Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-16
NUMBER 100.


Or profit under the government OF the Commonwealth"
Under this law fully sanctioned By the old const!;uton
the General Court doubtless right in 1913, IN deciding
that Israel Jacob who engaged in transporting the T.
S mall disqualified from holding Office Of Justice of
the Peace.
Bat in 1880 the constitution of Virginia went into
operation. What did that say the subject Of qualification
Of members Of the House of Dclcgae' The I'm scction
article 3d. reads follows:
Any person ...., - elrr.d n member ot the Houre o
Delegates who shall have attained the age o. twenty-five
Years ana shall be actually rtsdent ana oehoider with
III ia. county CITY, town. borough or election District quail
ied by virtue o his freehold ir members of the
General Assembly according % this constitutions Prorded
That all persons holding lucrative gces, and Minister'S the
Gosp utc Priests oi rery denomnatton shall be incapa
bio OF being elected members OF either House OF Assembly
The 18th section declares that 'he Legislature mag
vide oy law that every person engaged in dullag shalt
be Disqualified for holding office" This is the solitary
Iect which the Legislature may pass dsfuaii, .e laws.
and oi course with his exception, rs' look 10 the Con-
sution alone for the qualifications oi members o. TIC Assem-.
bly, We have that, under the present Constitution
required that sha! be enty va ycas old
reehoider and resident Of TIE county 10 orc will de-
ny thet Mr.. Mayo meets these requisites. A 10 the
sole disqualicat:ons Will contend thai Nj.
Mayo hold, Lucrative oJfce.' is minister ci
the gospel" &c. Where, then, is this disqualification -
And all tho provisions Of the law, impo,:g further
disabilities with the sole exception fduellnQ in violation
Of the Constitution, and utterly null and ycid In hls
trgory be placed The provision The Code confident
" relied By The lues which disquaiies every person
who receives in any way iion tie United States any emo
umcn whe,eyer'-houeh We still firmly contend thar
admitting this provision be constitutional .Iy Mayo does
lot within It's range.
While under the old Constitution. aoil contractor may
Justly have been disqualified clear light that under
the present Constitution, mall contractor would not
disqualified But enough the subject OF the
most futile charges which we have ever known brought
against candidate. Desperate indeed the
Wing candidate in Henrico when his friends have
resort 10 such senseess, pitiinl attacks
THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION
The Times still hammers away this theme, making lis
.ost vigorous efforts patty slogan the Hhss
10 down the Nashville Com onon on Saturday night
It's last Keynote is that the rerds OF the Convention
do agree among themselves 10 ts oblec.s'and II
nyokes the sentiments Of ew ul,ras Snuth Carolina
warning the people o Virginia 10 engage IN
cation where disunon sentiments and acts be cnsenier
ed. Now, Eirgnlans generally in the heb oi tlnsnE
ard acting for themselves ard being led b. tie ~
Virginia has always excrtei conservative moral
influence upon the councils of III. unionshe viii DO the
same the Nashville Convention callet consult upon the
dangers threatening the South Ii efdeesates find thar Hot
spurs in that boy are be controlled will
the instructions in the Virginia Resolutions and secede.-
Can any harm then be DONE IN scnn% 10 Nashville WISE
prudent conservative citizens, 10 assist IN guiding the de-
ibcrations in such way the South
and the safety OF the Union Ru deay that pur
pose of dsunon WAS the Of the FOR the
Nashville Convention. To say nothing OF our own State
resolutions by which our delegates will be governed,
may other States who have sent delegates for ev
dcnce of what they regard the obJec, OF tho meeting We
have al hand the comments the Columbus Democrat
leading paper published in Mississippi where the movemon;
originated by popular action. II says;
Ihe objections TO the proposed Convention al Nashville
srko altogether un.ounded as too trivial to require
consideration The object Of those who first moved
the has been either much misunderstood IN certain
quarters il Eas been wfuly perverted No design OF
soverng the tnon OF forming Southern c"nledeIacy
into the heads Of those who first suggested the
proriey OF holding the Convention Their great and only
object was to unite the South enable a the slave
holding States act in concert ARD adopt some plan best
calculated their rights and INDUCE the Northern
minority in Congress respect the guarantees o the Cotst
tuition Instead ot widening the breach between IT, North
and South endagering the Inon II believed hat
such Convention would have directly opposite ,tnd,ncy--
tendency heal all dissenons and restore peace and a
mony the country Such we feel sure wonc be The effect
of calm and temperate but firm und decided appeal rom
the assembled wisdom of the South northern brcth-
ren unless indeed they obsinaley bent upon Carrying
out their schomcs tud disresadng rights and IN that
case disGnion later, u inevitable "hetner "c
hold our convention or not.
