Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-12


supposed. that tn, question the enEro.sed Con.u.
ton will he taken to-day or Tomorrow. and that the
So mos it be! Provided they give us the Cons,tuo:,
IN CONVENTION.
SATURDAY, January9.
The Convention met a, IL O'clock and was ope ned
with prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Smith, Of tho NJ ehod,,
| Church.
The House again engaged in the eon,idera alton
OF the general subject Of the nj Of
talon among the several counties and senatorial de
tricts OF the state The same reasons which induced
us TO pass the debate which on this sub
jeet Friday apply to the debate Of to-day and win
prevent us from entering fully into It. minn'ie.-
IL par ook, as all debates Of this kind usually do,
OF much warmih,-great interest in the parties i'm
medAiey concerned, and some approaches TO person.
atty; which latter however, were promptly arrested
and reprsssed by the Chair.
But the interest OF such scenes is coninei TO tbo,s
whose local interest happens TO he upon the Carpet:
much that is said relates TO dry statistical d-tail;
comparison Of the population, white aud cooured Of the
several counties; their extent OF territory; their re
tive contributions TO the Treasury; their local connex-
ions with the counties adjacent; their Grographica
position IN reference TO the whole State; the change
that will be occasioned by attaching them this
thai Senatorial District; the justice OF the apporionmeni
proposed for them by The Committee; all questions in
which the general reader feel. little no concern; and
readers at distance none at all. Even the Convention
ise IT became weared and Disguised with the contest
and was with the utmost exsrton that the Chair as
able 10 confne their attention to the persons
it, Under ihe-e circumstance, readers will thank
rather than censure from paring them the copious
detail.
Mr.. NEALE brought forward the following PROPOSE.
ton; The first proposition made. partakng more Of
general cha acter, entities the Debate II to more
expanded Report
"ResoiDsd, That the counties OF Richmond, Lanca..
tor. MiidIesex Mathew, Charles City and New X nt
DO assigned one delegate each, and no more.
heso9ped That there shall he three dsieg ates
assigned TO the district next above the head Of tide
ter. and distributed in such majority Of the
delegate. from that district n Convention shall repor
to this House.
"There shall be two more delegates assigned to the
Valley di:'rctb be disposed Of in the manner fast
aforesaid; and
district, he disposed Of in the man.
Der directed by The 81 resolution
Mr. NEALE, in support OF his 'ition, addressed
the Convention as follows
Mr.. PREsIpENT:-The gentleman from Southamp.
ton has withdrawn the amendment proposed by the
IN mher from Dinwiddie am glad Of IL: for ,houp b
rankin county did, on yesterday, capture delegate
be onging TO Brunswick should he sorry to see Bruins
wick on crusade this morning, with view make
rePrisa hope. sir, that the proposition which am
about to Offer will supply the demands Of such counte.
az complain OF the report from the select committee
propose Mr. President TO increase the House Of ,Ie-
gates ten membersto give TO the counties Of Charlie.
City, Mijdlesex and Lancaster one member acb cb
tbey have not by the said repor'o equalize the poiiii
cal power IN the other great sudivisions Of Tho State
ny assigning three member. TO the third district by
wnich br"nswick may get one: and two members TO
each OF the districts beyond the Blue Ridge.
am well aware, sir. that there is feeling here
muck opposed 10 large House of Del, gates; and ac
knowledge that strongly participate in that feeling
and am willing to indulge it, when will occasion
100 much sacrifice counties, respectable both for the
population and Tor the amount Of taxes which they paw
ne reasons why deem my proposition ought to pre-
vail, will briefly state.
Under the report for appointment. every county,
yes SIR, every county in the State, hos at least one
deieRae, except ten counties lying between James Ri
yer and Potomac River. do ask that each If these
c 'unes shall have dele gaieNo sir, we must agree
mat Tour OF the smallest counties and The city If Will
ought TO claim hut two deegates-ths i.
and sacrifice enough. But we claim we |
,ugh TO claim, that the six Counties 10 wit: Charles
city, New Kent. Middiesex, Mathews, L,nraster and |
Richmond, should have delegate each They have
ny the report but three among them all-they no w
pay an average amount Of taxes Of $I726 each-and
'hey ASK an addition OF three membeis-the expense
WIZ be very trihng when compared with the amount
OF hx's which each pays. IL hardly be supposed
INA. inc Legislature will remain in session hereafter
more 'han six or seven weeks-tbsn say:
45days a. 81 per day, $50
Allow for travelling. 5o-s2so
SO that each member will cost $3.50; and the whole
increase oil expeDse Tor the ten members will be S.
800 only. Alter the expenses Of a member he deduct
e!, there will remain 1896 in the Treasury from eacb
oi the counties Tor which am seeking 10 obtain
The claim which set up must he con ,dered rea.on-
soe and proper, when yon reflect the great salts
faction and delight which IL will aGrd 10 the eoun,ie,
nave named, besides answering the demands in other
parts OF the Common wealth.
MIR. President, cannot see why The three eoun,ie.
which claim representation for, should not he graft
hed-Sir, is not the jsfra me nj the poca
OF four counties and one CITY sufficient to stav tb ,u
less hand OF nnoyatoDl viii YOU persist 10 add three
more counties ancient and honorable as they ,re!-
Remember your fore fathers landed theret was Their.
mat your hardy and valorou, first implanted
civil cation in this Hemisphere; and from which
Effort, sprung this mighty sppire, filled with happy
millions "ff'
DO rot gorge the large counties with delegates and
leave ihs smaller ones 10 starve by not increasing The
House ten more delegates.
or Tor some one or two centuries these very coun-
ues sustained your government both colonial and re-
P"ocHn Nv their full share OF contribution both in mo-
ney ami 10 in'n, whist they have never asked nor re-
ceyed any benefit from the lavish appropriations Of the
public treasure. " Wv
~ may ne oy"e'eu, That according 10 the population
Of the raid countcs, they have their fl hare III
sentsion-Ths, may he sobut suppose we do ASH REQ
resent4ion over and above the precise qu1nfun accord
,g 70 poPu's"om C'n we OF ''e Esst. you Of the
W'st ohiecH HIS not been argued over and over
again upon this floor that where there existed identv
o. general interests, that county representation ,bould
prevail over representation upon population unless