Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-28
Your oJsdien, servants.
HGIcEs-I-t JANUARY.
RE-ApPORTIoNMENT
REPORT OF the arNoRrrY
or THE SELECT COMMITTEES

VI ! re ctL.ti CUM VIII ZEE
T. -t97 rae 'efr''de-ru.H msmsrie,s pr7yiag f,r a
Rerpne-'.'.r''Ef " Rsrrss>Hiaa in bon 5r1neis,
cfft- L.risIafsr.
The der=-n. 4, members Of the Select Com
m.res % whom wf5 referred the men,,ri,i Of Ger.
Tin ri'z-us OF lnswrn county and tho res luton
adopted nY meeting Of citizens of Gcsenhrier co.
nrs wing To- Her1pOruonmeut of representation IN
both branches of he LEGISLATURE d s,snino from I'm.
report end resolution of the majority OF ,he ~onri.
t'r have daeucf fre suiir Of auficcrt nr9rt,rre
ta I1sriy them DO explaining the reasons O. their
dissent Proceeding uqnn th1t provision Of tho
Cons tuition hcl authorizes 'ie Legislature ,f.r
tue vrar leil, 90 %. rrrrr-.on Rrr-rt-rftf,or
tHrou-. oHt the Cummouwc the mn iYri,,. rs.,-
fncni"a REINFORCEMENT NJ Repre- cu'at.ou in both
uf-nc't. ~ iro Lr-r.lturc, based on tha nunihe~
o. ga nei so er, no tIe rcver-I iiuert hr4,..
q" ue a'c-'1nrd by just rn'io 10 reference, 20 ,bie
r.pparcu.' II pr sen: che legislative mower il
Distributed r7 as ~ give 10 'hc % comics 'vior.
wet OF the A.e-hn Mountains 81 dc'-g,teS. 70
i1e c'unu IS ~ ~, between tie Allegheny and
the ne R-gn oi mountains 25 DELEGATES. To- the
~ counties lying EMS, Of the Blue RIDE o. noun
ttlrs and 1bpgs ti1e water - de'e-7'rs nrd IN b.
c1In''c, rnr', towns rod horougis lying uror tide
wn'er IS re e-l'es. The formal on of the senate
CIV 10 mcwlar' 10 the western division ortbe STAT.
aud 10 uou5rre - 'he eastern.
Ac-ora'n. 20 rho plan propesed the 26 counties
lynn wfst Of tte tNrghinv viii receive - de crates
ih' ~ cou"fi7 yr. between the Allegheny ard
nc 1850 " re'eiv" p delegate: Tie 20 counties
|Nf'r |tH. N I. u IH u no NUN above ffFn W
wi. re-. ivo 30 cr gates; and the crun'i.s. cities.
towns AMI inrourhs Wing upon tide ,sr,cr will re-
raivo 81 delegate; whilst the wcetcrn division OF
'He Sn'" "f' receive lG members ofths SENATE. and
che EASTERN division ~ msmr,fs.
fhts plan obtain it is obviprs Tint tho r,rcss nj,
system TI'i Hc wholly Discarded. and tbe r,.ro,- .
fr'1nce r. rgwrr 11w held hy fh,t f.or,lon Of the
state wing east of the Blue ridge viii. no once b.
transferred 'o Che PORTION which lies west thereof.
y pr'ros ti'u which c9n'cnp',fsq such , vi,'e,t
I q #|r I'd Cd .. .. .. %
directly, ''e voluntary surrender md frar.f,t by n
r'mn1r.iY r' 10 'lr-c moss Of political posse,.
tp gHn rc1I'srerce, must Pc supported by the
most ro1vinc NJ proofs n Dee justice. EspeerIIv
most % be thus supported vben urged by those
~ o d7 -ot ptr'elp'f- cqu1iy in the GREAT g'ak e
which Dr. tnr FI.I..t nj fhl' power but 90 M itfe
0xcn', possess diversity ~ interests from those v
whom Doe slucrder i5 to ue made.
d. however Cue advocates Of the p.5n can sun.
port 9 rrfffn' prl ~ IrfclrrglLls proofs nf g i1a
u-r, % doe. ro' become usf turn desresr To- fb,,
voice. ln raIr therefore. ~ fsir enquiry. ygi,b
a f'fr'-iIpn 200 He IIrf, noe undersigned will pro-
'efl i' mi fF1nn1r7n OF rho fl,fs on3 arguments
9n which tie WHl,rty i1urd their resolution.
The question 70 He considered i-. in what pro.
portions 'he legislative power Of tho Commonwealth
Fn1I he ii1'f..'rd 20 different masses n those IN
~nJm 'fe Constitution conicr Iie OF .ht Of sunrige
Abandoning The exploded notion that there BE- in the
INV ~ nature mo- original principle which gives 10
m'I1r'y flrN ~ control n minority, the report
ri uma ior n.I qualified voters right ~ squ1l par.
uciplu00 fo me exercise Of Tho legislative power.
rom their equal participation, in rcrnrct NJ quaGf-
ri''n ,n tc cecnve franchises md b. dec ares "thst
r0 e10i rclrI1 rin Ic .hrw1 u1on fhe urirriu' er
Of ".- popular government, Why he vote NJ one
II. Hre citizen should hive more mr. less weight in
Hf Conduct Dl public RI t.rs th1u Tho vote m h.s
/ .etI"Iur, or more distant fellow citizen. whether
separated w eT'r1rnous boundaries or by noun.
I 1.n, VI. cY, waste or sfre1m.r
li he rrF' %. .I'Ir1.e was regulated in sub0r1i
potion 100 tn'1 psronli nnd proprietary rgbf, thlt
~ fY 81 'nc number OF quai fed voters on the
Itr'tn' mrmbrn0l tle community wa mldo 10
.c1ra relative proportion 10 ile aggregate interests
N ue whole DO proposition ~ tle nsi0rity might
~ allowed Iersor. afd property are alike The
emenis OF r'ce'y and the rutircfs of legislation,
'tI ef'l'icd bike 20 pfo'ecuo' nni BOD rueh rogu
iron n tho ueht of sun see. unap the MAN Of The
oftriy both wou'd enter a9 dement's into the bl.
1s Of pr'sfn'ailon, and protection would bo there
y afforded 10 property, which oanuo' be my thing
short OF direct influence in the government O