Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-28

Nov, Mr.. President, my distinguished colleague AM
friend is gh; in saying that the commissioners from Vir
gina voted unit against the section after this dicH
dun was made TO it, We voted agains. the introduction
OF that addition, which was offered an amendment Hn
the OF the State against the section itself
after the addition became incorporated with it, THIS il
the explanation of my vote on the 7th section
will not undertake any minute history OF this aix o
amendment The first ntimatiol OF such provision, e
far recollect, from very well known member
Of the Pennsylvania delegation, acting in a minority o
that delegation. When the 7lh section was under con
sideration providing compensation for unrecmed
this gentleman suggested that while we were proposing
amendments to the Constitution 10 suit one great geo.
graphical division of the country he thought would be
well to look to the other sd too and he suggested
inGsmuch it occasionally happened that citizens Of the
Northern Stste travelling through the Sou hern S;aes
were treated by mobs with yioenceynched he called
t-that it would be well 10 insert Ike provision Cor
compensation to surh parties thus Injured out of tie
public treasury. That was the origin of this Gfix |
don't remember that he submitted himself any ustinct
proposition that effect know that was the language
he heid; il the language of all tose who proposed
anything upon the ect That the groGnd OF this
proposition as presented by those who supported it.
The argument used in favor Of It's adoption and the
alleged necessity or proprety Of such provision
matter Of course, Southern man admitted. We de-
Died both its necessity and expediency and resisted is
adoption.
The two lines which now stand as au addition to .hs
section we're offered aldUo, md received sul:.-
ent 10 inert them. THIS ADDITION yoed against
generally if rot BY all the Southern Commissioner in
he Conference and by the entire commission from Vr
ginia.
do not profess TO be myself much Of q politician. |
never was end desire 10 BE- but thnk that the
must be blind who cannot see, ia any pubic ssscm
bly, Of which be may be member, even Tor snort time,
something 1t least of the moving causes Of things !
.tyfh htfff fuaFTn hn
commented ou, coming from member OF that Coufer-
ence. when say that this Republican party Low doml-
nlnt consists OF two wings divisions, differing from
each other very widely very many points OF opinion
and of action. by own impression at the time wa- AID
now that this provision offered rot with any *
pccotiou OF Southern support-none OF them expected
it-bus it offered by the conceutrat. portion
Uf pTty existing ia this couatry, 10 catch, plssbl
the conservative of that party, especially in
tie bord fire. Sta es and with the purpose. II possible
Of njuriug them by getting them to vote against it We
I'll know enough OF party machinery aud party organza
ton to know how thys' things are done.
These conservative gentlemen Of the Republican party
foGnd themselves in this c0nd On either to vote rst
this which set Tor them trap to endeiger her
position home, take Il aud regard as caryi
out the declarations OF the Constitution. II was sdopt-
ed-it was adopted by mtj )rity vote 10 that way.
NOS n has been said taat the great objection TO this
"a iioa IT, that free neg,Ocs may be declared BY any
Northern State 10 be cizens aud tia, under and by
Of this aldtio7, Congress may by is legislation
extend 10 them the inmuntes and privileges OF ci!i-
zsn4 oil the several Suites.
have told the Convention the grounds upon which
this thing proposed, namely, that Of providing com
penslor for vjl"cce persons ffom the North lravD
ing through tho South. Let that so for what it q
wcrlh. S. design is now to meet the objection made
10 il upon the eco,e that By pos billy, iue
oher tree regroe mag be declared 70 be citizens auI
crti.isd to be privileges and Mmlues o. cIlzeps IN
the other States.
NoS, Mr. President, desire to be perfectly under.
stood al luj5 point ui my remarks. have ceary and
uaeqlivocily stled lhat all OF cel to the pro'is
ion, "a wholly unnecessary and perhips mschievoi---
As 10 all probability fruitful least of cayi and jec
ton am not m,iniaging-I am no; def,ntiug, but
have a word TO say in regard to tie OH elton that ly
possibility free negroes would be made come within
lhe putvi.s Of the proposition.
