Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-12

most prominent of those Northern representatives who
the Southern party in Congress- therefore, to insist npon
definite conclusion to tho whole slavery Controversy
Mr. Cays plan, in the shape he has given it, il rhoy mad
ssble BY the South lie insists the recognition OF our
ereluson from the Territories by force Of the Meriean lac
and will permit the validity Of that law to be decid
ed BY tho courts, Mr.. Caytons bill proposed Had he
left of his proet this indirect enactment Of the tnot
ProrSo its other features might have commended II TO
Southern APPRECIATION think there good to hope
that general and satisfactory compromise will be elaborated
which will receive the sanction of the Houses. But il
is sallimporant this end that the attitude of the Southern
States should be maintained without wavering or DIVISION
Let hastily rejoice the late favorable ndca
ton in the House of Representatives Our safety is not 80
cured until the North has soemny agreed to iobear agges
sion and encroachment
CONVENTION FOR REFORM.
For the last few days. the House of Delegates has been
engaged in interesting discussion the Convention
| Bill Yesterday an amendment of MIR. Dorman, was
under consideration in the Committee Of the Whole, Mr.
Sheiey in the Chair and Messrs Hail. Claiborne, Dorman
Wills Perrow and Campbell of No,toway addressed the
House We reached the Hall near the end ofM CampbePs
speech and pleased with tho ceaness and cogency OF
his arguments Gentlemen of pronounce his speech
as among the best delivered this session IL was his fret
regular effort being young member and gave token of u-
ture distinction.
Mr. Dorman had moved amend the 9th section prescrb-
ing the upporonment and districts by substituting the fol-
lowing "rhe appoonment upon the combined basis shall
be- as nearly possible delegate eachten thousand
hundred and dollars combined 30 that Virginia east
of the Blue Ridge shall elect delegaesand Viz
MIA west of the Blue Ridge shall elect sIy-four delegates
As the vote was about being taken Mr. Speaker iior
KINS who was on the floor, defined his position he SAID
he instructed by both convention and an
ton meeting of his people Personally he was for gong lar
10 meet the wishes the West but under the
ne w,s ready TO settle the basis of represenon middle
ground He could meet the West halfway anu give up one
half the maoriy the East now has tie could go no ar
far fh,
gentleman from Rockbdge and between the TWO conle-
ting propositions should for Mr. Stovas substitute
Mr. KIDWELI glad TO see the spirit OF the gentle
man from Powhaan-and he argued that according to MIR
Dormans amendment the West had gone more than hall
way He called the East in spirit oi COMPROMISE 10
meet the West and sustain Mr.. Dormans proposuon
| Mr. PATRICK said, while he might vote for Mr. Dor
mans amendment he would contend for The representation
on the white basis entirely.
Mr. Dormans amendment then lost So noes 62
Messrs Price and Strother acting as telie5s
Mr. Stoyars substitute then adopc-aycs b3; noes 81
On motion of Mr. CONWAY, the committee rose, and
Mr. SHEFFEY (the chairman) reported To- the House that
the committee had adopted tho substitute Mr St'vas to
Mr.. DORMAN moved the previous question.
Mr. WATSON moved to amend, 50 as 70 add "Fuvanna
to the district composed Of Absmarle and Nelson
The previous question was sustained. -
| Mr. CONWAY asked the ayes and noes on Mr SIo
WALLIS substitute which adopted ayes 66, noes o.
,on csr,er HarSie Gibson Flood Mitchell Bnrwell Pow
er Lewis OF Brunswick, Wills Clarke OF Campbell 6cKner
Lacy Jones of Chesterfield Barbour Page ssgaT oaTEs o.
