Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-21

! feI authority upon ,be LegSizlUa.-", -
passage .; !: ssI,ersi :ae ia: vii :a;;: -
caso a::d al osheFs W.: :i?a:: a-ss.: il :-.a.
i,lr. EisHEs.-I have Cut ~ Tc:::s5 :: 80
sir. gn under oiadcG 81 gs:.:'::2: g
call tie ygeT:cas question, aat css''c, ba,1rc
doing SO, 20 stste tho -r.soE: ~! =; sls:- {;
nT 7oto rs raesH 10 siva i;
80 gentleman here IA! w. Il: ;y;i:t:: 80
pcwc: q this bo5g 20 Ill :.s rsi:.:;ei:J !S.t
haze occurred IL c5astc ccGaco 9j ;i:S ::l.;a;e..E
OF g g5r.ioa Of tno dt:c:ai%s VITO h+Te es:7
elected 70 recrc:?G; GiEt"c!; coca;ies = lGs
North Wes:.
ishsii vote :gT ta. :cPoFs 0I 80 cj.:ic..:'>c
i = vote cau be asd uson it. As hstv=:: ,:,a
other swc propositions, tnat o. Sce :;@a;:.';-'s:
!ra:a :3:ta-;;:lse, crd ,.?st Of the 8c.'i5I2::
from Sinytia, shall 7otc f37 tho latt:-.
TEo grounds upoE which ana!. ',a.;@ u.
vote, ii s;i opportunity IS o:eItic.i, &c. ;eo -
port Of tho committee IS, the: ;:'a S0:sc 7s.:
is Represented OF This li!p7. sa.i waal;i. ::.t.-
fcr:. rave tire advantage 0: ,n- :.G"'-l;ie" >,
The delegates lrcin thas src.'an j: h" ".,?;2e
Of proper rs1rese,.iatire4' vi ..n IL The N5c.,a
OF Delegates taa N0:tAees: ata - :u.;".
whereby some information may be siorG2A .
respect &c The lner most likely 20 .so',-":.:
fully tie wlsaes o. ;ic F'oopc oi lha: ssc,iea-
!s.;o il :o7 .:iT;a,i The: iSa gentleman Tep:t-
seat!ag iLs s'c7li1 Vs.: on tbs Gar w:,i
make CG:l;ac,ici:s, il Lav opF1!iu;si;T c5:s.j.
to i'll me Tacsnc:e; occasioTsd ry ihe disioI-
aitJ Of these VIC 6aTo heeI elected c? tbs
people, ovt tic i,nrc CHOSEN - 20 ic ras
y he1lins Coovanvid;,, CT Legislature, fs::.tc
than come to f.ichicoui These saaI.2;a.1,
ssy, viii p7obsbiy make INC aGEiia-tiG!.s 70
FL tGe3e Tac2acies, Gii6 0i 7cc:5s thy g..
DC so T:,h full Sense of ti:s responsibility;
70: zncthe- they meet their Constituents 10
racrrow. c. il month: CT yeas' from tbs ;r;-
:h4y Ti! nsvo &c render c full accouct &c ;eer:
!oi :ae.7 actiooG in this iEs::eT.
ia cannot. therefore, saDPoSt thst, = a-k-
IN: tbe1e nominations, ,heoo gcat;9tcca ~.
DC Sciin. Under any otEa: thar d;;a aenss o!
Tie jus; responsibility which :aeJ c-a 1o :ss.:
Constituents il this. ~ il a7cT; ofna- Eiet!:e
e2P2:i=iniag 10 !ce!i pcs.tj5na '.eTc &c :aG::-
srEia:irts,
IL iEa tiouSc cf Delegates, ujw T-i't Il % :
the-e Ti!! hr 30 person representing .:;s
| Northwestern Section IL that tbi5 ; anc nc
Consequence will be tilat ge-:lsiEa!: sho :i2-i
ses;s il the House o. Delegates !co.n c;t;!
| partGa2 9. ine CcmnicnTs':,T III! .c,a -
tcakr ;fs atmrstions, SID g.: mo v2.s -r2c
tLem will probably haTo &c obtain i;;f251.s!oa
regarding these nominations tro;l SaaE.s-ca
cutside oi their own 5oiy.
! BIZ. GAyMosp.-There vii! be tut oIa teie
/ gate from S5 counties in It's dccso u G@t.-
l5stos Iro;o tho Northwest
! Sir. flsaGE Then it would te iaonatrvus,
! il seems 20 Tie. 70 tA:o1 the responsibility n?a:
.no 1ouse CT Delegates CT e,ectirS Ds0be7-
: ici ;1i7tT-t7? .5a.t:es l. tha No-th-Tcss,
: cTi5G cI:y aHa I1elEhoT from Inat "hae SEQ
( ,ioQ Il. :nat u!ig. Wc haTs ;52 vhcla OF inst
Ea:!ioI represented ners 1ith tho exception ct
, onG or tTo counties: and :he pTesumpt!cE-
! tbcIaoiu -, ms; This Ccn7e1i;on Can Dsae 6
cctta. cac:cc ii representatives fer the Nor.a-
we5. ,d':a :;e House Of Delegates
Tie dc. 81 choosing men With rafaronoe u
t!.air s"ft: !celoss or Senatorial predictions
Is ut.eciy aoho7Feps'to 81! NY feelings enc
views :. ;re character of q representative goT-
| c7nnc::, Cada. ci,cu;ostancea Ike taess.
