The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-13


Summersl He (Mr Wisel was in favor of
the white basis here at home, but when we
go into Congress, beyond the limits of the
State. he claimed the Federal principe of
,spissensS,oa, Up, s which counted due proper
tion OF the black population.
Mr. BorLplS said that the Committee had
ALREADY voted down the principle urged by
the gentleman from Princess Anne, and the
majority would continue to vote il down. to
the end OF time. He had voted for the prinei
pie, but had been beaten, and now, as a prac-
tical man, he woald fall back upon the next
position Important events had occurred
since the Convention first asselnbed-new is
sues Were presented-and his object was now
TO get the voice OF Virginia; he was willing
to trust the people upon the present basis of
representation.
MIR. MALLoRi, of Brunswick, moved to
amend MIR. SCOTS amendment, by striking out
ARKANSAS. He indicated that he made The
motion to get an opportunity of lecturing the
Committee. He was tired of this eternal dis
cussion, which he thought was nothing but
chiIds play. No man could say that he had
been changed, either one way or the other. by
the speeches made on the report. He ap-
peSieu to the body, as an old nlan---the oldest
here except the gentleman from Charles City.
tMr Tyier}--to cease speaking, and let us
vote and go home.
Mr.. RIvEs, of Prince George agreed with
the gentleman from Brunswick. They Were
quarreling here over Questions OF no practi-
cal lmfor iance. He alluded with charac ter.
islc severity to the inconsis tency OF the Sc
cessiontsts IN voting for principle of repre-
Sentaiton which was utterly denied to the
people Of the Confederated States He voted
with them this morning, and would alyays
vote Tor principle which he deemed right, il
1t plunged him into the gulf OF perdition.
nar.s MALLORY then Withdrew his amend
ment.
Mr.. BALDWIN moved to amend Mr. Scott s
amendment by inserting after the word ''Goy- :
ernment," the words - to be submitted for
ratification to the people OF the several
States''
Mr.. BALDWIN spoke in favor of his amend
ment. Gentlemen on the other side, under
the irprss sion that - change had been wrought
IN the ointment of the people had suddenly
become enamored of the popular voice. He
had now inserted the principle, and he wanted
To see II they would stand up to it.
Mr- IRBDwAY, of Pittsylvania, opposed both
the amendment of the gentleman from Eau
qnier and the amendment offered by the gen
tieman from Augusta. He opposed them be-
cause of the delay involved. He went on to
show that his people Were suffering under the
present state of things, and protracted delay
would PROSTATE their interests completely.
MIR. BALDWIN thought that the experience
of the last election in this State had Taught
us that there need be no delay worth speaking
of. The commercial dis tress TO which the
gentleman had alluded was mainly brought
about by disunion. He (Mr. b was opposed
to precipitation in any matter of importance
The amendment ought to command the sup
tion.
The amendment was put to vote and car.
ried-yeas 12i, nays 4-Messrs. Boisseau
Chambiiss, kiiby and Tredway voting in the
negative.
Mr.. HARvIE, Of Amelia moved to further
amend Mr. Scott's amendment by striking out
''by the time appointed for the re assembling
of this body, and inserting in lieu thereof the
words 1.-The lst of October next" In urging
his amendment, Mr.. HARvIE defied the gem
tleman from Augusta to go before the people
upon the issue whether Virginia should with
draw from the Federal Government, or upon
the question whether the Union men or the
secessionists had best represented the people
here. He charged that the object was by the
machinery of the proposed amendments, to
tie The hands of the people. They We're to be
denied the privilege of voting until it was too
late.
Mr.. ScoTT, of Fauquier did not propose to
discuss the question as to who best repre- sent
ed tire people here but he hoped the n and-
ment OF the gentleman from Amelia would
not prevail. 1t was impossible to say how
long debate was to be protracted upon these
resolutions for it seemed TO be the settled
purpose of those who were formerly the most
urgent for hasty action, to protract the session
indefinitely. The effect of the proposition
just presented, IL seemed to him, could be
nothing else but to embarrass future action.
Mr.. HARvIE called the attention of the Com
mittee to the fact that the gentleman upon
whose remarks he had commented Mr. Bald
VIM had failed TO reply to his appeal The
Union men had by chance got Il ma rity here.
and they were endeavoring to prevent the
popular voice from being heard now that the
questions at issue We're understood
The amendment of Mr.. HARvIE was put to
vote and rejected-yeas A, nays 70.
Mr.. WISE desired to move g. necessary
amendment to Mr.. Scottis amendment, to cor
rect an oversight. He moved to insert be-
tween the words time and ''appoin ted, >" the
words 'tO be-" He thought it was very
singular conclusion to which members had
arrived, that there WAS to be another session
of this Convention. So far as his vote was con-
cerned, it would be opposed 10 any re-assem-
bling of this Convention; he hoped that when
it adjourned, it would adjourn siae die. By
the language of the resolution, however, it
would seem that the Ill itter was all fixed He
asked the gentleman from Fauquier, if such
was the case, when the time OF re-assemb ling
was to be
Mr.. ScorT said the gentleman had doubtless
forgotten his own minority report, for Il change
had come over the spirit of his dream. In that
report il was recommended that this Conven-
tion shall appeal TO the States still remaining
i'll the Union TO give answers, if possible, by
the 1st day of October next.
At this point the CHAIRMAN announced that
the hour for recess had arrived.