Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-06

10 the discussion Oh the propnety OF adopting the gen
tlemans amendment. apprehend that ali ofus com
prehend 1t and are ready to rvte upon IT, But dcsir
that gentlemen The other side shall have another arc
further evidence of the impussbility of engrai'n.
upon the amended constitution abCu To be prepared
this principle Of the suffrage basis, because indulge
the hope that when they shall be satisfied Of the i'm
possibility of succeeding in that cherished object, the,
will bring their minds to contemplate this subject in
spirit more akin to that harmony and peace which the,
have 80 often invoked. should be very glad there.
fore to see the gentleman from kanawha yet u vote
upon his proposition fully and fairly, without being
trammeled by the competing propositions behind it.
because apprehend that at this time, the attempt Ia
achieve the object which failed before, will fail now.
Mr.. WISE would beg leave to call the attention
of the people of the State to the remarks of the gentle
from Fauquier. beg to call the attention Of this
Convention and of this State to the appeal which is now
lade and the form of the appeal that is now made ia
harmonic the people of this State with the government
tai majority here to harmonic the sections OF this State
And what IS it that we are told by the gentleman from
fauquier! We know now that the people OF the State
are for the suffrage basis.
He comedies the fact. 1t is admitted, and then he
deliberately tells us it is impossible that tie public will
an be respected He tells you authoritavey that he
wishes you now to such vote arraycd against this
tempt to take the will of the people against the vii
stocked pack here that it may be demonstrated It
| le hearts content of the gentleman from kanawh;
aud Ill of us that the gentleman from Fauqu;er anc
those who act with him. are Observation-Disclosures I,
the extent of possibility aud
determined that the will of the people shall not be obey
d. And gentlemen smile, and smile, and smile whrl
they tell Us that this is intimation of concution
VOW, sir il that is all the Cancellation that be Offered
me. that gentlemen determined to show to de
1nonsraton that the voice of the sovereign qualified
and the minority of the east, added To the majority
of the west, shall not be heard that the voice OF til,
lay with the spontaneous accord OF this city, that tht
DICE of Acconlac that the voice Of Loudoun that til,
voice of Patrick in the east that the minority of the
.st shall be crushed well the majority OF the
nat bare ma orty OF minority shall have the power
10 make it impossible that the sovcreg voice of til,
State shall be heard say if that is addressed to mc
Cancellation, repel it Indignantly. 1t is the last
hing that could possibly be addressed to to conc
4te throb of my feelings this question. BY what
uho,ity the gentleman says that it is impossible thai
row or ever the popular suffrage basis shall be scogniz
d. do not know tits very strong phrase any gen
Imam to use When he tells me that is Impossible
| o recognize it now or ever, tell him that it is impos
bie ever to compromise this matter with Inc on thai
round will do anything that is reasonable for com
,rumise. If cannot get the power OF the people given
% the people now, will take it when can get it anG
dvisc the people to bde their time But gentlenc
tand here with this sentiment and this proclamation ii
I
| sill agitate till doomsday. We have not begun thi.
/ ght, II that is to be the course OF it. But aPpe.
| rom Caesar to Rome appeal from the gentleman
ON Fausuier to other gentlemen from the east on Til
DOR who will respect the voice Of the people lappc;
gentlemen from the east to come toward and do the
!ut, There is not man of you that was pledged TO
mixed basis but what can SAY to your constituent,
| have gone as far as could go for the mixed basi,
nd now leave it for you to choose" ivou CO need
lie fact that if you do leave it to the people to choose
mt the people will decide against the majority here you
oncede everything you deny the powtrof the PEG
lie to exercise their authority and the own sovcr
unty and this is thei issue which the gentleman make
such an appeal to me cannot conclate me-
| Mr. SUMMERS. am pleased, ut least that the
.ntIeman from Fauquer has exhibited willingness
permit the friends of this proposition to have fa
nd full vote upon it. He is willing to 60 that far. And
a asking that an opportunity shall be afforded for 8
ote and fair vote on this proposition, he accompa
les with declaration that it is but in another form
10 precise proposition which WIS voted down here
oue days since by majority ofathat it is, in other
,ords, the suffrage basis. 1t was accompanied too.
Nth the conclusion on his part, that the adoption OF
as proposition is equivalent to the adoption OF the
Proposition which was voted down by a majority OF
He desires that this vote shall be awarded us no"
order that he may again repeat the operation upon
which has already been gone through with reference
proposition B, in the hope that after that nperaor
e have been performed, this side will give i m, HnC
a unde st md with view, that expectation mi In then
- entertained of our being willing to YIELD his de-
malds. Upon the same ground might not We take the
position that that gentleman has en votcddowH not by
% large majority to he sure but by majority. lie
led to carry his proposition, which was the mixed
..ss in much less Objectionable form to many IN
MS House, than is taat embodied in proposition "A
proposition for the mixed basis without carrying 1t ont
| ato deta or showing he component parts OF the
l.,;xt that pot u-itn
ntee, how does be anticipate that proposition A,
which divides representation equally between popu-
alton and taxation, will now challenge the consen;
# majority of this House? lfthe suffrage basis has
been voted down. the mixed basis has also been voted
.wn Say that it has been voted down BY a MAORI
of only one and say that by the declaration made
his morning by the gentleman from Henrico, (Nlr.
8orTs) that you have in prospect, the power to
.nange that result You come here into this commit
ice and before the country with the vowa after what
occurred here yesterday, that you arc wiling 10 put
constitution on this people by majority OF one. Is
nat the concession which you offer! Is this the con
iliaton which is held out to us IS this the olive
ranch with which the gentleman from Fauquler ap
ears here this morning! Am to understand HIM as
lng upon his friends here to vote Gown this PROPOSE
ion submit these questions to the people, in order
| ihat they may march up and vote in propos ion a,
which they vote in only by the accession OF the AID
which they receive this morning from my friend trea
| lenrico. If the gentleman and those who act with
! lin have any purpose of Cancellation and compro
mise here-if they desire to come forward with any
hing which may have the effect of concilitng conflict
ing sentiments let them come up with us and sweep
| A as we have swept and his proposition, to cloan
he decks to clear the board That is the plan ofopc
cation which it seems to me should commend ITSELF TO
he favor of gentlemen. But we are asked here to vote
down this proposition which have subn tied, in order
hat he andhis friends may come up and vote in PROPOSE
ton A. Am to understand it in that form! | have
submitted this proposition in accordance with pledge
which gave some time ago submit it now with 8
view to test the opinion of every member of this Con,
ven,ion desire to see here, and desire that it shall
be seen by the people of this Commonwealth, who are
the members of this body that will withhold from the
people of this Commonwealth an opportunity . OF ex-
pressing BY their own opinions at the polls their prefer
upon this great question of the basis ofrepresen
alton be known and let it be further san knG%n
is ayowcdy here placed upon the ground that 1t IS
nothing more less than the concession OF the SUI
frage basis .,,,os,;on
do not ask for discussion upon it. did not come here
In