Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-04-14

cessini motion to reconsider the plan
adopted yesterday. We had procured
manuscript copy of this new plan. al.
ter the risip. OF the house. and had cri.
ticaily examined IL. We considered
IT utterly insdmissible-utterIy dcs-
tructiye Of the rights and interests Of
the west--anJ one which majority OF
the people of Virginia would inevitably
reject. knowing the high standing of
the gentleman from Chesterfield with
ms party. we entertained serious an.
prehensions that il would unite the
voices of majority of this body. To
prevent a result so caiamitous TO Viz.
ginia. so destructive of all our hopes.
We stated our views 10 the worthy
member from Richmond Mr.. Nealc.
whom we knew TO be sincerely desir-
Gus to effect fair and honorable com
prom'se-told him how odious the plan
IN question would be to\ths people Of
the west. and earnestly resue.ted him
to have it Withdrawn il possible
ing our belief that If IL were Withdrawn.
msnv ut our western friends, having
now finally lost their favoritc mea sure,
would unite with the east in sustaining
the plan Of the gentleman from Abe
marie, which we told him. as indeed
he knew before. we preferred. our
selves. 20 the western plan which had
been lost.
" lie promised 10 comply with our
request. and he performed his promise.
but was unable. IL seems. 10 prevail on
the gentleman from Chesterfield to
Withdraw his resoiutiom.''
On the morning of The 10Th. Mr..
Leigh accordingly proposed tn the
house TO consider this new plan. And
| now discovered the nature of the
mistake into which had fallen an the
evening before. The speaker had pro-
nouuced Mr.. Le;gh's motion of the
evening before out of order. but not
because Gen. Gordon's scheme had
been finally adopted. The operation
ct the vote Of the evening before, il
now appeared. had been merely the
adoption OF Gen. Gordon's plan as an
amendment Of Judge Cpshur's orr einal
resolution. A vote was still 10 be "a i.
ken g on Judge upshur's resolution as
drnended'-such is the parliamentary
Jsrgon IN which the idea is expressed.
la plain English, the house was still TO
decide whether it would finally adopt
Gen. Gordon's plan. The chair had.
the evening before, pronounced Mr..
i.eigh's motion out of order. not be
cause Gen. Gordon's pan had been
finally adopted, but because by rule
OF the house no - original resolution
could be discussed on its merits in the
house" till il bad been first referred 10
committee.
The rule was nnw suspended. how
ever. to enable MIR. Leigh To offer and
discuss his new plan IN the heuSf.
He did offer it. and 1t was rejected.
as before stated, bv vote Of &c 70 so
To the very great surprise Of Mr.
Henderson and myself, Mr.. Doddridce
now arose and tried. for the fourth
time, the sense Of the house on the
western plan. by moving il as rule
Of future apporti0nment, t. be super.
indueed on Gen. Gordon's plan Of pre-
sent apporiIonment. 1t is scarcely
worth while TO pause here, To refute
the mendaoious statement that /" he
'cnf'd 10 sec If Cooke toouId rise 10
more me pion," &c. The belief that
he had any such idea or expec tation, is
wholly irreconciIabIe With the uncon.
tradic'ed statement made by me in my
speech on the same day. that immedi
ateiy after the double defeat Of this
very plan on the 9Th of Dec Mr.. Hen.
dcrson anil myself +" relucLan,IU ron.
scented 10 give "a another trial" (sbich
We had done, accordingly. On the day
before expressly announcing our de.
termination 10 abandon IT, sc after
Z u should be again rejected. But this
Is trils-fet il ssss.
( Finding that the western plan vas
puw forced upon Us fourth time, MIR.
Henderson, and myself. after a mo.
mcrfs consultation. agreed 20 give il
still one more uOfc. After Mr.. bod.
bridge had closed his remarks. Mr.
Powell arose and male a few obscrSa
lton. on tie subject, which are repor.
ted - follows, IN tie Enquirer 81 De.
icember ed.
&" MIR Powell said, that with the
deepest sdilciiade any human being
could feel, he bad turned his attention
20 tho proposition Of the gentleman
from Albemarlc, with a ,iew 60 iiod
whether IL contained G1y hing thai
l,couH icnrrmf him IA rofing III n.
tie regarded ,he peace aud good feel.
ing Of The vest a. o. vast Importance.
and was Nest DESTROYS 90 secure v
b8, be really to,ld nof brin9 himseJ
- vote for the plan unless some addi-
tionaI provision should b. appended 10