Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-02
VGINIA
'REFORJ INVENTION

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'Nyn: 6v Will BISHOP, 0G,ial feporter.1
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l}-'i ,nr Martin orv, Moore. Neeson, -, NeM v.
;: n;alcv, Rivesnour, Shelley, shnIn q M Nv
IS, smith OF JacSephensou, Stewart o. So,
'a~''s ,Yar: 0: Patri,rners Tayor lriss ,s ,n
;::".;r Watts Of Re, White, Wiley "oo'A'''
'"& t":S,t,ssrs BANGLE, Bowden Bowles, onam nam
49,, G,ole, Hill, Hci Lynch, Lyons. Msn y ra.h
or Caroline. Scolichmoad city, oie,,. 81"
i; S,aaard, Turubull, aco, White, ana V'''''''
q.
), the amendment weed TO.
REMOVABLE CAPITOL.
Mr.. Bolts. An ords been made .! 'H .,I,.a nr
,ar,;ou that it will. on prov, chahge AZ P s...a
.,,,.in- from this hous.he capsto!. ~ a., cor
a,, ased this morl,y one OF the Officers ' ~,
cted with the nreparaT the caplto! to say u VI,
r,nvsn-on that II will ,erly impossible TO h.Ne !.
,-dcr bv tomorrow. ;evc liz does not lhlaA II
| IN nroLoble that it W. ready BY Monday next
; 40, therefore, that tter Which has been made
h. shsnged so as to provor our going there OIL MOL
,sr instead Of tomorrow
vr NJ GARNETT. 1 it would be better not
), tx suv Gay on which orc to the capitol lot Il
~ have to DC changed. AS soon as We are IN
me. that the cspiloI idy then we can adop' a
| :: I,,icu providing for anedate removal ;.
pr Bolts l deem bper to say that was III
s,r3sL Tx. the capitol i positively be ready os
Monday. ,o,,,.;o, w,s
'r.al by which the Conon determined to adjourn
l.. hold ts si;tings IN TILL OF the mouse " ue'J
49,, addressed Il ccmn,tion to the superihtehu-
T.. 4: public buildings wHuty, under law II Is I"
.;,.t 10 the pretYpration e capitol. received nE
-. stating that it was Il that the capitol would
..av ior use on Monday, but have received no
,.,fr communication from, since
Mr. \. GARRETT. Nv i.pw whether the gen
;sr.a from Henrico recethis Information from the
k-psrntenlert or one of torkmen'
lr BOTTS. Thesuperidcnt came here and MADE
announcement to NE.
The motion Of Mr.. Boris agreed to.
PUBLIC MEErISGiAsoS COUNTY.
Mr. FISHER. Ihave rior the purpose of bring
- the notice Of this the proceedings Of ;
sr.ia. held in the corutyIa one of the coun
of tie Cabell convtntitdistrict, and beg leave
4 cal the attention OF thisavention for few mo
t,; TO the responsibility Intelligence of the active
us-tpants in that meetihr some of them, at al
:,r;s,
4 nc meeting was held on srdav, Goth March last
!. PRESIDENT was James NJ. Beale. 4 representative
i Il, last Congress from thcongreSsional district
secretary was Major Chs Clendcnin, farorabi'
,gu 70 many gentlemen on floor as Respectable
r!.eu, aud active member he general assembly
H. would beg leave to say the gentleman from
4r.i.r. Ne Scorr,) who loffered the pending
rss,lnert now under considion of the committee
he house. that / would relmend Mr.. Clendcnin
ns A;aiest regards, because nave pretty distinct
lqlhc::oa that upon one occas whenthat gentleman
]. deserted BY nearly all Representatives of the
anolw cath Oh the floor of tlouse of delegates, Mr.
r1lsuin Was one Of the few wvoted for Mr.. Scorrs
.e,los on federal relations he session Of 1889.
