Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-02-10


oug sntscedent 10 that period aud with MIR. jefer-
sen. tNir. Cabellexplained. In tho two argnlints
he had delivered on this question, lac had traced
back the origin OF the efforts tocnll Convention to
The year 1901. He had expressly disavowcd con-
Edcring the Staunton Convention in 1916, caused
by the previous bank meeting utWinccstcr. or IN
any manner connected with the present efforts al
the friends ofrciorp.
Mr.. T.. proceeded: Tie regretted tho course oS ar-
gment pursued here and elsewhere; tending t. prove
that the people the one aud the other side o. the
Blue Ridge, were distinct and separate people
There was now great degree OF identify between
thcni and that identity every day ncrCasiuS. ny
the diffusion of slaves. Tho apprehension had been
mtimated that ifthc West obtained the asccnlarcy.
il would mjusty be wiGidc, in LAYING unjust bur
dens upon thHt species Of propcrty. lie would not
answer this observations for ii &c East had ncvercX
crcised her superiority oppressvoly, IT had no right
20 apprchcnd such oppression from the West.
Mr. Bernard replied 10 n certninpar OF Mr. Pat
.cson argument, whcu The vote was taken and resul
Ayrs-Nlcssrs Allen, Morgan Turkey Smith, Walton rs;.
esot Osborne, Slaughter Nchorcd, Draper, Fulton, Sau
Nors-NIc?s Halt (sprake) Tay'or Drcn,soole Mason
Cop,on, Jones, padc Wyatt, Bcrhar, CabeH Carer Mar
BY the rule ofthc Senate, when there i, tie, thc
proposition falls of course.
Mr.. Aliens amendment, cstablishin. til basis
Misrepresentation, the white population 1880, being
thus rejected,
Mr.. Morgan moved to amend Mr. Taylor's suhsti-
tntc (thc census of I8io) by extending suffrage III
the choice oftc Convention TO all free white citizens.
81 years of age, who have been residents certain
time. and not in the naval nilitry service Of
the L. States convict OF pauperisIn, of any n!-
nous crime To sustain his amendment, M.
Morgan read an act of the General Assembly
anthorsing Kentucky to be erected irtO q separate
Government, land thus shelving what tho real opinion
Of that body was to The right of the case ami Civ
ing permission of suffrage all free white males
Mr. NJ. also investigated the ORIGIN OF freehold SUI
fragc IN English history prove that il was rCSortcd
to in the beginning. for purposes, wholly foreign to
the Condition and circumstances of Virrinia.
Mr. pGde explained the vote he was now compel
len to give, against the nun-ireeloiders. lie had
been their champion as long ms lie could. ]}it, te
proposition with which was coupled the other day,
havng been dceated and the offer i 20 this
being made to effect its defeat he should vote 1rniust
It, as endangering what he valued still more than
that.
mr.. Morgan said he offered it in good fiiiii He
believed there was majority Of the Senate in favor
both Of the census of 10 and thc extension of SUI
iragc.
The question was then taken On mr.. Morgan's
amendment, and 1t was rejected By the following
AyrsIAIe'sr ACCri Morgan qri1ey Smith, WALTON, In
ieson, Osborne, Draper, Futon-9.
NorS-Nicssrs Holt (speaker,) sasltc Welhcycd, saun-
.cniartl Catcll, Carter ATarhi-f5.
mr.: .4Hen then moved to amend mr.. 'i'avor's
amendment by givng to TIE west additional repre-
sentotives, TO what it would be entitled to under the
present Senatorial arranggmcnt-and il wa4 rejected
ayes 10, noes fl.
The question was then taken on Mr.. Taylor's
amendment, senatorial districts under the census of
l3lo,) and II was adopted by the following votc:
S-HiesSrS Holt! (Speaker) Slaughter Saunders Tav-
l; DI"1soo'e' Mason Cop'on Jones, Dade Wyatt Benad,
NoIs-A essrs. Men, Morgan, Tuiev Smith Walton Pa
'-S'h CSoone' " eihcrcd, Draper. Fulton-10