Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-02-06
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


CONVENTION TO AMEND the CONSTITUTION.
The ur,ler of III, DIV h,n,, bo L .p,o,din r., Il,
king The sense sf he people apon the propre,y Of caImg
convention 10 amend The ,onsti,n,ion ,f m, S,,,
taken up
The oues,ioo wAs iipoh tho bas.aop nj Tho hill Mr.
Edmun5s al II rem,,h,a ,h, No !, b,J hao, io,,,,,oJ
there was Ia be- n silent vote ufn the bill moved that
The bell he runp. which was ordered
Mir Slroher referring IN ,bc inheritance If Tho oues
tio,s nvuvod in his h,lf naJ eno,,l io,,iries H. IA
,l,o nhlnrls and n,,nsa. -, ~, AL XIV i; ~,
d,v of ibnov,,inn and c,ns,i,n ,InLr,n 900 ,,., a.,
submit, the constnlu, of V,,in, ~ ,h,s ,;nL,,i,r
Ile wanted Ia knov ,yb,,hor 10 n,as,;o ~ Ill "a
,,h,,a h,s;s ,.oa =, h., Wv. I",s''o" W '"'N anu
,, - H., ia 49, I'.' ,i " we eo"s'"'
al ths Siae IIe s,id NM, md ,nnna,,n, s,t,a,s
we,e no, disnosed oC ,,,,hn, o.a, "a Aha. anl 49,
tested apainst The yot, npon ,bis hin ,,hn w,J In
exclamation of tho r,asons f., lie n,ss,ne ~
MIR Stenbenson in ,e,Iv t,nL ,hs ,,,o,nJ IN, ,l
rc,so,,s for Inc p,ss,,e If H., I'M All L ~ 49,
we'd in II we,e we'll nnda,sa a, ,h ha Ia IL
.,.ssd ,,,.a,oJl, In a. 4 ND 49, ~, 10
stood in all parts of IN. commonwealth t c,,,non,.
ed upon the basis of repfes,n,nun which h, Denounced
in strong terms, as arbitrary And nnpnced Med ns an
pressive prryous and unust II, I'm ,ysso,n M, NJ ha
State gur, briefly inn, a ,;s,. If s,, r ~ s,a,,,,
bearing On The question lie concluded bv ten,,,iny I'm
declaration that the questions involved in the of
the bill were understood by all
Mr. Plus spoke briefly oh thh suh,,c, ,tnc I'm, tho
probosi,,pn WA ,ooennnslv f,,n.J -, n,,h ~ H., AZ
contehts relative 10 the coon,v conr, system r,b, r
suffrage &cwhile the main b,ect was IN ch,nn, ,bo
basis Of represents alton
Mr. pilta moved IA, amend Tho hi, n, G,o,vs Ia, ,,.,
Of ryder: -
De IL further rnacied That Il sbail he ,be d,,v nf
the Executive Il, ascertain tbe res, ,s .xbh,,ed hv M
returns received and determine ,b, same nv ,n m.,r
" in each county city ar poruyh of ,Ls
c.,,n,;,, H.. ,.,,..a,,.,.. - o., 49,. ''
olgh el,bet Er nj Ans, ~, n.i ~ o.y -. WI
such mai,ri,v IF Tho y,,a,s ~ oI " ' as
ough NAV bc "'" 'o'"''' ''' VI '''
Mr. Prest m de6,.d tho oh,.., ~ III. -, !,
bo to s,ifs the voice of The mnori,y If ,he "as
,;ng viii, ,he ,noin,;,. ~ a., " ,"' "s' eo"cn'
,he emil Of \ convsnoo '' "''' "'' ''"' W 'eea'
Mr. Stephenson understood !, n .o , r,ovo,,o,, -.
take the vu,e On tho cal nj , ,yan,; H., ,, "s W
that the east beiuy dav,laJ ;,,o s,ali ,, ~ ~,
west into LARGE conn,es tbera ,,IJ M mo- h,,a =, Ill.,,
c,I ,c , onnv.n,,,n ,Ih,h h H., ~ ~ ~ " ''o
tbrd If tho n.onla of tho e.s, ,yo, j., cvo, NV
eonven,ion eoncurrng ,,,bn,I Tho ,aa,, "c ha 49,
II Inns Tho ynco or ,y,.,hirds If ma. .on, ~ ,hs 60
,yos IN be s,iaod ~
Al, pm s.id ,,,, he dino, or Ii. ..ui.. -
in ove e,eh c,nn,v =, .la,,,nn ,ia,i., ~ @ was
no nerg,t,s !, h,i in ,ha Hue ,r niaa, ."' 'o'e'
Al, I,niot ,ny.J Tho ,ndoG', 80 se' r.,
hill md ,yder ''' ''''''''' p''P'"o"o"' u INC
A dnsnj,ar, and r.d,., a......,; ,,.=3
!, which Mess1s Pie 3D., uooa'o en1ue d
r. 49, '',' 'eSu", n'PheSoh' Jackson,
Mossrs p'os,''n ' al Iaai WV" l'al' .
c,uo nj mo nrnros,;,n snl',,, , DER g'a"n
,hey ,hnnm,, h,1,,n' Wy MI. ms when
Inn sa'J !, cs,;,'s'd az, " "n a"o f"e,'" mr. res
bet yeen tho r,,es md ,ha, W. a., a"a "e issue
r,ep, shonlJ +. in tho han1s ~ II, nv u'e s'.in'
cnnn,sd All oye, Tho S,,,a ot " a , ho i'asu Voefs
oc,so r. a.,,,,' i., VI y" 'ae nanus " ''ose VINO
hopeJ il moi, he waived and ,b, u"ss 1ue,o a"a