Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-17

solitary Individual; and they express ria views n TIE PEG
u T, are my motives "ia"' the saI declaration
M. bohDkN Is but an evasion"
M,s gallant, fr wcntysave;r men to m axe an assertion
TIC Conven;ionl
II s hr an erasion 10 avoid compliance with the
Tenn icngc he nga 10 the people uf a. district whilst
canaiGata tor The Conventon and without which pledge, h
KNOWS mat he never could have 5-cn elected"
resolutions
Resolved therefore, that our delegate Dir. LEMrEL J
bo"DES, hercoy Instructed re-c0nsdea':
me vote by which the Convention adopted the plan J
promise proposed by the e.ht and for which
pan lie voted and such consideration he is instruct
&C 10 Vote against The mise any otter basis of re-
presentation tor either HJrsc OF Assembly, o!her Had re-
equh rronoriiy,.s"
Vow: Instructed 10 yoc for nothing but representa-
non based upon white population and taXaon combinct-
Ana io not having done this am charged and pmhsa"d 10
le world ard CHARACTER attempted L, be tarnalr! and
nackcned Hs having violated solemn p:d:es without
wti'ci' k"ow could have brca rsc,:d Sir! where
WAS sd"l ledge made ? And 10 wi!nrr? And on whal
Ny colleague was present every public speech
that mnde in the district We frequently together a.
private holsrs sren' DAYS aud nights toerIner sk" Freely
oE ourselves ana in company. call npon him 10 say If ne
ever hcar me IN that district ever knew me- by wink sign
n"snco 'enark 10 indicate in ne %hcs canvass nal
would sn"'"Tt the mlard basis?
| Mr.. "l ANDLiSil. have no hrsi,aon In answering
he question, that my colleague, in every address that
heard Him TaG took thc Q:rd that ho was in FAVOR III The
basis ol ctc,l nunorrn lr buss f representation.
do not Link eyer heard him ti,4I i.vr ~
ANY Hh@ei uaSs WhIitHtr. Eii not mistaken wltf
say lIt On all "ccaaIuns hs qnt'd his rcuarSs wien he
said Tic YVES IN favor III federal nu:ocs by in. t!u! if c
could 1 m ge, Ll"! aisis he would nae tne neyr hest
ar. hOHDEN. That IS Whit have said and stuck 10
all a'ng, thai il cur!d gel he !.Irrai basis would
"hrin he ncx b S, basis. Hh wouIt 10 nhe
wise! II cannot The sr cricc, take the sec"nd.-
Enl tne nNeh bsis a neither my 'st second, "r third
''i n'~ show I" Is C"nv n'i'n Inr have faithfully
10 Tie very letter ca5: the I i.c. ;ha; made I" my
CONSTITUENTS, anJ w:c conceive cI not have carried
uu IA any Other ihi" av. done Here IS my address
the nuiItss r L-nu J. hn"drn 10 the votes at that
district which published in ..Gqaer, and five hun
at'i r"riss .! pa pr orn, hc thi- in rand cir
cna!td rh'nulh Ir d>irci. Not solitary wn:d Is here
SAIL m i'"" ri the nikrd basis but throughout 80 ia" the
basis III federal nlIii:Cr-.
And here permit rena; that all The oer candidates.
with III exception 81 tn whit 5a-s candd's Capt Ande
sp; "H gInun IN f,vor "i the mined ;tsi1, while took
ground ~ t1vvr o the federal Al this point wi nrn
uJn l'ilt dErir! ihn When
s,tSe ut Gloucester Cuirl Huuaa The gentleman hn rrcc
dcL me Grrcah'ct largely in favor al line mx"d basis took
ground Ia" III favor V tnr ixs nnss hot in favor ol The
representation O Property az property bu vent lnr qua
.rd representation ri cned peupc persons, rs en-
TILED 10 some estimation in coUalEI nuruailun, uLGh no
worthy oi seins placed nn 'Gulliy with whites '7
these and mtfLr which unnecessary ~ de-
tall s0fpored The federal hasis Whtn took my seat
The gentleman (Mr Carkc) wh presided this meeting,
aad who had been previously lnlh ed candidate
upon The bench in The presence of my colleague and
congratulated me- because had taken the GROUND do, anh
had the basis Of lc!eial numbers, and not tor the
mixed basis And 10 you supppsc lie meant oy 'lat con.
