Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-01
Another roll being called resulted--yeas 90,

AuolneT roll eelp6 cai!3I reSulteQ-yeaS x
nays IS. as follows:
YEAS. M.ssr, John Janney, (rresidsnt,) Bou d.;
Bruce. cabell Fisher Flournoy, .rl.nd, svely Gr
CORY, Jr, ha GVote, Jr Addison Hail. Holcombe. rl
ii ~, Lease James Mallory Mar, S., Morris ,ol
ton, Tro5~ay 30.
NAYS -Heasrs. Amber Aston, Bald vic, Piasey. 81:
S,si, .yd, Brent IN, Burey Campbell, .spsr:or
thlpnan Gornan. K. I. Conr.d, DssKins Dorm ~. II.
lany Early Echols French, Gillespie G,yga rus Hal
Epir.lm B. Hall, L, S. Hail. Raymond. hrE iun.op. PETE
/ c. Juhnsron, K-nt, LAWSON Nc c.omaj McGrew Mne;-.
Isad Marshall Miller, M"G-t, McD Moore, Parks Porte.
p.erou Price Pugh Randolph, Robeg, E. cat, shay
shrtey, singon, TayIOe, Robert t. Turner, rs.rAEr
! Turner, While. VIII .cas, Woods, "yis.-t3
Mr. FIsRER, of Nvrlhlmp:ou.- otter the lol
lowing proylSo:
provided, however, that the same rate o
al calorsm tax imposed upon land shall be i'm
pocrd upon slaves. and the Same rate wh:ot
shall be imposed upon slaves shall bs imp ppsec
| upon lands, and that neither laad nor slavet
shall be exempt without exemptng the other
Mr.. THos S. FLocRSoY.-Suppose, under the
I'D calorena principle, a majority OF both Houses
should determine, &c that resolution conteG
plates, in fairness, lc exempt portion Of the
young negroes shat are Of &c vs!Go while they
arc vet charsca5ls, this srendnont would at
soiutely pTcrars t. Western msjor;iT 10 do en-
aGt OF justice 70 the Z i:!, 5y .zsmgtiag q pcI
ton @: tie rcGng siares, w!tt@u: rcqCiring g
corresponding exemption Q: la2!. -. eIcnp~
tor in YOUR, slaves is no i,ei,c;a.e 10 us. which
is 10 Le coun;erbaanced % an exemption Of
rii,,r cqn!raieni 10 lard 10 the Te:.
aIr. rssgca- wouit! state what is prt b..
n!y already understood a5 tho House ,ha, th 1t
Was the Grendneot proposed By the gel t.e-
map trom Princess Anne (Mr. WisE) the day
before hc LEFT here /: vas left in charge OF
". CcsNBLIss. who hes gone home, That
gentleman left it With NE 10 offer; but il il
shall have the effect Inc gentleman from Hsl,iax
tniaEs it will have, aru opposed to it, and vii!
therefore withdraw il.
Ir. JAMES 9. RECcs OF Hai!eS.-Ecpro
senting rs do the largest slvacho!ding county
ln the State, would heg the Indulgence ci lie
House. but for a few minutes.
think that this prlaclplc Of al gGl9rsM
tax upon slaves is Got tcusbie cue, | am
disposed to do full justice TO The West /; /
could be satisfied that it Was ust that 81
should make no exception 10 the al odl0ren
principle in favor Of sa"as, would vote for
1t; and 6nd that Gun spproacb this subject
With more impsrtaty, from the fact that ny
own personal interest la in favor OF the tax cc
slave property. Bot am looking to M COZ.
StituentS.
1t is entirely wrong to suppose and TO avoi'
that negro is property alone. He is neces-
sarlly n person also. You have to take greater
care Of him than you do Of the animals an
your farm. You have to attend to his comforts
You have to get him medical aid. You ars
Obliged, according TO some conscientious neD,
10 give him religious instruction, and that to
pu; him on the same footing with your horse
Oh your COW is not just. know from l2rso
experience that negro will not bear an aG
calerem tax. / say that an al ralorem tax
serves the purpose Of abolitionists; more, that
il is an abolition measure in Disguise, though
| know it is not 80 intended. Iou cannot
look upon slaves Us upon any other property
You have to give them comfortable houses
and otherwise provide for them as 'peTsons''
require TO be provided for. think this is C
great moral question. would exempt thcm
from this tax, because it would have great
moral effect, by securing the slave against Tie
impositiono c! extra labor, such es some masters
may require them to perform, in order to meet
this extra charge protest against this ad
oatorem tax, because honestly look upon il
US an abolition measure in Disguise; not So
intended by the West I know. If Western
com promise upc tits G22teIttG wa. tv'Tds
far as any man 20 do what is right ID respect
to the interests Of the West If they will 10
satisfied to agree to some fixed and uniform
rate of taxation, would vote for it chcei!uliy.
