Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-12-10

ceuent hereafter 1t rested ON neither one of the
disputed principles: it was founded neither on the
w,ite basis, the mixed basis nor the Federal number
II the great question Of future appor onmcnt should
net finally be settled, it was not their fault: they had
offered to meet tire west hall way, and the offer was
refused: he should now not be inclined to go quite
far.
! Mr.. PowELL rose distinctly TO disclaiIn for him
self, and behalf ofhis western friends the npu,a
ton cast upon thon by The gentleman from Chester
field, who had said that the Uuesi ion now was whe
Their they meant TO divide the State it the principles
1T the Eastern portion Of it should be forced upon
them.
! Mr.. LEIGu explained. He had asked if that was
20 be understood the question.
Mr.. POWELL said the yen lcrnan had indeed put j,
as question; bnt 1t was pregnant question, and car
red tic intnacn that such was their purpose lie
now Expressly disclunel any such Interior v.cw. If
gentlemen would force mixed basis upon them, it
would he against his consent and against every wish
and feeling OF his constituents; they would reject such
Constitution ii tlev could: tut they cherished no
purpose ofdivisOn. But III that event the table of
the Legislature would eroan under The mass of peti
tons for redress which would be presented 10 it
THIS would DC the result OF adopting the measure
: now proposed. Mr.. p said he should go home and
so far from preaching, separation, he should use his
utmost efforts t. preserve Union; but wherever he
could make his voice TO be heard, he shonld urge the
people indignantly to reject form OF government
which did hem such gross injustice. Give us in the
House he basis we ask, ana will give YOU in tie
Senate that which you demand. We shall then hail
the moment, (the first IN fifty years. that ENJOY
".
sou reply to the Chief Justice, and insisted that his
argument had not been answered and never would
DE- TO meet the suggestion of Mr.. Leigh respecting
struggle between the two Houses rrsucctin,, r,o,T
bills, Mr.. ?. had prepared an amendment which
wonld prevent the lower House from being ever able
TO stop the Wheels Of government BY refusing 20 send
up revenue bills
Dir RANnoLpH begged pardon of the gentleman
from fauquicr, (Mr Scott for whose sound. manly,
practical good sense he had the very highest rsrcc
lot Suggesting that ne had really understated their
case. The true medium between the claims of The
t,'o SIDES OF the House, was not that which the uep
teInhh from fauquIer had stated: but it was he I1e
oefai nuihoer That was the halfway house But
now 'hcy had agreed to meet no, there, not a. the
halt way house. but at middle point between tho
hait-way-housc, and tie extreme West This ,y,s
IN reality giving up, not y per cent of their claim
OUT %cenfYhre per cent of it. Instead of talno n
middle point between the haE,vav-bonsn orJ 81 -;
own end OF the road, they took one between the hale
gay house and the western Termination oft Tbcv
were hot insisting on rs per of their claim hut
had consrnedto take % per of it. He had risen
! TO pui the matter Oh its proper foot.
One word MORE and he would res7,p, his COZ.
he reason why The argument of the friend of the
gentleman from Frederick, he meant the gentIemnn
,o th" l pr JoHIsoN had not been answered
was, TINT Gil he had said had been anticipa,ed The
statement OF the argument by the gentleman from
Richmond, the Chief Justice of the TJ States M
ID ARsHALL) had been such to put at defiance. oil
that gentleman had said, or oil that anv man IN
earth could say. Where WIS the neccsS;t,, ~ H.
lending the fortress of Gibraltar against the obor
ave ana Puny attacks of tie gentleman from Aurus
: I'd: me Clct Justice had put the argument on
ground Which never could be shaken and which had
no '"r' heen anpugued than he fortress of CiL-o
tar could be affected by attacking it viii 49,,
pistol. lie had put it in a light-he did not mean
any complimentary which he put eyery tbinr thu, bo
! attempted to place in clear liuIit He had sJau
that the weak and helpless government proposed in
the plum oftie gentleman from Frederick was not
what 1t was represented to be- and had shown then,
what was compromise. Phe gentleman from Broota
lMr. DoDpn'DGE) had stated him to have said ,b,
me meyer YOU'D De satisfied with what was technical
cailed me white bass In the House of Delegates
re never could never would: the gentleman's CON
stituents were not interested in the ouostn
'hGn his were; and he saw ieason why his own
constituents were to give up any more than those Of
OF the gentleman, land he did not pre end rho, 81
were bound to do SOL This was not n cornnror,; =
Oh any Just principle: it one in which the Vest
took the lions share, and left to them of the Fast &C
they had been parcel of Jackalls the refuse and
oflals of power anu
Mr.. JOHNSON expressed regret that SIr. UYsu,,ns
proposition MAD not been finally disposed of before
tnut Oh MI GohDoN had been brought before the
GoHmlt'ee: lie should have thought it desirable
that Mr. UFsHURs should first have been n,ad ne
perfect as possible, before q substitute was rncoa
Other gentlemen, however, who acted with him had
not thought this the better course and Ind aeon;
the argument he had formerly used from the ronoI
OF the gentleman from Charlotte or TO nrove thai
It possessed strength which it did not fur less had
ne attended to present hmselfas in any respect mr.
' any oC|ueioh pretending TO be equal to the Chief
Jnstcc 1t needed no ghost blowing toward Mr.. r..
DoLPHj to inform the Committee of,heir ineouaIitv.
MI RANroLPH said he had not distinctly heard
the gentieman's words; but if they contained any
ghostiy advice, he was thankful for il ~ coro;n
from so reverend quarter. But he could assure the
gentleman from Augusta, that, whatever he might
suppose he (Alr ~ wos the last man in that Com
t'se' against whom lie entertained the least posi-
bic degree ofpersoual feeling. Ills hostility towards
that gentleman was political only: but he must be
permitted 10 add that there had been nothing in the
gentiemaDs career, during the present Convention
" inuuce any man. however humble his condition,
to regard him as an object ofenvy.
Mr. joHNsoH said IN reply that nc had never been
be believed, an object of envy to any one most GER
talny not to the gentleman from Charlotte for sad
MI J: we cannot envy any thing while VIC tnl, there
is nothing superior TO Yet / cannot fake INV
scat without returning to the gentleman from Char
iotte my thanks for the assurance tina, he cherish