The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-17
MAKING CONSTITUTIONS.

MAKING CONSTITUTIONS.
Roster OF the Virginia Conventions OF 1873 |
1850, 1861, and 1867.
The personnel II the conventions /
which have made new Constitutions /
for Virginia ia an interesting subject /
u study. says the Richmond Dispatch.
In the main, one fuds in these con-
yentions The best men in the State.
This is trne 10 a less extent II tho con.
vention which framed the present Oou-
stitution than any other-variously |
called the Underwood convention
aud the "Blsck and Tan convention "
While IL is trne that in this were some /
II the best known and brainiest men IN |
tire State. there are found the names
of many who were scarcely known
when elected and have loog been for
gotten, or are remembered only rs
negroes or carpet ba0gers
The roll # the convention Of 1929 30
contains the names Of number Of men
who were famous In the history Of the
country, or became such.
The convention met on October .,
1929, James Monroe. Of Loudoun coun-
~. former President f the United
Ststes, "the Father Of the Federal Con-
stitution. " was elected president Of the
convention. He was nominated 10 The
position by James Madison, who was
for eight years President Of The United
States. one Of the prominent men IN
the convention was John Tyler, o
future President, and the venerable
John Marshall. the greatest Of The Chief
Justices Il the Supreme O-urt. whose
Interpretation cf the Federal Coustltu'
tion gave it the character which 1t
bears to-day, was member from the
city If Richmond. Many other names.
scarcely less famous. might he men
toned.
The oni isers. members, aud the dis
triots from which chosen were as fol-
lows
James Monroe. president.
George wythe Munford, Of Richmond,
clerk
William Randolph Of fredericksburg
sergeant.at.arms
SOME MEMBERS.
District Of the city Of Williamsburg,
CHARLES City, Elizabeth Clty, James
City. city Of Richmond, Henrico, New
Kent Warwick. and York-Ohief Jus
t.ce John Marshall. OF Richmond
John Tyler, Of CHARLES City; Philip n.
Nichols, Of Richmond, and John b
Olopton, Of New Kent
District Of spotsylvAnia, Louisa,
Orange, aud Madison-Ex President
James Madison. Of Orange Philip P.
Barbour. Of Orange; David Watson, Of
Louisa and Robert Stanard, Of Spot.
sylvania.
District OF Loudoun and Fairfsx-
Ex President James Monroe. Of Lou
don Ohas. F. Mercer. OF Loudoun
William II. Fitzhugh, Of Fairfax
Richard II. Henderson. Of Loudoun.
District Of King William. King and
Queen, Essex, Caroline. aud Hanover
John Roaue, Of King William Will
liam 2. Taylor. Of Caroline; RichRrd
Morris, Of Hanover, aud James NJ Gar.
nett, Of Essex.
District Of Fauquier and Oulpeper-
John s. Barbour, Of Oulpeper John
Scott, cf Fauquier John Mscral, OF
Fauquier, and John NJ Green, Of
OuIpeper
District Of King George. Westmore-
land, Lancaster Northumberland. Rich
mond, Stafford and Prince William
William A. G. Dade, Of Prince Viii.
liam; Ellyson Ourrie. Of Lancaster;
John Talisferro, Of King George, and
Fleming Bates, of Northumberland.
District of Mathews, Middlesex, Ao.
comac, Northampton. and Gloucester
Thomas K. Joynes, of Accomsc; Thos.
NJ. Bayly, of Accomac; Calvin II.
Read, Of Northampton, and P. Up
sher. Of Northampton.
CONVENTION OF 1850 81.
The convention of 1850 assembled on
October IA Of that year and remained
in session until August /. 1851 The
roll shows 1t to have been composed of
a number Of able men. The following
are the officers and some Of its men,
bers:
John Y Mason, president.
Isaac s. Ssmnels. sergeant.at arms
Stephen D. White, CLERK.
Acoomao and Northampton-Louis
O II. Finney and Henry A Wise.
Williamsburg, James City, Glouces
ter, Warwick, York and Elizabeth city
Samuel l. Bowden, Robert McCand-
lish. Essex, King and Queen. Middlesex
and Mathews-M R. H. Garnett, James
Smith, Muscoe Garnett.
Caroline King William, Sptosylvanis.
and Hanover-Fraucis W. Scott, Cor
bin Braxton Eustaoe Conway, Bev. B.
DruOlas and Edward W. Morris.
Richmond county, Westmoreland,
King George Lancaster, and Northum.
berland-Richard L. I. Beale, Samuel
L. srtauRhan. and Addison Hall.
Prince william. Alexandris, Fairfax,
stafford-R. O. L Moncure, William L.