Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-03-13
REFORM CONVENTION.

The Convention bill, now law of the State, re-
quires the vote to be taken at the next April cleo.
tons. on the subject Of calling Convention 10 re-
form the Constitution. On or bef0re the third day
Of June the Executive is required to ascertain the
result and within Ave days thereafter publish it in
such newspapers as he may select Should ma
joriiy of the qualified voters be in favor Of the mea-
sure, the Executive will then make proclamation
Of general election te be held on the fourth Thurs
day in August for delegates to the Convention,
which will meet in the Capitol q. Richmond on the
third Monday in October.
The Convention will be composed of one hun
bred and ,hirty-fve members, from thirty-seven
dis.rists, as follows:
Accomack and Northampton, two delegates; Norfolk
city, Norfolk county and Princess Anne, five delegates
Southampton, Nansemond Isle Of Wight, Sussex, Sur
W and reencsyille four delegates Petersburg, Ches
tsrheld and Prince George four delegates; Richmond
city Henrico Charles City and New Kent, six dele
yates; W ilamsburg, James City, Gloucester, War
wick, York and Elizabeth City, two delegates; Essex,
King & Queen, Mddlesex and Matthews, three dele
gates; Caroline Sposy lvana, King William and Han
over five delegates Richmond, Westmoreland, King
George Lancaster and Northumberland, three dele
gates Prince William, Alexandria, Fairfax and Stat
ford four delegates; Henry, Franklin and Patrick three
delegates Halifax, Pittsyvana and Mecklenburg, six
delegates; Prince Edward, Charlotte and Appomattox
three delegates Brunswick Luncnburg, Notoway and
Dinwddie thrcc.delegates; Cumberland, Amelia, Pow
hatan and Buckingham three delegates; Campbell and
Bedford, four delegates Nelson, Amherst aud Abe
MARIE four delegates; Goochlaud, Fluvanna and Louisa,
three delegates; Culpeper, Greene, Madison and Or.
ange three delegates Loudoun three delegates Eau
quier and Rappahannock, three delegates Boteourt,
Roanoke, Allegheny and Bath, three delegates; Au-
gisa, Rockbridge and Highland, five delegates Rock
ingham Peudeton and Page, four delegates; Shenan-
doah, Hardy and Warren, four delegates; Jefferson,
Berkeley and Clarke four delegates; Frederick, HamP
shire and Morgan, four delegates Ohio, Brooke, Han
cock and Marshall four delegates; Doddridge, Wetzel
Tyler Harrison Wood and Richie, four delegates !;
Marion, Preston, Monongaa and Taylor, four dele
gates; Lewis, Randolph, Barbour, Gilmer, Braxton,
wir, and jackson, four delegates; Cabe Mason, Put
nam, Wayne, Boone, Wyoming aud Logan, three dele
yates; Greenbrer Pocahontas, Fayette. Raleigh Mich
olas and Ksnawha, four delegates; Caryol Grayson,
Floyd Montgomery aud Pulaski, three delegates; Mer
Ger, Giles, Tazcwell and Monroe, three delegates;
smyth wythe aud Washington, three delegates; Scott
Russell and Lee, three delegates.
Presuming tina, the measure will be carried at
the polls it is not too for the people to be look
ing around for suitable persons to represent them in
the Convention. /, is matter Of the utmost i'm
portance that the delegates should be men Of learn
in, wisdom and experience. A Constitution is a
thing not to be changed every year, but,to subserve
the purposes for which il is adopted, it must, far
as possible, be fixed and permanent. Its trainers
then should possess in an eminent degree the quail
tiles we have mentioned. No prejudice, or polili-
cal party feeling should determine their election
The whole subject calls for calm delibera.ion, and
oil passion OF undue exciemen, is TO be deprecated