Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-18

contain free population; ct 6.2i:.1 And slave pop
nation oil $780, ,23I in Ills statement. The tcrritcrc
are not incu!r;!. Under the apporGamc::t Of rh
Representation in Congress. tic free States will hay
one l'linre; and To- representatives IN Congress wh
The slave Stale, viii h:vc only eighty. 50 far rs th
institution CT slavery Is coEcarird there Is mai grit
q more than two to in Inc free States who have
interest IN slave property, and i;cr the appGrtioa
Els there vi ii lie in the HOUSE Of Representatives
majority of sixty, who haze 10 interest in it, Yet
even under these circumstances. iu"s any appTr
cnd That Stare property, viii not bcrcricty safe here
IN Virginia: Does nny ma, b"i:c"c that this propcrt,
' III danger from The passage Of any act of the fedora
government. in violation Of the rsni hy which i, j.
/ held b. czrrs Of Virginia
/ MEMBER. Yes
Mr.. LEICiER Then you are for dissolsing Tho
Union and going ont ri i; Is that rolr position
Laughter. WI! 80" stay IN union where your RICH
oyo"r property Is II danger VIII you submit to AID ss
tam by yonr taxes an. IN every other respect govern
mc which you, acknowledge will not protect "o, m,
WA not secure 10 you tie rIOyncn. o! your PROPERTY
/" ls conc fusion :c must come ii yoir ,w be COZ!
reg o'f. nc SoUti !as been III minority for year,
IN the federal goTcrmacn, ana Sn:. yu cnioy the right tt
your property. contend. therefore lLaI tie ,joo an
swcis all the ends for which il was .cs:,acd ana
! am cci:tc:! with il.
Now con: 10 chapter in lhc history of sc,,n OF
my friends in lh, h9is Ms lr;cr! froa, prl,m ,.,l
(AIr. Scorr) told the Convention this mor.!n, tint he
understood had rcd iii pickle Tor him. and r:ohabI.
Tor some otlc:; here lie o!! you moreover il,a, i
#oild be ,'lti no! materially t. ,:cc, himself anL
that 'c had therefor" apprehension. He tod yol
too that he 1ftl- .ic v-o:c who voted io
the Wait basis il. the Stanton Conventions Lei nI
81" j! lie was Ci TIE r"n:!rmcn !rcm Richmond ci
Is. who vas Favorable - the appointment Of dele
yates 10 the Stanton Convention cali aitcMti2n /,
tbs extract 50 that =! that " interest a. u3
blinded his cr"s, IL. -i.h dry of Ma. l.;i. .,
that day public meeting ,ya, hrl: in n" city 81 Nich-
mond James +. Heath il Tic chair. ard A!eMa;Iu!
v. Jones acting - sccrt'Iry.
On motion, committee composed OF Mcssrs. .'o.'
Rutherford, William y. Randolph: John Robertson,
Robert e. :;corr, GE:c:. H. I}acch,., Via: c. Pen
d!cton, att; Hp5cr; Na:o, appointed draw up :.
preamble an. resolutions, relative lice views and for
tie attainment OF the occ; Of tic lncv,ag will! in
strlctions 20 report Forthwith"
From the preamble reported by that committee, !
ask particular attention: i, the folio kim. significant e.
tract
Md whereas FOR rnaHy years past. sro.s desire
has been manifested il yariGu' sections ." lie conGlon-
wealth. that convention :ipu.i re called 10 an,ca,
the existing constitution. III HE ?rorely and cxr"li-
cncY cf which measure. HIS meeting v concur ,i
whereas chcrl,! fundamental articles Q: or lo-
iitiCa faith, the sublime r:iEc "> acca:r and prac-
ticaiIy enforced hy ,:.r5. tia! NJ! power i, YES:
ed in and consequently dcr"c4 Com .ia qc@.r--;ha:
government is 0" ought II ID i" institute, for tic cG;.l-
benefit. a' TIA; IN: o:, o: The coH,nuni;. hath
iadIhabic, !na'icu&;jc. and iadcic.c i.t to re
FORM alter abolish H. ia such manner 4, shall be
most cOEtuc;Tc 10 III" YUliic veal Mad whereas i
ia. DcCn :S"ulu!l''N0tG 10 lc lfIcaa: OF convention
throughout TIC STATE, to "nr3in deputies 10 at
Stanton the 18th d.: OF uv next. icr the purpose
Of dcYsing lawful and cXrcdicnt means of procuring
convention for Tie purpose afo"", aid Therefore
Rcso!rsa That "c view vii. deep T"Srct the ran,uct
Of small majority q! he senate Of the last general as.
