Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-18

longer 10 grant them their just demands,
both in taxation and representation, they may
come to the conclusion that this slave interest
in Virginia, instead tuin5 a blessing 70 then,
is turned into an engine Of oppression. SIR,
Instead Of Keeping our people aonTid upon the
slave interest OF Virginia, you gentlemen OF
the East, will give lle right OF way fur
the extension OF the underground railroad
over Virgins. soil. and when you do this, you
do it. vita the protest of your friends IN " est
ern virginia against such & policy. Sir, H.
stead Of keeping the terminus OF this Aooiltioh
improvement OH the Western oallS OIL the onio
River, in a short time you will lind its terminus
in the valley Of Virginia, Just ready 10 corn
ruence 10 tunnel Tic Blue Ridge. and When
the work has progressed! tlns TAT, " VIII 'e
unlike other internal improvement: cofupaiiles-
lind its capital cxi.austsd-!ts capital VIII IN
crease during It's construction. neg OF ;ou
for your own sake ard for the sake OF NlrSl
MIA, dun't by your own acts destroy your Own
cherished institutions.
Sir. some Of my friends from Northwestern
Virginia arc charged with being Ahniit:ohiS'S
bu. what grounds have you !oc making 'his
charge Of not being Ioyal and true to jour III
teresis! ] suppose il Is iroIu inc 'act ~
have so little interest in the institution OF s'a'c
~. Sir. We want ~ interest i'll the slave PRO
uerty OF Eastern Virginia, and The only way you
can mako me and !uY people interested IN tnt
slave property Of The East, is by taxing VI ac
ccrdinr TO ils true value Ike other prnpertg.
am Interested in dollars and cents, ano Whel'
get This n:aoeyci interest in Jour slave proper
", YOU will :.yt doubt my Soundne:iS. nor the
souEdnrss of ,ny pcople or the slave Question,
Sir. if I were to return 10 the people That re
present, and tell thcn that had not raised my
voice in b. half Of their rights on tbs question
Of al Yalurem taxation, | "'ouid nave u iea'lol
account 10 settle with ms Constituents.
Sir, il has been said by gentlemen ifein las
tern Virginia That It vas neT"r contemplated
hy their constituents that this question Of
change in the organic lar oft Co1nllon~t&ttb
would be raised IN this Contention. THIS
question was thoroughly discussed in The can'
vass in my section OF the State, and i; was IN
d=rstood by my people that this would he The
;nos, favorable tine Tor ticm u demand then
rights a: ;tls hands Of their E.stern brothers.
You are .call;ng upon IT.; 10 sever onr coniiec'
ton with ,le FEDERAL Government. For VIE!
cause. For the purpose al projecting ;his
slave property oI the East, which y.ou refuse
to let contribute like other property 10 the
Of the t~ioTe-nnent. 1t Is urged by
gentlemen. hue that the people OF the East
pav more axes than the West suppose this
u be true, you pay NOR" taxes te'
tal:se you have more property than tic people
Of tie West. Sir. is this tho principle that II
~ govern Virginia, that because one lection OIL
the :S;atc IS Door il i; 70 he taxed with every
cuut's war;:l d! property TIA! II IL possesseu
Of: aud EccuGsc arO;hcr section Of inc
Stale i. r;cr the mos. valuable portion
Of It's property is to BE- exempt from TAXA
ton Il IS true hat cur lands i'll the Wcst
are no. so valuable a. tie land; u; cir h1s,-
ern friends. Bat this is easily accounted
for wh.r, ycu look at the fact that S:or!h-wes-
tern Virginia has nc"er bad bat t"n ;II!!lou OF
dollars expended far internal Improvements, IN
That section Of the State. But sc fnt a very
different State Of things in Eastern Virginia
YOU haze railroads running IL every direction;
end these roads are all constructed OH State
Bat Il is nni 90 in the Vest You
have refused, tine and again, 70 give US The
right OF way over o,r own soil u tui!d rail-
with our own fluids. These ORE soi1c %!
