Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-31

! language OF a late eloquent appeal TO the peopi
| II NhS'ais) . the government III the cnninOn
wealth is actually N the hails OF minority all'
what is still pernicoa. To the general iatA 4,
es,s, IN the hands of "a minority, inhabitins par
ticar section u the state Forty nine coanties, al
lacent 20 each other in the eastern aud southerF
see,ioas OF tire state, including three oil the bo.
rosghs sitratej in those counties have a majority o
! The whole nuinser oi represensstivesin the most
| numerous bcanc of the legislature. And these
| c'nntl and bornushs contained in 1910, only
! SOt1bo white ii,lsbtarts; ices than half the
| population OF the state, by ,,i5S souls"
| In the other branch OF the legislature, the inc
| qNSnty Is still. more apparent. Incredible il
may seem, il is nevertheless fact, that while the
| country west of the Blue Ridge, constituting
three fitths ofthe territory OF the state and con-
tanning, according 1" tie census OF 1910, white
popnia,ion OF 3i2O56 souls has but four instead of
nne senators, to which il IS entitled thirteen SEN
atorai districts on tide water containing, according
to ,!,e same census, white population ofonly l62,-
~, have ti~t En-, instead OF seven senator's which
would be their Just preparation
these facts are res?eet.uliy submitted to the Sc
nate and House ofDelegacs OF the State oil Virgin
II, with the hope that they carnot fail 20 produce
AN impression, favorable TO the of republican,
Ism, aud the just rights of So decided majority of
tDe white population oi the state. This done, the
convention look with confidence the Legislature
Tor such s'l rs they have tie mean, 10 giant.
ihey Know that the power oil extending 70 th4rn
immeiiate relief are not within the power the
Leg allure. They therefore do not ask it. They
tnp'. that the several counties are entitled to two
representatives on the floor OF the House CT Dele
gates, and that mere legislative act caano: pre-
vent them from exerci5iEs AN acknowledged right.
Each Senatorial Distrc; TOO. has constitutional
c'ain to one representative in the Senate and il
may well be questioned whether there b. power
IN the Legislature On alter or abrilge this claim
bSt what cannot be dose directly, what cannot be
done by law, may be Indirectly accom- shei thro
MI a ,.ric ityo .Hat.r.
Aud although tle people cannot he eomman lei TO
ac', facilities Tor acting may be afforded them to
very great extent
The General Assembly then are respectfully
requested TO recommend TO the people OF the
commonwealth the election OF convention TO alter
aad amend the defects of the constitution. And
an dong this, i Is confidently hoped that such prin-
ciples ofrepresentaton will be adopted and such
modes OF election prescribed, as will nsuie to eve
~ part al the state a weight IN the ConveAtia to
DC assembled, proportiouea 10 its white population.
Thus snd thus only can the cXcitements existing
in the State be aisved, the great ends of repnbii-
can government be attained, AMI the Constitution
be plaeed ga basis 60 insure ts durability, as
wei As the peace and happiness O! those fsr whom
It has been framed.
luton and memorial Ire on the table, which
was overrulsd by the house.
The question was then put will the
House adopt the said resolution and me-
mortal" and decided in the affirmative
ayes 81, noes Z.
On motion of Mr.. Johnson, seconded by
Mr.. holland.
Ordered that the ayes md noes on the
saii Question be entered in the Jour-
nal.
The names of those who voted in the af-
iirmative are, Messrs- Woods. Gorion,
Porterheld, Cameron, Leftwich, Boyd,
Ward, Edgington, Msrshall, Arnhold,
Moss, Fitzhugh, Tucker [Frederick,) Viii
liams, Pickett, Chapman. Burwell, Cook,
Mayors, Smith, French. Chapman. Jack,
Armstrong, Wiiiems, Seymour, PindaIl,
Jackson, Redd, Fairston, Turner, Flood,
Donneliy, White, Mol nd, Osburn, Staley,
Wilson, Estiil, WooIville. Rawlings, Ca
bell, Reeves, Letter. Chaplin, Mccoy, by.
err, Tucker (Pittsyiv- MAJ Townes, Love,
Brooke, Penn, S.apls S, Duncan, Anderson,
Bryan, Harrison. Simuels, Lowell, Creel,
BeesoH, Fishbaok-6,.
The names of the gentlemen who voted
in the negative are M-ssrs. Breckenridge
(Presideut,) Johnson, Blackburn, Taylo
Edmonson, Mcdowell, Leyburn--7.
Mr.. Fitzhugh from the sa ne committee.
also reported memorial To be reccmmeli-
d ID to the people of this commonwealth as
10 TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF
YIRGINLA
Tie Memsriat offhe Citizens Of
County.
The undersigned, iahab tau.s Of county,
uniting for the purpo of obtaining such arneni-
ments to the Constitution OF this cor, mnnweaitl, as
will secure TO the good people thereof I'll the sshts
and privileges to wlich they by nature eat-