Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-04-07

f-'lctr-- ~ karw tha, sone OF
,ur .>te tr.~pis pref. rred Cor,lou'. nlap
% on'. Wh,i. they would prefer our. To - pa.
-~i'rg ~.'hou Doing any thing. ri.ere vel
rcmIocd ono hope. which was, once more Ia
i'rcss. AZ an amendment 20 Gor,ion's plan oi
reseo', our Own rule OF future .ppor,,on-
nen,. Accordingly. on the i9b ut Decem.
Ter. the question vas propounded ON Up
N"ur's resolution. ~ amended nv Gordon's.
s"d which - amended was rcall. tsor,lon's
plan. viii bet- refer sou To the i2O,h page
Il the journal, as . ~,>h Ia he particular az my
nafrsuse Ut this and so'ne Of the following and
consequcn, transactions. The resolution OF
Ur>hus, -s smrndrd Wy Gordon. is as follows
Resolved. That The representation IN the
Senate and House Of Delegates Of Virgins
shs'i he spportioned A. follows
There shall be thirteen Senators West OF
the Blue Ridge Mountains, and ninetee a Last
OF those Mountains.
There shall be in the House Of Delegates
one saodr~d snj t~entv- seveo members. OF
whom twenty -n,nc shall he elected from the
district West of the Allegheny Noun, nius.
't~rn'y-four from the Valley petw cen the Al.
'ieghany and Blue i,,dge, and forty from the
Glue Ridge To the Head Of udc-~s tcr, and
thirty four thence below"
thea fhe question ,-as about 10 be ptsi on
fiis probation, I rraised 70 see If Er Coke
rcoafd rise 10 msve The plan Of fliure app0r.
ftoanse'H Which noe bod agreea on, and ..iicA
he bad hin,seJ presented 10 G,e contention -
i'ereeiring he ,,sud not. I proposed az nivself
it - O., these sords
N'rr the next census to be taken under
the laws OF The United STAGES. and every ten
years thereafter, there shall be q new sppor.
'nrnt of representation. and . new assessment
OF iani taxes Each appor,ionmcnt shall he
made IN the following manner, and ON the
following basis. To wu: the number VI free
white inlssbitants in the House Of Delegates,
'a"d the federal basis IN the senate"
when 'his amendment 'o Gortion's plan
was proposed. scene Of a uosf uaearaiLeled
character was pres-n, ed in the convention. -
"'l' "r''hv but faithfully describe il 4; and
Tor ne hde'''v at my description appeal to
ever, member and hysrander
"Nr. Leigh. one ct our most active, can.
did, and able opponents, rose in hrs place,
anil 'n'or' "ed the whole convention that he
h'id Va " morning received information from, a
gentleman In fglioSe reracify and mems of
Sn0rsIedge he placed tie NEST implicit reliance,
fhaf " his amendment (fhe one offered by me
shS-iLd he rejeoieS, Me talcy Centrally, and
f'r"t"biy some efihe members ,eesf Of ihe .sM.-
shaHy. tsouid rsfe fer Gordsns RAN This
gsN- 10 every friend and foe rcst,ag ea,, Of
tn r"'g certain information that if lac pre-.
TERED to have M rule Of future spport,on-
'ne"', he would hazard nothing by deserving
us ADD joining tho east in supporting Cor
dons plan The statement of Mr.. Leigh pro.
cuced uu'versAl aston:shment; perceiying
which. h~ renewed his assurance that he re-
lied implicit, on thu information he had re I.
ce'ved. aud 'dded, that he believed IL .sos
gfren 10 Aim for he goterarenf of his oEn
conduct. Mr. Powell and SIR. Mason OF IRE
drrick. the colleagues ct Mr.. Cooke, pene
"A'ed ~"h as'onishment 81 Mr.. Lrigh's state
men' declared 'o the convention their d,.Le.
htJ nm ony man from The ,rea could possibly
rofe Jo' Mr. Cordon's scheme and the isut
expressed liis op'non tina, ~ shower had made
'h's communication 10 Nr Lrigh. mus, have
mistaken the irn~ rrp.r' vt -ume member
con' rs"'"n Mr.. Neaie then suited 10 The
ho"se that ne hJa {. r-a 10 Mr. Leigh fhe an.
J"mnhoH IN quesf,on. ID" you inquire Who
shih"rzed VIZ Srsir tn make tins statement,
o.. :" other words, from whom he learned the
truth Ut what he thus communicated If IL
were not otherwise known. what fallo~ cd
immediately after would furnish the answer
the vote WAS taken INV ame ndneM. and
lost 10. an equal division OF 48 on each sitis -
When. ON the 10Th uf December. 1
stated at large. IN the convention, the
reasons which impelled Richard II.
Henderson and myself to separate from
the western party on the subject then
under consideration, l used the follow
ing language:
:" SCR. We kao~ the consequences of TAKING
THIS high. and. in the view III those who differ
WIN ~, p'esnmp',ious ground-and ssy %
pr"udh, we ATE ready % meet them N~
kn"" the odium which attaches. In n t,n..
Ike TINS, of great party excitement. to an,
deN'-'io", ny the member Of : party, from thr
measures ct sparfy Proudly coa.c,ops of
the rrc'nnde Of our motives. Of our updry,..
ting 81 iei'ty 10 the cause OF popular rights.
We look With serenity on the approach of that
s'"rnr of popular delu.ion, perhaps even now
brewing over our heads"
Bat we did not know the conscoura-
ces. We did not know-we could NOT
nave conceived " posslble--we would
not have believed, hail one risen from
the dad and toId III 20. that there MS
a member If that bOdy. so wicked. so
utterly drprsved. ~ lost to all s+nsr
OF honor. and hardened against all fear
"i detection and shame and exposure.
as to be capable Of Publishing 10 the
world u narrative Of that DAYS mo.
ceedings. 10 which erery promineoi
abatement "a wilfuI and malicious false
ho'"I. IL was from the ignorance. n
q" not use the word IN q disparaging
sense. from the misa apprehension :. from
the prejodiees. ~ the honest yeomsnry
oi the extreme west, that we expected
that "siorm "f popalar drlusion'' IN
arIse--not from the double distilled
taIsehoods of = member ~ that bonor.
able body But I will dispel the de
iu'ion, even IN the extreme west. If
truth from my pen ran penetrate the
mist wiih UhIch il has been 6llsh hv
'he Staged f4lsehoOds Of this '.honor
allie" IibeIler.
The writer If ths e;rrvt., % H..