Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-02

ciii!cn ~ to!u ana Ill my entire dislrc: believe
tclr Number does not exceed one hundred ana sixy
therefore know 81 little about this class of persons
their cnt't;" and the influence which thew cxcrci,e
on INC si'c population III Of tie eastern counties
wiirfe they are more Numerous that ask to be cxcu
sca rom serving on that committee promising nj The
same time iLat If gentlemen will submit 80 Us Il lac
icabe plan FOR the rcmov.: of the free negroes will
vote for it.
1lr CHAMBERS. The committee was raised on my
molioi ana ain about tu ask that it NAV b. enlarged
!" nc hi'i:i,"r of thirteen. After what has been said
By the gentleman who preceded me- it will not be sup.
posed That make this proposition from any objection
hat nave to the gentlemen who have bec: placed o..
that committed They are most Of them entire =trnil-
gers to III" and inen whom should be proud to be assn.
claitd Will on any occasion but know that an init
mate acquaintance with subject is necessary to enable
Gentlemen TO pass judiciosiy upon it, and know that
rom lhe section OF the country from which they come,
these gentlemen cannot know anything Of the evil or
hess:Hg Of hs class Of populations. The gcn!cull,i
In. inst t"lI lis that there thrtyeght free negroes
in this county III another Of these counties there are
seventy III another hundred aud fourteen and il
another thr'y-i!lc Now, III .iccnnac there are up
wards of three thousand free negroes Wv friend from
rcelcTilir CIR CEA&nIss has the honor of represent
ug "eTci thorsand frc. negroes in his district.
have therefore, presented the delegates from these
respective places. will read their names. Henry i.
Wise, Robert Ridley, Thos. Wallace, " Il j. Garrett,
james j. Scosgn and Arthur T. smith ask the Con
list
The PRESIDENT The Chair would suggest t!a:
the gentleman from Mcckenburg, that he c.u accom-.
p!i,h his Object b" moving to enlarge the number of the
committee TO ilrt"ca The special committee ordered
VITA limited Il seven
AIr. CHAMBERS Then make That notion
The Question was then taken upon the molten Ia
large The special committee from seven 10 !r .rl and
ii was agreed 10.
The question was then taken upon adding to the
mtcc ;he following gentlemen, viz: Mcssrs. llcry \.
Wise, Robert Ridley, Thus Wallace H. H. il. Garrett
james L. Scossln and Arthur Il Smith, and tie motion
v:is agreed Il"
The PRESIDENT. The Chair will take occasion to
observe that the power of the appointment OF commit
tees EaEins been conferred upon him by the rules IF
the Conventio!--that III the appointment of commit
tees affecting III" people ut large lie has considered il
his duty to look 10 the whole commonwealth Tor making
such sciccti"s for the component parts of those
:ttccS.
Mr.. EDWARDS move that the Convention re.
solve itself into Committee Of the Whole
Mr.. BARBOUR, hope the gentleman will with
draw hi- motion for ; moment
,lr. EDWARDS. Certainly. If the gentleman will
renew it again.
CONSOLIDATION "F WILLIAMSBURG. JAMES CITY 81.
Mr.. HNWnEN. wish 10 present petition from ..
number 8" my c"':stucn,s-rcsidrn.s OF Williamsburg
ANA n the otl!oinius counties James city and York
praying thai The city and those two counties, togcth-
with Elizabeth city and Warwick MAY be cons"
itated that compact counties be formed ot
u the ca.rc territory The entertained By these
petitioners c".icIcnt with those 10 which my col
!easi!" al myself have given expression by publish
al crl and that the ether people residing in that I.or
ton of the country proposed TO be affected by the c"i-
tcnp!atc! can:c .y have the sl,cccst possible no.
ticc that action has been taken This subject pre-"
seat hi: petition at the earliest practicable mo.
meat after il ca!ne into my possession A. the standing
committees Of the Convention have performed the hu.
sin"s7 heretofore referred to them and not now III
the habit o meeting, request that this petition be re-
icrred to special committee.
