Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-12-31


Allegheny aountaiB; "A fromtbe vaf
ley between ties Allegheny and Blue
Ridge, and 40 from the Blue Ridge to
the mead Of tide water, and 80 thsaee
below
A question Of order arose es to the
proper Course to bs pursued ~ order TO
cat at considerstien Of the proposition
-sert-d yesterday by MIR. Leigh: ~
could not bs moved as an amendment
to the proposhica 81 Mr Gordon BY wey
of substitute, because Err Gsrden's a.
msada eht had yesterday been agrees
to by ths House and could st be slricA
co act without volts TO reconsider IL
could not be addsa to Mr. Gordsa's
arend ment becauseit was iRconsiste0t
with il, aad contained different plan
And IL could not be taken up end consi
dered an an orr giaai substantive 'propo
sitiou, because rule Of order adopted
by the Convention required ell such
sfopssitiens to 90 first 10 q committee
aud be reported on.
After seine conversation bad taken
place, and Mr.. Stansrd had moved TO Las
the proposition of Mr.. Gordon, 90 the
table, With view then to rescind the
role above referred to- aud thus to az
rive st.iha discussion Of Mr. Lsish's pro
position
Mr.. Dsddridge said be was at a loss
| TO conceive how the friends of Mr. Cor
den's plaa could consent to lay ii on the
cable with @ view to consider that oil
M Leigh which was obviously more
| hostile to their views. Hs then went
! INTO q comparison ofthe operation of the
two propositions upon Western inter
ests, and Game TO this conclusion, that
while the plan of Mr Gordon secured
to Eastern Virginia a mojsrity Of al
that Of Mr. Leigh gave them a majority
si 81. The first he-considered q great
urosd on tbs rights of the Wesera per
| ton of the State; but the latter was 6
still greater.
NJ, Goedon addressed the Com nit. st
| at some length.
| After several pr opssitions and amend
| nsn,s were brought forward and rejs ct
ed, the 6aa! question was put oH agree
| ,ag to Mr.. Gordon's compromise an'
decisd IN the affirmative by major
Ivy Of IA
| But before the vote was taken ON tn
! question, VAR. Cooke rose to address tn
house and assigned the reasons VIII
ha should vote for Dir. Gerdon's plan -
| Flo was followed by Mr., Henderson, O
Loudaan on the same side. messrs
Thompson and Jshsson, alsa rose on
assigned their reasons for voting tn
sane way--and Mr. Mercer who vote
against it.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas --Mcssrs. r. T.. Barbour president.
Jones, Leigh, Of Ches. Taylor. Of Ghes. C les
| Brosdnsx, Dromgsole, Alexsnder, Goode
Marshall, ry!ese Nicholas, Clopton Johnson
Mason, eli S., Trezyant, Claiborne, urqnhsrt
Randolph. Leigh, OF II. Logan, Nensble, Nsd
isoo, Stsaard, Holiday, Henderson, Cooke
Rosne, Taylor, Of Car; Nsrris. Garnet, Bar
hsur, of Cut. Scott. Macrae, Green, Tszewsll
| Lsyails Prentss, Grgsby, Campbeh, OF Bed,
Branch rownes, Martin, Peasants, Gordon
Thompson, Nassie. Bates Nealr, Rose, Coal
ter. Joynes, BAyi,, Upshur, aud Perrin
| Aays. -MessFs Anderson, CeAman. Harri
son, Williamson, BALDWIN, MCCOY, Moore
seirae, Smith, Miller, Baxter. Mercer, Fitz
hugh. Ss5orne, Powell. Griggs. Mason, Of +
Maybe, Donaldson, Boyd, Pendcton. rGeorg
Mcmillan, Campbell Of W., Bysrs, ,C;eyd
4 Chsrman, Matthews, 6glesby, Duncan, Lad
les, sum uers, See, Ooddridge, Morgan, &c ~ .
bell, of Brooke. Wilson, Claytsr. Seuadars c.
bell, and stusrt.
I Monday. Dec 81
A new scheme for a future apper
tionment, founded on The basis al quail
fisd voters, was presented by MIR. Stuaft
laid upon the table and ordered TO b.
printed. After having passed tbro' IN
-remaining resolutions OF the g.egislatiy
Committee, the Chair passed on to ih.
Executive Report. The first amande,
resolution, which came up from tn
Commhtse Of the Whole, directs the g
lection Of the Governor by the Legisla
ture. Dir Mercer proposed TO elect hio
by the people This amendment pre-
vailed by maj Gritty Of 4 votes.-A De
Gate came on, upon q proposition Il
constitute controlling Execute,
Council efthree members The mstio,
failed, by lie OF the House Their
the resolution itself for appointing
! Lieutenant Governor, in the same man
per as the Governor, was atso lost -
From The Debate which took place OF
these two propositions. it seemed stuff
ciendy obvious; that the fate Of MIR
| MERGERS proposition had hsaa aasctet
by the basis at representation, one gen
| tlsman at least declaring that since thu
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