Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-18

call y'ss h sh;r editor OF the city OF Richmond
what IS car" be- leave TO ca the attention Of
drv~a,es from Richmond OF inc why party
SONY INTERPRETATION OF eastern deisSt' .. my
rono1an whs editor, and TO ask ,;. 70 tho sbakins
r.; hearts whether they Will sao'h'' - t
81 NV" .,nh;le over them by the oTersc''
u IN ~, RoTT,S In his scat lAeS INV w.. !.
;. nv, :, lon, TIA. have became " S r;a,, rr,
A. WISE, | am not used - II; 80 liz, 81 ~
1;r,,non am sure Is Giitei":. of ,onr snFar;,n
W. ;rtnc and that Is II" |!''aS %
with onsslf,It n ", sshterl And a,n very
"'' , la. ,L.y h,ye him of f'!Etss Ivy.
:"'.' l,,, nrcs,mc ali IL" Ae'''I''',r .;t 80 ~
h;,ar.,o,n cannot fri ,!tel i:o. w.. -.cicv in ,b
;,b, an, man who presume ,,. 4, ,hs subject
position OF my if'e'i l.;r Of tn" editor on the cd
Sitting IN ts's TIN. r,.hos,i M'hg. this editor, most
l'ra' 'f'o h< arms ak:nbn proudly IKE III auto
~. =, + he had heard o. ''c'!'
saws: ,.,yol,arn from. the Ports
nauth VIII of lrtsir '.' ~ .o,s II The repre-
very tuE'' H., contention i:ca that district ha!
.La.,sl 1b.;r views upon he basis question
80 .a,,. ~ acknowledgement this For man To
r s.. and = Conscience. 10 b. enshtcnea-to
I cbanr.l, Gentlemen though; that Sohsc!voo ~
,as As impresnab'c the shield oil hen''s-
science here was seven bu..S aides 'h'sN' -;
~. H.. reached anu reason m argument WAS !" " w
r;.b s..tfad ears and hoodwinked cyes-th', eie "S
a, reason and no conscience. What 4 "oi.rous 'i'''7
shat man conscience and reason Sso' %
Ia, and hc; I'D, tina: it should produce c''nee, anu
;hat man in this day shoasd presume S.oI "'
= 49,. enough 20 avaw i. la; I" the article:
D,.,;o,-Wc le,.,. f.cm the Portsmouth
VA; =, Trcsay last that Z report having become very
r-cnt in Norfolk co,v. ;hat some OF the representa-
,;v.s in the Convention from that oistFie' l"He"ea
TAYLOR suppose-he is sam" o: The Norfolk
had changed t.t- r:cS upon tAs '"s.s quea
faI {: IL
wal. anon Mr. Tazcwe Tay9r, md confer with INN on
tn. subject
WILL This comn;ttecc il seems after conference 10.
,bcr ma l. = report upon Nj TAYLOR. They Wen: ana
examined him. suppose with glasses rs i Curious '"'5
AN or.ina!-as 4 ran VIII" uoN-t'h".' w. i'o,r x, :
enough to avow 4 change Of opinion !.anShtS'. al
II i. most curious most curious. Renewed .'hiof.
am sure there sits gent .r:la. i!on VAS o:st'ct
ipontinr to Mr. Boris. wlU Il III 01es entertain !,
change Of opinion will bet ali am worth OF H. w!'i
have honesty enough 10 ayow it, that 700 III d:lai'
Of all editorial power. i;:l trus: in his pEy>lca! Z"
We. moral Courage to DO IT, Tie Is too Ps'na 10 .,
an au,oato-soo proud TO be White slave c!ther %
the press ur even OF that srca: ;:stcr. the people
rlay inspect him and they report ui''a h':n fn"i
TAYLOR One .! the modes; .:en: on" OF the mus.
Conscientious men; one Of he most dctcl;e OF men IN
his neral tone and feelings y man .! tie finest sci'Ei.
n.crt 4 ,nai lovc:5c III al his respects man ul OF
al tn. goodness and ali tn grace q hi! life es i
NAY deservcily be said HIM thlt i; there any man
th has his heart full of t!. grace OF ttd, Ii Is min
Well they take him up ana they report up n him. AID
here is hi. offence. Listen 10 L. nearkcn to II Oh ye
people! Here is what thar fJuai him - be- This i
the Indictment in ani of him. After conference
thew reported that they hal errned from Mr. TALos.
y life on it ii TIE; learned from him, they learned the
.athI tina: his opinions had been modified y sei-
;i.l!n told mt long $ncc tas Il was impossible e
mr!Iy the opiaios OF aay member OF this body noooy
couid be changed: there room lr K az 81, AZ;
;ha. the i'll debating, the ..lndS .! me-!
