Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-24
TIE CONYENrION

THE CONVENTION.
The Legislature, after being to.t about at Sea
'or ncai'y three weeks, seem at List TO b. getting
sight OF iand.-One proposition has been made
! (ycstcrday,) which has been fortunate enough TO
combine majority Qf voteS an IT'S Jasor. Mr.
Gordon scheme which was ne ga;ived on Thursday
By majority OF one only, was brought forward
yesterday, with some variations and il was cnrri-
cd by a majority Of fourteen woes. There will be
recording 10 Mr. G's plan, 10 counties and four
ooToughs, having one representative; % having
tIo; having three; and 3 having fIt.y-.n ali,
III. '
1t is impossible for any one TO say positively
whe her this scheme, or what scheme. win uti.
nately prevail-but ne do not despair of final
arrangement.
We entertain no doubt Sat some bill, will
be ultimately adopted, by both Houses. An
that Is 10 be desired is that good temper NAV pre.
| van among the members oil the Legislature; aad
max u al cannot get exactly what they may de-
nand, all will feet that we belong 10 the same
statc-that VIC are all VirginanS, anxious 10 rro-
mote her good, her peace, and her honor.
a friend of Gen. Harrson's a. Washington. de-
slres us 10 say,withou; any reference To the NOR
It's ol the late capture Of the Buenos Avrcan schr
Federal by the Q. 5. ship Eric,-tiat he was
rot on board the Ere at the time that event Or
Cured. General II. remained at ST. Martins
, with the Minister from the Netherlands oIso =
passenger, until the Erie returned to that port and
consequently could not have advised CAPTAIN 'lur.
her' as mas been stated IN some OF the journals.
,r,, Ban. .1n,ericGyi
THE Erie had landed the Minister from the
netherlands al 81. Martins where he has an es-
tate, and where his wife resides Gen H. was
landed at The same time; the Captain having con-
seDed 10 stop day or two al the leland; 10 relieve
me General from the horrors of sea sickness Whilst
lying there, Capt. Turner was informed hv : dis
patch from ". Barts Of the conduct of the Priva-
ieer Afer cutting him ont Of ST. Bar.s tho Can
tam returned 70 ST. Martins. and sailed on he stb
Dec. 10 Curacao, TO land the Dutch Legation =
l mo IN -
Zen H'-and thence would steer direct TO Pensa-
cola. o
SLAvEs-While our fellow-ci!izcus ogtre west
are claiming an exemption from Slave representa-
ton, they seem duly sensible of the ip;,s,icn If
laying exorbitant taxes on that species OF proper
~ 1t seems that the proposition, in our last ma
per, OF constitutional guarantee, 10 o5viate any
such danger, Is readily admitted by ono of the most
distinguished Representatives cffhe Western mar, ]
OF virginia. The same idea is strongly express
ed in the RESOLUTIONS Of Dir. Brown Of Hzrriso,
winch we now put on file for future use MIR Il
goes so lar as TO propose 10 instruct the members
OF The Convention " TO provide adeouats means for
The protection OF Slaves within this Common
wealth, from undue and unequal TAXATION by ,,,e |
practical government, TO be, by them propossd !
and, nore especially, 10 adopt il as a cor,sutia,al
principle t1at the rate OF taxes imposed on such
saves sha' not, al any time exceed in lust pro-
portion, according TO value, the rate cC faxes inn
posed on real and personal property
My vote on MIR. Fi;zhugh's frat amendment 70 |
The amendment offered to the original Conventon
Bill, reported by the select Committee was In line
negative instead OF the a;iirma;ys g.. reported by !
the Enquirer. "a. &. UDOCII
F." aFe authorized 10 say that Charles y kim.
bTough VII be candidate 10 represent tac Coun-
" OF Louisa IN The next General Assembly
We arc autboiiled to announce Cen. Severn 7,
Parker, OF the Cohnty of Northampton. a candi
date TO represent the York Con grcss:onh District
TO SUPPLY the vacancy occisioned by tic resigns
ton OF Burwoi Basseit, Esq.
dTriern CoonyT hs last Petef.bt,r f,~. .,...r,,,.
ship Harriet - shout g. ssil from Norfolk In, t, 90
sboui 40 smitsn;', chiefly native, of f ststs n = "a
"lhat The Colonization Society Wahinyton b,,e ,J
s"uanees 'hai np~std' OF 200 s,ye will b ;r,,sio i
htT"ed On condition thst they should ,rnt o Af,e, A.
70 ng obs "neTs the Rev. Thomas T. flvn, ~ ,ur,r,ek
Oouhy f1o mas eufnciptted eighteen fhs ,vbla roser
owned ~ "n) and ps'ssd through ysterbg Jsv or two
me WIN view ~ putting Z. boafd he I7friet.
he 10y Noriolt Ueseou states that 60 md had
.i,ytd IRON k'chmon1 6c IN the Steamboats, % be
he smouh, of tolls received during ,bs m saf 90 iLe
James River OrHai, is Si5,250 81.
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