Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-05

wrong, blended with the intelligence to distino,sL
right. Aud with these doctrines acRnuv edyed leo,
all, tor these rules by which the Logisaturcis orpu.
ized none disturbs. you have u proposition concern
ing this branch which cmnnaies immediately ftou,
the people, not to give to them equal Representative
while you pfopo to give to them in the controin,,
power. You wish censor, for such il the doctrnS
of all who desire Il mitution of the powers of The
majority, and IN that you put that censor In the
senate, wlc Tor other purposes, you make the HOUSE
OF Delegates the censor. He called every man to
acknowledge u thcro could be any utility III making
this distinciions
MIR. SCOTT said the House Of Delegates was en-
titled, beng the stronger branoh to have the protec-
ton OF property We, sud lac. brpp n lnrg.r sf,l.
into the community than those who have no propcriv.
Like them "" bring persons; but besides that We
bring large property, which makes the strongest
III society We have n stronger interest tomaintan.
we rsk our persons on the street, we defend our
crops by slight fences but gold keep locked up
III our boxes. -
Mr.. NICHOLAS stated tibet he preferred the
mixed osss rs he thought was the proper basis, in
both branches. Why then shou d improper motive
he attributed to those who acted on this conviction,
lie presumed that the object OF the gentleman
from Fauqucr, % make on experiment 10 try how far
TIE gentlemen on the other side disposed to Weld
any thing. Could it be imputed as ". ona to thoE,
who desire mixed basis in both branches that they
shew disposition to conciliatc lie considered the
amendmont wise IN another aspect. If tins question
DC taken insula ed FORM what security bnve ye
thnt, II compelled hereafter - take n middle ground
wc can get gentlemen to for the mixed basis in
Inc othe' branch' We wish to know he feelings of
the gentlemen on the other edo. The basis in thu
Senqte IL al present IN the combined ratio Arc thev
wiling to meet us Oh the middle ground or 10 uive mn
20 ar as the other side will 10 disposed TO Weld? As
TO giving the white basis to the House of DelcCato-,
| IN prefc encc no had nothing to saw The gcn,lo
man from Augusta thinks it the proper basis for lie
hoSe Is It not quite proper TOR the other party
10 say thcy ought TO have tho m;xed Los;s =; ~
! House? ' WI"
| Phe question was then ukcn on the Amendments
offered by Mr.. ScoTT. to the amendment offered bv
.Jr' Green, and decided III the negative-Aycs43-
| S"cs 10.
| The question being then on the pronos,t;on .,
amend, made by Mr.. GRrEN
Mr.. MONROE hon and Addressed The Chair
r. SAD 'nst was painful to him to take any par, In
ths dscsSion but being called on to give his vote no
o" ell 1t to his constituents who had generously 70
posed confidence in him, and to the Commonwealth
wh'ch ne mad long served, well as to himself "a
lar as he WINS ablc, To ute the grounds on which lao
Should give his vote. He should be obIiyed IN H.,
ths with the utmost bre'ry, ind he was not wltbou.
III ears that c should ail before he could make tb,
,ioi which no was DESTROYS To piye
lie bad seen with tho decpest coucnrn Io,..
10 express which utterly failed him, TIE divisions
"h'ch exist IN ANS body, and which pervade the Com
l''nWea'tn, because TIC anticipated, if they should
G minnie, Tie most serious mischief He deemed =
The interest of every part OF the Commonwealth IA
u''itS an some Arrangement which could be satisf,c
worry To The majority IN this House aud in the STAT
ana lie considered 1t "a incumbent on ncnt,,nar for,
every section of the Commonwealth 10 mako adynn.
ces towards such arrangement bv the sacrifice az
something OF bat whicl they NAV deem t;e;r 800
ave claims rather thhn to incur the responsibility of
Iaiure IN tic great object of the Convention n,
deemed IT o! high Importance that such slroud h ~
course TO every section, 10 the Commonwealth and
TO the nation IL the members IN, cd rpd ro,rr,
cd home without having agreed on a Cors,;,p,,or
what VIII be the cons 09uences: - Let ,bc,n 90
nway without forming at ALL or havinn, corne =,
On agreement by only small majority mud what
mnst be the cifec'r An appeal whl directly BE- car
RCD home Y, the whole communiiy rep,ilan, feeings
VIII be led III each section against tho other GA
what Will be tn. consequence; Or should the Con
s'ltuilon BE- amended, md the amendments udoptea
OF tJectcd without any thing approaching 10 unan-
unity, what consequences would ensue, Sectional
irsngs which now exist will be- nursed and CHERISH
CO. they VIII gam strength ill length one part of
the community viii be pted against tho other and n
deep and nlFchlevous acr,mony will takc rool ord
where VIII this end In separation of the State.
In a disnenbnrmcnt of the Commonwealth Tina,
would DC nv worst evil that can be anticipateda
result winch wSu'd prove calamItous TO all. EbouJ
such an event take place all must particina,e IN l
inJuEy which must ensu; and even the mar, Which :,
n'osl ANXIOUS aud earnest in pressing it, claims will
suffer a. much as tho Others IT such a sensr,,;o,
OF the State should take place what will no tho 60
sequences? " III be- admit, ed into The Union as re-,
distinct States' VIII the general rovernncrt arro
thht the Stale shall be separated lie had s,Sorr
DOUBTS on TINT point But IT this acquiescence shoni
DC obtained, can We get forward in sucb n s,a,;o,
win all The objects of Internal Improverncuf ,h;rL
nc sam ne had always advocnted and in which bc Ind
au"oy7 lct deep interest, because hc considered
10 i"Pplthnt to the strength of the Common
Us Wen a. TO the strength aud pcrnlan,nco OF
tn' Unon. IL bad always been his wish to ace theso
"9octs prosecuted, but within the limited rcso,rc
OF the state, and aided by tho Federal C,ovcrnnor,
-" ocheVed there was no moro cfFectuaI bond ~
Union. IL the Atlantic States were 20 be senora,od
rom those OF the West, the country rrusi ho ;oI
Ihorr viii then be o.: array Of tho w., s,
aan," nose OF The Atlantic and endless strife nnI
collisions Wall be the consequence. Should Vi,o;n;o
DC al'enperod on tho ground ofthe present cos,rol
CCuISy' ""uid not Norm md South Carolin,. nn1
georgia be soon in the snmc condition. rio ya rn
P1'IPics, although not ~ the sfuc extent pro in
vowed IN those States The same consideration H.,
moL oprrute upon The new Staes which arc settled.
am wI'rc emigration was sudden anJ Tho intor.s,,
81 an thr people are not dissnilar Thesnnc conso,
Won produce dylsons among tvs, do not cxis, there
~ We end me Union together by chnin Of COMM
So, a 'tn tno est We render the Union persia
uIc t~o great waters, tho james River and ts