Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-02-10

promise plan which VIC hoped would
unite all partics--,hat the western plan
VAS four times offered 20 the house, IN
one shape or other, from the 50th of
November 20 the 18th December inclu-
sive-that IL was each time rejected,
though Mr.. Henderson and myself each
time voted for it--and lastly, That on
the 10Th of December, Immediately al
ter its fourth rejection. Mr.. Henderson
and myself, Gen. Gorslon's plan being
then under consideration. signified in
the house our individual preference Of
the aforementioned plan. explained the
reasons which had Till that time Undue.
ed Us To vote against IL. and voted for
1t. IL was carried by vote of 50 10
Al. and finally became part Of the
constitution now submitted 10 your
consideration. From the 10Th &c De.
cenbcr till the final vote OH the lith
of January. zcalousiy supported, as
have already told you, tie constitution
containing this compromise plan Of re
presentation. !. alone. Of the sc mem.
hers west OF the ridge, voted for lis
final adoption: Mr.. john on. who had.
ON the 10Th of December, signilied his
intention Ia give u reluctant vote in lis
favor. having been finally driven from
that determination by his disapproba.
ton. rs II was said. of the article re-
specting the right of suffrage.
NJ v reason for zealously supporting.
and finally voting Ion, the amended
constitution, may be stated ia few
words. Finding that the true princi-
Pile OF representation could not be OBJ
tanned. l voted fur, and supported. the
plan of representation now Submitted
to YOU, because thought IL the near
est approximation 10 The "whitc basis"
which could possibly be obtained, and
so near an approximation as TO be equi-
valent to It, for the present, in praefi-
cal results.
l shall attempt TO shcw you. fellow.
citizens, that these views were sound
and correct. And if. in making the
attempt, | shall develop advantages in
the proposed plan Of representation
which did not disclose while sup
porting that plan in the convention,
and 1t shall occur 10 any one 10 ask me
,cLy |, a jealous friend OF the compro-
, mise, did not there disclose them, |
will frankly answer, that thought the
compromise so favorable n one tn west
ern interests, that it might well be APP
pretended that full discussion Of its
merits would make 1T distasteiuI TO
some OF the eastern delegates. For
let me tell you, that whatever some Of
you may think Of this compromise, il
was regarded. by some of the most sa
gacious OF the eastern and southern de-
legation, as one eminently unfavorable
To their sections Of the state-that not
few Of them who voted for il, on the
10Th of December, when the question
was between il and the ,ceSiern plan.
were. at that time. fully determined to
vote against as .faa adoption-,hat,
III altering that determination, which
they did slowly with MANY misgivings.
and blttsr reluctance, they were main
" actuated by generous and patriotic
desire 10 restore peace aud harmony to
distracted commonweaith-an that
they were 80 equally balanced between
accepting and rejecting the plan of re-
presentation proposed, that a feather
would have turned the scale, and caus-
ed them TO reject IL.
Conclusion IF Letter III in oar merit