Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-01-17

%!icIE you cles,ed, will constitute curpovs,
yomr master. fvr all i,;.E-. time.
Sir, tbs change frcn the former naGs o
saecues y u Werner G! lbs CemtGanwe.;rS,
the aot.s now prescribed by the 'Ai sing on
SiNHs!"n, #as Tot made rEcs pt up. the lu'lts
dl'cTss>ioa both bsio-1 thst C,nY, DtiCu ROD
Tsn:d Hnd during i!6 delib,ratiors- Wnei
this Jtnsention w.s e?scaa. gsnturo 10 say
that tbs question Wa aaS dist USED in sn5
o'nn'y a the Commonwealth, and !uc;her
ttaS nc popular expression o! tho voics df til,
pcop't, sen equal to tha OonveHtiaa u 1hici
the gtni'aasn fiss spoken, ever indicated n:s
desire IL ih:lT psr:, that ibis change sioHli
te msda
Tee Tsiorln Convention Of 1880 snd u; 1880
toek time &c deliberate. They d d rot ;au,-
;aencr the great wc,k Of :s:;TI:.!t, a:lehd-
ing and mas:ng the Fundamental laT Of ihs
land, ~ limiting the discussion oi al qaes-
TORS s::S;ng upon i, ny tho iron .rlc, which
allows az srgument, or!y ten minutes tt
eeah member upon any aE;a every pTcpoSi-
ton. But IL seeus W. are Infinitely wiser
then our fathers; aad ant olig no.
but this propotl:icu a:suDts, taat So
sxHec: TO bs more wiSe a: 4 marc perfect ;bs,
any OF GU: pcStsTi;y, l. ,rsr b. ta:. It is ;ils
pTrdss:rvintd purpose Of iis i,cnrsn.icn Il
take ffarn ,he people every Sesiige ~ .,nIi.!csl
power that ,hsy have; sni s:r, ii this ic sne
purpose, it NY br, IN; irH.s it will be ;uund
that the pccpio sEs ~'Se enougi; u Trpuiia!e
tic resGii of suT jahGEa Wh,n il :s rafr.r,.; Ia
theui.
But: Sir, II nc s1s ihds wise in our own ri-
,imsti;.r, prepared nct o.iy to !ake frou III.
people the vi'cl;rr OF tbsir Chies Magistrate,
!'ut to iaka i:alU ;h,E,, ~ Certain 81; :,cr ncT
t!o's OF THU Tspc1; propose to 90, the ;iac,i3n
u MI the tfh :=rs u gresTL,nen: except fi,7
members OF 'he Ger sral Assembly, suppose
thG: "e vii aa7s eS:.s,i, no: 10 uaa l.. niroos
:srui, Il. lca&: zoe Ma'empt Ct our coDs;lu eals
/, for on:', III ,,rys: ooas;I,t &c this peri; d
Of lt,s @2fii'= hisirsv, V led We ere engaged
in struggle fer Popular rights aCd po;uar
::b,rtics--Th hrIt nc iavo 10 l2ett ~; E,nl- ~,
en,my iran, sh7osd. Ia; ths patii9 .r7 s.!2z
.! ;ao c;"ilzed woiiG--1 a5a mol Tll!'rs, ead
never will consent ie g ,ngs, 60 thls p2r,;,~ss
in csDsii;niaral iihc:;y t; !, p:iFns the ci.i--
1.a Of / j"H: ard iaiF pa,,icyaIio:. i: :ls sp7-
cramen: D. as; iri mn inat si,e G.aa;ai
Ass' mh!r oe .ds Commonwealth ia better abe
,0flaes Governor itsm Toe ptcpla talk
there is TO coun!3 in ,hs Common wealth ifsi
c,nEo; furnist, at least fit5 lGs:i q: stie, ir..
t=lliEent aad responsible, ss 1sYfee,lq coture-
teai to selsct their GAief Esecuii7e ss u ihe
representative ior 'he tjtas being. 10 40,
understand that si.Sfiir q ,n:n 20 ns L"giSia-
trrc IL: Dc; iliIi s:;he: Wis: OF Ie::;alic- DO
NOT understand !het il sives bin any I.orc in
IeihEraee il iEe community lhaG any othsr
i;iaG. Is Tfsartis Inc election Of mec to the
Legislature. | vii; say, THAT their nominations
are procured in !h- same way rs :so;uins;ion.,
foT higher poa!!ors ard yet, inFato,h, o.
cause q naT nay iiavn tgcr sC:cgsofil ~ s.-
curing himself 4 eea: il the Ge"lrsl A.semh!:
9a a;e 70 brliere :iaf tG p*c%tn,s !i!zr: o :
peculiarly qualified tc a2poin! ii4s C::si N-g
is!raie OF taa Sia."
trust that tt,.s al;:hdnsGt aly tt r.i;s<i
dowo-
Mr. Mos7save, IN. 4gsIEE il ;:..o ch=;,
-! / I'D in;c:d.A. when tie Egnh. w,.3 cuff
std utbn me u presiding oveC Iris '.,:i-, :,::
to hs9e op-!cd II? i.ls during the session -
;ae Cvaven;icn Eot knowing lhs " shes o'
mT ccaa.;tus.ts upon ts;s question, Ard haas:
in. .aet tner wishes can;oIm entirely viii,
tts views which c;Iier;eiE upou il, / :ssl :;
ny duty 10 give ntG+rsnce 10 tGess views, &G;i
to s.s;e eh3; / bali2ve % Ia the true policy in
this mater.
