Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-31
Vol. Vino. 81.

80, .aaleh' ~, W calling themselves CONVEX,
p'ii: uiey assuiedfhn eXercis. Of all tho n,,v,rs ~
government. Although in March they haI .1
stat "i' eieir in;ictons Wee end the count
hat"R s.io'iet to their authority. which it wns viz
10 GO, IN the existing state Of tulns ,I.v MOT -;
! e'e month OF Abiy in Jane proceeded 10 o.,
ordinance authorizing the e;ertipn OF d.iro., % 80 ~
Us their successors. This ordinance is the
| bass OF our present election law Under fbis ~
nance Tue convention which formed on, present con
Stituton We're elected, aud u,.til they met tle;r NV
had assumed. ~ 'p 'a'F
/ when they made the eleciion law to whom dij,,,,
au'if eos ib iheir own eLcIon WIS evidence ,ba{,
.ief csea the Confidence of the land holders and
re iad owners had subiuittcd to their uoyernrnan,
,"E themselves & psised al Is ireeLli.rs nro,
ScrP au'nriz@d TO- act Who placed them il. hat siiua
nom Inc ifeeso!ders eli Ike county aud TO theo
Llry ooS ed III return md ~ no others rhav o1.n
'ea those WAC made the Constitution of 7;7s ona
tue constitution thus made BY part OF tho f,eo
hosoeis' wp5 mol "a comp7't mace by all, for tie.
ntsien' oi Az but by part, tor tie benefit of
part 1t there had boen IN descrintio1 of ,.;,;.
IN tue CONFERENCE.-The hut one, suci, as K, Re ,ss
ers OF 100 acres al upcnltivaed. or SO acres n al
tivateh land, or Of town lot VIII, a d,v,llr ~;
II, then might The compact havc been truly caIlc,i
ana GopslGered e"npaci ny al, and for the benefit
oi az ana one Wish might hi.vc hcan adopted f,-
a".m'pfe tif'rs- This was MT the case.
tte Constitution WHICH made did little mara
s9tn 10 cH!1ae the prcvlosrs state of things That
state OF things scarcely ciaroe,l: cycent tb,t
Esnate took the place of the Legislative Gomez "
i"usc OF Delegates succecded the tIousc of Burrrss
os' ana Inc Executive head changed in name
! a
tpe siine qaa1hcat!oIs, and Were cIectf d by The
siine: ana they continued u, possess ion OF the same
roWer. When this State received her charter from,
m" tAng OF England the representation in The Hn,,
q BnTFesscs was tolcratly fair representatinn -,
/ fi:c Colony as 1T then existed. At that time there
were pf Few counties The Colony, and there vrs
90 interest but that of the plan er since anricuI
!ore' wa The UNIVERSE. FrDfessiou Such repiese,-
talon therefore, Cor such colnrnnit V lyht he Son
sered as just fair aud equal and suitable to The re
MUS of the age, AID of the Cocny But owino =,
causes subsequent B their origin tint rcnrnson,aa,
which may have been once just ard eoua bas nov.
s"fnmF qnjns st and most grossly unequal.
TSsentaiiop was productive Of no i'll coystone,cit
DYING to the unioEtitied coiilivn of the 1rontir
eo ;patseness OF e population, the western
/, iniitir 1850" "-''' ''''
Before tle Revos,iou considerable chances we,n mat.
m I'VE 'oiin ne countics round ,if residence of ,,c
e'ytnn Se'e subtivded INFO small ptrclris 10 each Of
fnc, II we look at the colonial map sa ind he Ie,i
I Oh Iv 10 dopbie rIet quadl,c Iao or.
