Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-07

t .,,cccssfu motion to reconsider the plan adopted
!, s9rday. We had procured manuscipt copy of >
ti.is plan, after the rising of Tie House, and had
critically examined it. We considered it y; ,crly :
Siblc-ut,crly destructive of the rights and
interests of the westan,i which the majority of
the people of Virginia would inevitably reject
Knowing the high standing of the gentleman from
Chesterfield with his party, entertained serious
apprehensons that it would unite the voices of Il
majority of this body TO prevent a result so ca
lamitous to Virginia destructive of all our hopes,
we stated Our views TO the worthy member fcom
Richmond, (hIr. Nea!c,) whom we knew 10 be- SIN !
ccrey DESTROYS to effect fair and honorable COM
promse,-tolt linn how odlous the plan in question
would be to the people of the West, and earnestly
requested him to have ii withdrawn, if possible sta
ting our belief that if it were withdrawn many OF
western friends, having finally lost their !vorc
measure, would unite with the III sustaining the
plan of the gentlemen from Albemarle. which we
told him, indeed he knew before. we preferred our
selves, to the western plan which had been lost.
He promised to comply with our request and he
performed his promise; but unable. seems to
prevail the gentleman from Chesterfield to with
draw his resolution. That resolution has been this
day rejected to my 10 small satisfaction, by deci-
size majority.
hope, have day subjected it to another test by
wing it IN the shape of an amendment, the plan of
the gentleman from Abemarlc. The gentleman
from I4oudoun and myself, governed more by a pune
ti'io of honour, than by any obligation per!c
again the promise. already thrice fulfilled, twice
the 5th of December, and Yesterday lave again
OIL tES lUIlli.cd, Tor the last the
i tous and il-judgcd promise which gave to the
f;:cnds ofthat measure, because they were also our
political friends. With assistance it has length
obiancd the votes OF hult tic body, and has lust
been rejected by equal divisiou OF the House.
trust that it is ut last disposed OF. feel that have
pushed my fidelity to gra,uito;is PROMISE TO an ex-
trenc and Tcioce ,hut am released from It,.
have paid the deb which owed 20 my partv, p,o-
coed to pay that which owe to my country. The
resolution OF the gentleman from Automatic which |
thought had been fh'qly adopted by the vote OF yes
terdiy. Is now on ITS final passage.
have said that nly friend from I.o,llo,n and my
self prefer THAT scheme the compromise plan Of
representation which sc nave thus far supported
have suggested, alrcady, one OF our rcaso.s for
that preference proceed 20 state other reasons
which have led us to this conclusion.
! Before ID so, however, must premise that the
critical Investigations which have been compelled,
by sense OF duty, TO make respecting Tie relative
population IN 1899 OF the four great sections int
which the STATE is divided have led me to the con-
ciusicn that the coniectural statement made by the
Auditor Is far E:on being accurate Indeed he him
sell states, that 'the white and slave ytlables have
been IN some instances supplied by conjectn7e The
returns being imperfect altogether wantinr.'-
And again, That there so many probable errors
Ill the rlatn upnn which the population Of 1929 is es-
tlMated, that he cntcrtuins considerable. dnhts NJ
is correctness" \ conclusive proof with me- il
further proof were wanted of the naccuracv OF his
estimate iS, that he reports the county OF J,oud
Gun, one Of the most prosperous in tie State as
containing some four Thousand fewer people in 1929
than i contained in 1920. Other results mirit ,c
meHtl'ned, equally erroneous; but it is supcrfuous
<clect'ng ms estimate, then. clearly erroneous
made an estimate, for myself, Of the population OF
} he four great divisions OF the COMMUNICABLE By
comparing the Of $40 with that OF 1920: and
idV!hS tis scerfained the actual increase OF popu
laon, III each division, between those periods as
sllned that they had respectively continued 70 in
Il crease at the same rate from 1920 30 1922 IIay-
ing calculated the Increase in each division in this
m de winch venture to assert, presents u nearer
approximation to the truth than any other which
can be reEOrteu to. short Of mol
rived at these results.
The Auditor climates the actual white population
Of tho State to be $50, o6.
BY my calculation ii is but 6?IoI7
Ihs var ance would no, be very materol nc to
he re=ulis which w. ave in view, fthe xcess were
dl'turbed 'moag the four divisions wilh any thine
IKE eqnai'y. Bat Il 50 happens hat of the who!
excess amounting to 1914, he has given to the
Allcghany district the benefit of no less than
1876 The error you'd, therefore have very in
furious effect on the Valley country in the distrbu
ton Misrepresentation either according 20 federal nnr,
bers or white population. The following statement
presents relative yieW the two estimates in re
gard to the Waite popouution of the country west of
/ the Ridge
! The trans Aileghany cp,lu nv Contains ac
+ cordlng to he A~tors estimate 49,. sal
The s;i'ne coun ty b. my estimate, l7O,7O9
Difference, rs before sta cd, m CTS
The Valley country contaIn-, b. tie Audi
TIT Tor s estimate 1852
"e Saht' COUNT y c2'tii5, by my estimate, 1370I1
Difference, only, ! 90,
The whole country west ofthe Ridge con-
tafns by the Auditors estimate .In IN
The same country Contains. by nv csiinaie
but On, -
will further remark, that in making TO tl,n trans
hlloheDy country The concession that it has increased
III porulaon during the last nine years as fast s if
increased between 1910 aui 1890 I havo dnnn =
ample Justice. and probably more han justice
1t is new country; an l. like all ncW countries if
Is increasing fast in population. Bat like all new
ton, the slowly DOES increase On tI,issIh
30! we are no. eft to conjecture. Tor The rs;tIe
man from Augusta Or Johnson in t'c allie arrn-
I9fni winch nc delivered, few weeks az in The
Con:lnl'e OF re Whole on th' aubject of tic ap
rtio'iin5n Of rcprcscu alton, presented to rs tho
actual rare q the increase Of population in the dis
trct III question: IN three periods If ten years och
ms ca'cuiatIo; the fullest reliance NAV b. placed
And he toid Us, timi by comparing the Ccususcs Of