Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-27

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The gentleman from Brooke, and not because hu had
contracted to do SO.
Mr.. Eeiir,e said, that tue House must be much
fatg ucd with the protroctcd discussions which have
taken place already, and tina. he would conine his re-
marks within rs narrow limits he conld. He said
was more opposcdto the bill before the House thar
70 any o'c OF The various propositions which had been
offered by the friends OF REFORM for there was nc
plan which had not approached nearer to the irs
claims oi The county and district within which he H.
vcd than that contained in the present bill lie hat
hcrcsorc, AT ono time, intended To move the House
TO RECONSIDER the vote ordering the bill to be cnaros
sod, TO secure equal representation To all omar
tors of the state, by adopting the al 1920
Upon enquiry, he found that gentlemen from the cy
treinc cast aud west conilicted in their views and
he WAS between two fires through one of which II,
must pass, he certainly should selcc, that which wou,
scorch him the least, aud would vote AGAINST tho mo
ton of the gentleman from Bedford. Mr.. w. sui,
that hc had scvea objections to the BILL that the mos
material was, that II did not sufficiently rer;tr,
the interests Of his constituents. It had SO happened
ANA he supposed il accidental, that Fauqucr au
Culpcper, having white population of 30, 565, ha,
between them but four members while the bordern.
couutlos OF Londoun. Shenandoah and Frederick
each with small fraction GOO, had four mem
hers piece IL was true, Mr. w. said, tina, the ba
sig which tho member from Albcmarlc, had said wa
adopted in The bill, would not allow of adtlitiona
member to Fauquicr her white populatiu,
did net rcach to twelve thousand; but as othc
counties with small deficits had beer Above,
representation for full number, he thou,ht that hi
OWL co0nty SHOulu nave Nad the same measure
tended to her. rs it also should have been Cupcpcr
! lie said lac knew that owing 10 county divisions
WIS impossible 20 Go exact justice to all, and il wa
better he supposed, for two counties To lose thci
fractional numbers, than for forty odd thousand o
their Western brethren TO be DISTINGUISHED as The.
would be by adopting the arrangement of tho So
natU1ial Districts on the census Of 1910. He said
that the views and interests of the country west of thu
Blue Ridge were the with those of his consti
tuens, and that although he did not believe that hi
county had all that she entitled TO, yet that thu
western counties iii taking OF themselves, mus
necessarily, in M equal degree take care Of his.
MIR. V. said, that as the course recently pursuc,
by the gentlemen from the small counties in the Yves,
had been repeatedly the subject of remark he wou
state his opinion OF the reason they have TO
supporting the present BILL i'll lieu of that adopted il
the committee of the whole. By the rejection of al
the propositions made by those friendly 10 a conven
ton, it became necessary for :hc House 70 decide
between equal county representation, and the con
rg,-sSiou0f districts. These gentlemen seeing tina,
by an union o the friends Of senatorial and congrcy
s!onal districts that their vorte plan Of county repre-
sanitation, might and probably would be defeat ed ant
that then sthc senatorial and congressional disric
scheme would be adopted, very wisely lie thought
determined TO prevent snc an alternative and tool
the present graduated county bill IT. said Nr. W.
they hadn voted, while ne could not havc i'm
pugncd their motives If they had not, vet he would
say, that he should have considered their perception
Of their interests as clouded and very imperfect.
Mr.. Parker OF Caroline said that he had used the
phrase when up before that CHOSE WHO live in gas
houses should not throw stones" The rcntlenar
FROM Albenlarlc Mr.. Gordon) had taken that expires
sion 20 himself and he said to that gentleman ''fthC
cap fitted him, he might wear It."
Mr.. Gordon said the cap did not f. him, and n,
should not wear il.
Mr.. TetrW explained the vote he should'niye il
opposition to consideration and commented upon ia,
dcscrtiop Of tlc county plan, W the gentlemen from
tho west.
Mr.. ErsrlH rose 10 repel the reflections u7on I'll,
Western Delegation. He believed that they werc
unmered, and could not be sustained if it came tc
charges and specifications. lie denied that he mao
gIvcn any pledge; but ifthis hill was recommtted he
woCd give one, TO bring forward the county plan u
gam. and predicted that many would be rallied in
rs favor, il had lost lie strongly reprobatcd SEN
atorial districts of 1910, federal numbers in dis
guisc.
Mr. Christian ofC City rose in explanation and
Ill reply TO Mr.. Everett.
Mr. Nennis said that although the gentleman from
Cabe (Mr. Eucreiil said he would vote for count,
representation, he had not supposed that that gentle
man or his section Of the country, was the I.cpsla
turc OF Virginia; that gentleman would vote as hi.
duy Dictated aud he presumed others would do like
wise He expressed his utter repupnancc 10 the bill
Stood aud DECLARED his desire that TO bill SHOULD
pass in preference to the now Under considcra.
tjon. There universal concurrence in the
Objectionable character Ofths bill H. had not beer
defended and It could not be- As the coalition of tho
small counties hadbcen defeated, lie hoped the House
oud proceed to Do what wds Just; and he hopcd Ia,
gentleman from Cabell, would again take IN IN,
comfy bill, and slew more integrity in adherinr e
bis pledge than the gentlemen from the Last CAV,
Tim crcdlt for. i'll relation to another.
! Mr.. miller Of Bot declared himself opposed to IN.
motion TO reconsider, and strongly rcprobated Tn,
senatorial district plan under the census of 1870 az
oppressive TO the West lie called upon those VIII,
had voted for the present bill TO adhere 10 H. an,
await the decision Of the Senate before they AGAR
RECONSTRUCTED.
Mr.. Doddyidce said it was evident, that Oh,
object TO carry the House back to the scnatora
districts Of 1910, and as that had been rejected h,
invoked members not 20 put 10 sea again, but TO adj
here TO tho bill rs il stood.
Mr.. lHtj,Son OIL ofW. rose to unite in the plcdr
~ 70 for senatorial Districts
! Dlr. U'jteher rose 20 give pledgc--and il was e
vote against rcconsi1eraton.-If the House woul,
hear argument, he could convince it that this par
was based OH principles and was just and equitable
Mr.. .AHln of Preston said he rose 10 make an hum
bic hut just appeal to those who had supported thu
proposition now before the House when opposed q
thc county plan. lie had abandoned the county plaI
fJr this not because his county TO gain Iry it
hit because he thouph IL more lust: IL was when IN,