Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-10-24
VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
Nrnsrsp,y October, l6 1850, Third day
OMITTED PROCEEDINGS.

Mr. Fanlkncr had bel lr' hima resolution which he
op 'scd nnllst. II nas sr's luto, Witch ca0ad tr
rrit Ain hloman, which he thoigh II pnpT t" ''s
Convention 10 have. 10 m'lnior wosll object 10 isa.
,op'lun.
Mr. T. lmunls called tor the raling If The res IA.
ton.
A. & uth,l spggrsrei vcroal amendments which
were prupet l., be made
Nj " 10 thought ihe words ".non ms ptariic b'e'
.hnul BE- ~ varied AZ IL naic tho ,epo at ~ lhe 1t
d,y OF January. lie not going /, sloiiy him-ef
h act without the ptnef data; ani mt must eo"e
huthon ie firm; aud IL WAS NJ 40 III gfpt nntll
il did in iha wy; and III ~ wh"sef was Plnrhed
would have no rlghi complain. lie ihnglh the Gun
vcnion IN is ni prncrrdrg npol this question.
was tuttlnn the cnt b,tfo the horse
Mr Faulkner did n 1t knw what the gentle nan call
ed au,henc, he thought th' rrsalntin shmi1 be pass
ed aud ha, the ,ofornai IN uii ap er w,'h an hen-
city At any faia, every me nbef sho0d be wiling t.
make the eiiri.
Mr. Slrhhef though, the information which vond In
nhalned under the resbu 10, Of the m"inbe tram Be'k
by would answer nj the purp Of til, hody. lie di
ih k that the Convention after u lad n,"mhlrd M
der the law should ihuk ul a5mrnlng tp ,Ier day as
had been snggrs ed by he member from ae'onac.
Mr. Mn 4 ,rn,tt nfgrd tie nrnefeabll of get
iing the inioma,n RED lsite under the ~ oa'ton.
The census ,nkes too. hal received toos from
the Drpartm nj Wahngtnn not TO give infofna''on
any but the Gasefnneni lisei f1t =. p'rs-"t,
aud II wnalJ he optional wi h them "hethef The, woui
trouble themselves to give tho Convention their daa
/ not.
Nj Wis, nd answer the qn' san II tho m"nser
from Berkeley, he wouJ tel, him what vas 'nu hen "
Information. Anihenfic inf tm ''in wanh hr rectv'd
when the returns nd been ex nned and CORRECTED
At Was nag pion and had allxc ~ them shr saa Of the
United nes. liz did n desire h be nntefstnd ~
opposed t. he esoueo1; bat he n4ied that The Audit
world tike s passage As utinatog I" him. that
h. shall send lthe Convention coo,sftnfal stats
ties ho should nj III ke the repo siagla day heioe
he can give tho Convention "aaheniic' intofma i,n.
Any thing 'l4- wau'd b" worth n'thing lie thought
,hry sh ui relieve ihe State by adjontnmsnt. from tho
expense w ch would be incurred by the .mbsrs stay
ing here aud doing nothing, earniug nth'ng.
Mr. Tnypwell Taylor thought Il imp'fian' that the
fss lnion should be printed aud in the t,and'oi ths
members He lbough the resolution, Tor the present.,
should bnl,d on the tab iha, NJ might make moiiun
for n com,n enquire int" the cfeden Of n"m-
bcfs. He did think this Convention was elected by
the people to meet the 4h October. aud hea adjourn
uptil later day. He moved 10 lay the resolution on
the liable.
Mr.. wise propoaadel ,one ioetre,,ens to Mr. r;
did h 'mbe t, say that the ra pie desired this
body u act wiihtut tho proper d., al
Mr. Leake ,srd tn laying The resld'i"n on
the table He deenel il important that 'he Auditor
should have this resolution at the eafltst P ss'be
dav.
Much dcsnt ,ry debate .nSu.d.
Mr Catlile recaected when The bill calling the Com
venun was under sldefaton in the Legislature" thit
was urgel that IN 'ud noi have been COM
rleed when the Convention met; aud that i, was replied
by members, eontending Il AT the statistics could
he obta ned
Mr.. Goode question Of order This body
had adopted thu rus e the ii u'e of Del. gates tor
government; and his pant ofurJsr was that's Inoll,n
lay on the table only debatesbs 10 certain de-
gree. lie deemed any other subject than ih. motion
pending irregular and uu OF urjrr.
The President slaed 10 the Convent N the pint VI
otier.
Mr.. Cattle c0ntended that he was relevant in his
marks Il had been cpniend,d when the bull auhri-
zng the as senbaga of he Convention under co,sid
eriilon that proper statistics could be Oh ain
ed
The bin extending the time Of 'akirg The census had
been passed by Congress, aer the people of he Stts
had ted for the Convention.
Mr. Taylor amended his mo ian as ,olay il on tho
table, make il the order Of the day for tInoow, and
have it printed.
Mr. Letcher did no, know h,w he could have ihs
resolution printed when the Convention had no inter.
The Chair would state to the body, that It would
have any printing executed that might Direct notwi h
ndna there had been regular pnier ch 'sen yet.
The on laying on the table bsi"g take", b, disi
sion, aority found to be IN favor OF the motion.
THURSDAY Os' i7th, 1850. Fourth day.
The Con, snion assembled, pursuant 10 adjournment.
al 2 u'cock and its deliberations we're opened witt,
prayer by the Rev. DIR. AK Jones, Of the Ep scopa
Church.
On motion Of Mr. +, ulkner his res iuiiun, Offered
yesterday, called up and Rad.
Mr. Scott of Fauqnler rf,.reJ an amsndmen' 10 NIs
in .reporing the ree whiIe free claed and slave ti,h-
cables Of each county, cv aud tuwn, he also 'rrport
for the years 1910 and l530-snd compute the nuiue,
,ad md sIs 80 n,nul b,o lSyfl