Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-05

TO 1nE EDITORS OF 7;AE ENQUIRER
oe''l'en'en~Aithough was opposed TO all compro-
muse ana am still in favor Of the equal of
equal numbers, upon the basis Of white population in
both branches OF the Legislature, am now inclined TO
oeeVe since mat as seems cannot be obtained, that
some frank and liberal compromise would be better and
more acceptable to the great body of the people, than
uat the distinguished men who chosen, on account
oil their political sagacity, to find out and apply re-
eay io he unequal and oppressive bearing of OF
the provisions of their fundamental law shouIa 90 back
TO them, re fWectd and make mere sheris return of
non est 'nrent therefore, beg leave, most respect
fully to submit to them. through the medium of YOUR
truly free press, the following
SCHEME CoMPRoMIsE:
L. west OF the Blue Ridge, there are. according 10
the AUDITORS estimate nearly $50 900 of Federal num-
ber' (wbites and 9th. OF the .aves and East Of the
Blue Ridge. say 500 0O0-mskiog together $50 900 in
the whole STATE.
Let tho most numeron, branch Of the Lagi.a.urs
consist oil 100 members each representing 8 500 Of
Federal numbers and the West will b. entitled 10 So
ana 'ne Est to So representatives. Bat let thu East
give two To the West. and she will then have 40 which
VIII be be one for each Of her counties The Est W
then have 81: but let her unite 5 Of her .rnsIlcs
countess to their smallest adjoining ones, respectively
ana nnerge her city and borough Representative az in
ths n their respective countless aod she will have go
counies and just one representative for each and ma
jority only one less than Me- Gordon scheme gives
or' she must retain that representation let the West
be allowed one representative for each of her four pr
cpal town.-Thrn let the Est ,nI the West h.
ened after each censn', to have addii NAL re.
preventative each, for every 1000 of feieta num-
osrs, which they may have respectively gained AZ
ter that number shall have become the actual con.
't'tuent number OF thsr representatives. respecvs,
snn TO form one additional county for every re pre,en
i"'ive 90 gained.-Ani whenever the federal mum.
bers In any county. East or West, shall amount IA
$4,000, let II be divided, equally a. convenient in
totwo counties, or allowed an ADDITIONAL r.pre.eo,.
tive; provided (in the former case) that IL there b,
IN the same great division, any two ADJOINING eoun
ties, whose united federal numbers do not amount IA
Zo,oDO, they shall, ~ the same time be formed in
10 onr 90 that the number Of counties and repr,.en
taves IN each division shall be increased only by
an increase OF tie population, above proposed
tbs would render any prospective provision for ore
arrangements OF representation" entirely unn,ce..s.
~. An ultimate limit, however, should be fixed IN
the increase OF both
Let the State be laid Oft into m,nv districts az IN.
NUMBER OF Der represe natives in Congress but with
regard 10 Uhne population only an equal in that re
speci AZ practicable without dividing counties Let this
oe done alter every new apporonment Of surh repre-.
sentstives, and let these be the Senatorial district. of
Senate. ~ WV
The number Of the members Of the Son,te ans,
'he next superintendent Of representative. in Congress-
Woud thcn probably be al least Co. OF which the west
"ou'd nave 81 aud the East 81. The constituent number
o' eacn senator would then be about 900 white per.
SUE, anu soou the same the average constituent
oumnvr OF sach member OF the other branch OF the
legislature; which IL about 500 Of federal numbers
And the proportion Of the number Of the Sena,e 10
tn OF we o'her branch, would then be about the same
a. tnst OF he number Of the white population TO the
federal numbers; that 10, about as to TO-
Ihese districts should alec be the Congregational and
ne Eee.oTdt districts 10 the latter some ptovi.
sion would be necessary for choosing the two additional
electors 70 which the state IL entitled for her senators
congress" The electors, when met to vote Tor Pre-.