Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-05-05
STATE CONVENTION.
SAT
CLOSING DEBATE.

SATURDAY, MAY ID.
CLOSING DEBATE.
Mr. TREDwAY moved TO take up the resolution offered
by him Yesterday to close debate in committee of the
whole, at o'clock.
Upon this question the ayes and noes were ordered
and the motion was rejected, ayes 40, noes 81.
The motion to take up the resolution OF Mr.. tired
WAY then rejected ayes SO, noes SO. THE white
Bowden and Saunders, voted in the negative; Messri
Chiffon, Randolph and Taylor in the affi.mative-Ml
Bolts not present
BASIS DEBATE
On motion of Mr.. FERGUSON, the Convention resol
we'd itself into Committee OF the Whole.
Mr. GALLy took the floor and spoke at considerable
length in defence of the suffrage basis as the only true
republican system and against the tyranny of the gov.
ernmental ajory."
Mr. KIeoRE next read speech which he had writ
ten in replyto the remarks made some time since by
Mr.. RvEs.
Mr. FERGUSON wished to occupy some twenty min.
ues in regard to matters personal to himself =
He alluded to the efforts making in and of this body
to produce the impression that the policy and de.
sign OF the West if it should obtain the control of the
Legislature to divert the Western railroads to Baltimore
He cited various votes in the Legislature to prove that
the West had voted against railroads down the Valley
arguments addressed to Richmond narrow minded and
rrow-hearted, and declared that if Richmond voted
to degrade him with the mixed basis, he would vote to
degrade her with restriction upon her
and repeated his determination il the mixed basis should
be adopted to move to reinstae the proposition to re-
strict the cities He proessed however, to love Rich.
ond, and had lately seen to love her better than
her own delegates loved her referring the NANTES
tations at the public meetng) He was not afraid TO
trust her on that question.
Mr. SCOTT replied with much energy to Mr.. FPS re-.
marks He said the appeal made to the people of ch-
mond was an insult to their intelligence. They were
told that if their honest judgment should be for the
mixed basis and they should have the bodness 10 say
so, the gentleman from Logan and his Western ascot
ates here would punish them BY limiting their rem.
hA i'm fod tbr
to do what they might think right. Mr. S. replied 10
Mr. Wises argument that there should be an alliance
between Tide water and Trans-A lleghany-a treaty,
offensive and defensive.
MIR. WISE disclamed having ever proposed treaty.
He was for the suffrage basis because would unite ali
the sections together, and had condemned the Rich
mond and Piedmont policy OF not permitting the i'm
provements TO go through the entire State He said he
meant to propose as an addition TO any basis that might
be adopted provision which would ensure the proper
direction OF the improvement policy.
Mr. SCoTT OF f proceeded to show the unsoundnes
of Mr.. Wise's view of the proper mode OF protecting
the interests OF Underwater That was to take 10 dee
legates from it and from Piedmont and transfer them
to the West How this to turn the improveme nts
to the benefit of Tide water? Would it not be better
for Tdewster to retain her strength as the means of
en,urng justice to herself rather than give it away in
order to be suppliant for justice! Why put her in
state OF wardsnip or pupilage? 1t customary to
place infants under the guardianship of others to keep
them from hurting themselves Was this the case Of
Tide-water?. Or had she grown SO old as to be non
conp0s and tor that reason needed direction and con-
troll! Twas certain thatif the power were transferred
to the West, the Improvements might be diverted from
Ildewaer. Could it be her pecula interest, as Mr.
WISE commended to surrender her strength in order 10
let the " est co nro the improvements Better for her
10 Keep her fortress closed her forces under arms
whilst she was arranging the of her treaty with
Alleghany Mr. S. also referred in some detail
to the history of bill before the Legislature for ra H.
road down the Valley, and then explained the mode in
which It was found necessary to defeat it.
Mr.. STANARD got the floor, but yielded to