Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-23

subject IN gl' come before he House IN prnpe
TINE. aud The law IN relation TO II he framed IL
conformity vita the new Consultation.
Res0tred. That the committee on the Mlit.s
| Laws enquire into aud renort, what amend
| nenis ia 9 are necessary 10 the axisiin2
Laws, for The equalization and discipline OF thu
militia, &c.
The Speaker presented the memorial oil
Robert Shield, complaining oil the undue cleo.
ton, rs a menIbef of the House OF Delegates,
of lanes Semple.
! On motion Of Mr.. semple, the petition was
referred TO the Committee on Privileges and
Elections.
ELECTION PRECINCTS.
The engfnssed bill. 10 establish a separate
election in the county Of Frsnklin, was read n
lh"a ,,me and on the question being put. shall
the bill pass2
Mr. Maxwell said, he really felt great reluc.
laneA in rising 10 oppose Il bil which seemed
to he entirely local IA lis character. Bnt he
di think bills OF this DIES crHItion of great ina
portance-- I'D tai the II use was called 90 10
pause beinre they gave san npn, Ia what mig ut
prove pernicipus IA athod of Legislation. lie
knew taat there we're several bills Of the same
description be tone the House, aud h. was sorry
that thy had been entertained. Great evils
might arise o"t OF toe practice, aud II was now
tue pro, Ger lime - ares then. The qu stIon
the county of Franklin were not alone ialete,l-
ed in the matter. II So, he should he entirely
willing thai the bill ,hnuI pnss The question
affected the welfare of the whole Conmol-
wealth. He believed, thai serio1s evils bad
grown out of the mniplicaIipn Of elect m
pre- eincts-and h. was Informed thai tn Discus
SONS upon some oil the eonies 81 elections be
fore the Committee ofPiisllesr, and Election
mad fully Illus rated its ~ iurloi effects II was
greal object to the whole community. IL keep
our ELECTIONS pure, aud unle,s tlIs pl "a Of e.-
tending them could be- guarded against, he
thought this obj ct coad MOI he rt,aiuaJ. II
was a general principle, that The candidates
should he present at the polls, order tsal
they mighl explain their sentiments aud vlrws
10 ne pc pie Bhi tins could not be the Gaze
Were the precinc's we're numer0us,a and scat e =
rd IN different quarters of the counties Inat
piaciice, therefore, WIS destroyed ny the nccn.
intuition OF precincts. he iapeI lhat The house
would not, in order to SATISFY the people ol
trankln, brenk through a safe and salutars
orde o. thlng,. ila9ottcI y ectnct was t. bt
established 10 save the travelling oi the enizens
he looked upon the motive as in1deqnste. The
County Courts were situate / as NEARLY IN th e
centre of the counties As possible. II II was
not TOO FAR for the people 10 travel, in order 10
perform Their court hui II seemed 10 hIuI,
that II was not asking too much 10 req ilrng
tarm to travel The Same distance for tue dis :
charge Of the more Important duty of voIeIs, II
the House Mere to indulge the lazIness of the
people Ia this parucuilr, wh-re would u "nd
The precincts wbll Continue 10 tnaltIp,y tntil
every man would reu ,,e an lie ton precinct AT
his own door You vii GO mulupl,m al
inGatum, or, MS Mr.. Randolph Npu,d say, nd
i,tte fnitum. II therefore. hoped. wi all
good feeling iowa ds tie people OF the ooune
Of Franklin. that the Ii Juse would refuse 10
pass the bill.
NJ Ryes Of Campbell ahsete d 10 repJv
that the gentleman from Norl lk lad the goo /
friune to reprrs nj co immunity, where the
Court iou-e was IN sight Of all his eoastit cut
Bn' me case in the inferior couuties was very
different He, Mr. r., understood tnat the
inhabitants 10 tdt quarter Of the county ot
Frdnkii, In which n new preciaGt Va. con
tc,nplated, we're dated sixteen or clgbtren
miles frnm the Count II us that tue vot Is
in that section were abau 100 i on nber and
tnai, under present circumstances, only about
Is u 20 lhd viinas out oftlai nam3sr, gave ,eIr
votasa, the Elections The resi- ,rse com / "
iii SRA chi,e by the in olVratrnc so 'Ir -
ton The que sion whIch addressed ifitfo J.
20 the II use was, whtthe' such u = 10 u thIh 5
.oasht o he suffered TO remain. f coaid ~
rpurdieI lie CONSIDER d he gr Al o9Jrc OF
Government 10 Or the prot cilon oil the p ople.
an ps upCialI. the RIPSPfNiti OF ~ iiUIl zeal
~ ,t,.,' ,.- ,..,,.,,, "a, ,,s ran, ssoI,.
go mad hose selected. 90 preside over pnnile
affairs. was dear t. every ff,e#nnn. Bat II
as,e|l he teit n WV. as % pince hin IN
yn,l .i,,.4i, ion as to preclude nm frnm ils es
erri.s nv in.ur,nonatn lie obstacles. lie pre-
,',..,''d ,'a,. wa di,,a.,,joa IA the II use
~ acc,a,m,,l,,r he God people OF F,ahkIn,
u, this matter. of So nucn .u1pO ttncc 10 thrm.
k,JLa.I. dreamed taat the lr.prr oiti -,
md n,e.i ie ,,yer he al { TONS IN Tue nrv
.n,er,n,t. A.. well as The oil rie you'd not
nave 5rolb.-d tue House at nls tine tad ne
r.,vo4l,i 'e Iutara eff IL made
',,,',, ,,ec,.,,t elections. n winch he ou.d
H., hs,.,,u I, inI h,msef mistaken. lI,t.ustcl
~. hi womb mss.
Mr. Willi,m, oil Shenandoah merely rose
- ,hs.r,. MAJ. either the House must repeal