Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-01


economy, Remember the fsbe-if the sheep will no,
spare enough OF their heece feed the dogs they
have 10 spare the whole oil it. aud the to boot
10 the wolf.
Mr MERCER said, that he had Eel, il his duty to
maintain silence under the repeated challenges point,
eddy made the other side so long a, silence was
sible yet TO guard against the inpuaiion of scquies
cenee in the views in the remarks Of the
tleman from Chesterfield he had used form OF sx-
preston common TO the humbes individual in the hu IN
be:t assembly. by saying that he protested against
such imputaou: aud now he had been told that his
protest, made to day. wound be morrow AMI
this In tone aud manner, TO which he could no, but
take exception. Humble as his station might be he
had constituents, whose eye upon him. who watch
cd over all bis Official conduct: and he could have stat
ed several abuses which had been praccei in special
relation to them having enjoyed the .ta,on of
their favour and affection, Tor more than twenty wears
during which time II had never been internitteJ T..
felt bound 10 take care that his conduct should not be
misunderstood Hitherto. he had done nothing which
had induced them to withdraw their con6de nee from
him. and he trustedhe never should.
Thu question was now taken OH the Jment pro
posed by Mr. BRoDNAx, and decided in tho negative
Ayes 80, Noes not counted.
(NIr. MONROE and Mr. MARSHALL. nue. Mr. Ma,
"oS, no)
Mr.. RANDOLPH now moved to strike out the Who'll,
oil the Resolution in order, that should il prevail the
field might be clear, and & n''smen have a carte
blanche before them.
The question being taken. 1t d. cd,d in the neg
auve-Ayes 80. Noes So.
Mr. FIrzHU0H non. moved the following amendment:
. After these words, :" Resolved, That the Executive
Council as atprcsen organized ought be abolished"
powcrto require in writing, the opinions of
upon all matters appertainin. TO the duties Of his Of
fce"
The amendment was adopted Ayes so.
(Mr. MADISON in the a1irnave.)
The Convention having now acted upon, else re-
solved for the present. to pass by all the Resolutions
the Executive Committee,
Mr.. POWELL expressed desire to present and to
discuss his substitute on the subject Of the Governor
aud Lieutenant Governor, which he had offered in the
Executive Committee: but Mr. HENDERSON suggest.
ing that it too late hour hres ocIock) TO en-
ter on that discussion, moved that the Committee rise
1t rose accordingly, and thcreupon the House adj
journed.
MONDAY, November 3d.
The Convention met at IL o'clock, and was ops ned
with prayer by the Rev. MIR. Sykes. OF the Methodist
Church.
Mr.. UPsHUn subnted as proposition for compro-
miSe, the following:
Resoived, Tha, the House Of Delegate. shall con-
siet oil one hundred and twenty members OF which
there shall be chosen for the First District or District
west OF the Allegheny mountain, 26
For the Second District District of the Valley %
For the Third District, Di.rict be ween the Blue
Ridge ant the head Of tde-wat 80
For the Fourth District. or District between the
head OF Underwater and the ocean, 81
RSs0Iuei, That the Senate shall consist of tbir,v
members, OF which there shall be chosen for the First
District, aforesaid,
For the Second District aforesaid 4
For the Third District, aforesaid,
For the Fourth District afore,aid 8
Resolved, That the Legislature shall have power.
to reArange the representation in both House. of the
General Assembly, once i'm eyery wars unor
fair average OF the following ratios. viz: Ist or whit
population; ID or white population and taxation COM
biDed: 81, or the Federal numbers.
Provided, tina, the number of the House of Dele.
gates shall never exceed l6o. tho number of the
Senate, 40. "
He accompanied his proposition with short speecb
IN explanation OF its principles. Referring TO the three
parties INTO which tho House is divided viz those in
favour OF the basis of white population exclu.iyeIy-
those in favour OF population and tax alton continued
and those in favour Of federal nuaber, no stated hi.
plan TO be intended average of these three r.o,
carefully absaIneu i'm
as one oil the elements Of this aveage he had combined
Twin population and had given 10 the we.t the dou.
he advantage OF their increase population and of taxa
tion also They obviously gained more in the Senate bv
this scheme than by any that had bee proposed TIE
ieet oil uniting the consideration of taxation with popua
non would be to transfer power 10 the West as earIy
the growth Of their country alh and people would
reasonably justify.
This compromise perfectly fair che: it locked
and no could be told il had Welded more than every
o'her party hal done Mr.. u. pressed its adoption as
The resolui lion referred To the Commits. nj tb
Whole. and ordered TO be printed.
Mr Lick now submitted the following with like
view. lie insi ted only on the principle which pro.
ce ded. End will ny IL that was preserved that tho
details should be modified:
That repre- sentation in tho House Of D.I.a,,.. A..
apportioned as follows ~
The twenty-'x counties lying West of the Ale.
ghany shall have twenty-six Delegates;
The fourteen counties lying between the Allegheny
and Blue Ridge shall have Twenty-Five ID lepat 8;
he twenty nine counties lying East of the Blue
hdge anu dbove tle-water shall have forty-wo Dele
gates
And the tr,y.'ix counties and four towns lying on
tide. water shall have thirty five Delegates.
mo more new countios shall ever be formed of the
territory lying East OF the Blue Ridge Of mountains
but the Legislature may in it. discretion from time TO
re.a snsj ity of The hole nnl or of 10th Houses con
curing, whensoever the Increase of III, population of
the country West OF the Blue Ri 'ge and the more
venient administration Of Justice and police NAV reuure
form new counties, not exceeding eight out of the
territory wes Of the Blue Ridge, and whenever a,y
such new county shall formed, an additional Deliberate
shall be aowed to the country of the Blue Ridge
And the Legislature, ha ing regard TO the relative
state OF the population Of the respective counties. cities
and towns and three iiths of both Houses always con-
currihg, may, al any time, form two more contipu-
Gus counties into district for the election of one De-
segate; and may allow additional Delegates
10 any county, city, town district so that none shall
ever be allowed more than four Delegates and NAV re
omce the number OF Delegates which may or shall be
allowed to any county, city town, which more than
one d. legac may in the first instance be allowed so
that each be allowed at least onc Provided that the
number OF the House Of Delegates shall never exceed
one hundred and fifty.
Mr. COOKS, at The request Of sunday member.
IRON the Western and middle parts of the state,
submitted the following proposition for comuro -
mise, which he stated 10 he the result Of an earnes,
honest aud laborious comparison Of opinion. among
members from that portion Of the Safe, and 10 have
The support Of large portion OF those who were the
friends Of the white basis,
Resolved. That in the opinion Of this committee the
gslstve Department Of the Government Of this Conn
wealth should consist Of a Senate containing thrty-six
ana House OF Delegatss containing one hUn8red and
twenty members
That he nrnrnIe of Il, ,bs q