Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-22

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CONVENTION. Fl
Toe Convention bill was taken IN on H.
Goodies motion, the question being on the adop't
OF Mr.. TerrelPs amendment,
Mr.. CHRISTIAN ofCharles Civ rose ONLY
make an explanation. He said,
The argument urged was this-that IL IL W rs
conceded-that government in its original fo,ss
dation. was established, upon proper principl.'
that the rights Of man were properly recognise
measure or NAL administration of that Covc,N
ment' that doubled whether, majority had 4
aroitrary right, to reform abolish that Cover
mcnt, though they had the power-and this argr
mens was founded upon the principle laid down i
the Bill OF Rights--that when the Goyernmen, l
found inadequate or contrary to these principIes
amajority had right to reform or abolish n: Win.
atthe same time, said. such was INV respect a,
the viii ofthe majority in republican Govern.
ment-that was willing to Weld INV opin;on -
lend my aid to organise Convention. based NM
principles, calculated in my best Judgment TO pro
serve the interests Of the state.
MIR. WITCHER, said. he was indebted 10 tba
S e%r G o. the gentleman from Mecklcnburs
little while. He had but a few remarts :,
make, and ifthcy had been anticipated by any
ther gentleman, he should not have risen. IN,
SUBJECT was one deeply interesting TO the who.
people. we were frequently enabled, he said, b,
see the principle involved in any question bv at
verting to its history. For some years the Cor
ven'ion subject had agitated both the country an
mat House; the gentlemen who now advocate;
. .;n county system, were, with but few excep
tons, the uniform opponents even of taxing ~
sense Of the people. Some, il was true had VOL
ior taking the sense ofthe people, because. wb;Is
they wer. opposed to reform. they tbonpht ma
!ority Oh The people would give the subject o,,s
Jus JUS Ihey mad used all their influence to Undue,
the people 10 vote against a Convention The.
gentlemen now professed great willingness 70 \
wnat was necessary to organize Convention. v~t
tney advocated county representation which Al,
"Ncher contended was calculated to prevent re-.
S Inc consistency Of these gentleme,
throughout was, in his opinion, WORTHY Of = bat,a'
cause; ihey evade the main question by telin,
you .hat the people had not minated what soT
OIL reform they wanted made; that the most imnor.
ane oD)eet was the extension of the right of sui
'rage. But, even If this object was the nr;oc;n,,
one, he commended that the Convention on chi IN ~
SO organised as to speak the will of the naioritv
Gentie;nen tell tie that those who voted for Con
Ven'ion DO not wish an equalization of the reprs
sentauon He could not think that thew said ub a,
they did not believe; vet it seemed strange 70 Ia
.nat u TINS he the fact, any fears should be enter
tanned on the subject. For his own mart he ~
satisfied that if the power was taken from the ns,
" corporations and the Convention Re orga niIei
upon lar principles, an equalization of reoresen
tetion would be made. But we have been tot 81 81
Ves'eh rights the counties;rghts which rentla,.
say ought not to be Invested The effe of ill.,
neht was' to perpetuate the present evils. 10 ~
~oHSo'htB PoWs IN the hands Of the mir,
NY. He was surprised to hear such an argn,n ,os
from the friends OF State rights, and from rerrtM
cans. NO man could be called free man ';r ~
aia rot have participation in the government "s
ooo men In '" arwick were entitled to two re,-o
sentatves on that floor, ought NOT ever,, cnn p'e
frederick tobe equally entitle 70 Il a s,me 800 "a
oen'iemen contended that the uoyernme,t" -
az present based upon population and t,xa,;on We,
.hat was improper TO break this up. hec,n.a :.
, mou,u p.aee the power OF Government in fbs
aof r..
w. mere went into calculation TO sbotv a.. vi
Sha,, counlles dd not possess the greater sbor. ~
wealth.; he said they were aware of The az y,
hence i,ad abandoned The basis of FedersJ Nun.
pcrs. ne divided the State into four Districts a.
Eastern aud Western and two Mail" NTsnics' III;
compared the population and taxatibn of W
SUI" what would be The representation of 80
under the several schemes before the Housn ea T
SUI %asthat The district between the head of ,;ds
water & ne ridge would upon any hasa H. - ~
tied 10 considerable increase az r",,s., =. shu'
'"d' me lower country and the Western ~:
would iose This was She reason NH, H. i
co"nies abandoned every scheme but that of con-
sro, ,Is ,e.a he next seisced nnies
I'm I'm VI. io"Gr country, summed w the revenrs
they paul. and after deducting IN. exnon. si
representation and other allowances - H."
Drought them actually in debt N The o- nv. .'.'i'
me civil list to fell The other con,;a.
bu, these counties had IL delegates -, ,,. Is
AMI the white population of al! M, ~. .,'l noor'
had but two. 5o eountiesthat
III IN ;rrepiy TO The remarks Of Mr. Christian. he
s the, IL you submit aquestion TO the judgment Of
er 10 40 SO. The minority had consented III ~"
e"ouiu 20 INTO conventions; but insisted nm nras;,
ing the 'erms--This was liberal ;ndeaJi w
INSISTED upon the right Of the majority 70 ahai'I
atcr CT REFORM He asked, If the alliance ha,D.o
VIZ, WI. s'"'' counties IN the Yves, and the East was
mol unnaturaR did il not show thar the ohan, w.
~ yep me power in the hands of the m;nori,v3
on iocai que 'tions would not ALLEGHENY ,soL - H.
heighooilng counties for countenance onJ w
and not to the East? common intoras, h'o',
,nem 'ogether-and WIS, the surest safes,sr, Nu
y, me s''a,, counties in the West lost anv tbino
heir neighbors would gain H. s'
Mr.. w. said he had been i, f,,or os
sion r districts; but he had given it I'm bec.uso
nc ,ouno he could not get il, and because . I;,,lo
renecuon had convinced him that that svs,., ,ao
anu-rePubhcan; that its friends advocated !, bo'
SIscIs ~ uenent'ed them at his expense The
oiack population was increasing in a. W HI
was stationary in the East This. be ,hn,," ~tt
would continue to be the case; and the Sa,, $50
no' distant, when the interests and feeInrs ~ a.
vest would be ample guarantees 10 The r;, H. ny
INA SORT OF property. He dreaded, he said ,noss
~, I'm doctrines and sermons of tho
Eas', than any increase of power in ,bs w. 81 NO
any iear OF moral principle or Justice IN - u
On '1e oass OF white population. the we.t ..n,,a
S ~ 'ePresentafives-why,t then no asLsd All
ho' the small counties in that nuarter =, $500 vi.
, was rlSht and just and promote the views If
Ths o.s VIII wnoin they had common Interest,"
ne gentleman from Preston, (Mr. Alien NJ "a
10 avoid one Inequality would adort an.i NC Sa'u,
more UNJUST. Mr.. W was at,ep,n,;n,s .a' esen
this appear, when '"P"nS 10 MAKE
nir, Allen, explained, that he was mt ,l,e .Iro.
. uase y, any county system. lie was onnosod -
remodu III nag oeen presented. The proper
Ieiheuy hai not been offered. Lei II he ,rosdn'
ell. and he would po far 4, IT, az VIC present