Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-06


to the several States, and that their benefits are
not common to the several States, but thew are
common to the consolidated people of the Unr.
ted States--that they are common not ONLY be-.
cause they arc held to be regulated by, or to
belong to, the people Of the whole nation,
but that they are common because thew
belong to the United States as a nation
and not to the several States as confede.
rates and several in their confederation
several, even IS they are united-unitod he.
cause they are several; but several, though
united, and not consolidated, though united.
They are partners. Now take the instance of
partners in mercantile concern. We have a
stock of goods on hand; the goods are owned
by the common partnership; yet, are not the
partners several. So, in our Confederacy, the
benefits, such as the public lands, for example,
are common to the several confcderates, and
common to them as several. But the Com.
mIItee asserts that they are common to the
people Of the United States, in consolidated
mass. That is what deny
Now, sir, take the grant of Virginia. NY
friend reminds ME Of il. Virginia coded lar.
ger territory than was cedod to the United
States by ANY other State. When Virginia
made her grant, when all the States nude their
grant to the General Government, of land, how
did they grant their land? Take that US All
instance of common benefit. They granted it
for the benefit Of the several States, and vet
the gentleman says there is no idea oCSeveralty
attached to the common benefits Of the Union,
no idea OF severalty attached to the lands of
the Union. These grants, in their express
terms, were Tor the common benefit of the sew
eral States. WE'LL sir. only want to say, that
these benefits are common to US, that they arc
common benefits to the Sevsral States and not
to the people in consolidated relation as
is claimed by the faith Of my friend from Ere
derrick. lie believes in consolidation do
not. believe in the several, though united
sovereignty and independence Of the confede.
ration OF the States. There is the difference
between US. lie has no idea of Severalty.
have no tolerance for the idea Of consolidation,
and will not entertain it.
Mt. SEAwELl demanded the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The question was taken. and it was decided
IN the lthrna;ive-yeas rs, navs GG. as iol
lows:
fs,s.-Msss:,. Amber. J. Barbour, RIakey, Blow
Bo!.s.au, Bors. Boulilu, Boyd. Bruce. Capertuu,
gSan E. p SSs1
Fournoy. GARLAND. Gillespie, Graham, J! Goodr, Hale
C. Hall, L. 5 Hall Hammond, Hsrvie, Holcombe, Hun
f.riand C. <. aaory MaT T Marys Montague. Morris s
Morton Sebet.. orrcE Parks, Preston, Randolph Rich
sreson, seswel, shefey, slaughter, Souhsl!, Speed
sorts.
eorr Baylor, Berlin Dcgssss, Branch. Brent, Brown
Burdctt, Byrne, Campbell, Garlic, Carter, Y. Con.
rad, Couch, j. II Coz, cr!,eer, cas.'s. Dent Early.
Hall, Raymond, hoge, Hubbard Hughes, Jackson
NJ Johnscn, p C. Jo6n.,o0, Lewis aleCena., Mctir.~,
Neou' o,burr, Patrick Psn+..on Porter, Ptice, Pugh
R. E Scott. W: C.. Scott, sharp sinEtop. Spurlock,
TsyiOe. w 4 White. ' WiSaaa, SilsySss
So the amendment ives agreed to.
During the call Of the roll Mr.. HALL an
nounced tina: he had paired of with Mr..
FORBES
Mr. W1ss--Well an glad that States
Rights are triumphant BY TWO. Now to make
the remainder Of the section conform, move
to amend in the fifth line which reads "calcula
ted to confer greater benefits on the people Of
one part Of the United States than on tie people
Of another part" by striking out zone part Of
the United" and inserting some of the.
Mr.. FLoURSoY--As understand the amend
ment of the gentleman from Princess Anne, the
insertion of the expression "some OF the"
Struc;ion, to mean that it might not be con-
ferrea on one. | would suggest to him the
use of the words zone or more"
Mr.. WIsE.-Very we'll. Twill move to insert
the words zone Or more
The amendment was agreed TO.
Mr.. WISE Il move now to amend, in the 9Th
line, by striking ont another part and insert.
ing the words other States" The clause as
III ~ ,.,,l t.l
fer greater benefits on the people OF one or
more Of the States than on the people Of other
States,n &c.
The amendment vas agreed to-
Mr.. MoRToS-l move to amend The fourth
section, by striking out all after the word
created" in the eighth line, as follows:
"If the equal admission Of slave labor nnd
free labor into any Territory, eScitcs un-
friendly conflict between the systems, fair
partition Of the Territories ouSht to DE made
between them, and each system ought to be
protected within the limits assigned 10 it, by
tho laws necessary for its proper develop
ment"
Mr.. Chairman according to Ing opinion, and
the opinion Of a majority Of the gentlemen
who have addressed The Convention, this
clause, which | move 10 strike out, does not
give to Virginia and the slave States tina:
equality which all wish to sec carried out II
the Northern Clan can come, with all his pro-
pcrtv, into the territory South of 81 deg. 30
min; and if the Southern man cannot do the
same in the territory North Of it, that Is not
equality. 1t is not i'll accordance with
the present Constitution Of the United States,
rs construed by the Supreme Court Of the
United States, in the Dr:d Scott decision. For
one, am free to say, that SO far as my voice
and my influence shall be potential, there never
shall be To construction unless | can stand
the peer Of the Northern man on any portion
OF our soil. aul Tot willing 10 be interdicted
from taking any portion Of my property into
territory North OF &c deg 80 min, if the
Northern man can bring his into territory
South of that limo If the North have SUCH
holy horror Of Southern men and South
er,l institutions. le. there be division
of the territory, ard let it be declared that
North Of 80 the Southern man shall not have
any participation whatever, aud tha: South
of l. man from the North shall rot tread
the soil with any portion of his property.
In that there would be equality. But in the
spirit Of compromise you have given up that
provision of the constitution which the Federal
court has decided gires the Southern man his
rights.
You give up that equality, and consent to
give the North a monopoly Of the territory
North Of $3.50. and you give il at the same
time equal privileges in the territory South OF
that line That is not equality. That is not Jus;
tice. If slavery cannot lie permitted TO STAND
where the constitution has placed it, where the
Bible has placed it, and where reason mas
placed it, then there is that incongrulty De-
tween the two sections which prevents them
associating together any longer.
Mr.. WISE called for the yeas and nays on
Mr.. MoaToNs amendment
The ayes and nays were ordered.
Mr. MoSrAGUE--I want to give the reason
why | shall vote for the amendment. Inc
resolution recognizes the doctrine Of drawing