Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-23

| q"iry, ANA If the facts such represented,
shall make You ncquam' ed with them"
/ o. s. Ga-.
fo3 THE CoNsrIrUrIo~AL WuIG.
! 4 writer III The Wing, who signs him~e i: ~ Ra-
deal" processes to gave The ayes and nors the
Staun on Convention, on Tie subject OF the uppor-
tiomment of Rep; esem,aton. To enable the public
to judge Of the credit due to "A Radical" furnish
sumc extracts from the Journal of that Convention
now in my hands IT appears from that document,
that certain resolutions were reported by select
cou.mttec and IN their progress through the IIousr
/ Mr. Melcer mo red an amendment. which is noticed
III the following words: "Om motion OF Mr.. Mercer.
"the Report OF the Committee was further amended,
! by inserting therein af'er the last member Of
1.-The second resolution, the tupwing r solved
THAT IN any apportinnmrnt of representation 10
"numbrrs, gard should be had exclusively TO the
'tce white inhabitants of the commonwealth and
on the question being taken thereupon the said
solution was adopted, eg!;'y"n- members voting in
i"the affirmative, and eleven ony, in tic ncratye"
Ihs II the only no:ice tuk"n in the Journal of the
vote on that proposition The ayes and noes, pub
/ lishcd by y Radical shew the vote on tie third
resolution reported BIZ he Coa,.aulee Tint resulu-
;!on related The Judiciary, as appears by she fol-
: lowing extracts from the journal. air. Wallace
moved TO amend the Sd resolution reported tv the
/ COMMITTEE, by adding thereto he following words
Ito wit: although it is in favor of Introducing
"som~ additional safeguard to that of the existing
Reconstruction, -ain7t the abuse OF its powers
"Mr Kcrcheval moved to amend the aforesaid Sd
{ resolution reported ty the Committee, by adding
thereto tits meeting nevertheless of opinion,
TINT our Judicial Sys ell requires amendment
"Th question was them pnt, shall he said third re-
SO vi reported by The Committee, b. adopted and
decided IN he affirmative Then follows the ayes
and noes published by "a Radical"
\ The resolutions reported by the Committee, as
amenHed IN the HOUSE, are entered In the Journal
rs there arranged the amendment introduced by Mr..
Mercer, after the second resolution, stands as the
third. and he resolution relation the Judiciary
as lie iou th l. is presumed that "A Radical" in his
,Fip
ed the circumstance
The ayes and noes or the final passage of the re-
solution Introduced by Mr. Mercer. do not APPEAR m
the Journal. If a Radical" wishes to know how
the vote stood that question: he is informed that
Mr. Scott Of Fanquier, the only dssentent.
Ins fact, is verified not only by the recollection of
many VINO members OF the Stuunton Convcn-
ton but By the private Journal Of gentleman now
in Richmond
As to the other member from Fauquier, alluded
to il the quere of "a Radical, an accusation of
change OF opinion, even # well founded, can inf ct
no modification upon him. lie pretends not to the
perfection Of knowledge, Of reason which would
induce him 10 rcpose un b.: alignment niallibe;
and he has, therefore. '.tequenily, found him
self IN and FASTENED raj hct TO correct, than
Justify, conceal n. He values truh more than
consistency and lie considers 1t more honorable to
retract than to pCrsevere in error The world has
long ago decided hnw far nuuah.li,y of opinion is
evidence OF either sense or caudor. But he has
undergOn change with regard TO The great fnda-
mental principles of government. IIe has always
considered that tho great end of government was
the protection of the rights OF person and property;
and that, therefore, whatever form OF organization,
or distribution Of power conventional stipulation
would be- essential TO shat end, member of the
sOci1l state entitled TO demand, and ought to he
provdod for by the organic law. He has ever re
garded representation a. nothing than the pow
or OF protection in free governments; and he has,
therefore, viewed the basis of appOriionmcnt rather
az he measure, than the principle Of representation
The Siaunton Convention, u is wc known, wns agi-
tated, and divided by great diversity Of opinions
with regard 10 almost every subject brourht before
It; and It could concur in any resolutions whatc.
y r except such Of the most general charac.
ter, and avoided all specifications Thus the resolu-
ton relating To the right Of suffrage general
as To embrace tho opinions Of every one who n sent.
cd any eXtentiOn whatcycr that IN respect To the
Judiciary included all who did not themselves think
tia their schemes for reforming II impaired ITS indie.
pordencei and tIat on the subject of apportionlng
pow, comprehended only comparison between the
bass oil white population and federal number, and
LEFT al these who for taxation and population
COmbIned separate county representation, or any
other mode, entirely uncommlttcd. So n member
from AccOmnc, who proposed and urged scheme Of
county appropriation voted with perfect consist. cy
for tho aforementioned resolutions; that resolution
only declaring that "ln any apporionmcu of repre-
scl;aun 10 numbers viii population @ lone shruld
be preferred to any mixture o. such population aud
slaves 10 was moreover declared IN debate that the
opinions hen expressed should not be considered as
binding thoS' who might be members Of a future
Conventions and that the people would not, as they
ought not. 10 ,loct pledged men TO such body
u TIC member from Fauquler, however, docs not seek
70 shelter himself behind the generality Of these re-
solves for he then really believed that white popua-
ton might be safely conceded 90 the west as the
measure OF apportionmeni. He was hen Of opinion
that necessary 10 security reference should he had
20 property we'll as persons i'm hxnp the basis of
rcpTcs"n alton; and no disposed 10 gran, % tho
west the measure Of opporionmcnt Of white popuu.
top, c9ly !sea eonvlC.iCn thes Gecide3 n0. ~.