Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-27

;sGnd from my experience in this body. that
the election to any Office. nigh or Iow, 'S.'h'
| tncst interesting duty that we have 70 perform
TLr question ct secession, the question Of war
or ncacc. ali sink into insigniiicnncn "hen We
come to appoint . door keeper or clerk, or some
! nod Of that sort and when you come TO ap'
,oi:, = member Of this Convention To O seat IN
,.on.y.ss. il raises u w~hiIl"ihH through lhS
In,d,?. .hici, huow, hn"cvr: interesting IL may
III, 70 us, viii m; nc very Interesting u tHc
ucnoie Of lnc St.:r, and without gong mo tAi'
,l.h..t. haye Iisrr Tor lie purpose 81 calling
the previous question.
Thr r,!i was sustained, and the ma:n Vue'-
ton ordered to DC put. r..
Mr.. SygFFEy.-i renew M Gil ir a u!Vl-
sion If the question.
1'b, vote was t!.cn taken upon the hrst par'
oriL. amendment 10 the amendment, when
rc.Is sT,at the Convention will elect tWo
rcnres. natives for Tie State ut large.
This part WAS adopted.
Tire nues,ion was mex: :akcn upon the sec
ord br. ncb Of the ;esolu.ion-"One from the
E,st and the other !ro.i The West q the Glre
Ridge"
This part was also adopted.
The third branch Of the resolution, namely
land also one from each Of the C9HGFesSloh"
districts how vacant was then adopted.
The question t!.cn REQUIRED on inc aaopt'oh
OF tic amendment S. amended.
Mr.. UoLLADay.-l submit 10 me members
Of This body il it bc right to make NOMINATIONS
and elections here withoI: any regard 10 os
tric.s or the will of the people in those dIS'
tric.s. Iappcal o1h;s body, tokno" ~hethc'
it will apply u rnie 10 The districts not nilea
which it did not apply 20 The diS,ric:s aiTeany
filled. Il MAJ hc, 1 10 Eot say TINT II IS
the representatives of the districts Illus hiItuN
have been cn.rappcd into The selection ei !nn'
yiduols whom tHey otherwise would NOT nave
lakcn: ard | regard i; rs peculiarly Incumbent
on this bodr, in making selections for paTt'cu
la, districts, to consult, rs !ir as 2ossin!e, The
known wishes Of tic PEOPLE rl such districts.
Tin. question. was I:.en taken OF The "doP'
| tim nG lie aincrh;ucnt FL arienIeI, ana /. va
ircided in Tie affirmative.
,As Thc question then :e:Hrrcd or the adoption
ator the original resolution, n amended.
4 ~. Mo>rAGrE.-ihcre Is mtich force ~ the
remarks Of ,hc sv:tii:nan from Portsmouth
CIR iIoLLAnAYJ yrt | agree entirely win the
.enticn,n lrnm FaIQr!!"r, lMr. ScoTT) maj IN
making these s"iscliD',s wr o"snt not to comm
ourselves entirely 10 districts. th:nN IL Is
essential ,!:at w. ShGvId have The best iaIeai
which we Ca: sncurc 20 represent Us IN shs-
Congress, and it is only by pursuing the poIic.s
recommended hy the gentleman from fali
niicr th": We ran accomplish that md. u
", .!rc, b: districts 4 shout will go Up thai
~. urr making places fIr orr tricndS.
n;oyr 10 lay tie ~iIole Subj=ct on the taoie
Mr. BL,ErY.-tt has bean animated That il
&c u?ace,d 70 viacf b.: districts, It will c'
(or,;i tina; we me making places i"r fTici'is'
Is rs. tic gentleman aware OF TIT: ;act NAT VI
ha,o buI thirteen Congressional DISTRICTS. l.
