Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-10-31
VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
1hursisv. oci. ~, 1850.

ed that daiy. and entii 10 the House hat the con
tract has bece lei T. " ilsm Culey (he being the Low
sst hidder) ST tho fdh,eing to vi IS cts. pfi
1000 ems IS per tken and IS cts IT rule aud fg
nae work. aud 81 80 am for paIeT {mrdlum sze
he ronlrach. hss given bond aid security ur the per
fansnre II his ut act IN the manner required by The
y sulu,ion ,f he Convention
Mr. NJ Garneft, mfmh.r Il the committee stated
here were a nuaber IT bids ar the printing. and mn
tuned in particular n which be bdd.t INDUCED 10
reflections ppm the inpt prey If the conttse
SYSTEM and observed thsl printers ought mol 10 be
,s>ried n w,rk fof nothing long members 4 Tie
Convention aud the Legislature ct I VI dolIais a
Jsv.
The 70 p,r' adopted
On maiaa + NJ, scot, 4 Fsuqusr. was
Rs.oirfd. Thai the Secretary cause Ia ho pm ed the
Audiiol s s'ssmen # vhie. .l.vo aud tfte C. lnfed
ropnlat,n al Virginia aud f federal nnrula nn and
whit. aud bsk, 'th'sNs ptp,red sod lid b ile the
last Gen, raj Assembly. aisn the statement of white
u,h.shlrs ppul,tcn sud revenue 4 st9, vi h repre-
sonia in the Legislature, laid beOre the same ses
Elm.
op mott N of Nj Byrd, tho repprl u ibe commi tee
on The proper msie at casido iug amendments 70 ihr
runstl hoo, takea up.
Mr. Byrd inquired ( me arder u The House pissI
by the frs, resoul1n ot he comm'tee. ter commii-
ies II "a taken 20 al number. fion the tur gfand
divisions the base question: had effect longer than
day?
The Char sad II had.
NJ B then, at the supgestoa II hlr Scott. II I
moved 10 axe up the ilnton, With Was agreed
t..
Mr. : suard sad he would b Nv state Ii. obircilo.s
10 this rsnnaiaa. Wit resPec t. al he commit
toe except he ff=i h" usual p7fameaHafy III de was
llaspd uf avn ihr appointment TO tie thaf bai
the fret 10 uu "a ted tim n tnol e. and pstcl
I'd hi Chan toan.on - an equl number frm The
ecliyc geo. faHHcsI tisaans lie rnnirndcd hal
III depattur, nnvis Sectional ganz'iuu rugbl
not 10 have hen griz Il 81. hpt 4 II were fereg
liz he ii at he ferfesen alton IN the commit
tee ona, 10 I've ru i proportion T. thu repf seas
lion IN hi % " Tie sad he VA. uot responsible lo he
upces-ily uf maAl#n vi ON ston II Ma cheated by
The fact hat Tn PCT ta1 'asrd the question. Nnh
al Fesprc and tuin~ f. geHlrm"u r. IN the Naliev,
many ul Nh we've his VAN prtsuRl fuenis bee epu1
nj sg're hit they should i've a al pseef with each
Of The Two Eastern divisions liz h,d nrp'sej FIR
amendment. hat he c,mnitiee he ogapzrd accord
ding 10 The representation al he rf't dsls usla tie
Canytuiioo. Bu other genttmru, in whuac Indgment
he rlaced ihe hiu est rouhdence, thought II would be
helter 10 stuke ort hom tie tetut#n etety hing +
sectional clafaeter And be gave uuice tha hofre lac
took his srsi. h. would nef amol dHea that con-
II - be appointed to carsd T. The basis cprt s.
tation, &r. SAW n,thiq OF ihr scc'lo nj divisions
The odd nuntef = leced in conformity vi h lht
usual practice OF dehhcati,c hpdi.s. The issur would
he bet etmaut'ro recognizing seeinal dsllaez
i,ans aud one appointed ascafdug Ia plflau catafy
usage. The hl"r II runln lee WAS slnpiy 10 nd he
sctn uf the lleus and he seucd that rls obic would
he enliry d,esbd b, coaslln ny he camJllrr In
usoluun ptopised There would be- enh,r II, report.
two reports The House night have ~ resort 10 The
harsh measure Of s'hatgn' h. coumlllsn.
