Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-20
Richmond, Wa. Tuesday, Dee. 20.
LEGISLATIYE CONYENTION.

The meeting being called TO order, Mr. Miller of Pow
haan proposed Thomas Richie Secretary of Con-
venlion-whch was agreed to without opposition.
On Mr. Millcrs motion, Linn Ranks, Esq (hc Speaker
OF the H. oil D. was appointed President of the Meeting.
Mr. d. men took the Chair and returned his acknowledge
ments for the honor done him.
! On Mr. Pcndlcons motion, a resolution was adopted,
admitting The Editors OF newspapers within the bar TO take
On Mr. Mlcr's motion, the roll of the members of the
two Houses was then called and the following gem
tlemen answered TO their names
| SENATE
Messrs VIM c. Holt, Speaker of the Senatc) Stafford
H. Parker, Charles Cooke Charles Hunton Joel Penny
hacker, Nathaniel Alexander George Booker Lawrence
Dade Heroine l.. Opie Andrew Bicrne, Joseph Wyatt
Benjamin w. S. Cabeil, William Bayse, George Co;yon'
George C. Drongoolc lIoratio G. Wnson Charles Beae
| W illiam McComas, and Francis Rivcs.
Messrs Armstead, Old and David McComas were re-
presented by their several colleagues.
DELEGATEs.-NIcsSrs Linn Banks Speaker of the
House of Delegaes) Thomas ]. Randolph John Pcrsin-
Ghoson, John f. Shell, William n. Patteson. William
NJ Rives, William Daniel, jr., Charles Tod John ID.
Richardson, William A. PaeSon, John S. Pendlcton Ed
mund Broadus. Allen Wilson, William III. Brodnax, Alex
ander w. Jones, Mark A. Chiffon John G.. Stephenson
George Siillman, Samuel Hale, William Wood, James G..
Bryce, jr., Lewis Hail, James C. Bruce William DASims
Elias Poston, William III. Roane George j. Williams
Peyton Gavely, Robert Sheild John Hooc Benjamin r.
Dabncy James Allen, Samuel L. Hays, Methodist Poin-
dexter John t. Street, .Houlder Hudgins William O.
Goodc, Alexander C. Knox, William c. Henry, John w
Cabel, Mies w. Fisher, Thomas III. Harvey, Thomas
Davis, William M. Robertson Harmon Hiner Vincent
Witcher, William Swanson Thomas Miller, Asa Dupuy,
Charles S. Carter James Mcdowell William Nc Ma hon
Joseph Cline, Hiram Kgoe, Samuel Bare, William Car
son, Jeremiah Cobb Robert d. Powell, Thomas g. Mon
cure, John c. Crump, Jesse Hargrave Robert Gillespie
John Mccoy, Thomas McCulloch, Willoughby Newton
and Charles l.. Crockett.
lin answering to his name Mr.. Jones of Elizabeth City
and Warwick, TO remark, that he himself strong
y opposed TO the reelection of Gen. Jackson; but that
23ds OF his constituents in favor of his
and he iet himself bound to attend nobedence TO the
duties which he owed representative of the People
When his name was called, Mr. Cabel rose remark,
that he did not attend the meeting in consequence of his
own wishes, but under an engagement which he had
made with the People of Nclson-Hc was brought into
this meeting by the power of the People.
not attend agreeably to his wishes but
strong Jackson county, and he felt il his duty
the wishes of his constituents
Mr.. Crockett of Wythe, also stated himself opposed to
the reelection of Gen. Jackson but he felt his duty
attend, because he represented of the strongest Jack
counties in the State
The following Delegates were prevented by indspos-
ton from attending the mce;ng-bu they either appeared
by written proxy vouched for by their friends viz
Mcssrs Rice w. Wood Richard Booker Philip a. Boiling,
James ID. Hayburton, Archibald Richie, Jacob Helms
Thomas Smith, Thomas Spencer James c. Jordan. Arch-
bald II. Harwood, Hczekah r. Anderson VIM Stands
Archer jesse, and John T. Brown.
