Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-31
TIE CONVENTION.

TIE CONVENTION.
Yesterday the Select Committee of seven was
announced from the Chair, consisting of three trans-
montana, aud four cis-moatane members.
The resolution offered on Saturday last, by Mr..
Stuart Of Patrick, generating sufferers under the
quellng law, from its penalties, but cnioning the
Legislature To re-enact the statute was adopted in
modified shape-providing for The release of past Of
Endcrs, but leaving the rc-enactmcnt of the law,
Discretionary wihthe Legislature. A most eloquent
Phirippic is s,ate6to have been pronounced nv Mr.
Randolph, against the principle and spirit Of the anti
Smelling net, for which we tender him the thanks of
those eitizc,s, who know from cxpe :ence, the un.
gardening and Draconic severity, of thu tyranncal
statute.
The provision for future amendments to the Con-
sttuon, negatived by great majority, and ut:
ter discussion of much interest We regret this
chiefly, as il will operate as a new motive for the
soRRlnr rejection Of the Constitution
The Convention has adjourned over to Saturday,
to afford time for the Select Committee to prosecute
and finish Its abors. Nothing bu, the basis of rep
rcsenta;ion, is lsely 60 returd the adjournment Of
the Convention beyond the approaching week.
We conclude today Mr. RanIopl's speech in
Committee OF the Whole, on the Basis of Reprason-
tation-which brings US through that debate We
have yet on hand thrc. four other speeches which
we were unable to give i'll their regular course
These we hope to get through with next week.
u In Tuesdays paper we stated that Mr.. Neelc's
Resolution proposed to bnsc future apportlonInent of
Legislative power, frechods of the annual value
of S25. This n lapse of tho pen The word
annual was improperly used.
o. The quarter from which the following commu-
nicaton comes, and our persuasion that no subject
of public interest ought to be too delicate in free
country. for public discussion, influences lis tc give
1t place in our columns; desiring however to be
understood, as not committed to the sentiments of
the author.
10 THE EmroRs or the CoSsr!rUTIoNAJ waIo.
Sentemen:l have read the debates the convention witt,
Anxiety expecting TO see that truly enlightened body
making ono Of the best and wis constitutions was ever
presented to free people
Tho cause OF much debating owing to species Of
poPe,y IN our section OF country find in speeches
believe admitted by every intelligent man in the lower cou.
n.y. 70 be true What surprises me is that every EFFORT made
10 e"ta fs curse upon reiotesf poseviy when
known that Is the only stain upon the character of intel
hope that door would be opened by this conveuton that
posteriiy future day might escape the ndous
a Slave holder iha, they were republicans
not in theory, but IN practice
it has been repeatedly said in tho convention that we eau
nat help ourselves getting clear of this population. Onc
gentleman has asserted that where this population exists
have had no more TO do III bringing about such state OF
things, than those who dwell where
had i'll placing mountains where they stand" This may be
true "Boh evils, but consider black population far
the greater evil of the and evil iCich
porc aR those gentlemen the
from their lands"
Now, sir must beg leave differ from this gentleman
Wouldii be contrary the bill Of rights for this
declare all shall be free after the 1880 1900
recommend TO the holders. TO instruct their delegates
law that all slaves born after TIE l63010 so
snail be born frce and shall until they
iwenlyesat of be agreed os-and that
every man who o twcniycg shall the
Of one hundred dollars, agreed BILE him
Immediately To leave the State United every
female that twenty soHld
remove hcrand tia, II they did quit State United
states they should he hud in slavery until passport ap
pied for To be transported 10 their place of destinations SHOULD
1t he deemed mpoitc grant them any part of north
western ienioyo say, SIR this is what think ten,ls
O The slave holders would agree IL would materially
affect the generation, but would prepare u,o gen
crations To live To hire wovi dending Upsn aboT of
another for their maintenance withholding the natural
rights Of others
fhe opposition tho free white basis has produced the
foregoing suggestions have been sorcy puzzled determine
which the moral eu withhold the natural or e
acquired rights Of any Of species The laws State
forces To yield the last but leads neglect the
first We also know that society stamps upon the man
that is guilty the last while they appear dse gard the first
am confident II this agreed on in he convention that the
basis of representation would br agreed once wc could
then expec, to see ole Of the perfect constitutions that
man made. AxorlrR Low.IASp