Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-17

twice week, and tho calculation wa based upon tho
a.prsaon that each issue would contain eighteen col
uinns or mater equal to the rso OF columns day
The charges after correcting Tho error referred TO in
former part Of shis report were - follows
Conrcsi.cn <! seq -
Press work, Il" :ils 90
Paper, DC, i.iao ~
Teal fcr $4,000 colics wse&, ss5sl 10
1t has beer trpI~.c, Tia. il two column, dav 10
a.ic to !s matter liz. COST will b. increased thirty
trcc and half PER cent. WIZ. III fact The only add
olul COS, viii r. tl.a. OF III" composition f,r the Two
Columns thc paper and y:u:. ',c!.g III" sane SIX
column. ,!ey would ,n:hc eighteen .>.i'i:a's :; Zach
a,nwer.ly :s-uc, l.,yi:,= blank : -, * columns
Eight co,nl; w"id MAI twcnty.:,::r columns each
ss;c -ybic! would just III the hc: Of liz supplement.
TIL additional c,7. lcn Of ;:E. Fix cl;trl. .lay
i,y session ri fifteen weeks would be c,:.y $1,000
Your committee, therefore, rccolnnl. "a tic r,o;ti;r
IF the fuilowint r:soluion
Resolved Thai the Secretary .fac. with Robert H.
(al!ahcr aud the proprietor. o; tie Richmond Wig
i.iulircr 1i;ncs Examiner md epulican a.ly,ra.c
fo. the publication and distributes, Of thu D.aes Of !h
Contention set iur,!. in thc r"lr heretofore fiiIo e
this committee and ct the i,llowin, rates: Thrs. .i
Lara and thirty eight cents for competition nj mater
c,,a IL n cunu oi the supplement- ~ rc. rco,n fr
inpc- actually printed ths acr'o hc e ir; Gunli::
s:>tv.:;r c:s toxic, icI ,s,-, Y.il; .,!i: yc c,i
two cents COP, Tor 200 copies Of the Supplement- 10 h.
wrapped directed! and :ae;i v The pu!i.;.r. ~ l....:.
hcrs n ia: Convention may direct ami hi; til Score; y
81 IT.. cortrae!.
The PRESIDENT announce, tho a,e,.irn to be ,o
tie adoption q tie :c-oiaon reported by tho ConYen
ton
hlr. DAWES. confess !.a?a "a ;;su,crab!o pitcc.
.G:: ",ne portion Of tia; report, IL j. y .,,.t IL c
!nan,cr i'll which tho Information L. l.. IL -ibu,c, il,
tie people Il Virginia aYc III objection 10 IA. "a.
"Goi-. ;r a:v" any objection IL u! ,;,;llcr IL wh;.l,
the mt,5 slr,ii l." '!ne L. VIA: . been terrace! ;he
ai!ir. powers ii tic press e! his 60, hav. no d.
lection, III" particle OF objection, IL is lein, print
cd by the - political clilors nor haze auy ch,r
nll to ;hc pay | would not Il III, u,aou.; wpr.
twice three times much, ia,t IL u;cc. t. Ia.
mode Of distribution. ali hope the: Til, ,,ycnti,:
being Reform C"' entioI!, viii pt permit the fsrnr.
ton III y: dI;inscd To am i.ycre - ii Ia. c,lnnly
trust that this Convention will take upo itself the Ii.
Dor ol distributing sch Information as nave TO offer
to the people 1t (es iirly that si.. not select
CT q persons who ra first La supplied with the in
formation cria'sn. from this body and then il there be
ANY reInn left that vi! dstr:h.c ,ha rcm,a.t {,
class Favored tie Subscribers II Tho political
press Vi this city re rall have arden, contest
i.ro pcrai,4 lvecrc tho :cs OF Mascll-ccr.s.ly v.
snail hav most ardent contest il the ,..l4 Of Tie !iacs
do not deceive IL, before the lair - ii the Conycni
shall! Ia brought IT, a clo-e And anv ni.c a,c.tio
that after shall l,y. formed Co.,.t .s.,;on VIC will
nc" have to fight lii" battle over "ei fc The ny Of
the people, j. there any man here VII. cra eypec; .ha.
the work which shall turn out will IL received with.
