Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-06
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TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. o, 1929.
CONTEMPORARIES being the day as
signed for considering the bill organizing a Ccnrcu-
tion in the House of Delegates the profound n,ercs,
felt in the question: manifested by the crowds in
tho Lobby, and by the universal attendance of mem
bers with ono or two exceptions caused b. the illness
of some member OF their family.
Our readers are appraised that the whole difficulty
feit IN agreeing upon some plan for organizing Con-
vention results from the strange fact, that the great
majority of the freeholdes who last spring voted for
Convention, are by the present constitution of the
House OF Delegates, greatly out-voted in that BODY
there boinga majority of lG or 90 counties opposed
to CoAyea ION! while tie majority of frcehodcrs in
Its favor exceed five thousand. This fact speaks VOL
tfineS On the other hand. it is natural and perhaps
from the constitution of human nature necessary
that the small counties should struggle to retain their
ascendlncy. Physicians are agreed that suicide is an
act ofinsanty.
We believe that there ia n general disposition to
execute the declared will of the people The q,'o
'nodo is the only question. In other words the lit
tic counties are struggling so to organize the Con
fcnton, as to carry into it. their present prenoudcro
ting influence in the Government. The nrne conn
ties are endeavorng to secure that influence 70 which
their population entities them. The slave holdnr
part oil INC State wish TO have that species proper
ty representative non slaveholdinr portion con.
tcnd' that political power resides in, and of right be-
longs TO- the free white people only oftho community
1t IS evident therefore, that the Convention must
be the creature of compromise. We do not believe
that any one of the numerous projects for its oronn
Zation, has rallied a majority in its f,yo- bu yr
think that oil of them will be defeated in successop
by combination of the forces of all the rest In n,
our experience of five years in the Legislature. we
nave never known upon any question such a contra
4iety and opposition ofviews We are happy TO saw
however, that so far, the contest is marked bya fine
spirit OF candor, courtesy and moderution Shirt
that II preserved, will we have no doubt vet safely
Conduct the Legislature out ofthe abyrvnts of dis
cordant projects before them.
For the satisfaction of our readers We proceed to
state succinctly, the various plans proposed IN to
thls moment, for organizing the Convention.
l. The plan of four members for each Copcros-
s!onal District, the one proposed by the bill now
before the House, reported from the Select Commit,
ter.
:. Mr. Dodd'fdses first plan, for dividing the State
INTO q districts, containing equal portions of white
population and TO send four or five members each
as may be agreed.
8. Mr.. .Nrson of Fredcrick's amendment 70 mr.
A'oddr'dses first pan-to have the convention based
upon white population, and that it consist of 100
members, to be chosen from AZ Districts.
4. Mr. Doddridge's second plan--.o classify I'll .
Counties according to white population.
3. MIR. Rutterfoords plan-to make .hc basis of
united one, of general population
and taxation.
8. Mr.. Pits plan-to choose one member from
each county.
7. AIR. Goggin's plan, to class the counties-rivipo
PC ~ smaller, Dclegatc--the second class two
and the third three.--This would produce $50
ipembers--60 west, and 90 east Of the Blue Ridre
% Mr.. Ter'iHs plan, for county representation.
Offering in its details, from that of mr.. Pits
o. Mr.. Duncan's plan, for making TIE present ny. /
rangernent of Senatorial Districts the basis of repre-
scntation in the convention.
We have aimed only to state the characteristic fca
tuTe ofeach plan.
Ofthese, that of mr. Mason and that Of mr.. Copor
were yesterday rejected by decided noloritics.
Which Of these plans is TO succeed, or whether anv
81 them will receive the conference Of minority is
question on which d. not f g. at liberty oven 10
hazard conjecture.