Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-09

such an expression.
Mr. 0oRDoN. 1 sail no such thing. said aiy
not consider IL virtue proof Of wisdom TO refuse
to listen to rea'on, or admit light Tor Argument
| Mr.. GEORGE replied that il the gentleman meant
that remmk to apply TO him he was mistaken. He had
been dispo' ed TO conciae: but when he gentle
men protesting TO do only what WIS in op.l ing eve.
~ plan that would make the Constitution suitable the
~ hes OF the West il wa matter Of s.rnni .hment TO
him. lie had hoped the plan Of hi, friend fron snaw.
ha woull have made the unu.t appor,ionneut OF the
gentlem ,n's comp omise some degree lea. unpsla
taoe to the people Of his part oil the State: but il seem
ed that no plan whatever for future sppor ionme nj
could suit the gentleman from Abemare. Nothing
would do but his own urju:t and unequal scheme OF
com promise.
man from Tazewcl should find necessary, i'm order
vindcate his own course charge a derelicon of duty
upon Others The duties OF the Convention had been
ardous enough; none could expect TO carry just such
constitution as pleased himself IL he had the wri.
ting OF one for HIMSELF he might possibly have
Produced something that would have suited the gentle
man better: but he found the delegates ofa Va
bled Il he thought the spirit of ecoming
conmendabe On the point of ncy he might chal.
ienge gentlemen who accused him. He had advanced
but one proposition: and il he had manifested some de-
gree OF parental evo toward it, the fact was not so very
unusual Yet some gentlemen who had been great
sckiers for the white basis had been willing TO
,ad assented to and had themselves moved for mongrel
Senate and the unsued beauty of the white basis had
been given up by them, when he had stood out in
its favour He no impu,aio ON their conduct he
knew that they had done in the spirit of
But he should be obliged to the gentleman from Tazc
Wen II he could propose scheme that would unite
the votes OF gentleman in its favour.
Mr.. SUMMERS briefly explained his plan In repIv
10 MIR. Notwithstanding that it did not apply 10 the
oil nonresidens, but only Of such resided
within the county where the land lay-Hs pro.s .eJ
MS desire to see the Constitution adopted; and it wa,
with view TO produce that effect he hal offered his
PLAN He went into some statistical details to shew
,nst ms scheme wasa just medium, half y-hous.
between the Federal numhers and the white basis.
He could not vote for Mr.. Cookies plan bee ause he
oeheved that no Constitution, without for future
apnoronment, could ever he adopted by the people.
The question was now taken on Mr.. SUNNI s' a.
mendnent to the amendment of Mr.. Cooke aud deciJ.
ed by yeas and nays follow:
AfES-Mss'rs Anderson, Coffinan, w,lliam.on,
Baldwin, MCoy Moore, Beirne, Smith, Miller, Bar
ter, Fitzhugh Henderson, Osborne, Cooke. Powell,
Gr'gg', Mason OF +, Naylor, Donaldson, Boyd, PEN
dleton George, M'MiIlan, Campbell of W.. Byars,
Summers, See, Dodridse. Morgan Campbell OF Brooke
wilson Saunders, Stuart and Upshur-4o.
NoE s. M c B%hO%r p Jones Leigh of CHI
oodr Marshall of H. Tyler. Nicholas, Cop,on Harri-
son, Mason OF Trazvant, Claiborne. Urqnh,rt Ran
do'ph, Leigh Of H.. Logan, V-nabie, Madison Sanard
Garnett, BrDour OF c. Scott Green, MARSHALL of F.
IazewelI Loyal, Prem il. Grigs,v, Campbell of Bed
Clayton, Branch, Townes. Cab-l Martin, PIea.ants,
Gordon, Thompson, Ma,.ie, Bates, Neale Rose Coal.
ter, Joynes, Boyy aud Perkins,
SO the amendment to the amendment was rejected.
