Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-04
Vol. Iu.-No. 81.

parts ofthe State. II. wa. sensible hat thrr. Ae,,
GO GO GAIA on which positive reliance could DO placed
Ior ne had himself dist stcd h. s,n,c-,. n, /, H., "a
from the AUDITOR Office parti.uIarIv Gfor fbe -,
MARKS OF the gentleman from Londoun.' fNr. M
cerJ on the subject Of tho iaccuracv Of Tho ro,nr
rs, ,eSarrs Loudonn county. He could not doub,
'rat the knowledge ofth' gentleman as 10 the non,
ulaton of Loudonn was correct and as the rct,,Irs
VI the Auiii or were inaccurate in that resneet 4,
was probaoie that they were also incorrect as 10
oher countless The main difference 10 that the gen
eroan from Richmond allows only 81 representative,
70 the trans-Alleghany district, while he mfr t.,
moved 20. The gentleman from Richmond takes
one representative from the country beyond tie Bin,
~ dge, apd gives him to the tide, vaicr district =
ms may be lair; but believing the ratio of incrcn
20 De greater beyond the Blue Ridge, he had given
~,u. aistLct somewhat larger allowance than he
otnerWise should have done. His own feelrrs were
on tbis sie the mountain ard be had AZ cned ON this
Prihciple:--if question arises between myself and
nc person and the decision of il lef to nlyr
sen am more likely to to poat OF ,ruc ms
tlce u decide against myself; these reasons mad ia
uuc'u MIN TO give two votes t. the trans-Ale-
g.any oistrc'; on this account there appeared q
oHefence OF two representatives in favor of the
trans Allegheny distnct-ths was the ground nnon
winch he had gone, and this explained The only dir
ncany ~ ms plan, supPosing that he was right ID,
MIR. Nicholas informed the cotnni,tea ,b,, \.
shooid take the liberty Of considering the various
plans which had been proposei to the Convention
: ne'he consldered them, on making up his own
|
re would inst examine the principle, which The
propositions involved, and then It's operation on the
district Wiich he IN part represented On usual oc-
customs, when the question or rene raj Drnri-
pes ne looked at II IN that view only: but when nro
position for compromise was made, it became his
uuIy 10 consider Its effect upon his own particular
part OF the country. He said this to shew that h.
had not made up his miLd and did not stand pledg-
ell To any particular proposition. He should exam
me Tor himself, and should for that proposition
winch nus onscence believed TO be right, and leave
tO (rOlu pAb L.. e
was called on TO accept proposition on the ground
ot compromise, he should enquire as to its effect
upon ms section OF the country. He would not con-
mt us opinions, but would leave his mind omen for
th9 reception of such proposition as he nipht think
preferable, because when adopting compromise h..
MD II To be right TO say what could best serve the
People OF his district. His venerable colleague had
Delivered his opinions; and there was no man to
whose Opinions lac disposed To attach mole
weight lie had accompanied those opinions with in
estimate whcii ne had prepared, and which il was
'uporaNt to lay before the committee at the same
time tina. he other propositions should be submttes
10 theu'' HE views presented IN that estimate
were SUCH as might enable the committee to como
TO correct result. He would therefore move s..
refer the estimate to the committee y tie ,cho,e
and thar II should be printed
~ the request of Mr.. Randolph Mr. Nchola=
withdrew his motion for q short time
MIR RANDOLPH then rose and stated the h;ob ros
pect winch he entertained for the gentleman from
Richmond Owing to the great weight which tho
opinions OF that gentleman must have on that com.
mI'tee, and on the whole Union. lie felt perGsct
anxiety that lie should not misunderstood him H.
hu1 risen therefore !Jr the purpose Of settinp himself
right III case lie had not correctly understood the
meaning OF ms language. Ii lac understood vbot
the gentleman had described with lis accustoo,;n,i
persPcuiiy 9nd accuracy, ne had described two ,.v
temes OF which neked numbers constituted opo
ana taxation the other and between these tv,o
with the greatest Jnstice, the gentleman Ind 6,nJ
ihe true medrunl-tbe basis of federal hunters:
~ inns was correct he might be permitted n
say, that ne nothing in the fair Hsn; - -
tba
forms tins medium, and setting the federal nun
oers as one OF the extrcIaes and the v,bita
oas's As tue other by way Of ILLUSTRATION he
put the case of two neighbours having disnnts CO..
corning 100 dollars. Each vigorously insists on tba,
amount as beng due 10 him, but at ZENITH Tho, =
gree TO use phrase very common here to split the
dinerence. he half way point is $50 Bur SAYS
one otthe parties, will take the sum cue 70 ~
tsloO) Tor one extreme and the half way for The OF;
err and you shall pay me S75 Well saws the otbe,
a s WI take S9Gfor The one extreme aud nought
lot the other, and will then pay you S25 II must
be OBVIOUS that If the medium be taken for The I'M
II depends on the opposing parties which med;,o
shn oe taken as the limit, and whether one osrfu
shall lose p or rs per cent lie could Soc otL;1
like justice IN any departure fon the oold,o -.
the medic tutsSilgUs, when stern bic I, m
Is offered TO us for one limit and the highest dead
| OF our opponents tor the other
| lie had considered il due TO b;r,scIf,r1, H.
aoie gentleman from Richmond TO state What 30.
ms opinion, as 10 the injustice after accurai 10 80
justly hHed on the federal numbers as the n,sS;,
- uV,NHT Oh lAet principle. of takina that
ileuluil i"r Imt and adopting "a the other linn.
the point at which the other parry had st1d MI.
hoped that he had made his vic ws as iute,igIbIo -,
othe s. as they are to his own mind -
! MI POWELL expressed his apprehension that tb,
Procts which had been offered this morning ,vsre
calculated to defect he very objects to which M
looked; and to draw of the opinions OF gentlemen
ron the course OF compromise, which was desired
lie asked gentlemen To look 10 the history ,t 49,,
proceedings, and see It II were possible after H.
expressions of opinion which had been made wbetIs
the terms OF compromise offered this morning ca,
!eau 70 any good results Almost every propos,t1ou
contained IN tue scheme OF the gentleman f,,r-
Chestcrtcldhad been IN principle dcbcrated on d,s
cussed and decided. The proposition to make non
uilton and taxation the basis Of The House of Del
5oteS hah oeen rejected, ind We hal offered 10 ;uL,
thu basis for the Senate. What i Inc ,r1,,1s,'
now offered by the gentleman from Chestcfhells n
Is 90 oase the representation m both Houses on tina
federal numbers Tor the gent has declared that