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JOUR L i
or THE
REDUCTION CONVENTION.
[CONCI.I DF.n.]
Till RSI).IY, ILiy 1 Gift, 1839.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment, and its delibcr- j
ations were opened with prayer (rom the Rev. Mr. llillyer.
Mr. Stark moved to reconsider so much of the proceedings
of yesterday, as relates to the indefinite postponement of the
substitute offered by him.
The Convention refused to reconsider.
Mr. Springer moved to reconsider so much of the Journal of
yesterday, as relates to striking out 6.000, and inseriing 5,500.
Whereupon the yeas and nays were required to be recorded,
and arc as follows: \ eas 130, Nays 160.
Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs.
Adams, B ird, B .■own oi Camden,
Bailey, Bl air, Brown of Hall,
Ballinger, Bostwick, Bryson,
Baxter, Bracewell, Bryan of Wayne,
Beall of Carroll, Bradberry. Burnett,
C. Bell, of Wilk’n. Brinson of Emanuel, Burney,
S. Bell, of Wilk’n. Brooks, Butt of Union,
Callaway, Gresham of Walton,Moss,
Cannon, Groves, Murphy of DeKalb, .
Carlton, Hall, Murphy of Wilk’n. '
Carson, Hammond, Murray,
Carter, Hanson, Neal,
Chandler, Harris of Emanuel, Nixon,
Chappell, H arris of Madison, Palmer,
Charlton of Chat’tn.Harris of Wayne, Patterson,
Chastain of Gilmer, Haynes of Baldwin, Peddy,
Chastain ofLumpkinHaynes of Hancock,Pitts,
Chastain of Union, Heard of Chattooga,Pooler,
Clark, Hemphill, Pope,
Cleaveland, Hilliard, Render,
Cobb of Dooly, Hunter, Riley,
Coffee, Jones of Walker, Rives,
Cone of Camden, Jordan, Searcy.
Crosby, Kellogg, Sentell,
Crutchfield, Kelly, Shropshire,
Conyers, Lamar, Sloan,
Davis of Talbot, Langston, Smith of Tatnall,
Davis of Walker, Lawson ot Houston, Smith of Walker,
Day, Lindsay, Springer,
Denmark, Long of Coweta, Stark,
Dennard of Baker, Maddox, Strickland,
Dennard of Houston Martin, Swift,
Diamond, Mays, Tatum,
Dickson, McAffee, Terhune,
Donaldson, McCollum, Thornton,
Echols of Coweta, McGaughy, Tomlinson,
Echols of Walton, McLendon, Tompkins,
Evans, Mills, Varnum,
Fletcher, R. Mitchell of Frank-Waith-.1,
Fowler, lin, Watson,
Freeman, W. M. Mitchell of Whitfield,
Gathright, Franklin, Whitaker, •
Graham, Mitchell of Walton, Wilson of Early,
Gray, Mobley, Wooten.
Those who voted in the negative arc, Messrs.
Allen, Berrien of Burke, Calhoun,
Andrews, Berrien of Chatham,Cato,
Baldwin, Bivins, Chaffin,
Banks, Boynton, Charlton of Effing’m
Barclay, Branham, Clayton,
Bass, Brinson of Jeflerson,Cobb of Upson,
Battle, Brinson of Thomas, Colley,
Bell of Coweta, Bryan of Macon, Cone of Bulloch,
Beasley, Bulloch, Connelly,
Beck, Butt of Warren, Conner,
Bentley, Cabiness, Cowart,
Crawford ofCol’bia. Hust, Perry of Nowton,
Crawford of DecaturHutchings of Gw’t. Perry of Scriven,
Crawford of Harris, Jackson, Phillips,
Crawford of Newton Jenkins, Porter,
Creech, Johnson of Henry, Powers,
Daniel, Johnson of Monroe,Radford,
Davis of Lee, Jones of Gwinnett, Ramsey,
Davis of Upson, Jones of Harris, Redding,
Dawson of Col’bia. Jones of Muscogee, Roberts,
Dawson of Greene, Kenan, Robertson ofLaurens
Dennis, King, Scarlett,
Dickonson, Knight, Schley,
Dougherty, Law, Simms of Coweta,
Durham, Lawson of Burke, Simms of Oglethorpe
Fears, Lefils, Smith of Bryan,
Flewellen, Linder, Smith of Hancock,
Floyd, Long of Wash’gt’n. Smith of Washing’n.
