Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-28
Mr SMITH, of Kanawha. Why DO you not make a

will lsay, Won You say You are contendIn1 not fo
power but for principle, and why then will you, no
ask tho gentleman question 1t is true that we hav,
um,, u, these scdsc grown fields, wholly unproductv
and Welding us nothing but ask the gentleman if ",
wcr, IA come here and ask the legislature to make
appropreaton to purchase guano lime, mari or Any
other ferzng material for the purpose of improving
our lands, and to cnabie Us l" rse rom ,hen
10 carry To market whether the application would not
liz, inst As proper for gentlemen Of the we-t Il
ot n, here and talk about tho immense value of the
mineral resources their salt. their gypsum. their iron
and their coal and ask ~ to give them the means IL
make a rarond 10 get them Ia market
Mr. SMITH. of kannwha If gentlemen will CIV,
"a li,tl,. Of the money which they talk about an'
which they hold on to with tight grasp. We vii
bud n railroad and furnish them with plenty of linn
ior their lands
MIR. n GARRETT. That is always the way in which
gentlemen from the west avoid this question. lms'
never vet been able To- get of them to give NE tl
direct answer To IT.
Mr. SMITH NJ hanawha We cannot give you the
lin. without the railroad
Mr. N GARRETT. No, noneof these gentlemen vii
answer the question: whether with the same proprl-t
th.y ask ~ To furnish them with the Of grttn.
to market could not ask Of them the MEANS To rails,
something to b.. carried to market. Gentlemen tnll
about tho oppression they have suffered but in what
let me AK have they been oppressed Is it not your
own coic. that you have chosen the hill country foI
your residence l not the oppression if there bc any
then Of your seckingi What Obligation there up
on II, who love the lowlands who love tle scaboard Ia
furnish you with the Of improving your country
any more than there Is upon you who love the NOUN
tu,ns and the highlands 10 furnish us with the
Throwing ours /. And what is the difference in the
practice III the two countries, Why when We lind Il
mari bank any thing OF that character look up
IN il ~ hidden treasure. All the ncghbors are invited
To and participate in its benefits, the iatcl calf is
killed and all make glad the hidden treasure thus
discovered What Is the practice in your region Why
when you find an iron nlns coal bed or ANYTHING
of that sort why the first thing you do get up
little stock compan, and down here aud beg the
legislature for net Ut Incorporation, aud the next -
tn ask for appropriation from the treasury To build
railroad Il brancn or canal u get the article III
make, That il what you ID. Wi,n want to build
~ bridge. and We have them costing twelve and fifteen
thousand dollars do not ask he legislature 10 iurn,
the means Ia pay for it, wilo you cannot make one
acros, the smallest creek without calling the Stat
To ,lcray the expense Now come from that portion
lof the country which receives of thesc benefits
aud which never. can bv ANY possibility. have any III
ltcrest ia them Int which is cnllc upon IL pay
.ally into yuur treasure heavy amount al taxation
Aud all We ask of you l. that in the organization of the
organic Law you shall arrange it, I" secure I"
some adequate AMI real protection against oppressive
taxation DO not call upon Ia IL, build railroads and
other np.o, enlant, in which d. npt and cannot b.
possibility hav, any interest, direct or indirect
This is all the guarantee We AJAX.
Mr.. LErCHfR. The action of this Committee Ia
turucd out expect would lure-aw that whencyr
Us report should he made, il would bc denounced siI
BY at those gentlemen too. vino have announced
their readiness To receive far GUARANTEES 80 il In.
turned uut OH tie present OCCASION. The gentleman
from Essex at frs, w.s delighted with tho l, Of
us this committee and got up with great form and Ger
.nonv and thanked tho geIitl"mnn from Jefferson Ion
proposing it and now after II subor second Thought IL
III and dc'.irrc, Tia" idrn Of guarantees. Vow
il he desires further guaranc- would suggest that il
would br well enough W. have had western com
nit this subject. /, appoint eastern committee
and see what they do III the subject. Perhaps
they ran put the gentleman from Es7cx upon Tie right
track upon th.. slitect.
