Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-08
RICHna Z MD, FEB. 8.
VIRGINIA LEG1sLArURr.
HOUSE OF DELE(s ArEs

mcJofny ~ roses Should be ia toror of-a +
Conrenfion)
MIR NASH said, II seem,d to be at,pli,ed 80,
VI hands iiS' the amendments which had cen Of
100. os '1e senai.man from North. n.p,on, (Mi
pshur,) on'aned principles heh reou red of
lhis ~ use MS grasest and most .ielbera. cops:
Iteration; that he, him elf fully ronruued IN ,h;s
opin on: and Knowing the deei inieIes which, nj.
constituents h-d at ali iin,s ,,auiir,tea on ,;is
SUBJECT, he hoPeiio be .ndulsed with IN al, Nor,
My OF expressing hts opn ions upon them. ,rl
ne grou"d. nlon which he should Yield 10 il,,,,,
his urqus fled support
Before doing which no :. ever, lie be.oeJ ,s.,
TO no'ice some of the arguments which had ~.
uised the day before III Coninltles OF the Who'll
oy the intelligent members hon he { op,tv =.
Frederick and The Ciiy oi Riclins nd. r MIR Ms.e.
aud 'lr. Ru,herioosd,) upon Tie subiec, o,
limited Convention. 1t had been con,s.J-,, ifh.
i!shly understood the gentlemen, iha, a limi,.d
Ion eai'oi Could not be called. Thi., he tbouyh,
s"' a" error INTO which gentlemen had fallen
hon not regarding the ir,ie source O, mower !, Nil,
was 10 create the !iinita ion-,he will of,L -,
PIE. The amendment, TO use the lanruape of ,h..
Trends oi Cow eHiion, proposed to Ter MR.
'"ehiues. lie proposition was nothing NOR,
,"aa 70 submit TO the people lie proprie,y of ,.i
ing Convention with ceitaiu mowers ~, ,o.,.
rer'an Limitations. If they ioyr of IN.
P's"on' shu vote Tor the Calling OF Ccnvrniio,
uhoer 'hese circumstances, lad tl,,y no The no,,c-
to do so! and would not tie Con ysn,i,, ~ .,,
ea' oe limited by The terms OF The pronosi,,on
".en Ia, oeeh s'oniitiec ny the Legislature, .nd
auop'ei ny The people! II seemed 10 Lin, that
IL Would. Ihe amendments under n.iia, ,,;o
""ohs o'nef 'hnSs, proposed that the Conven,io,
shoud he composed OF one delegate f,,, ..,
county; ms was the provision in Ia. ame,,,,,s,
~ ~ "n.en lie vas n'os' attached; because. if
convention Was convened oi the ,vbola M,
OF the people, without some p,ev;,,s o1y
upon this SUBJECT, he small counties ,vori, -,
ro'sess tne power here proposed TO be olive,
'hsm' Al this point OF his argument MIR MI
was ce!ieu 10 order by MIR. Cosiop. who .aiJ
,,.a' nc uid NOT consider the subject Of limited
convention then properly under ,,i.cnssion. -
The Speaker decided thai Mr. Nash y,ss en.;r.,, :;
ofder' lie" lac pr oceeded. This very p,cyj.ion in
.ie aneadne.t hich goes 10 SECURE TO e., oh o,,n
IA 'Ae State, one Delesa'e 10 the Conyeu,ion iva.
~ ''se'i' 'ifnii@ion, aud Inch he hun.bIy con-
-. - DC q NECESSARY and prudent one as HE
""iy means eli preseryn The intiepen,ie,ce of tho
snaH Counties. and of securing TO tl,en ~, o,o,
e o0''fy Representative in the new Goyer,.
