Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-04-02

with TO be particular in my narrative Of this and
some Of the following aud consequent transactions The
resolution oil Uphur, as amended by Gordon is fol-
%. Resoired, That the representation in the senate
and house OF delegates Of Virginia shall be apporoucd
follows
There shali he Ii senator's west of the Ilus rsye
mountains, and 10 east Of those mountains
There shall be in the house of delegates l27 mem.
hers OF whom 20 shall be elected from the district
the Allegheny mountans, 2f from the valley between
the Allegheny and Blue ridge. 40 from the Blue ridge
to the head Of 'ide-wa,er, and 81 thence below
When the question ,oas about TO be put on thi,
proposition, fWattd to Zee Mr. Cooke ,couid rise TO
more the plan Of future dpportionmemt -rhieh had
agreed on and tchich he had hsey presented to the
eonDenton Pereeiuing he toouid not, proposed it
e" After the ssxt census TO be taken under the laws
OF the United States every ten years thereae there
shall be new apportionment OF representation and
new assessment OF land taxes. Each apportionment
shall be made in the following aud OH the fol.
lowing basis. to wit: the number of free white iphabi.
tsnts in the house OF delegates and the federal basis in
the senate
When this anne ndment to Gorion's plan was pro.
posed scene Of a most unparalleled character was
presented in the convention will briefly but faithfully
describe II; and for the fidelity OF my description an.
peal to every member aud bystander.
Mr. Leigh one OF our most active candid and able
opponents, rose in his place, and informed the whole
convention that he had that morning receipei ,for,na.
hon from gentleman in ,chose uerdcirv and m can,
OF kno,ciedge he placed the most implicit reliance
that this amendment (the one offered BY mel should
pTOUdbfu Df
tbs members ,rest Of the Allegheny. ,uouM pote for
Gordon's plan. This gave every friend and foe re-
SLING east of the ridge. certain information that IL he
preferred TO have rule of future apportionment he
would hazard nothing by deserving us and Joining tie
east in supporting Gordons plan. The statement Of Mr.
Leigh produced universal sstonishmeni; perceiving
which, he renewed his assurance tina; he relied impi-
city on the information he had received, and added
that he believed 1t cds gire TO him for the govern.
ment of his o,cn conduct. Mr.. Powell and Mr. Ma.
Of Frederick, the cole que. of Mr. Cooke penetra
nj At Ioigl -
ed to the convention their disbelief that anu man from
the cesf could possibly rotc for Mr. Gordons scheme
and the latter expressed his opinion that whoever hs
male this communication to Mr. Leigh must have
mistaken the true import Of memtei's conversa-
ton Mr. Neale then stated to the house that he had
g,rcn to MI. Leigh the information in question
10 you inquire who authorized MIR. Neale TO make
TINS statement or in other worls from whom he learn
ed the truth Of what he thus Ifi were
not otherwise known. what foil wed ediaeiy after
would furnish the The vote wa. taken on
my amendment, and lost by equal division Of 4s ON
each side" "
When, on the 10Th of December stated at large in
the convention, the which impelled Richard
H. Henderson and myself to separate from the western
party on tn, subject then under cons GRAFTON used
tn e following language:
"Sir, we know the onseqnence Of taking this biyb
anu, IN the view OF those who differ with u.s. pre-
'nmptuous ground-and say il proudly W. are ready
10 meet mem. We know the odium which att aches in
une IKE i' OF great party excitement, to any devi.
a"on' oy me member OF party from the measures Of
party. Proudly conscious of the reciu,ie of our
motives. OF our undertaking fidelity to the cause of non
nar tights, we look with serenity the approach Of
mar storm oil popular deiuson, p:rhap, brew
ing our heads"
But we did not know the consequences. We did not
S"ow-we could not have conceived il possible-we
would rot have believed, had one rien from the dead
and told us so, that there member If that body
so wicked, so utterly depraved, lost all sense of
honor and hardened against all fear Of detection and
shame and exposure as TO he capable of publishing to the
world narrative of that DAYS proceedings in which
erery prominent statement is a wilfnl and malicious
Likelihood IL was from the Ignorance, Q do not use
the word in a dsparagng sense frem the misappre.
tensions. from the rreudice. of the honest veomanrv
OF The extreme west that expected that stom Of no.
oular d-lusion ts aise-not from the double distilled
lal'ehoods OF a member Of that honorable body-But
! VIII di.pel the deluson, even ia the extreme west
IL truth from my pen can penetrate the mist with
which it has been filled by the winged fasehoods OF
this " honorabic'' libelIer.
The writer Of the circular " discoprred to his as.
fon'shment. several days before the I9h of Dscem.
Der, from the conversations Of Mr. Cooke that if the
western plan OF compromise should not be adopted he
and Mr. Henderson would vote for Gordnn's -" To
nus kno,ciedge Judge Up.hur knew II -" He was
hed with surprise and dismay learning that our
adversares were not ftto infer the probability Of
dong 80 from their hnotcn preference Of at meet
ing. but were in fact informed Of hi. determine ton
80 that they might shape their o,cn course accord
ingiy."
The whole Of this statement is false from beginning
10 end-Frsf, "a to his astonshmcnf at our inten-
ton TO vote for Gen. Gordons plan, il the western should
fai'-My ,Peecb, suppose must call it SOY deliver.
December. contained
detailed statement Of the course ard conduct of Mr.
III. and myself for some twenty days preceding. Had
II been incorrect in any point particular the actors
IN those scenes were present TO correct it, pub
shed three days after in crf6nso. Had the published
statement been inaccurate the press open 10 the
tors in those scenes, and to the auditors OF the speech
for the suggestion Of the inaccuracy. No such sug-
ges'ion was made in the house in The journals Of the
day, and 1t was because none could be made IL must
then be taken for statement whose truth was admitted
by many unwilling Witnesses. shall, there fore,
sumo that every statement made in that speech is pre-
ci'ely accurate.
In that speech stated That Mr.. Henderson and nv.
elf, in the meeting Of November 2Sh distinctly px
pressed decided PREFERENCE for the scheme Of the
gentleman from Abemare" tGen. Gordon:l i. our
decided preference Of it to the western pIan-but
greed" in Difference TO their opinions" Sc to waive
our opinions, and concur with them in supporting their
avore plan, TO the eTtent IF poting for it, and G v
1t fair trial in the Convention" Every man resent
(and have already shewn you, by Col MERGERS evil
dence, that there even Strangers presently every
man present, say who understood English, under
stood us as reservng right and expressing an inien
ton, to vote for and support avoriie pan after the
failure OF their faverite plan on fair trial" Their
avorte plan had ttco fair trials the n of D-cem-
her. See the printed speech for details We were
then at liberty 10 vote for favoe plan. But one
rated on" quote from tho specify by the soci,a.
tons Of political friends" land that the Hon Pnilip
Doddridge was Of the most importunae Of tbose
solicitors, presume that he will not be boil
Dough TO denyo " who were now heartily embarked
in IL (he western pl,n) cas- party measure and who
did not consider the votes have just mentioned de.
csve, we reluctantly consented to give il another ir
al, expressly announcing determination to abandon
~ and r9te for tohot considered The preferable
plan IF the gentleman from fi5endII lie tchen the for
nier should be again rejected"
Here there Is complete exposure of the fasehood