Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-27


and voted against the coipproiFe of the Committee
yet have came to the copelusion that 1t Is my solemn
duty now to cast y-vote for the propositions oithe
committee CT eight . i. -, j., ~, :.
am plcgded to SECURE the adoption by my vote, il
possible Of I'M amended constitution acoistltltioniat
does away with the present county court systein that
gives to tue people VI this commonwealth the power to
elect ther officers; constitution radicalln ali its a-
ures Of reform Aud think that the, only wasiu which
san secure such constitutions to,yots f the report
10 cheeruly since everything else has been defeated
BIT desire to give notice TINT shall vote for the ,ro-
position rtthe gentleman from Accomac r., Mise in
preference to this report Of ths COMMITTEES af eight
when the subject cones up III Copy it shall u.eet
with thy appreciation Of eastern and western neu,
prefer it for one rcaspn and powerful reason with
me wish to settle the agitation of this mixed aud
white basis u this commonwealth. 1t has already been
aia u the district that lrePgesent that the mixedbaSs
places the poor white man upon lsyel with tue aye:
wish to silence that agitation, aud to strengthen the
institution OF slavery py removing nov every barrier
thai has been heretofore thoEn in the way sfths sui:
lraSc basis. -, -r,,, . n!7
Alr. HIVES, rise for tue purpose OF making afew
re:s ths subject III SORROW than IN ius's-
caton of the action Of this house Or OF any portion OF
this house rise Firgin!an, yet Que who feels eN-
ceeiugy mortified tsta people oftne intelligence that
has eyer characterized the people OF Virginia shuaFi
nave set Of represenlatgeshere WHO have stood "r
the last three anu half months battling with degree
Of zeal and intellect that would DO credit TO any heuT
.etat the fna movement, when the principles f'T which
they have been contendiug to BE decided they have
not tue nerve bear defeat. ies cir We ka"e here
heard and seen efforts that would distinguish any a.b
eratre body in America or III Europe-meh conientiisis
Tor rnciples upon WHICH they haye slodu upon w'tcl
the welfare of this commonwealth rested iur Veal ol
woe and vet here VIXEN the rNoi 'nerer surrender
ns bqsa heard when the VOICE a the distinguished een
teInun t.op kauawha (llr Sv&MMEss) has been heard
calling; his mountain satesqlen tese uer when the cast
ern shore had the gentleman lron Accoao TO- cohteno
againstworse ihaf those heroes WHO bled at lite straits
of rherlnopylp, daughter when Tor iive days that
distinguished gentleman under the sbadoa at cout
uf arrows was battling rn his voice was heard calling
III on those engaged in the conflict to neGer surrender
-aiter all this VIVA. has been the result! An appea
has been made for an arnitiGe to these yiCtersrc,
cannot sit in and bear aclcat det IL, not have
that No no. The: time. was when the: mixed ba<l
isk have been carried if the eastern delegation hat
bu; carried out the wishes OF their consftuen:s-whel
the power was in the haiils OF the eass-the niNed IN
! sis purtv aud thoY knew It, .l4aw then,wasi 1t viii
the men Of weak nerve hera?J "a voice went forl
upon cerin Friday night, thatit certain basis wa
, put upon certain party, that party would no'lnn
ger be inhabitants NJ th6 capital. when 1t WIS we!
