Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-10

thoroughly persuaded hat tie view have iu,.
ken Is sound and correct
aspect Of she asss the question stand in this
ton mas this united middle coupf,y in the bov.
delegates under tho new or unenied sos., ;..'.:
line answer IS, the same quantitv off no,r.r" ,,h
would have been assigned to il bv tho .ssvh;,s ha.
60 nom'as By tho white basis. not of 1890 nm,
few fgures. S''"''o" VI
The white population of ~, state in Ia.o
have estimated ut e.o
The half Of the white population is there
The united middle country contains inc, oro'ho
as thus: just o"e-ho
The valley contains, in 1880 -, 9.
' VI '"' '''aoio country, 189 &c
Amount Of beth % =
The united middle country is therefore an, MA
the prinoipie OF the equal representation of n
free white people to one half Of the reprcsentat;o
IN the House OF Delegates, or sixty so zen rr.,nh,
And 1t has what 1t is entitled to-thus:
The new constitution assigns to the valley o.
To Piedmont, or the middle country, AZ
An..e, of both :;
ioweyou am apology for the prolxity of this ict|
ter The subject Is copious one and fought wit
great interest 10 you as well as myself.
January 81, laao. JOHN Il. COOKE
P.S Since closed my second letter l. b.y~,ssrn
e oa ~ of m aS' IT am sonpsa
mag EoEsiy mfnndc9yood' in es<ehse j1fiiend.,
70 my etss ,ague, sndysher gentsemon xsbro.entips
:he who voted gainst the constitu,;o
az @e oonveahJ The closing rusraph of thnt lei,
ter is follows: 1880 ~
One remark, and one only, on tho meri,, of N,
subject, VIII make before close This -h,;os ;,,ro1
uuctory letter. IL Is nat whatever ma v be The No.
us OF IN" amended constitution, when compared yv,
that which he western delegation az n pnrtv sonr,
10 OBTAIN ~ lieu OF it, Il mean an npportionment 81
representation according to white population in the
rouse OF Delegates and according to federal 3nnu,
oers IN me Senate therc cannot be doubt about ire
superiority To the old constitutions presume 7 dr
moi hazard much in saying that not single DELEGATE
rejection" ~ Az
TIL" idea Of those who understand this r., r,or,,,
IN an unirendy sense is that there is an mpufntion
OF 'aconrsfeney to those gentlemen, in sayng ,hs,
tn'y wii IN my opinion, vote for that constitution
inc polls which they voted against IN the conycn.
NJ N9 'inpu' niioa OF inconsistency was intended
nor can l. Tor my life. how the two acts would
oe IN the slightest degree Inconsistent Pbo,. con
Yemen voted against the constitution IN II, 1b<,
s7H7e from the Purest and pyaseworiv motive,
IN me nope that when they had effected its reiec.
tloh. they would DO able, immediately i'm TIC -
Vehtion 20 carry wha; they thought better in lien
OF 1t. The comparison, then in ne conrcnt;on wos
sefree7 At ami q better. Phat better co,sti,ut;m
haVfhg been found unattonsbie the comparison mon,
Is between the amended constitution ard the OH
Wnich 'nought all persons united in thinking much
'eor" IMAM he amended constitution I admi, TIM
the remark had been better omitted & snnIv r. 49,,
reason, that some gentlemen may consider tho nrn,
ssEt constitution so defective in itself IA far s,n
pie because wants good rule for future apportion
neh'' mat they may not be able to reconcile them.
- ~ " aotas i"r IL. II was not right therefore,
~ me- to undertake to Judge for them in this po rtic
ular' oy expressing public opinion how thew would
'''e' ~ was an inadrertence, and take tla frs,
opportunity OF correcting ~ 49,