Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-15
AMENDMENT TO LEGISLATIVE REPORT.

| may be laid on the table anu pnnleu
| 'fbe amendment is as follows
That all persons holding Offices and deriving pay
n hns or in par from the treasury Of this State the
Goa and perquisites whereof shall exceed
bundTed dollars all persons holding offices OF appoint
menta Under the United States OF any other State OF
government clerks Of the county and corporation
and ottornevs for the Commonwealth therein, Presl
dents and csbers of all banks and the branches tnere
~ raJents and treasurers Of sll railroad aud cana
companies
The motion was agreed o.
NJ SGnTT If Richmond | move that the amend
mon, off.red by the gentleman from Accomac also D.
printed ,,o Conr.n+o,
adjourned until tomorrow morning, at 10 o'clock
s,.s.1 If Mr. DALE CARTER, Of Russell, IN h
1-;r;;n Ionrertsa il Ces:yi:!es q the Whole on IN
BASIS or Representation, april 3, 1851
Mr. Chairman take it for granted that no easter
,n+l,on desires now To address this committee. and
Son.. will be pardonei for making the remark, ant
heli.red in t. when sav that it is with much embar
oonnt hat rise and attempt to address this house
Il ia with good deal OF iitdence that attempt IT, 10
severn, rsa.ona hope may be permitted to nssun
far mvslf sufficient knowledge of myself to forbid tina
bnI r,ps to enlighten this committee at this da
;.i, 80 atE,r, Of mine Yes, sir claim TO know my
saf bn,tcr than to expect any such result In addition
~ +b s;r know that the committee is already wearle
intolerablv with the great length OF this debate VI
this account there was no other reason IT Wouu CIV
ma reat pleasure remain silent upon this question
br+ p hos become so herc and 90 UNIVERSAL,
nsctad of representatives here, to say something
themselves and their constituents, hope VIII be par
| I,ned for doing rs Rome does whilst am IN Rome
And, Mr. Chsir...an permit me- right here to remar'
n the yery outset OF my effort, that the Importance o
tha question further apology for taking the time
Inc nnse in listening to remarks of mine. 1t certain
question acknow lodged BY al to be Of the yer!
rst nnptance which has been shall be presented Il
snv Convection. 1t is important IN any State und
rIinory circumstances but it is amentaby so in If
mia because il divides majority of the free Whit
naon of the State in favor n basis the free white
and the majority of this body representing minority
the free white people. IN favor Of different basis. TN
| nixedO Sir, in view Of the vast importance Of TIN
question. nv embarrassment is still very much heighten
ed when recur the tower OF mental ability that ha
already been brought to bear upon this question on oo
.;d.s and am constrained, in the association Of mvse
with others who have gone before in this debate
10 cp the attention of this house on for shor. time
and if I shall be able 10 say any thing which may bt
sense and Appropriate, that the committee receive II
md give my constituents credit for it. but, If. on th'
other hand any thing which is nonsense, let the
committee reject it. and charge it to me-
Mr.. Chairman claim the right TO talk when please
and be silent when please: and also claim the right
to talk here upon this sub ect As do ut hom"-telinG
what sincerely think to be true md before proceed
further, let 10 Scnl!cHcll HolN IL
rie privilege hut the duty Of every member on Ills
floor to express here ullv and faithfully his own views
and conviction. in relation 20 amy proposition which IL
presented here and its cunse ences upon the public
Sir wish fun Their to remark here that come from the
much abused west come from the extreme southwest
of the State and since here, have been some
what surprised at an effort that has been constantly
going on in the side Of this house. To create the
Impression here that there exists in western Virginia
eadly hostility towards eastern Eirginia that l" tw"
setion4 of the State very dsslmar Ill their ma
lure and habits that they cannot he governed ard con
troei by the sam. laws and civil regulaions that the
west would deTonr the east il the two We're placed upon
me common lcrel IN the government Now, 81, say
before this house and before my God that am gno
ant of any such state nf feeling in he west towards he
east; and ri any such dissni!srIty tn" tw" ''''i1H
o. .. any s;.sh sectional r,acnc":' liz ~
Ia" ihl: ..&. H."rl pretended here Cd! n'
.o..s!.iioI--no, sir, not shadow OF iuu' ~ -,
such pretensolls and believe my colle..., t'tr
me out in this assertion far rs our district i, con
cerned.
