Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-12-29

House let it be senced; for this limitation was
rbrd by the advocates Of Convention themselves.
l, those who sought to have this Conyent
bed, who volunteered in proposing such restriction.
The qualified voters Of Virginia, whom her reign
power coniided, these To whom they made their
appeal to decide the question whether the Convention
should be called no, and the principle they
made the electors of this body Instead of claim
ing the utmost extent Of the principle here insisted on,
and giving uncontrolled sway numbers of all classes
reference had TO the voters only. Now, find from
the result Of the calculation of friend in whomI have
all confidence, that the following is the amount of
presentation in this body of the different sections of the
State having regard only to the number of voters The
whole number of charged in 1890 with land
t'X was 92,OOn in round numbers. This is TO be
taken as DIVIDEND; $4,000 of this %, 900,
the land books of the counties beyond the Blue Ridge
and Sc. 600 those east of that Ridge According TO
'hc apportonmert OF that number, among the d Sena
torai districts, that dividend divided by % will give the
qu"tent of $500 reeholders each district Take the
So 900 which includes every name on the land books
for the counties be- ond the mountains divide that by
ooOJ, and the Guotient rs q; nine districts therefore,
beyond the Ridge is the claim that can be as.
serted by the west, and have they not 9? But let
lonk furthet That number of So 600 includes all the
names on the commissioners books in all the counties
west ot the Ridge. Now, appeal To the candor of gen
lcmen of the west aud To the shcriIs' returns when
say that large number of these names-one tenth nj
icast--are the names oil non residents Am not cor
rect! Is not much of that land ideal? and is not much
OF owned by residents of the part of the State
or non residents Of the State earnestly desire and
would give nexpressible pleasure TO disabuse the
minds of our western brethren this subject. [ ask
those convelsant With the counties to take IN
the land book, and to If oneenth is less than
the due allowance. The conseqcn is e. at they have
nnc districts, when fthe principle of the gentlemen
from Norfolk and Augusta, (Mr. Taylor and Mr.
Johnson were to be sricly applied, they would not
have more than eight They have, then a larrer
representation than they entitled to- and This
though we totally disregard the slave population of
eastern Virginia
This view is profitable in IFS BEARING on annther
object. These returns for 1929. and therefore
adap ed to the augmented strength Of The west at the
present time Now, permit me to use their own
claim OF RAPID asc-and thus show how far
short these estimates mus, have been of the number
Of voters in the year 1917, when bv a new arrange
mcnt OF the Senatorial dis riots, the west was then
allowed larger representation in the Senate than
tn now entitled to- | ask tn rsfore v,be,hcr
III tue change of the Senatorial Distress instead of
beng depressed and Gcrauded they have not been
assigned even larger sh of political power than
on Their own principles they were entitled to- Yet
10 Is said. and SAID again. and great stress has bean
laid on the assertion that they are lanrushno under
the oppressive lcg ation ola hard-hearted minority
Look al their represen alton in the House of Dele
gates. They have 80 members out of GA, that is
more than to 10. Reduce it to the PROMOTION of
TO 10, aud their title The basis is only to one
third OF the entire numh' r, viz to II. Durno this
whole time therefore, while all these dolef complaints
nave oeeh uttered they have been in the practical en-
iJoyment OF representation per cent greater than
they can Justly clam. Now sir do not bring this as
matter OF reproach an item debit or credit but INV
sole object is to disabuse their minds s. free them from
tIie OF imaginary and then
them to the real questions before this body with al
that spirit OF conci!iation, harmony and GOOD will
which a frank correction of IL calculated IA
produce; chershing do the earnest hone that tho
result ofthe iabours of the Convention NAV condce
to the future good feeling, confidence and affection f
different parts ofthe State ! do this that NAV en-
pei that fostering soFe that they may be convinced
that they have misconcieved their own sitno,ion
no wrong has been done them ON their own
principles, and that power has been melted In
them oy 'her own scales and by their own weights
LII the same spirit, and swayed by similar infucn
ceS, VIII now advert to the statement of fla, ron
tienlan from Augusta to shew that Oh the very (Sun
ddtlon he laid If we disregard means and look onl,
TO results the question is, in fact, reduced to mere
firm of words. ~ "iet'
But before go to that, let bring to the notice Of
the gentleman from Augusta the influence of the min
cipie When reduced to practice, ACCORDING to tho
terms OF the resolution of the Legislative committee
as explained by his coadutor from Ioudoun (NIr MGR
cer) VIZ: the principle Misrepresentation nm tho H.,
OF Wnite population. The Gentleman from J,oudonp
TOOK this process. He did not controvert tho ,'r
Sltloh contained IN the resolutions ofthe gentleman
from Norloik, but maintained the report of the To
gSiatlVe COMMITTEE, on the ground that tho ,Iyo
were equivalents. He claimed that eouol ornt g
population would produce equal numbers ofnusI;God
electors On this postulate he assumed tbat tL ~,
eal nuhDefS Of %mte persons in any rcuion of the
state was fair exponent of the nun5ber ~ I.o
ters 1t would furnish, and tie numbers Of rop,Io-
Ton and Of voters, having the same ratio, boyeynr
different their sum. the result world no The 900
whenever should be resorted in making the amor
t!onm9nt frepresentation.-Ifl0 of gross popuIa-
ton wherever suat ed gave ten voters and in tI.t
proportion, 1t would be just as accurate to fake n
gross population foI your computation Of the amount
OF representations to take the voters.
:. Inc gentleman from Augusta, does not deal with
.ucSG equiv aehts or go ON these postulates. He has
tried the effect and has not c6niecfnrcd thai - >
given number of whites in part ofthe state fur
nished certain number of voters the same numbor
.! writes IN any other part, would furnish like num-
yer " Voters-lle has found the postulate of The gen
eman from Loudoun to be follacious ard Tho ras,,it
SHOWS one OF the most striking and irresistible proofs
OF !he sagacty with which my friend from Chester
ba. soTea bG true criterion Of the question in de-
o"'e' ihough IN its form his proposition was
supposed TO BE- reVoiting to- the feelings of the West
me result o. these calculations furnished demons,ro
bic proof Gifts Correctness
me-" ioI 90 INTO an examination of the class;fca
tu I o. power to each portion of the State deduccd