Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-04-23

~ ueianu equahy, ana 10 refuse to them what they
had no right to claim, superiority His sentiment was,
that poverty was crime. He had more respect for
an honest poor man, than for the rich man. Could any
man doubt that the East claimed superiority because
1t had more property, it would create never-ending
hosllilly between the two sections! He sympahized
perfectly with the sentiments of Mr. Goode of love and
affection tor his own home and his own constituents
NO people had ever given any man greater proofs OF
Kindness than the citizens of Richmond had given him
in the last twenty three years. The city of Richmond
he believed, held this question in the hollow Of her
hand. 1t he understood Western gentlemen i, would
be in the power Of her delegates to carry this Compro
mise lie believed that it would be the spirit of his
constituents 10 approve it. Let their voice be spoken
IN tones OF thunder not to be misun derstood Thew
could instruct him to do only thing which he would
refuse: that was to divide the State Where he asked
was The back country OF Richmond if not in the Wes2
HOW was her greatness to be secured except by ooen
ing channel OF trade TO the Ohio? Would Richmond
agree 10 cut OF such connection in order to afIa,.
with the Northern Neck Accomac, Norfolk Princess
Anne, &c! No man from these counties evar sold .
dollars worth of produce in Richmond He annealad
likewise to the delegates from Alexandria and Lynch
burg, to know where they expected to obtain tlrr
trade, except from the West! Could they look to the
Underwater counties, which had no affiliaton with them
and never voted for any appropriation for their benefit
compared richmond to young swain paying his
addresses to city coquette, who would ft with him
for an hour, and then throw him off So Richmond
was to WOO the Tide water region only 10 find her
self abandoned by that region as soon as this question
should be settled. Here Mr.. Summers read pro.
position OF Mr.. Muscoe Garrett, of Essex that the
State be laid off into four great divisions each of which
to be taxed for its. own improvements alone] And
thus, MIR. B. said Richmond to sacrifice all her
great improvements in order to crafty the Tide water
countless not one OF which brought dollars worth to
the city, unless it was Isle of Wight which sent some
apple brandy This was the last opportunity Richmond
would have to secure the favour Of the West How
couc ltexpect Western merchants to trade here if it
united in this measurable would call it of deera-
datlon-but which was so obnox ous to the West? For
his own part he wished these mountain lines could be
altogether oberated. He deprecated the suggestions
ndel!catey thrown out, that Eastern might expect
to obtain favours from the West by pursuing liberal
course. For himself, he wanted no favours II he
could be influential in the settlement of this grave con-
test he would retire from this Convention perfectly con-
tent. He had no taste for public life and should will
ngly leave it. He had not spent day in it for which
he had not dearly paid in the loss of conten tmen in
vexation the excitement of ea uses &C. He referred
to the remarkable scene presented at Boston, where
Rcdt Ddllel webster, recently the idol
OF the whole community, had been shut out from the
cradle OF Liberty, after it had been desecated by that
miserable miscreant, George Thompson whom he
would not regetto see punished in the summary man
ner practsed in California. He begged pardon, as
public man, for utterng any sentiment that might seem
to involve approval of Lynch.law, but he could not
help saying that if it applied to this wretch he
should not be sorry With some additional remarks of
a general character Mr. b concl uded
Mr. Lyons gained the floor, and sa id that no, ha wing
expected the gentleman from Henrco conclude at SO
early an hour he would move that the committee rise.
lie expressed his willingness TO proceed at the evening
session. He would willingly yield to any gentleman
who preferred to take the floor.
! The committee rose.
Mr.. MARTIN, OF Henry, moved that when the Com
venon adjourn, it adjourn to meet at halfpas seven
this evening-carred.
The Convention then ad burned
AT the evening session. Mr.. Lyons addressed the com.
mittea in Sunnort of the rnived haS.