Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-18
VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
SATuRpAY..lan. q.

Thu Convention mei at clock. md w,s
opened'"lh PRAYER by the Rev mir. smith Of
tue Methodist Church. The President then tint
the Chair.
Mr.. Nedte rose to make new pronos,
ton on the ppoiionmenl--which he held In
his hand.
The Chair stated there was now n oueston
pending before the Convention
Mr.. Neaie asked whether Tim, nronosi,io,
might not be laid upon the table.
MIR. Dron,gooie rose 10 .ay. 'h, in The nh
sence ofthe gentleman from Dinwiddie CNr
! Brodhax he would undertake 10 Withdraw
j his motion, with this express understanding
That II the proposition OF the gentleman from
/ Richmond he not acceptable, he may be at lilo
! erty to renew il.
The motion of MIR. Brodnar was then laid
/ upon The table aud Mr. Near made the fol.
lowing proposition. founded upon the idea oi
/ addifg Ten more representatives 10 The House
i of Dell gates
Rtsolced. Thai the counties Of Richmond,
! Lam asier MlddleseS, Matthews, Charles Gnu
anu Ne" Kent lie assigned ono delegate each
and no more.
Res0kted, Tha, there shall be itree mo re
delegates assigned 10 the disi,icr next above
the head OF tide-raler. aud Distributed in
such nlanner rs majority of the delegates
II ON that district IN Convention shall report to
this House.
There shall be two more delegates assigned
to the valley district 10 be dispostd of in tie
man er last aforesaid ; aud
There shall be tw. more delegates assigned
TO the Trans Allegheny dis,rc', l. be dspo.
sed oil IN the manner directed b. The ID reSo.
! luton.
The Chair suggested that The question might
he tested ~ striking nut" one hlindred dad
h'Fty fWo, aud inserting " one hundred aud
! forty two'
! LIE proposition WIS opposed bv Mr. Leigh
who WAS applied TO by Nj. Nealr MI
Nicholas opposed il upcn the ground that If sou
dfrange the plan Of the Select Committee. the
| Convention, will be at sea aud he commended
that from the inevi able difficulty fthe case,
all cannot be satisfied; and no arrangement
can be made without great sacrifices and con.
cPs ions
Mr. Tyler spoke in support Of MIR. Neale's
resolutions contending thai il will not have =
effect VIII CHI Mr. Nicholas stated.
| III" question was tnltcn, aud :he motion
to change 1872 into l12, was lost AYES noes
1871.
! Mr. .AfdSSic moved the consideration OF IN.
MOTION, decided Yesterday. ipr drprIvlng
Brunswick of one delegate, anI giving II TO
franklin.
The Chair epGured whether the gentleman
from Nelson had voted IN the majority.
! MI Mdsse replied that he had
| Mr. Studf opposed the Notion, and expires.
! sGd his surprise al hr attempt Nh Randolph
supported the notion Mr. Tewnes pIlei 10
| Mr.. RandoiI BILE was succeeded by Mr..
Stuart, who declared that if the ininsnce was
done OF deprivine Fra Kiln OF the delegate h.
could not support such Constitution. Mr.
Dramgoole thanked The gentleman fIom Mel.
son, (Mr. Masse) for making his motion, and
supported at some leng h the proposition. H.
concluded with saying, that whateger menace
the gentleman from Patrick might throw out
about mol voting Tor he institution, all he
could say was that he hoped the Convention
would do justice. Whatever be The vote of any
particular person for or against the ConstItu
ton. For himself he would make no such
pIedge-ihrow out no such menace
Messrs. Ciaytor, CnbeH and Saunders, sup
ported the o'alms of Franklin.
Mr. Claiborne supported the caim of Bruins
wick.
Upon taking the question the motion for re-
consideration was carried, ayes 49, noes 45
On suggestion from Mr.. 1opnes, Mr. Stu
| art Withdrew his moiIun, upon an understand
ing thai he would renew II hereafter.
| MIR T0iOnGS then moved 10 strike LOudOun
out of the counties which had been assigned
three deeg ates, in order to give one more 10
Franklin--He supported TIN. proposition by
speech.
| When the motion was announced, Mr.. Stu
art stated that he did not know the motion
which his colleague meant To make-Ihat he
would not be the mrans of doing injustice 10
Que county Loudonn. 10 do Justice to Feank
lm-that he thought LoudOun fairly entitled 10
three persoos.
Mr. Henderson supported the right ofLou
DOM 10 three representative upon any test
when might he laid down--and he LAID down
seven tests for this purpose, ms white popn-
lation, tax paying people, lighting people, &c
&c.
Mr.. Randolph supported the proposition
seca,ing that he was opposed 10 allowing any
ounty in this disrIcl three voles-pariIcuarly
while so many other great cuuntirs, as 5p0it
| sylyania, Caroline, and others, have only one
delegate Mr. Henderson replied
Mr.. Leigh spoke in favor OF the PROPOSE
ton.
Mr.. Mercer spoke al great length in ia
vor Of the catn Of Loudoun TO three delegates
Mr.. Nichoius also supported the claims oil
Londoun.
After some discus,io beiwee Messrs SIN
art and 1ownes, Mr. Fnzhugh rose 10 ask If
there was no way OF putting an end 10 this m
terminable spirit OF debnle.
this subject and could not satisfy himselt that
there was any other rule, than the good sense
Of the House.
Mr.. CabeH spoke in opposition to the motion
of his colleague Mr. Towues
/ Mr.. ScoH supported the proposition to take a
member from Lnudonn.
+ The question being taken, was lost ayes 81,
noes IS.
! Mr. Stuart then renewed his motion, TO
strike Brunswick from the class, and place
Franklin in the class entitled TO two de'egaies-
snd supported has proposition by statistical
! statements
Mr.. BrOdnar opposed the proposilion-and
urged that the report of the Select Committee
should remain northumberland regretted that
the Convention, on whom the eyes oi the CIV
ilized world are fixed, should exhibit the exam
ple of body whose members were huckseriDe
Tor power He spoke at sreni length