MEMBER. Not for his solutions. but voted
Ii him against resolutions had opposed the pas
iia FISHER. Well, it is theme thing; the Major
K Lin. his countcnance and SPORT. The chairman
.re,ary being the gentlen that named, a com
,et vas appointed to draft preamble and resolu
D. I'D Dr. John j. Thomps was placed upon it, ;
:aaA with whom have nthe pleasure OF a pr
:. a,:aa;ntaace, but l undtand he is an iuteli
!;vyary. and highly respetble man. Another one
lie committee was Major Alrew Bryan, who, car
ra he Convention, if he not figured much il
Iii. he has served his coury during the gloomlcsi
# the war Of 1872 Invent with the brigade
!g.. Virginia shortly aft the surrender Of Hui
po-tAera frontier and inommand Of q company
our uf duty in the rter Of 1slo-'lS lie
,.yg.. ss :. delegate from tt region in the general
.:s..g and il | could give hi no other recommend
j t.a "a; he is as fine stimen Of humanity as
W., sen; from that eleG,n district Another
Mr. II ;ha: committee wa Mr.. John Hall, an ac-
,.M..cnt gentleman wh;ervcd some. few years
Ii. General assembly lere were other gentle
All rs.pec,able and integent, all of whom are
~u;o re personally, and ame of whom are my
g3.. ca tia; committee tit prepared the prealu-
a ,e.si.;:oas. 10 the proptty Of which wish the
IN e: The Cyn;ention. lie first resolution that
,-.3 ,,s respecting tnpower of the govern
Il. 4s!ihsy coutenLed that t: power of the govern,
j u. the aggregate will the people, intruStce..
Il i.a.'s of few. DC, prsostion which no man
,yyg will doubt
it.,(rel. That the power otoaernment is but the
-2;e viii Of the people ENLISTED to the hands Of
;sr :.ere purposes Of practal effect; that those
rive 10 rights, immunities, opowers III perpetuity
eli. made the tempory agen of the people; thai
il. .; the majority affords til best and only prac
=; .; the whole, and that, 1.-THE changes incden
: progressive community th power of govern
.Ay.l fall into the hands Of minority, such gov
=; is upon the very rights oman ipso facto alb
Il and anuuled, and can onlyave tcmpory exist.
III. such time rs d successin based upon true
il. eau be established
:rcvnd resolution is one thawe have been con.
:. here for with all the zeal hat it was in our
70 Use 1t is the maxim that
!!a.: ireemen are equal, fons n fundamental
* Ia our government, that 8 property is not
r. 10 constitute freeman, ad as it is incapable
-;rns virtue or capacity. sot should not confer
s.2s:I;' POWER, nor shouldit L estimated SO Us to
-e public weight of one Or many.
;+I.! resolution asserts
-. State of Virginia, in her nde pendent capa-
2t. as Homogeneous whole that her free pop
:ae one people, with one common interest, and
-1aa name, aud that any distinction made be-
s. z,s ior the purpose Of in:reaiug or diminishing
H live importance i'll government, either by draw
etlThical iines. or chasing than by the kind OIL
H. property in their possession, Is intidic.is ant
Eva Dor ton and while the necessity Of such
s=gat be adduced to prove piopriety of & sep
t.,;la;ion, it is wholly unjustifable and subver
H. Ia; quality and harmony which are indispensa
.a;r
5.,a resolution has reference to the guarantee:
a,e ls.n rendered by thc trans Allegheny dele
q iii, iioor. 1t reads as follows
a the inequality with which certain kinds o
=? distributed over the State r,ay beget sincere
,.".E.s Oh tie part OF some that unequal taxa
a:a; Is lesiei, it may be provided in the Constr
'iae security Of ali, that taxes upon property
.'' an equa! ratio with valuation, or such othe,
aa:; Inserted as shall be deemed sufficient to pro
against nsiiols legislation, and that then the
y F''eetion which superior wealth will receive
a:'nnent will be fair capitalization the differ
Slslayss
@'nis'cn'ion is lucid enforcement Of the ar.
i he preceding ones and is their corelative
+ =. i Is a little longer than the others, will
: =: consideration Of gentlemen. 1t is in these
n, Is quality of lusinians, with equal rights
ana p7Tcts, is established, not only In viz,
" cNlhllgAt. BIZ that Wien the State is