Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-19


the East willhavc been ciIectually betrayed.
On Thursday, the subject again came
up for consideration on proposition A and
the report Of the Commute We extract
from the proceedings, the following;
MIR Martin Of H., said he presumed the ones
top would be ON striking out 4, in order insert
the report of the Compromise Commiitce- lie
proceeded to explain the circumstances under
which the Committee arrived at its CONCLUSIONS
The four Eastern members. the evening before they
met the Western members conferred with the dis
,inruished gentleman from Fauquier Mr.. Seett.)
and they all agreed that il they could get Com
promise which would give taxation Senate, with
mn Eastern majority OF H. and suffrage bass
House. with Western majority Of II; a reapPor-
t;onmeut on the same principle in l8jlto continue
until 1870. when, IL the Houses could not agree
upon n reapportionmeni, the question should DC
submitted to the peopie-snch plan ought to De
deemed satisfactory. They met the " esiern Pof-
tion OF the Committee and endcayorcd 10 procure
some such Compromise. That which was finally
agreed upon was satisfactory to Mr. NJ, and he
trusted it would be to the Eastern delegates gene
rally He declined TO enter into any investigator
Of the features Of the proposition, rs there scemca
to be a general desire to have discussion
Mr. Martin Of H., called division of the ques
ton so that the should first be taken on strik
ing A.
MIR. NJ r. ii Ganeit moved TO amend the report
af the Committee by striking out oil after the hrs
section, and inserting the following:
l. The House of Delegates shall consist Of l5s
members, and representation therein shall be based
upon the qualified voters Of the State.
9 The Senate shall consist ESQ members, aad re
presentation therein shall be based upon taxation
exclusive ofte license tax the tax on law process
and the capitaton tax on free negroes.
Mr. Bots stated that whilst he should vote foi
striking A. he should not vote for inserting eth
er of the amendments.
A division was called on the question
Mr.. Stanard said if the motion to strike out
should prevail, irwoud be competent to insert some
other plan and he had no hesitation in saying thai
two fthe plans proposed by the caucus on Satur
day evening were preferred TO this He believed
there was no gentleman from the East who was MOI
willing TO compromise but he trusted there wer,
none who would consent to n surrender
Mr. Bolts rDw understanding the question 10 b,
simply on striking out the Compromise report, Eek
ccpt the first scction) said he should vote Tor STIR
king out
The vote was taken, and the motion to strike GU
was agreed to-ayes IS, noes 81.
AYEs-Messrs. Mason, (President,) Arthur
Banks. Barbour. Bocock, Bolts, Bowles, Brnxton
Burgess. Chambliss, Claiborne, Davis, Douglas
Edrnunds, Edwards, Finncy, Flood, fuqua, Gar
land NJ. K. II. Garrett. Goode, Hall, Hopkins,
Janncy, Jasper. Jones, Lcake, Lyon, Lynch, Lyons
McCandlish, Meredith. Morris, Petty, Randolph,
Ridley Rives, Saunders, Scoggin, Scott ofCaroiinc
Scott of Fauquier. Shell. Smith, of Norfolk Co.
Snowden Southal, Stanard, Straughan, Strother
TAYLOR, Tredway, Tunis. Turnbull. Wallace, Watt
of Norfolk County, and Whitte-55.
NoEs--Mcssrs. Armstrong. Bland, Blue, Bordea
Camden Garlic, Garter of Russell Carter Of Lou
don. Chairman. Ctiiton, Deneale. Faulkner, Fergu
son, Fisher, Floyd. Fulkerson Fultz. Hays, Hoge
jacob johnson, kenney, kilgore. knote, Letcher
Liorberger, Lucas, McC1nant McComas, Martin
of Marshall, Martin of Henry, Miller, Moore Mur
ply, Nccson Newman. Seymour, Shefiey, Sloan
Smith Of Kanawha, Smith of jackson, Snodgrass
Stephenson, Stewart of Morgan, Stuart of Patrick
Summers, Tate, Trigg, Van Wrinkle, White, Wiley
Williams of Shenandoah, H5ingfeld, Wise-54.
