Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-04-02

This is the key to HE remarks. which reported
Mr. Leigh rose TO state matter Of history; but one
which had hearing the argument before the house
IL was, that gentleman had called on him that sonrn-
ing and informed him that the gentlemen from the val.
ley had assured that gentleman that they were ready
take the eompt omise OF the gentleman from Albemarle
as stood and would recon nd constitution with
hat feature in 1t 10 the adop ion OF their consii,u
ens; and his statement had been made him (Nr L.
~h ri'o TO regulate his conduct ia reference to his
o,cn proposition.
"1be interview had the effect 10 render him less
Jealous Mam he ofhe, ,oise should haze been in adpo
rafias ne proposition; and il explained to him the
votes which had been given az ant it, aud which n.
had expec ed 20 have hcen given ia favor He stated
that TACT to show lis influence his o,cm course The
experiment was now about to he made, The was going
to say Tor the last time to whether the east would
be content to agree in compromise in which they
were to accept ten years lease and give ua the fee
simple oil their property
| &" Whether the gentlemen from II el.rick rNr pny, .
ELL was one TO whom he alluded, he could not tek
But now was the time, as he supposed when this ques-
lion oil the basis was TO be defni,ivey settled"
The clodng remark Of Mr.. Leigh but now was
The ime as he supposed, when th question Of the ba-
ais was 10 be dehnitvely settled" nothing more
nor less than this, and his showed that such
hts meaning, to wit, II the commune alton made TO
Mr. Neae was a bona fde one, which begin very
much 10 doub,-if there be. in fact twenty or more
western members in favor Of Gen. Gorjons plan, now
Is me ine Tor them 10 shew and to
out manner was excited and exciting
Mr.. Powell, justly offended at the doubt nsdcer.
en' remark OF Mr. Leigh conveying the idea That he
might possibly he the person who had made the COM
nunicaton TO Mr. Nealc favorable to Cen Gordon's
plan, which he Mr.. PowclD had a few minutes be-
iore SAID that he /" could not bring himself to cote
pOT. arose in some irritation, and said that when he
had been last on the floor, he gave the convention So
irmn most sincere that lie could not pofe for
MeProposifion OF The gentleman from .dibenarie, in
conscience And no individual had amy right 10 say that
ne tcos prepared to roe for that proposition against
ms conscience. lie had said TO any one that he
was prepared TO vote for II as il stood; and from what
ia i'm rmatinn
truth in the authors statement far he was con.
cerned'
Gen. Mccoy made similar disclaimer, az did Mr.
Mason WhercupoD Mr. NeaIe having asked the floor
OF Mr. Mason IN 'de the following statement, which
insert i erfenso because il is the best and indeed the
only. evidence OF the real character of the communist
oaion made TO him the night before by Mr. Henderson
and myself and conclusively .hovs the fair honorable
am patriotic views with which that commune a'icn a.
mad communicative which the unprncipled libel
rr whose fasehoods am exposing, has distorted il to
treacisrous negotiation by MIR. Henderson and my elf
WIN me eastern party, entered into with the view OF
defeating his (Nr Doddrige's) notion made the d,v
~fer the communication took lace; Of which in tended
motion, we had rot the least anticipation when we con
versed with Mr.. Nealp and OF course said nothing
roncerning IL, as his statement shows:
" Mr.. Neaie here again inerpo ed, and said
"Air President rise to state that it was to me
the gentleman rom Chesterfield alluded, when he said
| that member OF that house had this mornins made
communfca ion to him. &c tho probable vote of the
western members on the proposition Of the gentlemen
nom A'hemarle (Mr. Gsrdon) had not intended To
OF he debate, the whole mater would he explained by
o'hers; but the gentleman from Frederick (NIr Mason
mas again referred TO the subject aud feel bound TO
put ms matter upon the ground il should rest.
1.-TWO gentlemen Of honorable distinction in this BODY
as elsewhere, who WILL doubt not al a proper time
confirm what am about to state, were conve- sing
with me last evening" the subject of the vote given
Yesterday in favor OF the pan of representation propo
ell by the gentleman from Albemare, 80 10 10 Thew
expressed an opinion in which fully concurred that
was the final opinion the house and tia, the western
irretrlpvably ,d
prehenfion that the scheme Of the gentleman from
Che'cri.ld (Nlr. L"gs) might he carried by the cas-.
tern gentlemen. They stated that such a resut wound
prove fatal tn the last hope OF forming constitution
which would be accepted by the people of Virginia
mat they could not vote for constitution obnoxious
ana injurious TO the wes', and the people of the west
woul" vote Against il a man and 50 would many NJ
the east; that If that scheme so odiots DO the ,resf
coWa De deleofed, they had sangune hopes and were
OF opinion mat twenty or more of tie western men
hers' noo that their Jnuoritc pi1n toas lost would n
Mite with the east in voting for the plan of the gentle.
man hom Aibemarle which, in their opinion wa. in
iac'' no ben hcial' the west than their favor
tie piai that the eastern gentlemen would be satisfied
win The proposition OF the gentleman from Abemare
(Mr Gordon they would adj ocate il las all their NV,
schemes had ailed) and that they thought that gentle
m en- iTom the west Tin which certainly under stood
mat The valley was incuhed) would very probably to
.ne n ~ oil more than twenty unite with them
and II concurred, might il thought proper, com
mnnca'e the same to my friends: that their o,on
schemes had failed and that ofahe gentleman from
Chesterfield they deemed obnoro,ls and ini,ious: and
hey were willing to take the pan voted for present
ed by the gen man from Albemar being the be Il
which they thought could be got.
| ~, ihis morning, made the communication TO ma
ny oil my political friends, among whom was the gen
ttman from Chesterfield, to the efrct Of which have
stated, and expressing always that believed the nj an
oil the gentleman from Albemarle would be voted for
by members from the wesi--,ha had great reliance
in the opinion and discretion of those with whom had
COM er'ed without having named the gentiemen
10 my friends. considered the information yhicl,
gave as Important il wished 10 frame popuIar con.
suuuon-and TO my mind, a. good compromise of the
question ct representations as it practicable to
tain
81 was well convinced that the plan of the gentle.
man from Chesterfield could go down, and voted
again IL in the hope that the prediction Of the gentle
man. with whom convers'd last night might prove
correct, az 10 The fate Of the scheme Of the gentleman
from Albemare. In all tis matter Iabored since re.
W to put at rest forever f coud) bis much agitated
ard seitaiing question Of repI esen nation -
One word " ore, ard hall have done with this te.
dous detail rendered necessary by the elaborate false
moods oil The circular, which minute detail alone can
expose IL is this. The reason why Mr.. Henderson
and myself did not instantly arise after Mr. I.iyb'.
somewhat taun'irg call on the western friends of Gen
Iordon's plan TO come forhfor such, in fact was the
character oil his closing remarks, (and by the bye
! manner was not eDliHepffy calculated To serve Gen
tofdon plan with the western members )-ths reason
say, why we did not instantly avow our real prefer
ence Tor That pan and our determination eventually 10
support II, wac, that we had Just resolved as said be
re go bard is II % break the letters of party TO rive
one more r0fe 20 the pary-neasure. a previous ex.
plana'ion would have rendered such vote unavsing
o the wes-and in order 10 give the western plan a
TAR chance OF success II necessary be se MT ill
ne ifial o, strength was The result is known
We voted Tor the western plan, for tho fourth and last
ne, when II was lost by equal division. The aues