Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-26
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION.

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The Convention met at 10 O'clock pursuant adjourn.
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Prayer by Rev. Dr. J. Lansing Burrows, Of the Bap.
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subsequently, on mouon OF mr.. SIZED; tne eommu-
neaaon was returned 70 tne GOVERNOR a. Ills request
MODS OF ELlcIise soVEhsoR.
The Convention resumed the consideration OF the I'd
section OF Inc ON article OF the proposed amended Con-
situt0n "non p'sS'rioSS 'ne mooe Oh eecung doV-
ernor' ,,opyrrr
Tue CLAUSE Nnou Plo.aes 'nS' 'ue PERSON having tne
nshes NUMBER OF vo'es lor u1Veinor snsi DC declared
ee''eu oy 'ne "envrs As.em1,y, eVe 'ae "orus; pu'
TWO vi mo'e saas usse 'ne anu al equai num-
oe' y. .o'es oSe ue, snan oe vuosea uo,efnor py
JOINT VOC oi tne Two nouses Oh tue uenera Assem'
py, ana inserung ~ heu tnereoi inc iohoWing'
III such NUMBER De msJority OF tne whole number
Of votes cast and no person have such majority, then
from tne persons having tne nshes. nun,9er Oh Voes,
NOS eAceeoiog tnree, tne oenera Assembly ssah oy
'int voc o. the two houses elect the G9yerror
Mr.. hoffEIT advocated the amendment lie SAID
ttat was nearly transcript from the provision o. the
OonledeTste Constitution the election OF frs
ident; without tne seopnon Of tnis amen menI,
would oe possible LOT oAi'e OF re'P0n' |" % ses ca
to the 6mSe OF governor:
mr. hAi hoND sAa 'nas tue Nor.nneSlein PoruoI
oil the oAIe hau oeen Ia sae oi reoemou io se'elA
months and no onciai notce had been TAKEN OF IT, W
ncers had been sent 70 tnat secuon VINO k1ew ho'ng
about rs geography or @pog,apoy. ne semanoed 70
Know u tne NORTHWEST vas 10 % aoanoonee'
Mr. WOODS indicated the majority Of the people Of
tou ing the existing deiecaon 70 .ne presence 10 .na'
secuon Oh feoera oayone,S. ne cteo 'Anous iAcs W
illustrate his argument, aud opposed the amendment
The emendnent vas further advocated by Mesers
pprsroy ouprrpv nnpvIN ppTcr pIyTOp