Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-19


that would be unntslligibe IL reported separately.
SeOuu,ies, 2 each, } s2-viz: Brooke /. Csbelr I.
20 do each. Giles l, Graysoa 1. Greenbisr
Mason 1. Monongaia 2. Monroe 1, Montgomery 2,
Nicholas Ohio 2. Pocahontss I. Preston I, Randolph
! Knst', l. Scott !. Tszeweli I, Tyler I, Washington
| counties, each, l2l-vix: Allegheny l. Bath T. |
10 do leach, Berkeley 2. Hampshire 2, Har-
dy 2. Morgan !. Pendie,ou /, Rockbrise 2, Augusta
Botetourt jefferson 2, Rockingham 2, Frederick
| 2, Shenandoah PA
Is counties. each, i5--viz Amelia I, Amherst l.
l6 do. 2eAch, Ch'rlous 3. Cumberland l.
Dinwidde 2, Fluvanoa Franklin 2, Gooch md / Hen
~ 1, Louisa 2. Lunenburg I, Madh.on I, Nelson 1,
Not,away I, Orange 2, Patrick I, Powhs,an I, Prince
Edward 1, Albemarle 2. Bedford 2, Brunswick 2,
Buckingham 2. Campbell 2. Cuipeper 2, Halifax 2,
Mecklenburg 2, Pitsyivania 2, Fauquier 2, Loudoun
| 2--45.
70 counties, 3towns, each. J Viz: Essex l. Fairfax
% 10, no. ,,ow, leach l. Gl0n''er lGreen;'
henri'o Isle oil Wight l, King and Queen I, King
William l. Nansemond I, New Kent !, Northampton /,
NoG.hnmbsriand l., Princess Anne I. Prince George
Stafford l. Surry l. Sussex Richmond city 1, Peters
burg I, Norfolk Borough 1, Accomac 2, Caroline 2,
Chesterfield 2, Norfolk count 3 Lancaster and Rich
mond 1, Westmoreland and King George !, Middle
sex and Matthews I, Elizabeth City, York Warwick
and Williamsburg 1, Charles City and James City l.
That the House of Delegates. shall, con,s, Of 100
members and the representation therein shall be APP
portoned, as follows:
The 70 counties lying West of the Allegheny shall
have 80 Delegates.
The Ii counties lying between the Ailerbauv and
Blue Ridge shall have ~ Delegates
The 20 counties lying East Of the Blue Ridge and
above tide water shall have As Delegates
And the 36 counties and towns living ON tide water
shall have SO Delegates.
| No more new counties shall ever be formed Of the
country lying ist Of the Blue Rlge but the ieyis
ature may in its discretion from time to time a ina.
Jority oil the whole number of both Houses concurrng
whensoovcr the increase OF the population Of the
Try west Of the Blue Ridge and the nvenient
administrator OF justice and police shall require form
new counties not exceeding ten OF the territory w.
ing west oil the Blue Ridge, and whenever such new
eHuny shall be formed an additional delegate shall be
allowed TO the country West Of the Blue Ridge.
And the Legislature having respect to the relative
state OF population Of the respective countless cities
towns and election Districts. and majority Of the
whole number OF both Houses coHcurring nav NJ any
time. allow one additional Delegate to any coun-
w., cry town, or election district, now existing or
10 ne formed, and to which only Delegate shall
In the hrs instance be allow ed; that not more than
TIVE delegates shall ever be allowed any county CITY
or election District; and that the number of the
House OF Delegates shall never exceed I6O members.
MT l., said he wishe to bring this question up NOT
Tor adjustment all hope OF that was at an end after
the temper which had been exhibited it was manifest
mat both sides were unwilling to agree upon any compro
MISE When proposition in that character was offer
ed 10 the gentlemen from the they rejected it, he
was about to :, with disdain He did not of course
speak OF the motives OF gentlemen but only of their
course Tho ugh he thought this very uniu. but he
deeu 10 be inerminable and which to its ex
tremes threatened 20 divide the Stale Mr. Leigh said
na. H. sinking That question entirely if it possible
10 SINK u, The proposition he offered should be nc
ceP'abie so the West, and they would GO with him Tor
the promotion OF perpetual harmony by DESTROYING for
ever the principle and cause Of dscord between them
ne was prepared TO abide by IT, But if this should be
rejected by them with unanimy, and they persisted
In standing firm on what they called their strict rights
all motives Tor compromise would be gone, and sorry
heartily sorry was he to add that every hone of real
and substantial union with them would be gone too
Earnest, jealous and sincere as they were, they
might rest assured that with equal honesty sincer.
y and perseverance he for one should adhere 10 what
he regarded as essential TO the existence of the county
For property was necessary to exence. To live as
freeman was indeed great good but in order TO live
IN freedom it live; aud i'm order 10 live
it was necessary 10 hive property and to have il al
mans own disposal-He cared not whether they were
lew or many, whether it was monarch or hi. fellow.
citizens he was equally unwilling that any should hay
the disposal of his property. He was anxious mos,
anxious, possible to sink the question forever He
offered WHAT his judgment, (he was going 10 saw
his impartial Judgment but he could not know il TO be
so) would more contribute to their interest in all
poets than any that had yet been presented to
was because he thought so that he was induced TO
oner II. He had dore his best to shake off the infu
ence of prejudice and of passion. though he knew it
TO he impossible TO do this entirely. lie offered this
compromise. Its merit would he gone il it failed Of
that end, and all that could possibly i, to
the acceptance oil gentlemen from the s. f. part the
State, would he gone too.
Alter some conversation 10 the proper course 10 be
pursued
| Mr.. UPsHUR moved to lay his amedment for the
present upon the table, He said he had offered il AZ
compromise. and likely in its practical operation to be
beneficial to the Western interest," AVID il was possible
il might yet be accepted by them. 1t was not al once
to be taken for granted that the proposition of the gem
tleRan from Chesterfield would be preferred to it, As
an Eastern delegate he should prefer his, or indeed
any, oil those which hal been offered tn his own but
he was afraid the other might he adopted and non.
other be substituted aud then the State would be left
without any scheme Of future appporoament at all
result he deprecated. IL not probable the Yves,
would be satisfied with any Constitution which depriv-
ed them OF the benefits eff their growth and improve.
ment Should the question his amendment be press
ed now, he should himself vote against it, but he pre-
ferred laying il on the table ia reserve.
i Mr.. GORDON pressed tor vote on the amendment
Mr.. DoDDRIDGE said, that so far as IL depended on
him. and In this he spoke the mind of all the Western
me nbershe could accept Of that she me
Mr. COOKE said that il the House would agree TO
end here the discussion which had lately engrossed it,
he should offer a substitute for the amendment OF
Mr.. UPsHUR the following
"Resolued, That il shall be the duty of the Legisa-
tur- TO Cause en- assessment TO be made in the year
1899, or 1910 Of oil the lands within the Common
wealth. subject to taxation; and, as may be az
ter The year lSl0 TO reapporoD ihrou ghou the Com.
monweah, the Representation OF the People in both Of
the Legislative Bodies.'
Mr. COOKE said The principle Of this measure was
very simple and If the House should view IL n. fair
and honorable conp omise, he should have objection
leave the future re-apporionment TO the Legislature
| Mr. UPsHUR said that the opinions of the West
had, he presumed, been correctly stated by the gen
tiemsn from Brooke he would heartily concur 10
voting his amendment out Of the House.
The question then taken BY yeas and nays; when