Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-02-18

.,jss;e 10 tile Vohnnittcv Va tue WuUivi ~
.nr other committee, tina order Of priority IN
.hsr desire subjects Of business to occupy their
-, Tie making Of this report the order OF the
rvsn dav, is but one form Of instruetinS 'ne
,a of the whole consider it prior to other mar.
900 il. 1t is not material. however nov
.s. is rescued and if the President is of ths 'p,ie
=, J, ia not competent for the Convention I" 'u"n.
rjer of the dav Tor any specified day, may ue
stain the same end by giving notice 'lal w., y.
| will move that the Convention SHAH fo S.;a,
~, committee Of the whole, on the basis ~ eS.o"
.,ated Thursday. and although gentie'he" A'A
Al earlier or later day n,na.,
NERAL MEMBERS. Say to morrow-' '.y, 80 a.
SINNERS. hear some voices susses'nS S ~
=, and o,bers suggesting Monday next inere
10 he something like IN equality LOT lo."io'io:
H,t,;sv think will adhere to my own p"
"a ,,;vs notice that shall move to MAKE IL the
ol the day for Thursday. .....os ia whole bos
PRESIDENT The coTmittee"' Tue ""''. nus
!. control over ITS own business ehien' 'neJ az -"
i, instructions Of the Convention. meek perieaeeu
.man from Norfolk Mr. WATTS suggested 10 me-
here could not be an ORDER VI sno way n'a"' :"
$50 that il must be bv the Convention. and hay
IA into the subject have become satisfied that
nysation has right to Ike any direction to the
,,o. tbey choose for ins ace, whom debate shall
- when vote shall b. ,aken, or what business
No.. H.. considered ril course indicated by the
.q.n vii! accomplish II. object.
/. report Of he committee was then, on motion oil
:. MINERS, taken from the table, and referred to
nn1,it.ee OF the whole.
=, os THE COMMITTEE on WESTERN LAND TirLEs.
WISE. am directedby the select committee on
western land titles to make report. which send TO
f and move that il be read, as II Is very snort
a,i On The table and printed.
= report vas then read by the SECRETARY "a toll
/, committee appointed on the subject OF western
,,,ie,, SC. have, according TO order, had under
ieraion the subjects referred TO them, ana have
81 {, the following provisions TO he Incorporated
J the constitution, to wit:
person shall. for and during the term of twenty
ears next after the adoption of this constitution
J ~ entry on. or bring an action TO recover, any
4 lying west oil the Allegheny mountains, but wtEli
years next after the time 1T which the right Il
- such entry, or to bring such action, shall have
accrued 10 himself or herself, or to some person
.sh whom he or she claims. After the expiration
ut term of twentyone years the limitation OF such
and right of action shall be prescribed by law
id nfreriheless that if any person who is, or shall
entitled 10 any such action upon his or her OWE
In. OF possession was under the age Of tweaty-one
:. compos msnts, ut the time such action ac-
}. % shall accrue. every such person shall and
ao, outstanding the seven years are or shall be-
.ri. bring and maintain such action within one
o.; after s'ich disabilities removed, and not
ID provided, also. that nothing herein con
iu be construed to affect any such action
been instituted. and is now depending,
al MAY here 'ler be instituted within one year
,, =, $500, hall hereafter issue to any per-
r,.c,;,ai ~ ,ras,o and unapproprated land ~
- ,bc ,n.rb,nv N auntains, except upon sur
~. "a nov nS,scr;beJ hv law. and which shall
,n.5 +, ,hs t,nJ ot;ce bssor. the frs. day of Oc
,r>i But such land may be =. roefeuea asa,'s.
.i '.aicr decree, of the circuit or "p.i,o, eou.
coulty in which the same, or the gr. Scf par !,
y ii NAV lie, in such manner shall be pres. ''"e"
report was then laid on the table in order to he
TIE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
convention then, on motion of Mr.. TAYLOR, re-
the consideration in committee of the whole
N,tTs in the chair Of the report Of the commit
The executive department.