Again the following resolutions adopted nj large
meering in Limestone, OF the most important counties
i'll North Alabama:
ls Resolved Tint approve of the proposed Southern
cony.ntion 4; b. heIdn hc city OF Nashville the month
of Junc'neAi with Tic explicit announcement that sc Under
stand the objects Of said convention to be- ISL - collect ana
ebody Southern proc sentiment wl'non, regard 10 po,-
rn partzan Distinction the absorbing subjects oI South
ern constitutional rights and sectional equality I'd 10 pre-
sent an explicit and united remonstrance, in becoming
terms both of courtesy and frmness, against The unjust
unconstitutional md ruinous measures, reioed 10 aboNe
2i to perfect Southern party organization on such Plat
ronI will general Southern unannv; anG IN, u
they think cxpecn', 10 present 10 the SontEern people
tlei1 dplibSrDtf I
sht be dnne, in the We caCnet secure nema
AMI equitable :.e.1nt OF This nioLiecu5 question:
and hwarted patriotic purposes 8. srScs:n9 c
Federal Union b" prevailing Ipon our AcF'e:a i.o"'co
lens desis from tLeic aggressive course
Resolved 3D. That dcprecate the use oi M l"iciHpe
language and abusive cpithets, ty wcso'cf a'td
respecting the questions dspI,e between t = !t ana
the South hp cherish the most unteised acninrnt
IA our Federal Union and wholly opposed 10 d:ssoiu
non Of e present Federal Union BY direct action VI
the CONTEMPLATED .,ou.,.rn Convention '"ci ~ event
A, nny tinr should regard s among hc Ss~ ;ef s''
which could befu common hum"G.v; md - L.rotic
Sou,l.erners should look Jpon sIch ca.@nif ooE1
5niybut STILL sscoyo-to iot ncvitah! and nlre
ruin 10 the entire Southern members O. the NacU
tederacy which in the nature of Things is obliged t. fesn
rom unclec.sed p.uct;ces ana ocy OF te >o:fh thar
avc created hc nccee-ity :or the proposed Con en'n
Is there any breath of Iisunion in teao
inc South! And may not TIE delegates IRON Vl'sni-
safely counsel with their colleagues SEM by tie peope VITA
such views for hesafety Of the South and The Union =
The cases cited by the Times but exceptions the gene
-
Union while beadifed and strengthened b. tho heaiIne
spirit Of the Constitution We sec, therefore, .orce in
rhis hugbear cry o! the Times
We would inform the Times that snail .ght 10 ins
last for the South and that dc no. propose 10 aban
lon that grave process Of sedeence by Sa'e Convention
md Southern league 70: which Legislature 50 carefully
provided Of the pefetraon OF actual outrage by Con-
rcss We arc for standing by Virginia and the South in re-
ss.ng aggression ali hazards and the last extremity
but we insist that should wait until tine incendary
with torch in hand shall actually have fired The building
would the hand OF aggression before the blow has
been struck Virginia has resolved that the Nashville Con-
yention the proper mode OF exhibiting an uaec ana
manly front the part OF the SoEtE and, Virginia re-
puaes this measure, will not the Ncr'a calculate upon
her inccsion and Weakness and press on aRgressons
which will force dissolution of the uEonf ALREADY he
soers North catching u the assertions OF South
crn papers tina, the Convention Is failure, ext over the
supposed backing out OF South evidence that dA our
resolves are nothing but tinkling brass and sound
ing cymba, vain words ana nothing else. We would
remove this fatal delusion. At the present moment
especay we should strengthen the hands Of Our tes IL
tie Senate where and I'VE ar doubtful struggle IS
NOW b.ino waged We would rights as wei! as the