bers made up the subject an! could not he
changed. Well, thank God Tor this variation Laugh
,cr There is gentleman who has .ivc.. cvli
OF change. NJ all events. There is then :! chaus"
There is sembance Of variaysaess. and shadow %
tuning from the evil of our ways. And oh my bTeth
who of us could be saved in the moral kingdom II
.hsre no change in natures, if there was No
grau. from the evil of our The things that are
,ne," for repentance. But will proceed Nj TiTLoi
told them, that his opinions had been modified and that
b. w!s prepared TO sustain wh:; ..a called a comro-
mise. lie was prepared 20 sustain what he called
compromise, Vow want 10 ask u tll!7 wlS cdlt"r,
ar vouI ask o, his wing friends III tn" cast whether
Iii. i, w ioc ru and fit is so forth Us sli h
- lie Wigs Of Tie west that ii is rot permissible :or
eastern yhirs or democrats 20 be so"ernc! b. lAe
rrrn,,nrs of their co,,sccnces, ana 10 bring forward
AM defend any satisfactory compromise OF ms stFie
;Ir. Bolts, lin his scat.) will do II 70: one
Mr. WISE. know YOU viii, and l will do you
honor tor i! until the day Of MY death. AND want &c
that this article is aimed Al you, as wei as my ao'
sent .cnd Mr.. TAzErELI TAYLOR, and that II was conc
20 ch he co.sceaces OF wings, and not OF democrats
tn the east.
Nj BoT'TS Will my friend allow INC to interrupt
lila Tor moment
Mr. WISE. Certainly, wo!d be glad to hear any
remarks tina. my friend sill o.!cr.
Mr. BOLTS. desire to s&y-ony BY way OF pa
!eHlhes:s-that if gentlemen will look over my care
addressed to the people during las: summer when my
constituents called upon Inc 10 express my views on I'M:
subject. and to become a candidate, they ~" ind thai
IL the positions then assumed expressly stated thai
h!, vas question that. in my opinion, ough, 10 DC
compromised, might be compromised, and wcud De
compromised, and was elected by the people VITA
4. knowledge that such were my views at the time.
Mr.. WISE Yes, and appeal TO every mixed basis
here If the main argument IN the east, from one
end OF contest to the other, was moi that the miXcd
OASIS Itself compromise. have been tou 50
again and again on this floor when talked about com
promise. But what is the mixed basis: they TAX
aao; Tie mixed basis, but will any gentleman show me
acard from any friend of mixed basis that pretended
to define what particular 'airsa basis any gcatlemaI,
IRON the advocated daring tEc last canvass: Cal!
upon eastern gentlemen for ior!naon, to KNOW there
solitary card issued during the canvass Tor inc
!c Convention, which pretended: to de!lae prcc'SetY
The Hmc n,.:I tasiS that any eastern gentleman would
20 Tor: did not sec onc did not hear OF one during
The Gcnticinen were committed merely to
he principle of combining proper'y "ill population
Bat no mad, 2 how. combined: Wat were the pro-
Did thew regard taxes the representative ol proper
=: No one pledged himself 70 that What kind .:
!Eopcrty: =,
will not 60 further into the debate on tins point thar
.ay that there arc variety of senses of property which
ere not discussed in the last convention Yet, IN I>
oayen,on they pledged themselves TO tho principle
that all interests Should be combined with personal right.
ii representations. But what intcrcs;-whether money
aonc or slaves alone or land alone, or moral or phys
cal Interests aonc or all con,ned-not ono card pre-
ts.del 10 define. Now, put il to this committee
~. 10 this Convention i'll all candor and honesty to
say put it 10 my friend from Richmond alr. DAvIs}
:osly. whether lie has defined the mixed basis In this
9:,'ct. pat it to my friend OH my left (Alr ScorTj
Tac.er he ever defined it oae-haf property and one
Aa! taxation, or in any oi its proportions.
5;r. SCOTT. In reply to the nlerro5atory pro-
io-a!c% 70 me by nv friend from Accomac, will say
MAJ g the card published and in the discussion had
eo'e this people, 50 far that question was discussed
look tie distinct ground that representation ought to
.sa?portoned according free white people and taxa
''a' ao' property.
AF WISE, III his seat. Taxation, but in what pro-
:oT;vr
Nh SCOTT, Of Richmond. While upon the floor
~ W. Ina! 5e paraonea OR sa:lns one other thing.
-e ial> question before the people OF this dis
,' s.@Fe va, 10, single man, whether upon what
- ~, the lca ticket or upon what was called
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