Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-20


5O: r, ,,,nsE said he was about take step lIr %cal
vi. H., ,ruscd it would be for the latter Inc I'M.
ID rrvcJ for him 10 look to consttional feloii
e ,T Ike shack!cs of sectional party Ne hu Pps
s I ,,s nroposition, and though he preferred t. " @ -
W.: ~ :, =, he his solemn duty 10 tie people NO" ", .
H ,hs nrnpos,on of the compromise c"muen. aGras
so ~. rcnosur,ulaon OF those important ra!cal @ o
o Nv # thc county courts &C. lie stu pseetfeu '' p"
sue % ,r Nlr Wise which he thought "oula 'o'c'ot +"
o me cry of mixed and white basis ,bo, ,et.r ,bc
AR RIvEs rose TO refer to me strange hu. hih would
coh'lI 80 honor 10 Europe well as AIerlcaIaet ;
nav ; ~ .oever surrender" and the positive declared
nation Western members 10 consnt themselves With
" Mr. r. said that the Eastern me" l.'u ''io n,
AZ @ thc nyed basis, but few tIiia has'.l E . h
been alarmed by The threats o. referred to the course OF Nj
we bo nlayed the game Of "brag" cnpltaly. ne la
aIi neyer 20 home and tel! his consnen'sw v. a"d
Welded TO Compromise from i ,h;oh did NOT look TO
nese, ,nnh Of hs White Basis. They would not even
m ~ ,c nrnposition of Mr.. Scott which gives one
o. i've East The Eastern compromsers wonld Ihch up "
~ '' nhvsic which the West would attempt 70 lolce
su I hs hroats Those who compromise here naerrae
NV ,oiigcnce of their constituents. MI II. fes"'reu 10
nv dissiuns of Mr.. Chiffon and Mr. Wise: 10 she" '''
h .. n,os conflictcd with their principles -,
Mr. WISE explained His friend from fhce c'cofse ''au
not probably hcarc MN. 49,. .,.,,u,h,rod
h nsirnn he AIr R) had TAKEN Eisern Virginia Is cH-
M ~ INK. the white basis, which has been voted DOWN
w majority and which BY this compromise we are bound
to have in fifteen years MI IT, Wou'u ,oe W. m s
; which rave up now, in future, the principle oil pro-
,anion an The principle Of Inc mixed basis Inc "eS
wonld agree nothing, which did moi equally secure e
ga boss now or in future Let fair test DC made be-
tween the mixed and The white basis, and, II beaten tAen
he oud Ioyaly submit to the decslon-out c couiu MOI
e yield 10 compromise which surrendered every hlns
~ ,hr West in the future. He could never go home 10 his
constituents with the brand Of traitor 10 his pledg 5.
Mr. S,uspERs here, pledged To no particular mixed
hut 10 protect the interest Of the East and carry OUT
m. rreal reforms demanded by the people In view OF The
1
he had not been afraid to offer SCHEME when ne mao su
pes.d some time since and now offered Tor adoption. IL
1rovides for House on the suffrage basis and Senate on
The basis OF Federal numbers-und reapport!ontent every
fen years on principles. lie Thought II just 10
both East and West and equitable in lis operation
division asked the motion 10 Strike out the COM
m,tee's renort so as 10 insert Mr. Saunders'.
Mr. TAYLOR said he should vote against striking out as
the committees proposition gave 10 in the Senate and the
Mr. Wsr said he had agreed with Mr. Edmunds pair off
Mr. BYRD OF F. said that having been prevailed on BY the
gentleman from Pittsylvanla, Mr. lfcdway VINO was com
0eed 10 be from The Convention Tor ten Gays TWO
weeks to pair of with him upon all questions connected win
the basis Of representation he he risen once Tor all 10
ask to be excused from voi, ':'l he absence OF ta'
gentleman who would, ee vote oH' ay, "he lie lhf'
Byrd should vote the other. - .. -, |
The motion To strike was lost ayt5 As noes o. % o'
lows ., p,-
ton, Burgess ChnmbIiss Davis Dounl, Edwards Flood
Fuqua, Garland, Muscoe X. Fl Iarnett Goode tia., mop
sns s s1nsy i SsSn Meredith s Morris ps1y Ridley
Riv sauseSs, Scoggin Fw. Scott, R. Z. Scott, r. e.
