Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-02
Jugsp.y. Der. 81.

with prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Parks Of
sbs Methodist Church.
The standing rule for the House TO resolve H.
self into a Committee Of the Whole being read,
Mr.. Scott Of Fanquier, moved that it proceed
90 execute the order of he day-whicb was nc
oordingly done aud the President called Mr.
p. p. Barbour 10 the Chair.
Mr.. Barbour read the proposition which vas
before the Committee. VIZ 10 amend the heso
luton from the Legislative Committee. which
declared that in apportioning Representation,
respect, should be hal TO the wh'ie population
asYeiuiueiy," SO Ms IN SIR kc out The wori " eI
plusively, - aud substitute . and taxation com
hined"
Mr.. Grsea then rose TO call upon gentlemen
on The other siie OF the question, 10 assign rea'
sons for the Resolution presented by the Legis.
Iative Committee.
Mr.. Leigh joined in this call-he 100, hoped,
that gentle men would give the reasons tor this
preppscd change in our governmeni--a change,
which designs TO transfer lis power into entire
iy new hands, aud SO remarkably departs from
the practice ut our Engiisi ancestors and Of
our own inslitu ions. He called upon them TO
give some plausible reasons for nm innovation
which threatens SO many evils and infliefs such
yying Injustice reasons that were not meta
nhysiral, arirhme,icnl or mathematical, but
foupded on practical principles.
Mr.. Cooke replied TO MIR Leigh. He snid, he
could not conceal his Astonish ment at the re-
marks which had fallen from the gentleman
from Chesterfield How could that gentleman
allege that The principles on which The resolu-
ton was founded were new I They were truths
which had been discovered by Hampden, and
Sydney, and Mil,on They might have bern
suppressed in England but they had taken r"
fbge with our forefathefs IN America. Does
that gentleman rccoliecl that our institutions
ere founded on the principles Of liberty. aud OF
equality I Does he recollect the prime pies Of
our Declaration Of Independence ant The Bill
of Rights lie treats them rs new tangled
doctrines, as abttraclions! But what are those
principles f-1nat power is founded % IL owe.
reignly Of the people that the ma loriy are oi
right entitled TO the administration Of atfaus
Aud are these distractions! Ii by distractions
Is meant, rules which are visionary, chimerical
aud inprac,ic able, how came il 10 be r. coguized
by The Declaration of our Bill of Iightsi lie
read tho FIRST article Of the Bin of Rights }
What is the assertion in this article I That
power resides in the people. That they right.
fully can control HE aiiaits OF tnis Common
wealth, without King. ot Pricst. ut Nobleman to
tRn SssPyeqRls 'h&spsto AA5HliS si;a,ss 'ii 6s 5" show NJ; ,'It tG vbnso,
man came into the world. he came with
W 'd"' ''s" u "un'h's'eI the govern
y" WV " '"''p VI '"'se hr'e'es' what Is
" i"e' ~ "'Jo'I} Oh community have a
's". ~ s''''"' '"s "o' '.eoshIaed ny INC
"o'' s"'I"''"e' '"''o'1 II Is founded on
nature - nay necessity itself, which prevails a.
mong the common affairs of men, But II il
said. that The fathers oil the Constitution them.
selves had bern Compelled To depart + ON ,hrSe
general principles. and had formed the prcsrnt |
Constitution on a different that |
. "'""so"'e"' VI "e o'o'e mo counties,
ac. had SHOWN now much they considered this
S"' y NM "o"sls' aoA''"el'ons. Mr.,
!. asNen " nv "''e rue tie commended tina
a ~ y o"."us'a"ues' unner winch
~. ~'"'u''''o" "aS '''"e"' 'n"' hnh prohlced
y" a"'"'""o' nut '" 'l'neis nad no Tune 10
o's'"'1u T" w 'ne o'si manner mat when they
~efc oeu'g a"''' 'no da'sets ~ war. and with
.p'"ue''"s e"n"o" afo"nu 'hen. they could not
70 pieces me o,o building and construct II
y" 'ee oes' P''"e'p"s ihey had orst 10 meat
we .oie'sn eh'n'y ""u " nlo not become them
~ ""'o "s""'ou o"' s"''e's Nv me struggle OF
Ja', ,o po.'se' op,n'on'' bn'' wen a, early
as oil, one OF our greatest men Mr.. Jefferson
haa pointed out the Inconsistencies Of this Con.
s'tu''on with the principles on which ii pretends
70 oe founded lie demonstrated this contra
principles aud the practice.
host NJ arr r,tiYAns k,l 49,. -.
,,.or,,i.. 80. Wv. u" I'VE 'eaSe" =" expose
wi;,h had hoan a".o a., ~ Ut MUS
al ~ sb,. ha,. ~" , Wv ~ y. urn attempt
ns,ioo w., IN ga, a.o"."." u""u' exam
ia, ara 40, iar,d 'ne essen
The piIi Of R;sh,s 49, b ~" sI'eInnnen''
h. ,.,,r. as. 81 - no ~" men are
,s,nn,s ~ - -" w. " reSoio"on at
-" VI'"' po''pn OF po"e. 10 eve
nn;,ss ,ha ~ 80 81 n." "'gh'f re-.
rt;. r..ot,,;a w " "'yo."y W govern
naw., s'e'"e "'Jo''y mat
NJ r
which w.sn.ana.. A" '"e pr'ne'ple
p,op1 NC "..ounced, va TO
a,inn comh;aad ~" pnp"a''n ana TAX
p,on.r,y MA .a..l,t sa'" ."a' !" maze
p.r,;slly ,ha ,o'nd,,aa " ~ 20 De sure o"'
H.. 49, ''" VI poi'"ca' power;
.n.,,ra ,sa, !. p."'''P'e new 10 GU,
I;gh,s .,b;.. ~. so""a,y 70 'e b,l Z"
Cnn.sn,;aa r." 'pp.mn"y teeos"'zed by
.hs, The nn,os;,, = y ,Nsn's declares
This plan Of prSnsr,v ,s",.ssn'y sna" govern.