Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-28

1t - singular that the Message of Gov. Mcdowell to the
Legislature ol virginia transmitted the 10th enclo
sing the Le~sburg convention proceedings and approving
their Object, should have attracted lille public notice.
Our asuinnE call attention we confess proceeded
from the curiosity rather than the To see rs, what
others might have say But rs we are not likely IN b.
gratied IN this studied caution being obviously the line
OF policy which Others have fit adopt and as the
subject OF the greatest possible moment To the State
We repubIish the Message order awaken more EN-
pistic its import
IIousE DEiHGArEs,}
Tuesday, January TO- 10
The SPE,EER laid before the House the following COM
municali0n:
10 The House Of Delegates.
Conference.-The enclosed IS copy of the proceedings
at Convention, which held at lewi.bup ia August
last, and which, IN pursuance oi resolution o that body
have the honour lay before you the information
OF the General Assembly. The widelyet anxietes from
which these proceedings spnng less than grave con
sderatOms of Constitutional requirement and political Jus
tee by which they supported, will doubtless for
them, without recommendation mine your early and
careful delbertion And whatever that deiberation may
result IN Tor the present will lead hope 10 the sati.fac
tory and speedy relief Of the Constitution its expert
enced defects, and ultimately unite the CREST geographical
divisions OF the State in mode better fitted Than the
existing for the promotion their practical good and
more consistent with the unity Of their political rghs
have the honour To he, with great respect,
Your mOsi obedient servant,
JAS. MCDOWELL
Mr.. S,urH, Of H., moved the following resolution:
ing tie passage Of Law tako The sense Of the peopr
upon the proprety of calling Convention To amend or
alter the Constitution oi the State together with the various
petitions the subject aud the communication Of
the Governor be referred Select Committee TO be COM
posed Of members taken from the grand divisions of
the State.
The SFrAGER TOOK time to appoint the COMMITTEE
We hsve thus Contention amend the State Consru.
uon, tccommended-no, recommended, but yrgsd by
the Governor OF Virginia Convention desired and en-.
forced by the Executive Tor lhe leading the exclusive
purpooe, o establishing the WHITE BASIS Of Repre-en.
taIOn: And tbs recommendation and message which at
another ume would have thrown Virginia into flame and
which H 80 pregnant with approaching and strife
makes impo 8son than the Governor had trans
united the proceedings sf q turnpike company
We have introduced the subject for the purpose ol
expressing opinion taking ground Tor or agsinst the
call oi Convention, least OF all censurr the Governor
Tor performing Of duty, Tor the mode IN which he
has chosen perform But while the SUBJECT we can
not iorbear from congrauang the Eastern slave holding
Democracy Of Virginia upon the feIicous discrimination
they haye displayed the choice oi q gentleman n rule
over rhem who IN the past has gone the fl length in
favor Of STATE Abolition, whose first official act the re-
commentator q" Convention establish the ,obifs basis
and ssh, hiss committed The whole influence he station
| N favor of that movement!
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