grHniavl that there dlcrenre between me mixed
c basis and tr federal basis II there was no difference
between the mixed basis ard the basis OF federal nnnhrs'
why s emphatic congratulations On Supporting l;is 0a
! is instead nf that
1t ha. been known in this Cunvcnun ol: the Commence
ment that w.s win! o FOR the basis pi itcei! num-
aers 34t az the uXrd 5i.Is. understand
that il district The attempt is made 10 SHOW th:t
could ge federal nuncs WAS bound to 60 i'r the
mixed basis as q virtual carrying out oi NY pledge
i NUw, asa the attention pl the Convention while eX-
anime ilnt view OF question, for few n"ncnis MY
pl, my constituents the federal oas OF le heh
best hira c.,ti Gel" understand my colleague :ccly
rI In utu | I,Cs,r.
that pledge Mr. Clarke, as before remarked compi.
BECAUSE did not 80 for The mixed on iavncu 'he
oasis federal numbers hr!c and s wide dllrshce
bptw"nhc two in my cstim!t;nn, aud "'''st nave eeh
all Lines, The rdein u the compromise coh'nee
ascpa! i ,cs! numbers have never oeen Wiling
out on occasion yic!d reluctant constrained support
to The mixed basis. 1h vii! hereafter ciiaic on 10 s,"
nn ;h mixed basis to De lost an" 10 show ta' IN
;iuli q" the c"iprnInis" party h"'Whs'an"'
nr the uang array of paradcd in tn. public iints,
aud Which we'll culcnIn'ci 10 gull and deceive.
Tie inprc-sion said il attempted 10 br 'hic lat me
mixed ass is only the next best Ia ceTal NUMBERS o"'
clearly 50 that il .nns b" o5stinacy prrv"siy' VI %
worse ceiling that ndures to think ana say Tie contrary.
This noessio can prevail only win sucn as are sI'sIs
and profoundly ignorant Tie SUBJECT Alost Eifeh'i'e
will b. ne condition Of that people VINO s" eject 's n
fcameI. OF their constituon men whose n'eects are s
naoyL,ed as stumble no wilc'l The "av-iahG
man though fool would not iail 10 avoid Eilo" uh
veil md this Convention knows full WELL that 'hs ,"o
.c,oss are the same anything IKE me saHc !
re ar,inodes-wGe apart ns the poles lf o@ INC S'n,
hv ,7s moi the cast adopted tie federal basi$ II was IN
h., nspr At any time before ,c passage o me c"n'o
ias The mixed basis was last by majority OF o"e. W.
a,.rru VINO voted against that (Mr, RASpoLrH ana my
i l,1eny proclaimed this floor tnt we wTc r7Huy ~
un" n H. Til. change uf our ;wo votes wouI nave car
i'd tac federal basis by majority ot three Inc eastern
- :. tncw this lvhv til they avail themselves o.!
mis- opportunity 10 base representation on sc'': nu'.oes
R more than thi sir rrnains behind iyscll ID proper
.rso actually offered the federal number IN C"nee Vi
tie Whole 1t ovcr,hrown BY the votes o. e,slern gca
,ism.n VINO allowed the member from ieurico (r hoTTS)
TO Withdraw hisauendnen' 10 when mlnG was @ .n m hs
eoIeran from Accomac, (AIr. "IsE) and tie remark IS
uhrshed In ls "Supplcrent" that would nos be gunen
v ay own wishes my own judgment as I" me hc anu
=! cf oC.rinu the federal basis bIi would BE- guided
r directed the views and desires at the eastern aee%'
linn then refused press il. hecal5c leading eastern
n adj Used and inpouned not tn dol at mat u''. -
ry moment since, up 10 III" passing 'h inc cohio''
@ onIv sarv for the eastern dt!t-aOa 10 up me M
wink tin, they ready 10 sustain la ,h
yngd have been offered by me- by one "t uel u ~!
