Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-02
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THE CONVENTION.

The Select Committee OF seven, it is said. havpg
met on Thursday, and Mir Doddriasc having waived
his right TO the Chair, aud at his request Mr. Madi-
son having taken ii, proc ccted to distribute the Ia
bors assigned to them, viz: The Legislative Dcpor:-
ment'to Mr.. Leigh OF Chesteriield the Executive to
Mr. johnson, and the Judicial tn Gen. Marshall. II
Is conJcctured that the Committee viii report the
fruit of their labOrs to the Convention this dav
We are gricv"d. well ms astonishcd, to find the
impression prevalent, that the Constitution to be re-
ported, on principles heretofore sanctioned by tie
C"nv"ntion will be lost in that body by decided aud
mixed vote of East and West. This impression
springs rom lac idea That every portion Of the Con-
VEN ION is dissatisfied wlth particular provision.
ana That this partial hostility will be of sufficient ef
cacy 10 i'duce such portion To reject the whole Fhs
CONCLUSION seems 10 US so opposite The dptacs OF
reason ana sound discretion, that cannot persuade
ourselves of Its reality. The West is disspts6cd
with the basis provided by Gen Goraon-bnt is mo,
that tar preferable to the present distribution Of now
er' placing Warwick a footing with Shenandoah,
iio" nut" 'oo' mas there not been gained to the.
cause of popular RICH and socsl convenience in tb.
extension of sufrage-n tho choice of Governor b
the pcopc-in the abolition OF the Cuuncil-ond i,
responsible Judiciary Are all these trirmul,s
and acquisitions to he ann,iuiated because ro
presentation is distributed precisely IN sp;,
the rights and the claims of the West, Had tbi
portion the Convention the alternative of onne,l
mg to new Convention, there would b.. more o,.
reason in their rlmorrd determination Ia voc ouair,
the forthcoming constitution. But the ALTERNATIVE -
not within then power. No ,.louucnccs M oro,,
nent' scarcely grievances themselves of the mes.
solid and crying character. will prevail OH the peor,n
/ OF Virginia to call another Convention in a hurry
They have had dose which will last hem for tho
balance OF this generation. For the West then. tn
reject the Constitution because ti.ev have NOT On,
all they wished or all they have n right tor he
! cause they may stand better chuncc in future
iConvention-or for al these reasons united-is re-
versing he maxim, that Ialfa loaf is better than mn
p'0a"-Is biting off ones own nose, to spite the face
oNe '""s Is ceFtan--t!'at Ii the bas- eocs again..
them they and Virginia, have yet gained much-ard
this appears so papabe and ndis putable TO opr vi
son' tint nothing but the vote. itself will convince
'' "a' 'ney mean TO vote against the Constitution
For the sake OF settling the question and ,ivin,r
peace to the country-for the reason that tho Tn,
dietary Is reformed under which they have rroapca
IN common with the west and that thew continue nm
DER tile new constitution iii reported OH Mr. Gordon.
nasls) to retain power-to AVOID the untrieff dance,
OF disSovIng without doing any thing, we had ina.
glned that the great body of Eastern menbe 9 vorIa
nave united IN taking the constitution and thus nr,.
ducing that decided majority, which is adutted q,
all hands, to be so great Il desderatun, Ev.,ts
nave uniformly turned out in the Convention 60 CON
trary to calculation, and the decision of this IL co
near at hand, that it would be weakness 70 nrodio,
the result But seeing that tits always wise to take
what we can get, if all is not to be had we 6,u,,,
believe that the Convention will adopt the const,u,
ton modelled on the principles already agreed upon
ana what Is more, that the people will raiify il bv
great maJor';y and this say not in prejudice OF
any attempt that may be made at amendment who,
the constitution comes to be reported but in the mr.
dent hope, that attempts to libcraze it still further
may prove successful.