Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-12-24

VIRGINIA LE:.iSl4 ATUI
! HOUSE OF DELEGATES
SATURDAY, Doc IL, 1899.
! sOTTICAROLINA AND THE GENERAL

soUTTICAROIlNA AND THE GENERAL
GOVERNMENT
Mr. Btodnax from the Select Committee, moved
that rule of the House, conhnlng tho number
constituting committee 10 thirteen be ior the pre-
sent suspended, and that eight be added 10 nc
Committee oil which he WINS Chasmlnl
MIR Csrter Of 7. w, offered nn Amendment 10
the resolution oftbc gentleman hom pmwiddee
II was ~ substance that Inc present committee DC
discharged ftom the furth q consideration OF tbs
subject ana that anew COMMITTEE. consisting OF
twenty one mc,apcrs, be chosen by bdlol' sl''
Carter said he would state his reasons very briefly
for The proposed amendment. Il mustbe obvious
10 every man in the House, that tho present Com
nice was formed OF mon possessing the greatest
eon,fariety OF opinion. The crisis IA which we
found ourselves was one which required imnedi
ate and etleetnal action on the part OF TIC state
was dilemma, take II for all III td. the Ike u
which we had seldom ser'S AUG ~ ! he hu"'es
never 10 witness again From tn oFofhaue ma
,erias OF Which the con'nlioe was composed, u
wea impossible 10 say when they would otrsVe al
any conclusion. The result would be after Sons
debate anil grcat consumptou OF lirie, icpoI'
iion The majority, and II counter report ron Inc
minority. IL the meanwhile tiine~was passing
! aud every moment ot delay might prove dangerous
lie had anoihof and e1u lily important reason ioi
1
Tie RI solution OF this committee aud the aeiion
upon il " ths Leg Stature, would go forth TO the
world Nc the act Of Virginia Under such clrean-
stances, wiihd due Difference 10 Tie abily am IN
partisIjtg Of the Chair, he would not Willingly
trust the sneIc Judgment ofaily man upon e'f1h
II had been sald that VIC we've To speak as ~laie
and not ss patty. Mr. Carter sad that Virginia
could not speak but in the words OF ~, ana NOSE
words noble as they were, wo,e thoniselycs d'ela
r;n;on was impossible. But when Virginia p'p
soeak il was necessary tina, She should No ~ - :
,noc worthy Of her high and al'cieht iep''"''1,'
! ". hopcd the amendment would prove eerep'"V''
- IL. House md to the gentleman ironl D1n""
! die himself ....,,,l,l,
NJ Campbell said tina, the present Assembly
w.s placed IN a situation OF awful feaeo"s'o""'
II was not for this Legislature To apPsa' ~ w
shane of parties to the contest bn' 10 aS' VIC
no zee makers, He saw not what oi3ec' sp''. =
obtained by discharging the pfese"' 'o''N',.',s
~. ,..ao ,.ave to differ from the gentleman IRON
ps,ane w diam. (Mr Carterl lie bcIlevea IN
zen, committee capable OF coming TO a ee'o'''
-, e,,,oiou md did not doubt that ,hey "oo'
s,,n, ,i,,oish their ,epofi lie hoped thVt .hf
,,i,h, he allowed to proceed without efcnll'e an
,xtraorJinary excitement ana eltet ''og NV
nor,od gentlemen would then DC az ''V''
su,ecst such corrections al ihey W's"l wv" :"
Fccssary. - h,,t,cl Il
,,onos;tion which gave rise tnthe present "''''
. he lei, himself bo,mdto mahe sery) ,Fw
: marks lie had early requested his os'''" :" :
ON a mere motion to Plarse INTO tne "''s'pe.' .
his solemn and important question, ne ,e''
decpest gratitude for the honor pes'"M'" ~
, himself, but he could no, hope mas w ,'"'I
!. under It's present organization would oe aHs
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