Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-20

nse as gentlemen east and west'a any saeri-
&c nriHcinlo, without any surrender Of position,
h, with uroprety stand by not only before this house
h' before the country. That being the agreement
no., the part of the eastern, portion OF tho committee,
re went determined to use every ialr euoft uPon;our
WI not in the spirit of diplonatists meeting commu-
p,;on from the agents of foreign State but ANNA
a hy the spirit that should animate ali 'irgans upon
,cston Of this sort, and to meet our western
shirt brotherhood and 10 see II It was practeaoe
W. ,fb;s question Of basis could be adjusted ana ar
'ha' u" Ne we're engaged in our consultations-anx-
ix laboriousy painfully engaged the entire gay
VA yearly the entire night succeeding IS useless 10
iI before this COMMITTEES now everything tnat occur
rcd AT the proper time II II oee1aaes
rcu sut6ce il 10 say that nothing occurred IN that
10 so hnt what each member OF that committee
e haye no doubt, be anxious should e'known 10
Me" ..tals commonwealth ofNirglma- -
,,er the effort al adjustment. nau Teeh "auG loi
NV 80 i resulted in the report wiheh had the
soe ,ster1ay of presenting to this body Although
honof w ,ha, in the opinion OF some gentlemen with
~, have had the pleasure OF sctlnS anu WIN
% xnec, 70 act in connection win tnis SUBJECT,
that too much has been !. s".h
nsnror,ise as as an eastern man. repro
.; aas,nrn interests can fully sustain myself IN
voting for, before the people wnon ha's N
mart 10 represent upon this MOOT: an
evident indispostion' from inc discussion on this
suhiect will not detan the committees y la' any lur
rsnorls b, will move to strike out the entire OF
nroposi,ion except the last sectlon au 70 'seE' LII
;.u,hereof the report of the compromise committee.
oud cries of I" question :, s.-,.I
Mr. sCoaGiN demanded the yeas and nays and they
WEIR NJ, NJ r, H. GARRETT l move to strike out
III. report of the committee and insert the following
o sections which Isend to the Clerks desk and esS
tat II may De feaa. ..., ~,
The house OF delegates shall consist of 1876 mem
hrs and representation therein shall be based upon
The qualified voters OF the State. -
The senate shall consist of 50 members, mud rep.
,,;o therein shall h tsed upon taxation exclusive
If The license the tax on law process anu the eapl'
t,,iou tax on free negroes
Mr. sTANARD I call for n decision Of that ques-
,..n understand the only question before the COM
mittee then will be upon striking out proposition A
Mr. Bolts If no other gentleman intends to dis.
cuss ,h. proposition certainly shall not rise mere
Is for the purpose Of saying that .nal vote 1or str
king out proposit u 4. though it will not be with the
intention of voting to insert the other proposition.
Slr CARLILE. call for the yeas and nays upon
that proposition.
The yeas and nays were ordered
Mr. BYRD. rise merely for the purpose Of inqur-
ing whether the question now pendieg is upon striking
on. proposition A upoa striking out the proposition
ii the Compromise Committee
The CHAIR. Tue question now pending is upon
striking the proposition presented by the Compro-
mise Committee.
Mr. Bolts understood the question to be upon
striking out proposition A. then desire to cay that
for the present. | shall against striking out the
proposition Of the Compromise Committee for hard as
/, il / prefer it to the other.
Mr. BYRD shall now Insist upon doing my duty
in ms own way. think the period has now arrived
when it proper that should take my own course and
position without regard to Others and mean to do It.
At this stage Of proceedings the tendency OF my
votes will be to sustain the report OF the compromise
Committee but say, and wish to be distinctly under
stood that do not by this intend commit myself in
any manner. to my future action.
Cries of !" question:! QUESTION
Nj CLAIBORNE. ] desire before thevota is taken
to explain the vote shall give. am very anxious to
see this matter compromised desire to see 1t settled
in satisfactory manner. but when that settlement
made desire to at least portion of my eastern
friends satisfied with the arrangement. cannot DC
satisfied with any compromise that is carried merely
bv ms vote, by or two votes against the whole
body Of the eastern delegation upon The floor OF the
Convention voted raise the committee and voted
for it in good faith. expected at tn. time that the
committee would make a report which would prove
satisfactory to more than Ave delegates from the east
Representing rs DO district perhaps less interested
in his great question than any district eastern Nir-
,nia and less than any district n the great Valley
battered myself that such report would De made 10
this committee as would command at least the vote o.
he moderate men Of the two extremes OF the state
ia, gne. stand that that report will not meet the a
probation OIL any considerable pofllouo VI
!cle.a,ic: Pledged, as | have lcen, to the mixed
basis principle Ihare heretofore sustained 1t BY my
vote and caunot now vote for proposition that The
great body of the caster: delegation think to be
,.ca to the mixed basis and directly at war Win the
bes, interests Of eastern Virginia
shall vote for striking out the proposition OF the
Compromise Committee, but against Inseatng the pro.
position of the gentleman from Essex, Mr. NJ H. ID.
GA&sErr and if no other proposition OF compromise Is
offered shall vote against striking out proposluoh
IL AZ 4 Iy md
say that anxious to compromise this question, !,
anv middle ground can be found which VIII command
III: support of any respectable portion Of the eastern
delegation upon this floor; but cannot, unless am
instructed BY the people of my district desert the
occupied by the east unless desert 1t IN company VIII
respecable Tin uumber poi ton Of the eastern deiega-
ton. -
Mr. NJ. R. H. GARRETT. With the leave of the
committee will withdraw so much Of my motion rs
proposed insert distinct proposition ana now move
simply to strike out in the report OF the COMMITTEE all
after the first section.
Mr. FINNEY. rise for the purpose OF making 6
remarks upon this question before IL Is decided o
me committee. -,
came to this Convention decided advocate OF the
mixed basis When canvassing my distrct-coTnposed
al the counties of Accomac and Sorthampton-l took
The ground before my constituents that the mxea oass
vas the proper representation for this Commonwealth
and have during the session OF this Convention, voted
M every proposition which has been presented oy those
with whom l nave aCtep 'ui)on 'hio
M last three week. have become convinced that this
litter could be compromised, aud, as one OF the Gus
tern delegates upon this floor, have been willing to
nae. nv western bretheren upon this question have
n bee insensble the feeling shown By my western
Irr,hren upon this question came here thorougl
r4tormer and desired constitution such us would
meet the appreciation of the of the state After
Tue ceuternan from the county Of Henrieo Mr. Bolts
had oEered his proposition and the gentleman from the
county of Campbell Mr.. SAuSnERs) had offered his
proposition, called upon my friend Mr. SaffFsr 70
irav up such compromise US / should dictate and
sal! would then consider whether would offer 1t to
iii, Convention 1t was done. 1t contained guaran-
IL. which believed most indspensably' necessary to
The protection of the interests of eastern Virginia
,:.~ucalv upon nv colleague, MIR. "IsE,) and in
o:id-u,ia conversation with him upon the question.
I:oli him that preferred the compromise drawn up
ty Mr Shelley to either that offered by the gentleman
rom Heurico (Afr Boris or that offered by the gen.
.yasu from Campbell, (Sfr. SAuSDERs.)
On last Monday for the first time, separated from
NJ eastern friends upon this question then called
upon my colleague ir WIsE) and stated to him that
van,edh question adjusted, that thought probable
c,ud i ad justed, and that was willing to meet my
friends with compromise bly, colleague then
remarked that he thought ought to be appointed upon
o,3 =, 7 lor it with. the