose that the representation in the basis COM
niiee should be in proportion 10 the number of
delegates in the Convention fom the several
grand divisions. Upon the motion 10 postpone
here was almost strictly sectional vote, every
| member from Eastern Virginia voting for The
postponernent except Mr.. Stuart from Patrick
Mr.. Carter from Loudoun, (wllile basis men)
and MIR. Bolts of Richmond city who regarded
the motion TO postpone as false move on the
part Of the East. The motion was carried this
motion was followed up BY another 10 lay the
Report of the Committee on the table, which
was carried.
To-day, the Report Of the Committee of thir.
teen was again taken up and considered M
Stanard stated that he had been of the oyinion
that the committee should be SO organized as 10
represent the grand divisions, ralably, IN p,o-
portion TO their number Of Delegates in Conveu.
ton but that, in difference 10 The views of OH
er gentlemen, he would move as substitute for
the first resolution; that a committee Of irentu-
flee be appointed 10 consider the subjects Of ba.
sis and appcrtionrnelt. Mr.. S, argued al co.,
siderable length against the first resolution He
was followed by NIcssrs. Chiffon, of Fauqucr
Brown, of Preston, Caperlon, Of Monroe, Smi,h'
of Greenbrer, Jacobs Of Wheeling, Bolts Of he
City OF Richmond; and Randolph, of Automatic
in favor Of the resolution and against The subsi
tu'e, and by Mr.. Soulhall who sustained the
substitute.
| 1t is said that there was second Eastern
caucus on Tuesday or Wednesday night, The re-
suits OF which were seen in the abandonment hy
Mr.. Stanam Of his first suggestion, of ra,ahIe
representation in the committee. The debate
was able and conducted in GOOD temper. Messrs
Chiffon, Caperion, Bolts and Randolph made
Impressive, earnest and conciliatory speeches.
Mr.. Bolts declared himself willing 10 colnpro-
mise the basis question and to do every thing in
his power 10 offer the people Constitution l
which they would be SATISFIED Mr. Randolph
expressed the opnou that The friends OF The
White basis would be defeated in The Conven-
ton. There are some reesoms TO suppose Thai
MI Il. is mistaken Icannot say what these
reasons are, at present. At any rate, the friends
OF equal representation will make a gallant f.ht
fail 10 convince the Eastern people and Eastern
members. A recess of The Convention for a
few weeks il is thought will strengthen and u-
crease the while basis party Understand that
the Auditor will be unable 10 furnish the ilfol.
nation called for in less illan from four to six
weeks. The Convention will proceed 10 con-
slider The other subjects of reformat present, and
postpone the basis question; and if necessary,
lake recess in Decenber for the purpose OF
procuring suitable information on that subject,
but there are many members from the East as
well as the West, violently opposed 10 The post
lronement OF the great question of the basis of
representation. Nous Verrons. X.
| " On Monday last, Senator Mason, address