Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-05
Secretaries.


REMARKS Of Mr.. STEPHENSON Of Highland mais il
Contention tho 26 Jniy 1851 the motion to sre tro"
mli,t IF counties haring ro ceiegates The cou"y@ H''e-
t0urt
uri, the srcond line o The first srct"n 81 the report y!
tn committee on apn'rnnnInI; and before 'tr ''' !
taken UPON striking uni, desire a. explain, very briefly L"
Crn"cniina, way make The molten IL IS III an! I"
on,ain E.: Highland separate delegate, rs h'"k sh" Is
Justly entitled separate delegate by her popaa'"n
Il sill be recii"rei that The committee al Twelve mp
pnin'ed apprun representation throughout TIE ulnuh
wealth, divided equally between the East and III; M"''
The western mutty again divided brtwc.n the 'ilry
and iTansallrgany giving Ia the western por''i "
tfr Stale twu committees The subcommittee on me '"'y
appucnnmrnt made arrangement with the transaeea
~ sub-conGtfe by which twenty nice delegates were al
loirrd III. Iey an! fifty t. IN" tn--ae4h 'ny
This whole arrangement m,y be sad t., ~. atoHirv' vel
uni nj tar fh" -cummiIrcc the nhy apHH'ih
did assume the basis ri repcs''t nn S f'H
white population. and mir heir appointment "ct"'l
!ny. THIS will VALLEY region represent ave i'i'
10 eaci! delegate $3.50 II while p"ruI'''. Vow WIN
call the ntIrii' q" he Convention n lhs f";aHh c''
hat e county 'l Morgan with whit" p"uia,i"n :" "''. :
assigned me d"'rg"t; aud the county oi C'i' VITA
vhc p"pGl 'l1n o 1913, il assigned anih"r ts@ t.
h"-c counties having less white lnpilI :" ''2"
ian; yc; find gh,nd attached 10 R'ti, and me! Ia"
gclnT lave white population nj 62Sl sn""in- "n eScs
Of free white population over the representative ;hr 10"
delegate, If 622 Thus appears by HE report 81 me
committee, that Morgan and Clarke with an aggregate
white pupulainn Of 1929 have delegates; ana
Highland and Balh with aggregate white population %
625l, 10 have nut delegate IL does seem to M s'
every principle 9" justice demands alteration So '
Highland, with white population 1910, may be assigned
vnc d. legac.
But this is not all 3 etolrt the county propose To
strike from the list having delegates has white P'p-
ntiu according 10 the funishc.! By on" ni the tcn
nj he committee, ;ul AndersUn) Of 93J1 Assign l"
Bneiut delegate and the balance of hcr white nPha-
ton isl 81 t.s than the population Of HIGH md; So mat IN
very aspect OF The Case gross Injustice he done 10
HIGH nd II tic Convention adopt the report oi the COM
miiiee.
Now, sir propose unite Boicourt and Craig and as
sign them jointly Two degates Two thirds /! NJ" three
fourls OF The county Of Craig was taken from Bolcourt.
And is proposed separate Craig from her mother
and attach her to Allegheny, with whom shc has no
identity oil interest. hope this Convention VIII nor
lard and Bath, but that Bute.ourt and Craig may be
united in one election district and assigned Dtic-
gates Why, cir, single glance at the map of Virginia
ought 10 convince gentleman that their interests
Identical and ;hat they are homogeneous people /! nay
81. SO carried out in regard Butcouyt and Craig will
then propose TO unite Allegheny and Bath, and ass IL
them one delegate. They have IN aggregate white pnpua-
tor .! 529I ic! ac6iiy M 10 TIC re .cscnatiyc
r:tic il. !c''.= a. :ic-,any and nh i:yr great az
ini:v rf n:t 81. The !gucs, M i.a.. pn: "a tle Jac
sons river IL at The town VI Covn2to where people
Ba least the lower end of Ba cnrry their produce ard
receive in return SALT cfiee, &C.. and in this way
commercial Intercourse kept up between the people
Of the two counties But, in addition 10 nil this there are
completed ana IN process Of construction
bike roads leading from different parts Bah Alegha-
NY which nus forever cement the interests Of the
ties, and make them homogeneous people. II these
counties united and assigned one delegate linen il fol
lows matter oil consequence, that Highland is entitled
10 separate representation. Highland is Young and
growing county, and since her formation in S47, mas ian
proved With as rapid strides any ohe. county in the
end Of The Valley Of Virginia her people trade s,wa, and
down the Valley altogether and identified interest
people OF BATH Eop. will e the pleasure OF This
Contention strike out the word Uctorc; and ,nei
shall follow up with Snch other amendments as may be
cessary 10 10 Highland The one delegate which she is
SO Justly entitled 10 by her white population