Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-02
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g M one ia TO speak, Oh either sloe' 49, ,,; \ a.
II nv on MO T would suggest to the connil ue'
IN mo committee Of the waoie, ano 'uAo t
'ae sS sSsSs MEMBERS. Oh, no. lin,
Mr. BROWN AM opposed to the commit SssoltioI
III. do not understand That the reso"'s, -
aoT,el bv the Convention instr;ictS me ot, cn M
,ra;t until nsxt VEG. before :hey take te All tcrmi
question We are instructed IE2. ue"''' no tha.e i
nste then but il it terminates before Wv rs soou NJ
moth; g TO prevent Us from taaii'S ~ u 20 wait uuti
az ahI,+. r.,acs We are Eot l:sif'''' N 80 oy+en,
me o"se taero w.. vote but that v" saii No' 49,
- dboto after tha, time ! merely :'es ~ 49,: ~ -,
~ 5ah.I, has come to close 'hei' = '.'''s
orSar made By the conl!a:ttee % f't'e'.; ! lo mot
from, coming to yote-at ti' >. the rres
WISH W - IT. gentlemen wish 70 s@eaS or expect
,t o if tLev will proceed VIE inc oe",.e S' a.
ppr,,v viii no: proceed !" cal! i"r inc N0te' ous
w. Jabsta is exhausted arc we 70 wan "eeA
we take the votef a no. 0o'''"-'
any such o5:isa;lon: 80, r.,, ,he rcso!u.
ton hat was passed tia, Ibis bate was 70 coz NAV
tho 18th ] know that This = The i'HErcss'I" ,h do
gentlemen who ab vpt, thHt uP"a W., NOT vote
bate will closc and that the toith,io! " th. f,,,t
upon JUG l. Nv, f.,n.ci ,hc.nsel""s 40 no.
think it is prope that he committee - = had l,n
TO trv to get the question at preseAi; ,l.n TO-DAY
esnected that the vote wciin / - - r,r,;.to..
tla.pan would nave 'I'N'' >'~~',
o'n.. en-. |ar t,k;n, i has been postponed ana gen
raan Ia, I,ercfore deferred Their resi'FS.' 'i'e
nn.I.r,sn however has announced III 'e''"'"' -
ssneak tomorrow, CT TINS evening II " ~ 49,
.llss;ora desir. also ~ So"it say - @. t
go - address some remarks I" the c"is'ii''"e iP'"
tiIs''I;.c, bo,. III It makes difference 20 me- IN:
;lI;nr TO waive nv right 10 speak Il; At; s !" ':Ae
vo,. gu the question SIN willing 20 IN Il! any III
terval in the debate and osrs, 'r"s; WHO arc pre-
pared, will occupy the 'o9r .., c.;o,5 from,
Mr. ANDERSON. | concur Witii my iEleiia n"''
f.as q. N wha wa, The understanding oil many gen
tJemen in regard TO lie resolution that RS oce auoPt-
ed , was very muck opposed 20 iGc Adoption VI 'ie
resolution: because believe II !. hau no. oceh aooP'-
ed, we would have been ready 20 tsAe INC 'ru, upon
he Question at an earlier t:ac. said SO at the time
NJ ira passare and that would prorct Our SESSIONS
from ave DAYS 10 a week. was, however, oferruled
BY majority Of the Convention: and. having Dcen
oYerruled | do not intend to aid III acting towards
those gentlemen who have abS"nted themselves, III what
would consider bal faith. VIXEN that resolution was
adopted il regarded rs giving shor; leave OF as
sence to all those gentlemen MT disposed 10 participate
in the debate; aud it would be treating those gentlemen
who have awaited themselves Of the opportunity, IN
very had faith to take vote in their absence, before
the day fixed upon in the resolution While up, VIII
add that propose 10 say something upon ms question
have been anxious for Soic time 10 say Soiletnlhg
bnt do not intend address this committee III Inc 40.
