Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-04

prosecuted their improvements to termination and
will have secured the entire trade which you desire to
,ecnre OF the great ralcs Of the Ohio and Mississippi
the city of Baltimore and after it has been running
hn. channel for some ten twelve years then will
nave done, what hope will there be Of dvertig any
1ortion OF that trade to your own Stated | regard
;his compromise most unfortunate ono / do not
mean to 90 into abored argument upon it but simply
state what are my opinions upon it regard it far
Internal improvements are concerned the most vital
tab ever given to the interests of Virginia. Especial
j., my constituents whom represent upon this floor
tho are more deeply interested in those internal i'm
rovements than an? other part Of eastern Virginia.
sorry to say it. but do say it mournfuy that in my
Judgment they deserve but little better fate for the su
oneness and indifference they have manifested upon
his subject They have not been alive to their own in
during the discussion Of this question But that
their fault. mean while am here their represen
;atve to discharge my duty with honesty and fidelity
to them and take of that great interest which
.huk they have most wofully and culpably neglected.
which do entertain, and astunished that the
wet who deeply interested in this question of in
ernal improvements, should have given their assent to
proposition fatal to their great interest," as regard
;hs to be. Thus far believe may say with truth
that this compromise does not meet the appreciation OF
one dozen in this body; under these circumstances it
could hardly 10 expected under any consideration that
should give my vote for this proposition If 1t meets
with 10 favor from this house and if stand so
tary aud alone upon it feel it solemn duty owe
to my CONSTITUENTS cuuaavor 10 substitute something
in its place therefore give notice that when the time
arrives when it will be in order to amend that PROPOSE
ton, shall submit the proposition indicated few
days ago. to place both houses upon federal numbers
and white population combined, and re-apporionment
every ten years.
Mr.. TAYLOR. Iregret very much the course pursu-
ed by the gentleman from Richmond city Mr SrAsARp)
AID with due Difference to bis better ud nent. and
giving him full credit for good purpose, cannot, if
the policy pursued by him, in the least indicates upon
his part desire to manifest fctious opposition to the
proceedings Of majority Of this body approve his
course For when this question is finally settled
! do not mean to unite with him any other person in
calculated to engcnder among the members OF
this body any hard feeling to revive the old and
to excite amongst the people Of this commonwealth or
any portion of them dstrus towards the constitution
may adopt. so far the question OF compromise at
least, is concerned Now what is the course pursued
by tho gentleman from Richmond (Mr. SrAsAap) upon
the proposition to strike out the white basishe pan
dora box of ali the evils which befa this
wealth in the estimation of that gentleman When
there disposition manifested to givea unanimous
vote for striking out proposition "B ia spirit OF
good feeling for the purpose OF carrying out the Terk
designed by the mass Of western members with por-
ton OF those from the eas-when the gentleman great
object WAS surely to be accomplished, towt the dc.
,tructon Of the white basis plan-he calls the yeas and
nays and for what purpose Was it for the purpose ot
placing upon the record the votes of the western men-
beers against the plan for which they had been nanuy
consendpg for the last four months Was it for the
purpose Of marking them guilty of that dreadful and
dreaded SIM IN tho eyed of many members upon this
ioor-the sin of inconsistency What could have been
his object except that the country may know from the
record what il the of members upon this ques
ton But, 10! behold.-this very gentleman who
makes this motion that the country may behold the
of members upon this question rises and declares
that the country shall not know what his course is.
u. l.
be escape the record ii it the gcnt!onais object
that the country might the of members, why
does he rise and say lie does not mean to put upon the
record his vote. What right has any gentleman TO refuse
to vote upon question which Is submitted to this body
aud upon which he himself called the yeas and nays
For what purpose does be desire the record shall mark
the course CT otbers-to show the inconsistencies Of
others aud yet shall not show his course AMI here
to it duo to myself to state. that of those
gentlemen who for long time, have that this
nunwealth was in danger whether We adopted one basis
the other While have that the have been
ultra and the east have been ultra, and while have
cnIeavored TO unite with man to see if could
not devise some just aud fair compromise, by which the
conflicting opinions of gentlemen upon this floor upon
this subject could be satisfied and the rights of all pro
tected vet from the position occupied in relation
to the subject when came here, and IN Difference to
what supposed to be the wishes of my constituents,
AMI with desire to carry out to its fullest extent the
great principle in representative government that tho
representative should reflect the will of his constituents
! have acted with the east believe upon every ques-
ton which might be regarded as test question. And
without regard to any opinion might entertain myself
! have in Difference TO this principle, voted with the
east upon this question Yet while was doing this,
not altogether inactive in eudeavoring to bring
Of my friends from the east to this question in
the light in which viewed it. have publicly and
privately, and upon all proper occasions, endtavored TO
impress upon the minds of our eastern friends that
the house falling our heads, that it would he
utterly impossible for to be able to carry this plan "A
with the manifestation of sentiment which knew would
develop itself 1t was very clear to my mind that
some plan of compromise ought to be adopted deter
mined to vote for proposition A" go long it was
sustained by the large body of the eastern members
1t my firm belief that the best compromise was
that offered by the gentleman from Accomac DIR WlsE)
and afterwards fully developed by the amendment
Of his colleague (Nr. FINSEr) The plan submitted by
the junior member from Accomac (Mr. FSSEr) al
most Identical with suggestions had made elsewhere.
Now, when presented these views, how was met !?
Why heard gentlemen who voted for striking out the
plan of the gentleman from Accomac declare they
would prefer thu white bass either of these plans
aud now when they have the opportunity Of securing
the majority to the east for fifteen years when they
have the opportunity of connecting with that lan eve
constitutional guarantee which tho wit suspicion
Of could suggest, tho plan rejected br those
who would not open their eyes to what was before
them Wehave this plan called the compromise
before US and kave to believe that gentlemen
who denounced the plan which / would have adopted
because beleve it the best could get would be
ready Jump the proposition submitted BY the gentle
man from Accomac Mr.. FisSEY) in lieu Of this adjust
ment plan. When the proposition of the senior member
from Accomac (Mr. W1sE) presented, l voted for
striking it out because thought the plan Of his col
lease (Mr. FSSEr) was full and complete, Eastern
men united striking the plan of Of the gentle
men from Acconac, and when the other presented
| I stood with Mr.. FIsSEr alone in its favor.
! But cannot mourn over the past The deed is done
We have reported from the committee of the
whoe this compromise plan; am one OF those who do
not concur in the expediency of that compromise yet
rejoice to know that this vexed question to be settled
shall vote against it here but when it is adopted
entertain no apprehensons for the future do not be-
ieve ANY portion ofths onweath entertain the
slightest apprehension that they not to sit securely
under their fig tree l am not one of those who
would seek to excite in the people belief that they
enjoy securely, that which belongs to them, ta
they will not be protected in their persons and their
property under the constitution in which this conprom
Ire plan may be embodied. SHALL by my vote declare
that this compromise is unacceptable 10 but shall
rest in the belief that what has been done is done for
the best and with the hope and belief that beloved
commonwealth will go on increasing in wealth and
prosperity, and that shall lay down our arms when