Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-17
VOL. VIlI.--ND. :3G.

n salary settled by law, an take an oatft OF
secrecy III such matters ~ he shall be dire I'd
by thr Board In conceal. AT the end OF one
year after their i,st appointment. one council
Tor. 10 BE- ~drsignat d b., lot, shall go uuf Of
Office aud the va ancy sLall b. supplied ~ a
new .lection.-Atthe end oil tie second ytar
another conncilloh To be designated ia like
manner, shall go out Of Off e, aud the enraney
be supplied by . new election and tins roia-
ton shall be continued IN due order annually.
The Executive Council shall stand IN the ,sme
~relatIon 10 the Governor as The priyy Council
or 'souncil n state, unler The n ting Cons,i-
,ntiou. except tina, II shall advise merely, and
not ronttul him"
Mr.. Cpshnr opposed The proposition.
Nj. Leigh spoke at considerable lrngth. also
~ opPOsil,on 10 i-showug What hi, ,jp, .
were oi an ecuiiye for Virginia.
When Nh. Leigh closed. i, was near 10 o.
clock the hou, to which the House of Dele
gates stood Adjourned when on motion, the
Convention adjourned tH ! O'Clock.
Conreniion, | o'clock.
The Convention again Wen, mt Committee
of the Whole-Nr. Gordon again in the
Chair.
Mr. Scott replied 10 Messrs. Upshur and
Leigh. At some length.
The question was put on Nc. SCOTS amend.
men, (b'i ing the amendmsnt to Nj. Upshur's
northumberland rejected, ayes ~ nors Ia.
Mr. Fitshugh moved rs an anne dmeni 10 tho
orginal r, solution -" Resoipsd. Thai The
Executive Cpuarii ought TO be- abolished'--
which " = carried, ayfs 90.
MI. Sfdnard alec up The other rcsolur lons
OF the Ehefuuve Commltee-wlen MI req.
Vnhi moved To amend The 9Th and 7lh ~ solu-
iIons, atsch ran AZ follows.
OH. Rs'0fped That the Commissioner ON.
cers Of NINA companies be nominated TO IIs
Executive by a majority oil their respective
companirs.
IN Rtsofted, Tint The Field Officers of 70.
ginen's, he dominated Ia r. Executive by
mnjofily OF The commissioned afic rs Of their
respective companies =
Mt. Trtspanf submitted the following, by
way of su1srlut. "
" htspfped, That the mode Of apuoipI iny
m'''ii" oi1e"ts ought Ia be- provided iuf ~
Jaw = 0fided, oyettheloss, thu no off or
oe'o" h g'ade of n Brgader ienefal should
be appoint It hy the ncneral ASSEMBLY
Mdffde submit ed III, follow ng IN lien
Of VI l. ztn . esolutiop
" Rcs0ited TIA the General Officers of the
N''Il'l" shnlI be nppo,nitd by he Executive.
~ ana WIN III ahsice and consen Of he
oeha''' upon IN NOMINATIONS vt the fed Iii
Gers ~ the milta "a such Districts, .ln in such
-. ~ lhHf III u INW
ReSotfed hal all Other Ulcers Of the
mililih sial b. appointed 10 such manues as.
shall be p1escIIBed by law
MI. Maffdt SAD there could u I be "A vatse
mode " leCi.ng tn inf nor militia Ollie "a.
man the p,esent-and he WINS for lenvtts tho
mode % selection o tur discretion Of he LIE.
gislhiDre. HihrJ Gould fnL no melho,i mona
eApeo'rnt tom the presen, ia mIgl, faally
.o"'' pncN TO II. lie said, tai the sy1tefn IN
r'ihsi Iyahm had produced me cctinu 81 a
ce''tIn Col F.uek-and fhat Il night lead 10
me cuo.ee OF neH oil Pluck, OF If No Pluck
Whatsoever. lie toairuded Int ihr present
tendency OF our system of oppoirtmrni was
To pu' men into zig offices who could not
:" " squadron ~ The de d. more than a
sPlnslrr. He SAID that there wa H. heuer
'"aa 10 high militnty ofire, than 20 become n
member of The General A,srmbl5 II 4ad
oeeh doubted seven, whether Is member. u ht
n'i 10 be eIhsiItnl,0nally nIohibne4 from elec.
ting themselves ~ oni G al all.
vi. IfeeDdIA stated be difference between
his pr POSITION aud Nj. Mac, ar's-The latter
plepos'd 10 transfer the election oithe Gen raj
Ollcrisot the Nililia ~ lhr Governor and Sen.
ate "'erras his own plan RETIRE III, M.
poiniin"ni TO JOINT ballot Of The Legislature, as
al present, lie argued in favour of his awn
proposition.
-" ui'""hhioH 'ook plnff III whifh Measrs.
Morgan, Lar well, Macroe, Johnson, Bfodna1.
ana Inhltel. took u parl.
The qnrs ION 10 adopt Mr., Macr0t's amend
men 10 hr. Tresrantg was taken, and l4s,--
ayes DO, ne, -.
NJ Mdcrde, inen submitted his resolution
o"''t1g the appointment by the Senate, wiict
Wa also lost
MI WdcTde then moved his amendment. 40
rs TO appoint the General Officers OF the Militia
ny ana with the advice OF tue Senate, onpIirg
ne nominal ion ~ the officers, exc and LOST.
On Nj. inner motion, the question.
OF hrs' striking "ut the 9th aud 7tb resolution
was taken, aud carriVd the 9th and I'm
resolutions were stricken out.
Ahu the question was Thea taken on Mr..
l''lVani rrsoiu'ions, when Mr.. Doddridge
'"st 10 say, that he was unwilling 10 conier
any power, on the Legislator" until rhe,r eonsti-
luton was " own. aud The basis OF representa.
lion VA hxed-Wiih the view oftesf,ng, there.
tore, whether the Committee viii rise and
axe up the bass Tomorrow he moved the
COMMITTEE TO iise-which was lost. nyes 36
The question Was Ihen taken on .ir. Trcz
want resolution, aud carried, ayes45.
LIE Commrtteed then rose, and the Conyen-
ton Adjourned.