Ford, Lowe, Spencer,
Gamble, Mahone, Stephens,
Gardner, Marsh, Stokes,
Gaulden, Mclntyre, Stocks,
Gibson, McCall, Story,
Gill, McKenzie, Talbot,
Graybill, McClesky, Taylor,
Green, McMath, Terrill,
Gresham of Stew art,Mealing, Thomas,
Guyton, Merriwether, Tift,
Hardeman, Miller, Tootle,
Harman of Monroe,Minter, Trippe,
Harman of Dooly, Mitchell of Clark, Troup,
Haralson, Mitchell of Jackson,Wallace,
Harris of Burke, Mitchell of Thomas,Walthour,
Harris of Columbia,Mooney, Ward,
Heard of Elbert, Moore of Clark, White,
Hines of Decatur, Moore of Glynn, Williams,
Hines of Liberty, Nesbit, Willis,
Hodges, Northern, Wilson of Warren,
Holloway, Oliver, Wofford,
Holt, Parks, Wood,
Hopkins, Patrick, Woodson,
Hudson, Pegg, Wright of Laurens,
Hull, Perdue, Young.
Humphries,
So the Convention refused to reconsider.
Air. Dougherty offered the following as a substitute for the
report of the committee of the whole :
The Senate shall consist of forty-six members, and no more,
dected annually on the first .Monday in October, and shall be
composed of one member from each of fortv-six Senatorial
Districts, formed by joining together two contiguous counties
throughout the State; and whenever hereafter the Legislature
shall lay off and establish a new county, it shall be added to
the most contiguous Senatorial District.
The House ot Representatives shall never consist of more
than one hundred and forty members, and shall be composed
of members from all the counties which now arc or hereafter
may be included within this State according to their respective
numbers of tree white persons, including three fifths of all the
people of color. The Legislature, at its session after each
succeeding septennial enumeration of the peopje of this State,
shall fix a ratio of representation, by which the representatives
shall be apportioned among the several counties thereof, in pro
portion to their respective population, as above ; but in no case
shall more than two counties be added together to form a Rep
resentative District.
The Representatives shall be elected annually on the first
Monday in October, until such day of election be altered by
law.
Until the next succeeding septennial enumeration of the peo
ple of this State, the Senators and Representatives shall be
elected from districts atid counties as hereinafter declared, as
follows:
1. The counties of Rabun and Union shall form and com
pose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator and
one Representative jointly.
2. The comities of Haber-ham and Lumpkin shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
utjil three Representative's; whereof the comity of Habersham
shaJJ elect two Repreu ntatives, and the comity of Lumpkin
ene,
3. The counties of Hall and Forsyth shall form and com
pose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator and
three Representatives; whereof the county of Hall shall elect
two Representatives, and the county of Forsyth one.
4. The counties of Franklin and Jackson shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to semi one Senator
and five Representatives; w hereof the county of Franklin shall
elect two Representatives, and the county bf Jackson two, and
the two counties jointly, one.
5. The counties of Elbert and Madi*on shall form arid com-
pose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator and
three Representatives; whereof the county of Elbert hall elect
two Representatives and the comity of Madi on one, ;
6. The counties of (’lark and Oglethorpe shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
ami four Representatives ; whereof each of said counties shall
elect two Representatives.
7. Phe comities of Wilkes and Lincoln shall form and com
pose a district, w liieh shall be entitled to send one Senator and
three Representatives; w hereof the comity of Wilkes shall elect
two Representatives and the county of Lincoln one.
S. The counties of Green and Taliaferro shall form and com
pose a district, w hich shall he entitled to send one Senator and
three Representatives ; whereof' the county of Greene shall elect
two Representatives and the county of Taliaferro one.
9. 'The counties of Morgan and Walton shall form and com
pose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator and
tour Representatives; whereof each county shall elect two
Representative'.
10. The counties of Cherokee and Cass shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
ami three Represen'ativcs; w hereof the county of Cass shall
elect two Representatives, and the county of Cherokee one.
11. The comities of Chattooga, Dade and Walker shall
form and compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one
Senator and two Representatives.
12. The comities of Murray and Gilmer shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
and one Representative.
13. The counties of Floyd and Paulding shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
and one Representative.
I I. The counties of Campbell and Carroll shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
ami two Representatives ; w hereof each county shall elect one
Representative.
15. The counties of DeKalb and Cobb shall form and com
pose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator and
four Representativt s; w hereof the county of DeKalb shall
elect two Representatives, and the county of Cobb one, and the
two counties jointly, one.
16. The counties of Gwinnett and Newtoti shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one SerifUor
and live Representatives; whereof each county shall elect two
Representatives, and the two counties jointly, one.
17. The counties of Henry and Fayette shall form and com
pose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator and
four Representatives ; w hereof the county of Henry shall elect
two Representatives, and the county of Fayette one, and the
tw o counties jointly, one.
13. The counties of Coweta and Heard shall form and com
pose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator and
three Representatives; whereof the county of Coweta shall
elect two Representatives, and the county of Heard one.
19. The counties of Troup and Meriwether shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
and six Representatives; whereof the county of Troup shall
elect three Representatives, and Meriwether three.
20. The comities of Pike and Upson shall form and com
pose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator and
four Representatives; whereof the county of Upson shall elect
two Representatives, and the county of Pike two.