IThe name of Eastern men in Italics.
Mr.. Wise said with some excitement Of manner
that this vote had satisfied him. This compromise re
port was tho ultima hRle for his toe. lie had bec
waiting for gentlemen who said they were for com
promise, to come forward. But he was now done
and would not move n step farther. As an advocate
ofthc suffrage basis he would stand at order-arms
He thought they had done enough to show that the
could do nothing. He would move that the com
mttee rise, and report that they could make pro
grcss SO that the Convention might ad iourn, and g
home. His remarks and manner indicated grea
Impotence with such gentlemen avowcd them
selves for compromise, and yet voted to strike on
the report.
The report of the committee keinl
stricken out,
Mr.. Wise moved now to strike out the whole C
proposition \, except the first section.
The vote was taken and resulted, ayes So, noe
81. All the Western and white basis member
present with Messrs. Bolts Bowdeu, Chiffon AM
Saunders voted in the Affirmative Before the vai
was nnnouced, Mr.. Martin Of Henry, changed hi
ro,c from no 10 aye to make the rote Stand age
81, Noes Sc.
So proposition A was siickon out.
Mr.. Bolts now moved to insert in the blank hi
Compromise proposition.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to amend the same by
striking out all except the first section Chat tn
Legislature shall consist of two Houses, &c.)
The vote was taken and the motion to strike gu
prevailed ayes 60, noes SO. Good }
All the Western members present. Mr. A Stuart
and Mr.. Wise, with Messrs. Bolts, Chiffon am
Claiborne voted in the negative. The other East
crn members present with Mcssrs. Carter of l.. ant
White voted aye.
So Mr.. Bolts proposition was stricken out
Mr. Wise would make one more effort ut compro
mise. He told gentlemen who hating between
their conscicnces and their constituents that h,
would not put up with this child's play. He mus
insist upon preserving the responsibility of the body
lie submitted the following proposition, 10 be III
serted after the first section of A.
Mr.. wfsE's PROPOSITIONS
The Senate shall be composed of Sc members, 1!
Of whom shall be elected from the counties, cite
and towns lying East of the Blue Ridge of Noun
tians, and II of whom shall be elected from th'
counties, cities and towns lying West of the BLU
Ridge of mountains; the said countless cities ans
towns to be laid of, equally may be in districts
and there shall be one Senator for each district
The House Of Delegates shall be composed of15t
members 81 Of whom shall be eletcd from th'
countless cities and towns lying Eastand SO of whom
shall be elected from the counties, cities and towns
living West of the Blue Ridge.
And in the year 1861, and every ten years there
after the Legislature shall cause an enumeration Il
be made of all the qualified voters Of the State
and it, first session and every ten years thcreai
ter the Senators and Delegates shall be apporonet
among the counties cities and towns of the Statc.a
equally a. may be, according to the number ofqual
iied in each respectively and Ilie Senatoria
districts shall be arranged according to such ap
portionmeni.
Mr. Wise said that if any gentleman preferred
that in 1861 the question should be submitted &c
the people he would accept the amendment; som,
members said, say 1865, but Mr.. Wise said no.
Mr. Scott of X. hoped the committee would now
rise ard so moved.
Mr. Bolts concurred in the hope, he wished IL
reflect upon Mr.. Wise's proposition.
On motion Of Mr.. Letcher, the ayes and noe
were ordered the motion that the committee
rise and the motion rejected. ayes 80, noes -
Mr.. Wise added his proposition, by unani
nous consent, the provision Of y, concerning th'
arPortionment Of Congressional districts
After some further discussion, the Com
miltce rose and the Convention adjourned
to considers Mr.. Wise's proposition, which
we do not hesitate to denounce as worse
than the White Basis. The latter has the
merit of principle, Mr.. Wise's proposition
is mere arbitrary arrangement for few
years, when the aPportionment is to be
regulated Oh the principle Of the White
Basis.