Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-25
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1851.

CJSt'sS PiopsTlY III SiaFeS.
But will givo you another instance: 1oc
remember very we'll That when the British fleet
my Oh Cur Coast III the war Of 1912, number
Of slaves ran away to them. was an infant at
the time Oae Of my hereditary slaves and
number Of my brothers, rsn away on that oc-
casion TO the British feet. 1t So happened
ths; had then no legal guardian. Ny guar
dim died just about the time the claim Tor the
payment OF this slave ought 10 have been hand
cd in 70 the Commission. The guardian who
succeeded, when l was off at College, outside
tho State Of Virginia, did not Know OF the clrs
| cu'nStanceS until the commission had expired
There were other cases like mine that were
not considered or satisfied by the commission
4 balance Of some Sc, 600 or $4,000 now re-.
mains OF the fund provided under the treaty
of Ghen', in the Treasury Of the United States
scl now petitioner for the payment OF thai
claim, petitioner upon q ground which any
co,;r! oi equity on earth would sustain. ! have
damanded that the claim should be satisfied as
q right. The money is remaining in the TTea.
sr-: u the Crited States provided by 10
reign power, and belongs lo nobndy else but to
me and 10 those like me- for whom it was intend
ed. Yes sir, that claim is refused upon the
ground that tic Congress Of the United States
VIII not recognize tho right OF property IN
slaves
mention these two INSTANCES, Mr.. Chair
man, 10 show the necessity Of making some
provision lUT enforcing, in respect to property
IN slaves, one oi the plainest provisions in the
Constitution Of the United Statcs-that private
property shall not be taken for public use with
oul ij.ist compensation. Plain as that princ.
pIo il, you REQUIRE Of your Northern Coniede.
raic0 = provision 10 make it palmer or rather,
more imperative, if possible, By the mere force
.: repetition.
Gail f,r the yeas and nays upon the adop-
tion Of the amendment.
The yeas and nays were ordered
The qarstion was taken, and it was decided
in the a0lrnatiVs-yeas 81, nays ID. as fol.
!, lows:
ATa -Mes,rs Amber, Aalon, A. IS. Barbour. eakey,
Bnrst Bou din Boy Branch Bruce Cshell Campbell Crei
Chapuan Lrm CUE nsn Conn., Cihcer Gus Il. Do man.
En", ench fug-r. ,rand, Graham, rely Go.gin
John fioods Jr, ale, liG Ys iGcombe Hun %, lsbei
Ksu Lsw,on L"sEe James L. Mallory, Mari, Marye. sr
Me- u Mriis Morton, Ne,on Parks. Richardson, shrf
fey, Slngn, Slaughter IouIht spcrd Staples strange
Th"rnton 1rvd~ny R. H. Turner, Tyler. Waller, wh!seld
Wick arn. Vlson. wse-5D.
NAYa- Ms,r:: J.nn-y,, tPresdrn:9 Armstrong, Bald
ley, Brine, curlIIr, Car rr Conrad, Robert Conrad
Cou h, Deut Dessin.. EsrIy Gillespie, FphreIn Hail.
H.rnmund, Hunb.rd, Hughes, HUI. Jackson P. c JohI-
stop LeE NcCom o. M4shalI, MasIn, MnSt~rI. Moore,
0,burn, Palrrs, prndle,on Porer, Price, Push Sharp
Spurlock Chapman J. Stuart Summers, Tar, White, W.
ity-ss.
Sv The amendment vas adopted.
The hour Of having arrived, tie Commit.
tee took recess until o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention re assembled ut at 4, P N.
The question vas taken on the 4th section
OF the report ct the Committee on Federal Re.
iations, as follows:
SECTION 1. The third paragraph Of the
second scclinn of the fourth article Of the Con.
stilu.ion shall not be construed to prevent any
of the States, by appropriate legislation, and
through the action OF their judicial and minis.
tcral Officers from enforcing the delivery Of
E1sitiVes from labor TO the persons to whom
such service or labor IS due.
The section was agreed to.
