Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-27

NAYs-Alessr. Armstrong, Bird Of Shenandoah, Blan,
Blue, Bowden, Camden, Capertoa, Garlic, Carter Of
Loudoun, Chapman, Cook, Ferguson, Fisher, Floyd,
ulkerson Fultz, Gally, Hays osc, Jacob, Johnson,
mani, McCouas Martin ofAIarshal, Miller, Moore Nee
son, Newman, Pcndcton, Price. Saunders, Seymour,
Shefey, Sloan Smith Of Jackson, Smith of Greenbrier,
Snodgras:, Stephenson, Stewart of Morgan, Stuart
of Patrick, Summers, fate, Trigg, Van Wrinkle,
White, Wiley, Wise and Wysor-53.
So the resolution was nut adopted.
Mr.. VOOLFOLK. | move that when the Conren-
ton adjourn, it shall ad iourn sine MH
Mr.. FERGUSON. move that The Convention re-
solve Itself into Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. VOOLFOLK Upon the motion | submitted
ask the yeas and nays. want to see the man, who
will rise and under the circumstances, oppose that mo-
ton Laughter.
MIR. SHEFFEY, That motion is certainly not in
order, for motion has been made to go into Commit
tee n the Whole.
Mr.: VOOLFOLK made my motion before that
Mr.. FERGUSON. withdraw my motion.
Mr.. BANKS. appeal tony colleague most earnest
~ to withdraw his motion am As heartily tired win
my stay here any member OF this body. had
hoped that our labors would have been concluded by
Tins time, in the manner in which it was expected OF
Us by those who sent us here. In such case should
have been ready to have voted with M colleague, but
believing it is duty to still continue further IN the
work which have been sent here to perform, shall
vote against the motion of my colleague.
Mr.. HOPKINS. Irsc TO move what lncrer did be-
fore in my life, and that is the previous question.
Mr.. VOOLFOLK. rise, before that question is
put, to ask 10 withdraw my proposition at the request
Of my friend shall, however, renew it from day to
day and insist upon it hereafter Laughter.
THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION
The Convention then resumed the consideration in
COMMITTEES Of the whole, (Mr. MILLER in the char,) OF
the report OF the committee on the basis and apporon-
mcnt of representation.
The CHAIR stated the question to be the amend
Of the gentleman from Wesmorcland (Ar. BEALE
TO proposition a.
Mr.. kILGORE. am not in the habit of making
speeches. but it becomes necessary the present
sion that should say word in reply to the remarks
made not long since by the gentleman from Prince
George (Ar RrEs, who. in his good humorcd and very
eloquent address, endeavore to prove that the mixed
basis was right, in which think, however, he entirely
failed. He endeayored also to prove that there were
great doubts whether the west sound upon the sub
cct Of slavery, and in doing referred 10 the Journal
of the house of delegates of lS32. Of which body
was IN humble member at the time 1t must be renlem-
bcrcd, Mr.. Chairman that this shortly after the
Southampton insurrcction that Capt. Nat Turner had
there embodied band of slaves. and had slaughtered
goody number Of your wives and chlhren-tic alice
ton of mans hcart-and that further represented
that the good people of Southampton were afraid to open
their doors in the morning, for fear OF cing nassacrcd.
movement al all II originated in the east commit
tee raised for the purpose of repol ting some plan by
which Virginia should devise ways and means TO get rid
of that Of people from amongst Us The commit
tee il is ruc reported that it was incNpcdeht al that
Time 10 abolish slavery in Virginia. William g. Pres
ton Of the county Of Montgomery, we'll rs now re-
collect, for have not referred to the journal, moved to
amend the report Of the committee and TO insert in lieu
thereof, cxpcdent," upon which long and able de-
bate cnsucd, in which both cast and west PARTICIPATED
Gen. Broadnax, Randol pin and Others from The east II
am not mistaken Were in favor reversing the report
of the committee voted to that report, 1t is
true upon the impulse of the moment. But 1t was more
to accommodate eastern gentlemen at the time than my
SELF for they all appeared to be very much alarmed and
excited. also desired al TIL time to hear the discus
sion for thought then tn ink now. that we had no
legal right 10 interfere in the matter whatever, without
the consent of the have doubt that at this
time the southwest is sound the east on the sub
ect Of slavery, and unless the east shall by tins mixed
basis minority representation advocated upon this floor,
ALLEVIATE their feelings, 10 compc! the Shareholder
in the west, 10 sell off, they will remain 90
This is the only apology have for giving the vote
here referred TO- 1t may not be satisfactory to eastern
gentlemen, but it is perfectly satisfactory 10 myself
owned some Of this species of property then, and 40
now if property you call H.
