Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-12
a7yEs Congo RE = 8.
SUBSTANCE OF REMARKS 81 Mr. GeGGlN,
on VIRGINIA.
SECOND SESSION
oa Ii, manner cf R.ps,.a,eif' Elections.

WAVED IL amend lhc u4t - '1'i"s ''' 49Al9"'"e IL
...gad be il fali-r s.s..63. Tat such staos saal
he divided b} 1e legislature h,ls I, mis- "a many dis
tr.cts coap s p geaas 'rretaiN, as shall hr olua
= the nanlcr I'll representatives To Nhrh sud Side
NAV he csatrd "a tic II Use ct Representatives, Of taa
United sscs anI thar each Of the sud districts shat
cl>i on Il preseaauve.
To uhst saeaducat Nr CAerRrtt, Of SOUTH
Can.lina had 3. esI the following amendment
.Tas, 10 yer, tas7 vf5f >laff IL Htt'sd II IN re
man ens K TsseHiatiye. TIE naslaft 30 winch C.st
srsle sal bs optilad tadtf lhs aFP rtaoaeai s'ai
lie elssitI br districts c1Hr SCI Il e#tEusas tfrfitn
.,aal IN ri.acr e the eun,5 Il Representatives, l.
nh,ch sas5 Staie alsF be eaara - ere e4s5fel cles
tfsg maec than eae pres. tat.'e-
SIR G6Us1S s5la he la# aa- lsa - The liai-c iiHz
morning l5f the pasp $50 II making sYsccha tn saa
,ec, am hefzt tBe Commit &c. IL p1s sig5i.fis
into the gaesiiHu involved IN Fac amendment offend Is
the geni.eal,u finn New Jessy fif ia-tcd) an as5
evening l. Vas new 10 haa. 1nI presented, at hrsi
view s5nc difficulties II bod 81 seen Tic aMl0d
mont in nrint-- B5t hlyH4 been Fsa sa'd IN The MOI
ninr papers and N Tue a.as,pn ve prevailed IA ih
Hall Yesterday, u wa almost aI dc IL near Il,
when read at the afle t lie ,lk IL bad, = arm
nr lis purp5rt and IT'S object. been ,uth with rs nov
elty 10 say The hast u IT, Tat viewing u IN this ght,
he had but a nunoni tcoIa ming II The House tins
morning. looked at M. Aads.as exp sition Of the
clause ii the Constitution, ead,f Nhl II Was fnPsod
10 exercise tbs power aud a ahag isam The Sal,s tic
privilege hcy had nov used, nn lrr IA Constitution, III
more than iiy years, of fixing lh G, p'ac an mgh
ner uf holding Their elections iof ncmhos ef Con
prcss IL had rsen hr said. MA fiy to call he atlrn
,onuf the Committee to the Vows III anc able and
distinguished y. Mr.. Madison. he cd not propose 10
drtae lhesnhee he had MT NE irspartl With prop
er references and alter sufficient cXau.natouel hcsut
,oct. 70 enter al length inr7discussien-hc would leave
that tooihers. Mr. Madison. hc s1ij having teen II
mcipber d the General Convention winch adopted the
Constitution, he night lie Will supposed tn be caIab
oi ludgnr of what the intention Il the iauers u thai
Instrument wera and what uas tie luoluos and The
eonstrne.u thar siiunld be- gyc Il particular,
lie was as1 member u thI \ rg8a Convention thar
passed up the ratification II lle Constitution ai lhc I
Staten aad i, was IN this 5tief bidy that he aavc ts
exposition IT, winch Nr G. bal q Ir led. aua 6hch hr
would presently ast g. Se rosa ty the Jerk
Mr. t,oGeIN sad that h. Lad a. expected this pra.
position would laeei with iyr o moan Nh Sc VINO pr
fesscd 10 bo STATE Riol,s mn ,s si ind IN tgI, IL,
Ilo used moi the word, ~ as4l.n. II used them n 1t
onlg as a yiryin A. b,t Is aH l,,r..f-as one Dr..
Gus that all ,be s.ats d., Ire t,eurrl and Stale G9vcr
meu,s should he pt served aua raa0el M eNeIci-in,
either psxers eNnf.sy dlisfa.e ar III So a6 II v,.,
there was doubt "a n.lsl ~ iar# important haIl4.,
topics he had been wilnr - Low the views Of Alt
Madison he believe h. lid VITA am that N, po,s
e. to regulate tn, lee i5a.r and l5anncr If h,ln
elections was gi1fn 10 Caastrss1ll oniy +, b., ozca
,sed under l,sfte.l,r ..,.,.....e. ses ai,,l.