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PROTEST OF WESTERN MEMBERS

Il On Saturday night a-fsw moments be-
tore the hnal adjournment Of the House
of Delegates, Mr. Armstrong Or Harri-
son presented The following Protest,
which was read by the Clerk and then,
without any debate. laid upon the table,
on Mr.. Ytrby's motion, and with Mr..
Armstrong; consent: H<.fS
The Undersigned, Members of>ihe
present General Assembly of Virginia,
for themselves, and on 5ehalf Of their
Constituents. enter, and record .heir So
Tenn protest, against The refusal Of this
General Assembly, Ito execute the au-
thorlty contained ID the 9Th section 81
The Constitution Of this State, which pre-.
scribes, that eIthe General Assembly, ar.
ter the year Is4l, srd at Intervals there.
alter Of not less than iep years, shall
have authority ,etwo-thirds Of each House
concuHing, 70 make fe-apporlionmenis Of
Delegates and Senators 1hrouehout the
Commonwealth, % HAT The number Of
Delegates shall NOT al any time exceed
$50. nor Of Senators, &c. We Also
protest against the refusal 10 pass law
providing for taking the sense Of The pco-
Rig s gUPsGnns. fSi5S 6iRsp Esaen e amend
liberately and solemnly denying. ID the
only two forms Id which the inequality
Of representation throughout the, Sta.e
can be corrected and refusing 10 the peo
PIE the only means Of redteesing grieva p
ICES violalite of equal nights, Of equal
freedom and 81 these sacred principles
unanimously affirmed by OUT fathers in
Jpne l776, and fe-affirmed by the Peo-
1pIe Of Virginia inI Convention Assem- bled
in January, 1890.
We, therefore, eherishing as we.do or
love Of coun,ry-"That all men are bg
nature equally free and Independent" ~.
THAT all power il vested in. and conses
quently derived from the People" And,
! believing as we do that all of these !unds-
mental principles. which are embodied in
our Declsrstion Of Rights, are grossly viola
tied by the existing spporllonment Of rep
resentsiion. avail ourselves Of the only
present right, that Of spreading upon The
Legislative journal. this our Protest
| Signed, C p Darnan. 2 J. Armstrong
III ] Jackson. Samuel Elliot, D Kinckeloe
Philip Cox. Jr, J.F Harrison, VIM Jones'
llV A Wood ward. Cha's CULLEN VIM Il
\ French John Moler, James NJ Newkirk
Presly Msrtih, Vim G Brown, John Nc.
Pherson. Jefferson T Martin. George Cow
an, Alien T CspeHon. VIM s Morgan
| John Nc Cauley, John Nj Robinson, Da
1 via Pugh. Addison Mclaughlin, George
Mayse, r A Clendenin, John J Davis
VIM G Holloway, If Moore, Wright Gate
4 WOOD. David Crawford, Nehemiah Smith
Timothy Taylor, John Crimes. Henry En-
fskine. A LesBurn. John Carroll. ] Mul
Hen, Samuel Z Goodson, H Bowen, Thos
In Tate, d MEdgington, H Hlner, Ed
mund P Hunter. Cromwell Orick. Jas {
Shipmsn, Edward II mithiAn.hony Ken
needy, d Smith, Isaac ] Leflwich.
III SpEcIE.-The Frederick Examiner say
Etliat the Banks Of that city are redeemin,
Their obligations 10 specie, and continn'
TO receive greatly more Of il than ihel
Ipay OUT
1 we may add thai The Banks of Balli
I more freely raw specie on demand 70
ltheirissnes. and that they also are receiv
ing more COIN from depcsitors than is pai'
!, out. The truth is, there is no demanl
-xhaiever for specie, except for the pur
: posesiof small change; aud many person
! who have been boarding coin for con
siderable time past are now glad 10 be r.
lieved iron the risk and anxiety connect
: ed with il. by depoeiiing il bark. Til
! law OF Maryland. authorising the issue
small notes, works admiralty well, Dol
J. for the community and the banks.
4 IBsIlinors .4msrieaa.