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he gentleman from Fauquier, (Mr. Scott.) Mr. Wise moved to amend Mr. Scott's amendment by strik States will unite in the same or not. " Mr. Wise said he utterly objected to the amendment of endent action as her interests demanded. Mr. Wise was further confirmed in his opinion after he its adoption. The question was taken on Mr. Wise's amendment, and it was rejected by the folloy, Robt. B. Turner, Tyler, Whitfield, Williams, Wise, and Wysor.--54. Nays.--Messrs. Armstrong,uestion recurring upon Mr. Scott's amendment, Mr. Wise said he had one or two more amendments to prohe Constitution of the United States," Mr. Wise, in urging his amendment, appealed to gentlemthe monstrous defects of his own scheme. Mr. Wise replied that the gentleman did not meet his ake Wm H. Seward. The vote was taken upon Mr. Wise's amendment, and it was rejected — yeas 48; n Robert H. Turner, Tyler. Whitfield, Williams, Wise, and Wysor.--54. Nays.--Messrs, Armstrong,
entucky, Tennessee and Missouri should go also. That they would do it, he had no doubt; there was no difficulty about it. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. Wise moved to further amend Mr. Scott's amendment by adding thereto the following: "But the Convention protests that this provision for a separate Congress to bd into no agreement or compact with another State, contrary to the 1st and 3d clauses of section 10 of article 1 of the Constitution of the United States." Mr. Wise spoke ten minuted in favor of his amendment, arguing that the proposition of the gentleman from Fauquier was a palpable violation of a constitutional obligation. The vote was then taken, and Mr. Wise's amendment was rejected-- yeas 27, nays 100. Mr. Macfarland, of Richmond, moved to further amend Mr. Scott's amendment by striking out all after the word add "Arkansas""to which he would add "and Virginia""and inserting" --"and such of the non-slave States as may declare their ass