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man from Albemarlc Mr. Gordon. !
ha'f not intended Ia have noticed the
allusion. knowing that in the course o,
the debate. the whole matter would be
explained by others /; bur the gentle
man from Frederick Mr.. Mason.
has again referred TO the subject. and
feel bound 90 put this matter ppon the
ground !, should rest.
Two gentlemen Of honorable dis
tion IN this body as elsewhere. who
will. ] doubt not. alta proper time, con
titm what ain about To state, were
iconversing with me last evening. or
the subject of the vote given yesterday
IN FAVOR OF the plan of representation
proposed by the gentleman from Abe
marie, so 10 46. They expressed an
oplnion,in which fully coneurred, tina,
n was the final opinion of the house.
and that the western plan VS. irretric
vably lost. They expressed great an.
prebensIon thai the new scheme of tie
gentleman from Chesterfield. mir.
Leigh. might be- carried bv the east
en- gentlemen. They stated that suth
result would prove fatal 10 the Ia Il
hope OF forming = constitution. which
would BE- accepted hy the people Of
Virginia: that they could NOT vote for
a constitution so otnoviors and iniuri
Gus Ia the vest, and The people of the
west would vote against IL toa man.
and ~ would MANY If the east: tha, II
fha, schtme. 80 oIious 10 The mcsi. couil
be d,fo0feI, they had san.uiue hone,
and were Of opinion that twenty or
more of the western n,rmbers. nor ma,
fheir |ouorits pim wos lost. would
unite with the east, IN voting Tor the
plan Of the gentleman from Albemarle,
which, in their opinion. was in fact.
more beneficial tn the west than their
own favorire plan: that If the eastern
geh'l, men would be satisfied with the
propos''ioo at The gentleman r., m Al
bemarle Mr.. Gordon. thev would adj.
vncste IL (as all their own scheme. had
faIled) ard that they thought that cen
tlemen from the west IN which GER
talnly understood that the valley was
included) would very probably. 10 the
number al more than twenty. unite
with them-and if concurred. might,
1T thought proper, communicate The
same TO my friends : that thar orr.
scheme had fdiiei. and tha of the ger,
Hemn' irons Ches'erffH they defmed
oblorious and injurious and ,hcy
were willing to take The plan voted for
as presented bv the gentleman from
Albemarlc. il being tie best which they
Thought would b. got.
~. this mornipg. ma,te the com,ou
nicat'"n 80 maDy of NV political friends,
among whom was the gentleman from
Chesterfield. 70 The s6sef Of which
have stated. and expressing ALWAYS tha,
! believed the plan Of the gentleman
from Albemarle would be voted for by
members from the west-,hat | had
great reliance 10 the opinion and dis
erection OF those with whom had con
verscd, without ever having named the
gentlemen 60 my friends. consider
ed The information which gave as im-
portant. u we wished to frame a pnpu.
lar constitutinn-and to nv mind as
good a compromise of the question of
representations, as II was practicable 10
obtain.
IL was well convinced that the plan
Of the gentleman from Chesterfield
could NOT 20 down. AID voted against
II in the hope that the prediction of the
gentlemen with whom convcrsed lat
night might prove correct, a. to the
fate of the scheme Of the gentleman
from Albemarle. - In AZ! this matter, |
labored sincerely 20 pu; ~ rest fore, 90
('i could this much sgitate,l aud sgi
tat'ng question of repfs sentallun. -"
One word more, and | shall have
done With this tedious detail, rendered
necessary by the ti1bO,0fe fal.ohood.
Of the circular, which sibtue Ge'nt
alone can expose. II IS this. The
reason Why MI. Henderson and mysell
did oili,lsfaahy arisc after Ms Leigh.
somewhat tanning call on The western
friends 81 Gen, Gordon 10 come forth.
for such, in fact. was tic chafsctcg
Of his closing remarks, land. by the
bre, his rmigCr was not rmigenil,j cal.
cCiaied 60 serve Gen. Gordon. plan
with lie wcsisfn members, the rsa.
son. ! say, why we did nor Instant,
avow our real preference Tor that plan,
and our determination eventually 90
support II, was. thar ~e had iust re-.
solved, as ] said hefcre. lsu hard j. i,
e. bresk liie fst,ers If Vafty.) 10 give
one mare rofc 90 tie party measure. -
y prssions erpianation would have zen.
dered such vote unasailiNg 90 ffsc
"csi--asd IN erder 20 give ihv western
plan a fair chance ~ snttfss, Il vas
necessary 20 BE- silent tili tic trial Of
strength was over. The results knonn n,
We voted ior The western plan. lOr the
fourth and last time, when il uas hei