Mr. Chairman, have word TO say IN reply to the
remarks Of the gentleman from Caroline (Alr SCOTT, }
who addressed the committee some time since. lie
spoke of the west being brought up and nurtred under
the admontion and fostering care oi The east, uhl we
had become little unruy. should Ike TO kho" no"
was or in what way they have made pets OF us Was
when our orctathers emf gratcd to the west when IL
was nothing but vast and bowling wilderness, when the
thin and sparcc populated settlers OLA negbborhood had
to build forts TO protect themselves from the safagcs
when they rowing through that country Ike the WIG
beasts of the forest and when whilst the men oil that day
we're in their little npatchcS with hoe III one hano
and rife gun in the other making morscl OF Dread to
md IN
little chiIded and shoot through portfolios TO protcct
themselves from the savagesi My grand father VINO was
one amongst the earliest pioneers OF the west whist nc
and his companions were in the woods hunting anu
70 procure wild meat to sustain lie, were sot
down tomaha wked and scalpcd by these saragcs One
good old man living in my nclghhorhood no" tit nave
known from my boyhood up, carries inc scar vi pue.
in his hand made by those sarages And tins Dut SNORT
history of the earlier settlers OF mat country! al" van
inform the gentleman from Caroline, this the true ms
,ory Of the way the west has grown up IN part under the
fostering care of the cast And VIC come here ask.
ing for equal rights with Our brethren oil The east, ana
VIC are gravey told that you OF the east nave more no
ey than VIC Of the west and that therefore you are ch'l
tied to fourteen ority in the house OF dc cSaes anu
six in the senate making nineteen on JOINT ballot Now:
appca 10 that gentleman i'll all candor, Is ms IN ac-
cordance with that good book which have no dolot nc
has 20 often and ably ccturcd from, winch says no
unto others as you would that they should do unto you.
Ono word Mr. Chairman, in reply to an editorial oil
the 9th April in the metropolitan wing press Though
have subscribed in the main to the doctrine la'o uo"
by those editors and though have been SUBSCRIBER &c
HAT paper for years, it was, confess with pam that
read the article here referred TO- that denounced one OF
,bc prcscnt representatives from the borough ot Nor
folk as somewhat tisy-to wit: TAzEwEi AYLoK' Inc
nephew of that noble, patriotic statesman Gen. .oocl
r TAYLOR whom had the honor Of serving under SIN
months during the war of 1872 who also rePrescheu ~
mart that district in the convention OF ls29- w. anu ~
had the heart and soul TO in that convention ab
majority OF the free white citizens OF this good ora coa
monwcath of Virginia had right to govern Mlie u
the doctrine laid down by the fathers OF the
inserted in our bill of rights say II was WIN PAN
that read the article here referred to- anu VIII lu
,her saw that have aided in procuring SUBSCRIPTIONS "
that paper to some extent but this arlslocrac, moi,e
ca.tyrannica ngIed doctrine advocated ny
democrats and wings for this mixed basis OF
tion that minority of men in the east WIN ie" oe
dollars and cents in their pockets, should ruc anu
ern ninety three thousand majority Of the Tree "he
gems of the west is too democratic for me- 30 huc''
that never have never can, nor never VIII su's :.
these papers so help God. And here am noun" H.,
sly int sincerity of my heart that the cal naI
mantillIy and stood up for this mixed bass petle %
set of men in the world could have done uuc IN e. Ill
cumstances They are, therefore, eiteu ~ 'G ,n
and credit from their constituents comn,u an ,,on
ground they have to predicate IN ars'l'en, and
such men, will say worthy OF oe,Gr lt nol;.
s this have no doubt, Mr.. Chairman, Is ne Ids. o'..
,ho mi!