Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-10-15

The PRE.IpkNr communicated the following
le,te, from Judg" Dade:
70 the Honorable the President of the Conreniion called
10 alter or amend the Constitution Of the atc If Pr.
GINA.
SIR Being unable from i'll health 20 attend
NV duties in the Con. enliou, take the earlies
opportunity Of enclosing to you my resignation
! OF ,ha, high trust
Occurring after the meeting OF the Conven.
ion il will of course de,olve the filling OF my
vacancy on The remaining Delegates.
With the mosi earnest ish-s for The success
of your 'abours, and with the highest respre'
for yourself aud the body in which you pre-
side. Am your most obedien' ser Want,
(Sipn.d) WM. 4 G. DADE
Ceigned regr~, for he cause which had produce
ed he letter just read He would hazard no.
thing in saving, that, IN Judge Dade, :he
(.onven ion had lrs' one Of its mos, valua-
BILE members. He was sure he could ha-
zard nothing in making this assertion among
those 10 whom Judge ID de was known. As
the Journals should exhlbi, the evidence Of the
cause Of Judge Dade's resigna,ion, he moved
that The letter be laid on the table.
The motion was agreed 20.
Mr. Taafrrro then moved that the letter be
entered on The Journal, IF he Convention.
This motion also WIS agreed To.
Mr. JoYNEs then reminded The Conve riion
that when .he House adjourned Yesterday, il
had undrr cons Iteration a motion suo,ni'ed BY
him, calling for certain information which he
had deemed valuable for the purposes OF the
Con, en- ion. Since that time he hid attained
more information. aud had I'm ,odird the whole
of his MOTION in the following resolutions,
mhich Re nov nffs ,ed 10 the consider ion Of
The Conventions:
Resolved, Tat the Aedi:or Of Public Ac-
counts be requested to prepare and lay heiose
his Con. egtion tabular sa'ements she wing the
free white, fire colorrd, and slave population Of
each county Of this commonweai h, according
o the census ken in The years 1850, ti800,
1910, and 1870, respec lively; the area In atrts
OF each countv; ;'s quaniy OF land axrd in
each county in he year 1928: the amount Of
axes assessed! IL each county in the year 1928;
he amount at X paid into The Public Tres
ry from e'nh county in hist year; the amount
.! tax acoruing ON each subjec, OF taxation; the
white, free colored aud slave tythesblrs OF each
county in he years 1900 1910, 1920, and 1929;
and also ss'rmen Of the Tree white. free CO
lorsd, and sl,v population Of each county in
The wear 1899, so faI as he can deduce the same
by comparison of he iy:heablts anc the whiie
popul,io" in he years 1900, 1910, and 1920.
Resolved, That the Auditor also be requested,
in addition 10 such tabular statement in refer.
enre to each county To stale the information
above requested in rela ion o the four follow.
ing divis, ons Of This Commonwealth, viz: list,
from The sea coast ~ the head of tide water; 81,
from the head Of tide water TO the Blue Ridge;
Sd, from the Blue Ridge 10 the Allrghany; and
h, from the Allegheny TO the Westward
Mr.. GREEN moved an amendment 10 the re.
solutions, blu subsequently withdrew 1t in OIL
der to make ii the subject Of a distinc, resolu
ton.
The resolutions were then agreed 10.
On mo,ioo pf Mr. DoppRlDGE The report on
the appoin'fnen, OF the S,lr.t Committees was
ordered 10 be printed for The use Of the mem.
bers.
Mr.. GREEN hen submitted the following re-
solu ion. which was agreed TO:
Rssoived, Tina the Auditor be also requested
TO furnish a sta 'em.nr from The properly books
lis his Office, Of ne number Of persons in rach
coua'y and corporate town in this Common
wealth, assessed % he pigment Of any rsve-
nu- Iax IL the year 1928
O moron Of Nix DoDDaIDGE, the Conven-
lion tben adjourned iii Il O'Clock on Monday.