Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-16

in the twelfth line thereof and inserting The same al
ter Rockingham in the thirteenth line so as to in
ciude Hardy IN the Senatorial District with Pendc
ton and Rockingham, instead of Senatorial Distric
with Shenandoah. He stated that his reasons TO
seeking the change, were, that Hardy might az wei
9e botted from the map of Virginia as TO be connect
Gu mus with Shennndoah That the polite al weigh
of Hardy would be thus entirely sunk, while s1cl
connection existed. That SHENANDOAH by the census
OF 1920, had population of 16.7O8 and Hardy only
4.6o6. That Shenandoah would always have it in he,
power to elect the Senator without regard to Hardy
any more than if Hardy did not exist. That the peo-
pic OF these two counties but little identified in
interests, predictions pursuits That there was
but little communication between them, and that
nney had out little acquaintance with each other
ihat the case of Peaideton possessing only popula
ton OF 4,45i, was nearly the same Nth regard to
Rockingham, which possessed population of i2, 6A6
and would be swallowed up in the same manner bv
Inc large county But put Hardy Pendleton and
Rockingham together, and the two small counties
would be nearer balance to the larger one; and the
district would then contain only 2I0 of population
more than Hardy aud Shenandoah would Amount 10
Take Hardy from Shenandoah, and Shenandoah will
not elect the Senator certainly than she woud
with Hardy attached. Moreover, Hardy and Pen
dieton lie in the Wiley of the South Branch of Poto
mac, Shenandoah and Rockingham in the Valley OF
the Shenandoah river They have therefore, differ
en interests ana by the present arrangement the in
teress of Hardy and Pendleton are sacrificed, and
thrown into the Shenandoah Valley.
lien. Coy, IN opposition, sad that it was only a
sPice OF political feeling that prompted the applica-
ton for this change QIere Gen. M'Coy was called
TO order by the Cher.) He said that Hardy was the
NATURAL ally of Shenandoah, and that they would do
very well as the Committee had arranged them
MT. MAYOR IN reply SAID, that when he made the
application the idea of avourng political sentiments
or feelings had not occurred to him; but since the
ingenuity of the gentleman from Pendleton had suu
gested it, he thought there might he something in it.
so tar as to operate on the mind of that gentleman.
But, Hardy had offended in this, is she to be chain
no yui nxalc Of ,Io-I
until she has expiated her political SINS This Con
ventlon has hagnanimously rejected all such consid
eratlons and he trusted they would be still rejected
Here Mr.. Naylor called 10 order by the
Chair Mr. Naylor excused himself by saying,
tnat ne had fallen INTO an error it was by the exam
pie OF the gentleman from Pendleton, who had served
long IN the Legislature of the nation-and who was
so much better acquainted with parliamentary rules
than him, who knew but little of them.
Mr.. Anderson said, that the people of Hardy had
much intercourse with Shanandoah-and, If it would
be any consolation to the gentleman from Hampshire
Inc would assure him that Shenandoah would ALWAYS
elect republican of the good old school.