the reasons why oGr lands are not so valuable
~ yours. In view Of these !scts, can sou cX
pee. that w- will lorgvT sutuli, 10 these %rongS
aggrrssiens? Every gentleman frotn the
Northwest that has addressed this Contention
upua this subject, has. in Innst urEnlslaKcahie
terms. told YOU that if you ial! 70 cqualize thc
tly.s in Virginia, you wo I'D DO more 20 'isIic
the people Of Virginia by !hct ACT, than
GOV other course you could pursus. il
you waflnarnoHy 10 firginia IN Ills
crisis, vol! must acknowledge INC people OF
tho West ycur equals in every respect
DO not r~'scr:,ninn:. against NIrth Western
Virginia. Il she rad her rights here to-day,
shc would have six additional delegates in Ibis
Convention. Bar. sir, / en- thinking "e are
going to have u hSht with tie North aooat
this 6ldr. properly o; yours, and if we so, !
cxpcct 10 take part III it. II | 60, want that
property Tor which t;5hi 10 contribute s'ams-
thing to support us while We Eight.
Sir, your interest vii! DC SAFE If entrusted to
,u1 keeping. | speak especially for Tie PEG
alc that ! have the honor tn represent III this
They Toald come as quickly 20
tha rescue uT yonr property As ;sc people 81
counties III this Corniucn wealth.
FEurgAL RELATIONS.
The ?Rgsirsar lhpn snnnuucei that ;hs ::9ur
j bali past lei, had arrived the iitnc 'iesig.
,s'ed for going INFO ti:s Co'a;ait.e= of the
The Convention shtn reS@l'cd Itself INTO
Q! lie Hhoia, Or. SuuTEALL in
.ie Chair( aud resum:i :hu Consideration %
lie :2,or. u tie Co:aliii!ce OF Fedora! Ec:a.
III: unA!aMAx-Then ths Committee rose
N yesterday, Lie l4ih resolution was under
.t,a - n - t-..r
9auquis-, lltr. Sc ,TT,) offered the i"il"%Hig
.tmendnsa! To be Appended to the Resolution;
And IN !i.e even: that favorable responses
lie part nj tie noE.siareholding States te
rot made to the proposed arlendhenIs t" the
Constitution, ~ the time appointed for the re.
q! this body, il is Tie opinion Of
his Convention that the said State; Of Gela.
ware, MARYLAND. North Carolina. Iennessee,
Kentucky, Missouri and AIkans:s, ought TO
in primary Conventions, ard iii con
~rnctioE with t:i:a state. c"rve::e nj - on
lie - dag of - 4 Congress cf the
States composed Of 3riegatca Ia &c ap
b. the respective ConTen,ioas thereof
or the purpose OF recommending Al amended
Of Government upon which Tic
Inion of the Sistca aud The NonieGers;ed
states with such o; the aGn.SlaYsiioidinG States
Is may concur therein can he safely elected:
o which Congress the Con!edera:ed States,
nd the concurriug non slaTetd!d!FIg States,
ought TO b. inyited &c send Commissioners
The gentleman from Augusta, NJ. BALD
VIM moved 20 amend by striking out ali after
be word correE.t, io~n 20 the words IA Ccn-
The question Was Ltirn eakCn oH Mr.. BALD.
WINS amendment. md il YVES no: agreed n.
Mr.. B!rcs--l propose tho following amend
pent to ;lIr amendment:
Strike out al after the word and" and IL.
iert:
Tho foregoing resolutions and amendments
o The Constitution thereto appended, are re-
;pccl!,il'y submitted to the other States Of ;hc
Jcni-derscy, as the cn!y terms pE "iiicn Eir
.inia feels it safe or honorable 10 continue a
CT the present Union, and she is bound
o announce it as 'hcr fixed md unalterablc de-
erinination, that if they arc not acccded to on
IT before The - day Of , by such
number OF Der 20 States rs may be necessary
- -. T. =. So r,a-l-,.