21. The counties of Monroe and Butts shall form and com
pose a district, which shall send one Senator and four Repre
sentatives ; w hereof the county of Monroe shall elect three
Representatives and the county cf Butts one.
22. The counties of Jasper and Putnam shall form and com
pose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator and
four Representatives; wherereof the county of Jasper shall
elect two Representatives and the county of Putnam two.
23. The counties of Harris and Talbot shall form and com
pose a district, w hich shall be entitled to send one Senator and
five Representatives; whereof the county of Harris shall elect
two Representatives, the county of Talbot two, and the two
counties jointly, one.
24. The counties of Houston and Crawford, shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
and four Representatives; whereof the county of Houston
shall elect two Representatives, and the county of Crawford
two.
25. The counties of Bibb and Jones shall form and compose
a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator and four
Representatives ; whereof the county of Bibb shall elect two
Representatives, and the county of Jones two.
26. The counties of Muscogee and Marion shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
and four Representatives; whereof the county of Muscogee
shall elect three Representatives, and the county of Marion
one.
27. The counties of Hancock and Baldwin shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
and three Representatives ; whereof the county of Hancock
shall elect two Representatives, and the county of Baldwin
one.
28. The counties of Warren and Columbia shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
and four Representatives ; whereof the county of Warren shall
I elect two Representatives, and the county of Columbia two.
29. The counties of Richmond and Burke shall form and >
: compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
1 and five Representatives ; whereof the county of Richmond
• shall elect two Representatives, the county of Burke two, and
‘ the two counties jointly, one.
30. The counties of Washington and Jefferson shall form and
! compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
i and three Representatives; whereof the county cf Washington
. shall elect two Representatives and the county of Jefferson one.
31. The counties of Wilkinson and Twiggs shall form and
l compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
and three Representatives ; whereof the county of Wilkinson
shall elect one Representative, the county of Twiggs one, and
the two counties jointly, one.
32. The counties of Stewart and Sumter shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
and three Representatives; whereof the county of Stewart
shall elect two Representatives and the county of Sumter one.
33. The counties of Dooly and Macon shall form and com
pose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator and
two Representatives; whereof the county of Dooly shall elect
one Representative and the county of Macon one.
34. The counties of Laurens and Pulaski shall form and
1 compote a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
I and two Representatives; whereof the county ofLaurens shall
elect one Representative, and the county of Pulaski one.
35. The counties of Montgomery and Tattnall shall form
and compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Sen
ator and one Representative, jointly.
36. The counties of Bulloch and Emanuel shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
i and one Representative, jointly.
37. T1 ic counties of Scriven and Effingham shall form and
I compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
' and one Representative, jointly.
38. The counties of Chatham and Bryan shall form and
| compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
and four Representatives ; whereof the county ofChatham
shall elect tlrrec Representatives, and the two counties jointly,
one. 9
39. The counties of Liberty and Mclntosh shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
and two Representatives; whereof the county of Liberty shall
elect one Repr esentativc, and the county of Mclntosh one.
40. The counties of Camden and Glynn shall form and com
pose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator and
two Representatives; whereof the county of Camden shall
elect one RcprcVntative, and the county of Glynn one.
41. The of Wayne and Appling shall form and
compose a district, d;hich shall be entitled to send one Senator
1 and one Representative, jointly.
42. The counties of Lowndes and Ware shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
[ and one Representative, jointly.
43. The counties of Irwin and Telfair shall form and com-
I pose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator and
one Representative, jointly.
44. The comities of Thomas and Decatur shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
and two Representatives; whereof the county of Thomas shall
elect one Representative and the county of Decatur one. «
45. The comities of Baker and Lee shall form and compose
a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator and one
Representative jointly.
46. The counties of Randolph and Early shall form and
compose a district, which shall be entitled to send one Senator
ami two Representatives; whereof the county of Randolph
•hall elect me Representative, and the county of Early one.
in those districts entitled to but one Senator and one Repre
sentative, the Senator shall he a citizen of one county, and the
Representative a citizen of the other; the person receiving the
hi”!” t number of votes in the district shall be the Senator, and
the person receiving the next highest number of votes, being a
citizen oi the other county, shall be the Representative for the
district.
| I he following table is annexed to the above, shewing the
relative Representative population of the proposed districts.]
Total.
1 Rabun 1862 Union , 2,194 4,056
2 Habersham 7,422 Lumpkin 5,669 13,091
3 Hall 7,378 Forsyth 4,747 12,125
4 Franklin 8.699 Jackson 10,425 19,114
5 Elbert 9,318 Madison 4,191 13,509
6 Clarke 8.514 Oglethorpe 8,729 17,243
7 Wilkes 8,389 Lincoln • 4,613 3,002
8 Greene 8,474 Taliaferro 3738 12,212
9 Morgan 7,375 Walton 8,948 16,223
10 Cass 6,161 Cherokee 4,180 10,241
11 and 12, no census since division of the counties.
