Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-22
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STATISTICAL INFORMATION.

STATISTICAL INPORhATlON
On motion of Mr. PENDLETON, OF Ohio. 1t was
Rssolved That the Auditor Of Public Accounts furnish
"a the Convention table showing the white population
of each county in the State the number Of white male
inbab ants above the age OF 81 yeas the negro popu-
lson of each county, and statement showing the value
Of property in each county, re'l and personal
The RIGHT SUFFRAGE
The Convention resumed the consideration OF the LIST
section of the sd article OF the proposed amended Con-
sttu,ion, concerning the publication OF voters. As
amended yesterday the section reads as follows:
aEyery white male citizen Of the Commonwealth of the
ACE of tNenty.one who has been resident OF the State
for two years. and Of the county city or town where he
offers to for twelve months next preceding An cleo
ton and no other person, shall be qualified TO vote for
members of the General Assembly, and all officers elect
cd by the people but person in the military, naval
or marine service Of the Confederate States shall be
deemed resident Of the State by reason OF being sta
toned therein and person shall have the right to
yo.e Who Is Of unscund mind or pauper or non COM
missioned olcer soldier, or marine in the regular army
ar navv Of the Confederate States who has been
vIced Of bribery in ei:son " of an Infamous Of
ience"
Mr. RAYMOND moved to amend the section, by in
serting after the word Commonwealth" tf Wo-ds who
| is a citizen Of the Confederate Safes"
Mr. NORRIS suggested that If Virginia should here
aisr secede from the Conederacy, no person would be
allowed to vote in the State until Convention assembled
and amended the Constitution, by striking out the pro-
yiion now proposed to he ;nssrted.
Mr.. sCOrT, of Fauquier argued to shey that there
was no such political being citizen of the CoIfeder
ate States and though the term used several times
in the Confederate Constitution the citizen was not in
vested with either rights privileges immunities.
The proposed amendment was re- scted
NJ. WOODS, Of Barbour, moved to amend the Sec
ton by adding:
"Or who since the LIST day Of August, 1891 shall have
held or exercised any Office trust in this State under
or by virtue of any authority derived from any govern
ment other than Cha State OF Virginia the Confeder
ate States or who may have taken up arms against the
State of Virginia, or the Confederate StstaS,p
Mr. HALL, Of Wetzsl, offered as substitute the FOL
lowing:
"A1d the General Assembly may prohibit oil persons
from exercising the right Of suffrage who have or may
hereafter have taken any part IN en- effort TO establish
sepera government within this STATE or who holds, or
has since the lst day Of August 1851, accepted any Of
fee of honor prof. under the Federal Government OF
the United States"
Mr.. WOODS advocated his proposition, and objected
10 the substitute because 1t went further than he deemed
expedien and also recognized the bogus government OF
the Northwest.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Fauquier, and Mr.. KENT, Of Wy;he,
argued that The enforcement of the law for the punish
ment Of treason would in connection with the section as
IL now reads disfranchss the persons aimed at in the
proposed amendments. No convicted OF ANY infa-
nous offence" was entitled to the rights Of suffrage and
all persons convicted Of dsoyaty would be convicted
The substitute was ected without vote in it favor.
The question then put the proposition submit
ted by Me-. WOODS, and was decided in the negative.
Mr. NELSON, of Clarke, moved to amend the section
by adding thereto the following:
Or WHO has not been pa,urazed citizen OF either OF
the Confederate States for twelve years next preceding
the said election"
Mr.. BROOKE, of FGuquier proposed IS substitute
the following
"But no nsuralized citizen Of this State, who shall
b.va tha inn f the eIisn1
war; shall DO privileged to vote until he shall have pre-.
iousy resided for ten years in some one Of the Confed
crate States"
After some discussion the proposed substitute was re-
jected-yeas 40, nays SO.
Mr.. TREDWAY then sui mitted the following, by way
of substtuts for Mr.. NELsos's proposed amendm eut
0 any citizen hereafter naturazed uni IS he shall
have resided in the Confederate States at least ten years
before he of to VOTE and has acquired interest in
real estate or slaves"
This proposition also rtjected-yeas a. nays g.
The question REQUIRED on the proposition OF Mr.. MIL
SON. and being put, was decided in the negatve-yess
a., nays 90.
Mr.. DORIAN said was evident that the majority of
the Convention was opposed to any further amendment
Of the pending section. He therefore called the pre-
vious question, which sustained; and the main
question, being on agreeing 10 the section amended
was put aud decided In the affirmative.
The second and third sections read without prop
oston Tor amendment
rHE NODE OF vorIss
Mr.. HOLIDAY moved to amend the 4th section
which prescTibes that Sin m elections shall oe given
openly or viva Uoes and not BY balo" by striking out
all after "gven" and inserting "by secret ballot and
not otherwise"
The proposition was rejected after being discussed BY
Nessrs HoLLA,AY and FIsHER. .l !
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
The Cd section of the ID article provides that the
House of Delegates shall consist OF hundred and atty
two members. to DO chosen ssnSally, for and By the