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


g ,.r ttaces .eaIEi!4g.--I di:iiae- ss,v:d
o ;;.i; =, o oh!ii,ec: 10 eai Sacl o privilege {
= taa G:;::;: hcs sf:s.: asp; IT, and rot tres
: 20! upon .iIst iltiI'EE7&c.
S Hc~, SIT, thss: sTs pia; sisE3 l:iss: az.
4 Recognized views; sacs e:c Siswa !i!a, nins
&c re: hy something 6e::a? tasa sopGist:r
= The; rau,: bs East - something hatteT than
0 pretended tefurence IL tho C9naIsl Assembly
! Of ViiSii.. Tay, s:i, ':Ger rs f,.g:;,i aian
scaia il n,if Cody Y.cS:.;. .yiad I'd difficulty
) il supplying Z -sf!ecT T. - ;ns:sa-. Did /:
occur 20 say to;,;; ;,l.t - 77e:s act::ss n2ci-
catr!y, bccim.2 az elected t. representative io7
the c:.y Vi Wheeling: D:i !: cccaI &C ely
: t.C7 .hgt re were trsnscenr,.n.. or EoTag
:, when 10 elected -eprcseGtst:v2 f.r :nc CONT:
, Q: 'cay i0.-1nen ws elected -.cr.s' g., :aiiT@i
. foG The counties cl Iaricn, pra:tca. ra1 tn..e
o,as. conn.ies !oc wnich ve si,:!2s; .i,. Yiscs
! Nc: og e2y raca7s. But :;e-ci7 -.s.l= :-,.,:"
important erea.ioa If yOrasr G! the Stats,
enough to cout:o suyaaty-age members oi ;hs
AHuse CT Dc!cgett=, is cToTru., ~ il tie r1s.r.
bers niG may 5e a: holaa--l ntan loya: m:efi
Gars regularly e:ent:I-are ga,.!!a 10 sl.;;i,d
the sessinu Vi tho :s:s:;cF., tay Lsg;ssurr
O! Virginia il ;gEeTie5i SD :.s tegisls:i7e
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20 aot ask Is s3 :t:7.7 =. a. :,,,:>:n, or -
: iaToz &c =: ?ec3v, .v; .. ,=y ems: @a,ls3
th"ii = 7:7..;r. .i&sJ, o. II F,,Ft oi mi;
CchT Ell .,:-., % proTi0e @yG.,;-; "2c:lgeacy
Thicl: E-yy, s1d i.s7 7';li, Tvsai. ii, :he de-
struggle. :. tie sssisia:!Ts i@ncS:cua OF SIC
|, Stat.
lie: Il, ;o::i, f.ocscd to Gil lhr5e !acarciss.
! "rc.:- tha; crl.sc, b1cavse it is thc most
a.rAg gE:.scrSs?d So; ,en :nGsl meni?. be-
lie7o !: "a liable - igss vb:c:;:ens t1ssc soy
ott:E S'Hrsc tbEt Eas ccc2 incrc::a@. os-
;!e:e mat .hs rasmbc7s o, c;ectad 7!l oe u!co;.
g: 2ci: .air!y: Ca, e =: :. c-;uncc:ion. i icay
- Eci1,i:LsC to ra;e- g he singulaz .cUarEs
Ct It's scntlemea fI0u Evtsb:!dge, (Gr Dcs.
i;i:ij taat the elecL:I Sf ,ke:: delegates you'd.
in Elect, &c made by :ns jv=.u CT SO members
icUlu tue North.1.s; il, tnis body, as if tie
las,.b bers from hist eectob hsu some sinister
design in desiring the election Of these dele
gates
Gr. DoRA&:.-Ths gentleman is entirely
Ta:athSen as IL tna isns1sge which used.
sad that the cnoioo wouiG probably fall into
The hands OF e few ;seGtaEs c! this body, end
that sou6 rrefa- &c transfer the Whole Eas:.
Is: &c toe Legislature. did 10: iDesn 10 in.
2'.ta any sinister a;G:ye &c ;;.G representative
from the Northwest i: this 5ody.
! Ir Woo2E.-Rc7 1ili tie Legislature Gil
these vacancies How mach better qualified
will tie General Assembly &c 10 Sll them than
sra t1iy 10 -hich ths7a sre seTelal members
':or5 Ito sec1ca -te7o the vicanc!ca C oe
l;..ln S;c 10
r7s,:a: for ;he Gonersi assembly, i. -; c:,2e,
! &c required q them would ns SO ccesY;. tceT
OWE peculiar Interests, Eitkous -sgard 10 the
districts &C oo represented,
This Con7ention, si7, is tic ooj7 ccss
sispte5 10 tie discharge OF this duty. it ia
the only body ID Virgins Low, or that Can
exit, IT, which Ghy just rational claim 10 rep
resert sections Cen reside. Why should &c
! t-aasfc. !h;s 10 tbs Gene-el Assembly? Why
Shall 80 transfer Il 10 the aousa U: Dele.
