Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-11

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tans.
A' Cabell admitted stated tina, HE commerce Of
rankin wssn now to James River aud this a principal
reason imposing the payment heavy land carris,e ,bat
ef mineral anu agricultural wealth had been eyr,upci
~" the time was last approaching when fact would no
ar to true when tbs OF Franklin would be de-
veopeo-and when being young county. aud growing ii,
topuaon possessing much rrc land, her CLAIMS To the
member would be still undoub,ed than at rreser
oac references having been made by ar Clayton 90 tie A.
dno' estimate of population Virginia in 1919 which
less IN 1929, than by tho federal sO-r Claiborne
aud Mr Domsooe attacked the accuracy of that ma,"
which representing Brunswick have declined 5000 in niue
Years ey assisted proved 'se as lar as Brunswick
MIR Saunders To present. n single view n, scp,,o,,,
District except thai fcdiord and Frank ln assirued IN,
the report the Committee less ,lan four members y, % -,
Delegates The scpatoii dsre, OF which, Brunswick was
ra had been given i've mcmbcr,yc Ire white population Of
Franklin, given hut three cn,e Ivy The report aud tho fed
crel numbers OF the districts about the same F,v
pee cent more strength, was thus required of Fed.
while tho architect Of scheme (Nir Guron had
a"owed to hiH-hc hoped there was ndecacy stating
., was pac0 "p"'n wh'c population OF 1920.
hrs was nnn''rous and crying injus'we
ne q'eSl,9" was The" pa, and tho vote stood hms
) Taylor, Giles, BrodnaX, Drnmgoolc, Alexander,
Goodc, J. Marshall, Fylcr, Nchcns, Clop,ou, J. Y
Mason, Trezvant, Claiborne, Urquhart, Randolph
W Leigh. Logan, FcGabc, Madison, S;anard, Hola-
day. Grggs, Roanr, w. p. Tayl,r, Norris Garnet,
S.Barbour, Scntt. Green. T. Marshall Tszcwcll
Eoy1ll, Prentis Grigshv, Branch Peasants. Gordon
Massic Bates, Nealr, Rose, Coat r, Joyncs, Bayy,
Upshur Pcrrin-I9.
Nors-AIcssrs. Anderson, C.fI:nnn. Harrison.
Williamson, Baldwin, MCov, Moore; Brirnc. Smith.
Miller, Baxter. Mercer, F;tzlmch Henderson, Osborn
Cooke. Powell, J. NJ. Mason, Navlor, Donaldson
Boyd, Pcndlcton, George, NJ MILAN, T. Campbell,
ByaFS: Chap man Mathews, Os'rs5y, Duncan, Laid
Icy, Summers. See, Boddridge, Morgan a Camp
bel, Wilson, w. Campbell, Clayton, Saunders
fown-s, Cutch, Martin, Smart, yhompsor-i5
fhe House having determined reconsider Mr S,ua, IT'S
laD.,
Franklin, cane 6e sgrowhe Mr. Stuart withdrew j,
for the present al The request of
hlr TOwnesyho TO amend the r,-c-, nv ,,L in,
one member from odoua and thus rcdurng her level
of those midland counties which had bu; two.
MIR Suar said he had misunderstood the object of his col,
League Mr. Towne wie al his request, he had Withdraw
his motion amend re did feel disposed hn,seiG to do
an act OF justice 10 Ioudoun. to benefit franklin or any
other coaHy louoin the basis Of federal nuery
was entitled TO members and lie would for propo,
si'io' 10 strip hef Of VIA; she was justly entitled
air icnSTSon in defence Of the clufs q: routoun
by any saniarryccp, that of federal numbers and even by
dard OF white porunion-hy ifecho es-by fighting men-
by tax1cn-hs population and taSatioby ito rie Of tie
The P'eet of the gentleman oa Absmasie, OH Gordon,
all te'e sepaat.y or by averaging the vhcc Loinn was
TS; cts % II. e mt, H., Slap size have justice Or shall she not
Mr.. henderson here yielded the floor TO Mr. Ran
doiph, who rose TO explain. Dir. Randolph said he
could no, fail 10 understand TIE allusion of the GEN
tlcmnn from Loudorn 10 be to what he had sad-lut
that gcnteran had nisapprchendrd, if not his words
his meaning And by way OF parcGthesi~ he could
rot be surprised ut any misapprelcnsion which was
caused by the newspaper rcpurts--for those reports
were SO unjust, that he dld not knew not only how
mer, but even animals of an inferior race could SO
misunderstood what was said. Members spoke in bn,
House Mt the hazard of losing any little reputation
they might possess for common sense For example
some days ago, he had said that The Statesman
would never disturb what nt rest unless mischief
fo,"edfroD il. He was reported to say-"tlat tho
Statesman would never disturb went was at rest
the qualification with which lie had assembled the
principle, being omitted. iMessrs Ri chic ami STAINS
bury looked alarmed. For our own part knowing
that the Orator would BY no means look into our pn
por, we felt that pleasant consciousness of sa:;ty
which philosophers aecribc 10 ono who sung il bed
hears the storm rage without. But bad,age apar
the attack upon the Richmond Press-Wc sreak
Of own, which was not meant TO be- ivc,,,,leI
was most Liberal and acknowledgements cv
pcnse has been incurred, senocrh pliers of the hest
reputation employed and ubor and responsibility The
most encountered by the political press o this
city, to report tho Debates Of the Convention with
prumptncss and fidelity. AHer all this md when
the press open at all times, to every gentleman ei
Their 10 publish his edition Of his speech o, to
correct that published By another, it is most unpcnc-
rous 10 condemn its efforts in The mass Errors there
have been many-somc in this paper so crrcgious
that when meeting with them at distance We well
nigh wcpt with morifcation--as for example llr
Randolph speaking of the Municlluan theory Of
good and On evil principle our Reporter (who per
Laps did not at the moment perceive what ZOroas
ter he'd 20 DO with the Virginia Convention called
the rnnnihia prnciple,-but in Tic rnan the Debates
have bccnreportcd with substantial fidelity and great
allowance ought to be made for the novelty of he oc-
casion and the perp!cxty and inGn;udc of the pro-
ceediDgs.) Mr.. Randolph proceeded TO explain what
he had said IN relation TO the county Of Loudoun -
The gentleman had entirely Inexperienced him.
What he had said was, if particular benefits were "a
be conferred on any county TO which she vas not On.
tt!cd-if they were to be conferred sDeeiuR grafig
by way Of particular fnvorfor which of her merits
was Loudoun TO be TINS distinguished: Hc had not
said hat Lnndoun ought 10 be dsfruncIised for
the sake Of her political opinions. No sir-God
forbid!
DIR Henderson hailed the explanation of the cen
tlcfnan irori Charlotte with plcasFc--ond as Lou
doun claimed nothing by way OF favor and neilinr
Which he could not prove her cn:i,,d to on the prin-
cpee of the gentleman from Charlotte he should ex-
pect the aid Of the vote of that gentleman linscH-
Mr III. proceeded to exhibit Statistical views 10 sus-
tain the rights nf Loudoun.
MIR. Randolph gave the why lac could not
vote with The gentleman. lie would not consent 10
gave Loudoun mr. any other county, three members
were il FilIsyt5 whose case WAC as strong. and
where he had many friends, instead of Loudoun, he