Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-03


, lc av, with truth, that il IS scarrt- voluntary
ar.. Eur, sincc nay return fam the Convention !
have hccn urgently aud rrPcaedly called on, hy
snnn of those vho have doua mo tho h"nmr to az :
prove of my course there, to explain 10 my corsn
why il that j, alanc, Of all the th,tty-siX
members from the West voted in favour of the !
amended Constitution which has been submitted 10
the people of Virginia.
Il VIII be perceived, Il, glance, that tho task
signed me is OF great decacy. For, II succeed
IN showing the correctness Of my own view I tho
one great Gc:estion which divided mo from the
tern delegation mwst, however reluctantly, convict
some Of nv nearest and dearest friends uf an error
of judgment in regard to that great Question:
To the purify Of their motives il superluous ~
me TO bear trs' irhNry. 4he gentlemen alluded 10
ure too strong in tho good opinion of their fellow
citizens 10 need the tribute OF my praise. Nav be
permitted To add that estimate their magnaniuty
and their good cling too highly, to apprchcnd that
they Will take aniss any thing that shall necessar
" say, IN viTdcating my own cou,s, and conduct.
trust that they know me too we'll to entertain, for
single III mort, the idea that is any part of my
purpose to asSail them ur tn arunire popularity at
their expense. Having, myself, 40 Jews at ppi-
cal advancement but enter s,ning on lie contrary
fixed and routed aversion public lc and fran
conviction that happiness Is not TO b. found, by me
at least, Ill tho thorny path ~ ambition, | seek
acquire that Of popularity which might
to NE sufifagcs which do not want I seek merely
| to shew that IN The course which pursued IN the
Convention, was guided by sound and correct vicw
o: the real interests OF my CONG ucrts aud of The
whole people of Virginia, and that the rat,iica 10
BY tho people, OF tho amended Constitution which
has been submitted to then, wall cnnnnlly promote
and advance the prosperity of TIE State.
To me this proposition seems 10 be clearly in
terrible from the nature and character 90 it's pnvis-
MS, that should consider it waste OF TIM. and
l lahour to at;cnpt TO Prove IT, not conyiacrd
! By many circumstances that the provisions them
selves misunderstood and misrcprcscn,cl. Orc
of the circumstances To which alIudc Of ~ Str
king chaructcr 10 deserve a b in anI assinc
notice. The editor Of the L:eAb,7r W ashin ,tonian
J n la NJ ~
the proceedings at tho Convention IN regard to Cow
Gordon's resolution, which contained the plan for
app0rt'nnnr representation since made part of the
arcud"C Constitution, makes The following state
n!Cul:
! I'VE have already apprsed our readers 81 Inc fhal
'sc'.l ,ncnt of he AL absorbing question bass Of
"reprcscGa ion III Convention, S1'uri-y tho 10Th
u on the basis .: ,shie population and federal nun,
"ssss-ia ptiia rordS, negro representation" .Im
publishing this decision last shaet we ucrcv
! stalled Ne Efct, the praeeodings full havn
then arrived; bnt, having since and er1ui1eI
them we ind that thrac four OF thc deicg
uf deserted thor ranks and aided m furcny upon
''thc western portion Of the State, who are conten
ding fpr just and equal riEh's This obnoxious,
unequal and a-IstCcrntic state of things-.nd rca
der will you believe, among thus humble. was one
"frem Lou joun? - Negro -sy.ssenrfti. las pye
''crited, end Mr.. Richard II. Henderson voted in
support Of ii, &sc."-'pha intrrcs, orioino,ing
from this question such induce us 10 publish
"the remarks OF several members on its parse &C nd
tile ayes and nos III the pr 'cdipg page, which will
enighten The reader this singular state Of things
the deserton from the west of several of tho
I"dc!egates who were viewed uncomprDmispr -
! Fhe ayes AM DGcs then given sheynr that Mr.
| henderson voted for the resolution OF Mr. Gordon.
which not set forth a. length, but which the edtor
after on 'eX nlnaticu o! 4 whole week understood
federal MURDERS j need" sd6fGts DoPu!ain'. uad
whole statement is founded on q total niscon.o-.;
OF the fcts Which the editor undertskcy 10 s,n.e
tina General Gordons plan, adoptad on the igIi, -,
December, and voted for by Mr Henderson apd mo-,
uS he IN .y.-g q
of white population and federal numbers in.tn.J 81
7 Dgtihg Hfe pan nSey-that negro Representation
ana not prcvail-and thst SIR Henderson and mvgeIf
do 1ot vote f0T l.. but against it, on that occss0u
have perhaps attributed more Importance 70 the
pari uiar biunder than 1t deserves; but am convn-
c+d by information received from various quarters
that the public mind has been much abused will
not say Intentionally in regard the distribution of
power made by aDd tile provisions contained in The
amended Constitutional is my purpose TO address
you on these topics but, as my time is not nv own
desultory. ~
One remark, and one only, on the merits Of the
SUBJECT, wall make before close this brief intro
ductory letter. Ii is that whatever NV no tLe
merits OF the omendcd COnstntDn whom GONNA rcd
with that which the western drlegl'iun as a nary
sought to obtain in lieu of it, q mean an appor,;n1
meht OF representation according to white popnIn
ton, IN the House OF Dclcratcs and oocordidt,~ o.,
federal Numbers in the S,natc) there. cnnnot So
doubt about It's superiority 10 The old Constitution
presume DO Lot hazard much in suying that M,
snH'e oc!eghie 10 INC Contention from 1.-THE Valey"
viii vote for its rejection.
JOHN T. COOKE.
eco
Ehe NeW Yorl, Evening Post states that cyid.uca
OF the eXisence of smuggling IN this countrg. on a
nFse scale, aud To great extent, along our inland
frontiers and part OF sea coast has b,en coll.c
Tea al Washington This may be entirely. md
doubtless - part. true We know that private IN
sructioDs were gwen Custom house officer, Las,
Summer, to collect such information and To- frvn,d
II conhdentaiiy 70 the Government. Eveninr |
fost sh"uid' however, have added whon spcak /
ing OF the exaicnce and extent Of snugrsng. TIA,
was possible 1t might III part, at least be oyging
70 the following patriotic doctrine. which, tlIourE
nr.t publicly bFoschcd cscwlcro has found some
i9vor IN WashingfOn ~ tannygitrg hhen can rhsrk
Me J'a'd, and 'o55erieS Of yYorttorH Ipsculiio,,
up" o'aIsTn co"s"ners, r. Is so CREME, BIT A |
DuTT mt. JOprnoL
Iho New York Evening Post thinks that because
the silly lalsehood It copied obou the employment Of
"a BIZ ~ soldiers n, he Presidents House dnrino
tae last Administration, was not contradctnd IN t,o