Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-19

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Duucan's resolution.
Mr.. JEssUr said-I desire TO stnte in few
words the object of my proposition. | think the
interests OF he Great Wing Party of the whole
Union are involved in this subject. No one who
knows US can be disposed to doubt the attachment
OF Pennsylvania to the Constitution and the Com
promises OF the Constitution, and to all proper and
legitimate laws and legislation under that Consti-
tuition. Pennsylvania will never hesitate in Civ
ing her cordial aud support to all consttu-
tional laws. (Applause.) Pennsylvania has been
misrepresented, because she has been msun-
derstood. Other States, New York and Ohio,
had been misrepresented and the character of
their delegates was misunderstood. | desire in
the organization OF this Committee on Resolutions,
to avoid having offered to us resolutions of an ex-
IRENE character, such may be unpleasant to
any portion of the delegates of this Convention
desire, If we are to have resolutions, that the
Committee should fairly represent the great con-.
servatlve character ofthe Convention, and present
10 us resolutions OF a conservative nature, upon
which we could all agree. This Committee thus
organised. with each State fully and fairly repre-
sented, will meet in harmony, in union, and in a
desire to further the interests of the whole Wing
Party. Gentlemen surely misunderstood the char
acter of the Pennsylvania delegation, if they sup
pose we have any other object. The Wings of
he middle portion of the Union ofthe States of
New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania are as sound
upon every question our Southern brethren
can desire. (Great npplause.)
Mr.. ROBERT STANARD, of Virginia consider
ed this among the most important questions
which could be brought before the Convention
lie was happy to hear of the conservative char
acter of the Middle States rs alluded to bv the
gentleman from Pennsylvania. Why seek to de-
part from all usuage and Parliamentary exper-
fence in the appointment of this Committee? You
may search precedents in vain to Justify this course
What would be thought of the power given to
these gentlemen to cast 70 votes! 1t was novel,
dangerous and unprecedented proposition Let
the Committee be organized as other Committees
have been, let the Committee be organized as
thus proposed, the delegate from one State may
represent but portion of his delegation and vet
cast the vote of the whole. The N York dele
CATION upon this very proposition was divided this
morning. Her vote stood 81 yeas to nays, in
GLIDING among the yeas all the contested SEATS
OF the merits of these contestants he knew moth
ing, but it was possible that the whole six who
voted this morning may be excluded, and six 9TH
ers, who would vote differently be admitted
This would make change of 10 votes.
independent of this how would harmony be pro-
duced by the proposed course of electing the |
Committee? Which would be most likely to pro-
duce harmony, to give each sovereign State a
right TO be heard on that Committees or to give |
swallow up dozen smaller States! Applause |
He appealed to the Wings of all parts of the |
Union not to force upon them this dangerous and |
proposition. 1t was not present.
ed when the other Committees were chosen, and |
why should it now! The Convention was not
prepared to say whow entitled to vote on this |
or any other proposition; therefore he moved that
the whole subject be laid on the table. He with
drew the motion Mt the request of the Hon. VIM
e. Dawson, OF Ga.
Mr.. Dawson said, in the course Of his remarks
i hope all will speak without excitement and
with elaboration. | agree with my friend from
Virginia that the attempt is made to convert this
country into the widest sort of Deinocracy-the
Democracy of numbers. For the first time, the
large States presume to control the soveignty of
the States. The principle commended for will up
root your Constitution, and the sovereign charac-
ter OF the States will be prostrated to members.-
[ Applause. The little State of Rhode Island is
entitled To the same power, in virtue of her SOW
ereignty, as either of the great States of New
FORK, Pennsylvania, OF Ohio And vet the con-
SENTATIVE party of the country asked that num-
bers shall govern, and not the sovereignty of
the States. knowthe subject has not been pro-
perry considered by the Wing party. This ques-
ton of power shows the necessity Of a rigid ad-
herence to the Constitution to preserve the liber-
ty of the States and the Union of the States.-
| Applause. And Iprocaim now, that this is,.the
widest effort to ALLEVIATE section of the coun-
try from the other-Why this innovation on all
established rules? tits that the sovereign States
are governed by no rules when the soverigentes
are represented here by delegates. | have long
belonged to the Wing party, because believed it
to be conservative and stood principle, and be-
cause believe it would be the last to desert
the principles ON which the Confederacy is found
ed. When it deserts those great principles
so help me God II will abandon it, If we adopt
the course proposed, power will be welded by the
majority, and not by the sovereignty recognized
by the Constitution, and but three States would
seem to have any positicn-the great States of
New Y DIRK, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Idesire no
discussion, butseek to impress upon the Wings an
adherence to principles, and to pursue the old
practices marked out from the day you called this
Convention. Doyou suppose that Rhode Island,
Delaware and Georgia are going to acknowledge
heirinferiority tothose great States?
New York DELEGATE here asked whether
the States are represented in their Senatorial as
well as their Representative capacity
Mr.. DAwsoN-Certanly.
The delegate continued and said, we'll, we have
our two Senatorial Delegates against your two.
Mr.. DAwsoN-l am a delegate at large from
the State of Georgia. l acknowledge the great
ness of New Y ork, but her political rights under
the Constitution are not greater than the rights
OF Georgia. (applause) and my word for it, when
ever you seek to sap the foundations of Const itu
tlonal rights, the party will end in dissolution, as
it should. | proclaim my sentiments because |
have been Wing when numbers crushed me
and have rallied all my powers to the support of
the Wing party because believe it to be conser-
Vatlve but to-day and yesterday it seemed that
all these great principles are to be laid aside and
the power Of numbers against the sovereignty of
the States is to rule. I saw the Wing party
going to dissolution, relying on the power of num-
bers and disregarding Constitutional rights, and
laying down train to which mactch may be ap-
piled to blow it into fragments. Stand, then, on
the old beaten track of principles and the objects
ofthe party and act with becoming confidence
towards one another. (Applause.)
Mr. AsuNuN soid--T do not wish tn noka a