,scert aimed all Through the city vf hshmond by over,
upon the streets t 1t the miAsl oasss Wasaaope'
here our western friends wau leave US. res lsar TIM
,nos, every boy upon the streets hadit,i his mouth
and no one has denied tina: that was their determination
j This SIR brought about this compromise ateh OF wea
nerves i'll the east gave way al II n;hlet%!nn th9 1iri
tatesp,an had but duty TO perfplato stand iI:n
1 70 the pledges which he hui rpaae Oeisfe'and hohes
constituency, j, "ET. -: = -. 81 -:
had formed au stpatecf my. western friends ab;lv'
that do not believe that they wouhihaVe wth:iraWi
from the Convention had hGush were too veal
to Conquer, they not too weak to die Laughter
did expect that they could face the music diirxlcc
thai when the tiual yet waa IL b. akc that they wou't
mot shrink back When heard my fr;en from ACCOM-
with that ciuquepce which belongs pcsaEl" TO him. anc
seenis to have been Implanted IN him NY nature, area
here reading TINT book which should be guides TO Us III
land telling Us how the richlpanH ways ro1oedhc pno
rcaling low David slaughtered tlae puor mans 'eTt
lamb to feed some wealthy gest-1 could but tink thu
l on last saturday morning when We had the power
this housa TO have carried the mixed taS and rvorS
easter man knows it Folding ie arms be locked a'it
saiI Il stand readx-f the adjournment Id merely te
delay tie stroke let it not be put eifbu strike strt
now" My friend thought saw Isaac upon 1he noun
tain thought saw YOU standing like Isaac when he
was carried up by Abraham to be sacrificed upon I'll,
mountain and said father there are tho fasos and the
altar, but where IS the vietna; Laughter. But n
Isaac escaund bv his father fndiug tlo v'ni
bat sheep which my friend will ndf fully described ii
tina. sooi book so suppose will he and his western
friends escape defeat, by heeing to the mountains Re
ncwsd laughter. a.> .-s+: = - '''.', :
/, is the gone Of b:ag M friend played here with BIZ
rarrers ;ld re were builcd of with the best hand
hvllng lack and two in our hands Laughter. II
was Bluff play played well, but they didn't catch me al
il. tell ~. aud rise for that snongst other parn
ses- meyer to 80 home To tell my eo:'et taS:tts
WAS driven into any compromise through Fears erei iron
.u cn my that fought with the desperation they have
never mean To 90 hoIuc and tell constituents lav.
been driven Iy fear. into captula;ipn Piscs your
selves upou proper ground come here andsay that yn,
are willing to divide the principle as,well the power
,ay that IS all YOU desire aud will hear you prepo
:, siticu But YOU give me mere iurlonGh to 60 huh
and tell my constituents to get ready TO take up bag ant
ba.slge aud leave the campO go home aud tell then
that the garrison has surrendered ltseli ia tie shape
a eomproDise> put it to every western anah in th!
house and challenge any Of them, 10 rse in hb
Mace, and answer me- this. Will you submit IL
any compromise that does not give you now o.
nrospectyely tie PRINCIPLES of the suffrage basis
there one xop that Will do i'll Not one Nonat one
! Laughter Now what do my eastern friends 90 . Ca
Compromise does surrender at this time or prospcc
lively the protection afforded by the mixed basis Hav
vor heard of compromise that has cpne from ouT west
ern renls TINT does not give into therhauds the YER
basis nGY have been contending for from the start
Will they submit the proposition the gentleman Iron
Fauorer (Mr SCorr) has submitted to-day! no an'
vet What is it! proposition to give them bali Tin
lerila,ure-one house upon the suffrage basis aud TIN
other upon .tax;ron. They will not touching It,. Au
yet strange say, his colleague from Fauquier t"ud
dout wish to get into this difficulty, because .besv
the compromises are leading TO family eug
tosce actually got UP and admitt:dtat he did5c
evc that the true policy of every civilized gosernment
should be to base one branch upon taxulion aud tn
other upon population, and yet with the declaratim
ON his lips that that is the form of goverumente think
best suited for any people, what does be do. He acl
ailv offers scheme which has the suffrage basis IN On
house and basis p the other that has any princip
in ii and yethe will no. support the proposition ohi
colleague which basis which he thinks prop
or for representative government. And our coinpro
misers vino have surrendered the mixed bss have not al
lowed lis to have the Of principles or In
sis. They beard you in your den They hpid the cup
Your liz: not like Child but ike Sampson shorn Of hi
locks, they shameplly aid the west III pouring
down our mouths Rise, if You have the blood Of YOU
fathers and stand for the principles for which your costi
iuents sent you here to contend. Never will &,
home to my people with such ACCOUNT OF my stew
rdphip. have not heard word about compromising
this question from them: 1t cannot be compromise
at the ballot boxn eastern Virginia 1t was atemptc,
to be compromised ia Eastern gnia at the ballot 10,
and it could not be done and the who culuproluise
! here is undertaking his constituents. -. -. -.
Again, what 90 you bear to show you in what position
YOU are dragged along O. poor Souls. te
take this phy when You know not exactly what it i
composed Of What did my friend from .Accomac tel
YOU. VIII, IF had this day TO vote upon tue prop
osition Of establ shiny government IN which boti
be upon the unmt gated basis or fo
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