Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-14
Ettt)esv QUO 14att0,

THE CONVENTION

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e'i''en'sd with an idr.n,nt w"ich picsents htl.
uior shan the incidents ul the day.
fnc question before th. House. the ndion .ninent
Inc day before. was adopting thc follow ing article
oc,ed by Mr.. Co,ke providing iof Gu inn the new
Gons tuition into Ell; CIV hici oh h., ou,
PUB lsled we publish again tor the suke OF elucia-
IAN.
u shat I'D The duty Of ic Executive Department of tine
estns tio'c'unrni, ali returns. by th.
wenen secuo" oi the act "i the General Assembly
,n 90. !" "ts.l Cnvrn''on. -!a. have MADE, ii
~ shall tia, 'najty al all ,u;. gwen rs Tor raj,
yns ms - ended Cosi''uuou ton"~nn 10 make procia.
H. Aud shall Lc the d:,y Ct the Executive De
larmenI IN aud ny sc' ;onn,.. inr SleI
Ills ,rsc,.d 10y law to no ii and
r'eci~n', under pe"a'y nj dilas Tor fahn t., o,,ey
s.ch 'nns"i, To olr,i polls III respective cove
c's ,ovns a, Dorogh., and la election ,s,r,,, .,a
-ff law IN ti.if rrspsc Counties drst Monday
=, Novsn'er IN the PIE cut year it the election
tate Delegates, the - rpe the cu,n,
towns Burroughs aud hi,':e. ,re,rv-y mrioued and de-
frnbs'' la the inti aree ut this aud o S.i-
ninr "rc2resen zach Vi the Senatorial Districts IA
shan have hern made, the previously cxi,n. >emats and
House f de elected der Con.tin,io shall
cas- To have es,i aul C"n.tIrutnnaI "a stenue
" should o the cou hcfurs
efer eec,r sa nave been made and rn the "'gs
cfen afer apponr" it the first regular meeting
W encal Assembly shall lie convened ,y the Executive
Lhp'rmen hoicns ts power aud authority under the old
Constitution
The drst pcsuar -eta Assembly under this amended
l. msnon sah on"ven' AMI assemble NJ the capitol,
CITY oi 'ie'ond OH the rs Monday January in the year
VI The powers and duties the Executive Department
niier the old Constitution, shall detemn. and
those of the Executive Department The new
sns commence as soon as may be- after the
of the hr>t regular General Assembly elected
under the new Constitution
WI Nj Officers. wbrher civil military, holding their o,
CTS unr the old Constitution whose
vied fnS stall continue hold cce, uiar the new
Constitution, ny the tenure, and fur same time os
VII Al the courts Of justice -xsrns This
wealth shall counue with tic same jurisdiction Heretofore
uni the sad >a have e,I or alnhe or
the jurisdiction thereof modified taken away, by
acts Of the General Assembly made uicr the and
Limitations be,ein bef,re provided
MIR. G .oSc mivej to al up the blanks FIRST as to
the peualty to be imposed upon the SherfJ for the
non performance OF the duties pr.4crbed-secoud
as TO the day, when the FIRST election TOR members
at the new Legislature, should take place. THO
hrst gave rise TO some conversation, but was finally
filled with $4,000 The day when the first election
should be held gave rise far her ION ne
tween Me,srs Cook, B,yly, Claytor s anard w.
noble, Scott and Randolph, the superior convc
nence of the nonibs of October md November -
Unit. Randolph supported November, rs TINT was
tho feast oil the new corn-and the people would l. cl
Ipore independent when plenty than when
they hFd II to buy Finally, the Quarterly Courts
IN November we're designated for the first clcc ton
of General Assembly. under the Constitution
Then on Mr.. Cooks motion, the list Monday IN Jam
uary, 1891 was designated the day Of meeting of
The LIST General Assenbiy--who expressed he hope
tiat that day, instead of the LIST Monday in December
would be permanently adopted for the annual meet
ing OF the General Assembly.
Pine question recurring ON adopting AIR. Cookc's
amendment as a separate article of the Constitution
Mr Wilson requested that tine question be put sepa-
ratcly, on the several seciiuns.
The question recurring on the LIST sec ion Mr.
Johnson addressed the Convention.
He said he was under the npr cssion, that it was
neither necessary nor prop to make any provisions
Tor carrying he new Constitution into effect The
act OF Assembly ruiiied by the people, was the char
ter of our rights. That prescrbes that we sha II
meet and propose amendments, and tins beng done
1t further prescfibe the mode in which work shall
be ratified rejected. If he was correct IN these
views, il appeared 10 him to follow at course that
what we were now doing, was approximation. (Mr
j. here read from the law u organize a Convention.
As the act had undertaken prescribe what W.
we're to do-and the mode in which that shall be ra
titled or rejectcd-hs did sec that we had any
thing to do with this subject We had no authori,,
10 repeal the act-and IT we had. lie thought tn
mode of proceeding prescribed by Jaw, superior [,
that article. The saving of expense, by d -pensinl
with another session of the old Legislature was some
thing indeed-but it was small in cuTapariso
with the llnpOr ance of the subject. Mr.. J. cx
pressed the opinion, that tue act of ASSEM-
bly,, contemplated the submission to the I,egis
laturc, Of the question, whether the new or tn,
Old Constitution was the legitimate government
lie would not agree to submit that question To the
ESecutve-to any body at men, not havinu the
authority to scnd f'r persons and papers, ~ nqnir,
into facts He thought II infinitely best. to lenv,
the Constitution To be- carried INTO effect, as III,
Legislature had providcd-Inore especially yhcI
onolhor mode would leave doubt of tho l,ei,,mnc c,
of the new government
Mr.. Cook said the question was, whether the poo
pie acting IN their sovereign, Original capacity cnul,
conrou a law passed by their servants, he Lrgls
lature, short time before? Nr. e. argued To show
that this must bo aud rho superior eXpcdicncy
economy of the provisions Of the article h. offered
those Of the law.
Mr.. Powell expressed his doubt of the right Of tn,
Convention tn adopt the article offered Nv his col
league-snd TO obviate all difficulty, moved resolu
ton applying to the Legislature now in session. I,
pass act providing the necessary facilities for car
ryIng the Constitution into execution.
Mr. Randolph SAID he was forcbly mpr 'ssed b,
the ob'e-vaio nS OF tue gclitleIn III from August
(Mr. JUhnson) to whom hu always listened with TN
greatest respect. In regard to the amendment of
ferej by the gentleman from Frederick (Mr. Powell
~ was rather an argument sgainst the adoption q
the article offered by Mr.. Couke-than right IN itscl
and might DO kept back, lie thought, until rh
Constitution was adopted by tho Convention. Br
IN attending to the gentleman from Augusta, he wa
sturck with this difficulty by whose authority di
tie Legislature pass the act to organize Convon