Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-28
The Virginia State Convention.
TEIRTTFOCRTN DAY.
MONDAY. MARCH 25, 1861.
EVENING SESSION

four o'clock, Mr.. PIcs occupying the Chuir a
at the request OF Mr.. SorruALL, who was in
disposed
Mr. GooDE of Mecklenburg. II move cal
| Of the Committee. There is evidently not
quorum present.
The CHAIRXAS-I5is is not competent to max
call in Committee OF the Whole. That il
the motion made by the gentleman from Neck
enburg (1r. GoooE,) and it is pronounced b,
the Chair to be>a motion out of order.
Mr. ANsLER-lf Lsunders,and the opinior
Of the Chair, it is in direct opposition to wha
| consider to be the duty Of the Chair. hole
that it is the duty Of the Chair, when the at
tention of the Chair is called to the fact ,her,
| il no quorum present to count the House anc
alter having counted the House and tindin,
that there is no quorum present, then 10 repor
The fact to the House.
The CHAIR decides that il ii not in order ir
Committee Of the Whole to move q call of tn,
House.
Dir. AMBLsR,-Thst is no. the question be
fore the Chsir. The question before the Cha
| is, will the Chair count the UouSe and rapUr
the fact whether there is \ quorum present o.
not?
The CnAIRMAE.-With e view to relieve tn,
gentleman, the Chair will proceed to count ans
see whether there is a quorum present or not
count having been made by him,
The CHAIRMAN then announced that QUO
rum was present, eighty members being il
their seats.
Mr.. CARLnE. find, Mr.. Chairman, uppr
examination, that there ure two words left ou
Of the amendment which | asa the unani
NOUS consent Of the Coal;uittee may be in
serted. The last line Of the report uf tht
Peace Conference. as printed, reads
Aud Congress shall provide by law fol
securing to the citizens Of each State the prlvi
leses and immunltics of the several States"
desire TO insert before "severa! States" the
words ''citizens OF, so that il will read:
And Congress shall! provide by law for So
curing to the citizens OF each State the prri
lcges and im":unties Of the citizens ot the
several States"
Mr. Wise. had few words more to say
before the Convention took recess. ala
sorry do not See the gentleman from Staun.
ton lir. BALDwIS) in his seat I was aliud
ing to the curious and singular exhibition
which was made by the gentlemen who have
c5me here, with great force and effect, advo
| eating peace propositions, now not recanting
vet recantinS, and the only excuse which
hear from the gentleman from kanawha is, FIRST
that it Is different proposition, inasmuci
as It is proposition to suomit the Peace Confer
ence proposition to the people; second, because
it comes into competition with something that
has i'm uproved and made it better Why was no,
that Sanhedrlm SURPRISING this domestic body
OF ours ? DID they not do their best upon the
proposition, and is it possible tha. men like
nd I Nr hair hnr u
here in this Mechanics Institute, could show
them at every line, and every phrase, in every
section, in every part and parcel, in particular
and in the whole, where it was entirely wrong.
Where does il come from? Not from the gen.
t;sman from Harrison. It is not from the
gentleman rrolu Harrison (Mr. CAnLILE) Lie
ssn,s it with the whereas, that it is the veri.
table work Of the Peace Conference.
lt is the proposition coming with the sane
rion OF the highest authority, the Conven
tion for peace, lnaugurated by Virginia herself
ue presents it 10 you as the proposition which
YOU addressing himself to Mr.. SrMMEKs,,
brought here, which you were commissioned
to 20 for, which you advocated, and yet il
could no, hold water before the Committee o
twenty one Now it seems it will not hole
gives it up; but the motion for it was made
0y the gentleman from Harrison (Mr. CAR
LiLE). Never since ! was born did see
| gentleman start upon two days speech, maxi
one DAYS speech, and give the floor to anothe
gentleman to change the whole proposition
| before the House, and then make another day
speech without touching the new proposition
a. all. would enquire Of the gentleman frcn
! Harrison aud the gentleman from Augusta,
there was any understanding about this matter
Mr.. Baylor Of Augusta am disposed t
6ph, INV osn battles, and whilst don't wisI
,osec NV colleague used badly, | hope the gentle
man will indicate to what gentleman lrou
| Augusta he refers
Mr. W,se-I mean the gentleman who va
on the Committee Of twenty one.
Mr. CARLItE, OF llarriSon--Mr. Chairman
tbere was certainly no understanding betwee
the gentleman trou Augusta and myself 5
far rs know, sir, he had 10 idea of the propc
eit;on inteuded to submit, and the floor wa
v,.lted bv tho gentleman from the city
Richmond, (dr. RASDoLrn) who moved, out
courtesy to the gentleman from Augusta, (Ml
B,Lpwis) that the Committee rise.
Mr.. WIsE-Eut without the consent Of th
gentleman from Augusta, the floor could NJ
be Welded, und new proposition be debatet
nend,nc the proposition before the house. A
one moment the gentleman from Augusta, OK
BALDWIN, was speaking upon the report OF h
Commi;tse Of Twcnty-ous, And the next day b
was speaking upon the proposition oi the pea'
Conference which was entirely dlherenf, an
in many respects contradictory to the repo
Of the committee. 1t was Curious to see
could not but observe it. And SO an&lou
was | that the gentleman from August
fMc. BALDWIN, should not be Put IN ials
nosi,ion that went to him at the time an
warned him.-'Do you see" | said to ni!l
..whut the gentleman from Harrison, (M
C,KL1LE) is doingr lie is going TO change tn
nroposit,on before the COMMITTEES" But |
lid not heed the wurning. No objection ":
,uaIc. and the gentleman liom llarrlsonls mao
m. s,.n. father Of this proposition. The gel
,Isman from Staunton, tMr. BALDWIN, who ba
recommended the report Of the Peace Come
.nc. stopped advocating it, to let the gentl
,n,n from, Harrison (Mr. CAkLlLE) father !
Whit | want to say tc the gentleman iro
Harrison issst!,at feel it is Il hard Question
decide whether he wilt make The best father,
the gentleman from Augusta. (Laughter) 10!
of these gentlemca profess 10 be uiost uncol
ditional pro slavery men. Does lot The gel
tlemau from larrscnf
Mr. CARLILE nodded assent
Mr.. NIsg-The gentleman claims, oel'eV
} IN have been prognostic in the opin'on tn
slavery is blessing, ahead Of everybody cts
Yru have anticipated all the large slavenoide
themselves, Undressing Mr.. CAELiLE) III Oh
covering in advance that slavery Was the BE-
/ and diyInest institution among us daughter
Tbe pcn,lelnun from Augusta (Mr. bALDwi:
nrofesses SO loo have no doubt that the'
i,r.ios.ions are even fena;icaly sincere. AT
viii viii pay the sen,len,an from Harrison t!
.,mniiment to say that there is no inIsta'
sShn,eyer about his position. Whatever
d "n;n:ons and abstract faith may be- the
IL no mistake as to what will be tue cue
Of Of this n fnal uction. Whatever OF pro 'slavs'
there NAV be in his opinions. think there !,