Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-24

be had TO the white popui ation excIusivelv -
| Mr. PoFeH said his object VS. 10 rive an
opportunity for recording the vote on TINT nrn.
position distinctly aud he therefore d.mandad
the yea. aud nays. They were ordered nv the
House.
Mr.. Gordon said that while his opioions re-
main ell unchanged as 10 the principle on which
representation ought to be based, vet his own
propo sillon mad been offered as "A cempromise
and hr was reluctantly compelled, since gen.
tlemen would force a vote Oh the pres n, que =
ton in its naked form TO vote against il aud in
favor OF his own though il at liberty TO foilow
his own feelings and wishes. he should Ger. ain.
" vote for II white basis alone
The yeas and nays were then called and re
corded as follows
AYES-Messrs. Anderson. CufIman. Harri.
sou, Wilanson, Baldwin, johnson, McCoy.
Moore, Beirne, Smith, M iller, Baxter. tlercer
Fltzhugh, Henderson Osborn, Cooke, Powell,
Grisgs, Mason, Naylor. Donaldson, Boyd, Pen.
dleio", George. Mcmillan, Campbell OF. W.
Byars, [ lloyd, Chapman, Mathews, Oglesby.
Duncan, Laiiley, Summers, See, Doddridge.
Morgan, Campbell of Brooke, wilson, camp.
bell oil Bedford. Clay'or. Saunders, Cabrll,
Stuart and rhomps ,n.-46.
NOES -Mrs,rs Barbor (Presdenl Jones
Leigh and TAYLOR o c.. Gle. Brodnax, Drom.
gooie, Alexander, Gpode. Marshall Tyler,
Nicholas, Cloptpn, Mason of Southampton,
1rezvaGt, Claiborne, Urq hart, Rando ph a.,
LeIgh of Haitian, Logan Venablr, Madison
Stanari, Hullaias Roam Fay or of Caroline,
Morris, Garneu, Ba "bonr, Scott, Mac az, Green
T4zew.li. Laya, Prealis Gugsby, Branch.
Townes. Martin, y asant, Go,don NJ ,ssle,
Bats. Ne"lc, RS Cohl,rr, Joynes, Bayiy,
Upshur md Prrf -.
30 the amen inca Mr. PoleeN was reject
ed land the o. n IN chile basis seul, d
by dis met vote Ia the negahce)
The question now r. urf'us the PROPOSE
ton OF Nessrs. ;ordoo al Upshr
Mr. Gordon moves 'ha the tuo parts of the
pro- 'osition he divided, and The question first
pn Son the ir. par ION of it was SO divided
accordingly, and the question icing flrS on a.
g,eeing TO the following
Res0iped, That tle representation in the Sc
nae and House OF Delegates Of Virginia, shall
be app1uoned as follows
There shall ne ID Senators west of the Blue
Ridge of mountains and 10 east oil those noun
tans.
There shallb be in the House OF Delegates. l27
members, of whom 29 shall be elected fIom
the District ces of the Alleghany mountain !;
"a from the Valley between The Allegheny and
Blue Ridge, aud 40 frrm the Blue Rdge to
The head OF tid--water, and 81 thence =, low.
II was decided by yeas and nays IS follow ::
AYES-Nlessrs. Barbour (presi1enO jones,
Leigh of Chesterfield Taylor of Chesterfield,
Giles, Brodna1, ID omguole, Alexande Goode,
NJ rsbalI, Tyler, Nicholas, Glgpton, Mason OF
Southampton Irezsant Claiborne, Urquhart,
Randolph Leigh OF HALIFAX, Logan, VtnabIe.
Madison, otanard Holiday, X ,ane, Fay Tor OF
Caroline, Morris, u met, Barbour of Gnpep-
er Scott Macrse, Green, Tazewell, Loyplk
prenti,s, Hngsby, Braach, Tow1es, Martin,
Pleas ~ :, Gordon, ,lassie, Bates. Nea!e, RI e.
Cosltee, Joynrs, BayIy, UpSndr Per'in-Ayes
90
NOES-NIessrs. Anderson, Goffmau, Harri-
Son, Villa, MS IN. BALDWIN, Johnson, Mccoy,
or Beirne. Smith, Miller, BAXTER,
M4rcsn Uhugh, Hen ,er, on, Osbornr, Cooke,
Powell, Griggs, Mason Of FIR rick, Ntylut,
Dunad-on BOYD, Prndl-ton, q ORG, NcMiI-
ian, q 'mpbell of Washi e n, Byars, Coyd,
Chapman, Mt,news Og shy. Duncan, Laidley.
oonmrrs, See, Dod idg', AJrzon. Campbrl
OF Brooke, Wilson. Campbell If b dford.
q aytor, Saunders, Cdben Stuart, Thompson
10
tn question was then nut on thr following ::
Resptred. That the LrgIs lature shall rear
rang ihr reiaresentation ~ no Hous- of the
"=r'i Assembly, nnce IN every - Years
uped a tar vera - of the following ratios, to
Wit: q white popula' ion; %, Fed' lal nun
bars: r lid that ne Gumber Of 'he House
o. Delegate, sns, never exceed -, nor the
pua ,ber OF this senate -.
Mr Leigh saia ge shaai vote against The
sch,me with ,hr view Of Substituting another
pan 1" equ tliza sc renirsentalion should the
increase OF por'l'tion b. such AS 20 justify il.
He no I'D ropos some cnsnge IN the numbers
4 h
several divisions of the State. lis scheme was
bottomed on principles which he could not give
up but he again assured gentlemen that he
should be in great degree regardless OF The
details.
Mr. leigh then presented the House the fol.
lawn. o " hich he accompanied with explanatory
,sm,rks that would be unntellslble If reported
separately.
& counties, ~2cach, 32-S'z Brooke Ga.
90 do ea,.b, <pell |, Giles |, Grayson
l, Greenbripr /, Harmon - haml~na !, Lee
!, Lewis l, Logao /, Ma.on |. Monongala 2
Monro" /, M n'gomery q Sieho as a. o"'o .
Pocahontas l, Preston |. Rann2ph ",". :
Scott !, TazeweIl |, Tyler Nash'ns'o" .
Wood |, Wythe 2-32,
4 counties, each, t24-ylz: Allegheny J.
10 do 2 each. Bath !, Berkeley 2,
Hampshire 2, Hardy ,, Morgan !, Pendle'on
l, Rockbrdge ., Augusta 2, BotetoUrt 2,
jefferson Rockingham 2, Frederick :,
SAcajkIolh ga,
10 counties. each, }45-viz Amelia ],
Is do Q each, amherst Charlotte :,
Cumberland l-DmwiddIe 2, Fluvanna ],
Franklin ., Goochland L. Henry /. Louisa 2
Lunenbnrg / Madison Nelson !, Nnttoway !
Orange 2, Patrick /, Powhaan |, Prince Ed
ward |. Aibcmarle Q, Bedford ?, Brunswick 2,
Buckingham .. Campbell 81 upeprr 9, HALIFAX
2, Mecklenburg 2, Pnsysvania ,, Fauqn'er z
Loudpun 2-45.
30 counties 3 towns, each, } VIZ : Essex !.
5 do each, : aiIiai L.
IL do town .disrricted for 5 Gloucester |,
Greensvi'le /, Hanover |, Hearrco ], Isle oil
Wgh ], King and Queen |, King William !,
Nansemond /, New Kent ], Northampton l.
Northumbe Gland ], Princess Anne !, frInce
George |, Prince William !, Sponsylsanla :,
Southampton | Stafford |, Surry ], sussex /
4: ,;,, | ppterahurp l. Norfolk DO