Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-16

securing tic East against any ouri He was will
ives, rs we'll as in producing peace anu ,on il ue did
meS 10 stand bv it. and 60 the people nh, ,o 1 sa
not fear for his own rcspcnssy ,:se would have
gentlemen who voted against '''
Mr. STAxARp should for sSin WI o Which he rryard
were two propositions offered W r the present unposi
60 is mere J believed that there were but lew een'e
mon bcrn who were not willing Tor la" anu JUST 'P
mise. =, Mr. Carnett's motion TO strike
o,t tba nronosi,ion of the compromise eo'"'ee''' ~
carried: ayes 3d. Mason president) Arthur Banks Bar
h,n, Rococx, Bolts Bowes, Braxton burgess Chnmois
Claiborne Davis Douglas, hdmqnas Eawaf G ti Ha
Eund Fuoua Garland useoe T. a. Garnet Goods lia
Hopkins c9ans Meredith Morris Petty Randolph
Ridley kvs sau9de s ssEfs snowien sou;ha sanard
~ u 80 S,roher Taylor, Tredway Tuns Turnbul, Wal
i,ce Snmi Watts and Whis.len55
,Ea Dale Carter J. A. Carter, Chapman, Chiffon De
n.a1a faulkner Ferguson Fisher Floyd, Fnkerson uz
Hays, Hoge jacob, Johnson kenncy, Ailsore AnoS
M,r,n " Martin, Miller, Moore, Murphy Necson, New
man Seymour Shelley Sloan B. H. Smith, Joseph Smith,
Snodarass, Stephenson. F. Stewart A. Stuart Summers,
Winrn6eld and Wise-54.
ns bs and The other votes many members stated that
,,sav hod uired off with gentlemen on the other side
Mr. WISE considered that compromise dead II was
the ultima Thule for his e--and ne would say 10 gentlemen
who tell him Of doors that they are convinced OF Inc
nropriety of propositions less favorable IMAM ha mat ne
os done and now stood ordcr arms and would leave II
10 gentlemen the other side 10 make movement. ne
thought this question could not be settled nnd ne thought
heller that the committee should rise and report thai they
could not compromise this question: and that the Convention
should adjourn and their trust 10 Their
Mr. Boris had voted against the Commuters report, DE-
he thought It no COMPROMISED co'Pon's'u Wv
much.
Mr. WISE had not alluded TO the gentleman from Heurlco
He made aliuson gentlemen whom he desired 10 aHe
MIR BORIS had six months since, oroseen TIM, this mat
Ter must compromsed-and ne had submitted ms own
/ nffripp nrnfa lii E,aS
and should have been satisfactory TO the West The COM
mee's compromise constituted House OF !oIas anu
House Of Commensurate rather nan vo.c ios ~ nc hs
20 for the Houses Of Commons, under Inc "te uas
Moreover it left to the people to 90 hereafter wild. we S
unwilling TO do ourselves But the day OF compromise nau
mn nossed and div light just beginning 10 appear he
@ n nenared to assume the responsibility before his
and 10 break the wisp OF straw wmch lot
week had bound him. in the recorded Instructions Oh he
wishes He was prepared for himself, and not for
narty If necessary he should withdraw from Inc canvass
the candidate for Congress SO as moi 10 aec, e VIM
lion of his compromiseand he thought that the vote
should be taken upon each compromise in order
Mr. SHErFEy said that in that case he thought gentlemen
should offer any compromises they might have in their pock
cts SO allow the Convention TO choose between te
Mr. BORIS said tha if his proposition were adopted II
| still was open for amendment.
Mr. SAUNDERS should, at proper time, II ne 50" any
hone of il, adoption submit his proposition OF compro
mise Mr. s. proceeded defend it against the objections
which had been raised against IT, He thought the best and
fairest adjustment could be devised contains sut
Gent safeguards for the Ers and is honorable and should
| be satisfactory 10 the West.
After much parliamentary explanation and dlGadiaon
the question REQUIRED the motion to insert Mr Bolts
Compromise substitute for proposition A.
Mr.. EDMUSDs them moved 10 stIiKe out the "noie OF MI
Bolts proposition.
Mr. FISHER regarded this rounda bout way of doing
what not parliamentary TO settle me point ne appeal
ed from the decision of the chair which allowed the mo-
ton TO strike any proposition that might be offered
Mr. Boris them relieve the difficulty and obtain fair
vote on his compromise would withdraw his compromise
Mr. WISE, then fully test the question: moved to strike
out the whole of mixed basis proposition a.
