Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-11
viIsGINIA CONTENTION.

bciUTe the House, WAS on the amendment moved by
Mr.. BronaX. take of her three meinlc CIR. from
Lnudoun, nn3 add him To Brunswick
Mr.. Ncnlc said he held in his hand proposition
which might supersede the necessity OF that amend
mcnt-wh'ch was 10 odd ton members to the House
OF DclcguteS--but the Chair declaring it MT in
order,
M-. Dromgoolc (Mr. Brodnax being abscn,) with
drew his motion 10 amend. and iEcn
Mr.. Ncalc brought forward his proposition. lie
expressed the regret he Yesterday felt The success
of the amendment which took u member from Brnns.
wick to give HIM Ia Frahkln-and he rcgret ted that
another crusade was new g"t up against Loudoun.
On the expectancy of Increasing the number of dele
gStes-ti,e great irlrs'cc dunc many Underwater
counties, Lancaster. MddlcseX and Charles CITY in
particular, Mr.. n. DIV, 1t at somc length The pro
position was 10 gi"c three additions members to the
tdo-waicr, three to tn" middle, two to the Valley
and two To the trsns- Ailcgh any district Mr. Ncnic
argued in favor OF abiding by county representation
when 1t possible and appealed TO the good fee
ing of the Convention. in favor Of the tide water
country, the original seat of our ancestors and the
parent Of so ino,s millions. lie then moved 10
amend the Report OF the Select COMMITTEE BY ri
king ont l32, (the Number OF the II. Of r and in.
scrti1C lie.
| The amendment opposed ny Mr.. I.oiyh OF
| Chesterfield, who pointed out the inequality and
injustice OF the demand To give member to an
caster. Rcmnnnd and Charles City, containing a
gross population of rather than 5000 each Wien
the county of Caroline. with more Il, n IL COO end
| Chesterfield with m>rr THAN 1899 population, h. d
each hnt
! Mr.. Ncac briefly rc;circ!--amd Mr. Nicholas s1il
that although the amendment proposed 20 give his
district IN additional member ara that II an isolate
quo. tinn, h" wnU. vote for il That account yc,
rs II d"ran~cd the whole sccIrc reported bv The
Select Conrnlicc, and threw us again on tie ocean
/ OF uncer'a NY. he shai!ld oppose it. Under th:.
view, he had ;cd against the claim or Franklin and
he shoudrcrscv 10 IN h" course Injustice ia sonc
case, was TO G,uht done by the Report ku, lc
believed tSr Committee had donc III! the Justice tina,
was pCssib'e
Mr.. ~ Ter i'll IN animated speech css igncd big rco
Sons i'IY voting differently fru1 bis cnlearuc Mr.
! Ni:hoiis.) supp rcd he cxpctcrcv of the amand-
sen;. cnd IA" good policy Of small increase of tho
House of Delegates, which without n,ictinr i,rus.
tice Upon any section Of the G, nmonwcah ma king
The body too age. or disturbing the principle upon
which the appo-tIonmcnt nlde, would increase
The gcErr. satisfaction Of The country with the new
Constitution.
Dir. Ma. sic (Hho had voted ,vi;h the ma;nr,y &
moved 10 reconsider the vote Yesterday given bv
which orc OF her two Ia"m5ers had been taken from
oTuuSwick and gwen TO Franklin, assigning as n
son for the motion, his persuasion, that though i.
might bn practicable To better the npporionmeni
mace by Ike Committee in some particulars vet tn
ono alteration would lead TO ano lcr, that it wss
! better to adhere 10 the Report as II was than BIZ
making changes in its ca derarse the whole
Nr. |. uar; expressed lis surprise at the afquInen;
Tor reconslGeratIOn-an argument which admitting
The Report at tho Committee Ia have lniustice vel
'ieclaHd II hes; 10 pcrpctuate That Injustice.
Mr.. Randolph supported TIE motion 30 reconsider
and IN dining took occasion to reply TO several ar
gumcnis yesteidav made in favor of the prc,ensiop
of Frank.n-1 County for which he expressed his rcs
poet and regard Notwithstanding his Opposition To he,
claim to the dispdtcd member. One Of those arpu
mets was, that Franklin hy her arrangement Will
Bedford nto Senatorial District had no voice i,
thet body, she ought for that rc3son to have moro
Weight in the House Of Delegates. Another was
tat Bedford vas james River. Franklin Roanoke
Comfy. and as tic v'ice OF Bedford gas only hear,
IN thu E2ra'e, Franklin uight to be COMPENSATED IN
an additional! member IN the House Of Delegates Ii
reply 20 both arguments, Mr.. Randolph said if F.ank
In was Roanoke, Bcdford--Lcr better an,
ricllr half. was wGtered by Goose Creek and Otter
tributaries Of the Roanoke. Bedfor, on her whole
southern frontier was bounded by the Roanoke there
called the Sanmon--aDd Franklin lies in the forks
of that River This was tho tlcory--Lut tire fact
opposcdto the theory was, That both were James Ri
yer countleS-both traded 10 Lynclburp He had
hoped that the scuth side Of james River-tha. IN
happy portion ofthc Stutc-wouldh have becnindulget
in settling this matter To please itself
Mr. qowncs said if there should be collision be-
tween tho james River and Roanoke interest the
voice ofFranlliD from her beng cunncc ed in tho Sc
material arrangement with Bedford, would DO utter
lily Stand hc urged TINS consideration in fvor o!
increasing t!e weight Of FRANKLIN in tie other house
when too, her claims it were supported by heI
numbers. He thought n the Roanoke country wa.
consistent with itself, and persisted in contending
that interests aud not r!n.Gers merely ought 10 be
represented, That II would not permit Franklin to be
4 sunk
M'. Randolph expressing his great personal cor
sldcTailon for INC gentleman from Pl,tsl lyania (Mr
Townes) said he would defer to his argument If botl
Bedford aud Franklin rot watci ed and boun-
dcd by Roanoke. How could their Interests be an,aD
oEzing the orc 10 the othcr'
Mr.. Stuart oIyeriing to the relative Formulation
OF Franklin ond Brunswick, no indi,putably ciyif
Franklin s"pcio. claim to the latter declared hs
determination 70; TO vote for the constitution if Il
pcrpclfatcd great iniuSticc.
Mr DrOmgcoc said he had been NOR. mortified
~ tbe name? ~ which The member had by the voif
Of Yesterday been oxen from brunswick tam by tL,
Loss. -Four Or five OF tho c who had taken the lcac
tiJC"iag Il. Ne sr9. ScUtt and Green in suppnrt o.
TIC basis % federal nun bers, aad had op,loseI the
oasis OF %iuts puatiOu in eli lis aspccls, had con
citcd IN the prcil Fenco Of Franklin, when thar pre
ference BID no Foundations bur ia FroaklH having
small superiority BrunsWick IN white poDuaiio,,
grD. adseIcito Ilyefict that 2 ont OF % of the
delegation from TIC South ,de Of Janes River Let
support tho ciainis OF Druuswick--and aDpcsle,
to statistics 20 show, ho' by gross popuIntionby led
era numbers, by taXatIon, by taxation md popu
lainn combined. Brunswick WAS entitled over Franz,
liz. to tin. lgt-ua,tr N