Il will be remembered that in the Dred Scott case 50
nao referred TO- hi Was me poia upOn which tn. cose
turned. Scott sued for freedom in the United Sat,,
Curt Unless 4 citizen oi the Uurei States he had
g to .ue in that Court. The Jurisdiction Of the Cowt
20 entertain lis case Denied tie ground ha: te
was not 1 ciigen. Tie Supreme Court Of the United
States held IN unqualified terms that tree negroes were
not citizens Of the Uated States.
need not remark Mr. President, that the whole
scheme and framework Of this Government Of ours is
Government for f!eemer, for white mea-for the dCm
o,pt race. Ineed not remark hare that the Decara-
ton Of Iudtp nieuce, the Bill Of Rights and the Cous
tuition are decTayC Of the rights o! the members Cf
the BODY polite and not OF Slaves free negroes C
the cri6r race held in subordinE.ion, whether ire
bond a. the time Of the Constitution, aad ever sine
have 10 hesitation IL saying, AID the American mind
must concur in the declaration, that whcu citizen Of
the United States is spoken Of "hsn the rights OF ct
zens are spoken Of n he Declaration OF IacepcnG
eace the-e ara to taken announcing the rights BE-
lon yiug TO the members OF the body polite. The Dec
,ratiol OF Independence, the Constitution and the Gov
ernnent when created. al! the work oil s,avehod
ing statesmen. have no hesitation in saying further
that when the me shall that the Supreme Court
of the Uuited States sh declare that free negroes
ctz,ns, upon sn equality with the white ciizeus this
country tie Government will not be worth preserving
II never has been 20 decided aud take il that the in
nate sense OF the In r!cln mind will perm. it to
be so decided
But apar, from all this my own individual preiereu,e
i, to exscud that amendment altogether. do Lot be-
eye that this opposition, put as an ehtP ty, with tn
aix cut off would be any less acceptable to the North
ern mind | DO not believe il would behev that
Sh hat ad iion omitted ;hey would readily accept It..
Tney do desire t IL Sas adopted as mere m 'tier
of party maI Ielverug The Go. si udon already pIc-
vidcs that citizens of State s-a be emitted to iL-
inmuues and privileges Of citizens OF lie several
States What more is waut,df
will remark here, that have not exa ned the re-
pot of the committee appointed ny this Convention on
Federal Relations and the minority reports, with any
such degree Of would enable Inc 10 decide what
adcplion OF this body do not intend 10 60 Into any
examination Of that rero-t at this time | perceive,
however, that Gnoag other things it is proposed ih 4
conference of the slave States rmlining in the Union
shall b. had at Frankfort in the Stae OF Kenucky-i
believe, according TO the report, on some IN NAV l.
i is the purpose OF this Convention TO inauSurl'e such
conference lin which Recommendation COZ daily con-
cur objection or difficulty in submitting this
Peace Conference" proposition TO the consideration oi
he Frankfort Conference il sha be ou0d acceptaol TO
the Convention plan oil settlement | am very sure
that this adjustment would prove entirely satisfactory 10
an mmense maj ory O! the people OF Virginia II We are
satisfied with il as a settlement let &c submitted 10 the
Frankfort Conference satisfactory 10 u5. IL Is emf
ny proper that it should De propounded Tor cohslde-
r,ion there. 10 the Conference at Washington, this
plan accepted bv four OF the slave stics present.
ed: Teunesee Kentucky, Maryland aud Delaware. The
vote of Virginia "a now asceraned would have been
given for it as whole had il been practicable, under
the parliamentary rule hve taken voe on It as Sn
entire proposition. Missouri did not vote North CerC-
lima was divided three two the orty beng against
IL Now under these circumstances let De ieco sde:-
ed in Conference OF slave States. Let us send it as it
il without additional sec.anl, the addition of new
oDics Disturb it as little possible. u is plan ot
Infinite value Il has the value CT having been adopted
in q Conference Of tscaty-one Stats.
do not object to the mere charge of words not
changing the sense or make the sense more explicit
think il would he expedient to omit the addition to the
last section do not believe it would be less acceptable
to tn, North, while would be acceptable the
South freed of that paragraph These alterations, with
every other feature OF the ADJUSTMENT woui Of course
be the subject OF free consultation at Frankfort
The scheme of guarantees which shall finally be proposed
by that Conference have douh. will be such as all
patriotic men, North ard South will n and such
as will find its way into the Constitution in the form o
amcndner Is.
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