Et-ELIG'B,LITY OF rHE GOVERNOR.
char stated the question to be on the first clause
ar>t article Of the report, and the amendments
L hereto.
NcGuMAS. lperhaps owe this committee an
! Tor respaSsing upon their time at this late pc
10, discussion of the question am aware that
<. either IN my position, my experience, or any
atict belong, to me, is calculated either 10 win
1rGon Of this convention or to add force to what
II hTs, | had no idea of entering into the dis
or 81 participating in the efforts on either side;
~ seemed 10 Inc that in the progress of the de-
q ,uhicc, has been thrown entirely out of its le-
.4.e channel Al that time | had conceived that,
scr 'tan myself did not express the views | en-
,aed, tina, | would lay them myself before
.oa'ni,,ee. had hoped that the debate would
so,r la conclusion long before this. But il has
81 tron ia. Ia dav, and the discussion has taken
| widest latitude; and il is but lately, "a | conceive,
u 'a> been i1r!ed to the principle which is really
We'd IN The question am happy that, after
er 81 da.>. the discussion has come back within
II day or Two within the true grounds on which.
~ Tins ,polcc, oug ht To he discussed. We listen
r mnabrr OF day, in the early part OF this discus
To- ser, thing bat the question-to every possible
era' '>Sle that II seems to me could be raised on
!t>tcn. Now contend that there il princ-
'e.gel IN TIL, question-that there is a right and
~ "av, and that the rig INT way is demonstrahle,
.lu he made clear. and that if this convention
3 e,rhes,;, turn It's energies upon this subject,
90 oher object than to arrive at the truth. there
% rol at such variety and difference Of opinion
e.tlS 10 exist among members here. | make this
9.l II NY apology for addressing the committee
J 81, lu"' because, although this subject has been
49,: Tor 4 long time, il has, as think, been in
nt,- discussion hardly at all till within the last
.our DAYS Although it has been ably discuss.
F'.: Il is points, and many able speeches have
t-nere.l. Yet speeches are not always upon prin-
nave been myself entertained by these
ne, aad care not how many of them made
n 8, .D individually concerned, because | can
% ,hcm with great pleasure. Blu; as have said,
:ra', ,ha, th, subject can be brought down into
iie compass, that | think every mans mind, and
miat' al the people, whom we are TO reach by
~, % CIR discussion, can at once be brought to
"b,i IS the right and what is the wrong. wish
Sic whal understand to be the distinct position of
POSITION TO re-eligibilty, for there are number
a.. all ,r,. II
goh principles equally erroneous. | shall in the
..,., iha. shall submit advocate the proposition
~ g..a,leman from Henrico, for the perpetual re
si. moi only OF this officer, but of every officer in
tate, 50 long as the sovereign power may desire
sf,iees What, when brought into a distinct
Ag-., are the objections raised 10 this proposition
sac' las been assumed in opposition to 1t? II
5tca diversified, some taking one and some anoth
,sl chaos. the whole Of them, so far as remember
e4a ains of them, may he reduced into three dis
Propositions. One class Of gentlemen deny thai
r their opposition to this principle of re-eligibility
a ties irespas.ng upon or curtaling the rights
'ie pea9e. They say that they are not restricting
a;i'S OF the people. The next proposition which
@ 4''l,;.c j., that they have right to restrict the
'ers o; lac people. and that the very object OF a
'''a'ion is 10 restrict the rights of the people.
sc ~ conflicting it is true In the third place they
Is hat we estopped from denying that the peo-
a9"ser should De restricted, because we are will
support equal and similar restrictions upon the
gnu r' The people. and in the fourth place, that
Wig ''r granted they have the right TO restrict the
oi,e power, tina, this is justi6able instance in
''eh ta' RIGHT should be exercised in other words,
y .Ifedeufte indicates such a course. J..
'h VIII 10, state all the grounds which wers rats
a. Present hg undertake to say that there has
n'lmns al" 70 this comnli tee in relation to this
j'e' 'ha, bear, upon the principle at all, which is
o''E''"e'''ed under one OF these heads. propose
Lake then up aud consider them yery briefly. II is