Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-15
N-EDNESU.ll,, Narck 70. 1881.

Mr.. jANNEI. With the permission of my s.ieni
froa the culnty If Fauquer, mir Chiffon ask tn,
attention Of the committee this morning for . minute or
two only NJ, irirrG rom the coraty of kanawta cdr
SuMMERS, N ;ac course q! the very able address that
ne made 10 Yesterday, anI 20 which listened with
great pleasure made obserya o.is which make :.
my duty this morning to claim your attention for few
moments.
That speech will be read BY every nan in he com
onwcath Of Virginia who get possession Of it, and
desire t.lt my explanation may go out TO tie world
inn cly after il and do il too for the satisfaction
my mixed Daes friends upon tins floor, no po ashly
may feel under some little apprehension. Ny friend
| from the county Of kanawht claims my vote for his
side Of this question, and he claims upon the ground
that he Understood me to say thar if there was any
question in which the personal rights Of the people
the west are concerned that could be protected a.
cicc'lalIy by the adoption Of the mixed basis that
then would give II up. My friend misunderstood mr
He intended, know TO represent exactly what dit
say but lie misunderstood nc. was discussing tic
SUBJECT OF these constitutional guarantees. said, il
reply to objections made by gentlemen from the
here. that II guarantees would not do u.s. neither would
GUARANTEES do for them. | declared nv entire conf
dcncc in the guarantees for the cast or for the west 50
long Is they remained in the constitution. The differ
cnrc between us is this that, whereas guarantees pn!
into the constitution for protection would remain
there s, 50 long as you pleased, ard no longer if yo
had the power in the legislative department Of the GOV
crnncnt while. on the contrary guarantees put into
the constitution for the protection Of your personal
rights would remain there sacred and respected forever
friend stated the case, and he illustrated his idea by an
aillslon 20 the relations between the people of this
monwcalth and the other States Of the Union. He said
there was case in which they interested deeply,
vilay, and IN which their interests and their pe:c.
might be placed in jeopardy, if there was majority OF
nineteen upon CONT baliot in favor Of the in the
General Assembly. Does not my friend remember that
in debate some time ago the report from the commit
Ice on The executive department Of the government that
met the very Identical supposed by him ycster-
day and that proposed remedy for this very evil,
Did not say them that that debate had disclosed
the tact that there was apprehension felt whether well
%" i'll founded, that the Legislature OF Virginia dcpucd
here to administer the existing government and pass the
ordinary laws, might act to change her relations
10 the general government, without the consent of the
people And said that ii no body else would take the
matter in hand tas would give to the subject my
rous consideration, to if provision could not be
inserted in this constitutions tying up their hands upon
the subject making il forbidden ground for thcn pro-
posing, without having am definite conclusion,
in my mind, as to tie precise form OF the provision that
the relation Of the people of this State 10 the other
States never should be changed until the question
RENTED back to the popular vote OF the whole people,
east and west, without regard TO Blue Ridge or Ale
ghany mountain
| lad not fairly taken my seat upon that occasion,
having no knowledge in the world that il had been
siGcred by Others than the gentleman frcni the county
Oh aibenar!e came 10 and told that that dea!i
cal proposition was under consideration in thel:
mlttcc and would he reported to this body Now,
after this explanation, submit the consideration OF
my friend, whether upon the case stated BY him. and
ii was the only stated b. him, nc il o. not this
morning disposed to abandon lis claim my vote upon
that ground, for the basis Of popular suffrage.
| Mr.. SUMMERS. With like consent Of my friend from
Fauqicr (Mr. CnILToa) wish for a moment TO tres
pass upon the attention Of the committee do not
think that the gentleman from Loudonn has mode out
in which am called upon to abandon the claim
which preferred last evening 10 his support OF tho
proposition submit.
Mr.. JANNEY. On that particular ground.
Mr. SUMMERS J wish to conlne myself to that
particular ground shall not rest il upon any
points whatever ] understand the gentleman from
Loudoun most ullv and unequivocay conccdng here
the force and strength Of the position taken BY me last
evening. understand the scope OF his remarks as ex
pressing FULLY, concession that the people Of eve
part and portion Of this commonwealth are alike equal
concerned in the preservation of this Union ard in all
that pertains TO connection with the general govern
men And understand his re a.arks this morning c,
iny conccdns that however we mas be represented in
this General Assembly Of ours, that in any ASSEMBLE!
outGe OF this commonwealth having for lis object the
consideration OF other and relations that we ought
to he represented equally in every portion # the State
! He comedies this. He therefore unites with me
in Lac force OF the illustration which offered last even
ing derived from the proceedings OF the Legislature in
lo3O whereby they proposed getting up in this common
wealth. Convention upon the proclamation o. the