Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-14
RIDAY, Jan, g,

..
The Convention met al / o'clock, and was
opened with prayer by the Rev Mr.. Sykes OF
tue Methods, Church,
memorial was laid before the Cnpyen,ion
by the President from Alexander Smv,h. az fol
lows:
10 he Contention Of The Commonwealth of yir.
ginin:
The Memorial Of alexander Smwh, repre-
sents,
That he has seen copy fan amended con,
stltution, proposed by COMMITTEE Of your DO.
dy, IN which is the following clause :" No
person shall be eligible 10 the office of Govern
or unless he shall have attained the age of 30
years, shall be hative Citzen of the States
and shall have been citizen Of this Com.
monwealth Tor five years ne1t preceding his e.
lection :"
Your memorialist was born 10 small island
in Europe, called on maps Rathlio. bv som.
writers katherin, and celebrated as the s,yIuu
OF Robert Bruce he was brought 10 Virginia a
child in 1875, and bred IA thai { ommouweaI,t
he YVES member of The Legislature Of yirg n
ia in 1872 1896 1900, 1904, 1905, 1906. 1907
1913, 1916, 1927, and is now SERVING bis .,e-
Venth session, as a member OF the Congress- .,
the U. 5. from Virginia.
Your mem0riaIlsi has no desire 10 fiji the off;c,
of Governor of the Commonw ealth of y,roin,a
but no would feel asgrieved by an ena.,m.rl
declaring hln (who has been fifty tour wear; q
citizen aud inhsbhant, and is the grand tatb.
oi sixteen native Virginians,) ineligible esn,,
ciaIy' "neh us 10 be declared. thai native
OF ne" orleans or Pensacola, born and brec
u""e' 'he spanish HoVernment, and who ma,
eligible
m n N IIat ciJ
we're born British subjects before the Reyol,.
ton, and became citizeus ct he II S,a,as ~.
that event whether born in Europe. tho W.s
Indies, or the North American CoIonies bav.
equal rights they are natural born ci,izens .ne
naturalized citizens.
Your memoriaist requests a recopsiJ.ratio,
oithe SAID clause, anu tina, itmay be amended
50 as 10 save the equal rIgn's Of citizens VIII,
became such by the Revolution. whereye,
born
Which is respectfully submitted
ALEXANDER SMYTH.
on motIon OF MIR. Summers, II was laid uuo,
tho table. wv
Inc Convention then proceeded to,he un6p
ishen business OF yesterday, which was m,
consideration OF the amendment pro,os.d n,
MI. Harnett. VIZ TO strike out in Tho 1o,I
article OF the drafted Constitution. tho o,an.,
"h'ch extends tho right Of suffrage 10 honse X, .
perS and heads of families
Mr.. fash"gh proposed 10 amend the sms,d
mem ny striking out the same word. mn,
'nssfling In lieu thereof, a different n,o,os;,;on
The question then recurring on The mo,,on =,
strike out, Simply,
Mr., PoueH asked division of the r,os,;o,
on striking out and inserting when after
snort conversation Mr.. Filzbush witbdrew IN,
amendment 'h'
MI Htlson said that he should yo,e .aa;n.
'ne motion but should it prevail ne .bonlp
men move TO insert an amendment with n.
read in his place. WIN" Ut
mr. mercer expressed his hone that nome NJ
NOSE VINO approved of the clause as il stood
would he Induced to vote 10 strike !, IN, f,on
any nope that either of tue proposi,jons sh;o,
had Zee" read could possibly cary Ths,
movement had been tried with resnec, n ,h.
Executive Council, and had resulted only in ' :
ten days discussion. o"y IN
me question was then taken bv yeas a. ,.,s
as Io'iows :-ayes IL, noes So '
30 'ne House refused 10 strike M, tho o,o,..
extending The ght of suffrage to houseteena ps
and heads of families, ''e"e'Pe's