Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-18

] veal.
This remark is iatenled as intrn.
duc; DRY TO an election of Brigadiei
General for a district or, Brigade, which
Office is vacant ty the death of Bri-
Igadier General Wells, an event which
happened since The last session OF tile
Legislature, 80
| After the death of Gen. Wells. the
executive conferred the appointment
ipon Col. Benjamin Wyche, Of Sus-
sex; who until nowvhas not only ofici-
ated, but gwen general Satisfaction.
To this honorable land elevated sta.
ton Col. Wyche has rMht to aspire,
mot only from the Office IF Col. which
he had deservedly filed, bur likewise
from the high and well merite. conf.
dence of all, who have had an opportu-
nifty of knowing him, either in his pub
he orprivate character and duties. For
it may indeed be truly said that no man
more completely possesses and de-
serves the UNIVERSAL esteem Of his fel.
low citizens than this respectable gen
tleman. ,.s
1t does not often fall to the Tot OF an
Individual to sustain the entire conf.
dence of his ieIiow-citizrns in the OBJ
posite duties of a military commander
and an obligipg neighbour and friend.
In this IN lance, the case occurs. and
in so high a degree, that whilst every
man will {, el himself more safe under
the command of Col. Wyche as his
officer, he will also be himself most
happy in his society as a friend.-To
all this may be added that Col. Wyche
Is In the most active stage of his life
he has already filed the Office of 3riga.
der General he is revered aud hon
ored; and when necessary, will be o.
beyed, without fear, doubt or murmur |!
and in case ofnecessity, will from these
singular advantages be able to carry
more hearts into the field than could at
this time be united under the banuers
OF any other leader from that part of
the country, wherein he will have the
honor of command.
As It now rests with the Legisla.
tive either to reward the merit, which
has had temporary elevation, or TO
dlsappoiut man worthy OF confidence,
and still more thousands s:ho know
hint his been deemed proper as
well as jus to submit these candid re-
marks to tie PUBLIC eye by
A FRIEND.
From Washington City, December Is.
81 The HnuoA &c ID
r yesterday chiefly engaged in the con.
! sideration of a subject of considerable
: moment-the apportionment OF Repre-
: sentatives according to the Third Cen.
sus. A large majority. Of the House
4 appeared to be in favor of the ratio o.
t one representative TO every forty thou,
t sand souls, which, it is calculated, vii
, give an aggregate of from one hun
: dred and eighty to two hundred mem
n 6ers. Independent, however, of IL,
e general arguments Of those in favor O
e a larger or smsiler ratio, derived on tn,
one hard from the advantagegs OF full
representation of the people, and on tn,
{ other rom the ailedged unwielaness 8
y expense attendant on numerous body
: al objection was raised to the bill on tn
: ground that 1t was worse than useles
It tnow to passit, as another law would s,il
: be necessary, according to'the constitu
ton, to declare the specific number o
: representatives 10 which each state Wi
y be entitled in consequence of the cen
c sus, and the law now ontemplate,
o would have no validity, being hereaf,e
subject TO repeal or amendment. L
Z reply TO this objection, il, was urge
# that great public advantage would re
! suit from fixing the ratio at this time
~ before the precise number of each stat
d, was known, and the passions & preiu
d dices OF its representatives. enlisted i
II support of that number which shout
5. leave il the smallest fraction. After III
J. ratio is fixed by law, it was said, ther
g will be no difficulty in declaring by la,
n the number OF re representatives TO whic
:. each state shall, after the returns az
= received, appear to be entitled.
,. The bill was postponed till Monda
next. Whenever taken up, the contri
ID between those in favor of a larger {
le smaller ratio promises to be ver
e warm principally because. if ratio