Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-11

MIR. HUGE uieH
marks hsreae ,nOtiou Of Mr. BURGESS the committee
rose. ,;,r,od until / X clock.
EVENING SESSION.
~, rouon,;o, met at ~ O'Clock, pursuant 10 al
| iournmHnt. ,nr,r,-r .r,oS
Tha Convention resumed the consideration IN com
m,tee of the Whole (Nr' ontff ~ III ~ -
| ra2nrt Of the committee vi '''' "''' "N ar
IT, CEAIp state! the question to be on the propo-
st,on or MIR. Scorr, Of Fauqu!er. ru;.
Mr. BjnGESs then addressed the committee. li'is
| remarks hereailer] - v.,. ,U1rEtE the
And then, on Motlon Oh -hl. '-At'
The Convention then adjourned until to-morFo"
morning at l01a clock.
PEndREs or MR. TREDWAE IN C"mnittes o.
the Whole on Saturday. -hareh l5
| A. TREDWAY. When was elected member OF
mi; Convention attempted, mt least, TO become day
IMPRESSED with the responsibility which l assumed
ruat responsibility very much Increased III We" :"
this yerv question which is now agi'atins ana cXci.:
hi, loiv Although felt that it was subIec, ot great
d;tcnIty. while apprehended that out OF might grow
evils and mischief to this commonwealth having come
here perp.exed with apprehension III regard 10 ne c".
SEQUENCES We; must declare to yo! that since nav Z
witnessed the dis customs which hare been So!h W
". t1
| :; l;. .rr,d.s the DEBATE and iet the shock OF the
NJ section with section, the little hope brought
sci h me has we'll nigh fed, and tear and apprehension
osr in the gloom OF despair. have been m rtled an
deeply regretted to see me rahc"r anu u,,P I
orsJ raion OF this suh;cct-the weigh.st which no"
n,a m the attention oil tie people OF virginia ana that
I'm Which gentlemen have declared with fearful ear
nes;ness the very destiny OF this comno "e;'!i! may
h.n.- or its fate NAV depend When have witnessed
MI This and found gentlemen raging Under the excite
ncnt of emiiered feeling, nnd sceming to ntiine the
bc mind with sectional casousies and To iced TINS eN
ci,emeu, with arguments based upon imaginary wrong
and distorted views OF past eglslatIou nave aiiii"s
com, m the conclusion that there hope could
..,1 tb,s question a.cahlo. have attempted 10 Tree
my.,jf OF this sectional feeling, while nave heard ut.
t,cks made bT section upon section, bcileVlns mat
would be unfit discuss this question We're To come
Ia il as an eastern man. burning with sectional feeling
have n.anp.ed to free myself from excitement pro-
dpc.d - !. moment bv attacks which | did regard at
the time u. wholly unussble, and urged upon
ratons which Thought BY means pertinent to The IN
,irv before u.s. desire therefore, notwithstanding all
mis- (apd shall attempt to carry out that purp"sel TO
.Ss his Question as Virginian- desire lool; 10
il Invested al the sectional feelings which have crvadcd
he discussion and which have been very often Tor ed
uoon me under the exhibitions which have been made
| hc-c.
taken of this subject whc. may give to i: cion9
ASPECT it is trrc that III consequence oi diycts!ty OF
interests row exis ing in this commonwealth mere may
he view taken Which would lead US +" the conclusion
"a ioual interests alone ,ugJ 70 5rv:i III the set
,c,,rp Of il b.: desire consider il, and ID base
nv action H. >rd TO it. upon The gr"u'7 t'i Lo~"v-
cr these interest," may stand IN the Way now e are anl
..y under Cur institutions. - remain 30 III time e
come shall consider 1t with the hct:e >,esro thsl
we nav ut in or OF sanc law fundamental principle
and rule Of act which shull exist nee Tor iii tine t.
