Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-10

nc i1"t Objection Is tns-,nat IA sjimiuOiiInr the
a0pic you must call them at the same time or al
'i'ierenl times. II at different times. we know by
experience 1t is impossible TO procure u full vote I'M
.ess IN Spring This is not matter of speculation.
j Nhcn vacancies occur, writs issued TO supply
thcn-yet not one half of the qualified voters attend
IL we pursue the same course, as to the election
.! the Governor, he will be chosen by small mi
norIty. If bring ON all elections at the samc
tHe we have the experience of other States againsi
H.. The election OF the highest Importance rules all
others. Such is the case in New York.
These not nll the Inconvenience Is il bv y
majority OF plurality he is to be elected, Rv n M,
iority Ills said--Iu wide an Empire as VIRGINIA
does any gentleman suppose it possible to elect
Governor,
There will be % candidates. ono for eoch dis,rc,
There will then be no election. VIII YOU atont the
( N j.. proctice.-You could never effect union
q! the people IN favor of any one candidate till the
period had passed. when he should have been in Office
but adopt plurality, and the largest district
presenting itself III q condensed vote, will cleo, the
Governor.
This must he 1t cannot he endured. What
then shall be done, The Legislature knowinr what
willhappen, will have coucus here and they viii re-
eohhsnd Candidate. You must Introduce the cau-
Gus ana you vii! then elect the person nominated py
irresponsible men.
For this very tho ffamcrsof our Constitution
50 wisely provided Us they have done. Ii we refer
II to the people, no choice will be made but after
long period.
Something was said as 10 the e,.oonse Of ,Le m.
continents III the Legislature id the rcntlelunn
from Frederick calculate the expense of an election
the expense OF the time and labor OF the people:
lie was opposed 10 this frequent convention of thc
people for elections. Tor nothing more djssutisfos
item Hurry them much, and cal. th"in To rjec,ior
ana lew VIII attend nj any election, even of the mem
bcrs Of the Legislature.
These reasons inclined him 10 PFC Ter the first mode
me future mode, a the viva vote has been dc.
'cdcd 10, Will prevent log rolling. lie would 81 he in
formed what the members OF The Legislature shall Jn
One word he would say Us TO The ratronanc of IN.
Executive. In nodern times The whole system - con-
Ahed To two subl"c's, One is the regulation of the
revenue, and the other OF the patronarn
n writer has said the revenue of the nation i the
nation ana the next thing Is the power Of apuoltino
The new trainers ofthc Constitution acted upon Tia,
the County Courts
The effect Is happy in Virginia. There is 10 lor
rolling no caucus in the election Of Governor Il,is
not endowed with much pair mage But if Won
clothe MN with power as Mr. Powell proposes YOU
VIII introduce conflicting interests Of which we have
yet no experience bur other States have hni IT,
.nr WILSON wished the question 10 be taken on
the separate resolution.
.ur. Slana'd suggc ted first the rrop,icty ofta;nC
tue question on striking ont.
The question was taken on strki,,,r ont nd vos no,
gativcd. Ayes 81.
Nh. Doddridge submitted the following amend
ment to the first resolution of the executive report
''Ihat the Governor he elected by the persons CuaI
lied to vote for members of the House of Dcierats At
the several times and places appointed, to hold ccc
tons tor members of the Genera! Assembly The Co
vernon shall hold his Office for years and after
the expiration of this time shall be ineligible for -
years"
MIR FrzuuGn repeated he said few DAYS a,ojf I'm,
Legislature ue lair index of the OF majority of the
people ne was M favor OF veus the power the Legislature
But as this question still undeced-as to REPRESENTATION
oil inc Tree we population the House OF Delegates his vote
would finally depend
Mr. DoDDRiDoE expressed similar sentiments.
Mr. LEIGH asked for division the question.
The question striking the first resolution was put aud
carried ~ the nrsatve-ayeS ~, noes 10.
The secOad resolution agreed
The third resolution as amended read
DEBATE TO ~ Continued