.ence of a quorum Of eastern gentlemen. Whatever
have to saw on this subject: wish to address to the
plain CAIN deliberate considerations 81 my eastern
brethren DO not intend my remarks for the west, or
ior the people Of the west. !ntend "hatcvcr saf-h
saw ANYTHING on this sub ject!o: .~ consideration,
the calm and aspassiopa,c considerations OF eastern
gentlemen: and u:less | have al opportunity OF ad-
dressing myself 10 them, shall say nothing upon the
subject
Mr.. SCOTT, of Fauquicr. II seems to me that the
Convention liza, brousi; itsc! - condition IN which,
without changing the resolution which il adopted the
other dav it has disabled itself OF tispoing OF this mat
ter before the 18th OF This month. The resolution
apprelend whatever its particular phrascoiogy may
he was not only understood but designed 20 TX the 18th
~ This month as the dar on which the vote should be
token Its terms admit Of that construction, will be
seen:
R.solrd That the debates the question now pend
ing before the Convention, IN the Committee OF the
Whole on the Basis OF Representations shall close on
Friday, the 18th day Of .tir!i. at clock.
Il doe. not say that il snail continue uiiil that time:
and the language would leave Il open 10 lie co:lstruc
ZION that i: might close sooner than tia: time Ual 1t
il express that il shall close Oh the 18th dizzy OF april,
at o'clock Now res:et very mach, much as All.
gentleman on this floor, TO fad that the debate upon
This que s,ioa has expanded itself 10 limit under which
nil of us ere suffering. regret the condition III which
this body finds itself, growing out OF the absence Of SO
many Of its MEMBERS for II this absence oil members
from their seats here which involves III these delays
and these difficulties. Blu. il is condition Of thing,
brought about by gentlemen upon this floor last ta and
they who the prime agents Ia Tie matter oSht not
now 10 be tho chief compliments Our difficulties nave
Convention last fall, BY which we t!rown upon
time and period Of the year when genticncs engage
ments and gen,lcmens dui!.s-l may say gentlemen 5
necessities-resuire their absence from this place
Having produced this state CT things ourselves, think
4bet we ought to bear with il patiently may
and hone that when the 18th Of April comes, and this
BODY shall proceed TO act and dispose OF this question
that then wc shall be altogether and that We shall pro-
ceed with the understanding that we shall devote our
a.lyes to the united. energetic. ana industrious dis
&c Artie
here 10 perform and enable all 10 return 10 their homes
and duties elsewhere
MIR. ANDERSON. cannot permit the remarks
which have just fallen from the gentleman from FauGueI
fMr Scorr) to pass unnoticed. cannot agree with
that gentleman that the adjournment last fall is the
cause OF gentlemen absenting themselves now. should
ke 10 know whether The fall OF the yea: is not quite a;
mportan period to lawyers and farmers as the PrrS
of the year.
str. ANDERSON Why, s4oud l!ks 20 know, is
u not lust as important IT, the lawyers Of this body that
they should attend the fall terms, well the sprin:
terms, of tie courts: -
low me- will say that | apprclcnd thai ever. gentle
man who had busine at home-as suppose al of then
had-made his arrangements so rs to enable himself
with convenience, to absent himself during that time
but not so during the spring
Mr. ANDERSON. Now, considering what has passed
here and in view of all the facts around us, is very
anparent to all what has taken gentlemen away from
this Convention. It is this very debate. But would
there not have been, last fall quite luc nconyen
epce experienced, and quite protracicd debate IN
dulged in! Will any gentleman pretend to say that ii
we had gone into this debate last fall that il would moi
have been rotracted TO quite great degree has
heen now should like the gentleman TO prove 10 this
Convention that if this debate had gone on last fall
aastern gentlemen would not have ahsccd themselves
70 attend TO their business their farms and their courts
then MS now We all know that It is jus as important
for them to attend to their fall business to their
spring business. | will tell you what, II my opinions
has protracted this debate 1t is from The fact that gen
tlemen have absentcd themselves TO the extent which
thew have We have ut no time since this debate has
commenced found quorum here at the close OF the
session: and for want of that quorum the Convention
has been in the power of small minority, who have
exercised their power by adsuruing at all early hour
Had there always been quorum here, to control the
action of the Convention this debate would never have
been protractcd to the extent 10 which it has have
no idea that the fault Of protractns IT, il there is any
fault about it. shall be charged western gentlemen
have as yet taken part in this debate, and do not
know that shall The real fault is in the non-attcnd-
anee Of members-and desire to say /: before the
Convention and the peope-whch permits a small mi
nority daily to have it in their power to adjourn the
Convention at an early hour.
The CHAIR. There is no question before the COM
mtee except the main Question-that H. the report OF
the Basis Committee, and amendments.
Mr. DAVIS. understand, By the annunciation from
the Chair that there is no question before the