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

tons And did not ie,l myself Ii, i.beri, {,
| interfere with The Constitution in any way
although had opposed il from beginning Il
; end. and voted against it at the polls. Ba:,
SAID that would like 10 See changns in III,
Constitution, and would vote for 4 committee
ot inquiry; that in the meantime we could, al
OF us, 90 home ard consult our cuuJtltucnrS
and that II found my constituents in fsvcr u
tins Change, | w"nld go Tor Il, aS | b, licve tie
principle cvn.ended for WAS u correct ore
That is the sum and substance Of Ill laid.
Mr. EcuoLs-l may have been somewhat
mistaken as to The position whi:i, Iatribu,ed
tp the delegate from Franklin. lr.cGlIcc. th.,
resolution, for the appointment Of committee
to 80 into the investigation 81 the question
proposed in the resolution and that in the
meantime he would go back to his people
cnnfult With them. and return nrxt fall pre-
pared to act "n the report cf the Committee
II the genllcIL:in from the rnnnty of Franklin,
representing large slav.halding constituency
i' wiling tn do ;hlr, submit 10 you whether
], repre- eating people who are 50 little i'll
tcrestcd in slavery, could refrain from going a,
last MS far US the delegate from the county o
Fra-klih.
Mr. EARLY-It is true thar the county which
represent is a >Iayeholing county to very
considerable extent, but it 50 happens that 81
;ar as tie question of basis and taxation is
concerned, il il pcrfrc, equilibrium.
Mr.. ECHoLS-The people whom represent
do not present the sarEe appearance as the peo,
Pile Of the county Of franklin present accord
ing TO the statement of their delegate There
Is no division Of opinion among my Ecup'c -
We think that the principle laid down l.. tiie
gentleman from Monongala is the cor ec!
principle. Wethink thut taxation o.sht 10
be founded on the value Of the property. teal
the aa oa2urtm is the only correct system.
Sir; for the reasons which have given pre-.
fer the orig ginal resolution Of the gentleman
Ira!a tionoDgaiia, and shall vote against tI:.
substitute Of the delegate from Jackson, ,c
sersins to myself the right 10 vote as may
seem best when thu original resolution cours
before us.
MIR. BRowy--Mr. President, presume the
Contention desires to dispose ii This question
tonight, anu therefore want 10 say few
words bc'oFe the vote IS taken You know
that AIN hot very tedious, and should noi
have said word hut for sane REMARKS made
by my friend from Princess Anne whose ser.
vices To the West acknowledge now, aud ever
will. But when he told Us there was not
man in the Commonwealth VINO thought 0
amending the Constitution, &c must nave beer
aluhing to his own constituents lie Certain
y could not speak for the county from which
! came. There was not II man in that c2unig
who did not vote uncc!slandinxly on that suh
jrct, and who has rot read or htard read ;he
provision Of III: law. that any amendment DI
the organic las that might bg adopted by this
Convention shoGhi be submitted 10 the people
Tor their ratification, As well Is any ordnaLce
Of secession.
Ny friend also made nm ausinn 10 wha, he
called compromise in the Convention Of
] l54?-5U. Sir, you know something about
this Matter. \ charge in regard To the Jndi
clary, or III regard to taxation, could ouly b..
made through Convention. Was there am
provision icr Convention in 1866. Not 81
all. Inc question Gf representation in the LIE
si.llture was deferred TIL 1865. and IL ode
was pointed out by which thut would resuiatr
Itself all perfectly indifferent whether that
subject shall be fixed by The Convention o.
left to regulate Itself Us prescribed i'll the Con
s,inton "l 1851.
If my friend rom Princess Anne will 10. 1
70 thr journal e the Curvenlirn uf 1850. he
viii find That the provision fixing the va!ua
ton Us adult Slaves 1T $500, forced urn,,
the West after my friend rom krna.ia, CIR.
ouMMEhs } moving To rej sct it. We could ro;
have dictated you on that point il We hai tried,
anu 80 Te just let you take it, TDted witt
M friend from k4nawha to strike il ont; an.
my friend from Princess Anne vulrd ay,in:t
.tt,i:I a L. L,.,z
the Convention, carried the in"a,ure.
Mr.. WISE Il think the gentleman himself
voted for it.
Mr. BMowS.-Srr, baYc looked at the docu.
msit.
Mr.. NisE--I do not want to look ut the
document; but ask the gentleman did ne not
nimsel! vote with lne for The taxation clause?
Mr.. BHDwN.-Sot for the $500 valuation.
Mr.. WISE Did he not vote Tor that clause
Is it staEds in tie ConStitutinn2
Mr.. BRowH - did not. voted against the
$500 valuation, and i: is 10 rec ,r,led in the
yeas and nays.
Mr. WISE That may tr on that particular
question but when it came to vote on he
.ntlre proposition the blank heing filled with
$500, did he not vote ior il:
Mr.. BRowN Il have not Looked for tha.
Mr. WISE II have. The gentleman. and four
others, we're the men from the West, who helped
Us to force II on the Ntst; and without their
Votes, We could not have done il.
Mr.. BaowS.-l tell the gentleman from Prin-
cess Anne, that mis- memory fails him.
Mr.. WIsE.-l ask the gentleman whether he
was not obliged To retire from Il contest eight
years ago because Of that vote?
Mr.. EKowS.-i tell the gentleman he is mis-.
taken. nave looked at the document.
Mr.. isE.-l will not contradict tn, gen
tlcman; but, the other night | named him US
one of the five western men who backed mr,
after thirteen eastern men had seeded from
ine, md he did not then contradict me- He
says he has not ookcd at the Journal on that
point | will look ut it.
Mr.. BEOwS.-When the gentleman from
Princess Anne made those retla,ks the other
;,ight, did rot like 10 contradict him CT make
IN issne till should have cIa-'ned the Jour.
oal.
Mr. CECIL ask MY friend give way for
L motion to utjourn, that he Easy have tune for
examine the record.
Mr. EgowN-Mg friends desire to have a
rote to night, ard shall ~ dore in a few
Ny ir!c..d from ;'r!ncrss Anne says
ne was true to the wts' and now he expects
the west ~ be true 10 sAe i:.titutiun Of s!u
very.
| tell that gentleman that Ea and kIs proper
" are perfectly safe in the keeping Of the Vest
sir, have II constituency &: $500 vohrs, that
gould to dag, il necessary. larch i" the coua
tv OF Princess Anne tu defend IL. SMALLEST
child he has.
Mr. WIsE-I have no dJu!t CT i'll have
every confidence in Western men; but &C,
must send better represcT lives here
[ iLsughter)
Mr.. BRowS-My constituents have every
confidence in their representatives. Out o.
250u votes received all but q. Can the
gentleman from Princess Anne say US much:
Mr.. WtsE-l can say this, in the language
Of the holy writ, "Soe to bin of whom sll
,nen speak we'll" loud lsughtcr.) I have had
soiue to doubt, and to try me me before they
sent ME here. If the gentleman ; constituents
have this great confluence in The gentleman
We will ste how it will he utter le has got
through the alembic Of this ConTenton.