MONDAY, February 10th, 1851.

The Convention met.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Graff.

The proceedings of Saturday were read.
On motion of Mr. Buchanan, it was
Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal that H. J. Chand
ler, Esq., is detained from his seat in the Convention because of
sickness in his family.

The Convention resumed the consideration of the order of
the day, being the report submitted by Mr. Dorsey, on the 1 1th
nit., as chairman of the committee on the Declaration of Rights;

The question pending before the Convention being on the
motion of Mr. Davis, to amend said report by inserting asan ad
ditional article, the amendment offered by him on Friday last,
being in these words

Article 42. "The Legislature shall encourage by all suitable
means, associations for the diffusion of knowledge and virtue, for
the promotion of literature, the arts and sciences, agriculture, com.
inerce and manufactures, and for the geneial melioration of the
wants and conditions of the people."

Mr. Davis withdrew this amendment, and substituted in lieu of
it the following:

Article 42. The Legislature ought to encourage the diffusion
of knowledge and virtue, the promotion of literature, the arts,
sciences, agriculture, commerce and manufactures, and the gener
a! melioration of the wants and condition of the people;"

Which amendment was read and adopted.

Mr. George withdrew the amendments offered by him on Satur
day last, and gave notice that when the report from the committee
on the Legislative Department came up for consideration, he
should offer said amendments to the report of that committee.

Mr. Parke then moved to amend said report of the committee
on the Declaration of Rights, by inserting as the 43rd article, the
following:

Article 43. This enumeration of rights shall not be construed
to impair or deny others retained by the people;"

Determined in the affirmative.

Mr. Kilgour, moved for the yeas and nays, which motion was
not sustained.

The Convention then resumed the consideration of the 13th
article, which had heretofore been passed over informally;

Mr. Randall moved to amend said article by inserting after the
word "property,'' in the 5th line, the words "within this State;"

 

 
 
(Mr. Spencer being in the chair,)
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