rG and would have gone l!lrJuea lake s;1ot ou oi d
Rink con Mr. President il they had thought these bases
,ha s,r or akin. tal This w"nc t' nave oco' .
and that The lraerl basis would not Eow be incorporated III
the cursiuti"i rh,. ,,, rr,l ,r,,ronisc
80 i,e mixed basis the bass o the internal ~
yr,rrt parry All the federal um"cr the basis o .c INC
,o,i.in;crrul Improvement piFy. ho'h 1'.c r - r. ,"
, I'm, n, tiistrinuriun OF that power Is INC S'ce. " ~
,J On. nycs il Il, certain sIni:ten wiki ma
~, f ,ncrnnl Improvements; the other ihsief' !! - m
.,un:ics not disposed = w!se none! ." r,i
20 schemes support sGc' "n!y a. arc sa'G " ~,
IN. Are my people afraid mat iiic west h ''- -, ~ -.
,rr rheir ST ives Mi iii ;ic least II tco IVY hn''! %
|
,Lrr I. would require nn la" thei, 10 hpos' ia @a @
i a., ,uaI or constitution rr1visiGns. n"
,-,v e,,,J save IT, \ mastery inactivity VI H. n
rts w,nId accnnrsh tie war;. Whenever NC! "'. s :,
,,,. even So uscWnrrn support Vi slavery u ~
rms. mn, runa.ays. lite Dnni"r slisr-r"!th. c'"' ,I
.,n l.. i!.ir negro yn;pnlinn by r5chprs !" ~ could
p.,usrIyan, Tae ~; Irinng c"uh'it' 10 a,,
,r, - c,,. The border cpunfi-s, and w"sa i ; NJ
..r. ihr same ate ani al tnhatEHm i I 70
; e,tr.; v,,uu left ior AK or CONSTITUTION" " -,
r,nrpl A.ere passive acQ Qniascencr w"n'n ~,
hia Wi,, wouli speedily and inevitably chs,c ~ ~ w. !,
,,,-.sts ii Inc west rouii he male hiieF r..
cu,r,, no seer or sil:-si:iln {" i':ciCil p'' 20. ii
@ ,nst AZ rr is sun; core, anl 81 a't' -.
hr ~. Wuv ry u u.4rnvate and ''a'i '',' ~" -
,,ins. ,ur institutions! Possibly The fTa''ic ,
ornc may ncclnui:.h wonders III this way. a.
n,n nv .tienGs" is old adse and tue "s II :. ~ ~ ox
n ern,, CT that e,ef heard in my ds'r'c' - | ,,s
nrcs, any anorei.nsuu that ,nr wcst ""''' . 80, = -
,y.s nf he en.r What then is the reason ~ ~ - ,rhi,c
taais a, all IL ,epn for basis dieen l''" ~, :; ~
hnss? Th.ir object in going Tor d'i'ts.. go ,n
,.rd .aaInst taxation for internal Improvements 'na M
saIv T., show COW that the nXct: PASS a'. ~ IS ,ho
,,,Jal Improvement party Of eastern 'H+'a' h ht ,,,
Co., s.r1nrrr prcpu.dcra ace in The co".sts W ~ i
h,n ,ycn tho white basis dres sHlch tS' 'e - hr
~ o; show his as 10 the federal numosr-lhe "'' 10 @ ~
~ ,,,ne ~ enlarge on now-ien am prepared 10 fo'e VIZ
ycu and TO continue the mixed pass hr re eao
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