Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-14
RICHAfO.ND, SdTURDaY, N'OYE.1TBER II
PRoGREss OF the CONVENTION.

day, in support Of the White Basis His argumca mt &C.
cupied two days sessions (vz: Wednesday and Thurs.
day. and about two hours yesterday-about nine
surs in all.--when Mr.. johnson had closed, Mr..
S'anari "a Delegate of Sposyvaha) address the
Committee; but before he had concluded he gave way
for a motion for the Committee to The Proceed
ugs Of the two last days will appear from the annexed
Sketch ofther procedinea
Who will take the floor after Mr.. Stapard, If any
person does upon this question, unable 10 deter
mine. Some persons suppose, that the question may
DO taken to-day.-This Debate has taken up three
weeks inclusive OF this day.
therefore probable, that we shall be able TO state
In our next paper the result of this question a to the ba
SIS oil Representation. in the House Of gaes-Then
comes on the ting of war as to the constitution OF the
Senate.
THURSDAY. Nov. IL.
Inc Convention met al IL o'clock and its sitting was
opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Horner, Of the
Mr.. Johnson resumed his speech of Yesterday and
continued to occupy the aOOr Till hs hour of adjourn
Alter expressing his OF .n remark.
made by gentlemen or the other side, to the iaabi-
MY oil particular districts pay their own proportiop
81 me expenses OF government. and refusal to retort
III me same spirit, he went into cacui alton to she w
w"a would be the comparative effect of the different
moces OF representation proposed upon the balance Of
power. which conducted him to this result The
strength Of the region West of the Blue Ridse. In
comparison to that lying the East it, Is at i'm
the proportion of IS to rs. Should the white b,ss pre-.
VAIL will be as sc to 63 and should the mi ed b,si.
succaed IL will be AZ to g. This calculation ~ as
based on the returns from the Auditors off CO.
he went into another calculation, based on those
VINO pay the land tax which brought him to the follow
ign result: The powers OF the West would be to tia, of
me East as 40 to 10 but if the mixed basis prevail as
AZ to 67 r'' "
"A third calculation based on iho,e who pay tax ON
other property than lands, showed the power of IN.
West to that Of the East, as so to TO-
IRON these statements he drew the inference that
in hal,
would result from the adoption OF either scheme He
adVcred with regret. TO the excitement abroad and the
premature resort which had been had TO instructions
whiie the discussion yet pending He then pro
ceeded to examine the several precedsnts which bad
neen brought forward on the other side from the go.
verhment oil Rome; from the House Of Common.
from tue principles oi our Revolution from the 70.
presentation In the Federal Government and from the
Constitutions Of the several States arguing IN .ho,v
na' none oil ihem furnished an example which Viryi.
MIA ought to follow. He deprecated all reference TO
party politics in the present dscu denied that the
weight oil Virginia in the General Government woud
be diminished by adopting the principle of the white
basis oil representation and then TO the re-
neral subject OF the security of property Here he
went INTO number Of tabular statements EXHIBITING
the rao oil increase OF the white population i'm the four
grand DIVISIONS oil the State, from 1900 TO the present
time from whence he commended that a small maori,v
Oh the white population would be found 10 tie West NJ
The Ridge in 1850. From a table of the comnaratvs
increase OF the slave populations during the same ner
ne arew me conciu'ion, that that population was in
state OF progress from the Eastern toward the middle
and Western parts of the State: and from Thai fact in
sisted that the West would be under no temptaon on
pres'veiy TO tax slave property. Mr.. J. commended
that the only eifectual safeguard for properv Law in
proper limit to the right Of suffrage; excluding slaves
smiden, females, and persons destitute of properly
rms would hold out Undue 10 industry
dangerous com5ination and give those who were 10
lay the lax, fellow feeling with those who were to
py ;" ne amendment he insisted. would furnish no
such security; but, by irritating large portion of the
people, would rather tempt them to Cypress and make
war upon that species of property for hewant Of which
they were excluded from power.
nent tn .ha-
mat no apprehension to be INDUCED by the
poron oil the State, that waseful and visionary schemes
OF internal Improvement would wantonly b. engaged
IN az heir expense, by the people Of the West: ans
70 shew this, went into examination of the va,or.
interests prevailing in the Stale, for the Improvement
VI s diiierent rivers: and argued shew that with
out combination, neither OF them would carry i,s "a
Vourite object, but that if they chose to combine the
aaop ION q compound basis would present no eHsctua
resistance TO their poyy err.
lie concluded this part of his Speech by LAYING down
ne general principle, that no local Improvement ought
20 DC sanctioned by the Legislature, unless the local in
cres. immediately concerned in it, able and will
Ing 10 pay The tax which II would require
H"re MT j. gave way to a motion by Mr. Stanard
Tor The Using Of the Committee, expressing his great
reluctance to carry his speech into another dav and
promising 10 detain the Committee morrow but for
fifteen minutes "
The Committee thereupon rose Gt being now 3 a.
eIock) and then the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, Nov. 49,
ne convention inrt al III o'clock and was opened
with prayer by the Rev. MIR. Hornsr of the Catholic
Church. H
Having again resolved itself into Committee of the
whole, MIR. Powell in the Chair,
Mr.. johnson resumed and concluded his speecb In
nVor oil The Resolution reported by the Legislative
Soihhiitee ana IN opposition TO the ndmen of Mr.
"reen' proposing mixed basis Of representation.
lie went more fully into the arg, me mt he had COM
enced yesterday 10 shew the ftiy OF all the fears
expressed by gentlemen from the East of the State
mat hey would be oppressed by tax alton for objects Of
pass TO the West Of the Mountains And then went in
10 history oil The works Of improv eInent on James Ri
yer, with view TO shew, that il was not wholly ives
tern ineasure-but was advocated by the interest be-
10" the mountains;-and he then went on 10 explain
now u happened, that tax was laid on tobacco i'm
"du ny this route, in violation of the pledge given
when the appropriation made
Mr.. j. concluded with short ne ror son and r. ann,
ed his seat at little past one O'Clock.
MIR. Stanard then took the floor in s,pporf of t,,e
amendment, and opposition 10 the white basis Of repre
sentaion -
Alter brief exordinm, he went into an areumept IN
she" mat The epithets Of anti-repubcan al
ana ohgarchicai, applied by the other side TO the p,n
OF oomoining property with numbers as a basis for
pewer, were wholly unrnerited. The illustrations Of
THIS position occupied Mr. Stansrd ill the hour M 3D.
ing o' me committee, aud the House Immediately od-
jourDed. "u-
nv FOR THE RICHMOND I.voLIRER
10 WesSrs. IOtonss, CaJcH, Martin anil Sisuort
uENTbEMEN Permit me to assure you that I
tone OF your constituency less rnpressed with
,he importance oil ths great question which IL nov nm
der discussion IN the respectable and enghtened boJ
OF winch you are members, than the gentleman who
thought proper TO address you Thursday noroing In
the Enquirer, under the signature Of " II FreehoLier -
processes TO be. But, while know the mporancs If
Vote he diptIt a.