Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-11

We have also ths May Vote of Frederick county, ~
for ratifyiDg the Constitution, and So Tor rejecting it,
by which we have corrected the above tabular state.
ment.
I'm no county, does the campaign seem to have been
more vigorously conducted, than ia the rr ms. Allegbs-
ny county OF 1fonongGfid.-It may be amusing 70 see
the various grounds, on which the Constitution was re-
commended or opposed in that r~ounty-and we accord
ingiy suhjoin the follow ing Sketch. from the t Nor.
yantown Republican" OF the l.t instant
We understand thu at the E!ec, on on PAwpsw en-
Wednesday week. the people were addressed by all the
Candidate; but the subj, ct Of The New CONSTITUTIONS
was only examined ty Mr.. Bllineslsy. He opposed
the new, aud advocated the old cons'iiu ion at consid-
cradle length. After ihr Candidates had finished th-i,
speeches. and the polls were opened, Col. BE, /. hirc
made a short AMI concise address, in favor Of The N w
Constitution. Col. c. S. Morgan followed Col. h III
rather an elsbora Q comparison OF he cd and ma ~ and
gave his decided preference to the latter.
"At the Swsmps on Saturday last a, the Election, we
under.tooi Mr.. B,ling.ley opposed the New Cons,itu-
ton. and advocated the oil! on. Mr.. f. C. Wilson ex-
arnined the bearings OF the two constitutions, and pre-
ferred the new TO The old.
"On Monday last, a, the election here, Mr.. Billings.
ley spoke first. and gave his views at length on the
subject Of the two constitutions. He considered the
old one much the hest, and that If the new one should
be ratified, the people OF the west would he oppressed
with taxes: That the people Of the east would take
the tax of Negroes, and put il On cove, and that w.
would not get another convention in fifty years, though,
the west gained nothing
/" Col. Watts followed He thought, that both con.
stitutions were bad-snd that The people ought 10 be
SssoO - ShC GU titdt lux z OU~
s,itu'ion would be the means Of reducing the expences
oil government very much, and he differed from Mr..
b. He believed the wet would gain something, but
not enough.
"Mr, Wilson did no, discuss the subject, a. he said
1t was expected Col. Morgan would address the people
on I'll. subject of the New Constitution.
Mr.. Barker aud Mr.. Stephen III. Morgan aIso ALL
dressed the people. The latter of which expressed his
decided preference to the New Constitution.
1.-The polls were opened before the last mentioned
gentlemen concluded.
I" Col. Berkshire follOws ID In favor of The Nsu Con.
stitu,ion. He said he was not a candidate, nor did he
expect TO be. He thought the New Constitution the
best, and recommended its ratification.
Col. Morgan addressed the people at considerable
length. in which he compared the N. with the old C
He maintained that under the new one, the friend. O
reform will have the advantage in the Legislature
That the friends oil lnternal Improvement and primary
education will have a great acce .sion Of power und;,
the new c. That il the new c. be ratified, the pro,
pec' OF another convention will be much better than
II II be rejected, aud that the saving of expenses. an,
the reformation in the road laws and county levy .ys
TEN, which may be expected under the New Con.titu
ton, will be Of great importance.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
.Monongdha-Ed C. Wilson, 60I. Richard WITT
b~6S-Frsnci' ~BilIugsly Al, Stephen III Morgan 1870
Aaron u Tker 81.
Tyler per.grine Wells. Israel Nickliu.
Lee-Parck Ewing Jane. All In
.Monroe-John Fl. Vsuier~ 29S, VIM. Yass 26I-Jno
w. Kelly lI5.
Tase,oeH- Robert Gillespie 409.- Samuel p. David
son" 500
Brooke-Jesse Eleiagton 1872, J. C. Csmpbeu- l7a-
5. Herdman liS, d.. Pugh SO.
Greerbrter-Hsnry Er-kine" +i2; ]. p. Thomasson
2i5-Joseph Anderson 2i7, Geo Gillian I65.
Odnge-Thom, ~ ID wis, J I'm Wooif,Ik.
northumberland BLACKWELL Royston Belts
(No orp,sition)
W!ood-Henry L. Prent. 26s, David b. Spencer 81
"A. Samuels gil.
Wesfmoreldnd John p Hunger foord, willism A
Wast,ington-(No oppo-i,ior.3 Very few vo'ers turn
ed out-about 2-sis Of them in favor of the New Con
stitulion.
SENATE.
well &c.