Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-21
FRIDNY, Jan, Is

The Convention met NJ u o'clock, and wRs
opened wi h IN app opria'e prayer by the Rev
MI. Croes OF the Episcopal Church.
Mr.. JOylsS from tina committee appointed to
snpeti0tend The enrOIlment Of the Constitution,
entered the Cohvtnlion about l2o clock with
that Instrument IN his hand enrolled on pnrch
IN MT of the largeSl size, and presented il IL the
char &C, olnpanicd with a certificate thai il had
been carefully comparrd with the engio sed
copy and been found TO be correct
NJ Rdndoiph nrw addressed the House in u
Speech winch We shall present III n subsequent
paper, in reference to the right Of the Conven.
lion 10 pr"sen, the COns,' niIon Tor acceptance
~ rejection 10 other than the Freehold is OF
| tho tomm nnweailh.
| lie was followed Ivy Mr. Coulter on the
Whife Mf nanuo,pu was engaged In reduc.
ing his intend motion TO writing,
! Nj Mason I f. ederck afed 10 the Con.
V'hil'h TIA when the qu's'i II Ia Il been api.
iaied, INC evening previous, MS TO The pioppr
mode oi autbcntlca'ing the instrument which
hhd to-day been returned b, the ComuitIe ON
enrolment, finding il to be the sentiment of .
minority that twas to receive the signatures of
all the members who chose TO sign Il, he had
been strongly impressed with the necessity of
pres n'ing the views held by himself aud ether.
| opposed TO the adoption Of the new eonstltu.
ION IN the shape of a Protest but finding sf
| rewards that the resolution on that subject had
oeeh laid upon the table and perce,ying il IN
oe me understanding that il was potng,,n 10
he taken up, he considered that necqs.,ty as
having ceased and, therefore, no p,o,.>,
would be presented
MIR, Randolph now moved the following
hSo'red, That the amended Coosl,Iu,,on
adopted by this Conven'iou be submitted on
Inc respective Election DAYS in The month ;, :
| apf'l next. TO the personS qualified to vote uo.
"e' 'ne existing Constitution, !or members of
the General Assembly.
MI hompson opposed the motion with
warmth, coniendmg that tho net of the Ieo,..
'"'uff' having been sanctioned by the pronle
was me Char'er OF this body that il cav. ,mpl,
power 10 the Convention 10 submit Tho r..
s''n'ion To whom they pleased and he had ra.
.ner II should have been submitted 10 all IN,
| ieop'e oil virginia. The act of the Legislature
WIS 'pe aci OF the People, and they had adopf ed
ny e'ec'ihg members TO the Conveptiop lie
o""e'ooeo oN ntimatng thar ifthe resolution
no" presented should pass, he should move n
reconsideration oi the vote by which the new
Constitution had been adopled
sher FARTHER debate the question was taken
o" MIR randolph motion, by Yeas anA Nays
aud decided as follows: -
o'-"esHs Jones, Leigh OF Chester
ns"' l"ylo' OF Chesterfield, Giles, Broadna.
p'oneo"'e' Alexander, Nicholas, Mason of
southampton, Trezvant, Claiborne uro,h.r,
Randolph, Leigh OF II, Logan. venable HoiI,'
day, TO ne, Morris. Garneir. iazeuelI loyali
prFn''', Ghgsby, Branch, Coulter Upsbur and
Perrin-2S P'""' "'u
=. NoLo-Messrs Barbour (PresidenD Goode.
MARSHALL OF henrico, Tyler, Clopton. Ander.
SOU 1ouman. Harrison. Williamson. Baldv,,
Johnson Mccoy, Moore, Beirne, Smith Miller
o"Aef, Madison. Stansrd, Fitzhugb, H.nder'
son, osborne, Cooke, Powell, Crpgs Maze
OF r. Naylor, Donaldson, BOYD. pendleron
oeorge, Mcmillan, Campbell ofW. B,ars. Ta,.
Tor oil caroline, CIoyd, Chapman. Mar,bews
os'esoy, Duncan, Laidley. Summers. SEQ
morgan, Campbell of Brooke, Wilson. B,rbour
OF eu'peper, Scott. Green, Marshall of Fan.
au'e'' Campbell Of Bedford. Clayton, Saunders
s' oaDe'l, Martin, Stuart, Peasants.
GORDON, Thompson, Massie, Bates, Neal, Roso
Jovnes and Bsyly-66. '''''e'
MI Cooke now moved the cops;d.r.,: r
30 much OF his propo sition as had M, No.,
p'rsaded rs follows: 80
l. II shali be the duty of the Execut;vs 10.
pui''nen' OF the existing Government. so soon all
VI. 'e'u'hs required by the 2Orh section nj IN. !
''o, "s GENERAL Assembly. entitled An ac,
W ao'noIlGe Convention" shall hav. hoe,
MADE. II IT shall appear that msiori,v of al,
, n 'o,es gwen, is for ra,ifyng this amended |
oonsi'iution forthwith to make procI,m,lion
of the fact. fo'a"''''o"
II ana ~ shall moreover he the duty Of the
'.'' department, IN and by such proc.
'ana'ion, TO command the SheritYs and Other
''"Ie's directed by law 10 hold and superiu.
Iena elections, under penalty Of
'o"afs Tor Filling to obey such command,