After the call of the Roll Mr. Miller submitted the fol-
lowing Resolutions:
Meeting have authority and hereby requested TO CALL
by public notice in the newspapers, another meeting OF
this Assembly future day during the present Session
of the Legislature for the purpose of nominating Electors
of President and Vice President of the United States and
y and Borough Of this Commonwealth and also Central
Committee
Resolved, That Gao Counties, Towns or Boroughs, not
represented in this meeting be solicited 10 appoint dele
gates attend at the future meeting may be called
by virtue of the preceding resolution.
In submitting these resolutions Mr.. Miller remarked
that this meeting had been called for purposes the one
TO ascertain which of the members of the Legislature
were friendly 10 the reelection of Andrew. Jackson and
the other provide method by which the
ties not represented by their Delegates in the General
scmbly might hereafter appear in the Conventions was
impossible he said TO designate this time the precise day
for the rcassembng of the Convention, because we did
not know at what time Congress would pass the new APP
portonment Bill nor at what time our Legislature would
pass their Electoral Lawboth of which events must
take place. before any day could be fixed on the future
meeting of the Convenon.-le had therefore, pre- pared
the resolutions such way as TO authorize the President
and Secretary OF the Meeting hereafter to designate the
day OF the Meeting
Mr. Dadc request the Secretary read the Clause
of the Constitution of the u. 81 which relates the num-
Der of Electors-and contended that by the words 'the
whole number of senators and representatives which
the state may be entitled in the Congress-, the number of
Electors should be graduated by the Census 1920 and
not the late Census-and therefore that the number of
Electors would be the as ii at the late Presden
al Elccton-and the Meeting could at no loss TO fix
the day of their adjournment
Mcssrs. Winston, Miller and Ope expressed themselves
OF different opinion, and contendcd that both by the
OF Congress and by the precedent Of the Election of
lSl2-l3 it was clear that the appOronmen must be
changed to adapt itself TO the recent Census.
Mr. Gholson did not think it necessary 10 discuss the
question present He said there two the
way First, right make the apporionment under
the Census, when, if there election of Pre-
sden by the Electors would have TO be made by the pre-
sent Congress, which s constituted under the old Ccns
And IDLY, it certain that the present Congress would
pass any Apporionment Bill at alli
Mr.. Preston thought that the only question viii CHI was
entitled TO the serious consideration Of the Meeting was
as 10 the nomination of Tice- President He said he
represented District which had been the first in Virg-
mia TO support Cen Jackson-it a wedge il were,
between Virginia and Tennessee.-Dut if it the OBJ
Get OF gentlemen to adjourn this meeting TO future
day. in order by such procasnation TO bring i'm
rs Vice President, who Tariff man, he for would
consent such deayand lift were intended TO asso-
cate such man with Gen. Jackson; to select our V.
President candidate, who is in favor of the Tariff in ia
of the distribution of the Surplus Revenue in favor
such Bank as has been proposed Mr. p declared that
lac would not support such man; could he
for Cen jackson in connection with such Candidate
~ and ardent had been the attachments Of his District
towards Gen Jackson-Jf il were the wish of gentlemen
10 procrastinatc the proceedings for such purposes he
could not think OF conserving any delay.
Mr. Miller dlscained any such Intention lie declar-
cd that when nc submitted these resolutions the idea
V. President had entered his head. For his
part he was as much opposed TO the Tariff the dis
iribuon of the Surplus Revenue any man lie would
90 further and say, that if he TO consult his own
wishes he would take V. President from our own State
posed to alude TO p P Barbourbuti in bringing forward
these resolutions he could the meeting that he had
no such ulterior views.
Mr.. Ope declared tiat ne had come here as others
had done for the purpose OF assisting bring Andrew
Jacksonupon this question: he trusted all i'm unison
The is the whom all have in yiew.-But he could
say with the gentleman from Powhatan the Vice Presi-
dency had not once entered into hs head As TO ultcror
views and Management he not the to give into