Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-05

rActuiNc department ana The bass oil rcprcStnit"i
in the Legislature!
90 for the election of the Chief Magistrate. AM
Gofur another thing, for the proposition, expressed
by ny colleague Qlr l-yons) Of stripping him of re-
| ry particle oi patronage and power. possible "a 'or
II. from what have recently elsewhere i'll c e.
tion of another executive of the acclr;cd use Of sch
patronage wish to prevent the occurrence o. sTti
things here.
And now, sir after thus rapidly and hastily prcs.nt-
ing these views lappcal, il may dare make the apr al
I" those Eastern gentlemen who differ with ans
question: to say if they do not hazard peril and danger
OF the most imminent character TO tic work OF ohr
hands, il We by IN adjournment, in effect acknowledge
our lnsnlccncy to perform this high work of framing
Constitution believe, from the Indications thI
have observed that majority here already prepared
| 10 vote for III adjournment. | solcmny warn my
friends and wish 10 Heaven they could deliberate
day or two longer before the vote taken 10 pause
and reflect betorethey vote such step. ! wish lhc
people themselves could be heard on the subject for
believe there would come up voice in favor of the
Convention remaining here and proceeding at once to
| the discharge ofits duties
| MR. WISE Il do not wish to interrupt the gentle
| man from Richmond, or rather did wish 10 do So,
but he did hot choose to BE- interrupted for IN cXpla-
| tion. Did understand my friend from Richmond as
imnting to mc either opinions desire destroy The
social foundation of the State!
| ME. X. u. ScoTT:--No sir.
Mn. IsE:-Takc another shade Of The idea Did
understand my friend from Richmond as imputing 10
me the position of destructive as contradisnguicd
| from the position OF relorner!
| Nix. X G ScoTT.-l did understand nv friend from
Arr"mac, ~ asowing very distinctly, yesterday,
that lie was for shaking the very pillars Of this gov
| crnlEen
Nh. WlsE:-So nm sir: and let ne say that mn
| properly So as rcinrmcr And | would ask the gen,
tenn from Richmond how reform or repair the
Constitution without dcstroyingit am sir, fol TAX
ln@ the ship OF state into dry dock for hcwing way
every rotten timber. for clearing the wreck Tor throw
ing the worthless tackle away. and for rcp1iring her
Constitution 20 that she may sail forth proud monu-
ment cf our architecture. II | atn for destroying, it
| is for repairing and reforming Is lc renclna iny
better rciorncr than |.
The gentleman has asked the West and the Fast
what object We can have in the earnest adherence 10 onr
principle, and desire to ask him if even concrding lis
principle, if We not bound 10 wait for the census re-
turns in order to apply that principle The gentleman
tells me that he dstrsts both the East and the West,
ad that is precisely what expected from the locality
| Of Richmond and from the rcorners OF Richmond.
The East ~ we'll the West, thu West ns well AZ the
East, were both suspected and disrustci oh thu lcs-
| tion of reform.
Mr.. R. G. ScorT:-Will The gentleman allow me
to interrupt him
Mr.. WISE sE-ccrtainly, air. Yield the floor always
| for such purpose.
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what he expected of Richmond. Indeed!
| MIR. WISE :-Ies, sr-indccd.
| Mr. r. g. ScoTT:-Ths is what hc expected of
| Richmond. When that s.ntimcnt to which hc refers
uttered, did not say in connection with il. that !
had just much confidence in one part of the State rs
in the other, but that it safe principle in the for
nation OLA Constitution to disrust any human being
Does not The prncpl" which enters into the formation OF
every Constitution Of free government, require that you
should distns all agents Of the people, and disrust-
ing them that you should provide checks against The
exercise of their powers to the injury of the people -
II the gentleman expected thai from Richmond, IL, him
] make the most of it.
