Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-10-24

Five years will this day eIspsc since IN. Conven,,
~'" framed The present Constitution OF Virginia com.
nshoe rs session ia the Capitol we can scaIe,lv brn
ourselves TO believe tat many precious yr,r. hay
psteu w apparently 90 short time. Thera arc some re
eos o. moro interesting character that such an an
nVessfy naturally cAeltes IL about midday that
MT adson rose from his seat, aud, in lie words Snok
10" s"i under great emhSrra' nomna ed Mir Mon
roc 10 nc char III is not going far 10 assert h ,!o
Conyeniio' aud the community at largo were ready ,o
s;Sn that honorable station the sage OF Montp,I;., ~
his prompt nonination of Mr.. Monor 4. v.Il az b o,v
eelHgs u t s'd previously sscertsnod, induced tina,
BODY 10 @oop' his motion without dissent If MIR Mdjon
was embarrassed ia nominating Mr.. Monroe Tue Liter
80 'o'e u@n embarrassed ia returning his thanks
nom tue cna'r IL was, however lime Of generous
ceme"i Probably Virginia had ne yer Sc as n,rv obe
usuhGn'hed Son' gathered ogeirf; hen The voice
0 "e venerable Madison broke s Stiffness of The sc.ro
-when we 's~ Madison aud ars!alI conduct Il-r com
patriot TO the chair, aud heard him ntopounce in FL
ieTug tones lis voive lihute TO ;lose =, ho h,J ct
req on hm the distinguished honor oil presiding over
their deliberations tel, fulness in our own Soso
winch would iuduce us 10 pardon the feelings Of o,her
ooue OF ms elder members of the bod Freely shed e,r
" SAT from the gallery, whore we're we saw pooe
ourselves; but the scene ouehing TO oue Of ,v,r
ieehngs ann generous seusibities. We may more re,
" imagIhe man describe The feelings OF ar ,aison
Judge NJ 'rsl'slI anj Mr. Monroe. They had ca, hoG
IN sn'iiT body, aud OF all those valiant and Ioliv sn
'ha Oy years before had assembled the same spoI
where 'hey ihen sat, with the exception OF two o,h,r,
memOefs oi Tie present body. they 0lOne suruired TIL
had not beeu 10 any public body since and The IN.
'on' ythe' Fendieon Mason. Les Henry, and
ihe other eomPal'Ios, fitted them Ana hare hv
the way in looking is names Of ,hos. WHO
COnvenion oil 1888 aud 1929, we Sc. exeonl5cJ ,,,
wonderful ELECTS oil the statute OF desceuts There a.
WITH tie exception Of Mr.. Madison Iu1ge MI ~,
aud or hio"ros scarcely halt dozcu OF the nsn,s in
QUO 70 oe 'ound 10 The oiler; aud those not linss do
seohu@u sid iOr Tue most part. related TO zach
and tins, too, in the Old Dominion, and n, N, sns ~
or'y years Farther TO give the good old s,ants ~, ~
praise we WIZ say AT tue hazard Of The in,pua,ior y,
IasnhsSs' 'ha' Tie Convention OF 'SS could have
CO ~ proper person. by their lnesl repres.nf,riv
are quite sure, thar, in degree and variety of t,i,n
mural worth, they would have scknou led ,lrir W.
q nj
Convention This We say ~ 10 improper snid, W. ~
we're smos 10 'dosify the great aud good name and o
" ouT iathe'; Dol "o are ing 10 succumL In r.,
snliqusiisn spirit thai 10 peTpetusIy se.ki,g -,
tie present at the shrine VI Tue past ~ ''''''iSe
WIN DO 1riuombered, dat the elections Cor ,srt
% nv CotFohho" had taken pl' a early in the ,p,nrcr.
aud the reputation OF greet n,Snbef Of The s,ceti
Candidates had irayeTsed tho union. Public e,n.o,s.'
gao ''sfhed lft" on io body and the session ag 10
he had Ia October, period d Ime Ahsn ,ecori;r
BAIL Hal, bAlf the Amsdcsn poopIe are on NJ ig o
was Cot iufphzfg n find largo number Of neonIs g.
ny oSn"" % me Cnlon eongfegaed at the Capitol
ne PODnc hst stesfy sDgled ont tho persons NJ Tia
df'n'a' 'ni as'isnsd 10 Inc sectors tholr rs,necJS
10 needles 10 sag is public eEpecsiion VA. en,re,
AtisGlt The great debate on The Basis NJ
az last bogtb Tbon eafno tie srisndid 49,, - -,
UPsbur--a wonderful speech. by vb.exsr ,,. 49,
"y IT, Hheihaf re CONSIDER tho One action Of die ,oet
or me hAPpy ocqhenee and sound phj,soolv NJ d, .
speech, Wa one Of che pow sfYl sddtssss, -
ne evof listened. Notuithstaodinr ma 49,, -
swPfs'' when on visit short tfro Afterwards 70 Ibs
norm, NO o0nd copious exirscts IRON II pfioeJ il 49,
not her neiass book snd heard them dscsned j lie ,
err colleges " VIZ ""' W
Cooke Green, Scott. Morris, Barbour, Tslgb Micro,
sOyne' e'And shd Randolph, al good .pe eehss on
l"s FsEeo ipsson cut 10 not ior HE sos.cl -, s
os"s 4'e,"oh "b'h wssa nsp of lie whole snticst ~ =,
nj bs,gh "on bis great atne on The foo, of H. $500
uon. for yea" he bod msdsied on Tie snbiret al "
gma aiiair% and hs knowledge Of every ,L,,g 49,.
WIN mem W" 80 minute tist no one who vas no, a.,
sent o. acquainted With tiie events Of ue d,o Ill
40 q0ste idoa Of he extent sod seeuracy o Li
ledEs. " soon appeared hat tie bo.ins,s Of t,,
eosnsel Tor lie Commonwealth, - she ten ,vs. s,
90 mb Tic performed his part bfsveiy noLlv saie,t1
p no fuls 10 SJnisH rOunefb sptos 81 docegi,, H.
Isegh was spi1s od Pug0oGdum. lie il Question Of H.
s"I'' es's'' Or The wcigbner matters u the Coosntn
nVhj % u me specihe charge ol tie bUtsing Of C,,
keg' Of Damaged gunpowdsr or he general sfens,o =,
t"mvis 40 u'bs eondha, 10 ever ready 10 ito 49,
heid utterly feSardless Of lime or pses ar lie ,si ~
NE metal fohird ag'ind him. You we're reniojsd y,
MAJ 'e p0'fefsoA--;hs eternal feaginsss ttf . ~
fniltd ia Sas'ens. ~ ""cN ao'
Iho great knowledge Of Mr.. Leigh in yi,si,i. Aft.
seems 70 account satisfactorily f0r his prominent st,t r.
we Jolyi te!, here were others who po,sesssd go,
suo"eoge o. Fhgihs affairs, whose minds were ,,-sl ~
sy occ'fionaHd whoss fame uas oexf,nsiv. q, ~ 49,.
D"ioD f,oh'biy the iime is rot ~ hand n discoss IT.
"'''' "eop5 Vn he VII Observe IN psssne fhs, d.