Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-14
PRINTING TuE p6BATE

The rc,,ort was read by the Secretary "a foows:
The committee to whom were referred the various
propositions for publishing the Debates and Proceed
nnI fine Convention have had the under consid-
.rnt.r and respectfully report: That, in their opin-
ion. the debates and proceedings should De published
end li.rhutr so - 10 be read by rs large nurlbcrof
.' n.o,,n os can. It reasonable cost, be supplied
will, tbtm The means they think best suited to ef
Gr this object are FIRST 10 make USE OF hc circulation
of the six political papers printed IN ms CITY and So
cond to distribute extra copies Q. ne hepof8' IN or
dor IN suppy rs r ~ practicable those persons who
,ar n,,, H. Subscribers to the Richmond papers. Your
committee have asceraincd that the Richmond politl
o., prss,, issue forty three thousand papers eac week;
;s number includes their daily, scmi-".eSly ara Week
" issuea These issues distributed rs TO reach
fifteen thousand five hundred subscribers
It's proposed thai separate aacei siaii DC SsuS':
twice cncl week, containing Tie .'''ho"s" u
the stenographcr to The Con'entloI ana 10 DC Styled
III. Supplement 10 the Enquirer, Wing Examiner,
inns Republican Advocate, and RcPnohsa'
III, six papers pan,ed aTc To b. employed ~ agen-
,.;.s for distributing thc Supplement- so 'hst Their
,teep thousand readers nay BE- furnished with ul ro
norris of the debates and proceedings 81 he CehYen-
ton. .,,,
with twenty copies Of the Supplement- to bc wrap
ned mailed and directed y the publishers M the uaen.-
hers may direct In this way, 270O copies 10 addl-
,on tu the 1880 copies already named, VIII he dis
y"nr Committee submit the following statement OF
the cost of dsng this information among the people.
Suppose the daily Debates and proceedings 10 "'hou's
10 matter equal 10 six columns "i 1hr o"pPe'u'n,
lsucimcn copies OF which have been laid before the
members ofthc Conycntlun) and that the session saaii
continue fifteen weeks il proposed by The proprielos
- rho six piu,,s named to furnish ard distribute lilo
Supplement ii the following rates;
For composition OF matter equal 10 SIX CO.
lulns dty. for iit. Il weeks. $a,l'o w
For press work folding, &c. Of 3!,o0G co
PIES \ week. for fifteen weeks, 24IS w
For lHrcr '"F Sl'ooo copies "''- ''' - .an, 90
teen weeks. :. s'i"o ~
For 300 extra copies twice week Tor III
teen weeks III > cents each, i'ozo w
T.,l SI0,59i so
rc aggregate cost therefore. of publishing and dis
trbutir., during session II ID weeks, l',ooo c,te7
IT th. Supplement through the agency OF Tie siy ni-
n.r, named md ::-0o copies the members Of NO
i'oYy,nion NAV direct, viii III the attcs docs nst
;,y,.l six columns - day. amount 10 Slo'59i 81.
SI,oud a.. session be shorter the matter be less
,l.o th estimate the COS, will lee proporilonahy Ice
snrd and OH the contrary, should the session De long
or and thr matter greater an the estimate, TIC cos'
VIII bt proporonabl; increased
I,yinf. e..d the facts for the consideration OF the
Convention your committee recommend tho adoption
of the tooan. resolution:
Resolved That the Secretary contract with ROBBERS
H. Gllalcr and The proprictors OF III" other papers
raucd in this Report, for the publication and ds'rou-
lion of tie Debates md proceedings OF the Convention
in the manner and nj the rates OF .haFgc herein before
-, forth and that he take bond md security for tho
iaitiiul performance ottIe contract.
On motion ot Mr. Tredway-
Ordered that the said rcpor; be laid upon The table
.nd printed.
Mr. TREDW .tY move that the report and re+"
luior he laid on the tail. and printed
Tie melton VS. agreed "a.
ruELlcArioy or DOCUMENTS ~ GERMAN.
