Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-29
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bind uron this floor but my impression is, that have
heard what is equivalent TO II, ano snat Is, tnaI
division of the State must take place. If the wes were
NOT allowed their claims. And taken IN connection with
tho fact that resolutions from western meetings have
been sent here and laid upon your table, directing their
delegates to 60 fer division of the State if they failed
TO ret the white basis, led me to believe such opinions
were entertained
Mr. ANDERSON. have heard of no such thing
Mr. LYONS Iwould refer the gentleman to the re-
solutions of the meeting at Greenbrier 'nh NM
seen resolutions Of similar character from DINER cou
ties. l understand them to mean d's'inon; Mnile
deprecate disunion-while l would prefer sns 80 ~
remain united and willing TO DO all can W Keep
her So fgenemen themselves choose 10 present ais
MON as an alternative will not change my vote upon
MIR WISE. That is the principle! We we will hold
your noses to the grindstone feoel 10 welcome II
Won will, Sever the districts Of this commonwealth!
let frec-soilism find entrance In the regions be-
tween the Aeghanes and the Ohio river Is that the
peculiar sentiment coming from the city of Richmond
is that patriotic and Virginia sentiment to be avowed
on this hoor Sever the State, throw off three fths OF
the territory of the State and let it be formed into
Free Notwithstanding State rather than give up our
pretensions to the rule Of property in government.
Now, I say to my western and eastern oretiie'
gentlemen of the west shall work for you here day
and day out ave for western interests and western ana
eastern rghts-boh. shall in working Tor inc eqaal-
cation Of representation go more Tor te .. my
constituents, verify believe, than go LOT your n
terests But if an memorable majority shall again
fix upon YOU the principle the mixed basis, dare TO
turn rebels, and although YOU are thus mareated You
do it at your peril. Let an ns9rrecton DC raised IN
the west to sever the State and will be one Of the rs
citizens of this Commonwealth to volunteer and shout
der musket to make youbehave yourselves Laughter
Mr.. WILLIE We believe that the mixed basis con-
tains within itself principle that will impose upon ne
western people political Inequality we believe that II
involves in itself personal and political anu
degradation and in the event that we are thus personal
" and politically degraded what would the gentleman
the distinguished gentleman from Aceohae aa''se Us
Mr., WISE I will tell the gentleman ! "!ii tellhim
with bleeding heart that if the Convention does not
by some compromise approximate to nstice to peo-
pie Of the west, what would advise i';' TO 90. FOR
seventv odd Years YOU and your fathers have submitted
to bondage which now, will admit, has become an
outrage admit that it is personal and political de-
gredaton admit that YOU and now you are IN the
joriy. quietly and tamey to submit II YOU'D Just
" make YOU subject Of reproach admit ali this to
its fullest extent but at the same time tell you that
in this State the good work is gong on that
mighty and will prevail Like good Citizens ooeuieht
sons az YOU always have been, do not cease astathS
Make the tocsn ring with your complaints Battle and
og;to.e nv all lawful means in your power day anu
night for you have not yet manifested nall zeal enough
cor me- Laughter Keep within the pale OF the law of
ono decade more and it is hardly hour in the exist
nce o State though long time in the life OF an n-
diyidua man. and that period will not have elapsed be-
fore the east will camor as loudly for equalization OF
AZ you do now. You Will get1t certainty
and you will get it rightfully
Now Let me saw to my eastern brethren that u the
suffrage basis is adopted aud ii there Is an attempt a
dsunion and severance in the east Will call on tue
mountains to come down upon you and MAKE you ce
have yourselves If YOU dare to RAISE rebenouS war
apainst not only the governmental power OF the state
hit also AGAINST the sovereign power of the State you
shall be punished You will then need all the friends
you have prevent you and your property 10th IRON
being driven out Of the State Laughter; Goa forbid
,L,. vnan IShR
ton of me- friends east or west fleeing from the uthor
ty of the government Of this State, no matte upon
what basis that government IS tounfeG Let tne west
under such circumstances appeal to ti'e tree soters IN
Congress-,he Stewards and Haes to try their power in
M Senate and house of represent atvrS a. - whether
y;.pir; has representative form Of government. ao
u" .hall haze that is worse than var n COG
steel wnr> au tn. evils Of conhagratlonan asrarlai:
or IN ,e State of Virginia We shall have war that con-
tends fo slice to be taken out of Virginia as has been Ia
Len ont of California; just Mt the moment that Tree
o;sm has passed the Rubcona war OF this KIND and IN
this day. when it has just past $50 3Oa war at TINS TIME
when has just invaded the compact between Texas ana
the limited States as TO what should be Its integral terri
tory-a war of this kind arising in western Virginia Just
at this moment when the slave trade IN the district OF
Columbia has beea abolished.
