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

subject attracted notice abroad; and Il said that n.
sulshfd politician IN New England occupying high
J"ue" station IN hs native State, when he
comparative obseuriy OF Mr. Leigh wih the celebrity Of
s2e OF his brethren, who had shone the national co.
cs, quoted the result TO demonstrate the ignorance of the
people, who generally their worst men ahrn, an,
kept their best at home
IN looking over The list OF names, which were called
over and over again day aerday aud month alter mon A.
nevery one became cisgnsed With The sound of his ON
name, some awful blanks appear Nearly one nm M
me original members ia the grortl Now ". wouLI
hsr P'0i that such body, composed no, Is of elder.
meui would sou psss away, But, se il bu,au sutici.
pANons were set at usught, those have died. who Tor
the uios, pAit were strong and sctive and n no IA.
lair prospect Ut atsinng h~sl,hy Old SEC W. n,;h
prepare ourselves Tor The loss OF Monroe, Giles ard
NE might add. Doddridge aud R.pdoiph: hui 49,
would have though, that the recording Angel had
written ,he hsmes OF FWzhugh. Campbell Powell
Morris, Cloyj. Wilson, Mscrar, Green L. ,ior Nj
MS. Bates, and Bsyly. in the book Of de,,h Men
whose chances OF lite seemed only good as those
men Colleagues, but equal to those the ssue pun,ber
Of men To DC found any where! Yet tho old and ipf,m
are lett 10 weep over their ashes When we consider M,
dninuton o. nuubers, the comparative he ah and yo
OF 'ose who have died, ADD the lapse Of years since the
adjournment, which may DO supposed 10 hear upon Al,
OUT particularly the aged, almost away from the
conclusion, thl If propoitonste degree OF mortality
aw; the survivors, ia five years not than one hail
WIN remain and IN ten years from this date at the same
ratio, ecstcely DOZEN
Tho mortality greater in kind and extent thar orAina
~ calculations would have allow eds and il seem, 10 n.
almost startling Aud the wonder no, diminished when
We consider the mortality OF the members Of the Virgins
SonSeuon oil SS The number Of that body Ms aiher.
cd from tc ayss aud the rattle alton Of the Fede
constitution, was, Tor that instrument So aud il
-, wnicn makes The whole number 10 be I6S Now,
Win our kuowedge oil the names Of tho survivors W e
eau 'ecogoize only three living, viz Mfr Madison Jde.
harsali, and General Cooke Judge Stuart was the last
VINO uIed Perhaps some eye severe than our own
may detect here aud there survivor but they will moi,
overreach hall dozen. The interval between the two
SohYeh'ons "as 'ory years and three months; say 40
years; aud The number OF the Grs l6S and the last
Se VI l6S the number Of the tst strike of for IN.
suY"ofs as ABOVE, and the maine OF Judge Stuart who
we have l6l who died ia the space Of 40 years. that il.
year which is at the rate of 20 in five years The Ia,
convention consisted have said OF 90 members.
~" ih me space Of i've years, 10 have died.
OF the original membcrs) counting Judge Dsdr who
signed. aud DR.. Reid who died, without h,,inr ,.to
,ner seats IN tho body, Is have paid the debt nature
hatS 10 out9s, which Is not far from year and near,
~ one. Nth OF The whole Number. Thus il nppesrs t
me mortality OF the late Cony nearly EQUALS tina, Of
we convention oil SO; and when the relative number. of
inc TWO bodies are con,idered, almost doubles in me
same space Of time " ~
began at the beginning, and will end with ths a.
tournament OF tho Convention. if the BEGINNING " "a
scene OF emotion The conclusion vas st more So The
TIDE oil party strong and full during session NJ o,.
nan hree months, and every In and OF the Con-
Venu'h e more or less during the time the intensity Of
excitement But tho limo come when old and vo,or
-iHenus and enemies-were about to mart 10 me >, NJ,
more. no eye could have discovered the cloud Of death
hs' hung oaek above them; but had almost aid that
inae had gathered cloud even darker than IN,
AMY For no one thought OF the strong and vigorous b
every eye seemed fixed few ruen OF lied ,,.
and public WORTH who would soon lesyo n, and he NO
more Aud when The Convention adjourned all pressed
snake oy the hand these venerable men Of the past
age We an'iciPs,c however, little On tho last day Of
the session. was early rumored thu, Mr. Randolph would
present mo usual resolution OF thanks to iho chair and
ms Tended to beGhten the animation Of the scene We
need scarcely add that Mr.. Randolph performed This du,v
IN his hspp'esi manner. Soon after when Mr. Leirh
moved The adjournment, Judge Barbour the President Of
the body aud pronounced one Of the ,no.t ,nnron
ATE addresses to which We listened IL was ll Of
JUST sentiment aud elevated p,;roisn and touched the
heart OF every who heard him hen he concIuI"J
ms valedieoFy. the motion put and tho Conven,on
adjourned SINE die .Vor(ok Beacon
Our calculation he msthemaeay eorroc IN, wa civ.
our data, which will enSbis his