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The CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA-The PROPOSE
ton TO call Convention TO amend the Constitution
Virginia has called forth much discussion in the
newspapers and is now before the Legislature. The
following from the Richmond Wing OF the Gath INST
will show the present posture oil the question;


STATE CoNvENrIoN.-We commence day, the
publication of the Report of the Minority OF the
Committee, on this important subject. Ii presents
the arguments upon which the Western members
rely in support Of the white basis as the proper
organization of the State Government, and upon
which alone many OF them declare they Will support
aCOnventon bill.


We do no. know that the majority of the Com
niree have presented any argument IN support OF
he bill reported by them proposing 10 organize
Convention the basis of the present House OF
Delegates (l3I members They VIII Doubtless
hke the position in debate, that elected as mere
Delegates under the existing Constitution, their
powers do not extend beyond that instrument and
thai il remains for the Convention itself. invested
with express authority from the people themselves
to fix the future basis o! representation


4 Al n meeting of Western Members, ii was agreed
Opropose to include in the bill provision 10 take
the sense OF the people as well upon the 0aStS' as
upon the main question of Convention itself thus
Convention or No Convention w hilc BASIS
Or Mixed Basis p


This was suggested as fair way OF testing pub
hc sentiment, especially in counties where close
eslsion oil opinion exists, ana III Whicu inc pieeel'
delegates have no certain means of forming correct
Judgment


The subjec, will probably come up during the
ueStweek and, from recent indications, will create
lar less Of excitement than was al one time antcl
pased The prospect OF securing some important
Internal Improvement schemes has certainly, tor the
time being engrossed the principal share OF atten-
ton


Besides the unsettled state of our relations with
al Gieasttwo foreign nations may have had some ei.