Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-31
MIR. COOKIES FOURTH LETTER.
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IT., commence
! tho proceedings of the day before. On that day
tthc 18th OF Deccmber) the wcs,cIn plan was
HtIrd time dctca ted, IN the following manner: The
house IN passing regularly through the report Of the
committee of tho whole, took up for consideration
what was called, in technical or parliamentary Ian
guagc, Mr.. Upshur's resolution amended !" but
what was In fact, Gen. Gordou'S plan OF present
apportioument, with Judge Upshur's plan of future
aPportonmcnt engrafted on it, The latter was re-
llccted by vote of o5 to L. The former adopted
by vote of so TO &c, Mr.. ii. and myself voting IN
the minority, and with the western party. This vote
OF MIR. Henderson and myself, which was in effect
Il vote IN favor of the western plan, the only ripai
of Gen. Gordon's, given in compliance with
the reluctant promise cXtorted from US, before
stated, by the opportunities of political friends
immediately after the double defeat sustained by the
western plan on the 9Th OF December
The question had no sooner been taken than Mr..
Leigh submitted TO the house the plan of repre-
sentation which have before described in detail All
ausion 10 this plan has been puyposeiy omitted by
the writer of the circular, though it was formally dis
cusSed on the next day, 1.-THE 19,h.) full history of
whose incidents, which cannot be un Serstood vii hon,
referring To thus plan, he affects give. Benr under
the ut appeared nfterwards) erroneous IMPRESSION
that Gen Gordons plan had been fnaiiy adopted bv
the vote just then TAKEN and utterly disgustcd with
the reto plan proposed, rose my place nd injured
of the speaker whether was in order for Mr. ieob
tn move plan after the house, by vote of so To
90, had Just adopted Gen Gordon's. For the con
tnuation of the narrative here insert an ey,rnc from,
my speech made the next day:1
! Tho chair was understood to decide, expressly
that by uGtvoe the resolution of the gentleman from
AibPmarle was finally adopted, and that The rrsou-
tlon OF the gentleman from ChescrfCld propcsino
new plan Misrepresentation, offered immediately after
could not be considered and that It was not in order
TO offer II till the house had first agreed TO reconsider
the resolution then recently adopted. The resolution
of the gentleman from Chesterfield was then laid nm
the table, and the house adj ,urned.
The gentleman from Loudoun and myself hayipr
thus thrice voted for the western plan and HAVING
seen 1t thrice defeated, and each time by the sn,no
4 6no ll,,
OF, aud did not Imagine that its warmost friends in
dmged the hope of resuscitating it, or meant auai ,o
try IT. We considered ourselves, therefore fully AZ
liberty to support the plan which originally pre-
ferred, and still continued to prefer to TINT which
had just been lost. We considered the plan alluded
to, Chat OF the gentleman from Albemarlc as impe-
rllled by the new proposition of the gentleman from,
Chesterfield, which we feared would be brought on
and supported by an eastern majority by means of
successful motion To reconsider the plan adop.ed vos
terdhy. We had procured manuscript copv cf lie
new plan, after the rising Of the house. and had criti-
cally examnedi,. We considered il utterly inadmis
s,be-uttery destructive Of the rights and in eress
OF the west-and one which majority of the people
i of Virginia would inevitably reject KNOWING tho
high standing of the gentleman from Cbestc16cld
with his party, we entertained serious apprehensons
that 1t would unite the voices of a majority of this
body 10 prevent result SO caamitous TO Virginia
so destructive OF al our hopes stated ou views 20
the worthy member from Richmond, Mr. NenIe
whom We knew to be sincerely DESTROYS to effect
fair and honorable compromse-told him how odous
pf h.
west, and earnestly requested him to have it with
drawn If possiblcstatiBg our belief that if il 0ero
Withdrawn, many OF our western friends having pov
nhaily lost their lavorIte measure would unite with
the east IN sustaining the plan of the gentleman from
Albemarie, which we ted him, as indeed he knew
before we PREFERRED ourselves to the western plan
which had been lost. pau
He promised to comply with our request. and no
performed his promises but unable, it seems 10
prevail on the gentleman fiom Chesterfield to with
draw his resolution"
! On the morning Of the 9th. Mr. Leigh accordingly
proposed TO the house to consider his new plan And
now discovered the nature of the into vh,c
had fallen on the evening before. The sueaker md
pronounced Mr.. Leighs motion OF the evening before
ont OF order, but not because Gen. Gordons scheme
had been finally adopted. The operation of the vote
OF the evening before, it now appeared had been
merely tue adoption Of Gen Gordon's plan az an
amendment q Judge UPstu''s original resolution A
vote was still TO be taken ION Judge Upshnr's resoIp
ton Gs dn'ended-such s the parliamentarvia IN
which the idea is expressed. In plain EnSlisR the
house was stu to decide whether it would Gaali,,
adopt Gen. Gordons plan. The chair had the e,en
ing before, pronounced Mr.. Leigh's motion out Of
order not because Gen. Gordon's plan had been final
! " adopted, but because by rule OF the house mn
Original resolution cosd be discussed on its merits
10 the house Till it had been first referred TO corn
mittee.
The rule "as now suspended, however 10 enable
Mr.. Leigh to offer and discuss his new plan i'm the
rouse. lie dm offer it, and it rejected, as be-
] fore stated, by vote of GO to 80.
Il To the very great surprise of Mr. IIenderson and
myself, Mr.. Doddridge now arose and tried Snr ibc
FOURTH time the sense Of the house on the western
plan, by moving rule of future apporionInent
TO be supennduced on Gen Gordon's plan of present
apportionment II is scarcely worth while TO pausn
here, TO reiute the mendacous statement that che
t9aited to see Mr.. Cooke loould rise to more Tho
tPfan," &C. The belief that he had any such idea or
expectation, is wholly irreconcilabe with tic rncon
tradcted statement made by me in my speech on the
same day, that Immediately after tie double defeat Of
this very plan on the 5th Of December, MI HonJer-
son and myself reIuctanty consented to rive il nm.
other trial, (which we had done accordingv ON the
day beioreO "erpressiy announcing our determination
TO abandon IT, &c. after 1t should be again rejected
But this is q trihe--lct it pass
Finding that the western plan now forced upon
us fourth time, Mr.. Henderson and myself ancr
moments consultation, agreed TO give still one more
Uote. After Mr. Doddridge had closed his remarks
Mr.. Powell arose and made few observations on the
SUBJECT which are reported as follows, in the Enqui.
| rcr Of December 22d:
WMr. POWELL said that with Tho dnnnori ..1.i,..l