13 Paulding 2,226 Floyd no census since
the division of the county.
14 Campbell 4,415 Carroll 3,811 8,216
15 DeKalb 9,853 Cobb 5,630 15*483
16 Gwinnett 10,076 Newton 10,300 20*376
17 Henry 11,023 Fayette 5,610 16,633
18 Coweta 8,612 Heard 4,183 12,795
19 Troup 12,415 Meriwether 12,038 24*453
20 Upson 11,168 Pike 7,609 18,775
21 Monroe 12,390 Butts 4,559 16,949
22 Jasper 8,990 Putnam 8,592 17,582
23 Harris 11,098 Talbot 11,830 22,928
24 Houston 9,853 Crawford 6,505 16*358
25 Bibb 7568 Jones 7,820 15,388
26 Muscogee 13,172 Marion 3,687 16*859
27 Hancock 7,541 Baldwin 5,363
28 Warren 8,318 Columbia 8,265 16,583
29 Richmond 10,360 Burke 9,349
30 Wash’gton 8,069 Jefferson 4,545 12*614
31 Wilkinson 5,714 Twiggs 6,591
32 Stewart 8,559 Sumter 3,645 12*204
33 Dooly 3,727 Macon 4,045
34 Laurens 4,506 Pulaski 4,031 8*537
35 iHontg’ery I;882 Tattnall 2,292 4084
36 Bulloch 2,SM Emanuel 2,704 5*568
37 Scriven 3,832 Effingham 2,072 5,004
38 Chatham 15,944 Bryan 2,168 18,112
39 Liberty 5,086 Mclntosh 3,932 9,018
40 Camden 4,186 Glynn 2.911 7,097
41 Wayne 1,273 Appling 1,771 3,044
42 Lowndes 4,367 Ware 1,940 6,307
43 Irwin 1,629 Telfair 2,350 3,979
44 Thomas 4,921 Decatur 4,141 9,062
45 Baker 2,250 Lee 2,621 4,871
46 Randolph 5,329 Early 3,698 9,027
Mr. Charlton of Chatham moved to postpone indefinitely all
substitutes for the report of the Committee of the Whole.
Mr. Jenkins called for a division of the question.
The question was then taken on the indefinite postponement
of the substitute offered by Mr. Dougherty.
Whereupon the yeas and nays were required to be recorded,
and are as follows: Yeas 186, Nays 99.
Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs.
Bailey, Ford, Mitchell of Walton,
Ballinger, Fowler, Mobley,
Barclay, Freeman, Mooney,
Beall of Carroll, Gamble, Moore of Glynn,
Bell of Coweta, Gaulden, Moss,
C.Beall of Wilkinson Gill, Murphy of DeKalb,
S.BeallofWilkinson,Graham, Murphy of Wilkin-
Berrien of Chatham,Gray, [son,
Bird, Gresham of Walton, Murray,
Blair, Groves, Neal,
Bostwick, Guyton, Nesbit,
Bracewell, Hall, Nixon,
Bradberry, Hammond, Palmer,
Brinson of Emanuel,Hanson, Patrick,
Brinson of Jefferson, Harman of Dooly, Peddy,
Brooks, Harris of Emanuel, Pegg,
Brown of Camden, Harris of Madison, Perdue,
Brown of Hall, Harris of Wayne, Perry of Scriven,
Bryson, Haynes of Baldwin, Pitts,
Bryan of Macon, Haynes of Hancock, Pooler,
Bryan of Wayne, Heard of Chattooga,Pope,
Burnett, Hemphill, Powers,
Burney, Hilliard, Radford,
Butt of Union, Hines of Decatur, Render,
Callaway, Hines of Liberty, Riley,
Cannon, Hopkins, Rives,
Carlton, Humphreys, Robertson of Ap’ng.
Carson, Hunter, Robertson of Lau’ns
Carter, Hutchings of For- Scarlett,
Chandler, [syth, Schley,
Chappell, Hutchings of Gwin- Searcy,
Charlton of Chat- nett, Sentell,
[ham, Jackson, Shropshire,
Charlton of Effing- Johnson of Henry, Sloan,
[ham, Jones of Gwinnett, Smith of Bryan,
Chastain of Gilmer, Jones of Walker, Smith of Hancock,
Chastain of Lump- Jordan, Smith of Tattnall,
[kin, Kellogg, Smith of Twiggs,
Chastain of Union, Kelly, Smith of Walker,
Clark, King, Spencer,
Cleaveland, Knight, Springer,
Cobb of Dooly, Lamar, Stark,
Coffee, Langston, Strickland,
Cone of Bulloch, Law, Talbot,
Cone of Camden, Lawson of Burke, Tatum,
Conner, Lawson of Houston, Terhune,
Cowart, Lefils, Tift,
Crawford ofColum- Linder, Tomlinson,
[bia, Lindsay, Tompkins,
Crawford of Decatur,Long of Coweta, Tootle,
Creech, Lowe, Troup,
Crutchfield, Marsh, Varnum,
Conyers, Martin, Wallace,
Davis of Talbot, Mays, Walthall,
Davis of Walker, McAffee, Walthour,
Day, McCollum, Ward,
Denmark, McGaughy, Whitfield,
Dennard of Baker, McCall, Whitaker,
Deilu.ard of Houstor»,McClesky, Willis,
Diamond, McLendon, Wilson of Early,
Donaldson, McMfttb; Wofford,
Durham, Miller, Wootteil,
Echols of Coweta, R. Mitchell of Frank-Wright pf Floyd,
Echols of Walton, [lin, Young.
