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

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il WIS negatsed.
Mr.. Leigh rose TO offer an amendment, which
went not 10 affect The substance al all, oil what
had been sgeed on, but only 10 ihrow u INTO
a more dstinet and definite TORN. lie "Ishsn
10 eoniofm II To the language ol the Consthh'
ton aud Laws, aud ass TO introduce class,
winch he sHs well assured, il wa. not The IN
Ientioa ofihe Convention to exclude : he meant
fa.par csnots. tenants IN common, and 1oim
tenants, IN u freehold, not large enongh rs To
IL nambefs of acres In fail within The eonsil
iuiiopal limit. but Of suIfieiesi value. "a eniiie
it To give vote, as vel As othefs. wnIch were
lager. lIe moved 10 rnd the Report, by
striking GU all from the word +" Resolved, 10
the word = PROVIDED. Is aud TO insert an amend
msnt which he read--buI winch was sub.e
uuenily wiihdrawn.
The question Thea REQUIRED on striking out
the following
"3rd. Or who shall own sDd hare pos'esssd
! n Ieasphold estate, win the evidence 0i Title
recorded ola term orig,na, no less ihao five
years, and one Of mich shall be un'IPfed,
OF the annual value, or Isul Of - dol
lar
On motion Of Mr. Sianard the clause WIS
amended, by striking out he words have pos
tessrd and inserting IN lien W. 'eoi Tue
word, be husell IN the actual occupation
! OF"
And on nation Of Mr. Mere j, the words,
and one oil which snail be unexfirsd," we've
/ stricken out ales "a
The qd stloo now recurring on striking out
! thIs clause
Mr. Leigh said, tia being opposed 10 e.
tending the highf Of Suffrage, TO tenants suffice
10 dlstr"ss by tner landlords. he should vote
10 strive out The clause, and against inserting
any other. containing that principle tie de-
minded that the qnr. ION on strki ing out,
be nken by yeas and nays aud II was SO or
der"d
Nj Greene moved 10 I'll the blank with SIS
Nj. CiagiOr moved $40
! The motion at hI Greene was negstiyed-
! Ayes ii. Noes 80
M. Dodhidge moved S5.-Mr. Sidndrd mo
we'd $50
The question being put on $50 il was car
ried-Ayts II. Nncs47
| The char II, the af NATIVE
The question on str KING ont was then taken
and DECIDED IN The atgaiire by yeas aud nays
as follows
lyes-Messts. Jones. Leigh Of C., Taylor Of
{, Giles, brodnaI, Dromknoe, Alexander,
Good, Nicholas, Clopion NJ pon. Tr' zvsnt,
Claiborne, Grqnhatt Randolph, Leigh OF II
Logan, Vena3le, Rome. Taylor, Mpcrs, Car
nett, scott. 1azewel. Gtigsby, loyal, Prentls,
.Noes.-M,ssrs t3arbour, Presldeu',) Mat
shall, Iy Ter, Anderson, Ccffmnn, Harrison,
| williamson, Baldwin, Johnson, McLoy, ND.
VI o'e, BeIne, smith Miller, Baxter, Madison,
! 3tanard, iloiiaddy, Osborne. Mercer, r. zhugh
| Henderson. Cooke, Powell Mason. eggs,
jun. Mayor. donaldson, Boyd. Pendleton.
George, Mcmillan, Campbell. Byars, CIoyd,
| Chapman, Matthews. Oglesby. Dnncan, Laid-'
| ley, Summers. See, DoddrIdge. Morgan, Camp
tell OF Brooke, Wilson, Barbour oil Cupeper.
| Marrae, Greene, Campbell OF Bedford, Clayton.
| Branch, Saunders, CabeIl, Martin, Stuart, Jun.
Pleas ,nts. Gordon, lhompson, Massie, jun.
Rose, J",nes, Bayiey, Upsnur. PerrIn.-64.
SO the Convention resolved (by vote of
two thiris) To retain the clause admitting lease
| holders 10 The right OF suffrage.
| The question was next IAIt on striking out
| the flowing clause
| " 4ih Or who Tor twelve months next prece
din has boena hose keeper aud mead of n
iamI WITHIN the cuunly city borough eier-
ton district, wDere he my offer 10 vote, and
who shall have been assessed with n par of the
revenue OF the commonwealth within the pre-
ceding year, and actually pad The same
! Mr. Leigh moved IN amen 4 the ause by in
| seriing after the words, The preceding yeHr'
| ihrse words, viz &" ~ the am un, of -
Mr. Leigh again presented theicasr ola Tree
IN 10 the Constitutional limit, " bile tenant
| psying no tax Was admitted 10 vote
He demanded the ayes aud hayes u pom the
Amendment, aud they were ordered by the
! iionS'.
AFTER SOM debate the question was taken
on Mr LEIGHs amendment, aud decided in
the neeaiiy b, aiS and "ays, IS 70 lows:
AfES-NessrS. Barbour, (PresIdrnD Jones,
Lei, III Of .sterhcld, taylor OF Chts. fed.
Giles, Brodnax d. rmguol' Alexander Goode
Mar.hal Tyler, n caolsS Johnson, Mason,
T,tzvani. Ca'borne. L qona,t, Randolph.
Letgn. # Halifax. Logan, Vrnab.t, Slanard
Holiday, Flzoush, konnc, lay OF, Of Caro-.
lme. Moni>, Garrett. Bnrhour. oil Cripeper,
Scott. Ma rae. Green. lazwali, Loyal, PREM
lis. Grr,gbv, Branch, Pl, asants, Bates, Nealr,
Ro>e Coslier IL.
NOES-Clopton, Anderson, Goldman, Har
rsou, Williamson, Il dwr, Mo-, Moore
Beine Smith, M,lie', Baxter, Madison,
Mercer, Hen lersnn. Osborne, Cooke,
Powell. Gnges jun. Mason, Nav lor Don aid.on.
Boyd, Pea etou, Geoigr, Am ! an, Comp
be =. Nv b aIs, Cl9yd e apman, Ma,he,s,
Oge.b, Duncan, Laidlcy, Summers, Sc
Dad nidge NJ ryan, Cam bell OF b. Wilson
Campbell, OF Brdford. Cha tor, Saundes
Townrs, CaheiI Na,t,a. ouar5 Jun. Coco.
Thmp 90, Ma,> e. Jun. Jo,nes, Bay,, Up.
shnr. Perrin 4
MI Sidnu,d IN vsd 10 amend he Res glu.
lion by msrr ing, after the words whe shall
have been assesse. (sre ahovr) the ords +" by
a tax on property owned y him lie did
tins that the Legislature might not by la, ng
| some irl0lng AK of cent or n few cen S, IN
troduce, in effect, UNIV rsal suff.age.
After the debate, the question was put on
agreeing 10 MI Sianaru's amendment. aud
decided hy years aud nays in the negative as
follows:
AYES-Mess,s. Barbour, Presidency Jones,
Leigh of Chesterfield. Taylor OF Chesterfield.
CITES, Brodnax, Dromgoole, Alexander, Goode.
Marshall, Tyler, Nicholas. Baldwin. johnson,
Mason of Southampton, Trczvsnt, Claiborne.
Uraibart, Randolph, Leigh, otHaliiaS, Logan,
Venahle. Stanard. Holiday, Grigas, Jr. Fen
dleton Rpane. Taylor OF Ca line, Morris,
Garnelt. Barbour Of Cnlpeper. Scott, Mscrae,
! lILenn Il eli punI,iIs L.Iie ahY RraurA