Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-23

l. feief1ins 10 the history OF the present ecu
htefiai districts, noih'hg Could be found 10 war :.
rant the Insertion that the "eneral Assembly OF
1916 III, actually did etpress. attended 10
/ express any opinirn as 10 the proper basis OF
representation for the entire government Of the
state The question was. al that time mixed Up
win circumstances OF compromise thai materi-
ally affected the issue and bafiied all inference
a. 10 The future organizatioGn ofiha govern
'nenI. Mr.. c. protested against the justice or
POLICY, ofbringng tue acis ola former Assem-
bly, 10 bear upon the decision OF the present
question, or oil shaping the acts OF the present
Legislature so as to influence the deliberations
oi the convention
But u gentlemen w1u still insist in dala ice
OF all he could urge, 10 bring 10 their ait, the
precedent OF isIo-'9 ne would beg leave TO
remind them, thn' IN the arrangement then
made Of the counties Of the state, whist mate.
rial regard Was had Ia local convenience no al.
ienion was pad 20 The fractions Of population
'haf arc The insepnfable atfendaais upon every
possible sch"me Of distribution. Suppose the
principles then pursued 10 govern the new d..
VISION snd graduation now sought 10 be made,
ahh "ba' ih'h WOMB oe the ground OF com
PAM against ihrsr dslIctf On any possible
pun o. elaahl'uoh IN coulh b. proposed II
disiIicts III OF u, "oh ii b. found 10 have an
qhai NUMBER OF IL pfesehl alyes Bui II he WHINE
y 'pulaiph 81 the sth'e be divided by 90 and the
standard ttpfesehi',iVe number Thereby obtain
Z" oe "Pfpeu ia n "i'is"' W ihe "hdr p0puia
ION OF eaeh u the SENATORIAL districts, II "oul
DC "A'"'e''" NV ""'''"'s OF popuIa ION
should be h'Srtg"'ded' o"t me OF the districts
~ the state exceeded anu only t"o, fell short of
IT'S proper complement an the excess or de
6ci nry, III no case eNcee led Il siug e Ipemher
bn'' even Tue 'es"''' were lar other than
a. a mai Of
ny ''''y "o,,' WIZ" s'ouh" "i hpprehension
81 hin'm would tbs Afford 10 la, brethren al
,"e WIS., iihh the legislation Of the state in
""'es past, borne heasiy o them Had ".
MOI parcetied on our western domain, I'LL the, |
'"'mse'Ve'' o's'o !" eodnp hin Oh The exc, s. o
'op'os'"'d'lo" IN '''eii ,l''ie c"un ies Had
w M pa W onep ou' ,he eo"ii OF ehancery
~ Se'' chan'eHois 10 r'su' au'oh- them, hol ling
"'"''s az "u'he'o's AZ 'oost he'u III the eastern
"l"i 7i ihs s'a'e iIah We not, with
nam vac" 'oth II iocai aacpnn daton, broken
40" II 'h' Old di'inc courts, a system pa,iicu
lhiiy ealculhird lo' the eastern country. ~ seq
Hat. H., -, -, ''''' Coali''s
and divided :, =, ~, thu, ~ ~''o IN
popu iiun Had W. not proyi1ad anai,,a
fund o. iaiernal improvement IN i,,,r.,.a',i,a;,
mountain road. aud rivers and hi,,d 49, ,..a',t |
- rs brethren of on ro,n,n,,, ,a,,.l,,
but one common ,oterp.,7 MI 40, ,'s |
Them r.prasen,aiion in inc e.nat." -
own l.vo,,,, bn.,s If yv,,i,e ,,.,',I,,;P ~
va ia, w,,.th. snI.o, ~ i ~, ''''' -"
deIancc IN ih, ,wer HIM. .,J ..ir,',
a,,r.,,on of conv.n,,,o# ~, a., ,..a,.,,'
" o = b. DIV of lre.holtIe,s} ,yha H.. A.
Speakers. these needless a.ar,,., ",...1
y.r,anc, win ,na I'M. -, - ~" ~
P'' ~.
wi :. sn'd nat mare ~n' que subjec
r ,,,', which ''e "aa"i".'y u opinion ia tn
n sll.,dad 'g.' w" "'"'i''" "a ''hca'Ions
49,, ~ M ''efence Nv u TO 5i."igt
sep, e,rntsl,oo. Th.rn .o. hu, ,,".", a""ny
seemed to Iis.en, from tho dis,,icI n',
e",nrhi'y conducive Ia iidlc''ns slecrioo.
AID INT almost every ding depended on the
ed our ao"s 'ne Go ""% i" %' al "I .as "
with the li,,riies of n ri.iug p,onl, 10, IN.
nip Of stule be well bmt we'll manned a''I
I"'P
Then shall we live hrouyb everv a,Ivorso ,,l.,
A al Ill =. " wv ""se'Se que,
N"' ''oe sfs"r''y On The stormy deep.
w ith ns ii, lie .banr,o NJ no, Al, :; a,
forms or ,,,,yo, "a -. NV 'h's'hP
call together thc saecs and na,rio,e of ,he i,,d
Ia weigh this mighty iheme /, s.ch a baa.
meeting ns brethren of ono com,,no C,o,;,. ~,
cr, n crest and feeling will h. du,v c,,,s,,l,.
and respected whilst the G,ro,s al M -. |
tuition will be brought nearer 10 ne SANDAL ~
a pare republican ,heor, and whatever NAV
he the result of us deliberations is ,,c,,,,,,,
datian would pIubahly preyaII with M, ,,,,t |
reconcile the minority, aud restore harmony to
me community
M Free
W., ar ,ho. Al ,.oo "'o o ,"'o'eu slaves Total