! sa:ca, cc2pcsoG Of IoS members. 30 cf Enol1
| are sasens o. 1es2o2 Of the presence Of the
| public eHeL2y, Thc are to DsEe TIE 1oCiIs.
lions just as i sIits tns c!eEests of those
who requisite and coE:raj tie Legislature
! have never md muca osperieaee IN Legislature
bodies, sad must acknowledge that Go Lot
desIr. IL have; but tae !itls lia7a i.a,i, iIss
taught sne this: that Legislative ttoi;cs sIc 1ot
ruled oy The majority, but ~ Te:f fsS nAas>
geTa-
: / t5 &c SUPPOSE it.z: ne G=.srsl Azssioti; Of
Virginia is srF exception &c tha: rule. tiiia;,
:cyaelf thst sci Just ss SHE Sc give a.. iniG!
l;gsnt Tot= for :ke e!ect:ea Q; 6 delssats
! ;c1 cay coun:y il Virginia az soy geatls-
! msl in the Ge2aEsl ASecznoiy: and. Us i IS
: impossible Cor then - - er;thins :acce than
| 70 declare Tacancioa: uuicss We si7e them the
poTor .aol disposed :c lake tho responsibility
and discharge that iuty. We czpecs :c .eap
the honoTs which u.ay await VrElr!a il the
tine to CONG from tie participation tahs We
haya had il this struggle Gtu rssdy loT
10 shsre the risk, for God oaiy knows "betEer
it be honor or shame that may result 20 us-
| 5ut T5s!o7sr Il &C, made Up ~ rl:no t-cc0
tho beginning to Gear ny pa.: o. L. sCa :
! ,e7eT ae7e eTedsd It, and osyer expect - sTgds
it AND, sir, so far as lG!s in NJ power,
skai! sec sha: this Convention ahsi! isko lis
due share .; responsibility SAD risk. ea II cI-
psets to reap the horc,s that tasy &c derived
;ivE CIR action here, Il, indeed, aey result
f.oE T. .-.-
trust thes the amendment oi tho ssG!lt
.1ar from Snvtn (Gr. SEE=rEy.) as G compst-
| ;as proposition with that OF the gentleman
from ReckbTidse, will ha adopted. / prefer
! /. because It is practicable: becaascis proposes
to confer the power upon e;:he, House 10 fll
! tie 7acaac:cs in itself, and, tia. HcHcs they
Gun exercise i TO conie: It upcr trcre But
i we 7oto dcEa that p-cSc5ilion With Ito ez,
2ectaticn Of taxing the prcpositicc ot Tic gsD,
tlsaaan from Esuqcier (Nr. Sco7:,) Ts will
1 Nod ri = -nich
Can deio:! ihs object
| ! therefore prefer the psoposit:oE oi tna ssc.
tie5anD from 5nytt, [Mr. SaEEFET.)
mr MAa7r'.-I preter the proposition of the
! gentleman frcE smJtb to that Of tbs saalls-
Insn fc.s Hoci5Tidge, d the proposition in
dioate3 by the gentleman from Fsuculer. But,
sir, think, with othe. gentlemen, that the
! plain, straightforward way Of doing this thing
! is for the Ccn7eati3n Itself to I'LL these vacan-
ciea ali adrait thst they ought to &c filled.
Nobody saems to doubt the propriety aud JUS
tico Of il, wc;iy al Conceaa Zoe po"sr Of the
Convention &c hil shs=S-
Then, sir, Eh2 transfer thi, 5owvr 70 an
ether body y Here Ee have sr;as representa-
ton from the Northwest IT,: IN tbs General
Assembly 2e have little or mons. We have IN
this body gentlemen Who are acquainted with
all the candidates who may DC brought forward
!or election. In the Legislature no such cd
va1tages exist The gentlemen whose names
may be presented before that body as
candidates t3 iii these 7acsuciss, nay not
be klcwa &c & dozen members in tic Etoia
body. This disadvantage c.nnot ezis: here.
assmuch es &c have IN this coiy represents
ton from almost e7ery county in Northwest
eya Virginia, whsrs these vacancies exist
Then, sir. # the coETenao7 aas tie unGues-
t;onsd power to Ell toas5 'acanc:ss, FhT
,ransfcr the d.ty and tho power II snotheF
bodyS That power mag not be exercised %
that boay. az informed that there is PTo>
position before that 5odJ 1o|, contemplating
to ill vacancies; but it cni5 relates 70 the
right Of o.a members to tese their seats. Tia:
proposition is now before comait:se, cad
should that committee report in favor OF
the admission Of the old delegates, there