Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-07
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INC Convention resolved itSelfintp Comnittcr Of
the Whole, Mr. PLEAs,~rs IN the Chair.
INC ques ION p'Hd'ng being on the resolutions of
fered by Mr. Upshur.
Mr.. LEICu th"n re umer his remarks IIa DronosoJ
10 comp1rc the vaTious propositions which had been
offered IN the spirit Of coUpr mise He would parj-
cu!"rIy address himself TO tho gentlemen fiom the
w est III nrd'r TO shcN TIM h. intends to do to then,
str.ct Justice. But ne pc ccvcd in incrcoursc with
gentlemen pubic ind private, that there Is an idea n
nDng then! th1t there cXists some fixed eternal ru
cipr oil God, IN relation to hunln rights which it is
lApcuS 10 disturb THIS led HIN 10 regret that no
had not been in the house in time 20 modify The nro
position OF the gentleman from Nouhanpton so as 10
MAKE entirely clhandtc from that gentleman rather
In,'h rom himself. lie conceived that which the
west considered compromise ~ an abaudonmeut
by The West of all The principles for which they had
contended. lie referred 20 Inc remarks of Mr. Mad
lson, and to his recommendation of federal nu,nhors
Us geperal prlncipIe, winch IS TO be adopted into
government He did not as has been evnrassc cd ~,
the newspapers, advocate n different bnsis in tho
two Houses and although this idea had ronc forth
TO the world, he stated that il was in contradiction t
what that vencrabl" gentleman had uttered and bc
corrected the statement for the benefit ~ those pb
hadhot the happiness Of hearing him. lie referred
To the bitterness which would agltntr tho Drc mind
"hcn the Constitution vas presented 10 lLcr1 con
ta-HHS bass "i '~ir"scr'a' ion toun1od Oh DrirLj
PIC winch could not be recognized by the people.
lie then proceeded % take Il view of the different
propositions. FIRST the proposition or the ,.nflcrn
from Authenticated gcutlcmIn had not niyeu 70 t,
COMMITTEE any insight into the process by which no
had arrived at his results lie was wise as repards
ms own object IN not making known this process He
stated that 1t was founded on the census of 1920 Un
theu presented 20 the Committeeman Inc considorcd
TO be the exact process Of calculation bv which mo
arrived at ms results. Tie gentleman had taken tho
census OF B2O, as fixed basis never 10 bo borcorc,
chahgcd. Whnt lstbc al antogc TO the West Of li-
scheme over any other What arc the ob,cc,ione
made nh the EusfS He would lc9vr II q, tIo So,
~ eEPa'n no" they prefer fixed basis. We arc
caiieu OD 2" acknowledge thc principle that numbers
ana numbers only arc the proper basis 0f ron,r~,r
tatiYo government. Should thu plan be- aIortcJ
'Y VIII hnd That in few years this proscnt heart
breaking sccun "i! be acted over again. and tho mr.
Knn|'dgchnnt o. the principe by the LIST now
VIII BE- allcdr"d against them e hen that sb,l c,
up again. he WISHED such priucplo vo,.I mr.,
DE- udoptcd, ns would prevent NJ any future time III N
recurrence OF the scene which is hero taxi tI,ro
nc proposition oithe gentleman from Nor. harnpton
dispo1nG OF fractions rivos the p11,4f,.u4 ,il,i,I
have already been published. Tie og,, ,lccfi,.f h
had to The plan, wa the necessity j. would Droducc
Tor rc-9rrnngHn"n. II has been Thought i,v sotoo
mat The House Of Delegates would be- composed oi
~, D", tnc 8oioen number which Isnop fixed Is 10
W.T.. CrsnrR snh hn had no particular aiiaeluion,
70 ~. lie was only anxious ~ odopi the p,iuci.
pc rue MODIFICATION might be made 30 syit in,
general wish oi the House '''
MT. LE'dH saidf" had 20 understood the qrnilc.
nun anu ne hoP'd 40 ono would be- di.pogod r. rc
Jcct the proposition. because fire d,tsil. yeyo M cot
H%'u lie was himself Disposed fo 'alto tL. ectcy, -
o. ~, gentleman as 10 the House Of Delegates. and
VIZ" sHtht modification as 10 the Senate. 10 bo
pon tnG gentlemen on iis side would no, refuse tho
T"I'p', because ito details Wcfc not vet fvoJ 49,
nc then took brief view of his own a which ~,
nave a"ea'y. published. and which look of n IIorse
% '2o members. Tho gentleman from, Ricbn1or,
nau iEulPnca an estimate differing from his The
votes to the tr1ns-Aurghany district. Irc ,ta,,.y
That his feelings were for The lower country md bs
respected no man whose fcolnps were moi s;rn.,
tic believed other gentlemen were even win b,rc
tiycs 10 The Wcst bya desire of iusfi,c as oil a. -
could understand what was Justice. and was cauabl,
OF acting mp to 4: and he Thought he was more like
y to DO justice by giving these rcpresrntstivcs +,
nc Wcs'' og''n.f mis-. own preferences u. wa,