The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-02

thai tile usr Ot ttlf Gonl niftte Mas NJ lsd7u
Ia .nterc langr IDEAS, and To prrlrct DIT
ills. liz hoped the custom would not b"
dspartedfrom IN this Instance.
Mr.. Patterson of L. suppnrted the mo
tion. He could see nn Use In perfrcilns
the bill. which the House we're drirrnln-
ed te d..tr"y. NJ matter now Elegant
and fin. II was mad, he should vote "a
galnsl II.
The motion 10 strike out was further OPP
posed by Nrssrs. Carter of 2. William,
Ship LETTER, l. Jeeksoo, who urged the
anxiety of thu country, the great impor.
lance nj the subject, and parliamentary u.
snage. as equally opposing the motion.
NJ. Jackson, tn give tbe friends Of the
measure an opportunity of discussing il,
moved that thu Committee rise report pro
sress, aud ask leave tn sit again. The mo-
tim MAS lost.
The motion to strike out the list section
being again under consideration, was press
I'd by Nr Patterson of Buckingham.
Mr.. Blackburn stated that he was and al.
! ways had been against Convention
he wa ais, against tbs parliamentary
/ aud uncourteous mode of getting I'D of
! the snhject.
dr Harvic of Richmond, concurred in
/ the views of General Blackburn.
NJ. Pai,eson finding fhe committee
| against the m"tinn To 81 Ike out, requested
ine mover Mr.. Burton tn withdraw his
motion.
This no, bring agreed to, the question
was taken on striking out, and n.gnhUtd
without cOuui
Tn. bill havins b. en- I'd throu h. VI.
Droo mgnnlr moved amend th" .'rram-
bic by striking ont the Nod torge, (that 4
larg" portion ofIhe people drslr"i Con.
senton,) wishing 10 .tria liz bill of every
Thug, that would operate As a recomInen-
dalton IL the pc" lie.
NJ. Ghnlson, To remove the oblpCtlun
which had been taken 10 the preamble, Of
fe ed the following 10 SUBSTITUTE - ihe
preamble itself. The chat decided ,hal
this motion could MOI be- entertained uuul
the question was taken an thp am, udLIrat
moved by Mr.. Dromgoole.) We are com
PEELED TO postpone Mr.. Gholson's subsl
tnie tn Tuesday.
VI. GhOsun regret ed that the qurs-
ton had been coufoundcd with the alb
stract question ola Convention. He th0't /
the questions entu.l y distinct. Under this
impression, he had proceeded throughout
wit the most deliberate thullnn. He ex
pressed his bell, thai his constituent, we're
opposed to 4 consent'on--upO thls oar
tcnlsr question # taking the sense Of the
pe"p'e, he Thought thrlr opinions doubtful
He Thought the right of iusr elton sacred
but h. fell hlnsrlf under these circum-
stances, al llb.rty 10 USE his rhscrrIiun.-
He had attempted 10 develop his views in
the substitute winch he offered to the
House
sir. Jackson con rastsdithe lhrraIity of
the cnu 81 81 the Convent i, wI,h the I'LL
b"raltt Of ltI opponents. Is - reply 10 NJ.
Dr"mgoolr's remarks, he b .r,I rbat hi
GOO .tilurns had no pe lon,d. When
lhr 'otr snouli br tx !Ttl. important
f,ct would BE- DIS o,rrtd tn, go jo't Of
the people of Vlrs MIA were favor of g,
Consent'In, though the vote u toIS House
might suppress u. He .aatrud d thai
there Was imge portion nfthe people u
favor of a Convention, v tnat the bill could
NOT with proprIrty, be amended in thai
respect
Mr.. TalIo Tor supported tthe amend
mrnt n lrngth-cUnlrndlng that though
abstract, dly the numb.ls in favor of
Convention were urge Yet ina WHEN con
pared 10 the whole opuiatiop, their nuu,-
beers were small, AMI that # rrta,utd, it
would operate DIS a recommendation 10 lii,
people
Mr.. Everette replied Ia the supporters
oflhr ampndne t ,controd ~ that the pr
sent phrassOlogy of The bill MAS justified
by cts, aud that thu bill only said, that
whereas a large portion, &c.
Mr.. Crab said by striking out tn = word
large we Mere certainly within trut h.
whereas by rrtai'ing it, we might be as
sertng what might not b. true.
Mr. Jackson replied 10 Mr. Craig
Docs the word tnrge refer To the fact, or
Was IL us d only in reference to the re-
presentations made by petitions All the
petitions spoke thin language, that large
portion of the people, &c He commended
that II was only so used, aud that If even
not true, the House ms Justified by the
language of the country.
NJ. Dromgools SAID that the importance
of this word, was shown by the zeal of
gentlemen to retain it and urged anew
thu argument that might be- derived from
ii, in recommending the measure to the
people
Mr.. Patteson had never thought the
word important il WAS the foes Of the bill
who considered il important, as they had
proved by their Zeal to erase it. He repIi-
ed tn the supporters of the amendment,
contendng that the expression was true
applied n, you please. Twelve thousand
freehoders had pttitloned for Con-
ventIon four Thousand against it. Whe-
ther by itself. or relative 10 the numbers
who had petitloned against a Convention
it was large. The gentleman from Ches-
terrified Mr.. TayIorl had assumed the fact,
that all who had not petitioned for the