Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-29

aiasiHt5 S5%EE CONVENTION.
SITE 0AETHTRp SESSION
WsrSEspaY, Nov. 20, 1861.
,roST,SurD

WspSsspAY, Nov. 20. 1861.
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T:e rend,ng question was the following
- t.,;n..nt otertd b. Mr. SatFPEr. 20: strike
r.: OF section. /, article 3, the words "snd who
d such county, city OF town Shall taye been
sss.ssed with part oc the revenue Of the Com
n.oawesi,h, county leries, or poor rates for
::.e rgar next preceding, snd shall have actu-
t..y paid al toe revenue, COUNTY leyies and
.oar rates with which ho shall have been as.
.s,s-d"
~. HALL, ot Wetzel.-Suppose the Con-
7cr,,oa refuses 10 strike out, w,l! il be subject
:. smcn iucr: afterwards:
Tav DEMONSTRATING upon the principle
q ....c: parliamentary iaT. might decide that
!: a su.l ro, be. Bu. do not mean 10 hold
the Cyavsa.;on do~n 70 these strict rules.
Er. HALL y; We,zel-I will then withdraw
2y amendment for the present.
ihs cSl! for the yeas ard nays made by Mr..
SEsfrc: on yesterday, Was then sustained,
sl1 ire question being put on Mr.. SnEPFET' E
,ns1dnen1 resu'ted-ysas rs: nays So, as
:.,aws:
rE,-Ne.srs Aston, Barboar, Baylor, Blsksy nov, Js,
S:rsa Bor,t, Brs~ner, Brent, Brooke, Byrne, Camp
~, csre:'cu c,rt-r. chausIs!s Q. B. cosssd
:. E,su!roy, i-=ach, Fugae, Garland, Graham Gray,
s:.o john iooie Jr. Hae, Cyrus Hall L. g Hall, Hay
3:,., McSsil Macf.rlsnd Chsrls. & Mallory, Marshall
MAJ: M-.e:s Mixer McGu Guirs, MorSaa. Nsoe,i, Parks
2-.:r,on, fsesoa, G. ". Rand lpu, T. }. Randolph,
2sr., Oft S.sxeli. aharp sheG-v. Slaughter, speed
sys,! cs stsni-- Strargs sutherln, Taylos. aob-r,
rc'aer, Trs"lEa P. TsraeF. Tyler, Williams, Wood
y.Ts-Ie.sr, Hoa:sep., (pEes!aens) Apb,e-, Arm
r:,:. Be I'm. Bould,n Dosi Branch, R. z. Conrad ccz
-'elv, Addison Hall, H=ntrsa, is. nsy. Ksby !! b
frsSssy Sa E.ilsr @ %hi.s @hssd Yoans3s
81 .hs amendment vas adopted.
y. " rFsTT II move to amend that section
;? sr King oat the word service" and insert
lie words regular army or navy"
Ia= amendment was adopted.
Mr. iiAyxosD Il move to amend the same
a,:ior OF striking o0t the word twelve" in
lie ;our!h :;..e. and insert the word ''six," 30
ia: ,i,.. rart If the section will read
ETerr s ni:e male citizen of the Common
=:sl,t, yt the age Of 81 years, vino has been
,:ss!ens If the State for two years, and oi
:. county, ci,y OF town where he offers to vote
i: .::a :uau;Hs next preceding an election, "
1 :.
/ ". HAyNnyo.-I ran see very well why
/ i1e:c shcuid be gonna limitation OF two or four
4 ;sa.s q Iersors Who cops into the Common.
/ sssi:a from other States before they could be
1 '2::lsG 10 vote, bat never vet hhvs been
/ 81. g Ste ~hy citizen .. Virginia should
| required, xh.n be moves from one county
:! ..o,her. 10 remain there twelve months be-
:;Ie he !s en,i;led to vote. Twelve months, in
! = o;.i"ion, is loo long Why, sir, We ought
/ u: . d:>:rust our own people. A man who
/ IA. b; required, from some great necessity
.::c.irc els personal interests, may be com
4 1s"l - remove into another county from
i ~. il which ne has ALWAYS resided, aud sure
4 ':s cd:at net to be subjected to the disad-
i ':':.cs .f being for twelTo months disfran-
::!sei because cf 60 act which be could not
j ;7ait
n i:sc:.:,s L. ;ae that SIX months is amply
s:tSccr; .a.e TO justify lin in voting and
;i'' = e.! 5t the pleasure vi The CcuTentlon
"A six ,:,e pe.i0d At that.
B TIE question having been taken on the
'"'a6m"n1 ~ ayes and noes. resulted ayes
= !: :3es s.
= lHc amendment was rejected
4 At TEEDwAT-l desire to offer the follow
.s!,: amendment. to coroe - at the end Of
II = SIS. Erc:inn:
u Prov'd d rha: any person not citizen Of
i i2s cns u: tue Confederate States, at the
u a-:!uson Of the presect war, shall not be
:--;!e:: tc To:e in -ny election until he shall
n s.a taan q citizen Of the Confederate oCuIes
II twenty -une years and shall have acquired
a :. Interest il resi- egtste or slaves"
a NJ. BLAKEr.-I move, By wsy % amend
n s:c, tho following:
81 0r who shall, after the close Of the exist
Sa Z sar, becnIue citizen Of any of. the Con-
81 a:;a;c States under any naturalization law
g w.. SBE7rEr.-Is it competent 20 offer q
i?:Ai'uie for the amendments
lie PRECEDENT No sir. 49,:
sj ". B.AKtT.-It has been suggested that the
Sa i. S9.lt DC Ioore clearly expressed by
sH!as II; amendment read, thus: "Or who
sJ Ia alter the cloae of the existing war, DO
al -. c!;z:n Of This Or any Of ths Corfede
"a Ne SAFES, r:ndsr any naturalization law,
"a E;'?. tie suggestion and desire py amend
IA -;a:s % b- SO written. go
s II. ARMSTRONG ask for the yeas and rays
81 : lat amendment
s W BLAEsY.-I desire to submi, q few briei
B nI Is Upon .h;s proposition
s;1 "aen We Rball huve conquered, ard peace
Sj :: Prosperity reigns in all our borders, there
81 ,"1ea strong tide of foreign emigration into
s .H' Of very powerful causes vii! induce per:
-; - 10 torsake their country and MI the fond
,:;:sa'nents OF home and of ssrly associations,
ri = 60 to abide in q foreign land, au:ids:
strange people, Vet our cwr past
,rs;s1!ence clearly DEMONSTRATES that the
,..'sn'gss Of. poverty at home, with a
& .::9aatie prospect Of obtaining competence
E itrhsps rich sfhuencs abroad, s,e sufii-
SH Inducements to cause hludreds of thou
sss Sus 10 bu:s: the ties that bind them to coun.
s =, Come, frirr ds AID kindred, and seek their
d ;ua'S IN foreign cline. The late United
& 80 tttred to the povery.stricken and the
&3 s,Ssy,!ov;ng citizens of the cid governments
,.,.' 'as World very strong inducements in this
III ..,ss .ssse The conseoucace .as, e. mCst un
E8s suenteo = seo foreign immigration into The coun
ia H., me Sast annual income "of the slave
E i,,..'e States arising from wheat, corn, tG.
M o ,n.i anc co'ton, which we're expended mainly
M y! !!.steAssng ~ the products OF thefyfork-shop
E :. We nercfsrdize Of the North7 poured into
Vi lYSaoi oi lie Moth vsst amount Of wealth,
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