Evans, W. M. Michell of
Fletcher, [Franklin,
Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs.
Adams, Dennis, Meriwether,
Allen, Dickinson, Mills,
Andrews, Dickson, Minter,
Baldwin, Dougherty, Mitchell of Jackson,
Banks, Fears, Mitchell of Thomas,
Bass, Flewellen, Moore of Clark,
Battle, Floyd, Northern,
Baxter, Gardner, Oliver,
Beasley, Gathright, Parks,
Beck, Gibson, Patterson,
Bentley, Graybill, Perry of Newton,
Berrien of Burke, Greene, Phillips,
Bivins, Gresham of Stewart, Porter,
Boynton, Hardeman, Ramsey,
Branham, Harman of Monroe, Redding,
Brinson of Thomas, Haralson, Roberts,
Bulloch, Harris of Burke, Simms of Coweta,
Butt of Warren, Harris of Columbia, Siinms of Oglethorpe
Cabiness, Heard of Elbert, Smith of Wash’gton,
Calhoun, Hodges, Stephens,
Lato, Holloway, Stokes,
Chaffin, Holt, Stocks,
Clayton, Hudson, Story,
Cobb of Upson, Hust, Taylor,
Colley, Jenkins, Terrill,
Connelly, Johnson of Monroe, Thomas,
Crawford o( Harris, Jones of Harris, Trippe,
Crawford of Newton,Jones of Muscogee, Watson,
Daniel, Longof Washington, White,
Davis of Lee, Mahone, ‘ Williams,
Davis of Upson, Mclntire, Wilson of Warren,
I )awson of Columbia,McKenzie, Wood,
Dawson of Greene, Mealing, Woodson.
So the motion was carried.
I he question was next taken on the indefinite postponement
of the substitute offered by Mr. Jenkins, and was decided in the
affirmative.
Mr. Battle offered the following substitute, which was ordered
to lie on the table for the balance of the session.
I he Senate shall consist of one member from each county, to
be elected every two years, viz: on the first Monday in Octo
ber, <>f every other year, until altered by law.
. Ihe House ol Representatives shall consist of one member
liom eacbol the counties now organized, or which hereafter
may x organized in this State; and those counties having a re
presentative population of 5,000, shall be entitled to two mem
ters, those of 10,000, to three, and those of 15,000, four ; to be
elected on the first Monday of October of every other year, un
til altered by law.
I he members so elected for the General Assembly, shall
i meet once lor every two years, and not oftener, unless called
| together by the Governor.
I he report of the Committee of the Whole was then taken up.
Mr. Harmon, of Monroe, moved to strike out Crawford from
the twenty-fourth Senatorial District, and insert Monroe.
Which was lost.
It was then moved to strike out Murray from the thirtieth
Senatorial District, and insert Cherokee.
Which was likewise lost.
Mr. Murphey, of DeKalb, moved to strike out three-fifths of
the people of color, and insert two-fifths ; which was also lost.
Mr. Mealing offered the following:
Resolved, That if the people of this State ratify the proceed
ings of this Convention, tlie Legislature shall thereafter be con
vened on the second Monday in November, every year, until
altered by a Constitutional amendment.
Which was rejected.
The report of the Committee of the Whole being then put
upon its final passage ; the yeas and nays were ordered to be re
corded, and are as follows: Yeas 181, Nays 106.
Those who voted in the affirmative are. Messrs.
