Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-15


lir COS offered the following resolution Cor the con
sdcraton Of the Cure .tion:
2,.o .g That tue ii, bate on h. PRESTON nov; end
;Us ucC.c the Convention. ~ Committee Of the y mole
On TIC PASS of Representation; shall close tEc -
Jay of April, at o'clock.
Il will be SEGA b. Tie w"Tas OF this resolution that
The day which il i proposed to close the debate Is
ct blank. sly whole Object in offering the resolution
proceeds IRON the indication II yesterday thought
i was cieariy indicated then that in vcry few days
tic debate Tic rc!,.fIs proposition must cio+c IL
!. known thai great man. members OF the C"nycii-
lion are al,sct Suin" oi iicm. Doubt. have paired
OIL and others maze not pared oi ! think, whether
ccuiicrlcn have paired oil not that upon great
question oil ibis character, they wo! like 10 haze al
opportunity of being present when The vote is akci.
Ay object in offering This resolution is not 10 clos line
debate, hi simply 10 Indicate day on which !. Is
likely this debate will 10 a close, and thus give
Inoc to the .b.cnLrcs that iGy nlsl he here prepared
10 vote on the day fixed rpon. So far as am con-
ccrned, will say the Coz enion ,;.t whatever day
nav be fixed upon. IT, when the time comes any single
gentleman of the minUry-any western gcn!lc.ain--
shall desire to protrart the debate. will vote, and !
believe every eastern gentleman will vote, 10 suspend
rcscnd the resolution, and give him still further t''"
Nv whole object, repeat. is TO @iTe Eoicc 10
the ablcatccs Of the time when the vote Is TO ne 'akc
50 that the: ma return whether they hare pared on or
not | am well that il would not nc inc Gi'irc
OF any member here present TO have 'ssnap Judgment
OH either side. have doubt that 1t Is the 'Sir' o.
all gentlemen. whether from the east or ihc west, lha'
there shall he fair this quGstio on and "'he
or the time for voting shall il zee are not pre-
narrt to vote, why then &c will he willing to rcscnd
The resolution. and tx another day III The mean
time this resolution would give notice 10 Schl.h.'"
who arc absent AM allow t!!cna opportunity OF neis
here have doubt the atei id"ncc on ilc nriinSf''
lions of the Convention her. Nia nc mich iuit1f VII
der the operation Of The rc,o ION t!aG is al p:c:@'
because il would induce the nc!ancrs to return Is
srccdii; possible. hope, therefore. the oo'.':-
ton will nc prepared 10 adopt this or some Resolution
of the same character
Mr., Ficl.KERSON. AZ certainty amx;oH' I"
bring this debate 4 close ans! 10 see thi5 cs''" st
He'd as any gentleman here. But ifthc general cohin's
,ioi,s b. wLc' gentlemen old thcir seats on TINS 'oi
are not Sufficient to kecT rhcm here and they WI.
absent themselves. ! for f,ia wiling |" 'ah@ VIC
yo;c in their abscnco The effect Of liTlg day Wien
the vote shall hc taken VIII. in my opinion nc I" &tah
general license 10 members TO absent themselves .i"'
this bod; until the iay fer voting shall arrive ~.
not for granting any such lccnse ALA 'h"'' " "a "
resolution the table. - .
ar STAEhkD. 10 pe the gentleman VIII WIN
draw his motion tt,r moment.
Mr. FULkERSON. Certainly.
Mr. STANAHD. trust that it will be Tie pleasure
Of the Convention 10 adopt the resolution OF the gentle
man from Chesterfield tsIr Cox.) In fixing the da!
am perfectly contcnt--nay, dcsroHS-to c""S"!
the wishes OF gentlemen all sides al The mouse
For myself, have taken par! III this debate th"li
il is not because ii" not feel as great an c!ss'
n is ues.io any other ;t.ncma: here fel :tio''
he willing. tanding Inc interest winch iee II
III. discussion. il members in their seats that h'
mcstoa should t,a taken without opening ray lips b!
i is apparent that, undcr existing c:rc"siance-' t'
,.o. nrht not now 10 be taken. A. hear Is can as
,r,o;n believe there abait 50 members ab;"!'t
nI !; ranno, be the desire of gentlemen o" any sia'
,b bo,-e IT, take Iii. vote hp s:rFz". an: the VINO"
.s,, ri adopting this resolution. in Ills form sill b.
~. .,obcT: ,yiil have. such nctic" "i he progress "
lines in the Convention, Kill ic:uce them forth
With TO return AL. ii: from members "i'."ntn
,lycs 10 roi ,.put, thai he ATTENDANT" ~ mem
,;u H.. i,Tcn f7ic- than il iE trcf,''cs"
NV. ahseed Themselves. it is r"". and tinn@ hay
;mnro,erlv alsened themselves. have n"' Lett u:
-" an do not expo. to leave tie city il the C'n"'f
ion sb.l 81 here i,r * months. i Very true mat
,y nj home hi .'e,ir@ "saT that have n;s'.rS :, :
where o IL p;;h Importance tome per" 1''E - y