Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-12-18
THE BERKELEY DELEGATES.

THE BERKELEY DELEGATES.
The Virginia Republican" of yesterday morn
ing has, doubt unintentionally done injustice TO
the Delegates from this County That Editor is
mistaken in supposing that either WIN. l.. BoAK OF
JAS. l.. CAMPBELL have, in any stage of the ques.
ton, voted with the ennernies ola Convention
They know well The sentiments Of their constit
uen,s, and We they would be amongst the
last TO disregard their wishes. We here annex
brief sketch of the legislative proceedings on The
question:
MIR. Lef.wich offered the following res
olution:
Resolved, That q select committee be
appointed to enquire into the expediency
of reporting a bill to submit to the people
the proprieIy OF calling Convention to
alter the Constitution of Virginia.
Mr.. Lyons moved al amendment 10
substance as follows: Strike out ali alter
the word Resolved, and insert:
That select committee be appointed,
of the friends Of the convention, to repor.
to the House the grievances complained
Of by them.
Upon this rather haunting and insulting amend
ment of Mr.. Lyons, the vote stood as follows:
Ayes--Messrs. Goode, Speaker South
all, Brown of ALTERNATE, Harvie, Bald
Win, Masse, Mitchell, Turnbull, Maclin,
Bocock, Flood Dickinson Of Caroline,
Lacy, Darlington, Winfrce, Broadus,
Hobson, Thompson of Dinwiddie, CHS.
man, Garnet, Scott, Hail of Fauquier,
S,iIlman. Saunders. Wall, Gather, Jones,
Leake, Walker Edmunds, Stovall. Brown
of Hanover, McRae, Wootlon, Goodwin,
Howard, Wallace, Game, Halves, Ores.
ham, Gordon, Shepard, Alexander, Kilby,
Cabell, Newton, Watts, Happier, VERIFY,
Middleton, Oliver, Davis, Syme, Laner,
Cooke, Dey. Daniel Stroller, Lyons,
Sebrel, Holiday, Chinn, billiard, Freeman,
Recess.
Noes--Messrs. w. II. B. Gusts, John
H. Gusts, Layne, Powell, Dickinson OF
Bath, Burwe,l, BOAK, CAMPBELL,
Tompson of Bote,oart, Camden, Miller,
Adkins, Fox, Toler, Moss, McClung,
Deskins, Street, PendIeton. Parks, CALI
son, Hiet,. Thompson of Hampsh Lee,
Flowers, Turner, Towner, Patrick, Duff.
Goare Mclntyr', Ellzey, Taylor, Banks,
Clayton, Parrott, Adams. Wade, Haml-
ton, Edmonson, Michael, Edglngton,
Mcpherson, Tatum, Hiner, Arbogast,
Fairfax, Brawuer, Long, Pritchard, Gold.
Harper. Martz, Kirtley, Cowan, Fugate,
Denison, Stickley, Tate, Hall of Taylor,
Laird, West, Funs.en, Goodson, Neal,
Leitwich--66.
Mr.. Scott of Fauquier then moved to amend the
resolution of Mr. Leitwich, by adding the following
"And the passage also of a provisional
law regulating the organization and other
matters incident 10 such Convention should
it be the will OF a majority OF the people
TO require one."
MIR. SCOTS amendment was adopted;
Mr.. LeItwich intimating shat it was ac-
ceptable to the friends OF Convention. J
ayes 72, noes not counted.
The resolution as amended was then
adopted, in the following words.
| Resolpsd That select committee be
appointed to inquire into the expedlency Of
reporting a bill TO submit to the people
the propriety OF calling Convention TO
alter the Constitution Of Virginia: And
the passage also of a provisional law re.
gulating he organization and other mat.
lers incident TO such Conventions, should
it be the will of majority Of the people
to require one.
The following is the final vote upon its
adoption:
| Ayes--Messrs. W. II. B. Gusts, j. II.
CustIs, Layne, Powell, Baldwin, Massie,
Dickinson OF Bath, Burwel, Mitchell,
BOAK, CAMPBELL, Thompson OF Bote.
tourt, Camden, Miller, Bocock, Flood,
Adkins, Fox, Toler, Dickinson, Caring
ton, Moss, Scott, Hall, DeSkins. Street,
Saunders, Wall, Gather, PendIeton, PARKS,
Calhson, Hiett, Lee, Flowers, Wootton,
Turner, Townel. Patrick, Duff, Goare,
M'Intyre, Ellzy, Taylor, Banks, Clayton,
Parriot,, Shepard, Adams, Wade, Ham.
l,on, Edmondson, Edging,on. MPherson,
Tatum, Hiner, Arbogast, Fairfax, Braw-
ner, Long, PrItchard, Gold, Harper,
Martz, Kirtley. Cowan, Fugate, benson,
Stickley, Tate, Hall, Laird, West, Fuus-
ten, Goodson. Neal, Le(twich-79
NOeS-hSSSIes ooOuCi
SouthalI, Brown OF Albemarle, Harvie,
Turnbull, Macklin, Lacy, Winfree, Broa-
dus, Hobson, Thompson OF Dinwiddle,
Chisman, Garnet, Stilnau, Jones, Leake,
Walker, Edmunds, S.ovall, Thompson
Of Hampshire, Brown of Hanover, Rae,
Goodwin, Howard. Wallace, Gaines.
Halves, Gresham, Gordon, Alexander,
Kilby, Cabell, Newton, Watts, Happer,
Yerby, Middleton, Oliver, Davis, Syme,
Lanier, Cooke, Dey, Daniel, Stroiher,
Lyons, Sebrsll. Holladsy, CHM, D!llard,
Freeman, Rice-5l.
1t will thus appear from the above that the Del
esa,es from this County true to the wishes Of their
nsttucnts, voted throughout with the friends Of
| Convention. wsknow Messrs. Boak and Camp
bell both to be the firm and unwsvering friends Of
a Convention.