Allen, Graham, Moore of Glynn,
Ballinger, Gray, Moss,
Barclay, Gresham of Walton, Murphy of DeKalb,
“ ax , ter > Hall, Murphy of Wilkinson,
Keall of Carroll, Hammond, Almray,
801 l of Coweta, Hanson’, Neal,
C. Bell of Wilkinson, Harris of Columbia, Nesbit,
S. Bell of Wilkinson, Hanis of Emanuel, Nixon, ,
beck, Harris of Wayne, Oliver,
Berrien of Chatham, Haynes of Baldwin, Palmer,
Bird, Haynes of Hancock, Patrick,
Blair, Heard of Chattooga, Peddy,
Bostwick, Heard of Elbert, Perdue,
Bradberry, Hemphill, Perry of Scriven,
Brinson of Emanuel, Hilliard, Pitts,
Brinson of Thomas, Hines of Decatur, Pooler,
Brown of Camden, Hines of Liberty, Pope,
Brown of Hall, Hopkins, Powers,
Bryson, Humphries, Radford,
Bryan of Wayne, Hust, Ramsey,
Burnett, Hutchings of Forsyth, Render,
Burney, Hutchings of Gwinnett, Riley,
Butt of Union, Jackson, Rives,
Callaway, Jenkins, Robertson of Appling,
Carlton, Johnson of Henry, Robertson of Laurens,
Carson, Jones of Gwinnett, Scarlett,
Carter, Jones of Walker, Schley,
Chandler, Kellogg, Searcy,
Chappell, Kelly, Shropshire,
Charlton of Chatham, King, Sloan,
Charlton of Effingham, Knight, Smith of Bryan,
Chastain of Gilmer, Langston, Smith of Hancock,
Clark, Law, Smith of Tattnall,
Cleaveland, Lawson of Burke, Smith of Twiggs,
Cobb of Dooly, Lawson of Houston, Smith of Walker,
Coffee, Lefils, Spencer,
Cone of Bulloch, Linder, Springer,
Cone of Camden, Lindsay, Story,
Connelly, Long of Coweta, Swift,
Conner, Lowe, Talbot,
Crawford of Columbia, Maddox, Tatum,
Crawford of Decatur, Marsh, Terhune,
Creech, Martin, Thornton,
Davis of Lee, Mays, Tift,
Davis of Talbot, McAffee, Tomlinson,
Davis of Walker, McCollum, Tompkins,
Day, McGaughy, Tootle,
Denmark, Mclntyre, Troup,
Dennard of Baker, McCall, Varnum,
Dennard of Houston, McClesky, Walthall,
Diamond, McLendon, Walthour,
Donaldson, Mealing, Ward,
Durham, Miller, Whitfield,
Echols of Coweta, R. Mitchell of Franklin, White,
Echols of Walton, W.M.Mitchellof Fr’lin, Willis,
Evans, Mitchell of Jackson, Wilson of Early,
Ford, , Mitchell of Thomas, Wofford,
Freeman, Mitchell of Walton, Wooten,
Gamble, Mobley, Wright of Floyd,
Gathright, Mooney, Young.
Gill,
Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs.
Adams, Dennis, McMath,
Andrews, Dickonson, Merriwether,
Bailey, « Dickson, Mills,
Baldwin, Dougherty, Minter,
Banks, Fears, Moore of Clark,
Bass, Fletcher, Northern,
Battle, Flewellen, Parks,
Beasley, Floyd, Patterson,
Bentley. Fowler, Pegg,
Berrien ot Burke, Gardner, Perry of Newton,
Bivins, Gaulden, Phillips,
Boynton, Gibson, Porter,
Branham, Graybill, Redding,
Brooks, Green, Roberts,
Bryan of Macon, Gresham of Stewart, Sentell,
Bulloch, Groves, Simms of Coweta,
Butt of Warren, Guyton, Simms of Oglethorpe,
Cabiness, Hardeman, Smith of Washington,
Calhoun, Harman of Monroe, Stephens,
Cannon, Harman of Dooly, Stokes,
Cato, Haralson, Stark,
Chaffin, Harris of Burke, Stocks,
Chastain of Lumpkin, Harris of Madison, Strickland,
Chastain of Union, Hodges, Taylor,
Clayton, Holloway, Terrill,
Cobb of Upson, Holt, Thomas,
Colley, Hudson, Trippe,
Conyers, Hunter, Wallace,
Cowart, Johnson of Monroe, Watson,
Crawford of Harris, Jones of Harris, Whitaker,
Crawford of Newton, Joues of Muscogee, Williams,
Crutchfield, Jordan, Wilson of Warren,
Daniel, Long of Washington, Wood,
Davis of Upson, Mahone, Woodson,
Dawson of Columbia, McKenzie, Wright of Laurens.
Dawson of Greene,
Mr. Stark ofl'ered the following Resolution, which was agreed
to, viz:
Mr. Lucien LaTaste having served as Secretary of this Con
vention eleven days, and James F. Smith having served as As
sistant Secretary eleven days, we therefore respectfully recom
mend to his Excellency the Governor, to pay each of them
such sums as were allowed by the last Legislature to the Clerk
and Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives, for cor
responding services, and that his Excellency be requested also
to allow said officers one week extra pay, for bringing up the
unfinished business of the Convention, and superintending the
printing of its proceedings. And
Whereas. Abel L. Lobinson, and Thomas R. Eidson have
served this eleven days, the former as Messenger,
and the latter as Doorkeeper of the Convention ; we therefore
recommend his Excellency the Governor, to p«y those officers
each, such sums as were allowed by the last session ol tm? Le
gislature to the Messenger and Doorkeeper of the House of Re
presentatives ; and we further recommend his Excellency the
Governor to pay the Secretary six dollars and fifty cents, for
sundry contingent expenses, incurred by him on account of the
Convention.