Mr.. KN0TE. ! desire to tier the following 'es"lu-
tom
Resolved That .ic Secretary be ands hereby instruct
c,l to contract with hr George D'<, Editor Of the Fr-
gnia Stats Zctunr" 10 print III til" German language
copies OF ruci public documents ~ may be- ordes-
ii IN b. So printed hy this Convention together WITH the
pew Constitution when i; shall bc completed: lro1det
such contract BE- made at prices not Higher than arc
now Jel for the public printing by the General Asaein
bv of Virginia Laughter
suppose thut this is somewhat anovc proposition to
he offered body ike hir, from the n'an.r in which
has been received Bur there this Commonwealth
Il pretty large nribcr Of thi. population. There W9
in the town (of WheclingD in which reside, and IN
the vicinity. perhaps some four tliousahd eermme
and mn informed that there il ut Alexandra, and III
the CITY OF Richmond and Petersburg, and at Norfolk
and presume some ohsr towns. very considerable
number of this populntoH-cn Who haf" rcttled among
us and are not able read in the English language
They are notwithstanding. good citizens, very useful
citizens, my estimation. and II Is Important that
they understand the constitution We may submit to
them. before they will be properly qualified To vote ipes'
This people wherever settled, well known ~ bs
industrious and frugal population contributing by
their industry economy and taxes to the wealth and re
sources Of ,c State md lii my humble opinion, 1t Is
,.orn than right and Just that, while Te providing for
the general publication Of our proceedings, should At
very lcoi-ocr:ble cost the Commonwealth. also
I'M fhp (unsf
that shall adopt II seems To me nut just Other
States If this Union have thought proper Ia publish IN
this language. not only their constitutions. but the pro
cein- Of their Legislatures and other public document.
n: considerable expense. The State %! Ohio am inform
ell publish almost all their public documents in the Ger
language. am informed aso. that the entire Jo
bates of the Constitutional Convention of Pemsyyanis /
come Ii volumes. were published in that language
Thus these States manifest disposition treat va'
kinn"s. md affection THE class Of population; and hy
y this drawn t. those States and settle aud
cc"nc permanent and valuable citizens. The State a
Illinois, | believe. has pursued the course Tho .
State of Tcxar know has They by ths means show n
regard this kind Of people and by this regard they
attracted Ia settle within those States. They .
Ia this country with uncomfortable of money. .
and they bring with them also all the element. % II
wealth in their pcrseyering industry, and much
valuable acquisition Of capital the State They cd
tie in different States deposit their wealth. and there
exped their strength and labor 1t appears to 81
b just this people, and for the good Of the Stae &c
u pursue tbs policy, and by mailfesting this kind
Ia them, to encourage them to settle within or q
borders. il appears but just 10 this class o. y
ctizen- 70 adopt this resolution. Whether this rc1or :,
on il the beet calculated reach the object proposes
de- know. Other members perhaps judge lei RM
ter than mv-el oa hi- point. have put i'll the r".or sC
ton the If Mr. Dctz, the person in whose Iape -
it sli be- printed and for this rc:un Mr. peitz tef q
ma aud scholar every well qualified 10 if;.!s'sise
correctly from the English into the German language. :
This Virginia Stats Zeung" Virginia State SsS'd Il
paper il is translated is the only the sIsss IN
Of Virginia. believe printed in that language Ii ha NJ
arr other papers | do no; know that their eiit9 az Or
competc. to make correct translation. Mr.. Deitx r. eeh
poses If this Convention will give such printing t. W
paper DO the translation gratis and put I'll. s tOb
expense that account and dono koS o. any IN
other paper that will perform This service graiut"-' sdsd
Then i- paper IL printed in the town OF Wheeling A, our
i'll That location there j, larger portion OF ~ Sna III.
population than in any other section OF the >4'e IL w
therefore proper to civ. it 10 him And beRte'e %
poses print them crauolisly in is pape :" iis' \,
information will he carried wherever the pa efs al
lated and that way b. distributed among - GfIlT IL