Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-12
THE CONVENTIONS.

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The proceedings ofthe Convention were vcstc,Jo,.
of spiral character, and the whole day from n IN
O'Clock was consumed with but the si,rle efreetv,
result ofincreasing The House Of Delegates from 1872
I" l3l--givng one additional member to Brunswick
anu one 10 Montgomery There is reason to hone
h"wevc'' That the perPcxing and infammntorv sub
Jec' I" t"e aPportionment of Representative power
Is disposed Of, other amendment v.,s oc
iered, and The amended second report nr tho So
lect Committee, was finally rdcpicG. There ARE
now we believe, but two amendments before the
Convcn'ion-Mr. Mnhison's. yesterday offered pro
Vidlns Tor future appointments. b. two thirds
OF each House Of General Assrmby. and Mr. Sum.
merss, respecting moned corporations Neither of
these II is hoped will occupy any great tine: and r.
no others are Offered, the Convention NAV this H.,
reach the vote on engrossing the Constitution for a
third reading This is the test vote al or which NJ,
amendment can be madc--and on il viii occur the
struggle OF accepting or rejecting The Constitution
As no provision is made for Lieutenant Governor
Is probable that Amendment of the executive
branch VIII be made. AS we believe the Conven-
ton will pass the Constitution and as the question
on lie third reading be far Off we hone b.,
Saturday, at iarthesi to have rle high grutifcn ion
OF announcing the close of their ordunns at. pro-
traced labors, and Tie adjo-rn-nrn, nt hc ,Jonv-,
ton SINE die. We sorry to say that that body i
every day losing its temper, having some Time ar,
lost its patience
Mr. Mlller's reasons for opposing the notion to
take Greenbrier from the Montgomery and anncxinn
II to the Boteourt District, have b. on omitted NJ
the report Of yesterdays proceedings from want e
time to draw them of: Tacy will be published to-
morrow.
In our port Of Mr.. Clnyior's remarks on Satur-
day, we to confne his observations respecting
the d,visbili:y OF the Middle District to TIL county,
south Of James River. He m'ended hem TO applv
both north aud south of that river which we perfect
ly understood at the time, but not sufficiently
explicit IN reporting them. The calcu!at ons of
course, must be also extended
IL In reporting the proceedings of Friday, we did
not fully express what Mr. Masse said in the debate
which arose out of Mr. Sumn"r r. motion to substitute
MIR. Cooks article V TO the new Constitution The
following Is more explicit:
Mr. Massie said, that in his address his constitn-
ents lac had expressed various sentImsuts hut had
given pledge, to which his opinions were TO be
held subordinate namely, that he would vote for no
constitution which in his Judgment might expose the
country east ofthc Blue Ridge the risk of oppres
slye taxation.
The Legislature of Delaware met on Tuesday.
That body has United States Senator To choose.
Gov. Shuttle, during the six years of his admins
tration pardoncd more than hundred cvnvicts.
The Maryland Penitentiary made nett profit last
year, estimated by the Executive Committee, of
sI6,053 80 cts.
The Governor Of Indiana gives it as his opinion
that the State tos gained about 90 700 souls by
grafton during the last year, and less than 200
by natural increase.
Sunday .Maiis.-NumcTous petitions are again in
circulation to arrest the progress of the mails
Sunday.
o. The engagement Of MIR & Mrs Ison terminates hi,
evening with Mrs tlSon's Benefit We hazard little
ing will be such Benefit manifest duly
appreciated and rewarded Richmond The characters
represented by Mr. Mrs H. admirably calculated
play tie 10 talents
! MARRIED-On the 10th Dec. last, by the Rev.
| Matthew Anderson, Doctor ANTHONY u JOINS, OF
of Pttsyvans county, to MISS ELIZA NJ, daughter
OF the late Nathaniel Rives, ofllenry county. Va
| DIED-Yestcrdsy, Mr.. BINJAMIN HsMINGwAY,
10 the 45ih year of his age. Mr.. H. n native OF
the county of York, in England hut for the last ten
years a respectable inhabitsnt Of this city. For
strict honesty and disintcrcstod friendship, few OK
celed him.