On motion of Mr. Merriwether, it was
Resolved unanimously, That the thanks of this Convention
be tendered to the Honorable James M. Wayne, for the prompt,
able, and impartial manner with which he has presided over its
deliberations during the session.
Mr. Gray offered the following: which was agreed to.
Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be respectfully
requested to cause a number of the Journals of this Convention
to be printed by the State Printer, equal to the number of the
Journals of the House of Representatives, usually published,
and that he cause the same to be distributed in like manner, as
early as practicable, among the several counties of this State,
and that a copy of such proceedings be transmitted to each
member of this'Convention, and that he pay for the same out
of the Printing Fund.
On motion of Mr. Stark, it was
Resolved unanimously, That Lucien LaTaste and James r .
Smith, the Secretaries of the Convention, are entitled to the
thanks of the same, fortheir faithful discharge of the duties of
their appointment.
On motion of Mr. Springer, it was
Resolved, That a Committee of two be appointed to superin
tend the enrollment of the amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Georgia, adopted by this Convention, and that it be
siirncd by the President of the Convention, and countersigned
by the Secretary.
‘ 'l’lic President appointed Messrs. Springer and Clayton that
committee,
On motion of Mr. Dawson, of Greene, it was
Resolved, 'That a Committee, to consist of the delegates from
the county of Baldwin, be appointed to bring up the unfinished
business of the Convention.
The Convention then adjourned swe die,
I STATE RIGHTS and UNITED STATES RIGHTS. __
of
THE TRUE ISSUE.
Shall ours be a GOVERNMENT OF THE BANKS, or a GOV
OF THE PEOPLE? Shall we have a CONSTI-
A ,^ I J ONAL TREASURY, or an UNCONSTITUTIONAL NA-
J .,[^ AL BANK? Shall we have a CONSTITUTIONAL CUR
°faoLO silver, or one of IRREDEEMABLE PA
oinv Shall we live under the despotism of a MONIED ARISTOC
RACY, orunderthe safeguards of a FREE CONSTITUTION ?
[Washington Chronicle.
_ TUESDAY IHOKAIAG, JUNE 117
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT,
JTIARTIN VAA BUBEI.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
JO HU FORSYTH.
FOR GOVERNOR,
Charles j. McDonald.
REDUCTION.
When the Convention of 1833 proposed a plan of reduction to thtr
people, the Whig party opposed its ratification •• tooth and nail,” because
the white basis was adopted. In 1839, when another Convention has
proposed a second plan of reduction, retaining the federal basis, ths
same party oppose it, “might and main,” upon the pretext that it was a
party measure, and if ratified, will give the Union party the ascendency
in the Legislature.
It has been alleged that the Union men have secured to their party by
this arrangement, some advantage in the Senate, and the enormous ma
jority of twenty in the House of Representatives.
In estimating thestrength of political parlies under the proposed amend
ments to the Constitution, we know of no better standard than the result
of the election in October, 1838, from which, as we shall presently show,
the two parties will stand pretty nearly balanced—and before we pro
ceed farther, we will here remark, that if the Union party was selfish
enough to view the question with a single eye to its effect upon their
political strength, and to act upon that principle alone, they would bo
more opposed to ratification than even the Whigs; because, if the old
Constitution remains as it is, their preponderance in the Legislature will
be most decisive ; there existing no doubt upon our mind, that we shall
have a majority of from twenty to thirty, at the next session.
We assert the fact, that the Union party, so far from being politically
benefitted by the arrangement proposed, will give up a certain majority,
considerable in numbers, for a very severe contest, in which the chances
for victory or defeat, are rather too equal to be very comfortable. But
feeling the importance of reducing the General Assembly, now grown
too unwieldy for the judicious transaction of business, and to curtail the
expenses of legislation within reasonable limits, They will cheerfully aid
in thfe accomplishment of a work so devoutly to be wished, let the con
sequences to the parties be what they may.
According to the standard we have adopted, we proceed to give a ta
ble of the counties, and to distribute the members of the House, between
the two parties, according, as we have said, to the indications of party
strength as exhibited in the election of 1838 :
UNION. WHIG.
