Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-11-25

POSSE sslons bs ditibuted exclusively among another
lei Il INV duty to call your attention specially TO
the necessity o. reforming the CONSTRUCTION by equal
the reptesentso. OF the people, and reducing ihe
number Of the members OF the Lsgsla,ure.-ln theory
all admit tina, the people emitted to general equsl
ny Of political power as the ,uft st means Of securing
every one IN equality Il civil rgh,s. Fsom the &C
Quisiiion Of additional territory, and tho division ei
The al counties the rule OF representation hSsd
By the Constitution, has besoms so unequal thai ons-
III I'd Ct The psop,e now 10 ,bs epj ymen,, through
OF an equal powsr in he GoUefn-
mont Ct the Siae, 10 tho other two-ihircs.
Most OF tho soun les whish have thus acquired IN
undue proportion oil power are In The sams session
the State, whxb, from It's climate aud soil NUT Away
sparssy populated, 90 ,hA the In quality Of repe.
enatiou which exists At present, continue 20 In
sr .ase IL 10 true, that very injurious eon equeI
ess have as ye, proceeded from this inc quail " .e
sauss has been brought about gradually, and has
unit, very lately been tho suit At of public aiien
ton and in crest Factions sec ional jsaiou eb par
ial laws, aud the unequal di',riba,ien Of the pab
liz funds, mustre ul' tom the prsstn, state OF thing,
the minority continue opso'e wi tn express
ed will Of he people for the rssora ion OF the iiutE
10 s true prin epios This public good therefore que
tina alteration should be eh.c ed ,sble
Ascending to the contribution, al the tilne OF lis foma
lion. the Senate wa somroe1 Of twenty -four members
and the House OF Rspre,en a,ives OF sixiy-.wo. Al
present the Senate has sevsniy-eighi members, and
the House one hundred ard or,y-iwo The sonsequsn.
oil this char have been increased expenditure fo
the support OF the government, numsrous loe aad l.
waite laws, various inconsistent Prov 4nS in the general
aws and an unctr ain and varying policy Ia the con-
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the present alton OF ho Seuaie thoud De 90 al
tered to reduce tn number Of m :mbers 10 wha,
"" originally, aud thereby make Ina, body an eissni
cheek upon useless aud improvdent legiaiio-, and
des roy the united acton which now take, tlass be-
tween the Senaor and repiessn aiv OF he counties
aud produces sups atty OF local and private
laws. II two-third, Of The Legislature cannot be liz
dueed to vote for an amendment OF tho constitution,
cording 20 The expressed will Of tho people upon this
su'ject, YOU recon neDd that Ii tie referred TO he
people them;elvsr, and that resolutions be passed, ad-
vi'ng them to eles' members 10 convention for that
pun pose.
| The Cor grcu Of the United a'ei having failed at
last session TO ascsp: the proposed by the L..
g'iaure os tho assertanmt n, OF the dividing lac De-
'ween this State aid the territory oil Florida, pre-
seeded to sauso that rs 10 be run by two
ere, an ar let ana surveyor, q. dises,ed by your re
lutioni This Presid nj was informed oil The time and
pIsee u 'h-r mesung 10 en- sr upon The ssharg oil
INA duty, and in sated his intention OF laying
the sutj &c, before Congress, al / Q next ses.ion.
The Goa mi sione's, alter the mort xamina-
non o. 'h' din rant streams which form the River s.
Marys, and the surrounding eCu0Ty, came to The
slus on upon evidences which believed 10 be petieci
satisfactory, tina, the head Of Tho ST. Mary's 6aed
In the treaty OF 1895, TO BIO found the Ct
s middle or western branch that stream being longs T.
having more water aud agreeing better with contea
Poraneous opinion than ei'her Of is branches The
quantity OF land betwsen the line run by IN. Cemmis-
SO ers aud that from The FUNSTON Of thu
and Flint rivers, TO the place designated by Elect
and the Spanish COMMITMENTS for the he ad of the 81
Mirys, Is one million three hundred thousand acres
Most OF exceedingly sterile, but iIt, rseeed osca
sonaiy with traes OF very productive sol. Much Of
that which 10 valuable has been already sold aad
ed by Inc Uni e. Sat,' will there ore be No ceaa-
ry To- you 10 have III, ile red and direct The man
ner in which the territory is TO be d'pesed Of II the
determination shall be m favor OF tho State
New YoRK.-ln the calculations made by our oppo-
nen's The probable result ef the next Preside tial
election. they have generally put down New York as
I"doubyM"-in confirmation Of tina, view of the sub
ljee', we copy the following from OF the leading
Ana-Jnk'on papers In the city OF New York.
