Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-06
-, tyranny ., III. from 1oo,ouD (u M.rcer) point the

from Lousoun (Mr. Mercer) to point ou' the
claus.
W. MERCER replied, that the basis h al neen
sett,,d by the L-gi >lsture, and recognized Nv
ihr pc pl
then wen, turtner, aud rs designed, instrad
,fle,ine il rest upon mere 'eg's'ai.f e"s'>
meat, % give il Cons'i"ii nal s'ncnon. !,
VI, JOHNSON compared he Two branches OF
The L. risia.nr~ ,nge her in respect oil n"m6' =,
du al n of du les, ,Iuir is'u'ng ~ o'Hrte"
way, from be ,,eope, and he ask d w''the
p ceox,r. to che k h- will e tn' m. jorty,
oueh, t. resid in he po ulsr hras'h! Was
this the priv, iplr 10 b now established! he
6 He'd upon se lemen 10 assign ,ome reasons
for hi, dis inc o"
NJ Soorr pi'rd. thai because The House
Of Delegates was III, st."ngrr b. ,nch, ~ viii
ed thr mix d ,ssts 10 'r-viil the e; that we
brought grs er SAX IN n t"e g"' cram ~;
both sections ot tx Safe br, cir per o al
r,gh ), aud ve (iram IN Z s. mu' n or ter
proportion If p'"prr 8; and hence 'hri' wish
! 10 gaa,d the sironge' manner
Nj NICHOLAS .ss gnrd e r. asons r ms
! vote FL 5 IL ia r, Inn ei %! &C mp"urd
BASS al TN b. ncnes; bui i 'ht s'lsi which
&C ,ua'ed ,1e gentleman from "qnier he was
willing TO ',kr Il IN me MY
| The question wa. pu. AID the amendnrn'
was 10 t--ay,s 40; n'rs49.
So IN, Commit e. dr,c, min d not 20 an" d
IN. ameDdm 1T, by AIDING find IN The Senate
10 ,ohiie population erclus'ueiy"
Inc "a .u.n was hr propound-d upon The
| amendment o the original resolution OF the
Lrgisla,iv, Commi'e', viz. I" strike Out TN
word * usivtly and inser, the words" and
taxa 10" com ined"
Mr.. MONROE hen rose, with apologies TOR
add,es, ing himself to The Chair H. saw the
misc hirvous Consequences hat nigh arise
| from division, in the sc"timents OF hr STATE;
md he deemed il necessary for each s,de Il"
make adv an,e s Cor Accommodate Let Us
| break up vi bout doing any thlng. DR. ,arfy 'hr
measur- ny very ina / majority, and wht'
will b. the con, "a .uce? Wit the C"ns'It"-
ton b. adopted? Indignant, a. rimonious te' J..
| ings will arise; and is the State 10 br DIVIDED!
! If il be severed, will a new Sta be admitted
into the Union? He doubted it; and 1t u Can,
ha, EFF C, will it Rave on tie great interests o.
tive > ATE? VIVA, brcomes "f tie in'rrna i'm
pro, emeut> # Virgins. which he had 'l"ays
so auxiously desired foi himself and win h he
wish, d To see assis ed with III, funds the
General Government. as far as they can be con-
| Stl utlOndNy uStQ IoT 'ndt puTpOsf' fN'e' S'o'
ing the Opposing claims "f The Two sections of
he STATE. the Eost and the W"st.J he at
tempted to show that il was necessary % make
some compromis- between hem; and h- con
cluded wi.h stating that his plan would be 20
allow I'll. basis r. white POPULATION in the
House If DELI ,tes, and the mixed basis IN
he ST. nate. {Mr. NJ. So for some 'im', and
was listened to with profound attention.
When he had con, luded Mr.. GILES rose to
move that he Commit &c now ri,e, with =
view of re mittng 6. n'lrmen to think more
deliberately 90 his ,a"j:ct, aud to cultivate
tho, liberal spirit among them which had hi-
hrr,o Distinguished their discussions He
dis Iaimed any wish, by such a motion, to pu'
himself in possession OF the h'or Tomorrow;
for tbs eblr h.. ai,h made him little DESTROYS
Of addressing the Commi',ee. though he might
h rrafer att mp TO off su'ne Of re reasons
| far h. npininn> h. snier tanned
The Committee accordingly rose and then,
on tue suggestion Of Mr. JoHS.oN, he House
rec Considered tn vn'e as TO he h ur vt adjourn
mem. Mr. DoDnRIDeE bring one Of The M.
jnrity on The pr vioua voc, now moving, at
Mr. JnHNsoN's r"ques,, thr O. der to be changed
| rom 10 o II O'Clock. thI> motion prevailed
aud thu Convention accordingly adjourned
this morhing, II o'clo,k k