Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-05

instructions Of their consutuensor unless some new
proposition is struck out,whch may command majority
Of the Convcnton?-it is excellent rule, ".Nercr
despair Of The Republic" The Western citizens, when
they the most sensible of the danger, will put
forth all their energies; and rise the level of the
cason Their sagacty, their patience the- coolness
and moderation, will devise method for extrca,iny
their ship tiom the breakers which threaten her What
inspires us With the greater hope, is, the conciiatory
spiri, which oninatcs the great of the Convention
IN spite OF all the agitaions of nine weeks session,
ami the disagrceabc cmbarrassmens by which they
are now surrounded Both sides of the House deeply
sensible Of the difficulty Of the Common as was
strongly evinccdb Mcssrs. Baldwin and Leigh in their
eloquent appeal, Of yosteraysnd by the liberal spirit
which characterized the authors of the two Schemes of
Compromise; as fully cxempfcd in Mr.. Cookies Speech
of Wednesday, and Mr. Upshur's disposition to modify
his own resolution on Thursday-with such spirit we
cannot despair Of sncccss-and c may say alter Mr.
Madison, with slight variation, we have a "consoing
confidence, that the Convention will at last find that
their labours have not been in vsiu."
We publish in This days paper authentic copy of
Mr.. Madson's Speech, which will be read with avi..
~, and has been often referred in The late Debate
The gentleman who has twice found fault with the
newspaper version it, will see, in IN, 3iparagraph
IRON the end, the passage whc'. led To that conclusion
The Speech, however, will speak for it.clL and att
Stretch or THE PRocEEpINos OF CoNyxSrIoN
THuRspAY. DECEMBER
The Convention met at II o'clock. AMI was opened
with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Parks of the Methodist
Church.
The House having again gone into Committee Of The
Whole, MIR. PEASANTS in the Chair, 't
Mr.. Leigh resumed the argument he had suspend:
ed yesterday, and went into EXPOSITION aud cprnpar.
son OF the several propo>i;ion' offered :rouad Of
compromise lie demonstrated against The idea of ron.
sieiing the proposition Of Mr. COOKE as any compro
IN n all md ,yelt TIA .n.-g
lowing mp the power Of the Senate, by giving il an or
ganiza'ion similar to that OF the Lower House. aud ia
The mean while cheiihng split of perpetual strife
ard The bitcre.t enmty between the two branches a.
IN. Government.
He reviewed the plan proposed by Mr. GonpoN &
compared il with his own, chewing how Mr. G. arrived
at his results and insisting that il should he adopted as
permanent basis, in few years tho same incou,,y
would arse, and t'ic same struggle ave q be gone
over again Mr.. l. proicssed himself willing to take
MIR GoRDoNS plan with one or two notifications
lie next proceeded to review Mr.. UrsuuR's rro.
position with which he WIS better pleased md which
he rrotrssed himself willing a,iort if tie number of
the House of Dale gates was ch,nprd from 20 In Dc
more convenient number in relation tic aprnr.
t"nmen, OF Di.ucts particularly in the Eastern uar,s
el the Stte
(Mr. UPsHUR expressed himself willing 70 max.
this m0dhc alton }
Mr.. LEIGH urged srn,emen's acceptance Of tho
principles of hi. rln aud expressed his Willingness 20
modify The details in any way that would Lave the
principles untuuch ed.
He then went into full exposition his own n, the
general principle OF which TO split the d.G rene
between The white basis and The nixed basis: with
notification. He eNpained the difference between
MS own and Mr.. Ma RsHALL's plan, arising chiefly
from the fact that the latter had gone up,n the Census
OF 1920 while he had himself rndravour.i 10 ascertain
State.
here thrown side by side, for the ,pporonmeut Of the
iionSes-a'i The schemes proposrd