Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-02-27
EDTORS C0RRESp0.NDE.vCE.

RIeHMohp. February 22. lS43.
The bill distctiug the State has made but little pro
grcss IN the Senate since my last letter only one OF two
additional changes having toen made in the Arrangement
Of tlc counties, cenrm the TRANSIT. Is 10 which
h,n referred. It's ultimate fate involved in utter I'M
certainty, well as the prrcd when il will be decided
very frank avowal by the way. was Yesterday iri-
dcniay made by Mr. Iavenncr of Braxtln in drls,c
upon bill 10 form county out Of parts Of the
counties Of Lewis, Wood and Harrison Those cnun.
lies are assigned by the hpporonmrt BILL to separate
dstrlcsand the II forming the new county proposrs
thai rton Of shall vote for member Of Congress
IN that district to which it has been thus assigned and
the other portion in the other district An ancndmen,
was proposed thai should he transferred en,irc To one If
the districts, SO that the people the new county should
vnt, together lr. Tavcuner objected t., this natural
UNIFORM and proper course. aud based his opposition
the enund that if TIC amendment were adopted. it
would rise the Wings prcpon,lcrahce in one of tn,
dstrIcsto which he decidedly objected though he add
ed, with good deal Of naireitc that he did moi desire To
gerymau(cr the State Cor jcrymandcr as he and some
others Improperly pronounce tlcw ord) TOO BADl W.
This declaration elected spontaneous burst Of laughter
tlruu.hon, the Hall. They would not rrrrvmandcr the
Stale too badly! should like To know how they could
cnrve 10 accomplish more than they have done in that
process OF political inequality. injustice and fraud The,
have cit the Wings decided district out Of fifteen.
and they have done 50, because, fihcy had not made
Wing district of thai, they would have been compelled
to make t,ro Wing districts somcn here else; and this
they say Is no. gcrrymanderng the State .too babu y
MI lavcnners unprecedented and iadscrcet remark
however Tor which We doubtless indebted to the
excitement OF debate, is sufficient reply to these who
eu'of |" make 1t appear, IN the teeth Of figures and
'acs mat they have not gcrrymandcrcd the State at ALI
The cec'ion OF Executive Councillor has been pest,
poned by the Senate (and agreed to by the House
from Saturday the day first proposed until "Wednesday
neA. No day has yet been designated by the dominant
rar'y upon whom the duty properly devovrs for the e,c
ton oi the other State officers And vet with all these
elections on hand,- with the half dozen Tax bills nm
touclcd-wit the James River and kanaw In i'm nroyc
ent on the table-lhc District bin in i,siiu between
INC t"o iousos-and other hundred bills before
inc House In thor varons siagcsthey talk Of adjourn.
ing on the 9th Of March, Ofeourse there is no lkeli
hood OF such an event, The people, however may con
sole themselves by the reflection that after the LIST of
March, the nebers will have Tcmain here cd half
pg-as there j. doubt ,hat the bill reported by the
helseoehment Committee reducing the pay Of members
to 81 alter the lapse Of eighty five days. will pass Bills
contemplating other retrnchmonts have also been re-
ported. and will probably become laws in some shape OF
other my next will endeav6r to state the charao
Ter and eAic"' OF Iese ptopgcd reductions. ii !,sou,