Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-27
FRIDAY Mo NINc: Nov. = 1000 40
CONVENTIONS


ts1rRp AZ, ON motion of Mr. NJ,sor ,,r
",Vce on the " mole were authorised 10 hnyp MIN,
CT any document necessary for the dcspat ch ~ ,,s
he business, aud on motion of Mr. No. P
amendments made or proposcd IN ,bo 7 :, ne
report IN committee vi the whole were ordaeI
to b. printed, as also the rp,rls Of the difIsrent
Committees. 'e'e"}
Ia" Convcnlion having resolved its,lf inf, a.
nnttec ut the whole. and taken under cnns,dora,iS
Tue "a or census resolution of the Legislative C,.N
mi'tee Mr. Doddridge moved to amend i, nv reom,N
ring census tn be taken IN IS and AZ and q, -
every twenty years thereafter for the purp no of nm
Pofu"uh@ taxation and representation and ,Lp,
n - ." also newly apportioned upon each new fol
cruz .'nS"S MT Johnson doubted il this subiec,
ought to be acted upon before the mode NJ ro,o
tatlor IN the two houses was settled mud obiac,,l
I'D the frequency of Apo 'toninr taxation MA
I.epresen,1tion provided for by the amendment -
Mr.. Drddridgc concurring in the expednnry FL
suggestion, the census resolution w,s H. VI 'i'i
by, and the committee took up that rcruIn,ir ,i
numbers ct th' House of Delegates which INV NJ
ticnuerSons motion was also passed nv r. e,t
resolution fixing The minimum noe of SON. "e ON L
years being read, AIR. Joynes proposed 10 mass -
Mr. Henderson objected and the COMMITTEE, refnsSj
S,,.; sS -" oy MT. bayly moved to amend the re-
so'u.ion ny substituting 25 for 80. Nj Jovnes rero
pltuiated at some length, his vows for u,eC,rr %
Ihe amendment was rejected, 45 TO 81 'rbe al
resolution requiring members of the House OF Dr,o
gates TO be at least % of age HAVING bcon o
VI henderson moved to amend bv Sscrt;n,, -,
Mr. Doddridge supported p, and the amnndmrn,
was rejected, ayes 81. The Committee then a,o.
Ia Vp (Fnf,,.
The ist resolution of the Executive Cnra,,';,t
o'lnE read veshng the Chief Executive OFF, =;
Governor, Mr.. Doddrige moved to amend !, L'
requiring the Governor To be elected one =; ~ w
year. Al III" annual elections, by the persons onoi
hei to vote for the most hume, Gus branch of ~
Gsiatur' provided the election shall take nIac
throughout the Commonwealth on the 80 80 10;
Mr.. Lcgh OF Cheste' field. moved to amend -
amendment, by requiring the Governor m hc nS .'c
ny Ooth branches OF the General Assembly bui ,,nd
stunning 'ilat the effect OF rejecting Mr.. Dodridre
10 tn lpaNra tI,.
at present, subsequently Withdrew IL Mr b a
saying that the state of his health and his voic I'LL
vented hum from bringing forward his substi,,tn =,
the report of the Executive COMMITTEE go ~
ms wi~i' hat the list resolution mi,,bt no en
Som" explanation then ensuch between Mrsyrs ~!
Ger pohdrldge, and Leigh of Chesterfield wLon NJ
rowe" w Withdrew his moil'n to pass by the rcsoln,
ton. Inc question recurring on Mr.. Dodlridan,
amendment be- addressed the Chair at so,,a 49,
III ITS support MIR. Morgan explained thr rc,s0,,,
"h,ch would induce hlu 10 vote for the amendment,
and was followed by Mr.. Nicholas who deG"ndoi,
the present Constitution ofthe Executive Mr. IL,
derson succeeded IN support of the amendment NJ
n having concluded, Mr. Leigh enquired of him i,
he know Of any record evidence In s,st nm H. e.. -
had stated that the General Assemble IN oo,t
20 and May 1881, proposed the crcntion or =
Dictator Mr. Henderson replied. and referred 70 ito
OF Mr. Jefferson who stated in his notes
on Virginia. Mr.. Leigh observed, that he felt n,nch
curiosity subjects of this sort that he had FRI.
quen'y examined the Journals to find any rvidsrc.
ofthe statement, but had found none and requested
friVa .
Mr.. H. proceeded to comment upon several state
mems i'll Mr.. Jefersons notes; and addressed the
Committee at large.
On motion of Mr.. Doddridge who made m obsor.
vation two in reply to Mr.. Leigh the Convention
rose. and the Chair communicated n letter from chi
lohill Menniss, Esq. Delegate of the Convention
from Bedford, resgning his seat account Of bad
heal h.
Mr. Clayton then stated that the remoinitc Dole.
CATION had appointed SAM Branch Esq of Buck
lngham IN place Of Mr. Mrnnis, and at Mr. Claytor's
motion nc Sergeant at Arms ordered to apprise
VT. Brhnch OF ms appointment.
ON motion OF Mr.. Stannrd, the Convention adjourn.
ed. go
The ConUention.--It will he observed. that ycster.
day, the Convention proceeded to consider the Report
OF tho Executive Committee, having ut last disenra-
ged itself from that of The Legislative. The mode
of elccting the Governor, whether by the People OF
the Legislature, called forth much discussions md is
like to call forth much We shall not conicc-
ture which mode will prevail
The question fthe basis is passed by for the prc
sew - I'D. 'i~ persuasion. that it's adjustment
VIII be found less difficult than was srpposod ~ ma
time.
We learn with pleasure, that tho people arc
rapidly cooling in the middle districts from the state
OF CRITICAL excitement into which the terrorsts and
inlschlcyous and unfair system Of eecioneering had
thrown them.
Internal Improvement in the WesL-An intellio1n,
gentleman. writing from the scat of Government ~
Indiana mentions the increase Of emigration to- tho
West, these strong terms.
SIX thousand persons per week, for sevotnI fsov
eight ten) weeks, have passed through Indianpos
fer the Wabash"
The report recently in circulation, respecting Ger.
tain changes 10 the Cabinet, seems TO gain credcncr
~ Is now SAID that the HoWghyui Secretary Of tho
Navy has almost come to conclusion" that il is
best for hun To rctro Other ab1iicafions are also
thought to be in contemplation
GeorgetoUn ColwnJian
me washington 7, egraph of Monday says,
~ having boen stated TINT about 4 600 Of the
money PAID ior P1cuts had not hecn account ed for
at t3e Treasury, 1t Isduc TO Doctor ThomaP Jones
inc Iate Superintendent Of tn Patent Office TINT il
sn MD be- known that part ofthis defocation foos
place under his administrations" ri