Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-18
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 49, ,s29
VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
From our Correspondent efths Norfolk Herald
NORFOLK. Nov. Is.
THE QUESTION DECIDED!

No
IRE of the Whole on Mr.. Green's amendment,
making taxation and white population com. COM
binrd the basis Of repre- sentation in the House
Of Delegate, closed on Saturday,, when the
question was taken, and decided in the mega
uye-ayes At; noes 40. The vote was as fol-
lows: ErI
FoR THE AMENDMENT,
Norfolk Enthusiastically, Prcntss, Loyali Grigsoy
Heinrich john Marshall, Tyler, Clopton Nicholas.
Hanover --Roane, Morriss. Gsrnett, W. r. Taylor.
King George-Baies, Neale, Talisferro, Rose
Chesterfield b. w Leigh, Jones, Giles Taylor
Igcehienburg .Broadansx, Dromgooie' Alexander
Goode
Syufhnmpto,, Mason, Trezvsnt, Urquhart, Clai-
borne.
Culpeper-Green, J. S. Barbour Scott, Macrae
Orange James Madison, p. p. Barbour, stanart!,
Holaday.
Charlotte = Randolph, VIM II .eigh, Venable, Logan.
7ceomack-Joynes. Bayie,, Upshur, Perrin.
Piusyipanid- Townes, Martin.
Bed6rd-Meuniss
AGAINST TIE AMENDMENT,
Loudoun Dstriet-Jsmes Monroe, Mercer, Hender-
son, F tzhugh.
Bedfrd w. Campbell, Clayton, Saunders.
Pitisyipunin- Cabe, Stewart.
.9ibemars- -Pleasants, Gordon, Masse, Thompson
Frederick Cook, Powell. Opie. Griggs.
Berkeley Boyd, Tor, Donaldson, Pentieton.
Shenandoah of!man, Anderson, Harrison, VIII
liam on.
AUGUSTA Baldwin, Johnson, Mccoy, Moore.
Boiefourt- Deirne, Smith, Miller, Baxter.
Kena,oha-Duncan I-aidley, Lee, Summers.
Uashington--George, McMillen, e. Campbell
ByaIs.
Ohio-Morgan, Doddridge, A. Campbell. Wilson.
Vyhe-Mathews, Cloyd, Chapman, Ogleshy
MIR SrANARp concluded his eloquent and
powerful argument on Saturday, when, as the
Chairman was about TO put the question,
Mr. RANDOLPH ,ose to address he Chair. So
unex 2ected, ye,, at the same Time, SO desirable
movement Of This singularly gifted individual
operated like electricity throughout the crowd
ed auditory, exciting emotions Of surprise and
delight, and some exlravagant expressions oil
| 10Y inv oluntarily broke forth in audible excia
nations, and, in few instances, clapping oil
hands, among the spectators: in moment
however, all was still, and dea h like silence
pe,,aded he house. MIR. RANDOLPH then pro-
ceeded, and occupied he floor for TWO hour,
| He concluded his remarks 81 half past 4, when
| Mr. d. w. LEIGH moved that The Commit
tee now rise, report progress, and ask leave &c
sit again; but gave way 10 resolution of
| Mr. Scorr, Of Fauquier, that representa-
ion IN the Senate shall be based on taxation
Exclusively"
The Committee then rose, and the House ad
journed.
We were, we may say for unately, in the
House during the day, and, much 70 our graft
| ficaIion, had all opportunity Of hearing Mr.
RANDOLPH for The first lime in our lives bu
wedge as we were IN The midst OF mass o.
NOR, ali,y, We could take no notes Of his speech
which it would have been easy 10 have done
| for his delivery is so deliberate and his voice
so very clear and shrll, that every one within
| the sound Of il Can hear dis inct.y every WORD
| he utters Having, then, nothing but our me
mory TO depend on, and very li'le lime &c
| spare, presen, our readers, now, but
very BRIT and hurried sketch Of some of the
features Of Mr. RS speech.
.,1r. z. commenced by renarking, that he
had not entertained he most dis ant idea o
| taking part in the debates Of this Convention
but finding that the Obligations from his sec
lion Of the state, among whom were men Ol
eminent ability, had remained silent, even &C
the last moment, On the vital question now be
fore the Commii'ee, he had come to he deer.
mlna'ion, unpr epared as he was, to Offer Few
drsullory remarks He had locked for aid from
his own dist let, he had looked for il from Nor.
folk, from Southampton, from Dinwiddie, from
Brunswick but he had looked in vain. He
then spoke with much feeling and energy IN
favor OF The old Constitution and agains' any
in ovations on it. He admitted there were
some minor defects in it, which he was willing
10 amend; but would rather put up with taem
than consent 10 the total destruction Of that IN
strumen, which, with all It's defrc's, he main-
,sine6 was the besr :na; could be framed no,
for the people Of Japan; nor the people oil
China, nor for NsW England nor Old England
-ou' for the people Of the good old Common.
wealth Of Virginia.
In reference 10 the proposed amendments
Mr.. r pro rsted against he monsrrous assump
ton Of tie power of disfrsnc hisng arritizens
between the age, of 81 and IS, by declaring
ihtm ineligible to set in he House Of Dele
gates, aud excluding i''ose between he ages of
q and 80. He commended thai he influence OF
Virginia in checking the ADAPTATIONS Of the
Federal Government was eG from the old
Constitution, and would nfallibly b. destroyed
by The proposed new one-a result which he
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