Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-28
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SKETCH or TIE PROCEEDINGS
SAf,fpnAY. DAc. 10


The Convention met at j o'clock, and WAS
opened with prayer. by the Rev. Mr.. Horncf
Of the Roman Catholic Church WHEN the Ptcs'
idem took the char.
The following resoluiion from the Leglsla'
tive COMMITTEE WA taken up;
Rgoircd, That no person onght 10 elected
member " The senate OF this State, who -
not at len'l thirty years ol aR".'
Mr. Gordon moved ~ strike mi j" thirty"
ard insert twenty FIVE which was lost
nves 40, norf 30.
The question wns then taken on Tho following
resolution " Rsfoirtd. That No person ought
IN he elected n member OF the House of Dele
gates Of this State, who Is not AT lrsst twenty
five venrs OF ere. Carried, ayes b5.
MIR Sandrd moved 10 lay the resolution ol
Mr. Gordon on hr,ablc. IL order 10 ,cs the
sense az the House upon the adoption Of Mr.
Leighs proposition.
A discussion took place on this QUESTION
MIR. Stanard advocating the mo'on-Ncssrs
Titzhugh, Powell and bod ridge opposing il
Mr. Doddridgt commended, that the solution
Of Mr.. Ioigh was more uniavorabe 10 the
white basis, than Mr. GordonS-that the latter
itself deprived the West of61 delegates to
which they were fairly entitled, and gave il 10
the East making 10 in all against the rights
ofthe Wesi--and This added 20 the ! delegates
10 which the East was fairly emitted made in
oil 81 delegates against the Western country.
Bot he said Mr.. Ieigh's vas still moro uoiavor.
nhlp--and how then could ANY one vote in ia
yur Of taking up MIR. Lcigh's proposition, un.
less they meant 10 vote il down
Mr.. Gordon stated that his proposition was
the result Of spirit OF compromise; founded
upon the idea that there was no possibility OF
agreeing 10 any one basis, lie denied that II
was the tesuli OF any design 10 throw the
weight against the West but affirmed that It
Vas founded on fair and legitimate considera.
lions, He entered into a calculation 10 prove
this fact. lie said hat gentlemen in the West
could not expect That he who represented h
great district, which contained 5000 more
slaves than the ehiie population, could be in
sensible TO this consideration, lie detailed the
elements OF the calculation on which his propo.
siiion had been founded derived from white
population, taxation, &c lie considered il as
fair apporioumont Of power 10 the trans
Allegheny people, twas better one for that
portion Of the people than any other " hich had
been Offered. He said gentlemen had charged
him with being Western man, but he denied
it. He was friend oil Virginia at Target he was
bound 20 consult the interests OF his own peo-
Pile hrst, and when not bound by that consider
alton he looked 10 the whole. He snid no was
perfectly satisfied, from oil that he had seen
III the proceedings Of hi, Convention that il
was high time 10 sink this element OF discofd-
hat II would be sfa,al to US. To introduce any
such factous element Ia the Constitution, and
bring us this Missouri Question over again He
said he represented the middle country in Vir
ginia--and yet II was true, that every propo
siton before the House gave bis country n grea
Ter representation than his own-but he wa,
actua'ed in making il, solely by the spirit o
compromise.
Mr.. Massie rose TO explain the vote he CAV.
yesterday lie had seen here distinctly tina
was impossible 10 carry any question which
any one party supported, by great weight o
plumbers. He came from the middle country
tetween the two contendiug parlies-as TO th,
:. Ian Of the gentleman from hlbemarle, which
as founded on fair AID liberal terms Of com
,romlse, he denied that II was any violation o
nrincIple-and clearly no, more So than ths
'lan of other gentlemen in giving the fedora
basis exclusively to the Senate and the basis o
white population 10 the other House.
MIR. JOhllson W ould vote TO lay the resolution
on the table, 10 give the gentleman from he's
ierfield a fair opportunity Of ing his resolu
fion--for, he wished every subject n fair dis
cussion and full deliberst ion-and then he
should vote for resembling the rule ofthe Hous,
which forbds any original proposition be ins
&C ed on, relating to a change OF the Constitu.
lion, unless il was referred TO the Committee
of the Whole.
The question was then put on laying the res
ution on the table, which vas carried without
n division.
Mr.. Leigh then moved TO rescind the 9th rule
the House-carried.
The Chair then proceeded to read Mr. .Legh's
scheme of representation.
MIR. George called for the ayes and noes.
Mr.. Scott moved to strike out the llth and
rart Of the 18th line. viz: "No more new coun.
lies shall ever be formed OF the country lying
Bast Of the Blue Ridge" upon the ground that
Il nigh, hereafse be the interest OF the Eas, to
divide some of its counties.--Lost, only twenty
six ayes.
Mr.. stannrd moved 10 strike out parts Of the
18th and 9th lines, viz: and TO which only