The petition then read By the SECRETARY fol-
lows:
r, lie Concenti9n assembled IN Richmond 10 rcriS G,a
amend he Constitution Of The Stn'e Of I-iryiia.
The unlclsig citizens Of Williamsburg and of the
counties OF james city and York earnestly request the
Convention to alter the county lines OF the said
counties and Of Elizabeth city and Warwick to form
out of them two counties, divided BY a line running
from York river To james river. The undersigned think
unnecessary to point out the Inconvenience OF the
present county linc-a ance at the map will convince
any of the propriety of the proposed change.
And Tor this yonr petitioners will ever pray.
ALEXANDER c. GARRETT
And filty-tvo others.
The motion to refer the petition to select committee
vac then agreed TO- ;,
The PRESIDENT announced the following named
gentlemen rs comprising the select committee MesSrs.
Bowpi:x SUMMERS LrrcHEE, AlcCAsnLisit, RANDOLPH,
JASSEY &nd BEALi:
rrglic MELTING IL HANCOCK COUNTY
JACOB I wish to present the proceedings OF a
meeting recently held IN the county Oh ficoeA oi' u
Nr MARTIN 1f Marshall / think resented the
same proceedings OF yesterday.
Mr. JAi,OR was not aware Of the fact.
TIE BASIS or REPRESENTATION.
,r,,o co,,,;on thcn .ss,Imed the consideration in
connitt.c Of the whole, Or. SnEfrEy IN the Chair oi
the report Of tic committee "h INC Dlsi '''"
tioumept of Representation.
M C,II ,IP stated the question to be on the propo-
,ion If tba gentleman from Fsuquicr (Mr SColl.)
WI w. MtHrIy of Henry, then addressed the Commit
On motion Of Mr.. SMITH OF hauawha the Commute
rose. ,rrr,,rxr.
~. = rT,rIirr move that Cre thousand copies OF
~, ornn;c,tion from the clerk OF the House OF Del
.,,tcs concernin. the appropriations made ny tn"'
h,J,. hc nr;rtrl for the use OF The convention. Inc
nr;,., nf Hi. document has been ohjccted 10 p'r'e
!, i s,nos.d there arr pom" mistakes III IL o"1 '''
motion can be adopted and the CLERK hnn7 any ms
. i Jor moi necessarily follow that they ere t. NC
n,.n ~ Lc,,.e a motion TO print has been carried
H. .c,;nns can b. made before the document Is
and il is important that it should be printed
~ snon ~ possilc We have had statement gwen
- aloadr sho wing how u part OF the public revenue
L., Loo acknowledgements
j., which the balance has been appropriated anu
n,hIic cmiosi,y has been raised to see It,
p1 NJ STASARD trhst that the motion OF the gen,
o,,,,n will be suspended until Tomorrow morning.
I,e,',. m' letter from the Clerk which was written IN
of the commentary made yesterday ana
i i said that he has made some corrections III
IN "lliIn ,mo error and perhaps will have TO make
les": - rsgard to others think that perhaps IL :
some III ~ ordcr the document to be printed rs long rs
,"' INV doubt in regard to Its correctness as'
there - a' matter be laid the table until to'mor
row ", mGF nT$uEn Very well, but give notice That
shall call it up tomorrow.
The motion was agfee' ~
TIE EVENING SESSIONS. :.
n.sry,loUR move that all further eve thar
Ar:Sf .nsnsed with until necessity require: tetl
sessions 'o nd When there shall be any reason sclc.
render tr comnenc. our daily sessions at ~ n
IN II: continue it until T. NJ, We shah uc CON.
A. ~ ". which all that our duty 70 o here
hours IL nJ ourselves requires ala not coho
myself to w"1A :, far rs am personally concerned DOL
to submit bs 70 The gentleman from HARDY
me or,ler requiring evening SESSIONS De
that the oru; ordered bv the Convention. % f,lv
unit; IN rrsRNETT This question has oesI for and
MIR. NJ. u - n,urh has been silu ioA -