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

Mr.. SCoTT resumed his remarks and refer
red the gentleman from Princess Anne to his
own minority report for an answer to his in
terrogatory. He must have either contem.
piat ted that the Convent ton would either ad.
journ to meet again on the 1st of October, OIL
remain in session until that time. Mr.. Scott
was not to be driven, by the eternal clamor OF
the minority upon this floor from a sense OF
the propriety and dignity which should char
acteriza the Convention. He took the ground
that the party to which he belonged were the
true eyponents OF the popular sentiment OF
Virginia.
Mr. WISE viewed Mr.. Scott's reply as an
evasion. The 1st of October had been ten
dered, and the gentleman from Fauquier as
sic ted in voting it down. Now he desired 10
know, if We were 10 have recess, when we
were TO re Observation-Disclosures Ammo Domini
1852 or Ammo Domini 1881 His own report
had never been proposed here, except as it
was proposed here to-day by the gentleman
from Amelia.
In spite OF all the talk here about sensation
dispatches, Mr.. Wise said he was now en-
abied TO announce to this body, from official
dispatches to the Ex-President of the United
States, (Mr. Tyler,) that the war had COM
menced. (Sensation Ifit was the plea ure
OF the Committee, he would read them
Noices-"Leaye-leaye.
The CHAIRMAN said that the gen tleman could
read them part of his argur" n.t--he would
be charged with the time
Mr.. WISE said, then he would 1 them
but would have them read by the rv.--
Gen tlemen were still contending 10. .iay.
while the war was going on. He would chal-
lenge the gentlemen from Fauquier and Au-
gusta TO resign their seats with him, To-day
and go home. The remainder of Mr.. WIS re-
marks were diree ted to the positions assumed
by those gentlemen.
Mr.. WIsE's amendment was voted down.
Mr.. EARLY, of Franklin, moved to amend
Mr.. Scott's amendment by striking out the
words 'by the time appoin ted for the re as
sembling OF THIS body" and inserting 'in a
ment, Mr.. Early made an argument touching
the tobacco in teFest of his section of country.
showing that it depended mainly upon capital
supplied by the North.
The amendment was rejected.
MIR. BLAKEY, Of Madison, moved to amend
Mr.. Scotts amendment by striking out "to
be appointed by the respective Conventions
thereof" and fnserting-'correspondin in
number to the number Of electors to which
the said States are respectively entitled in q
Presidentia election. The said delegates shall
be elected by the people OF the said States at
eiee tio,ss to be held in their respective electo-
raj districts, and in said Congress each State
shall east the same number Of votes that she
now casts in the Congress Of the United
states" MIR. DLAKgY. proposed, in the event
OF the adoption Of this amendment, to follow
1t up by another. He then argued 70 show
why /, should be adopted, after which II was
rejected.
Mr. Goops, Of Mecklcnbnrx, moved to
amend Mr. Scott's amendment BY striking oat
the words "ConfedsFated htates aud insert.
ing i.Southern States" He said he offered
this ainsnd uient merely 70 get Al opportunity
10 reply TO the shots thrown BY the gentlensaH
from Augusta, (Mg. BALDWIN, into the seces.
sion ranks. lIs thought il hs had remember
I'd the cOaplct Of Burns,
e y:s .sSs Ss.s & s.sss q: sis q. ss
ths charge Of Inconsistency would never have
come froin hlm, Mr.. Goode went on to criti-
cixs the purposes Of the majority IN this Con.