The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-02-01

earned M the nsgatise, a3e :. roe' ihl.
Thr Question tor poslponIpisg until to-ipof-
rev, vas thee put aud ean'ed.
The bill sraniine lottery fos the benefit of tie
Richmond Dorl Company. being on IFS thlrd
reading NJ. Had II Franklin moved It's indei-
n,ic pos,pgDemcnl. 1he motion gave rise to a
Long debate IN IS h,ch the motion vas supported
by Mcs.is Ma,o. Lockeu, and Nncher, and ol.
posed b, ths,r. Rutherford, Craig, Epps, and
Nav, aud nrraiised
On motion Of Ar upshur, the bill was then
laid on the table.
\ message was received from the senatc that
thce had agreed 10 the rcsoutit as Of the House
ct Delegates for the survey OF the route OF aroad
from Gaulfy bridge 10 Salem in Harrison aud
Of the territory between Roanoke aud New Ri
yer
The b providing for the periodical appoint
mcut Of ofo,olc. - prosecute lof the common.
wealth. Nas tafcn up. Jr Upshur opposed lis
engrossment. aud Ncssrs MclIhany and Mayo
supported IT, 1hc bill was rejected SO 10 81.
\ bill 10 reduce the expenditures Of the Mill
TIA reported from tit Militia Committee with
suudry amendments was taken up. The amend
mcnts mcrc amended, a we'll ns the original
bill. IN the disposition Of these amendments
Mc,srs Fps Wallace Stephenson, WItcbcr,
IIld OF rankin add Mason of Frederick sub
dispensing will lbc services Of AdntanIs aud
Brigade Majors, Nls q question about Inch gem
acmcn diaeled, Tie bill as amended was or
derc5 IA he cngtbssed. H. features viii be more
particularly Noticed hereafter.
sundty other bills were acted upon in Their
ncpicnt stages-and reports received tom the
committees
1bursdaV, Jun. * On motion Of Nj Gpodc
Of Berkeley, Resolved, lhai tine Committee fot
Courts Of Justice be instructed to enquire If any
amendment Is cspdlcnl ia the first section of an
AT 10 amend aud continue IN force an act cnii-
lied, nm act 10 reduce INTO one the several acts
concerning executions and Ton the relief oil IN
solvent debtois
On motion Of Nj Mason Of Fairfax, leave
eas given 10 brine IN blll 10 nmcud The act en-
titcd, On aei To reduce nto oncihe several acts
| ior better securing Tie payment of rents aud
preventing the fraudulent practices of tenants,
aud 10 regulate bc practice OF snclng ont aud
prosecuting wits pi Hcplcsin. 50 rs 10 allow
the same remedy bY means ofdsttcss and attach
mcat 10 landlords Wbpserenl foccisod is a gharc
| NJ hcpfoHs Of the leased premises, rs is now
prov ldrd IN cases pi rent IecciFcd IN m0Rcy Or
Il Prciftd amount Of pfodnei
On motion Of Nj Meade Resolved that the
committee ior Court5 Al Justice be instructed to
enquire INTO hccrradlfncy of providing by law,
thai certain actions ftlcsspass should survive 10
the injured putty or his representatives, against
the wrong door Or his representative, in cases
whore slaves o. other personal property have
been injured Of defrogcd by the intestatc or tes-
talor IN his life limr.
On motion Of Mr. Iivcs of Campbell, the
committee of ioads were instructed to enquire
INTO the eApedlencyof permitting the Common
council Of I9nchbnrg t. erect It dam across the
/ lI- it,,I Ian,
the ,ands of Vim. Lewis Cabrl, in the county
Of Campbell
CONVENTION.
On motion ofNf Lrhler tho House resumed
the consideration OF the Conycution bin IN the en-
| crossed form.
The question on the passage of the bill being
stated
Mr.. smytb Of Wstbe rose in support Of the
bill lie de larcd himself individually satisfied
with thin, as they were, and as they had hccn
placed by the reorganization of the Scuatr in
lslh lie vas IN favor Of the bill notw ithstand,
mg, as demanded by many OF thc people. lie
thought the propIr oug In In be trusted lie read
different clauses from tie bill OF nights stating
fhe pflngplc OF the sovereignty of the people
II had been asserted that there was no injustice
under the operation OF The constitution. lie
wished he could yield his assent TO the PROPOSE
ton. Was the non.ifccholdcr not an cXcrn-
ton We're thrre moi instances in which the
poor were exceptions He st ted the case of
county lcvies, collected OF the poor IN the Samc
ratio as nom the rich. The bill Of rights had
declared that every man was entitled to the pri.
NIlcge of trial by his peers, Vas a non-hcc-
holder tried by ms peers. when hrs jury was
composed OF trecholders No more tnan OF Il
common mani England who VA, tried by the
"a n tby NIL
the non-tlcehoIdcr was not competent To SIT on
the tflal Ola freebooter. lie cited different acts
OF the General Assembly, making IA distinction.
III pnnlshmcnts against the non-trceholdcr-
These eases were in cantraN entian of the bin of
rlghls-the punishmcnlS we're unequal aud nIb-
tranN inflicted without the intervention 81 III
". Was there no inequality IN relation 10 diff
'ei'hl asiflftN Withn the commonwealth lie
cl'a ue unequal operation ottaNcs ON the own :
els Of NliVcs aud OF cattle iounn slaves in
lsl1 had been taxed one 3O0th part of their va
lne, whflecattlc were taxed one Tooth part. To
Whnt tins inequality owing but to the unc-
qnai distribution OF power The same incanali.
~ prevailed IN the distribution ofpouical power
there had been but one Governor and senator
OF the United States from the west side of the
mountains But he wouli look to the state OF
things on the side If the mountain, rs in,idiou,
Luuduun and Fairfax with one Srnator had forr
l'cleS ties tIe lames City District with one Sc
n7tor and II Delegates. two Senatorial
District Of londo0u aud rauqurr in the land
tan paid l5,ubo dollars, with but eight delegate,
while two other senatorial districts with %
delegates, pad $1,000 Was this no inc
quality lie WAS IN favor of the bill because il
looked towards an equal representation founded
/ On white population. The Government was
founded upon the will OF the community. Who
Was tins community Was it not every free
citizen IN the commonwealth II was tl1Ic the
constitution contdcd the elective franchise 10
trceaolders, but it also recognized the richt of
the majority Of the community 10 chance the
constitution. lie commended that free white no
poIaiiou was the basis of representation The
Government was not founded ON wc.lth. ON
force OF on labor, but onthe wilIetthcconnunit,.
II power was 10 be regulated b, labor. the horse
the on and labor saving machmer, ought 10 be
taken into consideration. lion wealth, two in.
dniduas in the city Of Richmond, NIGHT wpieb
down county with five thousand inhabitants
An individual might open mine and by good
fortune suddenly possess himselfot half a mil.
lon--uught this 10 increase his political innor