Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-13

whole effort seeking To IN tne Hixeu pasls upo t
country is to protect the interests of minority VIVA
is their respect now for the right of the minority Doubt
less it is by nea.,ing other men by themselves that
they SO afraid i, So abuse OF power IN the p.rt
the majority. 1ieSt ssttsssols may seem hard max,
them with pain and 49, bit have stated nohiag
but what Is the fact lds Not know that should have
troubled the House with these remarks, plain and palra
bic they are if it had not been for the attempt 10
throw upon the northwest The suspicion That her de
ty to the Commonwealth of Virginia is questionable.
have attended to sufcrings | know that WHAT
nave SAID III regard to ny own county Is true III regard
To the county ef Wood | know not where there Is u
population purely Eirgiuiam, hslrlnnced and :"
honorable III all that has reference to the character o
S!na than there is in that part OF the State ana yet
1t Is set down disafcctcd the Commonwealth But
that Is not all Upon this uor and il this hall, We
We're tarnnsly told that ii We had mind To II, TO go
"ut oil the Commonwealth ana i. has been Repeated
again and again this uor and b. the press Of this
icity
Mr.. LETCHER, moved the indefinite postponemcnt Of
the question aud called for the yeas aud nays Oh that
iulotoI
The Yeas and nays ordered.
Dir. FlNNEI. demanded the previous questh
The preyiuu, question was seconded and the mai:
question was ordered which rain question Was Oh
agreeing to Tie motion to postpone the question indci
Initev.
The question was taken and there were yeas -, nays
ijJ, rs follows:
lEs-.Messrs Anderson, Armstrong Bird Of She
nandoal, Bland, Brown I:yrd OF Frederick Camden.
Garlic Carter Of RUSSELL Carter of Lou,!oun C!sp,l,l
Faulkner, Fisher, Floyd Frlkcr>nn Futz Galy HAYS,
logc Hunter, jacob John on teniry kilcore, Kotr
Le;cher, Lunbcryer, Lucas: McCam,nt. McCar1.h Nc.
Conas, Martin of Marshall, Miller Moore Murphy. Nee
son. Ne%nan Pcndleton, Price, Seymour Shciey Smith
i"f kanawla, Smith of Jackson Smith Of Grcenirirr
SnodgraSs. Stephenson Stewart of Morgan Stuart nf
Patrick, Summers. Tate. Trigs, Van Wrinkle. Watts of
Roanoke, White Wiley, Williams of Shenandoah, Wise,
Wysor-59
NAYs.-Alessrs John Y. Mason, (Prcs't) Banks Bar
bOur, Bealc Eowles Braxton burgess, Chambers Clam
bliss, Chiffon. Claiborne. Cooke, CONWAY, Cox Davis,
Douglas Ednunds. Edwards Finuey, Flood Fuqu. Car
land, NJ. Garnet, NJ H. NJ. Garrett Guc, Hail. Ill.,
Hopkins Janncv, jasper, Jones. Leakr, Lisu Lynch,
Lyons Martin, Meredith Morris. Petty, PUrkins, Ran
dolph Ridley, Hiycs Saunders Sco[g, Scott Of Caro-
line Scott of FauIucr, Scott Of Richmond city. She'll,
Smith of Norfolk county. Smith of King and Queen, SNOW
dem Suhal!, Staart, Straughan, STROLLER. T:edwav.
rni$ TrIpLa!l Wallace Watts Of Norfolk COUNTY. Whit
tie Williams OF Fairfax Wculfok Norshanl-G5. SO
the motion to postpone indefinitely agreed to.
SIR. CLAIBORNE. Withdraw ny amendment 10
the resolution. us believe have the right to DO
will also the previous question tie adoption Of
the resolution.
\ MEMBER | object to the withdrawal of the
amendment.
Mr.. STEOTHER Really il is 10 my mind matter
Of nmIcrialltv, whether the amendment j. adopted or
not and can no oh lection to it, withdrawal Nor
call ttIc force Di WHICH .Trcu
adoption Of the resolution for whether gentlemen
by yeas and not the effect and character of :hcr
votes will lc known To this house to tie newspapers.
ans! 80 the country, beyond "ii Question Thus the Oh.
jcctlo urged by gentlemen that the elect ri TIC tdn-
;iun Of the resolution piac, gentlemen i'll position
sictev might otherwise avoid, is to my mind utterly
without force.
The amendment Of Mr.. CLAIBORNE, WAS then read liz
follows:
Bit that salt: vote shall not be reported nor pub.
i-.d with the debates and proceedings OF the Conven-
ttol,.'
Mr. ERANT0N. Will the rrcyiou: question now
cut of tic amendment.
! The PRESIDENT No sir.
The amendment OF Dir. CluEoNHr. then rccctc,
Mr.. LETCHER IIthe clerk will read the resolution
| will move an amendment.
| The resolution again read
Mr. LETClIER. ! move 10 amend the resolution, W.
inserting after the words basis OF representation tic
words and AL other questions that ay arise III Com
nit!ce Of the whole
! Mr. FLOYD ! call for the yeas and NAYS.
/ The and nays Were ordered.
