Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-24


sideration the motion which failed short time
ago that the committee rise and report to the Conyen
ton.
Mr.. WISE. Will my friend withdraw it moment
can say to nv friend from Williamsburg that feel
under 80 many obligations to gentlemen who have acted
in good faith upon the committee upon this subject and
to the three who reported that proposition of comprom
Use, that will yield them anything they ask. | am
they would ask nothing hut what is fair and proper
If the gentleman from Williamsburg asks me to with.
draw it will withdraw it. If he asks me to give hin,
an opportunity OF trying anything else, will even vote
against my own proposition in order TO procure some
thing that will compose our strfes.
Mir. BOWDEN. do not feel that my experience in
parliamentary life would Justify in giving advice Ia
the distinguished gentleman from the county OF Acco-
mac but will make intimation which he may take
for what it is worth. My decided opinion, from the
slight attention have been enabled to pay to his pro-
position is that the proposition voted down TINS morn
ing as compromise, would likely prove more acceP-
table than that just presented 1t on that account
have proposed that the committee might rise and report
progress and that the gentlemen from the east who
disposed have this question fairly settled not by sur
render hut BY Just and fair compromise might have an
opportunity OF comparing together the two PROPOSE
tions.
Mr. WISE. l was going TO concur with my friend
and agree to his suggestion will abide by those gen
temen who have at last stepped hey ond the hc tame
Of that magic circle that seemed TO bind us IN State Of
'masterly inactivity wish III The most emphatic man
ner TO express nv obligations 10 the members OF the
committee who reported this compromise So far from
leaving them for one moment, will stand by them
iii the last have offered this proposition in order to
call the attention Of gentlemen to The position III which
we are thrown-to call the attention Of gentlemen
the fact the embarrassment III which VIC arc placed
would as have left wounded brother soldier on
the field Of battle when had opportunity Of taking
him to the cool fountain and place OF safety As
would have loft the three eastern members upon tina:
committee in the situation in which they placed hy
compromise gentlemen upon this floor. take up with
the in,imaton of the gentleman from Williamsburg.
Anything he will ask OF me upon this question Is due 10
him and take his ntimaon and will vote for this
committee 10 rise. If all any Of the three Of that
committee desire time will stai.d by them the last.
| renew the motion for the committee to rise.
s! Mr.. WlNGFlELD. VIII The gentleman Withdia"
that for moment.
Mr. WISE Certainly.
Mr. WINGFIELD. wish only to respond to the
inquiry of the gentleman from Logan far concerns
m, self as one of that committee deem II to nc due
in frankness 10 say that have desire Tor any pnrtic
Mar scheme of compromise. All desire is some
scheme OF compromise which will meet with favor from
both sides Of the mountains think II due IN cananr
from say that would have been unwilling Tor
this compromise reported here by the committee 10 have
been carried bv one or votes only. If had been
carried by majority Of one ! should have c!t Dolln!
to vote against it, because do not think that any COM
promise here ought be carried By the whole vote Oh
on, siue and one or two upon the other. had reason
To- believe when that committee was formed from
ference with gentlemen from the east that the propose
ticns which that committee reported would meet "lii
favor from considerable NUMBER OF Sehtielich roi
the east. 1t am Mistaken and that II does moi
meet with that favor Now am in favor OF comprom,
ise-of any compromise that can be fairly made I'M
dcrstand there other propositions OF compromise
proposed by gentlemen from The east well the pro
position Of the gentleman from Accomac, and think
it would be better if the commlte. are to rise for The
purpose of having this printed that members may scr
and consider it, that the gentlemen who intend I" oher
compromises should otcr them now and let them Gc
printed. Let them he all seen.
! While am up, should like to say one word in re-
ation what said by the gentleman from the ciiy
OF Richmond (Mr DAVIS i'll relation to this comproni-
se committee, SO far as regards myself 40" IL mere
werc any secret means taken to form this committee,
know nothing OF it, had no conference with any gen
teman from The west. ! state this in Justification O.!
myself not satisfy the gentleman from Richmond
SO far concerns myself had no conference with al"
gentleman from the west as 10 who was to form TINS
committee. had conference with two or three gem
tlencn from the east in which was told that il was
desired should be that committee il is well Unknown
10 gentlemen Il ON the cas-: with whom have been act
ing, ,aa, for long time have thought if this quesoa
was 10 be settled ALL probably 10 the Convention CT
to the State il must be settled by compromise. have
maintained that that the ground we should go upon
never said to any gentleman from the west that ho"
recollect at all, what particular compromise | would
agree To-. went into that committee so far as know
without thought Of gentlemen from the west knowing
what would agree TO upon lhe committee SAID that
had conference with any man IA to who would b.
on that committee noticed disposition on the part
of eastern men vote against and defeat any eastern
man that seemed to be preferred by western gentlemen
and voted for such gentlemen as believed would he
in favor Of making compromise. In relation to what
was said as who to be the committee, two Er'-
tIcncn were named who were not elected-onc, the gc.
tlcman from Williamsburg, Mr.. McCASDIIsn,) and r
RANDOLPH, but it understood that Mr. RANDOLPH
preferred not to be the committee never heard
until came into the hall who were to be the gentle
men selected from the east aud never heard at all al
anv gentleman as designated TO be selected from III"
west say this much in justification OF myself because
Of what has been said here to-day gentleman from
Richmond, not to satisfy him. but because | do mol
choose this thing shall 20 out the country being
said in my presence and making no response TO IT,
Mr. DAVIS. Will the gentleman allow me to cS-
plan certainly had not the remoest intention OF IN
putting any thing wrong to the gentleman from Eeoiord
(Mr. WrNcrELD) any other member of the commit
tee only referred to the manner and mode IN winch
that comEntee had been appointed. had gwen bai
Que vote. my being called early last night because
it stood high in the list and had retired, being in
state Of indsposition, but have been informed, and
presume the record il preserved shows the fact, tia;
this committee had been appointed principally hy Tic
vote Of western gentlemen likcncd i: matter OF
reference in which the one party had appointed all the
referees. had sort Of allusion in favor Of OPP
posed to any OF the gentlemen who composed the com
e mittee from the depressed further when
explained before that have respect for those gen
tlcnien and imputed nothing improper TO them at all
If any cause of exception to remarks existed Is
the manner in which the appointment was made, it ap.
piled to he entire body. objected to the mode in
which this committee had been appointed. thought il
was due to the east to allow the east select the
who should represent them. 1t Is to that made the
objection and by with any design Of asreper,
10 the committee any of them.
Nlr. WINGFIELD. I voted for the appointment. Of
tile committee b. the Convention because believed the
appoinment of the committee in any other form would
lead to no beneficial result at all Both parties lna,ie
an effort the evening before to settle this matter by mp
pon,rnents made by each section OF the State That
resulted in nothing. felt perfectly satisfied If the
committee was appointed in any other way than b. u
vote of the whole Convention, would have arrayc
them in purties in that committee Just rs they were ar
raycd in this Convention and 10 no useful result
at all voted for it for that would vote f'r
it again and again for the if the proposil i"u
| was made again, without meaning to mpute The
slightest nfrness anything of that kind to the Pr"
sident
SIr. MARTIN of Henry. have no explanations 10
make regard the constitution of the commute" 81
Of any vote gave upon that occasion. The sen'!cn"
SAYS the record will show everything in relation to that
matter and if so it will show was unfortunate as
to get but gentleman that voted for upon the com
mttee from the west.
One word in relation to the ntimaton of the gentle
man from Accomac. The committee have mad" their
x, b,,lr how. tal N