he not a~arc OF the work row 10 he dohe oF
I'M. Convention, hat in .c.diStrictlng ti1
State ihcr will have 10 make IL districts III
stead Of 3; aud | should like 10 knox 40"
in making il"sr districts. t!.cy could SO arrange
them aS Ia mike pincci for those irien1S Te!efr
G! to IL ties gcGtlsinaa. These t!rcl'ai't
cane iii before making TIC new districts, ahc
! think it IS beyond the p"~rr ul any man Il
;iprrsc.. how til- State will be GIsir!c'ch ny
tins CunrrutlVu. One !Haii iaay teli no" ns
worllf district il, and perhaps t. fc" DINERS
with when !ua consulted may agree with BIZ
IN o~v;:ion and aGor, lis plan Of distrlctins
bu; j. is impossible inr any man 10 iofeteI
what The acton o' this Convention Is t" nc II
forming the new districts.
Cnnn the subject OF voting 10y districts,
should ike to know from gentlemen why ina
Pro''",''' . Il! i !, rao,,;rs. tho S;a:c to b,
di.fr:c.e,i: Why is It that lie Congress O
~ m,c S,,,,v :ui,,,;nr. IN. wisdom
Of our lore!a,uCrs decided that the members o
CONGRESS siIsuid tc sent from districts i'll u!i
80. 80, d. nc ,L. S,,,.a This poIicy la.
e''". >" -. r;.o;,;. cy,- s;n,.. The oun
nU.,. nf WI, .r.t,rsi Goycraraen:. ind if il
'"'!Ii y .,t;t. ~ sn..a;n I'm. lo., nrruruen,
~ 800 ~" rn,,ir,nan from montgomery. (Mr
n, an ,,<,cr1,r i; H;ss to bc found il
~" c,,nc..s nr,ka, nriIcinje hcr.toiofr. I'll
'nrns.J ~ I.yiny th,. resolution on the tstle
H. NnvriGrE- Ia making the motion K
Inv on The table, | lid not intend 70 embrace
,h. ,,bjrc, =: .nc election, but merely the
rrvr.".. -. -.---.A-- - .'istritn'i"g IN" -
i%cctloiiS.
Ihc Hi";'"n - 'hy GA az t-''S va" 49,"
aAu III" 4Aes''"I hs''iS t'"t "' tue 'r'P.,", =
the resolution %' :'I:'ei:ae'i, )! "aa 'ec'ceo Il
the Affirmative.
Mr. foi:hE< G!iercd tht l'''n"iES 'eNo'n''''
Ies"i"c'', lNa1 ''e i''f' ''hS i'Lh" "s "
c!lF"l or: 81 ~" hGcliin''s - 'AIs" ''n' III
State oi 'ifs!!i'a % u" t"h's''cIh'r -''SieS
Tie fNEslph*r- i.Ith Gt.i3 %nta'l
e.ec!.h n'';",'' W 81 .n
Lonafes''o'%i "3"'S . ~ tIl""e " ~
S'IeFa''"'' " '"s .''e y! ~" :"
before i':s r"S"'"'''" - III o'ua, .:..
ar. f"NI1s'-i "''n'''" '' "
thsH. ~
Mr.. sloFFE!E.-i '''se 'ha' ""c "H.
proceed 70 eit't us;esa.'r INN '"-
III ,!e W"s' u Wv" 1,' - d.. 80, a..
lhc EHS>'phNIIA "a
lr'c,' Is "'S. :. ,., o.,o
N1', 9h'i AZ = t 49, aiao,ion -,
!he 'l'"se "sS'N.t ~ Nv ;" |Na 49,
us'eh"''' 'i u :; 80 ~ ii, 60
az" ''e '''1'''0 = .t;.J I", ,I;, ;r,Lo
Mr' s"Hh"D- ~ ~ i ''. 40 ~ r"",I ~
eject o. thc Ie"o1t''"" ''""' " i'"''N, y!
reference - '''@' i'So'':,""' tlst IL S'Sn A'el..!
that the convention WA ei'c' W. i'p'I'r r
.iTrS rem the STATE q, i",S:-'"e "o!' lac n nas'
and Tile o;i''r ','ia ir' west aug VI thc hIue
hids', a:ih ass o"s 'r"i" eac' % III eo"s'eS-