"'en' proposed 10 be created by the conven,ion
A. had oeen urged, he sad, by the member from
"I ny u i''chmond' thai The amendments would
suoii 700 many propositions for the decision of
.he Feopie al the same time; AID that beipy csI,sJ
! ON 10 decide upon all OF them col.ctiyeiy a, ~
iiouieh' uiey were required 10 decide upop III.
question OF a Conrention or no sConptu,;on
ian EXPRESSION oil Tie public opinion could not lie
.,"u MS ''su'sen', he s'id proved TOO much: for
| m il
equally applicable TO any Cons,ituiio, ,ba, IT.
s'ow ou' Oh ti;e original bill; which, lie presumeI
"ou'u eoh'a!: iio one principle merely bur ma,y
/ on all oil which The people would be r,otirrJ
10 PASS not sere'aHy but collectively. as no on.
w., ming 20 adopt any constitution iha, was
or rejection. and that the nude of ,Ioin i.,,
oe " one negative or Affirmative vote Co,J ,ba,
"os .heh, IN TIE same manner vote for The e,,;i
| OF these amendments.
| Mr. g.,
' WI wash expressed hinself at loss 10 see
u's'hcuy, lie difference be,n cen the no,.sr =;
ihat House TO pass law for asc.rt,;n; - Us
"a 'He Peop.e on call OF a ConyenfIon ard al
->N'"e ior similar expression of op;nion f,o,o
I'D VA me details proposed by The amendments
.t 80 - u was Competent for the people TO
~ 'i'' 'hey were now satisfied, ard 10 refuse
ne expression OF any opinion w hateve, mon ,I,s
sutJer': So, 100, it was comoe,en, To- r., ~
'tJect Inc details contained in lie a,.n,hna,
"ieh WOULD 80 to limit lie powers of the convsn
-. i.is own part, he said, he bad never
ye' ne'iu OF any Cony lion being called exceu,
~ .1" uahen'aity OF the Legislatures; which,
:" governments already organized AWAY. aaya
i'e necessary facilities for reform The oI;.c,;o
20 united Convention, grew more on, Of ~.
a"'' " sta'inS The proposition, than any thine
e'se, ~ IL be so expressed, as 10 show that r..
"iD'e validity drpended upon the consent of the
- .',e' vas no uiiiicuiiy in the matter And
was ohly by stating the proposition in a ,av. IN
maze me Limitations to depend upon I. e,;s~
'S'.ve enac'msn's, that any difficulty arose
"ir' Wash was struck with one ,e,,a,t.h,
isci winch had been disclosed in The debate ,,non
'ns SUBJECT. II was that many gentlemen WIN AL
advocated the call Of Convention. had sIouet
spoken OF the white population as tie orope, L.sb
u representation. This, he said, was an erro
heous principle. All laws were t,yof,,Id il hi
opeiauon' they asserted Jurisdiction, if he m:rhJ
ss,.,'tI. ~ q" rem as well as dd personouL
applying as well to properly as 10 persons An9I
ne Deleved he was perec ly safe in the dscla.,io
S' nhe-ienihs OF the general laws enacted bv incl
legislature, were Tor the protection of pronertv. Il
:" auoVernment Ike ours, w here personal j,b,r, III
vas 80 Wen understood aud protertcJ !, ,vaI
probable That any serious dangers yyoudH
ever oeidl US IN that respect. The risb,s ~ Nc
perry were less simple, and OF course les ,,nde
s'ooo, anu more liable 10 encroacbu.nts. anJ :, Il
o''"s"' constituting class OF rights. inferior j
iSh's, yei they were dear 10 our ci,izensv
80 ''""'u hoi be dIsTegsrded. There was so,X
..r.,; =. P'oPe"y held very unequay in d,ffsrenI
portions of The S'ste he mean, Tho sl,,.
winch was held mostly on the Easean 5,ds",
Que n'oSe. lie did not contend tha, ,he sI.,,sI
oys"' 70 ne placed on equal footing Gil ,bl
'e POPuiahon IN the apporfionment ~ Rs,rel
Dui surely they ought NOT To he on,ir.J
u's'e S"Oeo' lie wished, however moi 10 hsnn,,o,l
s'o'o 90 expressing any definite opioioo a. 80 -
,' "a winch they would be estimated TbiI
'e " Quiz reserve TO be done in Conventon shonIdI
nc &c . member OF that body. He couIJ No, for-l
=" calling The Attentions of eenemctI
,s. '-'o ""'cn bad been adopted IN tbe Fe,leraI
,,. 70 winch large number of ststey
, s'e'e P""ss' 10 hon tits DESCRIPTION of ron,I II
iauon was particularly offcns,vs W, Po !p
uhoef circumstances much more onfs,,an.sbts.a
proper estimate OF their political ,veisb, 49,
cou.d ever Occur 10 Virginia tbs, r., -