Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-12-14


fundamental principles ola government
should not be subjected TO alteration, llr-
til the disapprobation of the people is
express aud unequivocai. Your commit
tee therefore think that the sense of the
people should be taken, rs 10 their wishes
for Convent ON, before Convention is
called.
Your Committee, aware that a great di-
yersity exists In opinion as TO the parti-
cularamendmeutS which our constitution
Requires, and fearful that ihe dread of
rash innovation may deter many from
submitting that whole instrument 10 re-
vision, who are DESTROYS of Il partial re-
form, think ii most prudent, atpresent, 10
recommend such specific amendments as
they conceive will challenge the assent of
every citizen who Is disposed 10 doiustce
and 10 receive IT. These are, equality of
Representations in both branches of tho le-
glslature-eGuaiitV Of taXation-and a
provision for such future alterations as
experience, the only sure test Of political
theory, shall suggest.-
Se a therefore i;es0iged, That it is cx-
pedient IL the ensuing general Election,
Tor members Of the General Assembly,to
take the sense of the Electors, qualified
to vote by the existing laws, whether they
are for or against Convention, for the
purpose of amending the Constitution of
flils State, so aS TO equalizc the Represen-
tatloa M both branches ofthe Legislature.
to equaiize Taxation, and 30 provide for
such future alterations as experience shall
suggest.
,. Resolrsd. That, if majority OF the
persons thus qualified to vote at the en-
sungGenerai Elections, shall appear to be
III favor of ii Convention. the Executive
m Cfl fol 4
holden, for members ofsuch Convention.
III the several Congressional Districts:
each e.ecior, so qualified, voting for as
many Deputies 10 such Convention as
shall be equal 60 one for every thou
sand OF the whole white population of such
Distrlct.-Ihe members so elected shall
assemble at on The day of
for the purpose OF making the
foregoing amendments.
On Mr.. Doddridge's motion, this Report was
committed 10 a Committee of the Whole House
on the state OF the COMMONWEALTH two
hundred and fifty copies ordered to be print-
Ell.
An eugrossod bill to divide the county of
Harrison, was passed-Snccessiye motions were
Lewis'-aud g Fyne"ZThe Is, motion frI-
ed-the End succeeded.
Yesterday the Senate hal the Suspension
i'@ . under discuss'on-it finally passed ,cith-
out any Gineadiaeat--So that the law of last
winter is put OF till the Isl of july next-and
the banks are 20 pay small change for ali tick
cts under 81, after the 10Th ofJanuary.
~ We thank Mr.. Tucker (of PittsyJyania
Tor the resolution he has offered for having The
foundations of Public LiJrary-The public
owe; thanks to every man. who nObIy steps for
ward to Improve the miRdsof the people-Crant
us SCHOOLS, grant us libraries, grant any thing
Is n
| 10 stem that torrent OF cupidity, which threat
| ems to hear every thing before TITLE fashion
OF the present day IS to cry up for banks, Janks
| Let us curb the aNidty for wealth which is tno
| plainly mingled in this cry, or we must sink in
| to the arms OF a Dutch Republic-ffwe must
| havesome banks, let us watch them with lea
lousy let rs hedge themround, ia prevent their
| abuses letus have no more than are esseDti.lly
! necessary at this time too when the whole
| money system Ot the country is deranred let
us beware OF their excessive multiplication
but, ofgood schools, libraries, canals aud turn
| pixies, we can scarcely have too many.
Let US Je'care Of fhot n,eycena,'y, eroreI-
ing and f~rrrionS spirit, uhich springs from
Tie pursuit of OeGith. Let as not ,corshfD the
'dot of gofd-tet as ShfR tint m0iiied GJist0cya-
cy, "h'ch ararS 'cifh oar republican sia.plici-
Eatract IF a letter from JIa,h Aleranley, of
Acchle"basg, an Eiectoy Of President anil
Ftce-PTeSident, to Il gentleman IN tis CT
y-Shewing the cause ofhiS non-atteMtiance
| on He an imstGHt-Dated
MECKLENBURG, eth Nov. 1916.
| =" For eight days past, / have been very I'M
WELL and have just risen from my bed (since the
| receip; of your favour to answer it. Unless ny
| health should be restored sooner than have a.
| ny right to expect sou must not calculate on
| seeing me IN Richmond on the first We .lnesday
| in next month. This circumstance shall trii-
| lyTegret, but cannot avoid it,"
~ We are authorised to state that CoEoaei
| Uooiiig, declines taking poll at tie next
| Congressional Election for the District COM
| posed of the Counties OF Campbell, Pittsyly.,-
| MIA and Halifax. When he returns from the
! present Assembly, his pretensions to Lcgisia-
ton will be closed forever.
- Such is the rage for Banking, in these
/ times, that even the Literary i1Utd wishes 10
seems TO be SO hard to get the whole circulating,
| medium again to rights-and at this time too,
| when specie is so much wanting to set The Old
| banks TO rights, we are called upon to create 2
millions OF state IT, cents TO buy the specie, &
toraise its price
We tore the Literary Fund-Iye would che
| rish IL by every proper means-but, we allure
the doctrine OF the Jesuits, that the end ,ciH
saRctIg the means
i JDashmgton, Dece7abcJ l..
I Major General GAINES, Of the army of The
4 L. States, and General u. b. PORTER, one oil
Britain, are al present OH a visit al the seat OF
| Government