Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-25

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shall be disposed of, and if the vote cannot be
taken at once, shall be compelled to move to lay iis
subject on the table.
MIR BYRD of Frederick Imcrelydcsrc 10 say that
offered my amendment in good faith, and not with
any view of defeating the holding Of evening sessions
The effect of tho amendment however, adopted on The
motion of the gentleman from lIenrico (Mr BorTsl
TWILL in my opinion, much impair its value, laightcrl
but poor il has become in his hands, shall vote LOT
in preference TO the proposition for which 1t ~ oer-
ed a substitute.
The question was then taken the substitute OF Mr.
Byrd amended the motion o! Mr. Boris and there
were yeas SO, nays Is. as follows:
fEAs-Nessrs Banks, Barbour, Blue, Bocork, 1olts,
Braxton, Byrd of Frederick, Chapman, Chiffon, Cox,
Douglass, Edwards, Fuqua, Garland, Goodc, Jones,
leake, LYONS, MEREDITH Miller, Petty, Price R,es,
Scoggn, Shetry, Smith OF Jackson, smith OF Green
brier, Souall, Stanard, Stewart of Morgan Wallace,
Watts of Norfolk county, Watts Of Roanoke.-33
NAys-Messrs. John \ Mason, esdent;l Anderson,
Armstrong, Bland, Bowles, Brown, Camden Capcrton,
Garlic, Carter Of RUSSELL Carter Of .oudoun, Cham
bers, Conway Cook Davis Edmunds, Faulkner, Flood,
Floyd, Fnkcrson, Fultz, Gally, NJ Garnet, Hall,
Hays ilogc, Hopkins, Hunter, Jacob johnson, Ken
ney, kig"rc, knoe, Letcher, Lyon, Lucas, MEGA
mant, Martin of Marshall. Martin Of Henry Moore,
Morris, Murphy, Neeson, Pendeton Purkns Scott Of
Caroline. Scott Fauquier Scottof Richmond city, Sey
mour, Shell, Sloan. Smith Of kanawha, Smith OF h ing
Queen, Snodgrass, Saowden, Stephenson, Stuart OF
Patrick, Summers, Taylor, Tredway, Trgg, runbuil,
Van Wrinkle, Winglield, Wsc-G5.
So the substitute was rejected
The question then required on the original resolution
| as amended.
Mr.. SHEFFEY. ask for the yeas and nays
| The yeas and mays ordered.
The question being taken, there were yeas 57snays
-, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Anderson, Bland, Bocock, Bowles,
Brown, Camden, Caperton, Garlic, Carter of Russell
Carter Of Loudoun, Chambers Conway. Cook, Edmunds,
Faulkner Flood, Floyd, Fukerson, Fultz, Galiy, Nj.
Garnet, Hall, Hays Hill, Hoge Hunter, Jacob, John
sou, kenney, kilgore, knote. Lctcher, Lgon Lucas,
McCamant, Martin of Marshall, Martin OF Henry,
Moore, Norris Murphy, Necson Pendeton, Purkins,
Scott OF Caroline, Scott of Fauquer Shell, Smith OF
King l. Queen, Snodgrass, Snowdcn. Stephenson,
Stuart of Patrick Taylor, Tredway, Trigg Turnbull,
Winghed, Wise-57
NAys-Alessrs. John Y. Mason, president Arm
strong, Banks, Barbour, Bird Of Shenandoah, Blue,
Bolts, Braxton Byrd OF Frederick Chapman, Chiffon,
Cox, Davis Douglass, Edwards, Fuqua, Garland
Goode, Hopkins, Jones. Leake Lyons, Meredith, Mil
er Petty. Price. Rives. Scoggin, Scott of Richmond
city, Seymour Shelley Sloan, Smith OF Jackson, Smith
of Greenbrier Southa!l, Stanard Stewart OF Morgan
Summers. Van Wrinkle, Wallace, Watts of Norfolk
county, Watts Of Roanoke-42.
so the Convention agreed to hold evening sessions
on and after Monday next, commencing at O'Clock.
THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
The Convention then resumed the consideration IN
committee OF the whole, Mr. MILLER in the Chair, Of
the report OF the committee the Basis and Appor
tionmcnt of Representation
The CHAIR stated the question to be OH the propo
Mr.. SMITH | owe my acknowledgements to the
committee for the courtesy they extended to yes
terday. During my long practice in public speaking
believe it is the first instance in which my strength
las failed Had known the feebencss of my health
should not have taken the floor was not aware Of
the physical debility under which was lAborins, and
feeling to-day very little improved, shall be con
strained Ia omit much OF what had intended to say
On Yesterday, from what had rauspired in this house
thought the issue had b.cn fairly made here between
tba at ii u..t md hat igsu,. Ind
rendered 10y the east, whether they were wise ruler,
or not | attempted la meet that issue, and to meet
it fairly with truth AM not with defamation, and at
tempted to meet it with all proper Respect I" iny east
crn friends. announced in the beginning that had
no purpps. OF as-ang any single individual TIL,
hoor But the principles avowed aid maintained b,
them here meant to meet and to assa, and when
did il; intruded to do it directly and with the torc'
: of truth.
l feel myself bound on th5 occasion, to notice th'
remarks made by friend from Richmond (NIr. LYONS
this morning l Do not know that it designed II
he lecture 10 will not charge Intended fol
4 lecture but will say candidy | surprised tt
hear him make the remarks which he did in relation I,
what had said on yesterday
Mr. LYONS. II never occurred To 20 offer him o,
Any other gentleman, certainly, lecture personally
What did say was not intcldedn any uukin spirit tt
him, but sid what really thought that heard with
great regret denuuciaton coming from him, the very
last member from whom should have expected l.. and
that felt very much wounded by it.
Mr. SMITH. owe it to myself - we'll as to other
gentlemen. la put myself right 10 what did say
That gentleman entirely misunderstood my remarks
did declare, III tho language Of that gentleman
that the east hal wully adopted system Of law that
to Cypress the west. That not the issue which
We trying. The question vas. they wise and
competent ruersl Had they administered this govern
lnent wisely then stated when spoke Of the
trm Of andaw, that did not charge it to their viii
fulness but charged it to their negectto their ncom
pcteuce. | never charged it to auy wifuucss III any
respect My deduction. from facts and history is le
gitnutc, and its propety is obvou. from the course
which eastern gentlemen have pursued i'll this house
Now, while they put me ut the foot Of the plat
oril-they standing ut the top Of tt wish To worI
my way up. and stand ut least high plat
form they do, and where think do stand, ia
practical ski in legislation il concerned think
may safely Fay have viudcated my country far a
u place them, ut least, elevated position tn
: east now occupy or ever di occupy never sought
to elevate my country above them but here stand a.
the representative OF the west struggling to MAINTAIN
NV equality with them, and am / to be charged viii
throwing frebrands into this house when come vim
4 dicate my cqualitys Is my voice to be sied here
Is the voice OF the west to be stiled And gentle
men to be asonishcd if when they make the issue
tender the glove, that sh,uld pick it upf Sure
sec sort of ground ior exception to ANYTHING
TINT have said unless is untrue Meet The truth
my arguments and the facts which have referred
and do no. c"nne yourselves torebukug the spirit will
which they expressed am very little inclined n
any time. To indulge IN poetry, bat there Ia little scra
of song that have recently learned and learned from
the fair lips of Indy, which will quote for tn
I benefit Of my friend from Richmond and Of those win
A stand IN the category with him:
l. " There Is feared
e That the truth should be heard
/. But those whom the truth would ndte"
They Ill. parties who feared aud il the truth her
has indicted them they bear it. We from the
intend 10 stand to the truth and maintain the truth
T. II Ice III bad ta.eii il be rude charge to the rude
ness "i our mountain character. There is strong
e srise oi freedom in the rude Of the mountain
there Is IN The more polished of the II is
pure and holy n that to De found III any country,
freemcn will speak whenever their freedom is assailet
J., from any quarter. Gentlemen will find no violence ro,r
+ the west but they will fiud deermination--hey viii
4 find dessiou-thcy will iud that the west know the
1 rights, and that they will dare maintain them ofe
threat and hope gentlemen will no, take the free ac
independent language which USE as intended for
e threat TO them. We mean what We say-take il fol
threat or what you wilt !, what we intend.
Ihave thong il proper to notice - rat,h of villa
hns been said this morning. although it is rather ont
the order of discussion which hal proposed 10 pursue
When the Convention adjourned yesterday. We wer
.nDap.d in discussing the question of yuar,n,s "