Ghen Representatives. arc chcaen outside Of t5e
| oc,.i7cIy mode, when they GI3 chosen cJ {
tody like this, or like toe General Assembly
ca.a should be taken 10 avoid even senb!sacs
Of Rac!7 feeling in tho selection. would say
10 raY .rieod from Madison, thSt the House cs
Delegates and the Senate, too, will hs7e
right 70 judge ol the election Of nenbar1 70
their respective bodies; sni j! others than thoss
ThoI Ee elact shall present their claims ic:
Seats then II will devoi3e upon the Eespa::.7e
bodies 10 determine WHO if end who is 20: a1-
titled 20 hls seat.
Mr. BLARET.--Doe5 the gentleman un.sI %
a;.; The. sae General Assembly Q! Virginia IS
g SaPes:cr cody 70 sho Convention, and can
reTcEs wae: the Com eIton has done?
:ir. Els-Es.-This report expressly 5is.ds
this right t9 Too TespectiTo bodies 10 determine
the o;;c5l;l;. whether the EeE Ts eject sEeii
ne eniitlti lc their seats, Or those who naT
brig tt.c c:ftiacat3 Of thsir eiactioa !ro.i az"
atEer s3rico. So .hat tkst difficulty Is re-
l:s7eo.
as u abother difficulty suggested b. De
geItieu!as, il connection With the report Of
Tic caII1::t:ce, Thich is, est re have 40: t;cc
tc &c: uvoa :nsso elections, would only saT,
As etE5- gentlemen have ramsrked sLe:dSt
tbat TIA Eub;act is one Of great Importance, and
thst . deia? Of even week should not ce us1e
ary consideration il its determination. lesre:
with ths gentleman Thc sald. tcat this Is toe
:uos. important question which tbis body h%5
bsae called uDon tc decide, sa7e tie c7d5sEc::
of eacess;or. It involves r2ore ths1 tSa cafTp
qns3;i5n q ri57idiEs representation ;ar u:
Eo-;;:: ;,cz~ il nay be ths! after short size
IaGy IoTo c3unt;es will DO deprived q tha
power Ct 2ro-idiag representation for t::ia.
5e:=cs; a2d, OF course, the principle Ttcs "e
shsll Zero establish must apply 10 ti.eIa.
| beieTa, IL ~; event, that theTo ought to br
gsuera prc7isioa 10 meet future contingencies;
brt such contingencies as haze already a'issn
ousn: 70 be PROVIDED for at oncs.
40 not kno1, sir, who mag be before tbs
Legislature as candidates to represent ths
State Of Virginia, in the Senate Of the Coz
feie-ste States. That should bs made no con-
aaecst:on l. this matter. While it is p1ope-
kat the soiee oi this section should nc heard
IL ,tat election, it should in evcIJ eve2: 6H
: pro7ile6 1::t repre- sentntion ID the LeSsis
turs II these elections are referred 10 tha.
boGy, tas probability is, that the election ct
Senators sl!i haze been made before tho Leg
! islature acts upon these TioIlildtcrs. hr
Injustice will thus be inflicted upon ;ha NoTta.
west sud when We reflect tcat this dsieJ WI
involve the additional loss Of representation
upon the committees, the :alue Of re1'essc.r-
ton to these people foT this seaslo2 W.: &C
materially diminished
! Eo7 these reesoas, and in vie" Of Inc iact
! that tee NoTth.1est has q representation IN
this ociy which could enlighten us as to tho
representatives vno wouiG best le6ec; ths
wishes OF the people Of the c0untiea wnc7a :as
vacancies exs:, while In the House oi Oc.o
gates thars is nc representation from taa5 SEQ
ton, sTc il fa7oT adopting the original .sFcrt
and OF going into the election at oIce.
Mr. Mor2c7T-l call the p;e7ious qusr
ton.
Mr.. K:soREo.-l csn my friend from Rap.
paheanock 10 withdraw for moment hls call
! sor tas p.e7ious question. | feel that il is e.
z:os. :.pe.sonal privilege" to explain .he Elc~
ti7ea OF GEES action Then voting ir SC ieche
minority ss expect 10 DO or this oces!ion
prouise ny friend tc seIew his a.! :9r ia
previous question.
! Mr.. MofFET-i withdraw the call .oE sHo
yre7ious question
Nr. K;spsEp.-I have waited Till tho con.
clusion OF :ne debete OF tk;3 3suoiect, Mr.. Pfeai'