Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-01


iie Convention then took Il Recess ill 4 O'c!ocn
HemdrhS Of Mr. LETCHER If Eockjridye made in Com
ts"s"n M Saturday JUiy 2d reference 10 the proceed
!nSS 81 ne Sidmton Conrcn.ion Of ls25.
Mt. PRESIDENT: i regret very fnIrh that should unn
"h'h"iy nave done injustice Mr. Joynes, in my refer
ene TO Tie procr' ding, u the SIauntun CnnvcnIion nj
wh'ch he was member; and il gives great pleasure
eeiofe 10 correct The into w!ch had fallen in re-
.iI" 10 MAT gcnlauan's the white basis. The
convention met II the year 1925 and numrrnusly at
I' bv many OF The distinguished gentlemen "t The
'"'e. tSamred III" published proceedings with ine Ut
"St care particularly the resolution which friend
"h acc",iac tMr WiSr) has Just referred with vote
thereon The icurt Of the proceedings ia snmewha imrcr
1ct ana confused and is {" BE- wondered al therefore,
nh'er These circumstances that should have fallen into The
error ut which Mr. Juynes complins. From the eSanna
h MADE, was induced la believe that Mr. Joynes had
grhc with several other Esrrn gentlemen voted for the
wne basis OF representation in that Convention; and so
believing, mentioned the fact in the speech To which he
refers
Some time after the publication of nv remarks was intro
duceu TO Mr. by my friend from AGcomac and in the
course Of our cUnvesapn that gentleman proposed 10 sub
mt 10 my in,peci" certain papers in his ppssnssipn which
e ASSURED me wund convince ut error 50 far nj hast
~ hc was concerned. NJ cn2a4rmenis the Convention
at thai limr cngr"ssed nay nantnn To prevent
from nlecng Mr.. Juynes at any subsequent period and
was mus denied The opportunity ni examining the papers
which nr had rupnsed Submit my ns.'ocun Ii would
have afforded IN" great satisfaction Ia knvc complied
with his wishes in Ibis particular, bur tie opportunity Of
doing 50 vas denied 10 My friend from nawia (Alr.
Summers)whu nnre flrtun did cxrine them, and was
satisfied a. am lnured that III" account of the proceed
hss ri the Convention published did not exhibit the
precise Slate oi facts ~ they uccurrrd lhn lime.
have made Ibis brief rSpltnaiun, order that any in
injustice that may have done Nj Joynes ny The
temar rs made by NE in r Convention The occasion
erred Ia, may tic required. This explanation due To him.
and is equally due 10 myself that II should be made.
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Pemnrhs Of Mr.. LE1THhR Of Rochbridge made in Con-
ren'ion on Saturday. Jdy 26Et he motion ot Hr
HgAhlna
NJ. LErCHER Unless am most egregon.lv tccciv-
py,T ITn:In
change ought 10 be made in Isrcc counties interested
in il. viii not dctan The Convention my fnues
vii! cll attention 10 few icIs. ana present only
which appear TO he entirely conclusive Of the wn"le nnltr
According 10 the arrangement oi the committee the county
ui boictpur Is 10 delegates the cunntes nt CiaIg
anu Allegheny delegate aud the counties Ul Bath and
Highland delegate. /! such arrangement sna! be
carried "uf, il vii! operate vey uni nsty Is conceive to
the conny Of Highland; and it mis- way. TIE county Of
Bofenur; nccnrd'g the last c-r,sus, contains white
upmnnn n 10 55; and The county Of Cai. 3"cu in
great nrasIlr., formed from III" county o Bclnurt.
understand that The wh"ls population u The county n Craig
b"nn4s 10 B"teuuaaYe ani except the number "f about
SUI taken iun III" counties ni Giles Annru" tEi Rhtnokc
.ttd IN making This regard the taken
from those countless am authorized that Il il the result
Iia careful .uiii"n c the whole Otr delegates whu
epcsrnt III. Munyoc Envcnnal DIslr:ct"n tins floor II
add the sou taken from The other counties 10 The
county o: B,tronrf Including TINT 'rtiun OF it witch
constitutes the county Craig, il wlI maze II, SOS The
alto ia" delegate is 6j9 of wnc population, which
doubled for The Two d. earcs assigned Butruurt and
Craig would give 3iS-shnwing that the counties nf u-
reonrr Craig have only 2i0 enough Of
whit" population To en'lte them to two delegates.
Now, sir in this state nf the case suppose thnt these
had divided is there anybody here who
can Tor single moment entertain the belief that ihs Con
scnr"n woul have been asked assign THAN tro
delegates To the county of Bprtputl?
Bar how would II o.'.rac il the view o. the Committee
carried omt Takng of HE county "t Craig from the
coontv of Ro'rurr, snnd have white population nj
g2l5 m in what is nnw the cuunty u RpetpIr. Thar
nun white p,puI itinn would give delegate upon
tie rnti with u! 81 for tie second del gale; and
'h would less nail the requisite nubrr :"
entil the cpaiT second delegate The lower House
% the General Assembly.
In Tue =" riiahlni there Is white population o
3-iJ only 1919 shorl o The AERIAL number required I" ae
cure Tor her Il delegate The question presents itself
whrIher This Convention will undertake. tu deny 10 that
county, SMALL deficiency uf lSi9 delegate, and
Il the re give to B>Ietpur thai mas deficiency OF
upwards uf 2090 benefit Of c delegate that is 10 be- Ia
from the county "f Highland II To me 10 be Ut
cy imnoss bic that this Convention should do act Of
| such iIusire.
Bu suppose you carry out the Committees views In
er respect and unite the Counties Of Highland aud 3alh
What s the elect o! that arrangement upon those Two coun-
es =!
They have than the requisite number 10 enttc them
delegate, ana you sink way excess OF G22
f the white population of 'hnse two counties Now SIR
I'm This 4" la"'s il asklnI too nhch that hls change
shall he made! You deprive BpcIour OF nothing that sc
is entitled To- and give Tie of Hi4hllnd nothing
the latter county IL not iav entitled ~ call, IL ir
hands nf this Cnnv nti'n.
again the Conventional district which have the honor
in part represent upnn this tJOr is composed oi TN
cDunes ni Ruckbrdge, Augusta and tlighIInd In both
me cuunies of Augusta and Jckbrdgc there Is an excess
which goes unreprescned under the ratio adopted ~ IN"
committee Now sir is that excess 10 he sunk in our dis
rc when have another county which has much small
Ter fciency Than county Ol 'tetourt which Is now
claiming drrgn,rs2 1t that il ought moi
20 10 b. nu.,ng than right that this change
should made OF Highland especially ns N
wrong is dunc thereby to ts Counties % BJctnurt ana
Craig They will all The represent ,ti"n that they can,
mon ,ny fair pinrlple cun No iuu. .ce will be done
them ii this shall be successful; but II IL Ii IN.
mast serious justicu will be done the prosperous yonng
county Of Highland.
Such arc In. ncts of the they appear from the o
fetal documents published by rhs Convention They de-
monsirae concIusivey, In NV humble Judgment tha
phland is iy Justly entitled the delegate which
she now riims That this Convention will unhesltangiy
accord it to her, entertain the slightest doubt