Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-28

/ the expenses Of Gsvsrpme ni. but We must
] ofben from such topics, they do not become
! The acrsplon
T l 'll be- proper ME-. Charm an. 10 disarn,
/ ms question of some fns ferrors IN one par.
/ " dlsrobr II Of som O its charms To- tn o.
thfr hy exnnining with care it's effects on The
dlafbui,on IT power, among the different dis.
lrlets 81 The communicable calculations
On this subject. have been made with refer euce
10 the House nj Delegate aud upon tie sup.
position That that House SHOULD cnupnt Of an
hundred a'd 'wanty membrrs. They .srs
made npoD the Auditors estimates Of the ropu-
laton of the present yeaf. which are IMPOSED by
some gentlemen TO be inaccurate. and the va
dilar dose not himgrlf rely VT confid+uco
upon hem ;---l'u' asa ime them ~ approsrna.
ting The truth snlfcienily Tor the purpose | he
present argument. Lei US then compare the
powet Of the Tour great districts Of no state,
III such House OF Delegates. ss il would be
on tn pttsent bass the equal representation
of Ceuntie', as il wo I'D be on the compound
bns,s proposed by the gentleman from Cnlprs
per, and as II would be On the basis of white
ropnl ''inn,---Ihe COMMITTEE will undef sand
my reference In the districts 4 the will re-.
member. tbht number them from West to
Eat, denDm,nsiing the Western The first dis
tIct.
l. such House OF Delegates, the relative
p"We oil 'ne sesfFhl dsificis would stand
thus
On HE ban, Of e4iai County represaaa.
tion.
Fs Dm,iet, 2o--2d, 1851, 32--i,h, a.
Compound Buas
Fnsl District, 2li-od, 2la--3d, 42-4fh.
simple basis Of mhhe population.
Fret. 32--2d, - Sd, 3b--1th %.
Divide by he BIur Ridge. the East and West
would stnnd ihua.
~ opal County representation, W DE-. 10.
ny the eombined raio, ~ :" II.
WHIT population. 56 III.
In making these calculations, W. disregard
small fractions, aud CONVEX, large CUES into cit.
gems, tim, wa may give the results in whole
numbers
By tbs method OF calculating the effect of the
'"o proportions IL would appear. that, adopiing
the compound basis, the West would lose nnd
ihr East gain two members oui Of one hun.
dred md twenty, and adopting tn simple basis.
lne W"s would gain and the East lose eleven,
bw II 'nsi' nj of takng the whole number Of
"hlif persons, M the bass, yuu lake only such
NJ ne qua flied 10 vote there - ,onson II be
leYe tnai the result would he materially VIZ
red W ny" IA means OF aserriaintng tho
'nmh"' disqualified votes, there is no rfuord
~ t'n any th"fa. anl we have certainly 40
ddfd rom " hlch w would eIimBie them ac
c'eaicY -Bei we may hpproxtmnle fhcm
perhaps mlirirnily near, 10 answer The pur
pose OF Illustration, by estimates from such
data ~ ,e have
uplii cane into this Convention M. Chair.
man, mad ,abitunlly considered nroptascn.
lH'i ~ npnnriioned hCcprdi q . the who mum
Der OF white peoplc, n he different di fr,cts.
and ont apporioned according IL the qua i6ei
Y" ef' N each, n ubs.ant,aIly eq,isaros.--l
mad suppose that III itt,o e he ON, y iuh
he a Ian Wnes II the fatln If ihe or ,ad
nTHef catrlul ia a.. cd thesubicc NJ, d. eg
~ me J.. rs awe #uinniiiee, called ~ a TN
hhh 10 II, ADD udu ed me 10 Il lHbt III, It.
ntss OF my fornrslmifo slon lie able Al u.
me "i ne ReHtsf u liom Cbesier.cld, we
Ed ny "hon ion, india ne { I ink
ih4l Iiesr eAprrsglDo Ne,e probably .torp
ihsio . much wei ht due 1, he consideration.
mat those who perform menint services, thr dey
ihboaers, The #pltigatufs Of ian winch they ia
MOI o" a.are IN the hnslefn Districts ,pr,neipally
bIhves "hIlf those no perform sim iLtT iluc-
non, !" lhc Weston Dis'ricis, are chnny white
pc ~" aud this consideration tends Ia tbe
c 'nti"si'n, that the ratio Of qualified voters to
-" whole white ptpua ion, eoud he greater
IN ne Last han Ia the West | have nm.
PraleG 10 the only documents IN my mower
'" 1881 'his conclusion, the lists Of per
sons charged with axes, furnished ne
the one OF the number Of persons IN each cpun.
~ add respective town. charged with anytsr
on d Town lot or part Of town lot, or any
pafeel oil land not less than % acres,--ihe 9th
e', ;" lhe numb'r charged with ANY tax ON q.
ihef property Now, although each of these
l's's, contains mall and female, young an, old.
blncS aud white, without disc limitation. and
'hi 'e"'r must Inlotm rs correctly Of tue actu-
a. "uipbef oi adult white males, upon either.
re have thought that probably they would
noiv"ry lar mislead US. II We rogard Them a.
an index of the relative MI N Der Of men nduIt
/" hi'e males IN lhe several districts and A an
mex oi he relative number ofquaIllird yolers
ia each' u We AXE the list OF those CHARGED
WIN '"N's on land o. giving the ratio II free
hoio Vo4rS, anh the other list as giving the rs
no al Vptr's, 'en the ''ght OF outrage snaf.
extended 10 housekeepers. who nav ar.v.-
""e TAX, ihen upon the basis OF the qualified
voters the relative power of tle districts would
81 aud thus
According TO The land lis'-isi, 27-2na. 90
3i 37-fm 80
tha property Iqt-Ia, 2g-2nd OIL
81, 18th, "a.
DIVIDING by the Blue Ridge, thc power v,nla
he, ''''o
According 10 the frs'-.West 47-Ea.t ~
hco'd'hB 10 the seeond-West 60-t,.., 10
i"ut,fc oihIns to the most favorable of toes.
es''m" IS tue West would gam, and the East
rose nv membrts in house of an hundred a
twenty and the ma jordy on the Eas,e,n I'D
OIL me Blue Ridge would remain twenty.
ihese STATEMENTS may serve 10 sbew ba,
i,nongn' opo" any basis of representa,on.
" " ut" a "a' nsen YET suggested. large portion
o. power VIII press from the tide water di,,rict
10 NOSE above IT, yet upon no basj, can N.
power pass now. from The Eastern Ia the w.
'ern s'ae OF the Blue Ridge. and that upon the
tor which we contend, lift bass a..
Az. must pass at n distant day. SLOWLY g,edu,
ANY, safely nied by The tanoers
wh,ch have beenapprehe nded--,hey NAV serve
10 show to calm ref rction iha the stake der men.
ding on the present eontesr is not so g,es, tbe
prize 10 ne won not so valuable, the los. 20 he
81 no. SO dreadful as has been pictured