Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-07
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~ he Convention yeSterd y cUnSid red III detail
the am 'n!'ncnts ma lie N conn t,cc Of H.. whole
and conirm,;l most or all Of them. Others. but nf
no vital consequence, were offered. some of which
were adopted, and oihAi T.; irctcd. The 81 and I,h
articles appo'toning representation in The S.nate
and House of Delegates. are yet before The $, lee,
committee to which they were reconmittcL \ I'd
Report Is expected from that cnmrnittee this dav.
1t IL known that Proe's il the nature of cnns,iu-
tons fully elaborated, in reserve and Ich will
probably D, offered to-day, tho report ofhe selec,
committee having been ma lie perfect or when thai
shall be the case. We are no. in possession of in
iormlon 10 enablc 70 spea, of The C new schemes
with any coniilen"c as to their character nor have
we Inc RICH: TO do so. Ne arc inclined to believe
frrm whar we and hear, that If the select COM
m''tee Is fortunate in appo:toning representation,
the constitution modelled. will pass the Con-
ven ion.
JJThc General Assembly were Yesterday occu
pied in that Interesting duty. cal'cd the scratch. 1t
viii be observed that Messrs. Cslton and Briggs,
Two excellent citizens and good Councillors were
the vlcjln' We hope it i the last time that Vir-
cinia will ever witness absurd proceeding 1t
is much to BE- regretted, that Gen. Jackson when in
the language of Mr.. Moore, he Jorrored two of our
Councillors, Mess Campbell and Lnrrand, had
not borrowed all, and thus saved Tho necossity--iust
as we going to have u new state Of things--oi
having any scratch. The gentlemen removed, have
this solid consolation, that the operation of the
scratch Ia all time has proved that they are not
any worse than those LET behind, that those left
behind arc any better Tor wprsc) than they, Mere
chance governs, and mus govern, tie opcration.--
/ On tho score of omJlumen, when they remember
that few months will forever abntc the fungus Il
which they lately belonged, they have stu les
cause for regret.
We are informed that Chancellor Taylor has ad
iourncd his Court to future day, in consequence,
Of the engagements Of several members of the Ba
10 tho Convention preventing their attendance OF
the Court. The Count Will moot again as soon a
the Attendance Of The members OF tic Bar can b. ob
tanned.
John NJ Jones, convicted Of murder at Lynch
burg, received sentence of death on Saturday
t. be carried INTO effect or the 6ib July.
little remarks Of Mir. Thompson in reply {,
lud c Coaer, IN Convention OF Tuesday, Will an
pear 10 morrow.
3, Erratmm.--in the report Of yesterday, for Mr.
Tayior (who r'prcscntcd as taking part IN tL,
I, ba'c) read Mr.. r Ter.
AMOUNT IF Produce and number Of Boats passed dor
0rU-. Mt incsr Locks.
DEc SO hhds tobacco; i39 bbls flour. ! 81
y los butter 10 bus. corn; bnas.
+. Disc 3i--si hhd> tobacco; 81 half kegs NAM
', cturcd tobacco, 9O5 b1ls n,u 20 bus whcat;
pig metal; IS frkns butter; 8 bags flax seed;
: bbl bounce; bags cotton. % lbs bceswax; 80 bl
u C ..,u' = - boats; c'al boats; 1870 bus coal.
- JAN. j hhds 'ohacc; hhds sicm-; % kcg
q boxes manufactured tobacco; 100 bbs flour;
bus wheat; % bus corn; 1000 hs nav; boats;
y. cNal hoais ~ has CO..