Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-12-05

that the knowledge o. the rcatleman as 10 tho no,
utation OF iondoun was correct. and the retur,a
q inc Audi,or were naccU ate in that respect
vas probable that they were also incorrect as To
o'her counties: The man difference is that the gen
.ic'nah rom hiehmond allows sly 81 representatives
| !" the s-Sl!cghanv district, while he Mr. L.
! odioWad 70. The gentleman from Richmond takes
one representative from the country beyond the Blue
niagc' and gives am to the tide water district
rs 'nay be lair but believing the ratio of incrcasa
70 er greater beyond the Blue Ridge, lie had given
so INT district somewhat larger allowance than he
o'hcrwise should have done His own feelings ve-h
on f SIDE the mountain: and he had al ened on this
princp!e:-lf question arises between myself anu
another person, and the decision of is left to nv
sell am more likely to to point OF tyne ius-
tce decide against myself; these reasons had in.
eced MN 10 give two more votes to the TRANSLATE.
ehany districts: on this account there aopeared a
diier'Ece OF two representatives in favor of the
rans.A Allegheny distrct-thls the ground upon
which he had gone, and this explained the only dir.
prEcip.c. ..' =.
mr.; NIcH9',As informed the committee that he
sho"ia take the liberty Of considering the various
plans which had been proposed t. he conventio,
ana having considered them, on making lid his own
opinion as to their comparative and separate merits
re would first examine the princpie which the
propositions involved and then its operation on the
district Which he il pnrt represented On usuoi oc:
"len the question was of general prnci-
PIES, re looked ut 1t in that view Only. but when prn
position Tor Compromise was made it became hiz
GUY TO consider It's effect upon his own particular
par o. the country. He said this 30 shew that be
ar
ed to any particular proposition. He should exam,
inc tor himself and should vote for that p,onostion
Wh'ch his onscience believed TO be right and leave
thc consequences 10 God and his country: Int If ba
was called on 10 accept proposition on the prounT
OF eo:nptoInlse, be should enquire as to its effer,
upon his section Of The country, He would not com
nit bis opinions bu would leave his mind omen Sr
LAa reception OF such proposition he might think
PREFERABLE because when adopting compromise. he
held II to De right to say what could best serve the
people OF hs district. Ills venerable COLLEAGUE had
I
whose opinions he disposed to attach moro
weight. ne had accompanied those opinions with an
estunnte which he had prepared, and which it was
hPoriaf. 70 lay before the committee at the same
time that lie other propositions should be submitted
! TO them. The views presented in that estimate
were SUCH NIGH, enable the committee to co1ne
toa correct result He would therefore move 10
refer the csnlate to the committee of the whole
and that it should be printed.
at the request Of Mr. Randolph Err Ni.horss
Withdrew his motion for short time
Mr RANoc!PH ,llen rose and stated the hirh res.
pect WHICH he entertained for the gentleman from
Richmond Owing to the great WEIGHT which tho
opinions Of thut gentleman must have On that com
mlttee, and on the whole Union lie felt a aosfect
anxiety that he should not misunderstood him lie
had risen therefore 9r the purpose setting himself
right, in case he had not correctly undersiood the
| meaning of his language. II ne understood what
; the gentleman had described with his accustomed
porspicIity and accuracy he had described iva ex
t treInes, OF which naked numbers constituted one
and taxation the other aud between these two.
with the greatest lDsiiCe, lie gentleman had found
! nherc
I II tins was correct, he might be permitted to
| say, that he saw nothing in the fair spirit of
| compromise in departure from the point which
forms this medium, and setting the fcdela al nun.
bers as one OF the extremes and the white
basis as the other. By way Of Illustration he
put the case OF two neighbours having dispute con-
corning 100 dollars Each vigorously insists on thai
amount as being due to him, but at length they a.
gree ITO use Phrasa very hcrcl to split tire
difference. ,Fhe half way pc;at IS $50 But eays
one OF the PARTIES will take the sum due to nm.
nI-+~o r,,I, /,
or, and you sllll pay me SIS. Well says the other
and VII take $50 for the one extreme and nougi.
for the other, and will then pay you S25 1t mus,
be obvious that if the medium be taken for the linn,
1t depends on the opposing parties which medium
shall be taken the limit, and whether one party
shall lose % or rs per cent RE could see nothns,
like justice in any departure from the golden mean
the medic t1fiSsimuS when stern nexoTabe medium
is offered to tor limit and the Highest demand
| Of our opponents for the oti,rr. =
lie had considered it due to himself and the vener.
| able gentleman from Richmond to state what was
his opinion, as to the injustice after accurately and
Justly fixed on the federal numbers the medium
and settling down on that principle, of taking that
medium tor limit, and adopting the other limit
the point at which the other party had started lie
hoped that he had made bis views as DellirIbe 70
others. as they are to his own mind
Mr.. POWELL expressed his apprehension that tho
projects which had been offered this morning we're
calculated to defect the very objects which they
looked, and to draw OF the opinions of gentlemen
from the course Of compromise. which was desired,
He asked gentlemen To look to the history OF cur
proceedings, and if it we're possible, after the
expressions of opinion which had been made whether
the terms Of compromise offered thig morning con
lead to any good results. ALMOST every proposition
| contained in the scheme Of the gentleman from
Cbesier6eldbad been in principle delbcrated on dis
cusscd and decided. The proposition TO make pop
ulnton and taxation The basis of the House Of Dele
gates bad been rejected, and had offered . take
that basis for the Senate, What is TIE proposition
now offered Ivy the gentleman from Chesterfield? 1t
is to base the representation in bOL Houses on the
federal numbers for the gentlemen has declared tIR5
when his plan shall be- adopted for the House Of Del
egates lie intends ~ carry it oui 20 the Senate. AZ
ter exbausng cgh weeks III discussion, and deciding
teman to hope that there can be such change 10
the opinions Of the House. as now to take the pro
position winch he offers as the only possible protnd2