Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-13
TILL CONVENTION.

RICHMOND, JAZZ. Yesterday the Select
Commi,tre reported upon the Sd and All ari-
cIes which had been recommiltrd TO 'hem.-
The numbers OF the House OF Delegates have
been increased Shat is to l32-and there IL
some variation in the arrangements OF he Sen
a,oria! Districts. Meanwhile, IL does not seem
10 have removed all dlssatisfac ion. M action
was had upon The new apportionmen, y.srr'
day
Three impora ant amendments were vester'
day adopted The Fl $, offered by M Gordon
stripping he people OF lhr election # Ga'"rn'
Or, and AGAIN restoring it 20 ne legisla ure -
the Cd, offered by Mr.. Thonnsbn, empowering
two thirds Of he Sena'e present lins'ead Of two
thirds Of the whole BODY /" conv'ct IN the trial
by impe &C hmen, tie Sd, e'ed by Mr.
Stuart, empowering Two ,hir'is Of he two
Houses present (insead OF 'wo thirds Of tn
whole bodies el,r,ed) 40 relnovr Judges.
JANUARY 9-Yes,erday was day Of more
excitsm nj in the Convention, han any i has
been our for une 10 witness heTe-some sharp
sparrine occurring between members, anot her
unsuccessful struggle having been made Tor q
rule Of future appor,onmsnt, aod The utmost
s.nsibiry being manifested at the apportion
mrnr both of Senators and Delegates, as II re-
garded one or TWO districts and counties, wh.c b
led 10 Efforts 10 take from one county noriou
OF its mower, and add It to another. An rtfort
of ibis kind, made by Mr. Siuari in favor OF
Franklin, in prejudice Of Brunswick w1s
successful, leading 10 very warm and animal
ed discussion II will be observed that a pro-
position made by Mr. Brodnsx. is pending, to
compensate Brunswick, 'hus shorn ofone mem.
Der, by taking one Of her three from Loudoun.
and giving him to Brunswick How i, will
end. we are unable 20 decide. For our part, il
see ms to US tina, this whole business of appor.
lionment had been more judIciously left to the
provisional Legislature.
II was supposed by many that The Conven
ion would be ready at the close Of this week
for adjournment. There is small prospect Of
that, and the opinion gains ground hit The
Consii,u ion exported by the Stl.c' COMMITTEE
will be repudislcd by he Convention itself. If
this he done blu, Two alternatives are presented,
to adjourn without doing any hing, or TO begin
Psnelope's web afresh.
We were nf course excluded from he Hall
q the House of Delegates yesterday while II
sa, with closed doors, but are Informed that the
Injunction of secrecy Was removed before the
House adjourned; and the follow wing, we are
told, was the subject Of The Governors commu
nication, and the course adopted upon II by the
House
I, seems there has been pamphlet, purpsrt.
ing 10 have been published in Boston, cireu at-
ing in our city among the ooiored population:
il eats of The subjec, of slavery, and der"unces
it. As soon as our Mayor was informed Of he
feet, steps were Immediately taken t" stop its
and effrc 'uslly There The matter
would have res ed, and perhaps one half Il our
would never have heard Of il, had it
not been for the cons, quenoe given 10 il by he
Governor. He seems to have the ST. Virus
dance, on every thing rela ing to this subject
A formal osrmunic b ion 10 made to Tie L gis-
laiure. The doors are closed foi two hours.
and the ridiculous farce is concluded by :e-
solution of he House of Delegates, 10 exclude
from its journal all notice Of the Message, and
the accompanying document-to vii, the sedi
tious pamphlet from Bo,on Que would real
~ suppose that Governor Giles imagined he
was sleeping over mine Of gunpowder, and
that hr drramt Of nothing bu, conspiracies and
serv,le war. Wing.