Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-21
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The Conven fion assembled At II O'Clock nj
he ffsl B'ltist Church -when Ml. + L, Bar
bonr took The Char.
The following letter of resignation from Mr..
Monroe, va. presented and read
SH--My indisposilion rendering il ssibie
TO- me 10 perform my duties. either as presiding
officer as mrmbrr of the Convention
owe il 10 that body TO my constituents aud TO
the Commonwealth, 10 resign my seat, 10 ena-
be my colleagues 10 devove on some other
person The duties Thai am prevented from
performing,
| laval myself Of the opportunity 10 express
ny grateful sense of the generous confidence of
my constituents. eyineed by their election of
me TO the important nus. and of their support
of me in the course TINT my conscientious
conv,ciioas have induced me To take in The
execution oi thai rosl, though it differed in
SOME degree with the sentiments they had en-
| iertninrd
| For the distinction with which have been
honored by the Convention, by its election OF
| me TO preside over lis deliberations, have al.
ready offered my grateful acknow ledg nenIs,
aud beg again IL tender them, and TO add, that
AS testimony of appreciation OF my conduct IN
the many important trusts | have held, under
| the State aud Federal Governments al home
and abroad u will continue 10 be n source OF
consolation TO me TO The latest moments of my
! life
! ln separating myself from the Convention,
cannot refrain from the expression OF my ar.
| dent aud anxious hopes. that the result of it's
deliberations may correspond With the ex
I'eeta ions so fundy cherished before its Sc sion
| commenced, aud tnai a Constitution will be
Tanned. tina, viii secure the rights and protect
the interests Of all, command the public appro.
nai'on, aud promote the happiness and prosper
! ~ al the SiWe.
beg you 10 tender TO the members OF the
Convention Individually, my most respectful
saluiaiions, aud Ia be as ured of the hlgn es
'eem with which am. your most obedient ser
| want, JAMES MONROE
To PHILIP 7. Barbour. Esq
President ofihe Contention
Nj Barbour MAS then elected permanent
President of The Convention.
On Ms. Mercer motion, the following rrso.
luton WAS unanimously adopted;
Rrs0ired That The Convention enteriains
a high sense OF The patriotic zeal anu Ability
manifested by their fellow Citizen, James
| Non oe, inthe yariuns public relations in which
he has acted and sympathIze with him in the
dspensalion which has deprived them Of his
services as President of th,. body"
Mr. Mercer informed The Convention. that
proceeded TO I'll The vacancy occasioned by the
resignation Of Mr.. Monroe aud had appointed
Gen. Robert b. Taylor OF Norfolk, Tor this
purpose And he made motion, that an ex.
press should be dispatched TO Norfolk to inform
1en' Taylor Of hls appontmen,-which was "A.
greed to.
| The Convention then resolved itself into n
Committee Of the Whole on the Constitution
Mr. Gordon in the Chair.
The Report on the Bill Of Rights WAS then a.
| ken up, and various motions made TO amend
| II, and much debate ensued-r There was no o
Tier amendment agreed TO, except the intro.
| ductlon OF the words " the United States" into
Two OF the clauses
lhe Committee then took up the Resolutions
| from the Executive Comm.,ee-~hen MIR
'"'oofne subn'm'Iied The following plan of an
Executive Council:
heSolred, That There shall be n Priyy Council
! or council OF state consisting oil four me mbers
10 ne CHOSEN by JOINT VOC OF both Houses Of As
biy ioHssS M the DIM nlstrarion OF government /;
one OF "hom shall be chosen from the coun,r,
West oi the Allegheny mountains Que tr, IN
the Valley between the Allegheny aud BI,e
! Ridge mount aims; one from the csusIrv East
OF The Blue Ridge aud above the Head of Tide
wafer ana one from the country between the
/ hean oil Tide Water and The Atlantic They
shail annually choose out of their own body a
president, VINO IN case of the death. NAB ,lny or
necessary absence Of the Governor from the 90.
vcrnme0,, shalt act as Lieulenan, Governor.
Three members shall be sufficient To act. and
their advice aud proceedings shall be entered
OF record, and signed by the members u, resent.
10 any part whereof any member may enter
his dIsseht.and 10 be la ID b. tore the General As
sembly, when called Tor by them. The, may
/ appoint their own clerk, who shall have a sa sry
h1ed by law, aud shall take an oath Of secrecy
~ such matters as he shall he required or d.
reeted to conceal A sum Of money shalt be
appropr aied by law aud divided annually a.
"on6 The members In proportion TO ihei, ~
tendance and they shall be incapable during
,ner continuance in Office OF sitting in either
Rouse Of Assembly, The two members who
receive 'he smallest number of votes shall e q
our al the end OF three years, and be ineligible
Tor Tue iliree next, 4 The remaining two, al the
eno OF three years thereafter, aud DE ineligible
Tor the same period Of three years These va.
eancies, as well as those occasioned by dealt,
or ineapscl,y, shall be filed hy new elect ions
10 the same manner and under the same res
uiciions I"
This plan Sas rejected by the Committee.
sa'ious propositions for amending the Rrso
unions IRON the Executive ommiiee were
made oy, Mr. Fnzhugh-AmoDQ, others which
were adopted, were l.t, rha, the term OF the
"oseInors Office shall commence on the 6rs,
uay OF January succeeding his election, OF on
sueh o'ner day rs the L'gislwure ma, from