Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-21
VIRGINIA CONVENTION,



ir. FirzHUGH from the Committee appointed ia
o1sn'.c mtu tho compensation proper to be allowed
~ officers of the Convention reported the follow
-, rcsoutinn. Resolved that tic of q dollars
b. i'owcd the Sergeant at Arms, for informing Ro
By. Taylor, by express Of hs election to this
80 ""nilcn-which was agreed TO.
Tho a0,endment proposed by the Committee of h,
= Ole 10 tn" eighth section ofihc Legislative report
.'-~ greed to. To witt
rss we'd. that it ought to be provided iii iht
6 & itan, that in all elections in this State, TO IN,
--a "iace of trust, honor profit, the vote:
-t 81" given openly, viva vocc, and not by
Convention then took up the 6fsl resolution
.. SAM Cnmmiit-A.
"-- LE'GH objected 10 taking up that question
. tie Convention be full. AS there was no objection
vis las-ed by for the present.
Use 5ecpnd resolution was uso passed by for the
present. tor the same reason.
~ tlird resolution amended was then taken
.,, and considered.
tir. LEIGn addressed the Convention and moved
>, e.. u blank IN the resolution with three months
before SUCH election at which he offers TO vote" 10
-5v.ltr frauds winch he had heard existed in the
wist, though he happy to saw they were
,..co G'f!Cu and Not believed by HIM % exist.
NJ SUMMERS Thought frauds would not probably
r-c-t--pC ss"Sslo and value of the lease and the
81 80 Nc "'ccssary to give the qualification
'- ~ ~uIncient safeguard, besides The oath of
3. 81 could he required at the polls lie, bad
90 o. no frauds in the west. except in one in
- nee II, doubted not frauds would exist in the
q he O,,d
10 a7s:riing that no frauds exsted-hc doubted not
- nd Dut he knew nothing of them
~ leigh sad IT was suggested 10 him. Tint
20 IA might be too long time leases very gen
.'--iy IN some parts of the country commenced m
HRhIy MIR. Leigh then referred to what MIR
MINERS had before said, and he understood HIM M
ing explicitly that frauds existed in the West
.ess some time previous to an election was rcnui
for recording the deed, leases would be made on
t5e day before. or on the very day of election to
make voters He moved to f. the blank with two
months.
Mr. SUMMERS explained, and moved to inse,, ono
1lr DODDRIDGE said he believed that in some in
Stances frauds did exist IN the West He concur
teu win Mr. Summers IN proposing month
lie thnnFnt that every man ought to support mea-
fuc which should restrain fraud. Mr.. ID. said that
Almost al the leases IN the section Of country he was
i!2-n, commancel on the LIST of April He spoke Of
'Ae town ., Wheeling, and said that such was the
cas-" t.cso.
W.H TWO nths, and carried.
1hF question then required adopting the Sd
o. 'lH"oa as amended, and on this question the ayes
sAl noes "erc called for.
AVIS c-srs. Clopton, Anderson Coffman IInrri-
ON, - lamsln, Baldwin, Mccoy Moore, Cooke
NNnr, Smith, Miller, Baxter Madison, Mercer
tiz..u{h, Henderson, Osborn, Powell. Griggs, Ma
81" % Nayor, Donaldson, Boyd, Pendleton,
.'-.rgc, M'hlIllan, Campbell Of W.. Byars Cloyd
hlpman, Matthew's, Ogesby, Duncan, Laidlcy,
Summers, See, Duddridgc, Morgan Campbell Of
...""&@, ~ lson Campbell Of Bedford Clnv,.;- S1un-
''f Townes, Cabel Martin, Stuart, Peasants
ID ~ Thompson, Massie Joynes Bayly, Upshur,
u. Irlu-5G,
49, aicssrs. Barbour (Prcsident,) Jones Leigh
"a slor # Chesterfield. Giles, Brodnax Dromgoole
~ adcr, Goode, Marsholl, Tyler, Nicholas. John
'' '4'"'n OF southampton. 1'rezvant, Claiborne,
%, Randolph, Leigh Of Halifax, Logan Ven
-.. 5anerd, Holiday, Roane, Taylor of Caroline.
5. Garnet. Barbour of CulDcpper Scott Ma
Green. TazcweII Loyal, Prentls, Grigsby,
'-, Ncale, Rose, Coacr and Brancb--4O
ltr Convention being now full, The first section
$3.50 AIKEN up and considered
I.yed that IN the airport ointment Of rPpresen,a-
,n u nc House Of Delegates, regard should be had
20 'ua white population exclusively" .
r,f. EESABLE then rose and addressed the IIouse
% naaTly the following terwe.
-'i!' Question of the basis Of representation has
""'n 80 ably and fully discussed IN the early pa,t
our fittings, that bad concluded not Co saw one
rd upon IT. being well convinced that anv abilities
es-ed for is discussion fell far short those which
' iiready been eXeried on the side arm dsposed 10
r''.H". 80 have been taught by observation TINT
"' though more intelligent and more clocuent
. auOthcr, may nevertheless be unnblc cxacflv IN
express nhe IDEAS ofanother any given subject -
.'ncIudc' therefore, that may possibly say some.
ing, even alter all the discussion which has tnkon
e. mat mny servo 10 furnish reflection NJ least.
gh nave but hlt!n hope Of affecting the votes Of
yhs presume the question will not be- finally
- Today. IL may have another good effect il is
possible may have gone wrong, aud olyiouslv
1g' aud Vt u 1Jssiblc some gentleman may set mo
+" nc fTF, and exactly right, is my only
wish 70 lay the foundation of Government
- II may work well ~ practice. For am far
30 hnkng' whatever be tic form Of the Govern
nat u ever can be permanent unless he prac-
'rr"ion is beneficial In the course Of tho
wages OF the present di.cusson / observed
'.EM observed, icchag in some members di.
asa'h't thoo VITO 1--we in those parts of the
"heie the slayc-populaiion exists which seorns
p-9ooice toward that portion ofthcir f,llow
'' Possibly have been mistoken: but IL my
icf ing does exist Ia those who i,el = 7 sa!
t.occ those lot like iniuo IS cast where that src
"3n"iatIon cCI''s, have hsd no more 10 IL, in
H'cut sGEn e'ato nj: ,'ieEs than tt,so 80