Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-07
DEBATE ON THE CONVENTION
Mr.. ALLEN, ofPrcs;ou, rose and said

Mr.. ALLEN, ofPrcs,ou, rose and said
Dir. Spcaker:-N otng but the principle ofsclf. de.
fence could mpei to take the floor on this occa
SION, amidst the discussions with viii IN the House
has been tovoured; hut this principle that runs through
All inc animal Kingdom, even TO the VeSt reptile that
Is induced Ia turn when trod uDon1 Is now loo now
crtul for resstance trust that for the obtrusion of
my remarks upon this House sufficient warrant is
gwen when 1t is rccollectrd, that represent one of
those unfortunate bdntingS, that has Its place in
spar OF the Allegheny mountain-whosc location is
so particularly contemplate in the eyes OF the gentle
man from Harrison, (AIr. Wiiams,) and said in this
House TO be recreant at home, and s,IDrcant A.
bread: i hus becoming fair game for the beigeran,
parties. whose sarguinary shafts havcc lis BLEEDING
at every pore; and whistl would say to the gentle
man from Brooke, ir. Dodiridgcl that I dsclain
lngraitude to the old stock from which we were tn
Ken, would say to the gentleman from Northan,p
'on Dir. Parkcr,) thatl dscaiIn the character of
sturdy suPpcant, takcI. into favor upon the con,ii-
ton TINT | viii bcco. S1De-fo,rL. prepared with
spurs, to strike TO the vitals ofmy Western brethren
came here Dir. Speaker, with determination TO
impart 10 the larger counties Il representation in
convention, according TO their free white populaoD
upon the consideration that the smaller counties
should retain nnIm aired the representative wcirh:
to which they would be Justly entitled, without los
ing itself rs drop III tie great food
That The small counties do possess n political
weight. 10 which they not Justly entitled havn
never d5lhted do I vet doubt: and that tI,av
should stl retain il in convcniion conceive 10 he
IN ulWdFfGnLed retention OF rgilt. be1nuinT
cry tn others; but, that the ugraduated senatorial
district plan aud hat OF county graduation ar, mad
equlte 20 removal ofthc evil am we'll Drerared IN
say; and that in he adoption of the senatorial dis
trict plnn ungraGua;cd Chat of the comfy rradua
ton, as casscd ny the gentleman from Brooke (Nr
d. (al printed and put into or hands for considera
tIon--wheretoEe take it for granted, have q rirlt
to discuss them cc.iateraly1 while you relieve on the
one hand, you Cypress on the other
Is the senatorial district plan offered BY The rron
tleman from Fairfax, Mr. Ftz!ucA,) giving to each
district delegates better than i. COUNTY represent
om By 1t, that part Of the state west Of the Elue
Ridge would have 10 delegates, AMI that cast oft
Io-this Is no acquisition OF strength to Che west vet
induccmrnt to US, the arrl county rcntlcrn, On
sly let us support It, and the pyinciple is gained
What principle Is ganed2 They answer. the princi-
pie OF representation according 10 free white pcpua-
lion, and yet they yield the increase ~ 1opuu,io for
J" years! W hat IL this for--bccajse there is no la
ter census' No. There was CENSUS taken only 3
years since. Then what tie reason it is Welded,
J wal tell you Mr.. Speaker: II is TO uppcase the
slave holding counties, and to enlist them into plan
that hut for this rclinquishment thcy would spurn;
and in after tune, the federal number representation
viii be insisted upon, with n much better grace than
u now Is, when coupled with thcrccollcclion that we
OF the west yielded lG years increase Of populations
N consideration, that tic Hast ould be ou:ct about
their slaves.
,hought, Mr. Speaker, wl,n ia committee Of tho
whole, The county plan supplanted the congressional
district BILL that the great enemy had fallcn-but
now find resurrection of him in the senatorial dis
trlct plan, based Upon the censtls of 1910. 1--WE
have scOtchcd The snake not killed it:"-It is the
same thing, by different name.
the advocates Of this latter proDosition talk seri
ously Of PriHcipie, when some, and ] think majority
NJ tho western large county gentlemen sat quietly in
thcIr S'4ts, wil.o the work Of death was going OIL in
"1nmntcc o'thc whole; and, thereby, rave ncpn.
i've vote N tnvor OF The congressional district m in
nslncl" handed struggle between it aid the county
bN-onc r'rr rcniaticr 5yfh ieynt nnnJtrs which,
u lew days sncc w7s particularly odons TO some OF
u" same gentlemen. us1uuch that they were hon rd
20 say, 'h'y would ncvcr miupc with or sit by The
SIDE VI si1v7 or the representatives. Of sayesl and
inc other entirely free from ,his objection: Yet we
&c those sam" gentlemen, then so passive and indif
rent, now sar@Iug 30 make allies OF these small
n'rhborIng counties, - whoso interests thew ,vcrc
Indifferent. and whoec worry existence thcv ,ycre
wlln" t. an'inHa'c, by these sable, newborn con
sii'upn's.
W. hovc boon told md vrry truly too that thorr
is nm identity Of interest beyond tho hills; and
there rs not IN exact distribution Of power arnonO ihs
several co"niicz.it wiz make but little difference M
an additional power is 9ancd-that we shall not tlcI
ask ID yam Tor funds 20 carry on our works e.
internal Improvement Vet, in the strife 70
such an object, Tor such purpose VIC fin,
uniting that one NJ tic Fast which contains tL,
master spirit of opposition for every appropriation 70
the prosecution Of work, of Western Internal In,
provcmcnt n moan the county Of Spottsylya
which % viii b. remembered, is pretty sizcablc one
WHic cOnyInccs that the most hctcroocne
c'fs bodice will sometimes unite FOR common MIR
pace AL especially whom that purpose, Ike this is t
a.guisfipn Of power. And after all this, tho srna
ies alOnc are CHARGED cf striking up cour;sh
for The purpose Of more c1cctuay cinging In WI
Irst power bui donot thosc who say So mako them
solves ,'"'isFto .irir own -cnarks' Neg-7 womb