ont Justice to NY constituents will not permit
.ne 70 vote for this principle which is DOW pro
posed. Tho naked principle of an Gd 0al0.e1s
sx upon negroes, of all ages and all condition.
is wha, don't think that property can bear
IN Virginia.
Mr. JOHN r. KLaY, of NalsemoEd.- have
no idea of discussing this question cow.
have not troubled toe Convention heretofore
upon any subject being merely silent liz
Gener 70 all that has been said, and content
With recording my votes, which. trust, viii
speak for me in the future.
merely rise now to enter my protest against
this snap Judgment which is taken III the se'
sence of many members who are deeply Inter.
ested il this question. say here that j: has
been announced upon this aoor. over and ore,
again, that this question was not 10 be pressed:
aud, with that understanding; several OF ths
members from the West and East have goCe
home. submit to this Convention, il It il
treating US With that Justice which wo have
rignt to expect, thus TO press this matter to
vote in the absence Of SC mary mcIoe who
are interested iG it and whose absence Is ow
ing to the assurances here siTea that this ques
ton would remain over until al adjourned ses
sion. | submit ~hether it is fair, at this late
hour, in the absence OF 90 Gany members, &c
press this matter upon us.
If Western gentlemen suppose that aDJ
Eastern ns2 w:ll regard this nessurc as just,
they ere very much mistaken. It is not joss
10 tax negroes under y years OF age i Is IL
fact taxing. our derts-i. is taxing our C:
penses.
have not time to discuss this question oo~
ms fully as would desire simply rose to
enter nv protest in order that the records OF
this Convention may show that this vote wss
pressed upon US, and under what circumstance
it is that this report shall become the Law G;
the land. want the record to show that VI
are pressed into vote upon this question,
with only T9 members present, and III d !ats
hour Of the night
Mr.. BRowS, OF Preston.--l merely Taa; /"
say that if this question has to be passed upon
nov under the circumstances referred TO by
the gentleman from Nansemond, (Nr. kIfT,i
it is not our fault; because it has been passed
by again and again for the purpose OF taking
up other business, represented, by its peculiar
patron, as being OF great importance. VIII
say to the gentleman that if it passes at :his
hour, it will be because of its peculiar !rlend,
from the West having given way.
Mr. kTLBr.-Certainly. 1t cannot DC passed
by its enemies.
Mr.. THoRxroH-I move that this Coneen
ton now adjourn.
Mr.. HArNosD.-l ask for the yeas aud liza! :
upon that motion.
The call was sustained, and, the roll being
called resulted-veas 3S, nays 4G, as follows
YgasAe,srs. John Jarney Dresden Auh!er. e!seJ
Borst Bouldn, Bruce, Cxb. Cecil Duary F.hi- fioeT.
n"y, rland Gravely Gregory Jr, GosSin John 1o"ie
Jr, Addison Hall. Hunton, Isbel Kent. K!py, Lfat'
Macfa4ad Jam y. Mallory harYs, Sr., Morr.s. Mort
acbIet Randolph. Richardson, Re bart E. scott, John
seasel, sti' son, Thornton, Tged~sy. White, "lbss
Wuian,-35.
N.rs.-mesars Aston, Baldwin, Boagess. Eoyd, prshi
BroSn, Brrl-y, Campbell, Csperton. Chspnan, CoHn"e
KY Conrad, Dsskins, Dorman. Early. Eehol,, f:tTcn
Gillespie, Grny, Cyrus Hall, Ephrairn b. Hall. J.! Hal:
Raymond, Hull, Peer Q. Johnston, Law,on, MeC mar
McGre~ Marshsl, miller. MoGet; hen: Moore, PrE'