representatives, while equal number was owed f., ,s
Rom f''l uF !" e'eh borough having elaF"ie repesepl-
ses tai re s.s Yn nR 70 e "ns9os aud with ,h
.aib Yni'e opinion WIS brought bear upon The Senaa lie
@ set u, ', act IA the hsiy OF the Stale, meft
a, , nasns SIS. mas new an alarming aid 51
g g a ye YER slofe no" been heard DIN Virginia Since Il
afe not been ao:Icd Legislature enest,nd that -
yss EDITIONS Of s s dS n@Ss 9! s0esg s
ION alck AUG tsfy Counties Until 1914, were as res
larry nEeG for ME returns of the session An Ill,
e'nnfals asked pr rffua,inn of the elective m
49, to ocss5 win ' n lo r s a Of N
Fied hai bill was banmg,t House Of De,.ars f
.owns them dsricis 1--we look al the pa
~ ePfsfniaiion N that body -la end al fiji. Of
we wn"1n o. ib: Wine population repcseIIcd NV r
,9a Ti'e zoe lrgans three hIs wele rrpIescpiedhv
o2I G.Itns who live beyond the Ridge aud no gentleman
Wa ts a'ie to resist the conviction that from sue AN inc
cyl Nan re constituents getsemen fio. The We
Ns fl,ssae oi b to change this inequality be,-
"hAs' oy me great iuao:ly fIm the East eyery a;teT,, -
dfie,tfti and the bill was Ultimately rr1ctef The no
~, i, r up ae' Aei'S ud "n the table, PET down
ihfe was not before this Time single eastern constitutions
power To Change the districts They stated That hr sac o
nai Tue Constitution laid of the districts and That T -
tbat n'nment no authority Change Diem could be- G
ey could only be changed by Co,vj r.nn II tue people
W osi natural nj consequences this refusal 10 chance H.
dstrcis produced, the Session of the iegsa,
cru ",rIu from numerous mfeiipg carrs al Sas,o
yns a measures fright be adopted take lie se,Se oIi
People on ue subject OF Convention. All who felt auurieyc
n spS S , nsgSaA % tue representation, soug,
;'oh me e "t tire people on lts subject OF Conve;icr
i0GS'G& 70 ), is The only remedy fE existing evils 'f
IN !HL6- H. bill reported with yie.v 10 IA, r,s .s
OF Ie pelli and ath0r wits ee afirra ,,aI f5 t
Heard of the STATE tys sre"f ss ,' , ma now been
pn wirh was ADVOCATED one size aud r.istrf IN &
gncr PRESENT Congen,an ns wv vino F ,be~ a ano&
Of "nI ~, ualnefs OF ZACH SIDE Some fiyoc
o extended 'e yrFs to general powers they asGrgd
n1amaon of the Whole Of rhs tonsrn II isVt; r aux
V TO elnaize the Elr Of the Cenefa As er,fIv ON c
iss o HE white lopn'a:ion egilal7B TIE Land IA x and m
ouon oil grilsnan rom Fairfax, to extend TIE I'M Of ~
Se uHS Wa; subsequently, amrurd BY his coleanre s 10 m
I've aos !na'fso ON to such as have permanent; common
r wIih' ana %ichneni 10 the Community. The bill w
paS ~ hls ilni1 form " bill to auriorize ,
,Sf o! Inc sfnsr r the people ieCt OF 7 C,onyr
- qunzh tne representation ON the whic population lass H.
,tF'N '.e TEN OF sufTagH, ard Cjralne the Lad ~
lTt an lneecra struggle STRIFE out ftC Crane resc,;
IIdge' me oh was passed by majority rcp.e>ertir .
tte- touIlns Of the white inhabitants ara va, 80 " -,
f. ne gentemzn from Nor!0lk nou IN the C,n,nn,,
ptsu ne pa W all ITS Stages He eri an aI7.ncrei,
. X. In
c, wet1eT iIce'nhs or the wf,le then rot exrlane(
rn,nn'eh was supported for rcaon al,agdoned no,.
nc gentleman oId not state how NC mr.? mt to IN ,lst 't
Wneinef with 35lbs or the whole number Of ayc, Ink
n po|ers OF eh71ouce nc ed his propositicr and 60
E aD'e 70 carry y " The Hour q n.lr,aes with L.