Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-07

raj basis Tor all the free persors and three. 4
hfths OF the slavcs) i'm the Senate. N
Inc country west OF the Ridge is entitled. IN
the House of Delegates to members, IS. e5 or 80
Inc country cast OF The Ridge to membcrs +
68.75 or 10
Eastern majority n
The country west of the Ridge is entitled, in
the Senate To members. ll.I9 or II
The country cast of the Ridge to members,
o0.Gl or q,
Eas' ern majority 10
Ibdn Of The member from .1Je,nrrie.
according TO the plan of the member from .\ibe-
marie, (Which proposes, have said OH arbitrary
olstriOutlon OF representation III the
House IF Delegates.
inc country west of the Allegheny is allowed,
members %
The Valley country ia allowed, mcm5crs -
The whole country rce,t # The Ridge 53
The country east OF tho Ride -
Eastern majority 81
hers -
The country cas-; Of the Ridge mcmhcrs 10
Eastern majority q
In Senate of thrty-,wo, distributed ,ccording
to 'ckitc Y'oP'iI1tion Gione.
. The country Yves of the Ridge would b entitled
to members IL or -
The country east Of tie Ridge TO members III
seems them tina, hv the ,resie,n pa the eastern mai,,r
III the House Of DtGa mcnhcrs. about one tnIi
'ecnth of the wholc body less rian of the rcue
man ron Aibema'ie Aud that 10y the sa'e plan the
eastern majority the Snaie members eighth
the whole body greater than hy the plan gentleman from
oe,aIe In other words 'e west gains more in the Sen
ate, hy the plan Of the gentleman from Albenare compared
with the western pian than loses the Iioue Delegates
~ Comparison same plans The plan Of the emile
t'"a TIE plan ic'c IS o. strangely pTcfrci 6y the
hr'"er aPprPbcrd thai this alone would Justify
the preference which member bound by duty
aud led by inclination obtain power for my
constituents within the mi,s of iu,tce c,,,,, far % vi
OF the member from Alternate The weight allowed 10 Inc
west, nv hts plan, in tine Ssnlic, only hds or
members less than tia; 10 " ich !, n entitled ON M ,ruc
but una,iainabe basis OF white population According to the
~e~iesi plan, To any Dl IA the Senate how
vl,aly Important interests the west INNS, invoke The
aid OF out of the II eastern Senatrs should apprc-
hend III some cases OF no attainment, Whereas
ding q the other plan carried IN tho
Senate the aid of four Senators omy- triae
CONCEIVE always at;anahe having obvious CIR.
cumsarces, provided the measure be just itself The oh
vous consideration that the Senate w: invested with the
power 20 "sre uH ' n'n'Cr5r sen, TO by the House
Delegates lies on tic riace Of the subject has been
aivertcd TO, and need no, be further insisted on.
entertaining these views of the subject, have been AT 70
Tue us "i mat strong and decided preference
manifested by the western members for the plan of rcpreen
'aion which they have surpoed. heard but one rca.
son III favour n u, WHICH h'nN even feasible IL IS,
that future and for distant day, (Which they believe
however, TO be not an the rapid
o! population west @" the inounta will the
quality in the Senate which they willing subm, TO at
What changes in
reputation "I me eastern ana western country,
tell Bu, for than keptical regard tn their
sasune calculations OF the rapid aud sustained increase of
western population The rapid decline Of tts ratio
wes, Of the Ae-any mountains and the natural and perna
nnni causes of that decline, have been already advei,e, To
he increase IN the Valley during tie last twcuiy wears has
been exceedingly small and expect any "a.
vorabe change, which does apply with equal
large portion ni the country east o the Ridge The mistake
in the Auditors estimate already noticed has given temp IRA
y co ntenace 10 these sansune calrnarioms hut this illusion
will be dspeed Ivy the approaching Census may be mis,a
ken III these views but they sustained the able argument
oi the gentleman nom Augusta To which have already adj
schod The number and extent Of sterile aud aralc noun
ains i'll the west and the comparatively brokeu surface of
the eastern county, elements calcua, ION
whether under the disadvantage OF the inequality the
Senate created by the federal numbers the ever AZ
majority that legislative body yyfserf foes
certain III The comparison Of the two plans; the future gam
best doubtful On the Of the relative pow conferred
the present and future. 10y plans under cond
e'alion have nothing further to add
Tut another consideration of an ntirely different nature M
operated upon my mind with small the comparison
which have instituted between the plans in question Ell.
tered this assembly with political which all the eI
quence of able opponents has shaken and which
Continue to be my creed long life consciousness re-
main Ii is that Jrecmen the sole elements of which
republic should be formed and that equality tie only iu
rule for the distribution OF power among thenAmd While
the necessity which place the en- d
in the commonwealth of Virginia beyond the power of the
friends Of REFORM would at least avoid the eagress recognition
W. ich am ced 10 give up unatianabe. cannot
bring myself To relish rule of apponionnen which counts
slave in the against freemen IN the west m en-, e,, ~
toi too as matter Of cruel necessity, an
sibe r'puguance the voluntary unfTced re On t
principle odous my feelings 50 rem enant o ali NO No.,
tons Of Governmen,Thc more reject on IT, Sir the nor.
olIous to me does this principle Of representation I'm
There - still another view, Mr. President, whit have
ken of the comparative merits of these plans tie la us
oi Representations and the apportonmen Of power The in
teress and the cling Of the are surely disco
dap enough already wihou, attentions aid Why the
should we SEEK TO render the Goyenmen tan
IT must inevitably he under the favour ,le Circumstance
by niusng fresh elements Of discotd into the very Cons
IN which II Is 10 its brh'-Why create an EIE,1l
Sna,e and c''erh House Of Delegate such TO con-
siderable extent, would be the effect of Of the plans under
consIderaion-o wage perpetual war,-to disturb the
peace Of the Commonwealth and sacrifice interests l
cr neVab!e dSscntion-ic persuade myself TO think
that such constitution of the legislative bodies comports with
sound and siaesnaulke the interests of Vyni
have thus endeavoured, Sir explain the Of po cy
anI principle which have separated the gentleman rom on
doun and myself from the body Of political friend
wh whom IS happiness still IN agree every other i'm
pOant subject which has under the Of this homo
Tabe b'dy You may well Conceive that il has been IN n.
subject ino small from friends OH nbect
sIgfave g. Important No man. persuade ourseIs
can be soJu As ~ believe that in taking This bold and o
responsible step have been acuaed Ivy any other cons
an pop, fln .t,I,ir