Patrick Henry of Virginia, argued that by the oppression of Parliament all government was dissolved and that we were reduced toa state of nature--that there was no longer any such distinction as colonies--that he conceived himself not a Virginian but an American--that one of the greatest mischiefs to society was an unequal representation--that there might be, and probably would be further occasions for a Congress, and thatit was time to form sucha system as would give each colony a just weight in its deliberations in proportion to its opulence and numbers. of inhabitants, its exports and imports. He was answered by Mr. (Ward) of Rhode Island,--who insisted that each colony should have an equal vote--that we came if necessary to make a sacrifice of our all, and that the weakest colony by such a sacrifice would suffer as much as the greatest. Col. Harrison, from Virginia, insisted strongly 6n the injustice that Virginia should have no greater weight in the' determination than one of the smallest colonies--that he should be censured by his constituents, and unable to answer his want of attention to their interest should he assent to it, and that he was very apprehensive that if such a disrespect was put upon his countrymen we should never see them at another convention. The debate then took a different turn. It was observed that if an equal representation . was ever so just the delegates from the several colonies were 'unprepared with materials to settle that equitably. This was an objection that could not be answered. The question was then put and it was resolved that the sense of Congress -- shall be taken by voting in colonies each to have one vote. In the course of this session two committees were appointed, one