Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-12-09

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Tie Convention me, nc II o.c.ocN' and
-,s o-erei with prayer By Che beY- sir.
Armstrong. Of lhe Presbyterian CaoTcA.
The House then went INTO committee
,-bs Whole. mr. Powell. DO the Ohairi
and He question being on tao several
Numbers proposed uhercw,.a 90 hl the
,,rk ir ths resolution. fixing .ae number
srmembers iH the Senate.
Nr. Bay.v added 90 the other numbers
proposed that of 40; and supported his
notion by a speech of considerable length,
and i1 which be went into a statement OF
the provisions boz regard Co this branch OF
aeva-.ous Legislatures of the otthe States
and Showed The i0c0nvenielces, chat would
. result from making the Senatorial Districts
co. large as they must be Con either oasis)
fbu. 2l 10 number
Sir Baldwin explained wha. would be
. his PROPOSITION for compromise, y.Z. topro-
prose the white basis u the House of Del
coates. and ,He Federal number Boo thc
Senate. and make .he number of the latter
S.. bit as 10 was not i1 order 90 move Dc
now. ne moved first chat tho Committee
pass over the propositions for filing the
b'auk. totho resolution prescribing the uum
bers OF the Senate.
Mr. Gordon after some remarks on his
peculiar situation. and his earnest desire %
. effect q compromise, read In bis pIace the
6.'0wug amendment to- Mir. Peasants s.
proposition, as plan 90 effect that OBJ
iece
RaWEcd That the representation M
The Senate and House of Delegates Of Fr-
gaa shall be apPoruoaed as follows. that
IS t0 say
There shall be no Senators West ofthe
Blue Ridge ormountains, aud il East O..
hose mountains
There shall be in the House of Delegates
100 memberss of whom 20 shall be elect
ed from that par. of Virginia lying West OF
ihe Allegheny Mountains; II from the
Valley between tho Allegheny and Blue
RIDGE. 80 from the Blue Ridge 60 the
head of tide waters and 81 from thence be-
.0v.
He commented at some length on this
proposal, showing what would be IT'S Prac-
lea. effect It would leave 10 the whole
House Of Delegates q majority OF 20 TO one
East of the mountain.
Vbe % counties West of the Allegheny
would have 26 Delegates; and the Ia coun.
lies boz the Valley % Delegates and -
counties of middle Virginia would have 50
Delegates: and tine SO counties and 4 oo-
rouehs orlhe tide water country would
have So Delegates
He preferred the county basis Tor repre-
csen.au01; and though, 1t might WIN
some little accommodation be arranged il
the lido water country as iu the rest OF 'hs
State, few OF the smallest counties CIV
i1E u3 lhercIa.m tomdividual representa-
l5r
Tie placed tins copy Of thc resolution
on .le table .or lhc inspection OF the mem
5as.
The question being taken, Dc" vas 0elsi
mued to pass by hIaag ,be blank TOT ''''
PRESENT. Args Jl.
lIr Mercer now moved to take up tnC
report oft1e Executive Committee; the mo
ton was opposed by Messrs BroadaaX d
Nichols, and Heg0aCcd
Tae Committee then proceeded with th1
7e10r OF the legislative Committee and
took u1 che -.h Resolution. which reads a'
follows
Rul.I That ought to be provided
altnalI elections for members oil eilna'
branch ortho Gcacral Assembly, ana DO
Che election ofcu officers winch may DO
required to- be- made by the t~o Houses o
Assembly, Jointly, OF n either separately
Hta .ae exception OF the appointment o.
heir own officers. Che vote should be gi'eL
openly, or era coco, aud not by ballot.
Jho Committee then proceeded 90 th'
sb Resolution. which reads as follows
H,rrsI That uo man shall bee com
1-'ej to- f-c-lc1tcr support any religious
worship. place. or ministry whatsoever
BOP shaI. be enforced, restrained, modest
eli. OF baraeael i1 his body or goods, no
nor shall. Otherwise sller ODD account OF ul
a.g.ors opinions or belief; emit ih1- al
men shall De ieeto profess, aad by iSu
meat 20 m1au.1 their opinions ODD matters
3.rebr0. 10 tBat the same shall % %.
wise diminish, enlarge. OF affect their ciyi
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