Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-15

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no,sS,tss and in which Convention ac vest would
ta IIocn ro3reseuted as it is in the House o!
ISrl ,stes and that Convection to DC invested WIN u
o,rer 70 appoint delegates to convention OF e south
S,,.,s "a institute there inquiry as to the value
va nI-n;,n That is all conceded Er the gentle
oi 'I o,3oun saws, that VITA this full concession
M HE n,rt he proposes TO furnish is 4 guarantee
Tho shall prevent the recurrence = als Sta'e OF 'hgs
,ile that he proposes guarantee anu says suafal-
t.c f,r,.Sled BY them T. sac, "i''.e are unsafe
rsd unon our part and that nave not answer.
81 the argument which he made eL'' a' We can give
th,m no guarantee which can 'se' 'c Guaranteed 1hat
"hen We NV ~ ,h cuarantics If omitted answer
wv. 49, " i; INV remarks last evenings intended answer
inc !. That YOUR safety III le ,.ioH " '"ese
,irantics against the cal! Of NJ" wlleh
I;ht take away the guarantees set'cu !" '.s solsl.
tiS' "A: 49, bonds OF your own great selected arbl-
."'''' .r.s The interest 81 every part ana por-
W.. , h;s commonwealth the i'tercs; Q! Tie west as
we'll as of the cast, IL you IA w h LA ~ a. So,
WIN oe 'na' ,ncc that may be inserted in It, There
ron !. @ on or part aid no danger OF new
.;,, 10 DO away the GiaiaftecS' a'I' II 'i'e SCI
,l,m,n ca.not trust 10 eo"i'"Ii'.' , to IL =" ~
y, ;p NJ least trust 10 what nc iuSa'us ''o iiis
say &C. .n-thcir own interest lis Is a iuIi an
. - humbly conceive 10 Tie position nov r taA S;
sd ;tl MI due respect, rene" my Clam LOT .e u'
", 49," - the promise made by The gentleman from
,ihact u Inv. shown him case where the west may
-, ;,noa;,bIy .injured which he adults himself, os
~. rm,rEs This morning, is clear an undouOted case
,ic conceded that the interests OF the west ous 10 DC
protected and answers me by saying tley may oe plo
cced not bv the basis Of representations but by guar
antics and denies at the same tine l'i. any u's '
guarantee the east except the basis Itself.
Mr., JANNEY | do not know whether my friend
nrecisev understands yet or not II Is very proper
h2t there should be an UNDERSTANDING lamnoI o'sh.
10 propose guarantee as matter between w. ias
,i tho est: no sir not at ALL This guarantee that
have alluded to- have proposed ior the East and eS
lotb NV proposition this: Let caSe.be stated
1,rnts pt
here, in which guarantee woud no. Pio'.'S sn'' J.,
,t into III. Constitution and would give 1t up d"
moi saw guarantee that to propose that am I"
undertake. in this BODY TO put into The Constitution; pt
name your case. yoar apprehension. propose '
guarantee and will vote for ii, and when put tere II
will protect You. . s,, ,.r
from Jo,dorn was this: that il We would show Inn
single case in which the interests CT the We were n"'
projected bv the mirsd basis OF representations lt lie
would give it up, and abandon H.
Mr. JANNEY No sir.
Mr.. SUMMERS. Then labored under q ailsapirc.
ie;son and others too, for they understood you :
did I most clearly understood the gentleman 10 say
That ii we could show single case III Whlch Tue e
vas not equally protected by the basis OF repfrs'n''
which they PROPOSE that he would abandon tha OASIS
understood him. and others SIS here arguing aS,'s
the protective virtue Of guarantee. ino !" ''' =
projection could only be had by virtue VI w. ~
entation itself and return the argument upon
him that if you can only Gud protection III the oss :"
representation, that claim the basis Oh rePF'Set"
ton :or the protection of greater and more coHfe
hensve interests growing out OF our oa:e itt'S az"
OF the relations which tins STATE entT'i's " s' W.