Mr. WlsE:-The declaration of the gentleman is s,s-
cepble not only of moral interpretation but un aritll-
met cal interpretations dependant on the returns of the
! census. There arc So counties lying Chesapeake
Bay, let ne tell the geneman who are tired of susail-
Ing the power OF the East at the expense heretofore
paid by them. When the census comes in it will not
only show the property Of the West, which has been
taxed, called taxable heretofore, but what also
| wish TO look a the property of the West which has
1 not been taxed wish ny that census, 10 ascertain
whether the difference in the taxation of the East and
the West has not heretofore been fictitious one Is
it made BY legislation. Does il result from the inherent
nature of things The people East of the Blue Ridge
pay two-thirds Of the taxes of the State and in that
the people Of the East and of the West nre alike inter.
esed You have here oiorc. you gentlemen of Rich,
have referred doubt not, paid twohirds OF the taxes
and set have had aeprcscnta,on to defend against
undue taxation. | am for representation wEici
will guard against taxation Why should W,
pay these two-thirds of the taxes. is question wisl
answered. Ii is because thousands Of hogs and catiI
of the West driven 10 Baltimore, out OF your State
rnt;iNcd ! wish TO see also whether there arc IN,
other subjects Of property in the West whic! I,
levy taxes and propose then 10 bring the E:s; an,
West upon equality with each other in reference
this matter Ii tho principle of taxation combined will
| population shall form the basis of repre- entaon,
wish 10 see whether We cannot make the taxes Of til
West equal to those of the East upon your own psi
cipe. How are we to decide with reference to any
these subjects at present! We cannot do it witiou
the returns of the census. Let wa then, for lis
Of property which the cannot obtain, and wlc
| never was in the hands of the from Acconac o
| from Richmond in the last Convention, who indulge
in conjecture there. There WAS not, Until the ccls
OF 1910, that description Of information i>certaned
| the census at all.
Now, the gentleman puts on the wharf al Cher
ston-not Chcrrysonc your statutes call it; il
TN Indian name, Cherston-and asks Inc what vi
say TO my constituents in excuse for coming home
this time. shall say came home because was di.
inclined 10 net the Richmond gentleman desired an
in the absence of information that might you iroi
taxes; that the Richmond gentlemen desired TO lav
me with them 90 on and pay twohirds Of the taxes
the State and they wcld all the power of the countg
between tde-water and the Blue Ridge. That will !,
my answer What will b. the gentleman's answer, f
we adjourn to-day, to his constituents! There 8
about $4,000 week expended By this Conycntio,
and perhaps boarding house lady, and others of tt
description may nsk Of the gentleman WHY did you pt
keep these gentlemen here longer! Great aightcJ
Mr. r. G.. ScoTT:-A single word in regard to ne
information which the gentleman from Accomac thinks
will be obtained through this census. hold i'll ny
hand the resolution und if he get any thing uner
the from tho Auditor in to that resolution,
except the number Of free white people in the S;tc,
| then am mistaken.
Mr.. WISE i can wriieto Washington ard c,t the
information when the returns sln have been
made without calling upon the Auditor. want in!or
nation trom Washington "a we'll IS Richmond 10 pro-
tect my people from taxation.
Sir. Martin, OF Henry called the preyio.s qu,.tion-
which sisaincd--and on his moti,n the vote nd
ourn recorded follows
| ArEs-Mes Anderson, bland. Bike Rro,yu Byrd.
Camden Capertcm Car:ile Carter o r. Carter Of L..
!, Chambers, Chapman, Claiborne. Cook Dcnealc, El
munr Faulkner, Ferguson. Fisher fley, Fulktrson.
Fultz, Galy. Hays. lIcgc fIopk:n V Hunter, in
cob, Janncy. Johnson hrnney. Kicosc Kncte Lrlcher
Lonberger Lucas McCamant A;cComas, ,iar!in Of H.
Miller Moore, Murphy. Neoson, Ne,.laan, Pendleron
Price sAnuc-. Seymour. Sloan. Smith oI r. Smith Of
j., Sno,crnss. Stephenson, Stewart Of NJ. summers
Smith OF g.. Tale. Tredwav Van WinkI. Watts Of r..