Scott sell, A. R. Smith, Sno~den, SouthaiI otanalu,
Src.ler, Tunis, Turnbu, Wallace, san' Watts ana "i
NoEs-Nessrs Armstrong, Arthur Bland, Bue, Bowden,
Camden, Garlic Dale Carter j. A.. Carter, chapman I'M
on Claiborne, Deneale, Faulkner Ferguson Fnney Fish
r. Floyd, Fulkerson Fuitz Hays Hoge, JACOB, 1orhs9
Henney Kgore knote, Letcher Llonbcrge:, Lucas, NC
;aman Mecomas W Martin Miller L MSore sa uFp"B
L. Smith, Joseph Smith, Snodgrass, Stephenson T.; olew
ri A. Stuart, Summers, Tate Taylor, Trigg, Van "'nke
White Wiley, S. G. Williams, and Ningheld-oo
At half past ~, Mr.. JASSEy moved that the commit
ee rise Mr.. LErcHER called the ayes and noes
Mr. JASSEY thought the question ought not to DC taken TO-
lay any account and moreover he had plan OF his own
which he wished submit but not now II lie committee
Use now he should offer it Tomorrow II not he should OIL
it in Convention. He should not give IN MS adhesion 10
his report of the so-caed Compromise Committee, but
would attempt amend IL until the question was hnay
et,ed after which he should go work. 10 aid in peectng
he Constitution.
Mr. ARTHUR mad endeavorcd in every point to carry the
wishes of his constituents and had failed He had then gone
With the Compromise parly-bu' Mr. Janney had desired
submit proposition he should vote 10 ADJOURN, 10 give
lin opportunity to offer IT,
The motion adjourn was lost-ayes 81, noes "a.
Mr. BASks renewed the motion for the committee 10 rise
Mr. Boris hoped that Mr. Jannev would offer his PROPOSE
ion go that be laid the table and ordered TO be printed
lie desired what wasand he made The same appeal
70 all gentlemen who had propositions TO olirr
Mr.. WIsEsaid that after the blank was hIcni II h'Ghl pe
minded
Mr. JAxSEy said it OF indifference whether
he Committee would rise or not lie should suo' II Id
lie Convention.
Mr. WISE Why docs not the gentleman move the prop
,sition now! We then tell whether We ought to ac
ourn not.
Mr. JASSEY could allow the merits OF his proposition
o be passed upon, motion for the committee to Iisc
Mr. SUMMERS desired 10 throw no obstruction IN inc way
full examination of Mr Janneys plan but that gentle
nan could move it amendment 10 the committee
,roposton after that proposition shall have been inserted
n the hl INK
MI GoopE did not think that we should undertake
Hate the conduct OF members here We should give to the
gentleman from Loujouu the same privilege which had not
oeen refused other gentlemen offer their propositions
Mr.. WM. SMITH. Has any gentleman asked the commit
ee to rise to enable him TO offer proposition!
Mr. ScoeofS asked the ayes and noes
The committee refused Ia rise-ayes 50, noes 50.
Mr. FLOOD rec,red the motion that the committee rise
Mr.. CLAIpoRsE point of order. Something must
intervene before the motion 10 rise or adjourn can be re-
lcwed.
The Chair said the motion in ORDER and Mr. GLAI-
BORNE appealed.
Mr.. JASSEy appealed Mr.. Flood to withdraw the mo-
JUDGE MASON made similar appeal. He agreed with
essrs Claiborne and Wise that something Intervene
motion speech &c. before motion TO adjourn or tnr
The committee 10 rise be renewed Othcrwlse men,
oer make the motion and TO call the ayes and noes
nay obstruct the whole business.
Sir Boris said the motion in order, because
something had ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS had been made Was
not in Older because the committee refused 10 use al
o'clock to rise 10 O'Clock. after long debate!
Mr.. FERGrsoS said that illusions had been mad: ~ Yves
members withdrawing and now for the first Time we
acc Eastern attempting defeat the course OF busl-
ness Called 10 Orderly
The committee refl;stc to rse-aycs 80 noes 80.
Mr.. NJ. r. H. GARNET. On Saturday last the gentle
from Accomac had thanked the then majority Tor the
courtesy and kindness shown towards the minority Now,
BY the force of circumstances the minority has become the
orty and in the of to-day refusing 10 allow time
gentlemen 10 bring forward propositions, we have se-
cinen of the tyranny of The white basis
Mr. CLAIBORNE responsible TO his constituents alone
He had voted for this Compromise and should lake no step
backward" With his hand The Journal lie would dcly
any 10 charge him traitor before his people be
had gone for the mixed basis every lnr but ii had failed
and it could pass. He satisfied that his people
would sustain him in his present
Mr. JASHEv hoped that gentleman on his side would
noro that the committee rscas since this agliatng de-
had sprung up he had arrived the conclusion not TO
offer his proposition in Committee and probably not IN Con-
vention.
MIR. WISE thought there for triumph to any
in this matter and regretted this small game oil
motions To adjourn resorted to- No desired tn press hs
matter TO vote in the Convention todayand the PROPOSE
ton i(inserted, may be amended hereafter.
MIR. K. G. ScoTr. II the proposition be inserted today,
il the intention of gentlemen press its ADOPTION and
report 10 the Convention todayf MANY voices, No.
In that case, (said MIR. S.. he would chcorfuy remain
here, until the matter was acted
The Commitiee proposition then inserted ayes 3d.
noes 4S, follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Armstrong, Arthur Bland Blue Bowden,
Camden, Garlic Dale Cnrte j. A. Carter Chapman Chill