Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-09
RICHMOND ENQUIRIES.
THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION.
1EsD,Y MoRN1NG. APRIL o. 1850.

,he nrocecanas of q meeting Of the people Vi '' e''
a, the African Church on last SATURDAY eHe'"'e -
besn called on a notice OF some h'e OF BLK u'' -
:: IN h, one ,sner of our city. 1t assembled 10 eoi
slider the proprie,y OF sending delegates 10 w -, on
ven,ion The part that people would take IN ae',ns W
,h;. va question had been the subject OF much uS'
; ,d no;pful doubt, Communications soon appeared ~
all the Whio journals opposing and denounchs ''o pof
.on. And the Times on Saturday morning. ih'oAu WV
,eone n come 10 the meeting, and rots aoe eSSy e
hat might be proposed for sustaining the 'ee ~,
of the last Legislature in favor OF appointing ~
Whig however, we pleased 10 say assui"e'
ground II most literally and patrioucaiy !ieiueu ''
and manfuly came up aid In sustaining the ls"'' u VIZ
South The Republican neither encouraged no u'''pp'
Of the objects of the meeting 80 iaf tlea ID VIZ p "
on c,,v copd influence public sentiment and warm up the
people on this great and vital movement the po''o'
~ ha b, Iit,le 90 cheer us OH the undertaking. The
neenp was held and the people, by their own promphss
were there Indeed they seem 10 have required no su
,ants TO rouse the but feeling deeply concerned III Tue
question meeting OF between three hundred ana MY a1
four hundred of best and most rusy cltzehs gathered
together In all sincerity, declare that wo nave never
ssen any meeting city composed OF moro respecaoi
iry worth and intelligence than that held on 'hs occasion
We ,ay th. in no spirit idle compliment but as due 10
truth and justice.
IN morton of Mr. J. " Hardyicke DR.. John Dove was
c, 10 the chair and the editors of the city papers ap
pointed Secretaries
The Chair asked some one explain the objects OF the
meeting This task undertaken by Mr. b. b. Minor VINO
said that he conceded with those who had called the meet
mo N y.snond 10 ,bs action of the Legislature and as he
belonged the dominant party in this city, nc haa oe
ouested 10 state its purpose The Democrats peiefeu
the Wings should take the lead and the Democrats would
cord;sllv unite with them. II had been thought hiehy
proper that both parties should come ogete ss they oi IN
and advocate the remedies IN INT
tho South and for the South, the Union anu |or lhe
Union He thought It especially becoming i'll the wings 10
take part in this NATTER remove ell peleA' Tor TIC peo
Gratis 10 make capital Of this subect-as they had ALREADY
made ont of the of some Whgs MI VI auueu 'a'
this was not original questions cur representatives, III Tue
Legislature had sanctioned and recommended tile
Convention and should carry out their views MI W.
concluded by moving that committee OF Is Ia majority 70
be of Whgs) be appointed report resolutions on the SUD-
,ect to the meeting.
nv Robert G. Scot, said he wss one of those who had
been most anxious TO see people of Richmond assemble
on this grave question: act on the piopey OF sehoh oc
lesa,es the Nashville Convention de trusted 'ha' there
would be but one heart one feeling this respectable meet
ing upon great question: which ne knew no party ou
his country the Constitution and the Union II rises ABOVE
the petty feelings OF party ana comes nome 10 Us al
and we arc called aid in settling The question io
ever Ho trusted that committee (which he seconded
would make and temperate report, which would as
pei the dark cloud Some gentlemen of both parties mad as
scented 10 compromise based upon the before the
United Senate and for which Henry Clay was no"
pressing his mighty efforts (appause) Daniel WEBSTER 10
whose patriotic speech Mr. s. paid an eloquent compliment
was for the compromso-Gong and loud appiause)-
Give US the scheme of Daniel WcbsIerno in fair words
but in substantial acs-and though the South would give
up much by accepting it, he was willing to stand upon "
Let the committee report in favor of sending delegates TO
insr dcenates tho remedies
for the evil and the basis which would agree TO an ad
justment.
Mr. A. Judson Crane notwithstanding the omsrks Of his
Young friend and Of his older friend could not yet precise
" understand the objects of this meeting He must KNOW
what the committee do, who the committee were be-
fore he could raise The committeeman yet neither
gentleman had explained the purposes oil the meeting II
IL is for the purpose forth in the papers he should 20
against it, The invocation of neither Harry OF the West
nor Webster of the Last would have ruence with nm
ION question, which, in its mighty consequences con-
cerned both old and young.
Mr. James Winston had made every effort to stay away
from this meeting. He particularly anxious that his
name should not go down TO posterty In connection win
this Nashville Conventions Convention which in future
ages would be cassed with the infamous Hartford Conven
on Our grievances be redessed in Congress and I'M
der the folds of the Constitution He had tried IN vain to
get to Sleep avoid any connection with the meeung-bui
could slumpe ne resolseu 10
proposition that nigh, be made tending in any manner 10
give appreciation the scheme OF appointing delegates to
Nashville. He had determined adjournment,
and nigh, do i, yet. The Legislature had recommended
this Convention under the pretext Of saving the Union
but he SHOULD mark every who was sent to TINS Hart
ford Convenonts sectional movement to dissolve 'he
Union What will be the result? Frst we "il have the
orders in Council then the Berlin and Milan DEGREES &c
He should Ike know upon what authority Mr. Scott had
said that Mr. Clay and Webster were for sending delegates
10 ne Nashville Convention.
r Scott explained that he said that those Senators were
for fair adjustment Of the slavery queson-and the sou'h
should be united sustain them.
Mr. Winston said we ought wait until Congress does
something Zachary Taylor in the chair, sworn TO do
his duty He feared that this meeting had been called tor
some improper purpose and thought the whole question
should be indefinitely postponed
Mr. James Lyons had been in Court all the week. had Jus,
arrived from Hanover and not in physical condition
make spcechbu he make suggestion in ela-
ton the action OF this meeting and express his regret
and surprise that his venerable friend M Winston men,
Der of the Society of Peace Friend, should he the first to
rise and make war; and throw rebrand here array
parties on this the fearful subject that before
the country In spite Of epirhets from what quarter
they may he would say boldly that he came here TO paiic!
pate in this msengbu lie did here 10 be insult
If he fr L dcnounce Mr. W. and those who acted
with him. as traitors the Sou,h Would he not be rown
ed down. And yet the gentleman denounces citizens here
as Hartford Conventionistsand declares that avoid the
odium Of the measure he tried sleep of the meeting The
gentleman need not take much care of postery-or
poserity would take very little for him We have come
here said Mr. L. consider the propey OF sending dele
gates the Nashville Convention Was there any treason
in hatl For the first ,me the people of Richmond are TO
be prevented expressing their views important sub
ecs Is treason for the people of Richmond TO discuss
and decide such question: If stalks about and
the Constitution is in Danger is it right o gentlemen 10 go
10 Sleep and let the traitors plot their mischief! On the
contrary ought such flaming patriots to forth
and defeat the measured Mr. L. would boldly say that he
for sending delegates the Nashville Convention in
response the action of the Legislature He however, sug
gss,ed that the committee be appointed tonight should
report adjourned meeting this night two weeks The
number present very lage-and, gentlemen say
they did understand the purpose of the meeting il would
be better postpone its action have meeting of the whole