Yes sir gentlemen tell us there is mcnstros enmity
existing in the west towards the east and thai the east
mas such peculiarly Of Interest, that III sci-deIencc
hev mus. lave the entire control Of the State, cast
md wc-,. Now Sir. Chairman when say ] "a igne-
RAM of cni!y in the west ioNnru= the east, mop.
sill no. I've misunderstood do not IT, say, SIR.
Lat we are not fully sensible Of the fact thar tlis
oasis quest have never Lad Justice. No, sir II
ere to say So eastern gentlemen themselves woul,!
ot they could not s.eleve Upon this subject, we
ave all the resentment towards the east. that nrct
mi positive injustice to proiucc--a tina; the
oss OF our dca. cs; and valuable rights our
iieitcs can possibly lpiant in and IL Il strange
hat we should resent injrv of 30 Euch Importance
hat has been praciScd upn, all our lives. and upon
III. ... II: before us: All YES. ana ought now here
"a to- visited upon our children after Is this strange.
lr: If this is what -cntlemcn' mean upon :!l' floor.
vilen thev speak OF J-ieeiiny, then, with all lv
cart plead guilty and ustihablc. And again az to
his much talked "f popularity what is meant BY the
culiarity of each section OF Virginia cannot imagine
/ wish Gentlemen would tell us, who have seen thai.
marked peculiarly. have not seen it Is to either Sec
:1 cf the State unless gentlemen m:can tn say Iha:
EASTERN Virginia has niravs had the entire government
Of the State her disposal and control and that wc-
tern Virginia has awars been unrsty deprived of her
yoice in the government. These certainly pe'u-
iaTies to each section and if this Is what Is meant
ere then g"ntler:en right-therr are section
| Il pcculiare> in Virginia. But ma" be allowed t"
.iG here .ht sincerely 3cc', That TIE west intend
,ow relieve the east from these pccnliarlties Yes
r the west 10 longer intend tho east 10 be troubled
yth these horrors Of conscience intend hcreafte t.
he Vrgniaus east and west all alike, and this mon
trous cnmty and this powerful peculary will vanish
| With their cause.
We have had some strange Positions assumed here
n relation t" the present government Of tn" State
EASTERN speakers here have rather tacit!v adml;tr
han otherwls" that tlc minority Of commr!lity has
ne right to change tEcr government Whenever il -la
Ne found inadequate 70 tho benefit AMI protection of that
community but Significantly ask. VII" has decided
.lal the present constitution defectve How is it known
Nv they, that the majority Of the people of the State
esirc any charge How often have we heard Language
Il this kind; Well. Mr.. Chairman shonld think the
| answer easy to all but themselves. Yes. sir, |
thought the present constitution Of the State stood
cmncd by the united voice Of almost the entire people
Of the State. would lik" TO know in what portion Of
The State the present constitution is not universally
condemned Change, change. is the constant cry OF
Il and hope gentlemen will permit me to express III"
honest opinion, that it stands condemned By almost
every enlightened statesman Of the age. How does il
happen that gentlemen from every quarter Of the Stat.
come here expressing themselves radicals, Yes. infinite
radicals What has produced thiS Irresistible cry
radcalism hat prevails but the verdict of the people
east and west against the present governments 1hi-
is not Western any more than eastern sentiment.
believe in my conscience, that there opposition
to the present government in the than in the wcs;
mean taking the government whole. As before
remarked, the west dees the present government on
| account of lis inequality the bass, a. well Tor
some other reasons but The appca to etest amos:
every feature of il except the odous basis upon which
ii is founded that they willing 10 Rerpc'u:rd
and cry alou "a 10 reform in every other part of H.
Sir We have had another strange position frequently
assumed here. Eastern gentlemen tcrriiy very much
in this body BY showing off in very strong the
majesty vf the governmental majority III this Convention
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