MT. POWELL now moved the following amendment
"ln the year 1912, and every ten years ,herean
me General Assembly shall have the power to appor
on the representation Of both branches among the ssve
raj Counties cities and boroughs Of the Commonwealth
according to some just AMI equitable ratio"
The question was taken by yeas and nays without de-
bate. and decided as follows:
fEAS-Messrs Anderson, CofInan, Harrison VIII
hanson, Nj Coy, Moore. Beirne Smith, Miller Baxter
Mercer. Fitzhu.h Osborne, Cooke, Powell Mason of
r. Naylor, Donaldson, Bov', George. M'Man, Camp.
bell OF w. Byars. Coyd Chapm an, Mathews OIL, sby
Duncan, Laiiley Summers, See, Doddridge, Morgan,
Campbell OF Brooke, Wilson, Clayton, Saunders, Ca
| bel-36.
NAYS-Mesrs. Barbour. (p) Jones. Leigh an,
Taylor of Oh. Giles, Brodnax, Dromgoole, Alexander,
Goods, Marshall Of r. Tyler, Nicholas Ciopton Bald
wiz, Mason Of s. Trezvan,, Claiborne, Urquhart, Ran
doiph, Leigh of H. Logan. Venable, Madison Stan,rd
io''aday Henderson, Griggs, P-ndleton, Roane Tay.
Tor OF Car Morris, Garnet Barbour of c. Scott Green
Marshall Of F. TAzeweI Loyal, Prentis Griesby
Campbell OF Bed. Branch, Townes, Martin, Stuart
Piea-a Gordon, Thompson. Massie, Bates NeaIe
Rose. Coaer, Joynes, Bayly, Upshur and Perrin-57
Mr. STUART said, he could not for Mr.. Cooke
amen iment, unless some basis specified for the an
porionment. He believed the committee had gone or
the principle Of Federal numbers Now he with ID "a
know u that was to be brought into the great Districts
oil the State among the countless! The argums ns that
applied as between district and district. would not APP
ply as between county and county. Where their inter
es's were the same, the white population the Just
OASIS. lie therefore moved to amend Mr.. Cookies a.
mehdment by inserting after the word Gre apporou'
those words, con the basis Of white population
The question was taken by Yeas and Nays as fo
AYES-Messrs. Anderson. CoTman, HArri.on, vii.
Hanson, Baldwin, Nc Coy. Moore Bsirne Smith Mil
ler Bixter, Mercer, FrZhugh, Hender. on D borne
Cooke. Powell, Griggs. Mason Of F. Naylor, Dcn,ld
SON Boyd, Pendle,on, George. M'MilIan, Campbell o
| w. Byar., Cloyd, Chapman, Mathews, Osesby, Dun
can, Laidiey, Summers See. Do !dridge, Morgan
| Campbell OF Brooke. Wilson, Campbell of b .d(orI
Clayton, Saunders, CabeII, Stuart Gordon Thompso,
| 40. f''
| NOES-Messrs. Barbour, Up } Jones, Mason of s
IreZvant, Claiborne, Urquhart, Randolph Leigh of III
| Logan, Veuable, Madison, Slanard, HolIaday Roane
Taylor OF Car, Morris, Garneu, Barbour OF c. Scot,
Green. Marshall OF + Tazewell, Loyal Prea,is Grirs
by, Branch, Towacs. Martin, Pleasanis, Massie
Bates. Neaie, Rose Coalter, Joynes. BayIy, Upshur
| AMI Perfn.--49.
80 the amendment was rejected.
MIR. SUMMERS, after expressing his anxiety 70
having Constitution adopted, said that he now be gar
TO despair Q! shat object; b; they had carried s-v
era points which would he acceptable 10 the people
as last resort he had brought his mind TO the conc
oil representation just where they found it and will
that view he offered substitute for Mr. CooKE's pro
| positions.
MIR. STUART moved that IL be laid on the table and
printed: but the motion was negatived.
| Mr.. MOORE moved that both the amendments o
i ned. 'o'ro
On this motion Mr.. SUMMERS demanded the YEA
ana nays, nut alter some conversation, he agreed I,
Withdraw his amendment for the pre- sent and lie, tn
question be taken OH that OF Mr. CooKy
Mr.. MOORE thereupon withdrew his motion for indie
fiuite postponement.
MIR. NAYLoR briefly expressed his reason. for vo
| ting against the motion Of Mr.. CooKE-it wa. nal
Iiatve, not a radical cure. IL prevented the hone o
| The question taken on Mr. Cooks A.
me ndment, by yeas aud NAYS as f,llows: