Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-30

lessee Of a lenement Of the yearly value Of
dullifs, for n term al
or more wears, b. deed duly recorded three
months before the time he may offer 10 vote.
and of which lease NJ least years
shalf be unsipued Al the time he Offers TO
vote
"Aai every such citizen who shall within
ose year before he may Offer TO vote, have
ln1 or ia1es to the snnunio of assessed on
his property, whether real or personal. own.
edby him. and shall have actually pad such
tar or taxes nj least three months before he
shall so offer 10 vote. -
Mr.. DoppRipsE rose 10 suggest, that the
house had slrcad, determined not 10 extend the
right 10 ali male. above Il, who did ooi pay
,aies The neat step and that which he
would submit. was, TO extend II to all who pad
a revenue tax. or county levy. Would II not
he best 20 take the question ON his propnshion
first
Afer some conversation between Messrs.
Sisnafd and Doddrdgc, II was agread 10 put
the question. 6r.t on Mr. SIS. amendments aud
agreed TO a. additions TO NJ. Leigh's proposi
ton, then hat Mr. Doddr,dge should offer his
own more general proposition as a substitute
for the whole.
The resolution was read by the Char,
with the amendment Of Mr.. Sianard attached 10
| il.
A sren, deal Of conversation fook place be .
tween Mes,rs Nicholas. Stanard, johnson.
p T. Barbour md Mercer, when The question
was put on ihe 6tst clause of Mr.. Stanard's
proposed amendnieni--Lost, Ayes u, Noes 81
Tn, qirs on vas lheu plopounded ON the
second clause NJ Mr. SIS amendment; when
| Nh. Johnson rose 20 rIlrass his a'ss"' To ue
lInopoafioh Of The gentleman from CbeSefheld
with very slight notifications which he sp'cl
| fed. lie would have heen happy 10 express
hi own opinions 6full, pariicn arly as he was
| afraid t,ey differed fom those OF his consti-
tUents but the STATE Of bis health for the last
ten days ha. bern sacb, and the COMMITTEES so
o,uch exhaust d ny the argument as, would
prevent his doing 20 NJ present ten much
anxiety that we should not depart from the
| landed qualification # the Right OF Suffrage.
He was Anxious nnt only on iis own account /;
because II had been approved by the experience
Of the Stat --bn, because Of its Interior effect
upon the fnn' aud important deliberations oil
the II iu.e the grrai basis Of representation.
| liz wished 10 assure gentleman that there was
no dangs- of Innovation III the basis OF repre-
senttilpn. lie wished 10 satisfy gentlemen
that tai Aa.is might he lad N the qualified
voters. He called upon bs lrea Is 10 compare
The advantage they expect fom mn extension
of the sulfrag, with the he aehts Of an EQUAL re-
presentation. He could not reconcile II TO
himself with these impressions to remain silent.
Mr. MONROE then rose TO address the commit.
tee Re expaliaied on the value of the RICH,
Of Suffrage--.nd AT some length on the causes
of the downfa'l of the arcien, kepnbics-and
concluded with declaring his disposition 10
soppor, the propositions Of MIR. Leigh with
sumo notifications. He expressed his desire
to adhere TO land. beieg tho great lie which
binds the eiizrn TO his country, "a the basis
Of the Right Of Suffrage, with an extension Of
II, under certain circumstances, 10 lease hol.
derS,
When he had concluded his address, Mr..
RAsD ,.PH rose 10 thank the venerable gentle
man from Loudoun Mr.. monroe for the SEN
,inents he had exprcssed-Mr r. declared
himself in favour of tho resolutions of Mr..
Leigh. lie earnestly exhor,ed the Convention
10 adhere TO land as the basis of suitrage-to
terra ftmo which he said without intending
any pun, il We ever qni,ed, we should find
ourselves NJ sea.--Nr. X gid, that he did not
accord with the proposition Of the gentleman
from Spo'isy vania Mr.. Stanardl IL he under
stood ii-but 10 give an opportunity of further
considering IL, he moved that the Committee
should rise-which WA accordingly carried
And then tho Conyenti adj jurned.