Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-10-21


be taken up for discussion. but expressed
his willingness TO withdraw the motion,
should any member express a wish for fur |
Their time TO consider It.
No such wish being expressed, the mo- |
ton was agreed 10 and the report taken
uD accordingly. Previous to its discus
sion, however,
Mr.. Mercer, Of Loundon, explained tol
tho House the reasons why he should not
offer one of the resolutions which he had
Yesterday laid upon the table, and which
had been printed together with the report
ofthe committee. He stated it to be his
intention to offer at a suitable time the res
oluuon which he had yesterday read 10 his
place and which had subsequently, been
laid upon the table; the object and Purport
ofwhich he now explained. twas 10 sus-
pend that rule of proceeding which limits
the number of members composing select
committees to l3, with a view to move the
reference of the first and fifth resolutions
renored. 10 q select committee consisting
|ofoDe member from each Senatorial DIS
trict. and then refer the Sd 4th aod 9th res
olutoas to similar committees Ills ue
sign iu this proposition was TO iVa'' NM
selfof an the intelligence of the body In
/ deyising and maturing the best course 70
be pursued In arriving at the objects OF Ms
anoointmenl Should this plan be adopt
led. rs effect would be 70 bring INTO en-
/ Dlovment the whole faculty Of the House
I The latent knowledge aud wisdom OF all
I the members would thus be brought into
reouisitfou s. eXerted at one and the same
time. Mr.. NJ. said he bad thought 1t hl'
duty to give this explanation by way OF
apology for not Offering the resolutions
which at ms request had been laid on the
table and printed.
Mr. Tazewell ofNorlolk Borough, nov
rose aud said 10 would be more satisfactory
to him. If the scheme to which he was de
sr0us of Offering hi5 own resolution as a
substitute. were made by It's advocates as
perfect as they desired to be, before hls
substitute was considered: he had nowsh
60 urge his own proposition as q substitute
To- another, while that other was confessed
. IS iH as Imperfect form: be desired on the
contrary. that gentlemen would first make
their PROPOSITIONS as perfect as they could,
and when they had done this, that the
House should Judge between the scheme
thus complete. and that which he present
ed To- DC. But If the gentlemen who had
reported the resolutions now before the
Convention. we're willing to wave this ad
vantage, and leave their plan as It was
he should now proceed 10 redeem the pledge
which no had given to the Convention
Yesterday, and move as q substitute for the
resolutions, reported by the committee OF
Twenty Four, that which, at his request,
had been printed and appended 10 them.
I'm making this motion, Mr. President,
tits but fair. said Mr. II, TO preface It by.
stating to- the Convention that the same
motion was made by me IN the Committee
and rejected by a majority But, SIR,
notwithstanding this, deem it due 10 the
Interest and importance Of the subject as
well as 20 the soIicitudes Of gentlemen who.
|uo, having been members of the commit
tee have enjoyed no opportunity Of record /
I ling their opinions IN the case, to make this
motion. I1 order that, at least, every mem
ber of t1, body may hayethe opportunity
5fexpressIuE here his views 8, sentiments |
o. the subject
ll examining the two schemes which
ae aow before the Convention, it must at
once be- perceived by every gentleman,
fslt 90 neither IS there any principle invol
cd Elci Of them contempIates only the
most convenient mode Of conducting the
business before us-it isa question mere
T of ey1cdency and convenience. The
simple question 90 be settled IS, by which
.f.w3 modes proposed, can the task Inn
posed upon us by our constituents be best
accomplished. The discussion Is, there
fore, narrowed down to comparison oil
the different degrees of convenience pre-
scented by the two propositions. The diff
ference between them lies 10 this only. Byl
the scheme contained in my resolution the
existing form of Government is to be re-
teued at once 90 the whole body, acting In
committee OF the whole-aud to undergo a
detailed examination there. The whole
scheme Will be before the whole body att
the same time. Under such state OIL
things, every step we take viii be inreali
ty "a step In advance-whatever we do will
diminish, so tar, what remains to be done
Bu; what win be the effect Of adopting the
scheme reported bv the committed You
dissect the subject, submitted to you, and
distribute ITS several parts to distinct and
independent committees.-Wha then will
be the condition Of the bodyl If my plan
be adopted, we shall, at once, on the spur
otthe occasion, begin toact. The Consu-
tuition wlII be printed at once--we shall!
make actual progress in our business, this
day, and so dc de in diem, and the entire