neral Government
Mr. JANNEY. This misunderstanding between my
friend and myself would have ar*eu or ut ie'sl
il would not have existed for single moment but mat
Yesterday morning. when TO invite him TO per-
mi. me to explain upon another part Of his subject he
manifested to ME very clearly indeed that he did no;
desire to be interrupted, and well recoect thai rr"
missed him thea that would net again interrupt him
Now, when he made tins statement that 'o sa'o 't,
If there was any case in which Tie mixed basis would
mol afford protection to his cousttues SAID I" tos
who AT bv me- IL must rise and interrupt him, he has
mssrated my proposition uun,cutional VI sals no
such thing. But remembering what had passed upon
the first occasion and remembering my promise not TO
interrupt him. forbore to do SO -; the moment and /
woud h:ve done it last night after the gentleman closat
but did not want to interrupt BY note OF min" the
impression powerful aud strong produced upon my own
feelings rs we'll upon every body else by the able
and cleo uent address of my friend which closed ut
eleven o'clock, TO which had lstened with go much
pleasure
an raued 10 hear that friend aboreI ur1er the I'M
:r,,sicn that mad anv objection. lis inter!nng 'e
la, evening So far from It, it woid have given me
pleasure to have heard the ex &nation ., tie moment;
il Icre Was ything in M manner 70 indicate any re-
juna,.e l., have an explanation made il E matter oi
regret with me- that have been unfortunate, elt:le:
IN r,,,ner or expression Nothing would have ven
me more pleasure than have list ned 10 tie c2 AKA
ton, a, tire time ct it would haze afforded me plea
SIRE 70 have corrected any error ,nto WIKI might
sy. fallen ~ he moment Rrt will not prolong tbs
mat err To- nv friend from FaaGuer i -nt.ei to TIE
toor: but perceive that the gentleman from l.cuCocn
i raunu, li,ie into the doctrine Of rsr a'i"n AID
tear thar he don't intend to av this de.
Mr. JANNET. I DON'T owe Ii.
air SUMMERS. Sc claim tha: h. does, aii lie re-
puliates it. and there suppose i must end.
Mr.. HOPKINS. With ,ic PERMISSION o. my ir'enH
from Fauouier, (aIr. C.ToN, who is entitled 10 Ii"
Trisa Tho n
relation to charge which ! understand was made
rainst me last evening BY ny friend from nanawha.
MIR. SUMMERS made no charge against the gentle
Mr. HOPKINS do not speak Of the charge as in
cr,lcd to affect me personally, but understand my
frcn in the of his remarks "a yesterday spoke
Of The fact that in the appointment OF tao revision
committee while had the honor preside the
deliberations OF the House Of Delegates, which APP
pon;mcnt made by me, there was not solitary
member from beyond the mountains placed on that CON-
n.ittee. desire TO explain that Fact
Mr. SUMMERS No, in the House of Delegates over
which the member from Powhatan presided, there vas
solitary member from west OF the Blue III ire
that that committee. There were two members
from the Valley the committee appointed by the
Senate but on the committee appointed by the House
nr Delegates there not "a from west Of the
Blue Ridge either from hc Valley the rrans-Allc
shany. ! made no charge against him personally
had reference 10 the speaker OF the House of Dele
gates for the time being "as speaking Of state mat
.rs and OF state concernment, not OF individual
action. l pointed TO ii fact and great fact.
that here while you combining the discussion to the
power Of taxation and appropriation the question is
limited that but had its relation TO the whole egsa-
ton Of the state.
Mr. HOPKINS. If the gentleman had listened to
the explanation which designed to make, and which is
necessary to explain the fact 10 which referred nc
would not have found it necessary to have said word
upon the subject will proceed to state the cireum-
>ta,ccs under which that committee appointed 1t
due to myself and my treHds OF both Eastern and
Western Virginia. nasmuch it affects the relations, as
understand il, in the view of the gentleman from ha-
r.awha between the two sections of the state.
That committee composed of but seven members.
ordered, do not remember precisely at w;a,
period OF the session OF the House OF Delegates, but
IS 1t important committee did not choose to
make the appointment Of it until the next morning
perhaps days afterwards, and requested some OF
Ii: friends 10 ascertain who Of the members could re-
nam during The OF the legislature in the city OF
Richmond for sepcrate revision session then con-
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