Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-28

ons de.esse shall u the G,sl Instance ee allow
ej.n
Mr.. J,irh accepted nf lis unonieatnn. but
Nr. Henderson objected. Add Tie quFslidn
being po, on Sir LeIgh's plan, u sas Lost, ayes
30 noes Cd
! Tie question re nrring on the sdopii6s OF
Mr.. rpshar's resolution, AZ amended by MI
Gordon-whsn
Mr. Doddrid,s moved 10 add the following
nroyiso " Atei the neat census 10 he taken
( under The laws Of ne United States. and every
ten wears thereafter, there shall be = nes az.
{ porfonment Of representation and nc" as
s.tsmcnt of land tases--eacE apportionmen
Of representation snail be male IN the ioho"
ing manner and oh The following basis, VIZ
The number Of free white inhabitants III the
r Houfe Of Delegates. aud The federal bass IN HE
Senate "
MIR PoiceH moved 10 modify the pfo.iso, so
as Ia make the superintendent take place not
before The year 1910.
Mr.. Jhonpion moved 10 substitute 1850
Nj. Doidiidge objected TO tbs modtheai,on
--beeaufe the appor1onmeni OF hf GORDON
Wa. ionnded nearly on the census OF ths white
population Of 1920 aud II was peculiarly hard
on the West a. Gy such an stpo'tionmrni no'll
$50 that accord Be 10 The Aodtot.s tables,
there VAS already. al Ills time white Popu-
I ulafion ~ So 600 AT least unIepresenicd IN The
! West and the grievance would bc stlll g'eaier
! IL the Intermediate increase VI white population
should he overlooked
Aif. Leirh sad. he bad lost all interest 10
his own proportion the moment II was an
bounced by the gentleman, that the whole
West would 20 aRninst ir--and he had no
more 10 say about II But what u this pro
position II was one which gave us the use
OF our own property for 10 years mud feV"r-
sion Off 10 the people Of the Wesf--snd The
| gentleman from Amherst Mr.. thompson gave
US the use Of il for % ara
M, Mompson explained why he had Offer
ed his mnd6ca,on-5 be Withdrew IT, be-
cause y gentleman near him had a proposition
IN his hand more acceptable TO hun than bis
own.
Mr. johnson then submitted the follow ing
mod i6tation Strike oni =" TO- aud insert " 90
years
nr Po,feH COMPATIBILITY, declared TIM
much A. he was Interested in the success of the
proposition ofthe gentleman from Albemarle
as essential TO the settlement OF the question
vel he could not support it without tile amend
nient which had bren proposed
Mr.. Leigh rose 10 state, that lac had been in
formed this morning TINT gentlemen from the
Valley had declared tha' they would lake The
proportion ofihe gentleman from Albemarle--
"
10 force the basis OF white population upon the
Fast
MIR. PoreH denied, that he ever bad said that
he Gould vote for Mr.. Gofdon's proposition, MS
IL IVES without an amendment such rs he had
msntinn.d
Mr McCoy also denied the fact of having |
made sch adeClataiion.
Mr. Mason ot Frederick said, that no man
would charge him wul the petty ambition OF
herrine hi. own voice wi'hin those walls and |
If he WA not warned by thr venerable oharnc |
ter of the asscmblsse OF men in this Conven. |
ton. he would be warned against taking an &C
tive part in it' proceedings, by the recollection
tina he owed his seal here not to the people OF
his disifict, but To HI. colleagues but being
later from the bosom uftho people, he Thought |
himself permitted to speak what he knew Of
their sentiments and he did not believe thar
they would accept ola Constitution thus re-
sricied. lie said this had been called n con
test for power but however that might be- he
thought il arose from the contest for principles
The present wa the old struggles so well known
10 history, between the ac'ual government and
the people themselves =; ard the con es seemed
to he at hand what are the people 10 do ? lie
said he knew Of but one great principle III pop
nlnr government, that the ajorty should gov
ern- and in spite Of all the coquence of gen
tlemen, no could only recognize the majority oil
the free people. II what genrlemeu say be
true. then II is high lime TO put aside popular
eovernmcnt-and to announce TO The people,
That popular government is but a iaree-and
dent keep the word of promise in your Bill of
Rights. aud break to our hopes in ynui Con
situtiou. II is true, We may not he ms rich as
the people of the Ess, yet IS not our all as
dear 10 us, ms theirs i.to them When rich
Ipa hp nf
along with the poor seaman's venture, being
his all, does he not suffer AS much, il not more
when The ship IL dnsbed on the rocks. or pilln
ged by pirates For his own part hs did MOI
| believe that the people OF the West would ever
| attempt To oppress the East by over taxing the
properly of slaves, yet he was willing 10 secure
! them against any possible oppTess'on,by giving
up the Senate 10 the Federal Bssis.-BW
| speaking honestly for himself, without any
| intention 10 inimdate and speaking, he belle
we'd, IN the name Of the West, farther ho could
not go. We cannot advance one step farther
! IN yielding the fundamental principles Of popu.
! lar government. And we had infinitely rather
remain as We are Because by so dong, we
remain so without any fault ofour own-where-
as the other result would have been the effect
of our own acts. As 10 the tact stated bv the
gentleman from Chesterfield he had no doubt
IL was founded on misconceptions
Mr.. Neoie rose 10 say, that he was the person
no doubt alluded TO by the gentleman IRON
Chesterfield and ne had stated to tia, gentle.
man, that he had been informed by some noun
tam members, that no less than 30 or % of the
Western votes would go in favor of Mr.. Cor.
don's plan
| The question was then taken on Mr. johnson s
amendment, and carried
The question then REQUIRED on the adoption
OF MIR. Doddridges resolution thus amended
Mr. Summers moved TO add after " thereaf.
ter the words " at least''-which was nj atiy.
ed
Mr.. Scott moved TO amend the resolution, by
Transporting the basis in the two Houses.
MIR Campbell OF Brooke, moved an adjourn.
ment-LosI, ayes ii, noes 62
The question thea recurred on the amend
meni as amended, and lost.
MIR, Scott moved so to amend the amend
ment, as TO base The House OF Delegates on the