Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-01-16
CONVENTION.

AIfefe mas been suspension of action on this s,b-
Ject, since the rising of the Committee of the Whole
IN tho meantime, different gentlemen have submitted
pycts tor organizing the Convention, and until they
are printed, no step will be taken by the House.
we have already adverted to tho plans of Messrs
tStxhugh Of Fairfax, and Doddridge. Besides these
two others have been submitted and ordered to BIC
printed, VIZ: Mr. Zinn's and Mr.. Nelson's. For the
characteristics Of the last refer to the Legislative
mead. we were not in the House, when Mr.. linn
submitted his but understand it's features 70 b,
hieHy: representation Of counties in proportion to
white population-gving each county containing a.
population under 5000, one member-thosc contain
lug population between and rs 600 t,ro members
ind all over $4,000, three members. According to
this classification, there will be SO counties entitled
TO one NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. entitled to t,co-and three
emitted to three-flaking in the whole Io8-scventv-
1--we east, and fifty-three of the Blue RIDGE
The Congressional district plan is evidently de-
tunct. The question is contested between the
cotnt's and white population, ascertained by the
federal census of 1910, or Of 1890 The Senate is
intSn to be hostile to equal county representation.
TBy an error Of the con,positor, .nr-. Miller
instead Of DR. Wills, was made to advocate the bill
nr snbjeetng negroes (slavcs to the punishment OF
death for burning stacks of grain, hay or straw
we omitted to notice, that after this bill was re-
jcSted, Ar Gordon made q successful motion to
reconsider the vote, on the ground that the bill
as rejected did not specify the object for which it
was asked by certain petitioners. THAT object was
to punish the burning of stacks of grant with death
aud was extended by the COMMITTEES to straw hav,
&c.
rs the bill now stands before the House, it propo
IN mini fi,o b,rn
dcnth
So much for the bill We take leave 10 express
our opinion, that even now modified it is san
culinary law; but we have no objection, provided a
White min shall be put to death for the same offence
DcJLc oQ Ito Coprention.-THe present in the
Country Paper of to-day, the speeches of Messrs
Edgtngton, Newton, Wallace and Doddridne on the
proposition to strike out the first section of the con-
Eet1ton ball AT this time indeed at any time W q
falid NOT publish am thin more interesting. r4le
Iehate has been OF unusual ability and 70.
rseomnend it to readers preserve the s,eeci,
which we nov publishing, as valuable, for fnu,n
reference. They have boom revised by their author.
aud appear III the order OF connexion.
we have struck OF few extra copies. which
metDbers can obtain.
AaUSupaS C6Lcef5.-TAe Washing tor cbrresnord-
ent of the New York Commercial Advertiser has
fInished that print With list Of all the Fed officers
ofthe Revolutionary Army who have applied for an
received their pay under the of he last session Of
Congress. There appears to be Ivy only rs of them
living: of that number there are but Colonel. &
l4Isuteuant Coonels, aud Is Majors
The Specfal Counsel employed by the State Of
New York, to institute inquiries concerning the alb
duction of William Morgan, has made report to the
Legislature of that State. He UP the infbrrna
follows 'FN'' 10
From the testimony thus disclosed it appears that
m Morgan, citizen of this State, was tal.e, from
the jail OF the county Of Ontario into which he bad
been committed under circumstances of peculiar ao
gravatfon and cruelty; and from thence ranspor
ted, hnder duress ofimprsonncnt distance of aborn
me hundred and twenty miles, to the county Of Mag
iTa and was placed in confinement in the BJagazi6e
in Fort Niagara, situated at the confluence of tho
Iagara rlver with lake Ontario on the roruipo- off
the 4th OF September aforesaid.
ttere ure the boundaries of the tesin,onr As IN
%hls tate subsequently, thereto it is not vet dsveonad
Yor can 1t BIO anticipated with such confidence 10 bs
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