Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-08

submitting to HE inspection, his scheme ofrepreseuta-
ton some days before he submitted his proposition
the house-when he hrst saw II, the gentleman from
had proposed make the whole district from
the New Kent line, below fabuia obliter
the county lines, and to form one county of James
City, williamsburg, York, Warwick, and Elizabeth
City, To this he had objected. aud the gentleman from
Chesterfield had readily acquiesced In tho obec lion.
Charles City and New Kent TO have a Delegate
each. (Mr. Leigh said, that IL on the suggestion
81 Mr.. Tyler, that New Kent, Charles City & James
Guy were united as election D.trict-and that his
plan had been vaedin this that he had then intended
TO compose the H. OF ID. OF 129 member, whereas the
present proposition reduced that number TO l36
'sIr. TYLER resumed, that he did male the sugges-'
ton mentioned by the gentleman and he was ready to
avow ms reasons for il every where. The county OF
Iharies City was the county OF his birth AID re-dence
but yet he could consentto take for II Delegate
while one denied to Elizabeth City, which in his
view, presented much stronger claims to separate
representation. The population Of Elizabeth City
greater than that OF Charles City. and shs had also
separate and d nct interest uphod--.ho pilot into
rest-one OF great importance and which he felt him.
self incapable OF properly represenling-In truth the
General Assembly had uniformly delivered eurte
blanche into the hands OF her Delegates that subject
He would frankly say that he approved of plan OF
county representation through the State based upon
the principles which had entered into the plan Of his
TREND from Northampton. He had In fact the
house this morning with such piaR-but that HE col
leagues had advised him not present Il. aud he had
tor the present abandoned the idea OF doing He
was very unwilling TO di.ranchie any Of the
ties OF his Dstrictbut he had shaken OF the iuuen-
ces OF local attachment, and resolved sacrifice
much upon the Hftar oil harmony and Cancellation. Par
ga then (said hey must be surrendered TO the Albanans
Be Il so, sir. IL the surrender operate
TO our Union in sentiment. He here prepared to
bind up in one common bond all the people Of Virginia
TO preserve the integr Of the sateand he should
rejoice II the plan Of gentlemen succeeded, aho IL WIS.,
tied the counties Of his District with extensive dsfran
chsement. His District paid amount of revenue
equal within very small fraction to tie paid
by all the Trans ALE ghsny country. The county Of
his birth and residence at the hands OF whose nhab
tants he had received any thing but OF
measured kindness and confidence, part with its
political power but all This, nay more, he would
pait with sooner than be instrumental in destroy
ing those sentiments Of fbrotherly feeling which
had heretofore hound the State together. He was
Vrsnian Throughout He acknow lodged no discrimi-
nation between those OF the blood the blood
10 all his public he had acted in reteycnc 10
all Virginia. and he should continue do so-but he
would ask il he could mike the sacrifices he had indi
Gated, what could prevent others from harmoni.ng?
Before he took his seat he would say that he knew OF
no very sound objection to preserving il practicable,
the county system. II had worked well in his own
loPlnioR-was there any cancer which required TO be
cut out? Warwick had been the theme of much rheto
ical display, and DISTINGUISHED should the
mostirutiul source popular .lequencs; but he submit
ted in aHcandOur to gentlemen TO say what evils
witch had done: Fran the dawn of the olution
he had always been the fond advocate Of free prnci-
Piles, and had contributed by her voice and her
purse TO maintain the Of liberty TrLe; she &C.
cuped small space upon the mass, but surely
would base representation upon territorial principle
without reference to other consider ationsshe con-
tanned 6SO white persons and yet paid nearly third
the tax paid by l4,00en the popuous county of Mo
merely TO do justice to those Who had him there
lie concluded by expressing the sincere wish. that
the proposition then before the House would prove 10
he the harbinger Of an harmonious result