mestics, who are attached to me and my
family. I have no doubt—
Mr. DANIEL. I feel constrained to rise to
a question of order. The time of the gentle-
man under the rule has expired. I would
willingly give the gentleman as much time as
has been accorded to others. But others have
been restricted to the half hour.
Mr. JONES, of Somerset. I renew the mo-
tion to give the gentleman ten minutes.
Mr. EDELEN. I hope my friend from Som-
erset (Mr. Jones) will withdraw that motion,
Mr. SANDS. I would remark that I feel it
my duty to vote against any such motion, for
this reason. And I think my friends on the
other side must do me the justice to say that
I have voted and acted with them to put them
upon a footing of exact equality with the ma-
jority in this house. I voted with them upon
the ground of principle, because I thought it
was right to do so. But I do not think it
right in the minority to ask of the majority
more than they ask for themselves. I am
willing to give to the minority of this house
every privilege that the majority take to
themselves. Let us he then upon a footing of
perfect equality in this matter. I hope gen-
tlemen will not force us to vote against pro-
positions of this sort I want us all to oc-
cupy a footing of exact equality. I shall vote
against the extension of time, because if it is
extended in one case, it will go all around the
house, and this discussion will be endless
Let our men be tied down to the rule, and let
the other side live up to it.
Mr. JONES, of Somerset. Upon. this ques-
tion, in which the constituents I represent
have a peculiar interest, I must say that I
shall consider any restriction upon nay being
allowed to discuss all the questions that are
connected with compensation for the slaves
they may own, as an act of injustice to them.
The question was upon the motion of Mr.
JONES, of Somerset, to extend the time of Mr.
EDELEN ten minutes.
Mr. CHAMBERS called for the yeas and nays
upon this question, and they were ordered.
The question was then taken by yeas and
nays (Mr. EDELEN being excused from voting,)
and resulted—yeas 13, nays 38—as follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Bond, Brown, Chambers,
Clarke, Dent, Duvall, Hollyday, Jones, of
Somerset, Lee, Mitchell, Miller, Parran, Peter
—13.
Nays—Messrs. Goldsborough, President ;
Abbott, Annan, Audoun, Cunningham, Cush-
ing, Daniel, Davis, of Washington, Earle,
Ecker, Farrow, Galloway, Hatch, Hebb,
Hoffman, Hopkins, Kennard, King, Markey,
McComas, Mullikin, Murray, Negley, Nyman,
Parker, Pugh, Purnell, Russell, Sands, Schley,
Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas,
Todd, Valliant, Wooden—38.
The motion to extend the time was accord-
ingly rejected. |
Mr. DUVALL moved that the convention ad-
journ.
The question being taken, the motion to
adjourn was not agreed to.
The question recurred upon the amend-
ment submitted by Mr. BROWN to section
forty.
Mr. AUDOUN. As there seems to be a de-
sire upon the opposite side of the house to
bring the labors of this convention this even-
ing to a close, I feel very anxious myself to
aid them. But I do not feel willing to leave
this hall to-night until we dispose of this
question of compensation. I therefore call
for the previous question.
Mr. JOKES, of Somerset. I trust the gen-
tleman will not press the previous question
upon us now. There are amendments that
ought to be offered to this section. I have
one here which I desire to offer. Gentlemen
are going too hastily in this matter, upon a
matter of this importance. There are per-
sons in this State who have for ten or twelve
years past been at an expense of thirty or
forty dollars a year, raising these children
that you are now going to set free, paying
taxes to the State on them all the time. I
desire to offer an amendment that the State
shall at least repay the taxes they have re-
ceived on them.
The call for the previous question was sec-
onded.
The question was: "Shall the main ques-
tion be now put?"
Upon this question, Mr. JONES, of Somer-
set, called for the yeas and nays, which were
ordered.
The question being then taken, by yeas
and nays, it resulted—yeas 35, nays 16—as
follows:
Yeas —Messrs. Goldsborough, President;
Abbott, Annan, Audoun, Cunningham, Cush-
ing, Daniel, Davis, of Washington, Earle,
Ecker, Farrow, Galloway, Hatch, Hebb, Hoff-
man, Hopkins, Kennard, King, Markey, McCo-
mas, Mullikin, Murray, Nyman, Pugh, Pur-
nell, Russell, Schley, Stirling, Stockbridge,
Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Todd, Valliant,
Wooden—35.
Nays—Messrs. Bond, Brown, Clarke, Dent,
Duvall, Edelen, Hollyday, Jones, of Somer-
set, Lee, Mitchell, Miller, Negley, Parker, Par-
ran, Peter, Sands—16.
The main question was accordingly or-
dered.
The question recurred upon agreeing to the
amendment submitted by Mr. BROWN, as fol-
lows :
Add to section forty the following ;
" But shall by law, at the expense of the
State, provide for the support and mainten-
ance of such slaves, so declared to be eman-
cipated, as may be unable to support them-
selves."
The question being then taken, the amend-
ment was rejected. |