NJ. ). cpncludtd Ivy eisiug the lowing amend,
meni.
That c,mmir,e Of IS aembet, he appiocd t, axe
ia o consideration aud reari, proper ato rcprescn.
talion in The lwo HOUSES 4 HE Gtu.la Assembly AID
proper appnnu eat. OF epf soHat1u at4oUg The pen
pie Of this tomnnnwca h.
MI Chllten. 4 fauquet WISHED submit few re
marks IN opposition 10 the amendment lie cpr, scented
Eastern d trirt and expected to show as ronp an
attachment 10 s'cru interests amy other man, hut hr
regretted very murh thai any opposition hal hrcn made
10 the report OF the committee II 49, lie argued that
the organization + he comnee the basis, was ptap
or. The Other cummIliess, unlike this involved m
question of a sectional charter After speaking strongly
Of the high character Of he genlimcn Who constituted
the committee II 10, he sid was well known that
they unanimously roncuffrd IN their report They
might justly have had g I'd 10 he portion Of the Pes
idunt who conld nj b. supposed have the responsible
~ OF organizing The committee thrownupnn hun As
Ia the Argument that the Eas being IN y lnarrity ought
10 insist upon mal'iy IN the committee; lac thought
n'lorIles could always n I'd 10 be hbeal For hun
self. he would mi permit Western pcnlenrn tu 90 home
and say hat In an, form. the Eastern lnal1iy had nc
led hsrsly towards the minority: he did no, consider
the report OF the Committee matter of so much onnse-
quence. lie did mol bc,ve hat the Convention would
get Constitution IN pcttrft firm, spfngnp Nlnefyl-
hhe "o" SWIM 'uPHer' ihfY would rafhcf nave f. a
dop' the bear ptuctss II licking the cub shape. liz
hoped other Eastern genilemrn c,ucufr,d iu his view s.
and INST they would 81 vote to yet nd Of is unnec
essary difficulty in the beginning.
Mr.. Brown, Of Prson. thought the Wist entitled Ia
majority IN The commit Il was The party proposing
reorm, and II Was hut c9mmun cuufes, L, a lw II
majority 10 enable II 10 present Ian. Nevertheless
for sunjry consideri II might be better o. give the
twp sections an fq"a number the cu:unltter Il mp
have cd effect, to baluce The twn paries 81 MS
SURF the greatest amount Of liheta ion He alluded
the possibility hst Western views nigh be made 10 pro
vail with the COMMIT tee. as there wpfe me Eastern
members who agreed with the N,st bul no Weslerr
member who agreed with he East
Mr. Southal deprecated as much as my nsn. the in
PRODUCTION 4 geoe ephca distinctions and feelings. Re
f'rng 10 the gea delay which bid afaiy occurred II
The bus ess Of The body. he argued that the only oec
oil n,ni lee WAS t. IL some conclusion AID liza
CONF i"e IT equal numoors from the East and h
West c. nld MOI accomplish that ct eri unless, indeed
Ms had Yen insuuaed 10y the gentleman from pf,stnn
the Pf'sidett Should Sc eel Eaten members VIII
concerted with the West. For nmSelt It such = eam
miree W r. agted urnn. h. should glad II tie pfesl
dent should cans'ipc I 5 give " esern views H.
prep ndsrIfce l. a nd have the fact 4 prnlucnp
e'ncluslon B.l that he amendment uflered b.
the gei irnsn thu Richmond supply followed the ~
diaary preliminary psctlcf h should vo,e r,r it. III
chei desire wrs hst h. hdy might poe ed eff cnall
with the business
MI Sr'iih, oi Craeubfltt saw no srmhlaure of 90,
or saihcen' reas "a ur change Of The recommend IT,,
If he commit e. Il 10 lie III uehl ihe magnitude ,
the suh"c sufficient reason ff rru z from ihe oi
binary parlirnentarv mode OF appointing committees
Other bodies appointed special committees 10 corsi,
sp' csl suijscs. The orlgnal resolution pul the Ea
AID West on perlec equality. Why did this wincip
s.f liz. a