borne Edwards Clop,on Massle Cook Of Greenesve Sto
vall Fleming Wckham Lancaster Morris Of Henry south
ALL Wallace, Howser Tomlin, Gresham Ball. Harris stokes
Newman Shepard Coleman Perrow Stubbs, Happe Butt
Yerby Henderson, Campbell of Nottoway, Panni Syme
Townes, Neal, Wootton Rives Harrison, Strother Griffin
Ss ayne shey Brown of
Hammond Grantham Bennett Wells, Morris of Cabell Hill
Guerran Wood Wall, Pendeton, Carroll, Price, Powell
Stump, Welton, Lewis of Harrison, Duke Worthingon
Patrick Mnter Ferguson Schooley White Kidwel Jones
of Marshall Hicks, Warman Berne Smith, Duckwall
Wheate Buswe Robertson, Cackey, Hail. Mayo Cook Of
len Pitman Hass Campbell of Symth, Johnson, George
West Jacobs Heiski, Cook and Boyd-57 -,
Mr. DORMAN said he should vote against the BILL
and if it was rejected would resolution embracing
tho principle Of his former amendment
Mr.. CLAIBORNE moved the previous question. 49,,
Mr.. TONNES moved an adjournment Lost by large
Mr. FERGUSON sad he was for the best Convention
bill he could get He was willing to let the people od 'e
West say whether they would have Convention or not on
the basis fixed in the bill He should therefore vote Tor the b
Mr. LEWIS Of H. said that mus, either take the olll
as is Convention Mt ALL de coua noa eoo
principle standing here as the representative oil ooo iee
Mr.. SHEFFEY should against the engrossment o
the b-so as to be able to introduce fair compromise on
this great question This bill involves the principle that
property with PERSONS is Legitimate element OF
lion This doctrine broachcd in Virginia until 1888
in 1916 making white population the sole basis of reprcsen-
,a,onand in the Convention of 1922 Mr.. Leigh had con-
bill unfortunate ou
The part of the East. Mr. s. spoke at some length.
Mr. HARVIE moved an adsurnmcnt-lost.
The previous question was sustained.
Mr. DORMAN called the and noes on ihe cneroSs
mcn of tho bill as amended by the adoption Of MIR Sovas
| substitute. H..
Several gentlemen saying that the vote could not be re-
carded as u test question, Mr. d. withdrewh
Mr. NEWMAN renewed the call for the ayes ana noes
The motion for enerossmen then adopted ayes ~ noes
i9-and the House ADJOURNED
Mr. Stoyas substitute simply submits tho question OF
Convention or no Convention and apportlons the
ton on the basis white population and taxation cono
ed-exclusye of merchants licenses Inc onowhg ''
apportonment =
The apportionmen and districts shall De as IN
this aecton The districts composed OF the foo"g cou
Ties ces and towns shall elect delegates as follows hcco
mack and Northampton two delegates Norfolk Guy, .or-
folk county and Princes Anne five delegates
Sansemond Isle of Wight Sussex Surry and Grcenosve
four delegates Petersburg, Chesterfield ana pInce
delegates Richmond sy Jomea Civ Gou
cescr Warwick York and Elizabeth City, two delegates
Essex King Queen MiddleseI and Mathews tnTee dele
gates Caroline, Spo,syvsn'a ssorsand ag King George
lancaster and Northumberland three delegates Prince VII
liam Alexandria, Fairfax and Stafford four delegates hen
y franklin and Patrick hreo delegates HasI rsyva bsr
MIA and Mecklenburg six delegates Prince Edward Cnar
otts Lunenbug Holloway and Appomattox 1ouI
brunswick and Two ,1ss dsegates Campbell
and Bedford four delegates Nelson amherst anu Il
four delegates Goochand Fuyanna and Louisa three ae,
saes Lopdoun three delegates Fauquer and Rappahnn
Boeou R91nGse asgnnS and gHinand a
FIVE deesates; Rockingham Pendeon and Page four dele
Hardy and Warren four aeefs,s
Berkeley and Clarke io1 go Boose Han
coek and Marshall four delegates pOdddge wetze Ty
Wood and s1Is ka sal e Sssss,ss
doph Barbour GImer, Braxton, Writ and Jackson, fou
delegates cabe Mason Putnam Wayne Boone %,o and Lo
gan three delegates; Greenbre pocanon.as ysop
FLOYD Montgomery and Pulaski three delegates Mercs.
! Giles, Tazewel and Monroe, three delegates; Smy.n
Wyhe and Washington three delegates; Scott nsSe a'
Lee three delegates.
tsnow thought that either hr Stovalr OF NJ Do''"an
proposition will be finally adoptedand that ConSeh"o,
bill will pass ,h, session. The signs certainly indicate suc
resul-houeh there yet may be hard fight over the oil
as amended.