This carried in the atnave ayes 81, noes 90
AYEs-Mcssrs. Armstrong, Bland, Blue Bolts Bowden
Byrd OF F. Camden, Garlic, Dale Carter, A. Carter, Chap
man, Chiffon. neneae Faulkner, Ferguson Fisher Floyd
Fukerson FultZ, Hays, Hoge, Jacob, kcnney, kgore
knote Letcher, Lionberger, Lucas McC"mant McComas
j. T. Martin Vim. Martin, Miller. Moore, Murphy, Neeson
Newman s ssssy s0?s sn n
JAS E. Stewart Archibald Stuart Summers Tate lrigg
Van Wrinkle, White, Wiley Saml c. Williams, and Wise
NoEs-Messrs j. Y Mason, (Prcsident) Arthur, Banks
Barbour Bowcock, Bowles, Braxton, Burgess Chambiss
Claiborne Cox, Davis DOUGLASS Edmands Edwards. FIN
Hall, HOPKINS Janney Jasper Jones' Leake Lyon, Lynch
Lyons McCnndish Meredith, Morris Petty Randolph Rid
lev Rives Scoggin, F. w. Scott, Robt. L. Scott Rob G
Scott She'll Arthur r. Smith, Snowden Southa, Sanard
Suaughan, STROLLER Taylor Trelway Tuns Iurnbull
Wallace, Samuel Watts, Whtte and W1gheldI51
GWhen Mr.. FISSEY's called he asked leave TO
explain the he on this basis question
He should against striking out A. but should here
after vote against inserting it in the Constitution
Mr. MARTIN of Henry before the vote was announced
changed his vote from the negative the affirmative
Mr. BORIS then moved fill the blank with his own Com
Mr. EpMvSps moved to strike gu, oil of Mr. Bolts popo-
son, but the lst section.
Mr. CLAIBORNE had hitherto voted for the mixed bnss In
every FORM it had been rejected in every FORM He was
tired of this chids play and should therefore vote Tor ME-
Bolts compromise
Mr. BowpES was for a compromise, but not ior one on
such terms as Mr. Bolts.
Mr. EDMuSDs motion 10 strike out all OF Mr. Bolts propo-
son but the st section was then carried ayes 6O noes 81
AYEs-Messrs John y Mason, president, Arthur Banks,
Barbour, Bccock Bowden, Bowles Braxlon, Burgess, j.
wards Fnncy Flood, Fdqua Garland II. r. Fl. Garneli,
Goods, Hall Hopkins Janney Jasper Jones, Leake Lig-
on, Lynch, Lyons, McCaIdlish VIM. Marin Metsdh,
GIN +. w. Scott, r. F. Scott, r. g. Scott, Shell, A: K
Smith, snowden, Souna, Sanard Sraughan, stTothc',
Taylor Tredway, Tuns Turnbul, Wallace, S. Watts,
White, Whil,le, neutrality-suspicious..
NoEs-Messrs Armstrong, Bland, Blue, Bolts Rchd Z.
Byrd, Camden, Garlic D. Garter, Chapman, Chiffon GaI-
kerson. Fuz Hays Hoge Jacob, Johnson Henney, MI
gore Knote Lecher, Lonherge-, Lucas, McCamant Nc.
Camas T. Mari1 Me Moore Mu Smb Jsss"
Smith, VIM. Smith, snodgrass Stephenson, f. Stewart
A. Stuart, Summers Tate, Trigg, Van Wrinkle, Wiley, S. c.
Williams, and Wse-53
Mr. FISSEy moved that the Convention rise, but withdrew
il at the suggestion of Mr. WISE who hoped that his col
league would allow further efforts 10 be made to compromise
this question.
Mr. WISE said he wished TO be kept longer at this chids
play He would therefore, make more motion to settle
question: Alter uuy TIC Qiu Hol care "uu was
DONE provided it secured the dignity Of the body He ap
peaed the mixed basis gentlemen 10 their measure
they could. He had oathng for this hisglng between
senemens conscienccs and their fears of the people, Mr.
Wise them offered proposition giving in the House 81 to
the East and So the West and in the Senate TO the
East and II the West and directing re-appoonment
the suffrage basis in 1861 and every ten years thereafter
Ii gentlemen desired submit the basis question in 1861 TO
the qualified VOTERS he would accept the amendment.
Mr.. r. c. ScoTT moved that the committee do now rise
and Mr.. LErcHER asked the ayes and
Mr.. Boris hoped the committee would rise, as this was
new question and he desired 10 examine it.
The Committee refused TO rise ayes 49, noes r.
The question required upon MIR. Wises proposition.
Mr. FERGUSON satisfied abide by the report OF the
compromise Committee because the Committee selected
in such manner make il satisfactory majority
Tina, proposition voted down by voteand ii the
gentlemen OF that Committee willing try it again. he
was ready stand by them Ii the compromise purity would
90 for Mr. Wses proposition, he should 20 with them. He
regarded to the report from the compromise
ComEitteehe should not go farther than that compromise
MIR. BowpEN, compromise man, wished time ex-
Mr. WISE felt kindly towards the gentleman from Will
anime this and important proposition of Mr. Wiseand
boced the Committee would rise
liumsburg, and the gentlemen the Committee who had
he would IN