Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-12-14
would waive his light and, in case he should
make any remarks, he would defer them lor the

would waive his light, and, in case nc should
make any remarks. he would defer them Tor tAe
present.
Mr. HARRISON OF Loudoun commended that
Inc only power the House had was derived from
the 4h section of the Constitution, which provides
for the Ie.apporiunmeDt Of representation, and
made it The duty Of the Legislature TO re-appor'
ton every len years. 1t also provided Tor con-
lingency, viz: that re-apportionmenl may take
place in case new county shall be created, and
il would not be necessary 10 re-appoIti"n the
whole State. Had the Stale been re apporlioned
as il should have been in 1911 Accomac and Nor.
folk counties would each have been deprived Of a
Delegate, owing 10 the diminuion Of their popu-
lalior; and in this way We might grant Alcxan-
dria n separate Delegate, and not increase the
number OF representatives f:om The Iidewaler dis
trict He thought il was Tie duty OF the Lesisa-
ture 10 re-appotion the districts OF The Stale, and
that j, should have reference 10 the whole Sale as
it exists, and not OF territory which was in exist
ence al the time Of the adoption OF the Consti!u'
lion. He also considered Alexandria entitled TO
ground that she would be entitled 10 separate
representation in the House Of Delegates He
thought this was case which was contemplated
BY the Convention which formed The Constitution,
and the only wayne can grant her representation
was by adding her to some other county. lie cen
fessed he felt the force OF the beautiful trhue paid
10 The venerable county ofFaitfax by The eloquent
gentleman from Stafford; but we should not lose
sight OF the claims of Alexandria. Al the time
OF The revolution, was not Alexandria portion
oil Fairfax coun'y2 Was il notthe county town
OF that county2 and is she not equally entitled 10
portion of The tribute that was paid TO Fairfax Z
When she comes back, ought she not 10 return TO
the bosom OF that county from which she was
Iaf1 He h,li q
sion showed that Alexandria was entitled 10 repre-
senation.
MIR. PARKS agreed with the gentleman from
Loudoun. He thought the gentleman from Alex
andTia and Fairfax was entitled 10 his seal. Com
inc from one OF the largest and most pOpulous
counties of The West, he would be deIeiict in his
duty did he not protest against This attempted ruth
less assault upon the Consliiu,on-lhus, by a
simple resolution OF The House Of Delegates, DO.
ing shat which is forbidden by that instrument
| There has never been any difficulty in The West
| in constituting this article OF The Constitution
He cited the case of Randolph county, which
was, under the Constitution. entitled TO delegate,
and stated that Barbour county was made out Of
Harrison and added TO Randolph, thus deprvins
her of her representative; and this county, which
always sent Wing delegate, now sends DE.
mocrai. II it was right 10 90 this il The West, is
| il no, also right 10 do 50 in Inc Easl2 He hoped
thai Virginia, which was one OF the mrs, States to
adopt Constitution, would I've The last TO rampie
her Constitution in The dust.
MIR. STEWART would al proper time 60 AS
far as the gentleman from Kanawha in main
tanning the right Of the West When the ques-
ton OF reapporionmenl should come up, he would
60 for giving that pIcponderance 10 the West
10 which her large white majority entitled her bn'
he did not consider Ibis the proper time for lis
consideration. He commended tina, the ACT Of an
nexarion of Alexandria was conslutional-and
he thoueh tina, il was our duty 10 give her repre-
senlalion; and that We had no right TO deprive
Fairfax OF her delegate, which was guaranteed 10
her Ivy the Constitution.
Mr. THOMAS desire 10 tresfass upon the
time of House tor I short lime, not, as some
persons supposed, TO argue upon matter which
was PERSONAL to himself, but uron one which
was very dear and interesting to his people. He
commended that taxation and representation should
go together; that Fairfax, under the Constitution,
was entitled 10 a delegate, and he could find no
clause which gave the Legislature The power 10
deprive her Of that delegate. Wesee by The Con.
silulion that the people OF Fairfax shall elect
deegale now recur 10 The return Of The Sheriff O!
that county ana see whom lhey have elected
Where does the Legislature derive The right 10
say 10 that delegate that lie shall not lake his seat?
Mr. THOMAS gave way 10 Mr.. SHEFFE4,
who moved an adj 'urnment.
The House then adjourned.