Mr.. VI GARRETT. The getoman seems to lie Ia
boring 81 tur - am concerned under false 'nPrcs
SION and very strange Authorization. | take tho cu.
here from man, and ! counsel with man. And |
ask ham, huw III the of common scse. il woul be
possible tor me 10 come I" any conclusion IL the
guarantees that hi Git h. proposed until should have
heard them read. A for those reported. all that have
said is that they did not up my anticpations
Mr. LErCIER. Fr"ra what have Of the gen
erHu and heard from him today, am perfectly sati-
tied that he desires keep Iany SOLELY with the
east, and will 90 with the west condition.
when the gentleman from Essex first this qu,-
ton TINT he would BE- minority OF aud do not
wonder that he ha- since changed lis position.
Mr. NJ. GAltNETsl. Not nj all.
The report then laid the table and ordered to
he printed.
Ilr. JANNEY. am afraid the time for making the
motion proposed HIS passed away. desired To get
the floor the time when the remarks oil tho gentleman
from Essex had put the Convention in such almra
bic good temper. wished To seize That favorable
ment, t" that when the Convention dioun- it be-
to meet al lu o'clock to morrow merning. make that
motion
Mr. LETCHER ] ark for the yeas and nays ON the
motion We have agreed in good faith, To have
i:g sessions and let carry il out.
Mr.. III INTER-. muvo hat the Convention do How
adjourn.
The motion was agreed Ia.
The Convention then adjomuod until : o'clock, =. NJ.
EVENING SESSION
The Convention met ut o'clock r. ", pursuant to
adjournment.
Mr TAYLOR I move that the Convention rcsovc
itself into Committee Of the Whole.
Mr. EDW ARDS beg leave tn raw that hope tn.
Convention will not resolve itself into Committee OF
the Whole to-nigh Ms FREUD from Alternate, CIR
Sor1HALL,) who j. entitled to the floor, discover
is not in condition tn address she house to night
lie has been very feeble is well known to the house
Tor sometime md having exhausted his strength in the
former part ofthe day lido think could do either .
,icu to himself the which he advocates should
he again address the Committee th., evening hope
therefore under the crcumstanccs that the Convention
will consent t" adjourn until Tomorrow, and To allow
that gentleman opportunity "f addressing the Com
mitcc again tomorrow. II i, an indulgence which
has been allowed 10 gentlemen the other side Of the
question on several OCCASIONS We recocct very dis
tincty that when the gentleman from Augusta, Mr.
SussFEy,) offered ~ address the Committee Oh ii-
important question q" the basis of Representations that
he spoke for only few moments on the first day aud
for his accommodation adjourned until the second
day; when the second day arrived al ourncd again
until the third day Il must be remembered also. that
similar indulgence Wa- granted to ;he gentleman fro
knnawha, Mr. SMITH, He 10 address the Com
lnitec On this question: and having spoken only abont
III hour and a half we agreed in consequence OF his III
disposition I" adjourn until the second day To give
him the privilege of proceeding IN the second day He
proceeded in his remarks the second DAY only fr
about half an hour when he broke down. in consequence
Of indspo.iton, and certainly from no other c;.,lse
whatever and We adourned, for his accommodation
for n third day, and when thu third day came he
not here. Well now. after all this indulgence which
has been granted to gentlemen occupying that side ii
of til. question ask if it l. ut NIL unreasonable the
part of Gentlemen occupying side of the question
to ask that the gentleman from AlbcmarIe cIr Sorlu
,L) shall not be compelled TO concadc his speech tn-
night t" such house We have here aud TO such u
gallery have here hope, that after all til, in
dulseucc have shown to western gentlemen that there
viii he 10 hesitation in extending indulgence To the
gentleman from Abemare, that request on this occa.
SION.
Mr. WATTS of Roanoke left nv room which