Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-07-15
From The Ylrginia patti-t.
AMHERST CouRr HousE. july q, Is.

rie 10 the gentlemen who have been brought II the no
tticc Of the people in his district snitabl clnlalts
represeni Them in tho State CoGventon,to meet al Rich
Nmonj. in October next"
My maine in eonneXion it'll the off,e having been
brought heIoe the public in your paper some wrecks pas
hy writer, W no siIns himself An Amherst Nuiet. =
and who is unknown u me, and having ~
Fed perfona solictali us f IN u', dualS on the su e.
from all Tue counties e the district. wlthou dsnean
of party, choefnly proceed To answer the queries of
H" Amherst"
q Before doing =, Mcssrs. Editors permit me 10 correct
Ia msapwel,nsnn whieh.it said. xists IN the mind
H1t many, growing out Of my vote IN The Senate. IN lhe
negative, the fin passage ol the bull tor caug the
Convention. Il is true, that aftr novie 10 amend the
Ebl by striking cut all the paus exep the sections sub
,niting 10 the voiefs the single qufs5a uf"Canvtni n
kor "no Convection and inserting in lieu thereof provls
ions r,qnlfIng the result of he vunq be cannunca
lot the Gnvernor aud also er tcassener of the lands
gifts and buildings in the Comm nwealth 10 be taken, and
also reutned the hon next ssan Of he legIshtufe
(Which ion. you know. failed / did suo agans
tho hill lis na passage On thai occasion my view
the subj expressed To the Senate At consider
Eable length but not prepared for published mi
Eany o the newspapers, because There epecr OF the
ESenate and my health was at that tmo delicate as
! 10 forbid the undertaking my part 1t vii De recol
Elected by all who heard me, that IN the ousei Of ny re
uarks, il was distinctly avowcd that | was not opposed
the call ola Convention, but, the contrary, ardent
Hy desired it; Thai many Of my friends considered me tool
&radl al un me Sulpcl ol WHAT, NlCh, were
Mohectlons to the bill The following amongst III ls
Eurgel lsTIat the naked question ought 10 be sub
Emitted to the voters, To its success by uua
&of all hose who desired Convention for any rca,un Al
kuniun which it fear could MT be expected undef
the provisions Of The bill. ID That if mis- aiken in thu
Eist ground st II there to- mnch haste in the pro
Eceeding time loo hei. after the result Of the
3 vote the call Of nyenon should be Promulgated
Hor the people 10 discuss the question: o ofm, and ihe
Qualifications Of candidates and that the time WAS tool
tho If tlp uItln
Elton, fiji, t. prepare themselves to discharge the rcspos
Eble and momentous duties recoleci few Of my Illus
f. rations in support Of the last view, as iolWs: That
1--WE had b more that five years engaged in the n,i
sal OF statute laws and lh the bill proposed 10 sub
NIT the question the voes ard carried in alb nj w
months therefore 10 elect DELEGATES conveutJA to re
wise our more important fundamental laws ami To alo"
Emembrfs but about six weeks TO prepare themselves
&ur the !ask-a spare of time very often qnlred 10 pre-
pare for the trial Ct single suit in court involving noh
Ming hut dollars and cents, freehold or fanchlse.
Erhat the convention of 1929 80 not g't up,
Ehat sprung from many petitions finn various parts
&of the State, numerously signed, and was deman
kded by the people in many primary assemblies 4
Hwhilst in the present case the people were qncscen
Eand but single petition had been sent 10 us, AMI tina
Hfum the Easwhich petition had been snt in after lhe
kbil reported h the House ut Dcleg ties. That the
Econven ion nf lSGl'30 Grew Of law which ifs
&subned the naked qus ston oGcnnvenon conven
lion 10 the voters at the then next sptng election. III
Ewas carried by union OF the votes of all those WHO WAN
Eed convention for any cause and reported Ia the
Knex session Of The Leg stature. who tler npnn by an
other law organised it, aad directed the election Of ll
Enemhers mo TO compose It. The identical rlanl
hat my motion sought t, obtain 3lrhat the organi
ion of the Convention as arranged by the bill, whenl
the subject had moi been agated bel the people. gave
Eorea dissatisfaction TO Western brethren (who by thtl
speeces Of their representatives evnced because they
Esdd it surprise t. them. hat they desired 10
kwa reasses>men Of the lands hts and buildings anjI
the taking Of the reXt census 4h-lhe rates 1t repe
Esentatun in the utun between I'll, Two grand Oh
visos oflte State and fixed by the bill it ia known
Twas fixed by apporonment bgs d upon the supposed
Ewhte population (ascer aimed by the white timetables
the respective divisions in oyen year believed o bel
HlS49, compared with The white theabes the year be
More the last federal census taken The rclage ncTu1s
&of the theabes from the date Of the III, year,
AlS49 il supposed, would enable US 10 apprpxlmaif
Hnih sufficient accuracy the Lacrosse and aggregate
Hpopulaon )lnd taxation. excluding taxes licenses Il Il
the alb rdle il appeared that The Allegheny conn
&ry and the valley united will ounnmbrr Us by the
&census and upon his ground and the additional one that
III lands, lots and buildings "a common sbnlect OF taxa
on and one OF the elements OF The cacuatlon) had great
" enhanced in value since tho list assessment mad
Ssume IL years ago. our western be ucn claimed s. To
base the representation upon white population alone-a
Ugainst which voted. Defeated in that, they then in
sisted that the convention should moi be oreariz uni
$ater ssmoni should take place. No one here
8dened nor have heard ii any where denied since. tia
he lands Of the western divisions Of the State had enan
Zee in value since the lst assessment, greatly more than
n he lands Of the East; and if This So then on our
Mown principles, taking VII t5 papnation and taXaon
Eeombned as the true basis of representation we ny me
Ebll, did inusc in some lenrpe (hntto what extent we
Hcan't know to the West all which might be avoided
Coy Awaiting on year give time accurately /" know
he population of the different sections and The val OF
xihe lands lots and buildings. In 4he mean time we 9h
Aprohaby study the euhics of the neces AIRY reforms
ook into and watch the experiments Of many OF our SIS
&ter States who had recently revised hlr nS tons,
Wand ty the pustponement doubled MT. that when we