Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-12


while. the intermediate Disirjrts were Deficient.
The scheme he proposed, removed this nca,iHty
snd distributed the excess above ard below, among
the middle districts. which were tcftieIt i'm thu
fated ainount at population. or the de ucl,ment
of Campbell from Bedford To- which she was natu-
rally and by interest allied, and her ANNEXATION to
buckingham and Cumberland with which she hu0
iftIc communication and no come xion ot INFER
csts and commerce, Mr.. Clayton complancd-and
lie presented various statistical views, to show
the injustice of tho Committee nrrnnpcm, Mt mud The,
superior cxpediency and equality Of his own -
had been said that The south side of the river opht
to set lc this matter Among themselves; bu, when il
had been nvowcd no longer ngo Saturday ON This
floor that the south side recognized as extendnrr
no higher up than Charlotte. he hoped that gentle
men would act tap to their principle, aud thut tie mp
per Districts would be left 10 Themselves land ma.
ycri'y We're m favour of his nmendmcn) in upporton-
ing their Senators.
Mr.. Brodnax, (who had made the remarks in re-
'aion to tho general nccerta,iun of The term South
side) replied tn the rcrnai Ks of Mr. Claytor and ON
plantations ensued between them. - - 'a4
Mr.. Branch opposed the uncnlrsrnt defended the
general arrangement OF Scna oul districts made by
the Select COMMITTEES, and reiterated hs be lief that
the arrangement OF Cumpbc, Buckingham and CUM
herland. would be gcnci ally acccpta bic To those en
cerncd; and that as far as Campbell was concerned
she would, IN all probability, have more weight By
ihis arrangement than II it attached TO Is. dford.
MI. Saunders advocated the amendment. and ut
,acK"d the arrangement Of Campbell with Bucknp-
hahn and Cumberland which he said was calcul,tcl
4 not intended, to crush the reform nr;nc;nlos ~
Campbell, and To coonizc the upper James river in
tcrcst tn the lower. - '
Mr.. stuaIt as representing one of the dist riots i'm
'nediatcy Interested expressed NE pro ercnce of Mr.
Clay tors arrangement, which was further suuro,,c,t
by Messrs Saunders and Clayton and opposed bv
MeSSrs. Branch, Martin, Randolph. vcnable. and
uI.es. Mncn me qa"sti"n was put, and the amend
ment nrgat'vcd by the following vote:
AfEs-Messrs. Anderson, Coflman Harrison WI
hanson Baldwin. M'Coy. Moore, Beirpe Sm;.h
NJ we Ger, tzhnSh Henderson, Cockc, Osborn,
dloton, George, NJ MILAN. L. Campbell. Bynrs CIox';
Chapman, Mathews, Ogesbv, Duncan S,,nn.,s'
See Morgan, A Campbell. Wilson. w. Crmnhet'
oay'o,, saunders, Iownes, Cabcll, Stuart, Thomp-
NoEs-Messrs p. p. Barbour Jones, q. w. I..;oh
=. ihyI"r Giles, Brodnax, Dromyoole AIexnns.r
G ,,.%' J; Mar'h,l, Tyler, Nclolns Clepior'
Rnn G ' w. 1a arIzvIn, Claiborne, U.quhar'
S,anard, iloiadav, uIie w. p. Tayl.r. Mo,r;.
Garnei LnH1ry,J. s Barbour, Scott r. Ma,shm
Grecn, Tnzewell, Grigsby, Loyal, Prcptis Br,nch
Mai'in, Peasants. Gordon Masse RISE Coa,'.1'
Bates Neae, Joynes, Bnylv Perrin. Unsb,,,"s,'
MI Morris cX"rcssingis regret ut being under Tho
necessity ct Submitting any proposition weary a. &c
convention was. and us hc hitnseG and comn;;
mentng the report of the COMMITTEE IN tho ,,,,r,
which he would not hrve sought To dis,u,b - ~
C"rve'tonitsef had 10, dis turbed it, r, So Ia nr,n g.
an amendment TO the aprortionmet OF rcnre
iouse delegates. cording la any stan, ard n tbo
which might be adopted, the country bctw ,i liz
Potomac and tie Rappahannock had one rocr,,l, ,
much and the country between the "Reminiscences,
one too few, and the object of the amrn,I,na., t
cuh 10 propose was TO correct this inequality lie
therefore moved 10 deprive the county a Kiuy Co..
OF the member allotted to her, and give him ~ f.
county OF Caroline, but, before question uns t,l,
withdrew IT at the request of "'"'
MI hr'gh OF Ch' st'rh',ld-who expressing his
s'hsG OF 'he injustice done the county of C.yni;nn
but ms aversion from removing il by d,n,;v;n IT,
northern Neck of one of It's members and dist Sc;
. snaI CT counties more than was bIe-wished
-, iv ,GuSe me rpr'seia,on rom l32 10 $780, so us
70 give MONT emery and Wythe one more eoch ,,
To do justice I" Caroline Chesterfield Brunsu.;or i
louisa by giving them more each lenv;no a.
'th 10 De- disposed Of in the Valley This, Win,
increasing the III. of Delegates unrensonoblv a'"'ii
sa'hfy the large counties which now hnve ~ r,,,,t
reason 10 complain, and at the same time fexcan, 80
10 H"cuons) preserve tho proportions amuuo tic g
great divisions already established. 's '"e ''"f
las and Morris -iesSrs. Nicho-
MT; Powell suggested 10 the gentleman f,or, H..
u .ne proPrety OF incrca' ing the number IN Iso
TI as 10 give the Valley additional members.
Hir h"lsh IN reply, said that this would d;s,nrh Oh,
proportions established by the plan of The re,', .ue
rom Abcmaf!e-by giving an excess 10 tie W.,
oy the addition of the one had lis fun Ia,
49, ign commented on the spirit which pre- vailed
among some TO render the Constitution nc p,I. -"
pc as p"ssIble This he said might he nronar ;c',
Coh:titution were rejected here or by tho neil '
put II as IN all probability, the Constitution w."
,h mehe anu might be by the people, then il no.
should prevail in it, r''' P'es Oh justice
ror, DR. lowell said few words in reply and in s,n-
Mr.. Stanard rcgr.ttin1 IN ho ,,.,.
where be had to choose between tho cla;,ns 81
siGs whcn he fcprescnted-yct thinking thai Snn,.
SyVanla was better entitled 10 two tnc,ohc, ~.
llouIsa-suggested that the difficulty ro;nh, h ennh
a ,.f 10y wing the member to Fredcreksburo Tho
'h town IN the State, and situated in Tho co,s, "'
Spo;sylvaDia. ~ '"' county OF
Mr. Leigh in reply, said that the suppcs,;on o,,,.
a,aru hou occurred to him-bu Spotsylvnnio ,yss
'iII"nsno az TIDE water county, which div;s;on 80
nc olae hnd It's illl quota by giving one In "a,
INC ana Chesterfield each. Ahho' thcr.s,,. g.,
'yWan'a might be better entitled 10 tI, ,no,ha-
' nun L'oUsa yet belonging to diff ent d;v;s;on.
my c0ulh not be brought INTO coiupnyis,n IL
'ncw that The proposition he cgc red did M, o,a
lll 1yusllce--bnt it would remove m,cI ,...,,'C
ion, and reconcile much " ''sa'isisc-
NC amendment was supported by Mr. Cor,,n, ,h...,,
cred -" winch % OF.
WI. tiay0r opposed The amendment on the c,o,a ~ -
'ys me tesus OF the scheme of eentle,ns S :" ~,
scheme thp n,td,I