Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-02-24

DrObcrtE TcSptpLcu ultiST liz - k~
tuion, Is incumbent on the proper legislative autho-
rity thereof.
The remarks made by US in relation to the
proposition made by Gen, kemper having been
Inexperienced, we recur to it to remove the
impression that the writer of this had suggested
to Gen. X. to make the proposition. Gen. Il.
made the motion upon his own individual re-
sponsibility, but after consultation and with the
concurrence oflnany ofGov. WiSc'S best friends.
Gen. KS motisa was that all the many propo'
sitions then pending, upon all Of which scaled
votes had been demanded, should be laid upon
the table that the vote already taken upon Mr..
Douglass substitute should be scaled, as 1t
stood, by the Secretaries; that said vote, when
scaled, should be published in the newspapers;
that the President should be authorized to APP
point an executive committee, composed OF one
member from each electoral district, and that 4
collection should be taken up to defray expenses,
and repair the damages done by, the convention
TO the African Church. This proposition Tor
peace and harmony came from q friend OF 10Y
Wise, was a sacrifice o fpcrsonal feeling upon the
altar of party unity, and as such was accepted
bv very many Of the warmcst and most perSis-
tent advocates of vote Of preference. There
were others that objected to ii, but by tar the
greater portion accepted it and voted for it, de-
;er,nined that as they had been no party to
attempt Reorganization, no faction to threaten
disruption if defeated, so they would exhibit
the great leading quality Of their gifted chief
Observation-Disclosures for the peace, unity
and harmony OF the Virginia Democracy, re-
main contentcd with the virtual preference con-
tanned in the rejection Of Mr.. Douglass substi-
,u,e, without contcnding for the vote on
General Chapman's proposition. The writer
OF this would have preferred to have
had a direct vote upon Gen. Chapman's reSolu-
ton. as VIC were confident that 60, 900 votes
would have been recorded for it; but that was
impossible, since the adopted rules allowed
thirty men 10 callsa 'scaie rote." At o large
meeting of Gov. Wisc's friends held during the
two o'clock recess, they determined that they
would remain and insist upon a direct vote
upon Gen. Chapman's resolution, bat Gen.
kemper differing with US, as TO the wisdom O
such policy, was not bound by the action Of that
meeting, and hence, his motion was not in
derogation Of any agreement; many who
disappointed in not having forced the minority
to Weld the right to vote, and who objected
to Gen. KS. motion, have since yielded their
objections and are satisfied with the victory
they have won. The Democracy Of Virginia
have spoken in unnistakablc language their
decided preference for Henry a. Wise, and that
same majority have preserved the party undi-
vidcd and unbroken.
This double victory, the preference for Henry
A. Wise, and the preservation OF unity, Will
not fail to be appreciated by the Democracy OF
the State, nor will it be undervalued By the
National Democratic party beyond the State.
The reasons that induced Gen. Kemper TO
make the motion, addressed themselves with
peculiar force to very many Of those who were
most strenuous for a vote Of preference. he
and they saw the determined struggle that for
two days had existed upon the floor of the Con-
%vcntion, and that a vote upon the resolution Of
preference could and would be prevented by
the ~iactious and disturbing cries Of " question"
adjourn" appeal" "point Of order" and
the thousand others that for two days had dis
yraced the Convention. Instead OF advancing
towards the accomplishment ola vote upon Gen.
Chapnan's resolution, every hour interposed
new obstacles, and EMOTIONS" points OF or
der" "appealS'' from the decision Of the chair
demands for scale votes were piled high as
Pclion upon 0ssa, and were being accumulated
higher every hour. There were pending Gen.
Chapman's resolution, and 4 scale vote demand
cd; Mr.. Douglas substitute, and a scale vote
upon that; the previous question, and a scale
vote an appeal from the decision Of the chair,
and 4 scale vote q motion to adjourn and .
scale vote; n motion to adjourn sine die, with
a scale vote, and many other tactious motions
for confusion and delay. Under such circum-
stances, it was almost folly to hope that reason
and Justice would ever induce the minority 10
be quiet and orderly long enough to dispose of
these motions in their order and reach a vote
upon Gen. Chapman's original resolution of pre-
ference. It was very apparent to every disin-
tercstcd person, and not the less apparent to
the minority that an overwhelming majority of
the Convention would vote for Gen. ~Chapman's
resolution, if 4 vote was ever permitted to be
had upon it, and the knowledge Of this fact e1-
plains all the confusion, all the disorder, all the
parliamentary as we'll as supplementary sub.
terfuges to which the minority rcsortcd to en-
barrass the chair, to stop proceedings, to sup
press the voice Of the people, and to bring con-
tempt and odiumupon the Virginia Democracy.
These are the reasons that determined Gen. h.
to put an end, if possible, to the uproar and con-