SEcTIoS o. The importation Of slaves, coolies
or persons held 10 service or labor, into the
| United States, and the territories, from places
beyond the limits thereof, is hereby forever
prohibited
sIr. Wrscs-I Offer the following amend
ment 10 The section:
But this section shall not be 40 construed
as to proLinLl ihe introduction of persons SO
held to service or labor into the United States,
from the Confederate States, or any territory
| they may hereafter acquire.
Taking into consideration the Development
of The country, it is not at all improbable that
! lhe time may conc when slaves will be re-
turned from the South to the North. When
the supply Of labor in the South shall oqerrun
the drluand. they may I've sent back to Fir.
einia or other States further North. When
| Virginia comes to work her rich mines an6 fol
low different pursuits from those she no@ fol.
lows, it may be hC- policy to purchase slaves
in the South and bring them back. That is
my reason for Offering the amendment. do
lot propose TO occupy the time Of the Commit.
tee, but ! hope my amendment will be
| adopted.
Mr. SurrFEr called for the ayes mud noes.
The question was ordered.
The question was taken, and it was decided
in the at6rmative-yeas 4e, nays 43, as fol.
! lows:
YvAs-Messrs Blakey Bol,seau, Bor, BouldIn, Bruce,
csbeII. Chapman. CoGnan, Conn, K. T. Conrad, n. Il.
Cox eshos Do man, Ec'ols, GariaDd Goggn, J. Goode,
Jr r 2. GUIDE Hale Hammond, Hutton soti Lawson,
J. b. Mallory, Mari Marye, sr, jIer, MOFrit Norris,
Morton, Moore, PARKS Richardson, W. O. scot sienry,
Slaughter suu.nA speed Staples s,raDge Tayos Tired.
| Wise, wysor-+9
SArs-SIeAsrs Januey, (prvsident) Aston. Baylor, Ber
n IGy syps F2es. csa Faas rsh.S
GrsVcy, T. e. Hail. Hubbard. lioge Hughes. Hull, Jack.
bon, T. johnstJn, &ecomat. Mhsn, Masters 0sburo,
Patrick, pendeon Porter Price, Push, sharp, sing,ou
spu lick. o. j. stuart, summe:s, rsr ~hi;e' "ickhsm'
wiley-t3.
During the vote, Mr. ARMSTRONG stated that
he had paired off with Mr. ANBLER
Mr.. ALFRED ii. BARBOUR stated that he had
paired uf with Mr.. CECIL.
Mr. BrRDE1r stated that be bad paired of
with Mr. ELprRSoY.
Mr. CuANBLIss stated that if he had not
paired of ne would have vo;ed 'aye."
/ Sir. KENT slated that he had paired of with
Mr. BALDWIN.
! Mr. LEsls stated that be had paired of with
! Nj. HARvIE.
; The vo!s was announced as above recorded.
| Mr. EAkLY-l rIove to amend by striking
out the words forever" Offer this amend
ment in order to explsin the reason why
shall vote against the section rs amended by
L vote OF the Committee, eohdIiion has oeen
attached to tine section, by which til proposed
to recognize the Confederate States as sepa.
rate and independent government in all
amendment 10 the Constitution. Now can-
not ve.s to propose an amendment to the Con.
stiIuticn which shall recognize their separate
and independent; existence, and preclude them
from any part in this government
| For this reason, shall vote against the sec.
ton os amended, hoping that when we gel
into Convention we shall be able to strike out
the clause that has been added to the section.
Mr. CHAPLAIN j. Sr0AHT-I desire 10 speak
to the amendment, for the purpose Of explain.
ing why canuUt vote Tor the section as
amended on the motion Of the gentleman from
Harrison, (Mr. WILSON, Look upon it as
indirectly opening the African slave trade 1t
daes not preclude ths Importation Of Af! cans
into the Southern CGnederacy. Now, If that
Cunfrdrrucy is to be acknowledged as being
separate government, and if i: nball, i'll its dis
cre,ion, open the African slave trade, then this
clause would permit The introduction Of Airi
cans in!o The United States. Thus, by our
own act, wc would BE- Indirectly opening the
African slave trade. For that reason, will
vote against tee section US amended.
4 HIr E.Rl1 BIZ unaninnu2 Consent RithdreH