sc5ly. in refusing submit tie question 10 their con
sl!tucns. whc,hrr ii i their sill - raj. = convention
issoice1, That il! liz opinion OF this c;ug, is
cxpct"n; that The II The pcoplr til, innor-
tnn subject should bc fairly ascCria,!, a!l, Wiia..
kro.:n, i.iiv rrrta'ci =
After adopa. Iii, preamble and these Resolutions
Win. Ai"n;ori EpGEGT &. SCorr, john Rutherford.
&. H. Bacchis ~! Thomas H!cI!c :Tare appointed
delegates TO said Staunioa Convention. Mcs>rs Ruth
erford and Scott attended ard the latter proved himself
Only Of the ah.cst. but also Of the active
and efficient :,cr OF tic body in his Efforts 10 sccure
the great objcc:s IN view. in his appointment
Now let Us from tie TccoT! Of the proceedings oil
that convention, shat lie did, after he got Stanton
and ~ ard by shall! hHf upon this record the names
If some other OF my friends il tits CGr who in regular
awyer-Iikc style, have plead infancy. il.aash:cr.
''Thc question thea pu;, shall the said third
resolution reported hy the committee be adopted, and
decided in the affirmative.
Lei us what thai resolution was.
3D. Rssoircd, That ii any arportionmcnt of rrprcscn
ton 10 numbers regard shcuid be fad exclusively TO
the free white inhabitants Of the commonwealth.
Mr.. SCOTT, OF Richmond. That is hot the rcsolu-
ton By The committee"
Mr. LErCIER. Let show vou :. the following
are the resolutions reported i The .eIcc. committee
amended and adopted hy Ike coarcntion =
Mr.. SCOTT, Of Richmond. pr: the question to the
gentleman from Ro&kb-idsc question OF canaor.
lie will find that the report does not coptain that prop
ostion twas afterwards inserted and BY that inscr-
ton became resolution Nc J. and tool! the place Of the
original resolution No. 3.
SIR LE'TCHER. And my friend from Richmond
voted for it, as amended: Laughter.
Mr. SCOTT For the resolution as reported b. til,
committee
! Mr. LETCHER For the resolution ~ amended. Is
understand it, the memorial subsequently adopted. us-
!ains this view of the vote like to the. ir;enis
of mine getting i.tc FESTIVE when the old records
held Up to them. think il "e get !ew more o:
then, strrci ~ il the sam, way si. e; right
after !, while. Laughter. View, lei us 81. VINO voted
for the resolution r. r. JONES, nc iron Acco
mac Why n: f%icn! FROM A!5elarlu 'Mr. SouCnAllr)
seems c in tie catalogue too. Laughter And here
find the nalc Of NY friend L.cas P. Thcnpson judge
of the circuit in which re-d" anli: affords ue much
pleasure to Inform the Convention! that lie adhcres the
tni;l vet There has been neither varia:Gu.,s nor
shadow of turning w:.l lin "i.r. ScoTr OF Fauqcier
who is that. That De The father Of ny friend
the
Mr. SCOTT. ii Fauqucr DO not know whit the
paper is from which Ike gentleman reads hu i" Know
that i: car. ryi,tfuliy lave wiatcr.. for
presenting him. ~ in favor Of the willie basis. bccaIse
knox thai hc denounced and opfo5"tl
Ma LaTCIlEH. Icis rccor4cc, y. having voted that
way.
Mr SCOTT Of Richmond. will tell the gentleman
from RockIriyc that among the eleven wio opposed;
that resolution stood this Thomas X .!"vncs Of
Accomac. and myself, with judge Scotch Fauguicr
Mr. SCOTT, of lauquier If tho gentleman will al
low M. There n statement believe. founded, per
haps on the same publication which he hold. in hi hand
made to the same effect in the Lest Convention i ain
ed pubicit" and il the gentleman will refer 10 the n!e.
Of the paper, he vii! that il denied b. the per
son 10 WHOM he refers :nr his haa! The facts, aS
stated show that Ii s;ood among 4 rsry aa II that
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