Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-25

III. "Resolred, That il shall be the duty Of the Co
vernon TO execute to be executed all the laws
OF the Commonwealth; to communicate to the Legisla-
lature, at every session. the condition Of the State and
10 mend TO their consideration such measures as
he may deem expedient. He shall also be Commander
in-Chei oil the land and naval officers Of the State;
shall have power to convene the Legislature, when, in
his opinion, the interests of the State may require it,
ON application oil majority of the members of the
House OF Delegates; 10 ill vacancies occurring during
the recess OF the Legislature in Offices, the appoint
ment TO which Is vested i'm the Legislative body TO grant
repreves pardons except where the shall
have been carried by the House of Delegates or the
law shall otherwise particularly direct and to conduct
either In person, by such agents as tho Legislature
may designate, all gocatons and correspondence with
other foreign States"
Mr. FIrzHUGH moved to amend the II,h resolu-
ton, by striking ,herefom the following words viz: "to
hill vacancies occurring during tho recess Of the egis.
ure in Offices the appointment to which il vested in the
Legislative body" anu TO Insert in lieu thereof the fol-
| lowing:
ring during the recess of the Legislature in Offices
the appoinmentio which is vested in the Legislature;
provided that such persons, unless appointed shall
continue in Office, only until the end of the next sue
ceeding session o. the General Assembly,"
This amendment was agreed TO, and the question be-
ing put an agreeing TO the three resolutions it was car.
| ried.
So the Convention had now gone through the Report
of the Executive Committee.
Mr. STUART Of Patrick now moved to take up the
resolution he had offered day two since, and which,
table.
MIR s. expressed his surprise what had fallen from
Mr. Scott, who when this resolution had been laid up
on the table, had declared he should vote yainst ever
taking It up again. He contended that the resous
ton had been offered by way OF compromise, and had
never been considered either in committee of the whole
in the House, ugh at least TO have an
ty Of being considered
Mr. ScorT disclaimed any want of courtesy: if the
amendment had contained any matter, or like
y ever to be made acceptable to the House, he should
In far .....
the basis had been settled by decided majority of the
House, TO call il up again was than useless: il
could end in no good respectable majority could be
obtained for the scheme-and he could not beeve rho
gentleman from Patrick could desire, by a majority Of
one or OF two, TO force il upon reluctant minority
Mr. DoDpRIDGE contended for the obligations Of
courtesy aud genepanly demeanor toward each other
as equals-and asked what could he the cause Of the
fear oftakng the resolution, and of having vote re-
corded upon l.! Was it that gentlemen would be expos
ed TO Inconvenience from thus having their votes made
krown'
HIRE The Chair reminded Mr. ID. thatit was out Of
order TO snua,e unworthy motives for the con iuc
OF members OF the House1 Mr.. ID. said he wished 10
record every vote he had given should give in rea-
non 10 every proposition for compromise Was he not
TO he nduIged in 80 doing' He discaimed all inten-
ton oil bringing on an argument the subject of The
basis OF representation: but he thought the gentleman
from Patrick ught TO be allowed to explain and defend
his own proposition.
Mr.. STUART said, that he did not agree with Mr.
Scott In the opinion that the question OF re ton
hau Oeen settled by decided majority settled all
Inc question on future apporionment hal failed no,
by decided majority, but by equal vote: and tho
the plan OF present apporonmcnt had en- carried by
majority, yet the votes which constituted
tat majority had been gwen most Of them, under an
expectation that plan OF future apportio me Mt wa.
TO be appended TO the scheme aud if that cxpe
was 10 De taken the majority in ts favour would not
exceed Two at most; and what eoquemce hal thew not
heard expended in drnouncing lean maiores, Let The
resolution have the chance Of considerations If
not acceptable in its present form, possibly might be
modified, Gwen TO the nroduc Iion OF only
so as to command respectable majority
Mr.. GORDON said he should vote against taking nm
the Resolution lie was actuatcd by of courte-
sy toward the gentleman from Patrick for whom he had
the greatest respects But obvious 10 all that the
mere mention OF the of the basis of
produced excitement all parts of the House The uues
uon oil future apportionment which had been got
up In TINS Convention. He had much as heard
the idea preached in his district The only question
there was as TO the equalizng of representation: the
other question had never been discussed and il was
PLAIN that 1t was subject which never could be agreed
upon in this body The two sides of the House were
equally dvidei-and he not going to throw himself
INTO the scale oil either TO enable il saddle the other
WIN what was unwelcome and grievous Let u.s. said
Mr.. c., go back TO the People-who are our masters
let them either accep, reject the Constitution as thew
ihS NJ and II by any change in popula on it becomes
unequal IN It's operation, they would be competent
10 co interact II through the Legislature But sure
iy, that House was not TO sit there from month
to month in angry disputaon. For fear of such re-
SUIT he should be for keeping the resolution where it
n
.as the interest of slave holding community 10 api
tate the question of power every ten years: il ALWAYS
would tend TO excitement and while this lasted all bonds
oil BROTHERHOOD between East and West were too ant
| to be forgotten r.
Mr.. JOHNSON expressed hope that his friend from
Patrick, would not now press his notion He Mr. ] y
would vote TO take up in due time: but he preerred
AT present TO go through the Executive and Judicial Re-
ports and hen they gone through with he should
i be prepared 10 take up the other resolution
MIR. STUART acqucsced, and the motion was with.
drawn.
The Convention then proceeded to the consideration
| ot the Judicial Committeeman concurred with the
Committee OF the Whole, in the smaller amendments to
the LIST Resolution.
The LIST Resolution as thus amended reads as GolIows.
RESOLVED, That the Judicial power shall be vested
in Court OF Appeals in such Inferior Courts as the
Legislature shall from time TO time ordain and establish
and in the County Courts and in The Justices of the
Peace tclo shall compose the said Courts Z"
MIR BAYLY moved to amend the resolution as thus
amended by striking out these wordsand in the Coun.
y Courts and in the Justices of the Peace who shall
compose the said Courts"
Expressing his purpose to forbear debate on subject
which had been so fully discussed he asked for the
Yeas and Nays, and they ordered by the House
Mr. HENDERSON now moved TO afg end the amend.
ment by striking out the word THE before the
words "county Courts" On This question Mr. LEtGu
demanded The yeas and nays debate ensued i'm which
Messrs. Campbell Of Brooke. Powell Doddridge, Mcr-
GER Leigh Giles Sanard, Bayly and Naylor took part
but the Substance of which has already zen more than
once reported.
The merits OF The county cour, system were inciden.
tally, though not extensively discussed none proposed
directly TO abolish them, but the desire was avowed 10
place them like The other inferior courts of the State
under Legislative control Mr.. MERCER suggested
that the system though highly beneficial in its present