Appling, 1
Baker, 1
Baldwin, I
Bibb, 2
Bryan, ?... 1
Bulloch, 1
Burke, 2
Butts, 1
Camden, T
Campbell, 1
Carroll, 1
Cass, 1
Chatham, 3
Chattooga, 1
Cherokee, 1
Clark, 2
Cobb, 1
Columbia, 1
Coweta, 2
Crawford, 2
Decatur, 1
DeKalb, 2
Dade, 1
Dooly, 1
Early 1
Effingham, 1
Elbert, 2
Emanuel, 1
Favette, 1
Floyd, 1
Forsyth, 1
Franklin, 2'
Gilmer, 1
Glynn, 1
Greene, 2
Gwinnett, 11
Habersham, 2
Hail, 2
Hancock, 2
Harris, 2
Heard:, 1
Henry, 2
Houston, 2
Irwin, 1
Jackson, 2
Jasper, 2
Jefferson, 1
Thus it is shown, that by an estimate decidedly more favorable to the -
Whigs, than to the Union party, by which only two of ths countie* con- -
sidered very doubtful, are divided between the two, and most of the :
others ofa similar character setdown on the Union side, the whigs come *
out one ahead, and we hazard nothing when we assert, that if an *
election was to take place tomorrow, for the Legislature, under the
amended Constitution, they would not willingly exchange the
chances of success, with their political adversaries—and so vanishes the
story of twenty majority in the House; and so far from abusing the
Union party for the improper exercise of power in the Convention, the
Whigs should applaud them for their distinguished magnanimity.
That it was not a party measure is established beyond all'controver
sy, when we examine the yeas and nays upon the final vote There
were present, and voted, two hundred and eighty-seven delegates. Os
this number, it required one hundred and forty-four to make a majority
and before it can be stamped with the character of a party measure, it
must be proved that 144 of one or the other party voted for it. But how
stands the fact? Let us see. There were one hundred and eighty-one
voters in its favor, of which 125 only were Union men, and 56 of the
opposite party, to wit: Messrs. Allen, Bell of Coweta, C. Bell of Wil
kinson, Beck, Berrien ofChatham, Bird, Brinson of Thomas, Charlton,
of Eflingham. Cleveland, Connelly, Conner, Crawford of Columbia”
Crawford of Decatur, Creech, Davis of Lee, Durham, Ford, Gamble,
Gill, Harris of Columbia, Heard, Hines of Decatur, Hines of Liberty,
Hopkins, Humphries, Hust, Knight, Law, Lawson of Burke, Linder,
Marsh, Mclntire, McCall, Mealing, Mitchell of Jackson, Mitchell of
Thomas, Mooney, Moore of Glynn, Nesbit of Gwinnett, Nixon, Oliver,
Powers, Reidford, Ramsey, Rives, Robertson, Scarlett, Smith ofßryan,
Smith of Hancock, Spencer, Story, Thornton, Tootle, Troup, Wai.?
thour, W’hite.
Now, if these fifty-six votes had been cast hi the negative* the meas
ure would have been lost by a targe majority, as twenty-four Union men,
voted against it; it was therefore carried by the joint votes of both par
ties, and cannot be characterized as a party measure. Besides, if tber»-
was any thing unjust or improper in it, we do not think it would have
escaped the keen penetration of the fifty-six, among whom we recognize*
a great deal of talent and character.
We have been thus particular in presenting this view of the question*
to our readers, for the purpose of removing any erroneous impression*,,
which may have been made upon their minds.
The necessity of reduction is so apparent to the people of Georgia,
that we will not permit ourselves to doubt of the final success of ratifi
cation, because it will so reduce the General Assembly as to ensure bet
ter and wiser legislation, while upon the score of expense, it will pro
duce a clear saving of more than thirty-five thousand dollars,
per annum, to the State.
THE CLAY PARTY.
“Many of the friends ofMr. Clay, (and he has many and warm friends in Georgia,)
have thought that a Clay ticket could succeed in Georgia, and have desired to have
one nominated.”— Southern Recorder.
From the above admission, we arrive al the fact, that Mr. Clay has
“ tnauy and warm friends” who desire ati electoral ticket run for him
in Georgia, and that too, in the ranks of a, party having State Rights ibt
scribed upon their banner.
What is the world coming to, whoi men who claim to be the
sive guardians of State Rights, desire the election of Henry Clay, ths
Federalist—the Cousoiidationist ? a inan who is as ultra as the
Adams, in his principles, and who holds the sovreignty of the State* in,
utter contempt.
Pray tell us what it was that produced the present organization qf
parties in Georgia ? It was the Tariff, of wfiich Mr. Clay is the
•
T UfflOlf. WHIG-
Jones, j j
Laurens,
Lee,
Liberty,
Lincoln,
Lowndes,
Lumpkin, 1
Macon, 1
Madison. 1
Marion, j
Mclntosh,
Meriwether, 3
Monroe, 3
Montgomery, 1
Morgan, 2
Murray, 1
Muscogee, 3
Newton, 2
Oglethorpe, 2
Paulding, 1
Pike, 1
Pulaski, :.... 1
Putnam, 2
Rabun, 1
Randolph, 1
Richmond, 2
Scriven, 1
Stewart, 2
Sumter, 1
Talbot, 2
Taliaferro, 1
Tattnall, 1
Telfair, 1
Thomas, 1
Troup, 3 .
Twiggs, 2
Union 1
Upson, 2
Walker, 1
Walton, 2
Ware, 1
Warren, 2 •
Washington, 2 •
Wayne, 1
Wilkes, 2
Wilkinson, 1
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