Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-12-07

n ninion OF q maJofi o' WHO h
Con,e n,ion shalt think II best mat 'ae 'leu'I
=, D.,eg,,., .hali DC organized in one way and
-. Ssn.,, an,rbrr, l shall not withhold my as
Wv. C;ve me a constitution that shall be re-
s.;v.J hv IN. pecple-a constitution In which
. .n consider their different interests TO be duiy
r.nre,eoted: and will take it, though may
No, he tina, WHICH most approve
While sgree in the main to the p,opo'i'
,;,n ofF.eed by the gentleman from Ch's'er'
Gs,d there are some objections TO il. His2M
n.rIec,lv EQUAL, if you take the census "t 1871
a. tho ba<is Of compute alton. l have prepare"
no rlan % b. laiG hs fore the Houst but nave
r, d. some calculations as guide iof nay o"'
Judgment, giving 10 shew whh' the appo't'o"
ynent oupbt to BE- on the basis he has assume u
His ground is that he ratio ought to oe an tx
ar, comm. omise Of The pr:n'ip OF whrr pop",
la,ion. and that Of teh Federal nu"'ef'
have nde.youred TO calculate the resui o, so
i, ,.,in The. whole white p7Puis'i"" "e'hh
60, os,. and the House of Delegates cn"s,,,
,;,, ,f los each mrmber wili re1reSen; 47sl
.s r,, The wcst Of the Bue Ridge
h,,ino lssloo will ~ rurl''d 20 :? m'"n'rs
and , ,.rp. fraction: have there; Sc aI'w
al IN, 90 The ,aie cCp'aIa'aG l2l.o
vni,r nsr,.ns will b. emitted 80 Is members
Tb. snuntry beIweea ne b,er ,ticgr d'd ''df-
w. or. having lse $50 tree ."Aies, Will be en-.
titled % SO ,nenbe's ao,.E Largo 'racilon
therefore allow ,ha part - .hc n'ats 40 dele
par,s. The tiGe.w,lsr tO"Gi'y containing
1857, vii, be entitled IS de'rgars -
1sis viii be the ratio. taking he Tree "h''e
population as 'hr ha-ls'
e,usnow assume as INC Isis the Federal
numb rs. The whole State con'aius 895,oo3
Federal pcrsons-Each mcm1Cr Vii, there =
fore. represen, 7o5l Federal n"'S"ns. lhe
western district Cont iniac l42, ~ o' sven
nrrsuns. VIII be en,i;ed 10 90 ceiega'es.-
The valley con,ain.ng. t42 osG, VII also ~ en-
titled tn 90 delegate. The Hi1h'e country
$50 OPS. viii he en- illed 10 IS snt. large frac
ton. say 46 The tide wa,er c"u'ir', con-
,sini,,g $50 GIG, viii be entitled 10 SO.
Now, SIR added 'Hese several Essn's o.
the white bass. aud rF Federal n"mhrys, and
,!vided ~ amount by 9, which CAV me The
following, IS ,he average Of he 'wo al"s
For he Wss!sr, D,s,ritt, % oeleRaes.
For lie Valley p IL ,sy %.
T,r the Mrddl, Country 43 ! 2 lay IS.
Fer the ,ide-wa'er Country, Sc.
,Sink II W. 10 aJop an exact compound
If ia-sr two ,a,ics. we ought o carry the
pria iDlc rough AID take the above mum ers,
sn,~ss have e, mmi, ed some ari'hme:ils 81 er
rot. III, prircipls, hen which proroe ss a
suul Dromisr is, tns, he arpnrinnmen Of"
Or, sen, alton shall be made accordios 10 an *
ac. compound of,hr two principles of The
white basi. and Of the federal numbers, acc"T>
ding 20 The census of 1920. There Can br
but one objection rs calculaii"n. IL Is
ynar the Crr>u,- - IS not ,ir CcrsoS Of
1929. ! aGmu il b. every hirg of me pup
uia,ion of 1899 conslde'ed a, d hasi; is 20
much con jrcrura!, that il will 5e Difficult, to
come ANY satisfactory restt tx the
census Of 1920, a. preferable O 'gcH comic, III,
IA! BASIS. II il prodnce, inJuSgce, iaa, injus
tee will he temporary ard II >hs.r 5"ra'ron
The proposition Of he gentcu from Cars
'e,Geid which has m, p,c!ee ocpr Do .ar IN
this exception, allows az iWule"iIlr. lr.r., ,,s
OF numbers to ihs, part OF :" ga q q. -,,r naee.
suffer by the census of 1870. i. >rrry "a
prrmaren, injustice tn them: rs To-
. moment; and ev"n iii sh"ulG, a.o sir.
Of tn plan vii eff ,ruails re.,,o &c .gsl
there be any injus'i e, must ,peed,,, : r.
muvsd BY o new c nNu, | wis :. AVOID Co
ing in'o The detail of the a2rortiorr, ., 10
each County. That nay be 'ef 70 tie first
Legislature which hall As,em'I ii DIR tn
amended Cons!i'u ion Let the ii.s' House #
Driess,ts b. eoas.iu',d + ; Re rrs,n,a ives
have House consl, NJ e l2o Dtlpgd,r,,
who VII d NOR Cumpe,en' IA n .liscivrs, To
aapor ION TIE total irpr: seni.tiru Among the
roun',ts, ant VII" ca more appropriately per.
form thai Office | should regret t. see tie
TIM al the Go; ven'iCn wasted in dancing
h" controversies 81 he c,uG,ies, l barely
throw this op,, howcye-, e., cnosidcra'ion.-
Only sh, that he cnI u'af,on, may be un,
GERS cd by the Cprvrr ION age her with the
sriroip!es IN winch hey have BEEN made. 1t
WI be Necessary 10 carry the subs anee of
his calculation in mind befre We form d f.
ni't Judgement on he estimates which diff
Il ON It
The subject # continuing The County Cou,,
system has eicired very interesting debate in
the Convention. The correspondent Of the
Fredericksburg Arena has given . sketch of
Mr.. RANDoLPH's remarks upon this question,
which is very interesting.
Mr.. RANDOLPH began, by declaring County
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