ELECTION RErURws.-S catering returns k.vs
been received from the North and Wes as lar 40
Isrson and On aro eouniies As general rule, the
National Republicans have had no candidates in tbs
h'id and here hey have run any. il has bsen 10 no
purpsse Inc Regency have sarfed every thing be.
lore them. They have elected seven Senator'S out of
egh Between Monaug Point and the Gennes,se river
so far as has been aseerined the a,ons have
elected only seven members OF Assembly, out of some
thing Ike hundred. The Regency papers have re-
dueed the National Republican members elss.d to
,nfee; Lro OF these we fear are doubfu that
friend, Joho King, e. Of Queens county will have
the exclusive honor Of representing our party in the
House OF A"emby.-Ws could moi have a better man.
We hope he will bear his honors meekIy and since
disapprove Of eaucusspg and thsre can in the
ntuaiion Of AFFAIR.", DO division in our ranks in The
Legi'Iar re- we trust hs will no, allow him.of to eau
Gus win himself upon any sui jsc'.-Od housewives
ssy that you put hawks feathers into fea her bed
they will eat up all hs other feathers without multi.
plying ,hemselvss We leave the ,ppis ton to tho,e
"ho eau oes' unasr.tahdu. Nv Y. Com. .adu.
&C neral ckson has been consider ABLY shaken by
his recent illness H. rides out frequently bu, - una
bic to present that erect appearance on horseback
MS was accustomed to exhibit. He is now ben, down
very much, walks his hof and sh every symp ON
oil rapid advancing imbesiliiy Itszciies some su,-
prise here that man sifi;ken With years end OIL
ahom inhTmiiies seem o be 6csumula,ing, SHOULD s
desire The nose aud show, and OF eff :ia station
Ths above 10 from the Lster OF a Washington cor
respondent, to our neighbour If the United aes Ga.
Este; ard we can assure him mostly fabulous
We saw The President la0i wetk-and unless our ewes
| and bis own representations were deceptive he wa,
IN the possession OF exsellent hsaIh The gram of
bis hand strong and nerved-and his face ind cafe,
The "goed diges ion which wsis Appetite" and the
health which follows bolh. His is erect and his
HeP as elias C ss the native Indan'S He 10 the Lao,
man we s-cu'd ever acct 30 Of bel & "bo,oed With
yoae The arrow 10 not srsis Ser He for I'd us o..
pisi'Iy, that he had completely recovered from tho in
disposition, which followed his short tour from the sity
and his looks sufiis emily and fully soIroboraied the
assertion l. 10 probably owing 10 part 10 good and
gr unded antisipatons for the future that his
and spirits are 80 well-balaDeed and heaIihfuL
Phil. Gazette
The much talked of conspiracy in Burke and Ruth.
eriord, was confined TO very few, If indeed it extended
beyond the execution of the instig himself Ii was
planned and attempted in Bracket-TowD, in Burke by
slave preacher named Fed. He has made confession
and endeavored with view, as 1 believe TO nrocure
some favor for HIMSELF TO implicate few others and
against two or three OF these there slight corro
Doratng proofs They now in Jail here, but Judge
Daniel has this day ordered them Burke where thew
VIII be tried at the spring term Of the Court Feds
plan, have no doubt, like that of Nat in Virginia
10 OBTAIN whatever money he could from the negroes
ana more by plumber then make his escape and leave
his poor deuded followers shit for Themselves HE
une Tor commencing operations did not spond 10 i'm
any Time said TO have been fixed upon below and 4
nave no doubt he acted nearly wholly without con-
.eI. epLodui ne VIII probably pay the deserved penal
" % anu rdsh teIneTity, and here, likely, the
'n G WI emo. Raleigh Register.
On Saturday last, six negro slaves were exeened at
"nning'on, on account oil their connection in the recent