Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-04

I uithtdtCtN illcred>e IN It's numbers, DIS Inc
population OF the mountains would be
some time hence, and III some degree
restored 10 the law.anis---iie denied TIE
possibility of representing the different
interests III tire state, as such how, "
instance, could all tn, manufacturers in
the State be assembled 10 appoint their
| representatives . Would YOU assume pro-
perry ornumbers Ms the standard Sure
~ not property, because ma tins case the
towns would have an undue influence
lie illustrated this remark by thevaiuc of
property i'll Richmond.
Mr.. J. Thompson (of t. said, he had
no doubt the small counties would have
| some influence-but what sort of infu-
cncc woudit be !! They would be like
the flee dog in il,e chair, who sat upon
his tail, and barked at The big ones.
Mr.. Anthony stated, that as there was
| bill for equalizing the representation in
| the Senate, thus removing the great evil
| complained of, he sliouidyote against the
| present bill
MIR. Blackburn said, lie wished to offer
| a small RYDER to the bill, which he would
| throw out as 4 bone to gnaw, and as attest
of political opinion.-Mr. B. then assign
| ed his reasons in tavourof the following
| ryder:
| he IL further enacted, That the freelol-
ders OF THIS Commonwealth be requested
to instruct their representatives in the
contemplated Convention, so tn alter or
amend the Constitution as to authorize all
male white free born native Virgiuians, or
OF either State, or foreigners, naturalizcd
agreeably to our laws, To vote at all cleo
lions held under said Constitution, being
above twenty One years of age, and liav-
ing resided one year in the county in which
he offers his vote.
Mr. Hunter hoped that the Ryder would
not be permitted to be read End time;
as it was obvious il was intended TO de-
| feat the object of the biil-The Ryder
was also opposed by Messrs. Coiston,
Banks and Stokeley. Lost: ayes %,
noes 100.
Mr.. Robertson (of Richmond) assigned
the reasons why lie should NOT vote for the
| blil-he was not afraid tO trust the peo-
| pie, that mauy-headed monster, as they
| had been called, who were said TO be I'M
| worthy OF respect-he was not afraid TO
| trust the people IN their sovereign capaci-
| ~, nor would he consent to fix trammels
| OH them, which, il they understood their
| own rights, they would regard with con
| tempt-that he particularly found fault
| with the test oath, which forbad the peo-
| pie from lnstructing their representatives,
| because 1t for5Id The representative from
| Chewing their instructions.
hlr. Mercer (of L. combatted this OBJ
! lection, upon the ground, that the test
| oath was merely means for enforcing
| the provisions of the BILL limiting the OBJ
| iecis of the conveBtion-tl,at if the malo-
| riiy ofthe people decided that they would
| have a Convention on these terms, was
Incompetent for minority ofthem to say,
| that it should not be limited Convent
! on, but that they would instruct their dc
| legates to make otker amendments to the
| constitution?
! Mr.. Tazewell took the same grounds as
Mr.. Robertson.-Mr. Mercer replied.
Mr.. Davis (of Hanover), in assigning his
reasons for voting against the bill, stated
| that he conceived il utterly oul of the
! power of this house to prevent the people
from instructlng their delegate in Con-
vention: OF, if they did, to prevent him
from obeying their Instructions.
The question was then put on the pas
sage of the bill, and carried, ayes 70, noes
73-as follows:
| AYEs-Messrs. Yancey (AIbemsrIe,,
| Anderson, Crawford, Jordan, CampbelD
Colston, Cook tBotetourt,) Edie, bod
bridge, Lewis Campbell Turner, Smith
| (Cabell, Ear elite, King, Latane, Garnett
h"i"PSOu N"ili"NJ 11ubtSI ,DuckicT,
| Payne, Williams, Sexton, Cook Tranklin, }
| Currin, Cooley, Hyde, Johnson (Ciles, J
Smith GILES, Clarke Olialifax,) McCarty,
Jackson, McWhorther, Hay, Hairston, Al
| len (Henry,) Morgan, Wilson (Kanawlia,)
| Buster, Mercer Oou.) Fleming, Daniel,
Banks, Allen Madison, Thomas( Mason, J
Clendinnen, Gray, Thomas Monroe, J
| Wilson (NOnongaIia,) Berkshire, McIIen-
| ry,CharIton, Pollard, Shelton, Irwin, Cald-
well (Ohio,) Mallory, Staples, Hiner, Hin
| kle. Tucker, McRac, Foster, Harrison
| prince George Marteney, Booth, Bow
yer, Bryan, Fugatc, Caldwell Russel.) \
Wood, Fullen, Rinker, Steenbergen, Nc
Coy, Bradley, Stokeley, Bukey, Fishback,
| Smyth.-79.
NoEs-Messrs Stanard Speaker, Wise.
Penn (Amherst,) Blackburn, Wilson Dot
etourt,) Hill Brunswick Austin, Yancev
| Buckingham Anthony, Battaile, Demo
vile, Wyatt, Richardson, Taylor (CLes-
| terheld,) Thweatt, Wilson Cumberland, }
Hardaway, Armistead, Marshall, Cary
Fluvanna,) Jones (Gloucesier,) Seaweil,
Curd. Bryce, Mathews, Land, Slarke.
(Greensville,) Starke (tianovcr,) Davis.
Chamberlayne, Atkinson, Brown, Han
kins, HARDWOOD, Stuart, TaIalerro, Hill
king William Braxton, Biscoe, Fuker-
son, Crabtree, Smith UunenburgO Ran
some, Alexander, larry, lIealy, Borland,
Bradford, Graves, Cooke (Norfolk. } Wi,
son northampton Blackwell, Jones (Not-
toway,) PInclianI, Martin, Clarke Pow
baian,) Lindsay, Mitchell, Belfield, John
son Southampton BeIcheS, Mercer
lSpottsylvania,) Eustace, Rose, judi