Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-29
THE CONVENTION.

occupied nearly the whole OF it's sitting, in debating
Mr. N"alc's resolutions c:sercd ON Saturday: the
first rendering the distribution oil power in the SEN
ute therein provided, uchangea6ic; tho second provi-
ding for the future apportioamcnt of power for the
House of Delegates upon he basis of resident free
hold -raters whose ircehods were Of an annual val
ue of not less thai. S2S, These resolutions
offered on Saturday in concert with those Of Mr.
Cooke, touching the Judiciary, and with Mr.. Hem
derson's, touching the Executive. IAN of which
appear IN the Saturdays rrocecdings.) Mr.. Neale
is from the East, the other gentlemen belong the
western interest and the conjecture that the three
strings of resolutions the result of external
understanding, and that tc concession in Mr. Neale's
resolution of rule of future appor,Ionmeut, was in
considerations Of revising the organization of the
Executive Department. by which the choice Of the
Governor is given to the people. BE this as it NAV
Mr.. Neale after nearly the whole day had been Ia
ken up IL discussing their merits, finally withdrew
his resolutions it plainly appearing that they could
not command majority, and similar fate we pre-
sume awaits thosc Of Mr.. Cooke and Mr. Hen
derson
With hardly dissentient, the Convention con-
ours in the justice of rule for appoi toning rep
resentation according to the future fluctuations OF
population; yet abstract proposition asserting
manifest, that no rule of the kind can be devised.
which will, while it atains the end, remove the
jealouseS and apprehensions of the East The
same considerations that influence the Eastern ma
iority to resist the apportionment of power. upon
the present state of the white popuation restrain
them from agreeing to adopt rule. the rcasona-
o!eness Of which, is generally admitted.
Indeed such is the extraordinary State of tbnps
Convention. hnf no
suit as thing rather to be hoped for than expect
ed This extraordinary condition of things is pro-
duced by the anomaly, that majority of the Rep
resentatives of the very people, who III the Spr,no
OF 1928, voted for the call of Convention by
majority of nearly 5000, is against In efecN all
material changes, now that they have assembled
The change of course in three OF the tlben,r,o
Representatives has produced this paradoxicaI re-
sult-a change doubt indicated bv tho stst. or!
opinion in the District which they represent A.
II has always been in the General Asscmbly. co
It Is now in the Convention-power IS in The 7
hands OF the representatives of minority of tho
people AS we have never heard that men (cxce,t
Deoclesian and the Emperor Charles W who nos
sesseo power, ever voluntarily relinquishedt we see
no ratoaaiground for supposing, that the minority
IN Virginia Is going TO prove an exception to tho
general rule of mankind. Concessions will be r,,5o
for the sake of peace and quiet, but no man mood
expect that these concessions will extend 10 tho
point of the mlnoritys surrenderng their power
INTO the hands of the minority. The word ofpron
Use may be kept to the car, but it will assuredIv
be broken to the hope.
Perhaps oil the changes which the ,n,ioriiy NAV
desire, will be effected in the other braucac.
OF the Government, and this both because ,h.v
ore right IN themselves, and US a gliding 70, the
legislative pill, which they desired to svallov,
For our own part, will sustain any new Con-
slitution which provides for future amendments
aud makes the provision Of such nature as that
it will be available Tho friends Of Reform ougI,
to make this the test of appreciation or rejection.
and not resolve upon rejecting the expected corst-
tuition because 1t may not in their opinion be founded
upon proper principles contain all The anendn,o,
they desired What is lost now may be rec,vsrcl
at future time.
Meanwhile, the Public at large, is disrustcd in mr.
small degree, with the Convention aud It's orocscI
ings. Curiosity is bluntcd, novelty worn ar on ,i
people are now counting the cost md ,,o,do-,,,,.
how u rs, that so many wise heads have i'm tLr,c
months time, been able to effect nothing 'TL.I
bates which were devourod at Grzt haze become he
tasteful, and long speech Is dose which scorc.l,,
man will encounter. This state of nubbc C,,i,y
must prove extremely preiudicial To the rcccpfio8
winch the work OF the Contention shall find viii If,
people, and It ought 10 admonsh that ,v;se re-, .,
use all expedient despatch, and return az expedition
Iy as possible to the bosom OF tie constituency.
~ We have seen hthogrophic likeness Of J,br
Randolph OF Roanoke, by Mr. Martin of this oiy
taken from tho portrait lately executed bv az
Harding. IL is admirable copy. and ,yeG c -i,'
cuted. We understand also he has 70 in cortcr1.
plation 10 execute a similar likeness of Chief Ing.
tee Marshall from the same painter. We wish
him success, and hope the public will patronise So
deserving an artist, having the superior claim Of be.
ing one Of our own citizens.
COMMUNICATIONS.
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hilton Of the grand SOLAR .HICROSCOPE viii
do well 20 embrace the first opportunity ne This il
the last week q will be exhibited in this city, ending
on Saturday, tho I'd Jan NJ the Museum,
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