Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-12-30
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TRIDAx MORNING, DEC. 80, 1925.
According to Christians usage, paper did not APP
pearon Tuesday. We have brought up lee way 10. day
by Supplement.

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General sembiy-Prospects at The commencement
of the session bid fair for al early adjournment. but
from present appearances, tbc General Assembly can,
not rsc much sooner than the ist March New bus;
ness is daily originating, and some of it, from, lis com
pick character win necessarily consume u,uc t,,,e :,
discussion This is necessary consequence of the
great variety and conflict of interests drawn into coi
ia;ion, and Cor which there can be no rctned,.
The questions OF interest pending, are those of the
u meS RIVER Improvement, the Coz 7enlion the reyi
s'ca OF the Chancery and Superior Court systems the
proposition to confer jurisdiction touching divorces on
the Superior Courts of Chancery fol defining Con-
'ehp's oil Courts, and 10 repeal the prohibition on wi
covers marrying the sister of his deceased wife There
are other matters of interest before the Legislature
out 'his enumeration embraces the chief questions af
ecuhg tile State at large-unIcss further appronria
non TO complete the University, to restore the BOWER or
PardonIng Penitentary offences to the Executive and
TO establish an asylum for the deaf and dumb be s
sdered
NO distinct proposition rclatiye TO The further nros
cutiou of the Improvement Of James Pivor loo boo.
submitted TO the General Assembly, nor is il f,yescep
IN what shape the question will come from the eon;,
Tee OF Roads and Internal Navigation. One ti,;n,,
n.
secnion of the Independent Canal viii be abandooe,
oep' 10 au'or'Ze the completion of contracts actually
made Experience has formed new era. and tho To
s"'"'ue Sa'Shed OF the lmpacticabilty of the late
'i"' HeSish' VIII probably be content authorize the
''F'eS' ana most economical mode of Improvement
consistent with the actual demands Of the James River
'Sic--'Fha that mode is 10 be- we have no obts to
conjecture The late tariff of tolls Just about r. o into
oPeraiion'has been discovered TO be quite as innrac
caoIe IN execution other parts of that romantic
7cheInc, a:d proposition from tie nbabt,nts of r,;b
nond to have mod led, called forth disnIav If cT
ing IN the House of Delegates indicative of tho ,or
larIty OF the whole subject of the warmth Which NAV
be expected in It's discussion and of the c,te which
awaits any effort to procure reduction of tolls o t
continue the Canal. The toll of one dollar per t.oos.
mead on tobacco, has alienated that whole interest and
Is "ehe'cd That the friends of The Canal are confined
10 Tie counties lying the head branches of ann,
''acEs'" R''erS-and TIE -Kanapha I3oad and Ni,pipo
ton.
we are not saDgnine to the success OF the measure
Ioi calling Convention. The small counties ar.
against 1.-THE large for it, leaving. il donbtfI on
winch side the majority lies. It will be recoected tha
at Tie last session. the question presented was .v,u
you leave the people 10 say whether thew will have
Convention no." Strange as if NAV soon, t,,,tI;
cans manifested want o. confidence in the ,oo,o
refused to submit it to their decisian-anI the same
feeling still exists. The same question is aoa; No.,
scented to the Legislature, backed by the petitions o.
thousands OF freeh0ders, from various parts Of The
State The developemen; of public opinion since the
last WINTER confirms the supposon that majority of
the people desire the call of Convention The friends
OF 'he convention present this dieasna TO its enemies
-eaeT the people for it, or against it, If for it.
upon what principle of repubcanisn will vou withhold
IL from them' If against it, what harm can result
from Their declaring their opinions at the poIs, Th
norm OF the dilemma losses the opponents ofthe measure
INTO the air. The other side contends that fbe noo,I
already have the power of assembling in Convention If
they desire it, and that to pass law directing the sense
OF The people TO be taken would be Legislative us,r
patton To this it is replied that the natural and indie
eaSloc right of the people alter or abolish the exist
ing form OF Government, is as freely acknowledged he
'he trends as the foes Of the Conventions and that the
demand Tor Legislative interference, by no rneaps i'm
pies denial of This right Bu they contend that the
enemies OF the Convention, particularly Mr. Le;ph
themselves insisted that attempt to change the Con
Sutution without the sanction of the Legislature was
near approach totreasonthat il is the DcoDJc whose
natural power it pretended would be usurpoJ nv the
Legislature in the passage Of such law who request
''"' the law may DO Passed-bat if they are wiling all
ScroP'eS as to the right of the Legislature must be
gToundiess and even rdcuIous-and that without he
ad Of the Legislature, Convention never can be or.
gained even with decided majority in its favor with
out exposing he state 10 commissions and possibly vi
oient Revolution We leave it to the disinterested 70
say O any such can be found which the weight side
OF argument lies. The Committee of 81 has not vet
reported on the subject.
We shall continue the review in our next.
900
VIC are authorized to state, that Col Reuben T. Patfo-
son. at present. Delegate in the General Assembly from
the county Of Buckiusham candidate for Congress in
the D'strjct of Charlotte, Prince Edward Buckingham,
am Cumberland lately represented by John Randolph
Esq It viii be in another column that Dr. C;e,r.