cannot conceive of any madness the part of prop
erty that claims protection that is destructive do
not know what sort of it is that IL calcu
lated to raise like this and to raise it here IN the
city Of Richmond where you muster II single church
not less than thousand or twelve hundred OF the
coI,red population in body in day 1t madness to
rise up and defy such consequences as these au1
mot mad enough, as an eastern STAKEHOLDER to de-
fy such things rs these. am not mad enough TO say
my slaves are my property, | claim power fcr my
slaves we'll al for myself NO. SIR WIN o.no ny
institution and that by doag them justice in time, oy
cutting them off from all 2centise to aud tendency TO-
wards an appeal to that reckless ruthless senth'e 81
free-sosn that is pervadng The congress Oh me
ALL Gov
western gentlemen that the east has majority Of souls
meaning to include the negroes with the White Popu'
alton. He seeks to evaie the issue that made upon
him this morning. by saying that have dlsrusted the
people / dstrust the peope Ii the gentleman mas
any proof of it, l wish he would produce It.
Mr. LYONS. l have here the gcntleman's address to
his constituents from which will read an extract
81 would finally hold on to the "mixed basis" only
IA consideration with which TO obtain from the west
the exchange of it for the constitutional guarantee
The west lam sure would Willingly make the exchange
But if they will not, and cannot be generous accord
ing to the Justice rule things will have TO remain where
they ere on basis neither republican IN the abstract
nor Just TO them safe to ourselves and Virginia VIII
have stand still and regetate another decade OF two
in stagnaton and decay"
Mr. WISE. Is that in favor Of the mixed basis Is that
read as in favor Of the mixed basis:
MIR. LYONS. / undersandby thatthc idea that you
will hold on to tho mixed basis unless the west will give
YOU satisfactory constitutional guarantees and from that
understand also that you are afraid to trust the west
without Su2Tautecs.
Mr. WISE Gentlemen Of the West ah! is not the
gentleman hard pressed when he brings such an arg-
ment as this in favor of the mixed basisl
Mr.. LYONS. Oh no. did not read that IN favor OF
the mixed basis.
Mr. WISE. Does the gentleman consider this pledge
on my part that will make any mixed basis Why
sir have got the guarantees long ago. If the gentle
man had read the whole Of this address, he would have
seen the tendency Of the remark which ne has quoted
But I ask you gentlemen of the west would you not
like to have good many more gentlemen on this floor
with sentiments like that
MANY MEMBERS. Yes, yes
Mr.. WISE. think could get some vote: III the
western country on'that address .Gragc basis man.
lts like the Senteman's quotation the subject Of the
Judiciary show that had distrst of the people.
Mr.. LYONS Is not your guarantee that it shall re-
auire twohird vote?
7 Dir. WISE. merely gave that specimen, as one
of one blndred-one thousand This address is mere
brief Intend here to expatiatc upon the subject be-
fore the people Of the east Does the east know that
have got these inherent guarantees already on which
am ready to rely and there is not that will ask Of
the west which tis hour ao this day they would moi
gladly grant for their sakes well my sake.
Constitute municipal government without ncorpora-
ting guarantees in the constitution What guaran
ties? Nothing repeat but Limitations of power. l