Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-24

.upply lie vacancy occasioned " the fesisnA
lion of MIR. Monroe
Sir. Po,csH also rose to say, tha, in the place
Of Mr.. Opr, whose resignation had been mace
known 10 the Convention the day beiore. the
delega,,on had appointed Mr. James NJ Mason,
, 4, member Of the House NJ Delegaies)
Me.,rs Osborne aud Mason appeared and
! took their seats IN the Convention.
/ Aner some conversation as To The manner OF
/ ptoreedinc the Report from the committee OF
s The wHoie wRs taken up-and the amendments
/ pr p4sei ny that cumWiitee on the hPht 81
+ Suffrage being tfr fit rfdi OF the hePoH ,
cane Il - uader discussion. Mr.. scot indeed
wished - begin with the basis Of Representa-.
ti,u. whirh he considered The nll-absofbing to-
utc-hp was still more anxious to go upon that
subject, broau-e every other question seemed
+ 10 turn upon u. aud u was moreover desirable
J Ia settle " white the Conveniion was lnli. ms u
/ then was. But the Convention determined 10
proceed otherwise !: aud they accordingly
! 20 n ,nenced in the f. " smrndmenis reported
by thu committee Of the whoie--Viz those re-
lating 10 the Right u Snlfiage
i The question was then put on agreeing with
+ the report uf the committee OF the whole winch
recommends that tue following clause be sirick
en- OUT. viz Provided thai no rerson shall
yotc by virtue ol his freehold uuly, unless the
sane sb II be assessed ~ The value OF al least
s for The aym. II OF taxes, II such asses.
meni br required by law
Mr.. Slandfd moved that the blank IN The a.
bovr eIause he frsi fiied aud thsi 1t be hled
with The sum OF s2b.
On This noiion. Mr. Pon,H demanded the
yeas AID nays, and they were ordered by Tbs
House.
Mr. Mercer questioned the rishi of having
the question oi striking out drawn INTO claus.
The Chair replied that II was usually conced
cd a. OF course but the House migat refuse to
pefinI u
and NAYS.
Nj hompson now moved 10 Gil the blank
with 81 stating that the price ~ whIcu III"
! State sold is lands be,us 81 Tor 100 acres, 81
would pnrcbase 6pa'trs ot land.
Mr.. dnnGrd opposed Tins motion rs going 10
make the provision rid,cul, us sni rreposer.
Gus The very extent Of he proyiso Is. 10 pre-
vent men from voilg on mere nominal free
holds and TO fiji The blank al : !, would make
the freehold nominal purely. and was, IN fact,
the introduction OF universal suffrage.
Mr. Thompson sad, h. should be glad IL he
gould defeat the pruviso aud make IT nominal
'onl, He was one OF those who regarded a
freehold suffrage M g" ridiculous aud prrposter.
Gus" II there must lie any CHI qualification
n all. he was for m,king II ~ cheap possible
and all ~ ho thought with hum IN the question
of suffrage. wond consider !, lhrir duty to do
so.--He would tell he Z MI, man If IN Spottsyl.
vana Nj. Sransrjl that there were votes given
IN rh county of Amherst on land not assessed
~ 80 nov, NJ his present iimr. The EXISTING
constitution sad nothing about the quality Of
tue land il required u certain quantity only
The constitution CAV the same right uf sui
frRge on cehsld of 80 acres TINT II did on
hernol of 10000 That might be cal
" ridiculous sud prrposierous While Vugi-
mia sold ITS public nudS NJ ~ for loo acres 90
value the freehold n y [ihe price Of so acres
wa, IN his oinon, neither =" ridiculo IL uor
prcpoHe,oI.
M. siauard said, he had no, sfTi med tia
the mo ion was iIdIculous, but that IL would
make the p,ovis appear 40. Mr. ) bad adj
dressed the ien'is II property qnaifoaio Il
not Tue oppos"rs oi II aud friends Of unvrr-
sal suffrage. Ifihete were freehold In An
he'st not worth mote than 80 he had no
been aware Of the inc they must he, he PIE
sumtd. on the decllviues OF the Blue Ridge
He asked the friends Ola freehold right of sui
hage. wheiher they wnu d Introduce a proviso
which WAS "a restraint in one part Of the State
aud not in anoIher' II sue was The effect Of
Ilc present constitution, II had grown ont OF
the changes produced by time, and ought TO be
rempdied
lneq 1eN''on was then put on filing the
blank with $50. and nrgailyed-ayes 81.
Als Scou ma, ed To I'LL II with $40
Mr.. Br0d,iar moved so.
Mr.. Marshall sugg sird thai II might save
iime'ai once 10 put the question on agreeing
with The report of the com nfec first; the
clause were retained he blank could be filed
afterwards.
The several motions COR filing the blank,
were therenpon Withdrawn
The question was put on striking ont the fra
clause, lsee abaye) and was carried, by a,es
and noes.
3yes-Mcssrs Btrbour GpresidenD Leigh Of
{ Gaslor o &, q les, d od,as, Drameool.
Alexander. Good MsIsgall. TYLER, Nic6oia.
CIop,on, Anderson, Coflinan, Harrison, VII
hanson, Baldwin, Mccoy, Moore, Bemne
Smith, Bar'er. Claiborne. ufqn larr. ,ndo IA
Venabe. Holiday, Mercer, Henderson, Os
borne. Cooke Powell, Griggs, Mason, Mayor,
donaldson, Boyd, PendIcIon. George, ,cMhian
Sampbell of Washington, Byars, Roane. Mor
rus, Garnet, Cloyd, Chapman, Matthews o
slesby. Duncan. Laidley, Summers, see, bod
bridge, Morgan, Campbell of b Wilson, Bar.
bour OF 'upep"r, Campbell oil Bedford, Clay
tor. Saunders, Branch. rownes, CabrlI, Mar.
TN, Stuart, Peasants. Gordon Thompson. Mas.
SIC, Bates, Joynes, Bayiey, up,hur and Perrin
- 20.
Nost-Messrs. Jones. Johnson, Mason Trez-
want Leigh OH. Logan, Madison, Stanard,
fuZhngh, Taylor oi Caroline, Scott, Macrae,
Green, farewell. Loyal, P,entis, Grigsby,
Neae, Rose and Coalcr-2o
The question occurred on concurring with
the committee of the ahole. in striking out the
following clause OF the Repori of The Legislative
Commiitee, VIZ g" ami shall he pStended l.,
10 every free white male citizen of the Com.
mnnwealth resident therein. above the re o f
81 years, who owns and has possessed for 4
months, or who has acquired by marriage. de-
scent, or devise, a freehold estate, assessed TO
The value Of not less than - dollars for the
payment oftaIes, II such assessment shall be
required by law"
Mr. Green moved TO fill the above blank with
5000.
Nj. Brodnnr made an explanation as to the
% t.slIal Ia Al Ia. A.. l.