Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-12

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Iee'ngs and convenience Of thu.e Concerned qTs
supper districts of that country, contained IN &c
OF unreprcsented population of more than asoo ~
NorIoik District. an excess of more than 4OOo
While the 4 intermediate Districts were ,e6c;,
1 lie scheme he proposed, removed this incouaI,,
anu dust rbuted the excess above ard below nmoH1
the middle districts. which were efficient in ,hS
rated amount of population. OF tie dc acbnn,
of Campbell fiom Bedford, 10 which She VAS nat
rally and by interest allied and her annexstion 70
buckingham and Cumberland with which she baa
niue communication and no conn. xion OF inter-
cs's and commerce, Mr.. Claytor complaiped-nnd
he presented various statistical views 10 show
the injustice of he Committee arrangem, nt and ty,
superior cNpedlency and equality of his own -
IL mad been said that The south side of the river ought
10 Seule this matter among themselves; but when il
nad been av"wed no longer ago than Saturday ON ,hs
iIoor hat The south side was recognized as extending
u" nsnel UP than Charlotte. he hoped Tint gentle
men would act TAP to their principle and thai TIE nm
per Districts would be left TO themselves fand ma.
Jority were in favour of his anne ntnen) i'm ,nnor,;on
ing their Senators.
Mr.. Brodnax, (who had made the remarks in ro-
laiion to the general acceptutiun of The term South
sde') replied to the remarks of Mr. Cllytor and ex-
plunations cneucd between them.
MIR. Branch opposed the amendment defended III,
general arrangement of Senatorial districts made bv
inc Select Committee, and reiterated his belief .t,,
INC arrangement of Campbell, Buckingham and Cum
nerand' would be genei ally acceptable those CON-
cerncd; and that as far Campbell was CONCERNED
she would, IN all probability, have more weobt INV
his arrangement than if it attached 10 Bedford
MT. Saunders advocated the amendment and et.
tackled the arrangement of CumpbeI with Buckino
ham and Cumberland which he said was caIculotc11
II not I'M ended, to crush the reform principles ot
Campbell, and to coonizc the upper james river In
tcrest to the lower.
4 Mr. Stuart representing one of the dist r;cts inn
nedately interested, expressed Is preferences of Mr.
Siastor arrangement, which was further supported
o'y Messrs Saunders and Clayton, and opposed bv
Messrs Branch, Martin, Randolph, VenabIe and
| TILES. when the question put, and the amend
ment nagarived by the following vote:
AfEs-Messrs Anderson, Cuffinan, Harrison. VII.
hanson. Baldwin, M'Coy Moore Rcirne SINH
Baxter. Me Ger, Frzhugh, Henderson, Cooke Oshnrn
y NJ. Mason' Grlggs MAYOR, Donaldson. Bovd Pen.
dleton, George, NJ MILAN. f. Campbell. Bynrs. cloxI
S matthews, Ogeshy, Duncan, Summers,
See, Morgan, A Campbell: Wilson, w. Campbell
son 40 - 'oi'F
&oEs-Messrs P: P. Barbour. Jones, B. W. Leiph.
erode, J: MnrthsI Tyler, Ncl,nas Clon,nr''
Miller. Mason, Trezvnnt, Claiborne. Uroub,rt'
SanaolPh r, W. Leigh Logan, vcnable, Madison,
S Sln h1ladav, R%ane W. p Tayl"r, Morris,
Garne' l.aIsiey,J. Barbour, Scott r. Marsban
Green, Farewell, Grigshy, Loyal Prentie. Brnncb'
Martin, Peasants, Gordon. D!assie Ruse. C,ooJ,et
Bates, Nca'c, JoYnes, Bayly, Perrin, Urshur-51'
Mr. Nor Is cx,'ressinghis regret at being unde, ~.
Necessity of submitting any proposition ea ~ LIZ .
Convention was and as he was hinise and con,nIi.
inenting the report of the Commit &c in the yrnr,i
which hn would NOT have sought to disturb if the
CoEvet n1tselt had not ois turbcd it, re- sc 10
an amendment to the aprortiornen OF representa-;
House Delegates. According to anv ron
Whiah might he adopted, the country betw an liz,
fotomac and the Rappahannock had one Ynenohs,t
tauch, End the country between the lnn,,hanr.s
one 100 few, and the object OF the amendme,, h
meant to propose, was TO correct this Inequality H.
tne.eore moved to deprive the county CT King Geor.
e Oh the member allotted to her, and give him IN e.
county OF Curoline bat. before question u ivy
Withdrew ii at tie request of ''Aeh'
hir. Leigh OF Chcsterhsd-who eyoressio ~;
sense of the injustice done the county IF us
but his aversion from removing il bv 5;; in ~
northern Neck of one Of its members and Se
tue SINAI or counties more than az u,;hI
TO increase the representation from 1872 IN 100 90 ~
T." give hlonts emery and Wythe one moro o.. DO
10 90 justice to Caroline. Chreterfi..d Rrunsv,;c @
-" 1"sa ny giving Them one more each LEAVING tho
I'm 10 oe disposed of in the Valley This, withort
Increasing The H. OF Delegates unreasonable r,,Ir
satisfy the large counties Which now Inv, ,"ouu
reason I" complain, and at the same time (eycnt 81
" preserve the proportions among the Gn
great divisions. already established wy ioo'
The proposition was supported BIZ Messrs Nh,
las and Morris. '"'sS'S' Nicho-
Mr.; Powell sngges'edio the gentleman from r.,,.,
.i'e property OF increa ing the numbert 10 ian
so as TO give the Valley addi ionaI nemh, '''
Mr Leigh in reply, said that this would ds,,..I
proportions established by the plan of he renlcnan
1rGIn A'benarle-by giving IA excess 10 tie Veii,
MoI' cy 'he addition of the one, had It's full share
ALI. Lflgh commented on the spirit which nr ,ie
among some, to render the Constitution no nnsI.,
cs Us possible This he said might be proper IS ,I
Eonstitntion were rejected here by the peonle
VII P'opaoH" y, me Constitution
cepsoa mere and ngh' be by the people, ,heni, ir-
should prevail in it. u justice
Mr.. Powell said few words in reply and in SIM
port OF his suggestions "'' ~ sup
Mr.. St"nard rrgrettng to be- placed in n situation
Wnere ne had to choose between the claims of cor
TIES which he rcpresented-yet thnk;ng thai Sun Sun.
Ty'van'a was better entitled to two members tbao
L"nsa-snggested that the officially mobt be ou
a,b" oy wing the member to FredcricRgburr tie
Sposylvania. ~ '"e coaasy OF
MI Ligh IN reply, said that the suggestion Of Mr.
arrn"poJ "d a n to but sPotsyana was
Inc state had its full quota by Givjn~ono ~ OF
lc and Chesterfield each. Aliho' therefore Snn,
,{ { might be better entitled to the ,ncnbsr
ina, tham LOUISA LOUISA yet belonging to diff cnt divisions