come-no, oily fvr as TAT cr our ciit-' and err Il /
,r,ns children; which shall operate uniformly and equa
~ throughout "a 81 &C. without regard To Sc non rs
cpla xe tirs its a,utary and -"hs@ 'atVe iaricS
man section and portion OF III State and all It's
Interests or. great ":rnr which has prevailed IN this
debate as ha:3 observet,-alnost universally rreVa
lent, that have cssed this question 10 If al
the power of this government Sas Intended t" he veat
cd If ~. legislative department Notwithstanding it is
knowu that ern and western men concedc that the
executive shall be elected by majority OF the voters OF
he commcaw ealth Notwithstanding 1t Is Conceded that
your judiciary-tAat great arm OF y'Ir government
nav the most mportan branch of IT, charged with the
most mower and coming home the Interests both OF
the persons and property of every citizen III your com
monweeth: your executive to be conceded on the prn-
cpe OF the basis asked BY our western brcren aud The
judiciary deartnenti to be arranged without reference
10 ANYTHING section yet the broad unqualified deca-
ration has been made and reiterated that the east was
seeking to place all the power OF the government in the
hands of IN eastern minority appeal 10 all who hear
luc 20 saw whether any man who may have come MO
thi, hall during the discussion Of this question, could
nave thought for one moment that there was any other
bower il, this government than the Ice talave If any
gentleman had heard my friend from Rockbrdgc (Alr
LRTcH En- last night when he making an argument.
sncl that the mixed basis was wrong and the white
Dass RIGHT tending more however think, to exas.
perate western feeling against eastern leellnS II a one
had entered this hall mad not known anything u o4
pro, Ceilings would not he have bceScd at the east
| ere demanding that power IL every department OF
MS government should DO put Oh Ine nuA1u pasle anu
| the mixed basis a',aef
] Ca,, emen have worked themselves into such fury
> exc s.ncnt sectional feeling has so Gehroned judy
o.pt and taken possession Of their mids THAI they seem
c to have Considered this suoect importantly aua iaF
| ~ Too much excitement IS always preJuulclal to
,ro6ta.le and wholesome investigation 1t will ever
rniuce that result upon all occasions and have never
known it snguary illustrated than 1t has been
| n this discussion. We have come together IN Il con.
vention called by the people for the purpose of ogan
| ing this government and proposing to the people of
virginia such constitution will best promote their
an1uess and their safety; euch will best protect all
he .erests of persons and property in the comlno'-
wealth We have to look TO its various departments
10 live to the legislative, the executive and Judicial de-
,artmcnts such form a1 to base them upon such prin
,e Tor the guidance of these departments IN time to
come, "a that they will be most eifecualh guarded
| :yanst the danger of mal-admnlstratUn. hope gen
emen in future when they discuss this question: when
! they come here to make speeches, which are to 20
throughout the length and breadth OF this common
wealth to have effect rs they declare upon the pop
r.ar mind will remember to tell the people Of Virginia
mat in regard to the executive rs Well is the judicial
epartment of this government, that the eastern mi
| norty which has beeu much decried and canurcl
against have not asked the west to put i'll constu
Inn any principle which operate more in their own
ivor in any instance than it will to the west. Do us
that Justice for really think it has not been done in
~. ac,,ote That IL of the bauef errors which
erept into this discussion s"s 1t has been produced
hcn intentional and deliberate 1t does manifest it
seems to me- that there has not been that far atd delb
crate argument upon the issue before this committee rs
there should be- in order to obtain profitable result
Other errors have exered an influence on this debate
which time would fail to mention. have purposed
ler ONLY to call the attention of the committee and of
gentlemen of the east well As of the west to these
rors for make no charge against the west than
srans the east do not design to say that gentlemen
on the ono side have not done greater injustice than
gentlemen on tho other There have been some
sxr.nt on both sides I do not discriminate between
who has been in the wrong III this respect and who has
| not. =, ),
was struck particularly with the remark made BY
the gentleman from Marion Mr. NEssoS the other day
position that the majority should rule in our govern
mcnt and that one of the reasons why the majority
| - ,,,I, they had the physical mower