Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-07
SCENES IN THE coNyrNr,ou

Richmond, Dec. 3.--Tbe Gonveu,io, b.,.a...
gone into the three great depa imenis Of IN, Co.,
snin'ion bur without defniiively adop,,ns an.
one froposilion.-fhty have discn. .ed ~
broad principles of the Basis Of Repyssfniot,os
aud 81 tho Right Of SuBroge---,hH mode al siee,.
ing he ooreTnor. aud the expedlency of o,,an.
'slng an advisory Cotnetk-For The las, tb,a.
"a,s' ,ney nave also discussed the proprietv of
retaining the County Conrts-snd -. ~
course which this question took ,.,,,,d.v o.,
the dag before, we tblnk here IL v4,v I,,t.
room to doubt, that the present Coun,y o,,,.s
WIN little modification, viii hs engraf a. O, m,
Constitution Ms established irbunnis h.y,,,,,ss
reach OF the Leslsature.--lhs great heal, ~
the Debate, upon THIS SUI jet, will sppe., il, ~.
sketch OF The Proceedings. which we inv M.
morning before our readers.
But All these questions have Gpnllv v,o1,,.,
10 the engros aud paramount subies, ~
| tetWo qa6Shoi which bas occupied ga p,ncl -
| 'po ""e oi tue Convention, aud excited .,eh
~" ~, y, e"se n''e'e', among the good people Of
I'M Commonwealth. Every reader ~, -.
eipateus-We can mran no o,l,s, ,,,,'. ",n-
SIS oi Representation. II The ofb,, to,,,-. 20.
lo' ue present passed Cy--and TIN alons a..
hinge upon winch al The rest turn. ba4 no,,
gam become 'he & cut IN after Of disrnssino
ieNerdhy, II was called up about o'cIoeL
NO h'n scene was full ofthe detpest inler.,
NO sooner was The question pronoun,led r.,
Tue Chair, THAI Mr. Madison ROSE IN nad,oa.
Tie Committee Ilwasthe frs, lime Ls -
| spoken, since the first GAY, when no bad 49,
na'eu MIR. Monroe TO the Chhi Of tho onv.,t.
| uon' NO SOONER was he upon his feet INN
'no me'norfs from all PaJts ofthe IfaVG
ihr exception II mo- more than lon, ,.tL.
| round IAN TO catch The lowest accent. mr., -
/ tongue lie whs n5 near rs he could pet IN m.
| 1haif--nnd his voioe was low and .ocaL 49,,
ms sentences were fouDoing nd co,nple,, and
us enumeration, though ifemulons and finn az
ieeihg. was distinct 10 those who heard him, =
ho ehai lay before our readers In on, ney,
an authentic Report Of this Addr,s4 n ,iil
peak Tor Itself. 10 SUN up the whole. M, NJ
declared himselfin favor of con,u,omi.a ~
'"''e"ao''"e one branch OF Tic Legislature 10
lue FEDERAL basls, Tor reasons which he p... an
""E'., '""@u OF compromising both brsnehes
ou' VI oo'" me bases. But he lid not cas- IN.
Characters aud assign to each House H., ,n,,o,
pflh'e oas's HIS votes will sooD t,o on, his
pf"cip'es INTO practice We fhould think thu,
no man could bear hnn--cond hear tbeso an
uIo''L s'ialns irom lips whose eloouenee h., A.,
oi'en chained listening senates and who 6Ila
sue" large spare III the eyes of mnuL,od -
"hhouf feeling profound se0se OF vsn.rntin,,
for the venerable Orator
me debate which eHsged, wns one of The
most animated which has vet taken plnca :.
si'' vi ore OF RockbrIdgc, assigned his teayons
Tor voiing IN favor Of compromise. nllowing-
inc federal basis 20 The Senate. lie made \
'emelh 81 Judge toaler, delivered on 1uesd6v
.'s' WI" trea' hankne's spirit, the gtoundof
some rather sharp commentaries. He wa fol.
'9"eu by Nj. Conka Of Frederick, who drpr,.
'hied nil strenuous aud irfitntinr Drb.ir NJ, liz
moment when the nag Of lrnce WINS held on, and
'he 'oh'endIng pnf''es werr attempting 10 con
promise all their diTrteDees We can scarce.
~ 40 justice 10 this eloquent and powerful
'"P'ohP'u' 'onGiiialory IN its tone, eblm yet
manly IN its admonitions, conched in the
hhpPiesl gyle, and delivered with great en-.
III siam OF mhnneT, II was calculated 10 have
hnu effect Mr. lie gb followed hm, 10 one
oi 'he happ'esi efforts lie hos made during the
present aonVfn'Ion lie spoke with great an
| iniaIlon and power-lie declared, that gentle
men on the other side hnd not mrt the pTonosi-
tons that had been made on his side, " IN eonl
sFifu OF Cancellation or with any thing he "a
| satisfactory offer OF compromise that they
| had hred upon the flag OF lfuce--and alter re-
| ply IDg TO some ofthe remarks ol Mr.. Moore,
anu commenting upon the course which other
gentlemen had Pursued, he procetded 10 dis.
cnss The su6Ject ut large--nnd attempted TO
| show, that the federal basis in the Senate was
not a sniiieent security TO the Eastern people ;
mat 'he proposition was utterly hlnsory and
that nothing short OF such or n smilar basis
~ The House Of Delegates, the popular branch
oi the Legislature, ought TO co0tent the
Ch'xens OF the Easl.-He did mol conclude hiss
animated address. from want OF some details
which he had not brought with him-and at
his Instance the Committee rose. Aud we pre-
sumo the Debate will now Continue, until the
seal mas been set upon this great question o.
The Basis OF Representation. Enquirer.
| APPOINTMENT BY TIE PRESIDENT.
Washington, Dee. Stephen Charles, mp.
pointed Collector AT Elizabeth City. North
Carolina, in place OF Asa Rogerson, rsmoted.