| al: f,r ;ist am-a3rea:, S:sr: and a7n:.
hg7e sccn irc.u Experiences, sir, as riij iTiett:
in iron: tf ne (Mr. GcGa!E,) c;1 tis;iic, ;ha
practical evils resulting :Ion this I::oa2rn g
iem OF putting tip aaad!d4:ea fer ;ac c!;,i
executive ofi .e pt u. Cobm1nwralth 20 pa
-air from oae ena Of lie Commonwealth Il
sfs her, to eniish en- :5s people % 10 ih9ir
peculiar merits ] am, sir, = friend Of TIE
people; 5siaDs ~ TIC pops Ead | Eh not
AFRAID to sas ha:r, al said 10 i.e psouls bera
sotora, .ths: t.ai::gt L Representative go7eIn
neps, viii. ncirsr6st suffrage Ei:d uai=$:asi
elscticn.. as,.;.ni ,tar.; ii;r.!; hist :he ;fua
tSeory Of Representative so7nfnr.c.t II iii:
L.. .i.s E2opu hsEo a.! powcr: au. tEs: !b:y
should ,zt7aso Ma. po1tT si t1G@': &C
p0.siaia D.: &san;s, .!:aa:fsf VI cTec.::
b. th:r.sei=es. Sr: vs. 90 alP:a? - rz-
psr!elc. IL I'D ~ IL da:cC1,:aia. shid Qua
tiou. From l778 doEa 70 $500. sou eve asd
E long aaj glorious line OF aEisf sa:crtiTa 3i-
3ceT=, whose Names iilu,:rHte he rTou'c5t 90
v;s,s cf yoa7 history aoa 1ouli ask-no'
by wsi o: di:pa:agicg tie ether d'srin suishfd
.entleinsm wto have occupied tbs GabsrnRic-
risl chair, sine? She's -Thht p"rc::>h osoth
Eays We sesn resulting TO iha EG.ruoa wal +
rom ;ha chanso fraw :Ha "a % lbs nsa poo
u;.. s;s:e:a or electonf can see no7e, iol
u.7 p1st Till ret tas G,7elaers, Tho hIIet
sas Executive chair cf Y:;siri. prior 10 1850
coalp psre :a7o.abi7 with a5y uhc hsve 8 ed il
since that prr,od Who wars It's Go7sr5o':
~ao hare been aha;ea soo. lS5of
I bss sgsin 10 remark that mssn In no vaI
i, cast tie siirhts:t iirpuss:o1 ufo7 !ho a.s
tinsu;shsd e"aileRsaa T!o: $40 hlt@6 iba OEie
E@l cutiVe cfFee Ti.hin 'ha ra sod 60 which
ie'cr. Ert would u:k thia Convec,!cn if hi
Gc9n-nors e:ccted sine. 1850, we're = c. tie nar'
ry,lu,ss Of iI1.Hpt 1sia'a crucGMsg
I: IS trro :io p.opl= ci EiFsiaa f'Tnsil!
elected the Governor; aj. 1: ~ ii;e:alir an'
prsH;ica!!y 'rlo ia: ::le? .sG .ane aiirdF &
me rol!:-T refer to both l'sriias-aDd ,lisil;
rsnfed Has. ,heir parry !sgd>rs ID ~ ihti
! csuc.sfes ard Conventions. l.: Let Tcur L.,
gisi.ture As co.npsieE: 20 Choose s7nrtt.Y 80.
ifiieni Executive Chsipf tue G.;:. a,.r, aSa; ii
"a sS ;rrss pansihls cavcus ? ! PHt tho Qles
,icn 60 this ASSEMBLY: w;.ich Is nyEc !:i:cip II
&c, ia !iis eiisc:iyn, 's:ti' reference 10 tire IL
! .srssi Of tie people. TIE Lng;rlatuTe, Thi:h i
| Irus:ir responsible 70 the people, CT cGrcNs
wh:rl, has 10 .s;,ronsi5 !i;J Z! ;bon snd 7:5;c
! IS :2TfTnc:i s;i.i7 hy party Or peIeor&! Iao
t;y,ss 4 ee",j(s:an hare wil 90 ST = lass {
; dsis;ria" ;in,us;i Ha;2h aE.:c5 !he iira
c.qi, i,s :, 70 b. L sds. The LssisistuFa, beia
-ef fro.s,Llo to tic tarele. c;il necsssarlis Set
g co,.furn str;c,iJ . ii.tir wil! Il :EiskiaG
ssieo ;eS fo7 si,euL il iis, r;lc' al, An ei=cio
BY .ta 2cop's tiireosh a. !5'sT:2sI!a'" agtn:
ard in adopting tito sJs:s;a c! 'isc';9a ="
would he hat transferring ;hs eiac;'cn ;fc:f
! IL
! c:nl egcr! crea.fd hS inc rccpio iSem7a'7s:
ard havirg Just s1r:ac oi liz Tsep1E:slbilt
! a7d tho obligations resting u!on it 70 consul
a. ar as pcss;'.;s, The in.eTesis ard 1~shes
the people, Uads7 :hc i?Geas sEsi' N u
proilo merely II i? wie: Their IsIt: is8ds;
10 Coz Them il caacrs. Under ;he Sysfr:
proposed by !ha amendment, ne LrEIa!$:I:
would he but ra;fy;ps Nhzs tie Peopis Tiii'G
! ior tass il 5hst ese,i u emter IL: naTa Suti
ciensly n=oertsio.3 tie ~sSei sd seh:r'en
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