Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-04

would neTer place INV constituents i poeiii.a where
they must surrender their principles Ter the sake Of the
a''iusl'loi Of power. would LAYER take r.uwsr !: it
lEust bc obtained b? The Rur!r;i=: ct prncyic
nave nohin &c say to those .sis :!enen in rcIaorl
iv l:s account they will have :trr 10 their co:
S,ttrnfs. inse NO fears 1h;lt cSs history Of this
SohFciilci will pass uEocet J least the action of
body upon The report of the coin ttee will be- We
h.o"n. 1t IS already known; c,crl thing from t! lie
!. me THIS report, which rejected by majority Of
oac. was presented down 10 the present time. Il is
h1o"h mat my distinguished friend from Acccpuc 81 T.
isE) moved 10 strike propcstis. g" - aud up IN
tE't proposition how stands the votes Mark rou no, T.
Tue report of the compromise Daittee had bet N
stricken OUT when my friend from hcconac moved 10
'tri1e out proposition "a" A majority of ono vot d
a9d'ai the notion but then the CHARM an of that cor n
promise committee changed his vote, and the motto ~
20 srtke out was carried which it could not have he m
except by the change OF the If tay friend frs T.,
iehfy tNr MARTINI He hada perfect right " cham &c
us 'cle do not refer ~ il with view to cast al "
reflection upon that gentleman merely staff: il as q
part OF the proceedings i'll the matter. II stands on
feeMr" as part Of the history Of those proceedings
There Is another fact To enotced The distinguish ID
gentleman from Acconac, (Mr FISsgY,} -anotk en-
member Of that compromise commttee-wht EN- he IS ae
ahont 10 vote, stated that he should vote against he
motion 10 Strike out proposition ga hutthc he she's Id
llso vote against inserting that proposition in the m
'li'uoh do not state these facts fer thu purpose Of!
casting any reflection upon the of those gem lie
men, because they may be ahle justify their cou rse
before their constituents but state them as part OF
Tie history CT these transactions. In view Of ali tn est
circumstances, II you bring me to the vote, and tell
cannot hereafter vote against the Insertion of the bro
visions Of this compromise, would rtflse TO vot t.
insert this report in preference TO proposition 3 y
Proposition : l. !" was fairly killed, and will rather
ecmingy endorse proposition 'B' bf my vote, III IN 10
vote fer report by which the cast obtains little brel
power III the Senate at the expense u surcnderin the
mixed basis, both in name and principle And g.n,e
who come here with the that thew have
obtained power with the abandon nent of principle Wi,
never again be able t" rally upGn the ground Of the
uiy,'d basis
listened with a great deal Of attention 10 I've re-
markA Of the gentleman from. williamsburg, Mr. Bow
DEM He Complains that while eastern Virgin ,a ha.
had saJoriiy of twenty-five de.cs ates in the Eolsc OF
Drlesat Is, and six in the Senate. aking weyity.cch,
ma joritq joint ballot Underwater had received
but i,tc benefit from the appropriations thu. had been
made, and his district had received 1oihirs All this
admit, has occurred, aud to The evil in these
days Of os-rong is difficult. The correction. how
ever IS WITH the Taxpayer, and if those tho impose
the taxes have them to pay, whenever apnropriaticuS
become so unjust and oppressive rs to demand thai
such Legislation should cease the effort ould certainly
be made by those vino pay the taxes than 5y
those h receive the bc~cii,s OF the approximations
Al least his argument j. certainly rot! good reason for
the principle fer which we have been con-
c1d!ng or three and half months. shall therefore
vote TO stain the acticn Of the committee OF the whole
in striking Out proposition because expect after
That to have the question presented whethe" | will
committee.
have ,llotght it my duty to Eiakc this explanation
i" order that the grounds upon which give my vote
may be distinctly u!Iders TODD
The question being taken, there were yeas -, nays
,, ms follows
lEAs-iicssrs. Armstrong, Arthur Banks, Bland !
Blue, Eocock Bolts Botrdcn BowleS Burgcs Camden,
charbs<, ihlpnnn sh:lton, Claiborne, Coc.c, Cox,
Davis, Dene ale Fault .ner, Ferguson, Fisher, Floyd.
Fultz Fuau:i GarlanS NJ T. IT, Garnet Crode. Hall, !
II.ra I.rn i,t,.
