Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-05-30

mise. Sir, they will take this matter into their
own hands and express their opinions with respect to
ths tnn2 inscailed compromise; and it the fire that
once burned in the bosoms of our ses is not utterly
extinct in those of their sons, 1 believe they will
speak to their delegates this floor and that too, in
tones that can neither be misunderstood msrepresent
ed, evaded.
But The gentleman from Accomac, mr. Wise u tells
US that we may be thankful for what we have got Ii
We should certainly be thankful Tor uery small iavors
But II The gentleman means that had the West held
out little longer, they would have got tie suffrage ba
SIS out and out perhaps he is right. At all events,
snail not take issue with him on that point. How far
this spirit OF COMPROMISED has gone we all see and
feel, and for aught know gentlemen may have been
prepared, In the same spirit, to yet further if that
thing be possible do profess to he able to fix the
limits 10 which Western urasm and Eastern--
Mr. WISE: Will the gentleman allow me to say
that by the uItraism which referred to yesterday, his
persisted in, shall not lose the hopes of getting the
pure unnltigated suffrage basis inpresenti
Mr. STANARD Precisely so, sir. And if the gen.
ttman does get have had occasion to say before,
he will get that, between which and this socalled COM
promise, there is, in my humble Judgment nothing to
choose But let me again tell that gentleman that it is
not ntraism, but the absence of urasm the part of
the Fast combined with the in ultram of the Wesr that
has produced this result IT, sir the Same spirit Tor any
thing like It'll that pervades and anmates the action of
our Western friends had directed the course Of Eastern
gentlemen on this fioor-if the same spirit had anma-
ted them that the gentleman from Loudoun mr. Jam
ney,l has manifested throughout this debate and never
more striking than evnced in his eIoque mt speech
OF yesterd ay-te flag of the East would not Ito bor-
row his glorious language,l now have been trailing in
the dust"
No, sir, no! We should never have found ourselves
IN the circumstances in which we are now placed
Either The principle commended for by the East would
have been engraed on the constitution, or there would
nave been victory on neither side, but fair anG he
nourable adjustment OF this controversy between the
inherent sections OF the State upon terms satisfactory
to both parlies-a compromise OF this question in fact
as well as in name-not scheme devised by an Eas- !
tern committee appointed by Western votes but i
compromise in the proper of the term, emanang
from a committee in which the East as well as the |
West should be represented by men selected by them
selves, and carrying with all the weight due to the
recommendations of such body-a compromise by
which, while each party would feel that it had abated
Someihlng OF Its extreme demands, yet neither would
nave been compelled to yield 10 the or submit to
the ultImaum prcpounded by the other-a compro-
nse' IN me, by which the losing party would at least
they were compelled TO submit to the uItimatun of ,
the other side, they at least did not do worse than
tha-they at least did not take less than their ADVERSE
rles themselves anniversaries l mean this question:
and rustln no other sense0 were willing to give Them
And yet sir, by this scheme of the committee of eight
even tins poor privilege is denied to the East for
lhnk 1t has been shown, and shown eoncusvey, that
one al least, not two, OF the propositions offered us
oy the West, was decidedly preferable to what is now
ABOUT 10 De put upon us by way OF compromise 1t is
10 van 10 talk about this result any but victory of
the West over the East. On Saturday night week the
west told us that they would agree to nothing but
surrender OF the whole question in both Houses either
now now or at some short period-and they have got it
we we nave not only come up to their utimatum but
have gone beyond it, and have compromised for less
DECIDEDLY less, than they themselves were willing to |
give u.s. And this, we are told is no victory Sir it |
IS victory-a victory on the side and total rout
on the oher-a victory on the part of the West and
an utter and absolute surrender both of the question of
principle and the question of power the part OF the
East 10 borrow again the expressive language of my
been allowed even 10 retain Sde-anns or to march
out with something OF the honors of war" We have
not cap'ulaed but have surrendered, or rather have
oeen surrendered, at discretion
How different, how widely different was the course
pursued by our fathers the Conventions OF 80
land how humiating the contrast between the con-
duct OF Eastern representatives in this Convention and
n mat The East came into the convention of 1929
~ win majority against them. Upon the first trial
OF strength, the white basis party had majority OF
two IN their Committee OF the Whole. Did Eastern
then talk about comp omse about sur
render no matter what the majority was against the
hst trial? No, sir, they fought Tor their principles
hey appealed TO the country they sent forth those ap
manded the public attention, and finally directed and
controlled the public voice. They put forth those
speeches on this very basis question, which form COL
eclon OF delIberatye eoquence that has rarely ever
oeen surpassed, and which caused the eyes OF The
whole country to be turned towards the body from
which they emanated. The public attention was
aroused-the public feeling was exci,ed--the public
nlHd reacied, and though that reaction, operated in
he rst instance, so far only to change single vote
even that change productive OF the most decisive
esults You will lind that in 1929 the representatives
81 Eastern Virginia stood day and day, and week after
week upon tie vote-once twice, thrice did the vote
upon this basis question stand 48to 49, Nota man fall
cred or gave way Armed in conscious reclitude thew
were eontento stand or fall by the principles they
That IS the way our fathers fought this
question, representing the interests embarked in
The same cause, coming from the Same people, advo-
eating the same principles, to The support of which
1eary every man OF US was pledged before he took his
seat in this Hall
have said, sir, and here repeat it, that conscious as
have always been that the East had not in this Con
'entlon the representation she enjoyed in tha-yet,
confess had hoped that some OF fathers fire still
1uned in the bosoms OF their sons. did hope that,
hough we could not originate such arguments az
hey brought forward or enforce them with such
'loquence and power as 10 convert minority into a
majority, as they had done yet with these arguments be-
ore the people, making as they had made, deep and
70 ding impression on the public mind, and with deci.
nent OF the conflict, | confess, l say that under
hese circumstances, did indulge The hope thai we
Gould SO tar hold our to let this Convention
efmnate IN an utter, absolute and was about to use
term which will not use-I was about to say shame
ul surrender on the part OF the East But sir if the
iced TO be DONE ii the principles were sent here
MAINTAIN are to be stricken down, and injury, perhaps
inflicted upon those whose rights and in
eress have been confded care shall a, least
lave the consolation OF feeling, that not by my arm or
he arms OF those who have acted with me on this ques-
ion has the parricida blow been dealt If the fac of
he East is indeed "traing in the dust" it is NOT our
lands that have dragged it down- others have seen
he star 10 the West we at least have gone forth to
"orshpit It. But, sir the deed is not yet done, the act
d surrender not yet consummated and now the ques
ion is: shall this thing that is compromise only in
lame, be permitted to stand :? Shall it be finally
sonsummated and carried out by being made part
and parcel of the organic law-by being embazoned
1pon the folds OF your constitution there to remain SO
long as the constitution itself shall endure? have no
doubt how this question will be decided noc and here
have no doubt to what will be the decision of this
body at this time But, sir, there is another tribunal
70 which we all responsible, and to that appeal
hope and trust that before this act is finally consum
mated, an opportunity will be afforded to the people of
considering this most vita! question: and of expressing
heir sentiments with respect TO it, hope they will have
IN opportunity OF examining this scheme in all It's
parts, in its origin its progress its details it's con-
its probable, nay its almost certain.
fleets IN the establishment of Government as devoid
'f efficiency in its operation OF principle in its or
sanlZatlOn-a government alike weak corrnnt ord |