Mr. WISE. ! shall vote for the amendment and then
against the resolution.
| Mr. BRANTON. Will the adoption oil tiat amend
meat make il imperative. that On every question The
yeas and nays shall he taken.
! III. PRESIDENT. No sir Not unless it is seconded
by seven members.
The question being then taker,-thcrc were yeas Sc
venlv six nays ft,rtv-nm", as follows
/ YIA--Messr>. Anderson. Armstrong, Banks, Bird o
Shenandoah, Bland Bolts, Brown Bird CT Fr"dr:ici,
Ca,n,en Garlic Carter .! Russell. Carter Of Lod",
Chambers Chapman. Claiborne Cooke, Conway. Coni.
Cox Davis Faulkner Ferguson, Fisher Floyd rH,her
son, Futz C'aliy Hays, Hoge Hopkins, Hunter, !ar"a
iJa.rar Johnson kenncy. kigurc, knor Lcchar Lyon
onbcrgcr. Lucas, LIONS Me- amat, Nlcto'aas A"Ftii
Marshall Martin of Henry, Moore. Murphy, Nccson
If Ncwmau Pcndleon, Price, Randolph, Rivcs Scott .
Caroline. Scott of Richmond city. Seymour, Sletrv
smith Of Kanawh;l, Smith Of Jackson Saith OF Green
bricr Snodgrass Stephenson stewart OF Morgan Stuart
of Patrick. Summers Tae, 1rsg, Van Wrinkle, Waits Of
loanoke White, Whitle, Wiley, Williams ol SAenaI
n,l Wise Wysor--1G
EwrS.-Messrs j. y Mason, (Prcs't). Barbour, Beale
lBcwI.s Bray:o Burgess. C!.nnbliss Chiffon Douglas
F!mrnLs. Edwards. Fincy Flood Fuqna. Garland. u
In r. t;arn.tt ". Garrett G"o!r. hall Hl!! Janncy
Ions. Leak. Lyrcl, McCandii.h. Meredith, Miller. Pet
i,v p,:rkins Ridley SAUNDERS Scoggin, Scott of Eau
nu.r Shell Srt Of Norfo; cuany, Smith Of King ans
0ueco SnowIc Suuthall Stanard, Straughan Strothcr
,TrrIway. Tunis Turnbull, Wallace, Watts of Soro!!
county. Williams OF Fairfax. Voolfolk, Wors!ain-i9
l So the amendment adopted
i Mr.. STANARD ] believe the ayes and noes have
Ibocn ordered on the adoption of the resolution.
! The PRESIDENT. Yes slr.
!! Several MEMBERS. Call the previous question.
sir. STANARD desire 10 say 'h; voted asa'n ,
The amendment because believe that whatever iisA
h IN, dcs,,n the elect would be unnecessarily t" en-
hrr.ss TN. resolution Having been adopted however
~, content 10 vote for the resolution rs ATTENDED ana
I,;vin, flat this matter has been sufficiently ""c"ss
ed, call for tn. previous question: -,
several ME.lBEEs.. Agreed agreed . H., 49,,
! Th. call for the previous question Was scco!cd anu
n. main question ordered
TI question was then taken on Tie resolution ana
I .h.r, warc yea, iS NAYS -. rs follows:
!~rs-sicssrs John Y Mason, (pre,'tJ Banks Bar
Ih,r Ecal. Bolts Bnw.les BraXton, burgess Chaihers
I,hnmbI,s. Chiffon Claiborne Cooke Conway Cn% ia
ri. D,u,,!,<. EdmuudS Edwards, Finrcy tl"'d, f4qui
Garland NJ r. H. Garnet, NJ. Gariclt, Good. liam
fJn Hnpkns, Janncv Jones. kcnncy, L";Ee' L's'''
lynch LYONS M:Can:llish. Martin, Meredith, Morris
pnrkip. Randolph Ridley. ti"cs, Saunders Sc"ss:ii
c,,t If Caroline Scott Of Fauquier, Scott Of 'cSl"nf
,, sh.ll, Smith Of Norfolk COUNTY Smith OF hln: L
G's.n nowdcr. nutlall Stanard Straugian Stroller
,Ts.ir,v Tunis. Tnrnbll, Wallace Watts g; Norl"!!
county. White Williams Of Fairtax "oolloIS, "or
| V.ys-Mcssrs Anderson, Armstrong. BIRD, 81 She
,,n,oah, Bland, Brown Byrd OF Frederick, Calnde' u
n"rton Garlic Carter Of Russell Garter of Lout"rn
F,hanman. Cook. Faulkner, Ferguson, Fisher Floyd
Fukerson. Fultz GaIly. Hays loSc Hunter jacob Jas
n.r Ki.rore, Knote Le:cher, Ll"nherger Lucas Me'a
inmon. NrCnmas Martin of Marshall, Miller Al"nfe
W.rnhv Eccson, Newman, lendlcton, Price seymour
SLnffrv Smith of kanawha Smith of Jackson. Sl?h Q
f;rcenbrier Snod.r-S, Stephenson stewart OF S.Hs
stuart If Patrick Summers Tate, 1rigg, Van Hinf:e
! Wis If Roanoke. White. Wiley, Williams OF o"enah
dr,L Wise Wysor-59. So the resolution ~ a'''c'"c'
was adopted , x,-I.,