Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-21
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PROGRESS OF THE CONVENTION.

| Richmond Dee. Ill cannot be many days
now. before III great question of the Basis of
Representation will be de6niiively settled and
the Convention will approach its DenoHenleni
Tuesday was rather day Of Debate than OF
action whereas, yesterday was day OF n diff
iereni description |, wM a day, for taking
questions and recording the votes Of the NON.
bers
The Debate turned principally. on Tuesday
as il had dooe the previous days, on points Of
order. Mr. Mercer was anxious TO take the
qucslfo on Messrs. Gordons and Upshur's
Resolutions combined. Tho other side INSISTED
upon division nj the question Mr.. Mercer
seemed 10 think, that the combined PROPOSE
uon could not cafry majority of the
House Those who opposed his motion. insisted
upon taking the question separately upon
each proposition aud they finally pre-.
vailed !, MIR. Mercer 5 resolution for permitting
the Char 10 pui the question upon the combined
resolutions being rejected, by majority of
about D. The comm,llee then rose, in order to
re orr tn the House.
Yesterday theflouse proceeded TO act upon
the amendments proposed by the COMMITTEES of
the whole motion 10 proceed first with the
. all absorbing question Of the Basis. failed
and the Resolutions upon the Right of Suffrage
came first upon the iapis. The House had
not dhspt sod OF n, before they adjourned
The ayes and noes were called five times, upon
the several amendments But no very material
changes are MS vet made IN the scheme propos.
ed by the committee of the whole Mr. Will
sons scheme Of a more general suffrage will
probably come up this morning and It's failure
will Ice followed by general substitute from
Mr.. Leigh, stating in more explicit phrase the
provisions OF the amended scheme now before
The House
Every member VIVA yesterday In his seat !;
the whole 90 being registered fous times in the
ayes aud noes, including both The old and the
new members, Mr.. J. Osborne of the Senate.
who takes the place of Mr.. Monroe General
Taylor declining it, aud Mr.. James NJ. Mason
OF The House of Delegates, appointed IN Mr..
orie > p'acr.-Several OF the members are In.
Valids but no Inconvenience or ndisposit,on
detained single member from his seat
The spirit which hrs presided over the Con.
ven'on Tor several days, is upon the whole, suf
icicnily liberal and conciaiory When the
vexed and vcxing question Of The Basis, how.
ever. shall DO taken up. we may expect, of
course, some shock ofopinion, and little more of
the acid infused into The Debate. But we trust b.
| the good sense Of The Convention. They are by
| this time sufficiently impressed with the embar.
| raHsmrnt to which we are exposed by sup
posed contrarieiy ofnierests. and the dangers
OF a continued and violent struggle. WHAT
| VIII be 'ho result. time will rapid, devolopc.
Meanwhile. we inireat our fellow citizens at a
distance, TO keep as cool as possible upon ihr
subject They can scarcely nave an adequate
| idea OF The difficulties which are pres n,ed on
| the theatre ofncton--and how hard IL is for
any man TO get exactly what he wants and
how hard II will be 10 satisfy all with the final
| result. IEnoui,sr.