Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-14
SATURDAY. Dec. o.


The Convention assembled NJ IL o'clock.
and was opened with prayers by the key.
Mi Parks OF III. Methods, Church.
When the pres,dent took the Chair, Mr..
Gordon submitted proposition for meeting
OH Monday o'clock,
NJ Dromgooie moved a modification Of Mr..
Gorcon't motion, ~ as 10 meet Oh Tuesday
! O'Clock.
Nc. Goods supported the proposi,ian- oil Mr..
Drnmgoole--an expressed himself strongly
sgeiu 81 meeting in the Presbyterian Chn, cb
concluding Nv stating that he did nol think
the Church wa. the place for settling pole
mics
Mr. Gordon modified his prop psiiion so as
60 m ei on Monday, O'Clock.
NJ Nagior Was against the notian TO meet
either at "A iat.T day or later hour than Monday
II clock liz would prefer lhe selection OF
so,oe oiner place for Tho meeting of the tonsen
ION than ,he Capitol where the proceedings Of
the Convention might int, iero with those Of
the ,gis ainrr. II gentlemen did mt like
,hs Church, they might look out for some o.
Their sftus ion,
Nj. Nicholas expressed his preference for
meeting al some other place. The COMMITTEE
had a.eeriained that no ether suitable plec
could BE- oh, ainrd than one ol the Cuurches
of tn, civ. Aud Tor himself he certainly had
no objections ~ meeting Ia n Church he said,
ever there was oody which required dirine
nd il was this one --and he wat moi very
much misinformed, The present Constitution
for which SO much yeneTa'ion had bern ek.
pressed, had befn made ~ Church
The question was taken ON tie Adjournment
90 Monday, 2o'clock-aod carried without n
division.
Mr. Dod,iridge made an Intellectual motion
~.
change OF the place of sitting. taken up And
On M. PoieeHS motion. the Convention resoiv
ed itself i.io the Committee Of the Whole on
the Coasliiu,ion--Alr +. r. Barbour in the
Chair.
MIR Gordon rose 70 move ms an amen tine nj
10 the prono.,iou of Nj. Upshar, the folpwi
proposition, winch he had modified s,nce he
had originally presented II, aud Withdrew
4" Resolved, That the representation Of tina
Senate and House OF Delegates OF Virginia
shall h- appori,oned as follows:
There shall lie 10 Senators West of the Blue
Ridge of Mountains aud 10 East Of these Noun
tains
There shall be 10 the House of Delegates
l27 members. OF whom ~ shall be elected
fro,n tue District Nes, Of the Allegheny Noun
isins IA from the Valley between the Allie
Rdgr 20 the Head of Tide Wafer. and g.
thenee below =
Mr Mercer said he would withdraw for q
time the resolution he nad submitted, in ordel
TO give ihe gentleman from Albemarle Mr.
Gordonlan opportunity OF testing his resoiu
ton.
Mr.. P1weH asked leave TO Law proposition
on tn iable, which he should move az an
amendmant 10 the proposition Of Mr. Cooke
viz.
That the Senate should have the right Of
amending all revenue bills, and in the event
of disagreement between the Houses upon
aoy question OF amendment TO revenue bin
The revenue law of the preceding year shall bt
aud remain the revenue law for the ensuing
fiscal year.
He said /, was apparent that on account oil
she division Of this House, il was impossible
40 sdopf any general basis OF repressn
,s,,on. Tor future superintendent which would
nroye acceptable to any large majority of the
naonie-N the same time, Il was distinctly
haown. that il was the existing inequality oi
rsrreseu,stion 10 This Commonwealth which
had principally contributed 10 the call Of this
Co.sealirn. Cannot we do great good, how
over. nv redressing the existing nreg iiariiies
Of an. represeatation without providing for tu-
,,,re sorortionmeuts 7 II was 10 make this
.rraneemept that he should support the pro-
,os;,,oa of Ms. Gordon. In reply TO the Hrgu-
wen, tina, by unseftling the future apporfion-
.,,snt ", shall ONLY encourage future Conven
lions: he strongly suspected that the expe
renee ~ had receaty had. would warn US a.
=