Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-09

Senator, the person Who shall have lhe greatest NJ n
her OF votes in tn, whols District. To keep up hi
Assembly by rotation. the Districts sha be divided in
10 Tour classes ami numberedby io-at the end of on
year after Tie nrs election, the eight members electe
by the hrst Division shalt he displaced aud the vac an
eies thereby oceacnvd, supplied from such "a
vision, by new election in manner aforesaid This 70
taon shall be applied each division acco-lnr IN t
number, AMI continue IN due order annually Andfo
The cleo ion OF Senators, the Counties Of ssssss.rss-
The General Assembly SHALL whenever il may becor,,
necessary, reapporiion the Senator'S BY th,
number to be elected East and West Of the Blue Rd,,
81 h:ountsins hut no such shall take
ehec but as succeeding elections shall take place. and
u a such re-arpoItiunments the former classifcat
.hal be preserved or new classification made as the
Leyslatnre shall find most convenient"
"One OF which shall be called the House Of Dele
gates, and shall consist of Delegate To be choseu
annually for and by such Of the counties of the Com
monwealth. one Delegate to be chosen for and by the
city OF Richmond-one Delegate to be chosen for and
by the Borough OF Norfolk, and Delegate to be
chosen for ami by each Of the towns OF Petersburg
Lynchburg, Winchester and Wheeling. That when.
everthe General Assembly shall create new county
such county shall elect and choose Delegates b,
no new County shall be hereafter created of lie terri
toral extent han 500 square miles of less population
than 1000 persons"
by desire OF MIR. Summers the question was frat MI,
on striking tout only the 3d cliuse of Mr. Cookies ami
inserting in lieu thereof much of the above am nd.
nent as relates TO the Honse OF Delegates.
MIR. Morris demanded that that question he divided
and taken FIRST on striking out. IL divided and
MIR. NICHOLAS explsined at considerable Length
his reasons Tor opposing the anne hJmeht of Mr. Sum.
mrrs seemed 10 address itself the SIN coun-
es and held out boon each. He commended tha,
representation. Tht>svss~ihe very Inequality the
Convention was called 10 remedy. But the srh.m-
looked TO the increase of voters b the extension the
right OF sun age; and the effect would be to gate
the State TO far greater degree than ever, and the
result was to be another Convention.The scheme was
easily seen through but he could ronsen, to il
he would give pledge 10 vote Tor the Constitutions
but it he did it would he compromise. but this
plan took away all the security OF Mr.. Gordons and
gave nothing in exchange
Mr.. TYLER said he had risen for the purpose If re-
commencing the ancient and respectable borough OF
Williamsburg to the protection OF the gentleman from
Kanawhs. (Here Mr.. Summers wed resp. c,fully J
u the gentleman offer boon TO his District he ought
10 extend that boon TO The whole Of his constituents.
u any were to 40 by the board many would have 10
go by the board, and they would have last the con-
ISOLATION OF much good company. Mr.. Tyler said lie
believed, IL the gentleman would remove one feature
from his amendment about the quantity of land in a
county Ia provision which seemed intended Aor the
west alone,) and would agree TO include the ancen
and very respectable borough of William .b Oh IN his
plan, he did not think he should be such an ob mra,e
heather as 10 refuse the gentlen,n's boon III ere
Mr. Summers bowed again) II had been io.cbiy re
marked by the gentleman from Charlotte some days
ago mat he doubted II the Convention could do better
by way OF amending the Constitution than TO reduce
the House of Deeg aes half aud after few smal
alterations respecting the Judiciary, to turn their
gentleman
from Ksn,wha would extend hi. kindness to Williams
burg, In all human probability he might alter a lutls
time allowed him for reflection. to accept tina,
power which they had exercised (ie trusted wthou,
injury for more than so years. (Here Mr.. Summers
bowed once more) They were at present fully con-
tented-they asked for no change earth-ieast of
all Tor such an one as the hon. gentleman from Ka-
nawa had in an earlier stage of the proceedings de-
signed for them.
Mr.. SUMMERS observed in reply, that he certainly
had all the Inducements that could well operate on any
1npfl lama, ia a.. LII. A.. l.
from Williamsburg, or near it. And If the honorable
gentleman had had time, 10 make up his mind, to
give dehnitive assurance Of his willingness accept
why then. doubtless, would be strong il not an r-
resistible inducement for him to consent (Here Mr..
Tyler bowed)I
But he must for the present. forbear 10 restore 10
the ancient capital of the Commonwealth its pristine
honors: Il the honorable gentleman would deliberate
and make up hi, mind, it -hand not be a trihe tina
would separate him from gentleman so highly re spec
table, and whose vote would exert so powerful in
1uence over others. (Here Mr.. TYLER bowed ior tn
last time.) His friend from Richmond (Mr. Nicholas
had perceived some lurking design TO carry schem,
by calling Convention after Conve Ron. That gentle
man he well knew, had very keen vision: and in thi
he could not compets with him; his Optic. coui,
not far. He believed for his own part that Vr
gina had been pretty well do.ed with Convention fo
one while She would not be prevailed on, very soon
to send her collected wisdom to another such Assem-
bly,. Mr.. ). then went into farther explanation o
the grounds OF his amendment, which was of .red Al
no bbe for votes, but from the necessity of the
He secuted the idea Of danger 10 the interests of Eas
tern Virginia. with mi ry in her favour OF 80 votes
and concluded by leaving the gentleman from Rich
mond TO settle matters with his consiit uents.
Mr.. COOKE sad, he did n pre- tend 10 fa,hom, or I
judge, the motives of the gentleman from Kanawhs
but the effect OF his amendment would be to iru.trat
the labors OF three months by ensuring the rejection
the Constitution. Nothing could certainly ensur
the unanimous and indignant rejection Of The Constu
ton by the whole Western country (unIess where IN
senileman's personal influence might extend) Iii
plan gave greater majority TO the East by so r. nj
than that TO which he objected. Yet this was Wes
| tern PLAN brought forward by Western man.
Mr.. SUNNI rs said he not prophet, nor IN
son OF prophet-but il any weight was to be attach
ed 10 his opinion, he could assure the gentleman tina
this proposition would get larger than the gen
tleman's from the Blue Ridge tie the Ohio river. TIL
Representation by counties gave more 10 the West b
20 per cent than his plan would. Yet the gentle ma
| affirmed thai all the West would shudder at it AN
unanimously reject il. Mr.. s. concluded by sAyin
that lac had offered this plan his personal re ,por
iby alone: no person had seen il before il went TO III
Presidents Chair.
Mr.. MERCER, after disclaning any belief that tb
gentleman would ontr pr opposition which he thong
injurious to the West declared himself bic to vot
Tor IT, He would vote for striking out but not for in
scrtng
Mr. HENDERSON said he rose to con- graduate III
House the restoration OF the long lost harmony b,
tween the Coun' Of Kanawha and III ancient Cou Mt
OF Charles City, from which Mr.. TYLER comes)
The question was now taken on striking out III
81 section of Mr.. Cookies anne mt and de cGed b
Yeas and Nays as iolIows:
AYES.-Messrs. Anderson, CoHlnan, Harrison, Wi
| Hanson Baldwin. Meow, Beirne, Smith, Miller, BaS
Ter, Mercer Fitzhugh, Osborne, Powe 1, Grgg. Ma
ssn Of F., Nayior, Donaldson, Pendleton, George NJ
MILAN, Campbell OF W., Byars. CI"yd, Chapman, Ma
thews, Ogi~sby, Duncan, LAdIey, Summers, See, Dod
bridge, Morgan, Campbell of b., ison, Ssundsr
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