Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-11-01
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OR sbsehre from home nasil short time before
,s,.inr Our paper 70 press aas prevented Us from
r;rinr = fan detail Of the poceedings Of his body
The most irapnrtani bnsiless Fensngson saturday,
wss,,he subject invosyi1s the Basis Of Representa-
ton which vas tie resShtiSn Of The committee of
IA that comu.ittee eoasAsing Of "a, Of an equal
bamtr 81 members fEorn eh 81 ne four divisions
II aps5ir,eI IS consider al report basis Of rep
resehtasica, and an apPbft snmeni thereon
Mr.. ScorF III Fauqnier, rs addressing the chair
preparatory u Offering tnenriendment OF which ne
gave rotice On Friday @eWas announcing The
princiFie generally cpuieif loE ny iae East, That
property should be proceed ~ the fundamental
law. And IL said il was ar, stood 70 Be eoneedeh
IN Gentlemen from the Yalsy that properly ought
Is be 81 protected He u slsi % know, ii these
gentlemen and The few ffoIncle EAST who eoncurred
With them Cd The basis Elestisns would make
/ guaranty Of such ptotectt condition Of Their
\ sancgioning iheswhite basis III amendment pro-
nosf1 Is the committee furtnr with he duty
81 eensiderinsg the proper mode 81 guiding against
The abuse OF the power 81 tax ai'.ll alton and
] Representative, he had always been iakbt 10 he
lieve. weFs insePaIaSie Aas s5 s. ,eas M sen,
Aen.en y a, ~ W he eTils "a his
Pmt!n ssn, mt TI,s s51 " gsplls
men Of aiytsIn would Van sov,; 49,
/ sriih@r AT AT sssse Guaranty NJ
I BASIS .a.aent as ssrt upon all such
NJ 49, also 10 y lseas4aalFe powers
.. me q
Mr. 5 hsd,PropAed 81 qtier his saa sg inso con-
. aiilefep words viz sl A. = Il aav. may
be deemed ezpedispt, 10 i'd pose "a he Legislative
Department to guard againsi the undue exercise al
+ the taxing poweI.A But not deeming the Garms ot
I expression materi,l, He bad adopted phEaseology
which had bern suggested - him 81 bis friend from
Berkeley. (Mr FAtLKxER1 The alneHdment was
designed to te merely AMI addition 10 The resolution
4 of thecommiltee.
4 Mr. FAr1kxER said when Re entered the Hall
this morning he kheW nothing Of the proposition
Y intended 10 be submitted ey yhe gentleman is0m
+ Fauqaier Lenrning from bin what it was, apd
NOT liking ilsfphFaseoIQgT,Ihe hastily prepared he
resolution which that gentleman had adopted as his
+ own, aud which was nbw helere the Convention.
4 Mo Faulkncr pTefeHed Ithe original proposition
lhe one prepared by bBmS4ti and submitted BIZ MIR.
