The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-04

aiins, II waa EASY Ia b. perceived that the
r astpsn aud the Snulusin states had dts
iinei interests which II was dihchli 10 re-
GOOGLE, AID that the larger States were
Disposed to form Gonstltutl n In which
tn smallnr States sonld b. mere appeb
dages aud satellites 10 the larger % irs. -
On thu a,.t If these subjects, much AMI
mated, and somewhat angry, debate had
taken place, when the raila Of representa-
/ ton. to lhr lower House al Congress, WAS
/ bet re ns--fhe Southern States claiming
I for Themselves the whole number Of Their
! black pupul ,iian, while the Eastern Stairs
wer.. lur cnnfnlng the elective FRANCHISE
+ To- ffremen noly, without respect To color.
/ A. The different parties adhered pert
naclnnly la their different positions, II
was letred that tbs was an insUrm0unla-
| bic obstacle but as the members "ere
! already generally satisfied that no Consti-
tuition could br formed which would met
+ the view AID sUbser,e the interests of
each indr dual State, IL WAS evident that
/ II must be A matter Of compromise aud
mutual concession. Under these lmprrs-
Sons. and ii h these views II was agreed,
~ length, thlt each State should be emit
tied 10 one Delegate IN the House ol Re
personalities for every thihy thousand 10
It's lnh 'hitAnts, IN Inch numbe' should be
included three flths al Their slaves.
When tfe details of the House Of Re.
personalities "erp Jlspos d of, a mnre
d ilieutt point presented it'll, IN thu orgh-
uizatlnn at the Senate. Thr ldrgel States
G tended at the same ratio As 10 States
q
sIssi br enin ION to bot, branches Of
thu B.gi.latnrs--or. In other word, that
zach state should be cutllled to rep,e-
sanitation Ia thu senate, whatever might
he the number liked IN, III proportion IL
Us populations ~ II the House II Repre-
spnlaiivrs. The smaller States, ia the o.
Their hand. cnntrndsd. that the House Of
Representatives mlgnt be considered as
the z lardian Of the hbrr'lss If the People,
and thrr lorr ougAl TO bear Just proper
ton IN their numbers nut Ihal the Sc
nate represented the sovereignty f the
States, aud that, 40 each State, whether
great ar IN IL, was equally an independent
aud sovereign Statr, II ought, IN this
branch Of The Legislature, 10 have equal
weight aud authority. without thIs, tI"t
SAID, there could be- no security ior tier
equal rights, and they would, b, such
distribution II power, be merged aud lost
in thu largel States.
This reasoning, howrver PLATO and pow
cffal, ID bl httle Influence on the minds
Of Delrgalrs fr IN he larger Stalcs, aud,
~ thr, formed a large majority of The
Convention, he qaes,on, after passing
through the ftttne If debate, vas decided
that each STATE should be represented IN
the SENATE III proportion In It's populdtoD.
When the Convention had adjourned -
yer In the NEXT day, the Delegates of the
four smallest Stales--that II, Rhode Is
hand, Connecticut, New Je1-ey, aud Della
ware-c ,n,rned To consult what course
was IN be pursued In the lopuuaot crIs-
At shcr Ne had arrived. After serious
Iiovcslgailpe il was solrunl> determined
tu ask far ~ consideration the next NOR
ming, and # II was not granted, ~ #, when
granted, that offensive feature of the Con
stltullon could not be rxinngrd. aud the
SUI Her States put upon an egndf .foOhng
with the largest, W. would srcrde from
the Con, cnllou, and, returning To- our con
siiurnts, inform them thai no co rp,cl
+ ould h. formed W.T. the la'ge States,
bat one which would c,Iicc our sovrT-
rlgoty aud Independence
was deputrn (sald General -------) To
a. be the gan through thlrh TIN, com
mnnit alton shOuld be made knuw moi
why, nnles. II he tnht young mru are ge
morally chosen to perform rash actions
Accordingly, when the Convention had
assembled, AID rs soon AS the minutes Of
the last sitiings we've read, | rose, and sta.
ted the view we had taken If the oISanl-
Zation of the Senate, our d..Ire To obtain
reconsideration and suitable modiea-
cation OF that tcle, and, III future there
oi, on deter min,tinn to srcrdc from tn,
Convention, aud retnrn TO Our constituents.
Thls disclosure, II may readily be sup
posed, produced an immediate and great
excitement III every part Of the House.
Several members were lmmediately on
The floor TO express their surprise OF in
dguation They Represented that the
question had received u full and lair ln,es
tgatlon, and had been definitely settled
by avery large m,Iority--that It was alto
gcther uupalliamentary and unreasonable,
for one of the minority To propose re-
hecnmc matter of record, aud without
pretending that any new light could he
thrown on the subject: that, If such pre-
crdcnt should he established, 1t we III in
future be Impossible to say when any one
point was definitely settled, rs small mi
Monty might, at any moment, ageln and
again, move and Obtain reconsideration
they therefore hoped the Convention
would expressii IFS decided Misrepresentation,
by passing silently TO the business before
them.
There was much warm, and some acri.
monlous feeling exhibited by number Of
the speeehes--a rupture appeared almost
inevitable, and the bosom of Washington
SEEMED to labor With the most anxious
snlieltudt for tf issue. Happily for the
+ United States, the Convention contained
some individuals possessed of talents and
virtues ct the highest order, whose hearts
were deeply Interested in the establish
! mcnl ct new anti efficient form of Gov
eminent; aud whose penetrating mlods
! had already dcpIored the evils which