Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-01-25
7 irginia Legislature.
January 10.

ed la make u as perfect as possible u
the bill came before the House ia an uu-
perfect shape, Is lDperieesi1a would
afford cause for objection from ITS enc
mics. lie noped the usual regular
course would be followed.
MIR. Wallace SAID tnat the object OF
the b,ll was denaale. IL was not ptopo-
sed to 60 into tue details OF the future
government, put simply to ascertain toe
will OF the people. fnis isolated ques-
tion could he inought be as well consid
ared in Committee OF The Whole, as an
the House. Ii tae friends OF the bill
are satisfied, why should tue Com nit.
dee rlssi eau substitute to the Oil
DE more speclac team ne OIL liselif
MIR. Cra,g .ald that tue same lndlvis-
uals would compose the House, as now
composed me Committee. Inc same
advantage AID objections might be Ia
< q IN tue iioise as Ia COMMITTEE, nor
could he see any CAUSE oil alarm to tue
friends 81 Convention. All aendne OTIS
could De considered as we'll IA tue
House ss>in Com mittee.
Mr.. Upsnur, 20 remove the obJecuon
TO the COMMITTEE rising, said he woatd
a,a,e tuat the bhl would ae part oil ms
substitute. tie only weat iartner, IA
proposing a mode OF orgaatzing Con
yeai,on snoutd tue people cal ohe.
HIS only object VA, 10 render tue o'ii
more perfect. As to- the node ot amen
ding tie b,li he was ndlhereat.
r..Carter rose Ia oppose the rising
-oi the Conmlttee, but vas ihterrul' ted
b, Mr.. Coiston's Withdrawing tae mo-
!loa.
Mr.. Goode of Meckle burg rensw-
ed tue IA tion.--Iie SAID that mauy mem-
bers had voted to 81 lato COMMITTEE
to receive tie amendments OF Mr. Up
shur. tic hoped advantege would mol
be taken of this vote, 10 force a discus
sion of the Oil, IN preference to the Re
port of the COMMITTEE vi Privileges aau
Election.
MIR Garter resumed his view of the
question. Understanding thai the "a
mend nents OF Mr.. Upsnur, were TO de
wise mode OF organizing Convention
= he hoped that they would be viewed by
ats friends as operating IN an uniriendiy
way on the present bill. 1t was desi
rous to keep the bill IN its present sim
ple lorm--,o present the single question
shall the people vote on Conyenioai
The additional matter might endangel
the fate of the pill: it would not pas.
unobserved thai 1t vas offered by ala en-
omy of the Convention.
The question was thea taken, wheth
er the Committee shall now rise, and
carried ia tue affirmative, ayes, l0s noes
ST; when the Speaker resumed the
Cnair. and Mr. Way reported the bll
to the ilDuse
Mr.. Upshur then offered his amend
ments, Ills object mad been to offer q
substitute. but Ipoa the suggestion
thrown out in debate, he would ole,
amendments on It, whicn, # rejected
would Lave the Dill a. At a0w is.
DIR. ship called tor the reading of the
amendments-which were read by Mr.
Upshur IN his place, and are as fol
lows
-dmsadmsn's Proposed to ih' Bill "Con
ce ,a,ng u Come ~ :"
SEcT. l. and be u further enac' ed
That it shall Ds the duty OF the EAecu
tive, as soon as practicable alter the
sa,d day Of to ascertain from
Che returns aforesaid. whether a major
ily of all the lawful voters who sh Il
have voted on the question aforesaid, b,
1or or against the said Conventions; ant
81 soon as they shall have ascerta,net
the fact to publish their proclama,los
declaring IT II il shall be as ascertain
ed tnas a majority OF voters are agsins
Convention, no farther proceeding
In relation thereto, shall be had unde
this act But, if il shall be so ascertain
ed hat majority Of lawful voters ar,
ia favor of Convention thea all cleo
tion OF Delegates to compose tina sal
convention shall take place as hereil
provided.
SECT. , Ind be ii further enact ed
That the Convention so 10 be Gale,
shall consist OF Delegate from
avery in this State.
Seer. s. .dnd be It further enacted
That elections TOR Delegates to the sal
Convention sfalI be held at the cour
house, or other places of holding elec
lions in the several counties aud cor
poiatlons, on heir respective coul
days in the month Of next, and sha
be conducted by the Nherilfs and oihe