! Scot) to the Amendment now Offered by Mr. Car
lille. 1t was more comprehensive "a lis terms and
4 gave ID the committee wider scope ofeBaury and
I action. In arranging he basis Of Representation,
the committee should be allowed TO guard every in
lerest which might be ihJeIpusy affected bg legis
/ lati6n. The original proposition covered the sub
ice OF slave property ii all Of its aspects and rea-
I lions and other MATTERS not embraced in NIr.Car-
+ lille 5 amendment Ii IS true these limitations upon
legislative power were het according TO his theory
+ Of govern nan5 " misunderstanding connected. with
f the sui t@} h Etihh; yet. IN the practical
arran cement III the quAktib III Ssaie si'Qatfd al
Virginia wasas 10 her var ions Interests, they fnigh
/ exert an important and c5AiTcling influence oveI
\ the final sefleInent Of the question: There were
some Limitations spokenot ~ Khicl, he was opposed
/ and others witch be tav0feFk II was very certain
that his constituents egIcttFd lhatin any Coasttu
] ton receiving his sanction ample and etectdal pre-
i tec;ion shall le given a all 4f the substantial I'M
teFcsts Or the State. The Aly entrust&d To that com
miltee was an important phe. Upon their action
/ in great measure, dePet&fl ihe peace and har
4 mo4y of the Commensurate They should take Z
1 comprehensive survey dt the whole field Of cohtro
II versY and adjust the sgtjkHkof representation il
Y view af all he tights AMI Interests that might De az
Il ieced by it, Could ihisb done unless their power:
l were ampidei beyond 3F4 taims " The first reso!u
II ton Of The Committee Of Thirteen? II had heer
I supposed that ia forming Committee oil tqua
Members fronfiha East atd West they were creating
/ Gordian kaot which II WoaId require tire sword o
4 this body 10 unite In thisl opinion he coneurred
H unless the ppMersof the Epmmittee were enllTges
\ as proposed. The great iHsUe would necessarily b,
!. between the mixed basis md the white basis will
Il proper constitutional limitations. How was il pos
sibe that the white basis patty could eyer properly
4 mature and present from gal committee their plaI
Il If they hadndt the powerful Act upon the subject
y these limtatidnsl lie hesffed 10 see report tina
would give satisfaction 0the East as well as to th
4 West This might seem impractic able in the view
4 Of some, but he did notyHtdeSpairo il. fIewonl,
H nordishondrihe East 50 iiar suppose that be-
s'srF fntercFsI II Limitations could N
4 devised that woufd aipra4a equal higher securi
\ upon them ~ abandon tAeirGfoaGds Il was npces
sary therefore ID invest Gle Committee with IL mi
4 e<t Power ogerthe subject IN order iht The plan 4
stbe white basis parry shope ae ores .nted in mos
t perfect form e the coHsiii5tFaion Of his todT
TIT FaalkRtr said AeIfcpFesentea large slave
h9t4inS aid talk payfRg 1istJict one as deeply il
terssted in The right adjustment Of his question Al
+: perhaps any III ihe Commonwealth and whilst III,
people OF thai district were firmly and unalterabl,
/ attached TO The priacpe III the white basis and cy
/ p8cicd an inaeNi5le course OH that question from
/ theirdelegateSi twas nevertheless Their wish tha
/ The legislative power shall he placed under al
4 proper and salulary restrictions They had IRA
Il ctsefy the Same Interests I'd protect which So detpV
I: concerned the East NoWTutg roullbe done +, b5
! E7st that woald net he fslt hy them Wnh fhe
/ Irans-Alleghany section pf lbe Sta,e they had IA
peculiar sympaihies except those springips, fran
an admiration 0f their enterprise and oharacfer |
\ profound conviction of hefrlayaitv and aiachenl
TO the honor and Interests oIthe State and cordial
4. and sincere concurrence taf opinion with them II
those great principles of political Justice and no-
lleal equalliy which theT were struggling 10 main
lain on that door, and which he Mr.. T. boncd tber
would never cease 10 contend for mill thrv y,ers
obtained. He declared hIsbeIief thai jfsiha nanns
OF the East would divest their minds Of preipdire
and look into he really delusige character Of fsir
naked basis SCHEME and h9W ittle it could in anu
aspect avail them. they Nond themselves
II re expressed the confident expectation tha, ]
plan ot Representation c9un and wosId he nrasent-
ed which, while il vldieased The nrEeines ~ ~
ltcal equality and satisfied liz WeSt onb H. IT,
earefalness of ifs provfsi5ss hi iSsira, $50 ..ie
ground of apprehension Ill tbe bari IF he E..y 5ass
give tFanlaiiityahd peace 90 this ouastion - ~, ~,
STAG 1850" = ING
II was because he believed an scesnt,hi, .,
could be devised that be WAS 90 a,sy,,ls 'dn
The comlHittee with the carasiaartin III 49,
aaees. He believed ibe to M III. II, 'iaI
locked all the dilfieaiiies in tier I. w
INV 4he PRESENT vicious system of
iii, 4 was wIin hhese views that be ind
H. ,.,s L. fhe gentleman from Fanquier
iae Cammaltee divested Ills
ai''o1s 81 q ile lroPoSiiOn,werc not adopted