Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-20
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TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 20. 1929.
Corsuentioa--The convention bill was YESTERDAY
ssain taken up in tho House of Delegates, and de-
batod by sIcesrs Ftzhugh of Fairfax Christian Of
C. City, Rives of Campbell, Alca of Preston, Viii
spn and Duncan
At no former time have So many speakers taken
part in public discussion in the Virginia Legislature
and from this may be inferred the controricty Of
Views, and the difficulty of attaining any point. as
we'll as the vnst moment which is attach ID to the
subject of convention 1t is 9ct impossible 10 say,
when q decisive question will he taken.
Yhc reader is appraised that the immediate struggle
ls between County and Senatorial District Repre-
srntotion. High ground is taken by some gentle
in behalf of county rghts-gro that places
county on the sovereign tooing in regard to
the Stale, that the State herself maintains to the
Union In other words, the claim is set up to equal
county representation, matter Of Tjght-gested,
constitutional, uualcnabie Except suppose by
lis own act) night.
Phe people Of the coupIuuity, according TO this
nrw theory nothing-ro,ties, enclosed III certain
bounds, territorial or imaginary, nH
u?A miserable picre Of iuggicry is netting in
the House e Representatives. 1t believed, that
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cannot be brought without management TO vote
against Gales aud Scaton, and for Duff Green rs
Public Printer. 20 force them into mea-
surcs, has been the object OF that vrctched animal
Duff, since the terwnatru of the Presidential
question. 10 this end, hc has modesto, put
Gales &; Scaton and the million of citizens who
c5ncurrcd with them in prefrrrng MIR. Adams
10 General Jackson, out of the pae-nonc are
republicans in the United States but such as
Duff will alloy to be such. Te has tired to
Keep the waters troubled, after the storm has s,ihsi
dcd, and rrtcd TO every little AMI paltry artiiice TO
enlist prejudice against his distinguished antagonists
and in his Own behalf. In all this bis object ,s been
SO obviously and basey interested, that we arc amazed
That any Representative Of the American people can
be found willing reward tool SO vile or sc,fslmess
50 undisguiscd and so unPrinciped
trick cas- been rcsorted tn to bring the Jackson
members to swallow Duff. This is reu,::siton that
the vote shall be coce; Tor is supposed that they
may be dragoone into doing, under the tcrrors Of
prescription, what they would otherwise reject.
1t remains to besesn how the House of Reprcscn-
tatives will treat proposition, conceived in a spirit
tue deepest insult to their character and frmness.
Judging from own feelings, We should conclude
that that vas done, which would cut or all possible
chaucu Of Dufs being gratifed in his disinterested
views of becoming Printer to the House ofRepresen-
tatives We should imagine that ifthe true intent
Of Mr.. WcklEes proposition is guessed that it would
determine the opposition of every gentleman who
respected his own dignity, or that oftbc Congress Of
the q. States.
Duf's calculation Is that ifmembers arc compelled
10 vote cird coce they will bc deferred from VOTING, a.
gaust lin, by the fear Of mourning Tclcgraphic ex
Communication! a glorious plan! Bow respectful
TO the House of Representatives, and how particu-
Iarly creditabe to The member Of Congress who has
lent himself to act the cat's-paw of thcpicct,