Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-26

scant.st. Arms, Mr.. President, that in pursu
ance Of your order, he has arrested some gen.
tleman for a breach Of tho privileges Of this
House.
The PREsIpENr-The Chair gave no such
order
4 motion was made by some gentleman TO
arrest some individual in the gallery who was
acting disorderly; but it being asccrtancd that
the offending party had retired, the motion
was Withdrawn.
Mr.. WYSoK-1 understand that gentleman
resisted the enforcement of tho Presidents
order to clear the lobby, and refused to leave
when so directed by tho Sergeant at. Arms
He is now in the Hall in custody, and I think
1t IS proper that his case should he disposed of
Air, MoSTAGCE.-l was so informed, and was
about 10 read the rule upon that subject.
Mr.. MONTAGUE here read the l4th rule which
provides that tho cases OF persons taken into
custody for violation vi the rules Of order shall
be referred 10 committee who are to reporr
the result of their inquiries to the Convention.
The PRESIDENT Chair has given no
order Tor the arrest Of any. individual, and the
subject Is now with the Convention.
Mr.. X. 7. CONRAD move that the gentle
man under arrest be discharged
AIR. MONTAGUE. The motion is NOT ia order
YOU cannot dispose Of the matter until it IS
referred 10 Il committee.
The PREsIpENr.-The question is, is there
any person legally under arrest at allp
Mr.. NicHuAY.-l wish to know how the
Searscant-at arms is To perform his duty if he
Is not provided with adequate means 10 enforce
the orders Of the Convention. how can he re.
move any refractory individual without ade.
9uate means TO do SO unless he hurls him By
force from the gallery. If the rule which the
gentleman from Mlddlesex (Mr MoSrAGuE)
read be applicable then there is q censure in,-
piled upon the Searseant.at Arms if it is not
enforced, and any other disposition is made OF
the case under consideration than that indca.
ted by the rule No censure, direct or implied,
ought TO DC cast upon the Srargcantat Arms,
for it seems to me that he did his duty proupt,
IL in accordance with the instructions of the
President
Nr. MONTAGUE again read the rule. when
Mr.. L. I. CONRAD said: The object Of the
motion that made was, to avoid any necessity
for such course Us the rule prescribed. that
being the nrst case OF diSordc. that has occurr-
I'd
will, therefore, persist in the motion have
made, which is that the Serseani-at.Arms be
directed TO discharge the person, whom he has
taken in;o custody.
The motion was agreed TO-
CORRECTION OF DEBATES
The PREsIDEST.-l have received conmu.
cation from the Hon. Sherrard Clemens,
member Of this body, wi,ha request that it be
laid before you.
The following is the communication
SrorSwooD House, Feb. %, 1861.
Hon. JNo. JANSEY, President ofIhe Convention:
Sir:-l regret to say, that am under the
prescriptions Of my physician, and therefore,
unable TO resume my seat to day.
ask the privilege O: correcting the debates
on Saturday last Us reported in this mornings
"Enquier.'
The assertion made by Nh HALL, to which
replied, was this:
II say, sir. that there ere men here to. day
standing upon the platform and resolutions
DICTATED by Ar. Campbell Of the Wheeling
tnteliigcEcer, and will name Mr.. HUBBARD
and Mr: CLEMENS Of the North invest"
then put the question to Mr. HALL DO
understand YOU as saying that stoud upon
platform, which wus DICTATED by the editor
Of the Wheeling lateliseucer. asa for
categorical a'ls~e-."
This was the question: reply to which Mr.
HALL evadcd. la every Instance in which used
the word DICTATED, The word advocated is substi.
tuted IN The report Of The Enquirer" The eli
,niuatou OF the word used, DESTROYS the
whole force of the point which made
In my Closing Remarks, the word dictated Is
again struck out aud the word Advocated su6
S,ituteG.
What did say, was this:
''NGw, sir, co not desire 10 say anything
unkind To the grntlema',, the member from
Netzcl on this honr. | can afford to be mag
unanimous 70 him. desire simply 10 say, that
when he declared that | was elected upon o
platform DICTATED by the editor OF the Wheel
Ing lntrlhgcnccr, or any other man, he declared
ignorahtly, presume-m aliciously | will not
prcsume-an opinion upon n matter, upon
which 1t least l,e lacked information most
mserab!y. was c!ecied upon my own plet-
FORM"
Deg that yoc will DO Inc the favor to have
this explanation laid before the Convention,
SD that the same may IL made part Of it's re.
ported proceedings.
have the honor to he,
Very respectfully, yours
so1ItlpaRO
M:. HALL Of Wetzel--Mr. President: By
way Of explanation will offer remark or two:
Mr.. CLEMENS recollection is not very dis.
;inci us to the manner in which this converse.
ton occurred
stated sir, that this whole matter grew out
of remarks made by the gentleman from
Princess Anne, (A!. W!sE), the gentleman
from Monongalia, lM.. WILLEY), and the gen.
temau from Lunenburg, (Slr. NEBLErT.) in re
'esence to Mr. WOODS resolutions. I stated that
did not think the Northwest was as SOUND
as those gentlemen thought it was; and then,
at the tiue referred TO, Saturday | qualified
my remarks 80 as to designate the delegates in
North Wcstcrn Virginia to whom ! referred in
particular. | said that there were men here
upon this floor, who were elected upon p'ut-
form designated and laid down by Mr. Camp.
bell, who is now acting as reporter for the
Wheeling lntelligencer Oh this floor.
Mr.. BRowS, one Of the delegates from the
county Of Preston, who sits immediately be.
hind me said, in a low voice, what do you
m.an. Do not include us all; designate whom
you mean. Mr.. CLEMENS being away yonder,
could not hsve heard the remark made to me.
then said in answer to Mr.. Brown that
would designate Mr.. IiuBBARD and Mr.. Gle
MEMS Wnereupnh MI DROWN Ieiua'heu, VIC
are out Of it, Dir. CLEMENS did not hear the
remark made by the gentleman from Preston,
(Mr. BgowS)
Sir. BusDET1 offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That in view Of the scene Of dis
turbsi.ce that has just occurred in our delio-
era.ons, committee be appointed to take into
consideration the expedency of adjournlng
rom this place to Staunton, or some other
place at which the sessions Of this Convention
can be held without being interrupted by out
side pressure.
Mr. WIcknAA i move to Ivy that resolution
On the table.
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