Jones kenny, klgs knote, l.etchcr Ls"n, Lucas,
Lvnch lc Car, mt NJ cCaLlis, Martin Of Henry Mason
Meredith Moore, Neeson, Petty, Randoph, Ridley.
ives Sar Glders, Scggn Scott Of Caroline, Scott 81
Eauquicr Scott OF Fci:EoHd city, Seymour. Shell Shc!
fey Slca A. Smith Of KanaNla, Smith Of Jackson, Smith
u Gree ,brier ;anard, Stephenson, Strothcr Stuart
If Patr' ok Summers, Tate. Turnbull, Van Winkie
Watts # Norfolk county Whttl., Wiley, Williams Of
5heuan' loah, WiugIield-S0.
NAYs-Msssrs Fulkerson and WoolDlk--o.
Mr.. WHITE stated that lie had paired oil upon all
questions with Mr. MoRRls.
lie was accordingly excused from voting.
The fol lowing gentlemen were also excused, having
paired Of
Mr. G ALLY with Mr. SSowpEs.
Sir. n ARTtS, Of Marshall, with Mr.. Lro;s.
Mr.. 7,luapuy with Dir Douglass.
Nj SHoDGEtss with Dir. SouIuALL.
Mr.. TRloc with Mr.. FLOOD.
Mr.. WATTS, Of Roanoke, with Dir. PUKxISs, wEo was
sick.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, of Fairfax, with Mr. BIRD, of She
nap doal.
Mr. WISE vii Mr.. EpMrsn..
MIR. CARTER Of Loudoun, with Mr. WALLACE.
Mr. BARBOUR with Mr. CARLrLE, and
Mr. FI%NEr with Mr. MILLER.
When Dir. STANARDs name was called he said
had made up my mind not 10 vote upon this question,
but al The suggestion Of friends around me- am
disposed 10 with them in the belief that nv
motives will not be misunderstood after what have
said, and that it will not be supposed endorsing
the compromise. That being reason why declined
10 vote, will not ask 10 be excused but will upon
the question.
The question then recurring upon striking out propo-
sition a, and inserting the compromise,
Mr.. WISE calc. for division Of the question in .
order thu, the question might first be taken striking
MIR. SAUNDERS. move the Convention do now
adjourn. Tha motion was lost-a count being had
ave. 49, noes 81.
file PRESIDENT stated tho question TO he first
taken upon agreeing with the committee III striking out
,Iy ,posit ion "a.
: Mr. BOCOCK Is this the proper time to move ,
amendments 10 either proposition.
Tile PRESIDENT. II is competent to move TO amend
before he question Is taken upon striking Out propo
si,ion 4.
Mr.. DOCOCK. Is it in order to submit at this time
amendments to the competing proposition-the one to
be inserted provided A is stricken out;
The PRESIDENT. The Chair supposcs that parlia-
men!ary rules would admit of the reception of amend
.nels in this stage Of the question to either branch
though amendments would be also receivable when this
branch of the question had been put.
Mr.. WISE. The Yeas aud nays have been ordered
On this branch Of the question: and will it not hare IT,
be decided before amendment eau be offered 10 the
other branch
The PRESIDENT. The proposition to strike out and
;nsc is regarded ~ one proposition, and TO divide il
Tor the purpose Of voting docs not change the nature
it in that respect.
Mr.. sT!ANARD. If proposition A is stricken OUT
will not the next vote be upon Inserting the proposition
IF the committee of eight; And will you not have to
take the vote before amendment Cal, be offered
The PRESIDENT. No, sir, it will he amcndable
e1ore that vote is taken, well as AFTER
The question Icing then taken striking out PROPOSE
ion a, there were yeas II, nays 81, as follows:
YEAs-Mcssrs. Armstrong, Arthur, Bland, Blue Boiis
Bowden Candies, Chapman, Chiffon, Claiborne, De-
ealc, Faulkner, FeIgus5n Fnncy, Fisher Floyd, Full
serson Futz, Hays, lloge, Jacob, johnson, kcnney
kilsore, Knotc, LetcIcr, Lucas, McCamant, McCo-
mas, Martin of Henry, Moore, Hccson, Randolph,
Scfey, Sloan, Smith Of Kan4,rla, Smith Of Jackson,
smith of GrccEbrier, Stephenson. Stuart of Patrick.
Summers, Tate. Van Wirkle, Wiley, Williams of
shenandoah, and Winglied-4T.
NAYs-Messrs. John \, Mason, (President.l Banks,
Bocock, Dowlcs, BurFes, C!,ambss, Cooke, Cox, Ds-
sis Fuqua, Garland Al. K. Fl. Garnet, Gocde, Hall,
Hill, Hopkins jar ncy Jones, Ligon, Lynch McCan-
II..L D,,.neG Gam. CO.