Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-16

esi fraction, had also the largest number of
representatives. This WAS obviously not Il
Just disposition of the remaining numbers
For, suppose Rhode Island TO have fraction
81 twenty thousand left, and New York o.
pennsylvania one of thirty thousand, the mem
Der from the small state represents the largest
district III the Union, and the disproporiion
between itani the large state would be ia
creased by the giving AN additional member
70 the large state. BY giving one additional
member, ON the other hand, to each of the
sinaii states, an approximation would be made
mitch more near 10 Il true rule of apportion.
ment thin could he attained in any other way :;
Tor the consequence OF such "A rule OF appor-
tionnent would IN, shat very few thousand
less would ne unrepresemted in any one state
than la any other.
ur. l.. made some further remarks but
they were confined 10 the question as To the
pest node OF ascertainiag finally the sense of
me nous: ;,S - what oI,5ht to be the ratio of
arportionmcni.
After some further proceedings-the ques-
ton recurring on :,,JD0-
Mr. SMiru OF Md opposed the motion.-
he did not expect that gentlemen would volc
on ms subject, upon ANY principles of comfy
or on any Other principles than those which
regarded Tie interests OF the states they re-
torhed to notice IT, az a matter of regret, that
when gentlemen had been induced to Weld
Tor Tie pafpose of benc.iitins The state of
Rhode island and Louisiana, that those states
should manifest an inclination to subserve their
OWL interests (as would be the effect of this
raiiol atiac expense of those by whom their
interest had hccn supported.
Mr.. RANDOLPH hoped the House world
not, IN the irri!2tion of feeling arising from
the agitation y, questions of order decide This
question IN ii petty which remark he in
tended no dlsrcspcct. But it was Il matter To
De decided here. The main question now de-
pending WAS like a al bucy biii-with which no
other body had right to iuicriere-nor should
ne consent toany amendment eiSeiuhere. 1t
was expedint therefore, that it should be
decided win due considerations Now. with
reference To the remarks of the gentleman
from South Carolina, MIR. Luwdes,l il was
evident Indeed it WAS reducibic TO nlathcmn-
teal certainty, that, the smaller the ratio. the
less would he the fraction Tfjractinns then
are To ne represented, the lower we go, until
we meet the constitutional barrier. the better.
Mr.. Ii. hoped the House would not uprt,c tu
adopt 4l,50o. For himself, hc was opposed
also to 1900, and h. would frankly admit
tdal ne was opposed t" any number tint
should deprive Virginia of a member Hut if
Diit 10 say that they cannot adopt ~ 900. be-
Cause they wercpr by rule in the Ian
SdnSe OF lawyers, they were cstopped, by
'ticir own act-was a solrcism The power
mai can make, can destroy 2: and to say that
Llis HoliSe Is 50 hedgtd in and bound by their
own rules, that they cannot express their own
minds, WAS absurd. But il seemed that the
House. being met by the question of order.
was 'ryinS To approximate To $4,000. For his
part he was opposed tn them ALL In this case
ne was an lsh.naelitr. His hands wereagainst
every man, and every mans hand against
nm. Ii was competent for the House I, fix
upon 42,ooo, Ii 1t thought proper he hoped,
however, that the Representatives of Virginia
would not consent to this dsmembernlent-t
this mutilaiion.
Mi. LOCKE having required the Yeas and
ii'ays on the ratio of41 600, and the question
being about 10 be taken
mr RANpoLPH rose to say, in Il single
worj, tlat he could not consent to vote for A.
ny number which would take representative
IRON the state, one of whose representatives
ne was. There might appear to be an incon-
sistcncy IN his having voted yesterday to strike
OUT 10000 and insert $4,000 but, Mr. r.
sad, mat vote was merely an expression of
preference olthlrty-niue TO forty thousand. He
could not, he said, vote for any number which
should go 10 shear one single beam from the
state OF Virginia. 1.-The we're certain that do
ing SO would increase her relative weight in !
the Union, he was not sure that he woul,! |
do 1t. lie knew the time must come
when this thing would happen but, sufficient
i;,r the day is the evil thereof. He was not
disposed 10 anticipate it--he was not disposed
10 rush upon it. He could not give his |
consent TO any proposition whereby the
ancient state of Virginia should be depris ed
ct one title other representation, on this floor.
lie saidthus much, because he felt himself
alluded to,he thought, by one ofhis colleagues
over theway.
The question was then taken on Mr.. Camp |
s,eirs motion, and negatiycd. Ayes 40, noes |
debate Io he