Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-10
MISCELLANEOUS
,n1-11I a. Tu ! RANDOLPH OF ALBEMARLE

HpEECH OF TIL J. RANDOLPH, OF ALBEMARLE
" In he Reform, State Convention.
Mr. R.soolpH said have hitherto Kept silent upon th:
s,b;ec bur things occurred in the discussion yesterday
,a believe in justice TO those with whom am acung ane
in iustce to myself require longer 10 remain sleht
II will be yecoected that upon the 10th Of May this House
adjourned the request of On Eastern mixed oasis geh
man. with the basis question then unse.ea WIN
mixed basis then before u.s. might adopt or enoeaVo "
adopt some plan Of compromise In consequence VI .
adjournment Eastern caucus in the
men on the Eastern side of this question, men who
were the most ultra in their support of the mixed basis
they invited the Western members and the friends OF the
suffrage basis them that evening in conference and
10 endeavor find ground upon which TO con-
ciae and unite This will be remembered was all done
while mixed basis proposition under consideration In
committee of the whole and when, from the declarations OF
gentlemen caucus of their Intention vote for IT, and
who when then the compromise was introduced, voted
against il there every probability OF its success ne
friends of the suffrage basis under this invitation met In
in the House of Delegates while nose lasons e
mixed basis Senate and remained there during
conference of their committees The committee OF ns
of the mixed basis reported about IL O'Clock az ng a
they had made three propositions which had been reecteo
and that they had rejected several which had been proposed
70 them When report made the action OF the
committee of the mixed basis party was unanimously ap
proved 1t was twice suggested that the roll should be called
but dispensed with under the remark mat lnese was
nc dissent that there perfect unanimy ihese papers
were directed DO preserved that they might necessary
be embodied in address to the people Now, SIR, every
gentleman did give his assent to the PROPOSE
lions for peace compromise and Cancellation tat were mace
by friends of the mixed basis 10 the friends OF tho SUI
frage basis. ~
desire show that the propositions offered by ire
Eastern favorable 10 Inc East Us tue
proposition of the compromise.
On Monday the 18TH resolution offered in conven-
tion that the convention select committee OF compromise
This resolution adopted by vote OF ~ TO 81 and the
committee chosen consisting OF four mixed OASIS ano
four suffrage basis members declined although requested,
TO permit myself b. voted for member OF IT, was not
consulted about the motion to adjourn for the purposes OF
compromise the resolution of compromise or on the re-
solution offered TO appoint committee.
The committee reported the l4h, and its report
brought competition with the mixed basis proposition a,
and was voted down. voted against it and for the mixed
basis proposition which lost by the votes OF two mem.
bers o the compromise who previous TO the appointment Of
the compromise committee had expressed their purpose TO
vote the mixed basis and whose votes would have carried
it, Having voted every proposition that was before
it, the convention adjourned. then gave aborious exam
naton to the propositions of compromise rendered by the
mixed basis caucus the friends of the suffrage basis with
determination take that which my Judgment should in
dcatc as for the East My investigation resulted in the
conviction that the report Of the compromise committee
was the safest and when the meeting of the convention
il was again offered voted for itthat and Mr. Scott OF
Fauquies compromise being the only subjects before the
convention. will proceed 10 submit the data upon
which my opinion formed. From an examination OF
the reports of the Auditor found the following TO have
been the progressive ratio OF by The East and West VIZ