Ont clic>:irnl Ii there is any in Iii. Convention,
who Aa.;cr Himself that shall bc able to reform
the abuses oi our Government; that shall bc a'Jio t.
enact Reform Constitution w!cE vii. be received With
out the MOS. ardent op.ostion--I -, lcar- to say TO
such member, l,c greatly deceive hElc At least in ay
liamb.c judgement FOR "cc, i'r Deserving ;hi-
body il NJ its popularity with tie working lnc; of this
community. l am for ch-r-hn, IL" good opinion of
the people toward. this body down ITO :h !.nic=t ne
chal'c who may hav. right 70 ca, nj ,";o for or
against tic Constitution shall make II We s;.!: b.
fortunate enough 10 make one o, al send ou vrcr III.
formation t. favored Class and Ia when d. yo allrs
yoHrs'.sess Wy, too often, think, J, will !r n,ni
YOU address yourselves 10 the Persons who in pos
session" 81 this government; you adrcss yourselves to
those men who the very last in the community To- De
satisfied with any amendment that you may propose to
the existing form c our government and who will ie Dis.
posed from the very first Incl picnt stage Of our Debates
10 ritculc this body and bring into contempt before
the masses of the people. lie. tEeu tlsc orr nfur-
NATION st least fairly TO the people let make no no.
!ections OF favored cass let us tako UPON ourselves
the labor of distributing at least fairly INA. information
which may enanato from this body. There are mang
gentlemen in this community who subscribers 10 some
nall dozen newspapers. To ouch individual you send
half dozen OF these extra sheets Of the supplement-
and thus he haa the distribution Of them not beansc he
is voter but because lie ~ subscriber TO half dozen
political papers, while 20 HE ndiyen. ncgli.r who is
perhaps equally intelligent equal by nature at l.as you
send no paper at all ask whether arci, individual
might not inquire why is It that my wealthy ne;,Lbor
and have onef-why is it that this man WHO used the
utmost OF his power to prevent the election Of Mr such
one aud such one Tho il elected to the Convention ia
favored Will! sonic half cuzca Supplements 10 distribute
~ 'sii!ore while lie VIA oxericd himself The Ut
most o his whole ability 70 fccrr. III, .l,cicn y re-
fora: candidate, favored witt; no Information q; MI
think that 1t will te we'll calciale! 10 10 mary H. the
work Which we may uru and 10 render this i.oiY IN
unpopular lsdy, and fm that rcasen ~, o;po.c! to The
i''c ~ 1siI.huti"i Ill every other Respect ~. in Ia
81 nt ii,p -,
t!!strn.tion, ;nust beg lc;.7o - ete- ~, ,i:,s,
vi! nn; assent I" proposition lr.. shall xiv. ~ cra
Class ii THIS community advantage OYER an othcr ror
icn ii u: community think, with All he c:,rt..c
ana I' is! respect entertain FIR the COMMITTEE thai
tho plan OF the report vii! have ,his effect,
Tho PRESIDENT state, The Question 10 IL. on The
adoption 81 the Resolutions Ioiori~ b.; the comteo
liz BitAXION. believe tia; 40 good will come to
the people from the adoption of t..oso rcsouton. but
that It VIII TO ma:tor ri speculation cr tho printers
Inc oo' oston as clnployod Rop,Tte. to ropcrt the
proceedings OF oar debates and furnish facilities u, tho
editors and printers here to publish them If they do
no: choose to avail themselves Of these fsclitie.
ether lsspe,s will therefore, movo til. in,oflrts post
ponenlen' OF the whole subject and call for the yeas
and nays.
The yeas end nays wolo ordered
Alr. FERG USoE. II tho object Of .be ..onlcms, ia
t. preTent tho proceedings Of this Convention te:,
published 1T oil, thon lie has lc upor hapry oxpe
CT. 20 effect his purpose. II he jesro ,weyo- TIA;
I'll" proceed.ies OF uS convention shall forth sr ~
read ir the people, liz must advocate tha proposition
contnine in the repo.; Q: ti.s committee took the
trouble yesterday, to visit the printing Offices and OK
aiied the process OF printing That exanira on s.:is
fled mo that the committee Lad adopted Ii. only isa-
bio pisn for the distribution Of the proceeding ii til.
Convention among the people. Ii the ;-entlcn.n Il
take the trouble to examine tbs Of Matter that
has been furnished for publication during the proceed
ngs Of this Contention thus for no viii have NC diff
Guilty IN satisfying h;iuself that tho Publishers Of the
papers eei:nc: and will not appropriate <it columns
to the publication of these proceedings And if we To-
fuse to adopt the report Of the Committee and leave
to the papers TO publish tho proceedings a: their
expense without being paid for it III an, fern H. tie
coaren'io1. then thoy viii be necessarily compelled
either to select such speeches. and such po:s The d.