Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-23
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HOUSE or DELEGATES.

ccrumg7snvcs, free negroes aud nuottocs, . csial.
ilshng new regiment Of militia i'll the courty q.
| Lewis.
The Speaker laid before the House II comrnunica-
ton from tho End Auditor, which OH motion of AR.
DoddriGgc was laid OH tic table.
On motion iHr. NJ tSuH Of Fred. The Comnttce OF
Koads anu CanaiS were Instructed to enquire INTO the
cXpcdlcncy OF Incorporating company 10 construct II
turnpike from Winchester To S:nifhiiSd in Jrl,rsor
CONVENTION.
Mr. R'V'rn oHnrrieon, said hc rose to submit; cor
tam resolutions on the snbioct Of convention whic,!
lac asked 10 be read and then should NOV, Ia nv t,r
the present the table.
Mr. B'ooa briefly explained the r~incir!cs or tl-,
resolutions. He had been led to enquire no Tho
powers OF the Legislature and he was cn.ir,iv ,aij,
fed, that the Legislature had nolovtSto r,ou;re III 4,
people To go into convention III this form or thut
Tie thought the language o. recommendation wa
better suited 70 the circumstances than tia, a., ccr,
mnnd What sanction was there for s,7tnt, =,
How CGad the people =" csnnrlled 20 cyocut, g,
law recommending them 10 go iuto convention in a
particular form: Recommendation, was the Iauguorp
used by the convention e. Phiadcpkia rni tnouSh
That precedent was not obligatory, it was cnti,d TO
the highest respect. The bill llsd progressed ~ Il
stage calculated Ia excite every interest II the neo
pie we're ordered TO 90 nto convention upo, u-,uci
pies obnoNi5'Is 70 tiienthc county or coi:rr sopaI
mode-thay could not and you'd not obey tho law
lie offered this plan presenting n further how, ~
getting the convention on fair princples
Mr. Brdrt01 cnquired If il vas tho irtou;;ou ,f
me gentleman from Harrison. to lay the resolution
on the table until the bill before the House was dis
posed OF or 10 call them M AZ an Intermediate
MI Siorn replied, that il was his purpose 20 call
ITEM un before the convention bill was distressed Of
MF. B'Hrion having entered into discussion Of
TIC merits oftha resolution Jr 1J1rp withdrew his
motion Tor laying on the tSbic.
Mr.. Brda'.n proceeded To- icyrct.ie fin, -o-4,c. re
proceeding Indicated Is the resolution NSha. ,vo,Il
% The effect of entertaining thcec resolutions pcIiur
the convention bi'i' II distract members with >
variety of propositions. After so much fine Ind bn
flfsptIs inv
when gentlemen found that they could not nrorr,o
me precise b!. nat they Wscdl hat the I,lslotrrc
mo- no power over the subject. Mr.. Il. alluded i,
strong language, the comnl.nts and in,,,atior ~
speeches. II III 'oor
Ar. Bro'eH would not enter into Tx, morris. =, tho.
cS2Utions lie wished 20 Leave them ut loaet a. H.,
existing. """eS AoA
Mr., Atkinson of Isle Of Wight. cronr,5 ,r54,, !,
was, mat the gentleman from Harrison had disc,v-
ero that rue Legislature lad power over this Sub
jcci: Was 1t since the votes Of Yesterday; -,
proposition submitted. had reqIire6 the roo,i, -
'o'e' and the gentleman rem Ilorrson had voted f,r
many o! tnel' w asst not singular, that he sb,rId
now say that the General Assembly had no POWER
over tho subject lie thought that tlo old rI.--,
ina the case being altered, altered the case a1nSd
Ihe gentieman would vote for bill that s,,i5 "a lin,
Dut Whcn he discovered that counties were 70 4,
FSschted even old Williamsburg; te was Of orilion
mat the Legislature had no bower TO mss I.,. II
me llc1ds Of convention chose. said mr. IA fac,,f
'n p'.i De 1t sothe responsibility would be o., tbo,
ana enot on It's opponents, vino were wilnrto Grant
Mr.. Bro,es blinded himself from, f1c cf.,,,, %
Inconsistency. The gentleman from III, Of IVioLt
hod sam that the bill for taking the serge of tho o
PEE was iJa2fratjco III It's language and That no Inv
b. bad voted for It. lie was mis- AIKEN in tho char.
acter OF hat billit was not IMPERATIVE an tLa rcoi
II commanded indeed the Sfcria@ TO omen Mi pn
2 willingly conceded that the Legislature had smilor
j.! Ctg' '"cH as ~ The other charge, of his voting
Tor "I'icrent propositions before this House. be lad
merry clioaen between rival pr,posi'ions 7, J5 49,
follow that he approved either He had ro,. TO- ,I
!FI 'i3e' declared his views, and tie ncntlc,n1n
D'9ht have done him the justice to wait and soc ic
us vote would CONFORM 20 ms principles.
9t'' Try renewed the motion 10 lay on fho f0ba,
ar. IiaH InoYcdt n postpone them indcfuitely. IT,.
couia see no use IN voting tho sunc rrop3sifion
Gay aiicr dUy and hour alter hour.
, MIR. CTnlg, Willie he approved the resolution t,or,.
sn"n we DHi' Iet under the necessity OF voting for
o"P"leh'nl. lie felt himself vanpuishcd by tho
Io'es oi the House, and would Weld He ,hornI,
mere was more d.hcrcrcc IN nounl than in substance
pc'woen orce ing b. bill oY b. resolution. Uc H..
.i'u '',"t The Convention bill! if passed was Lf,
properly 'fta&ing. Wien The people acoliosced nod
l9t before = Tascr''cd 20 te cons5 ration and On
ul'y o. !lW. 1io expressed The hope tlat however
Constituted, lha convention orlI do Justice
Mr' HHHCl' etld he should vote 8gain,t r5stpnno.-.
III H. jii u "''li'e ." PERISH, perish sword IN hand.
h!' ftflF % =. George, UIls he was IN G,voy og
passing anact 10 oIgonTc conycIticl. was onpo-, 4
9 The resolutions lie yrs opposed 70 tic La5is or
i've f'Tescniniio, qHd 70 recommended 90 the pco.
,-', Sn 3@tehiion OF The right &c saffocc If pore
fcVDoiHsrs were permitted 81 vote, paIiis would lc
'Ined Iueycry county or Git:ri,. or rre}io5Irrs -.
w '''oincfs togo i"tho conventions Jthndbccp4
ma li'. the non-irorl0'icrs werc rIaigri,. tt,c.
act W. l"c' fo''o"ol that by adrniiij1r fIcr fo
S,t' INC f''cnmcit would be placed .a tic Lan. af
d nose VINO did not pay taxes.
[, my suggested tho policy 10 flc mover. or
o or " IS; ms rSsogu'ns at present. 10 n,,a incl
'v W we o. re should be glad If uoy ,cro Kept
e ,coEiPeAedto vote for their yoslponco.,..
MI hroira IN rcply, said that the rcs.o ,,..l
me gentleman from Petersburg. vero tioe.. ,,l,,
ught to prevail On the House 90 take tio .,,.
I ~, qua lay Thorn for tic present M n, irhIo
Inc question was then taken on H. lof.5.o o,st.
oes-ayes lg2, noes o.. ''''
ms aeo.n taLon rp. N-
MI Thrill iooycir. orr -n,rro,,, "a ,h,. e.. f..,