The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-04
Domestic Intelligence.
Alassaebatett5 amendment TO TIE Constitution

4HafJafbH1eff5 Amendment TO the Contribution
HE refolutions offered in the Manachufttt.
Legislature by Mr.. Ely, merit the notice of ~
people OF the United States; not became at +hs
Preient time, the principles they contain and tIn
eneI's 10 winch 1uch principles necefariIy lead
can be In the leaf dangerous, but becauf. i :.
all important that in the prefent period of trsrD
guilty, when permanent imprefiions NAV he ey-
pected to be made, clear understanding fhonld
De pdd OF the motives of men, who under difi,-
rent circumstances might, by the wantonnefc of
IN incorporate ambition, hazard the peace anil
deitroy the unity of the ration.
80 many indications have been recently r,ad-
OF wide fpread purpoie in the eafern fates 70
low the leeds or dlfumon, that it cannot be con-
ildcred uncharitable to pronounce this roeaf;,re.
link in the general chain that unites hody IS
men, who have been disappointed in their Ioffv
hopes OF directing the operations of the general
government, are ready, nay anxious, in order 70
regain Their abuied power, TO fubieGt their coun.
try to all the evils of difmemberrnent.
IL Is imPofible for momentt TO entertain the
behef that Mr.. Ely or his federal friends have
the ieait hope offuccefs in the propofed amend
nheh, oehructiye OF that portion of reprefenta
ton derived from flavcs. We fay II is innoG;
bic; for, however, in the abaraGt, we NAV Gov
iider that balls OF representation incorre6. Il ;s
numerically known that the provifions off the con-
iEitution which eftablfhes it, was one of the ma
II FEATURES OF concetlion with which il is re-
Plete. and, however unequal the repreErta-
tioh III The councils of the general government
mays on hrit view, appear, it is fac. which
mas oeeh demonstrated, that the fuperior poljti-
Cal itrength IN the Houte of REPRESENTATIVES Of.
ven TO the Southern ftates ie more than counter-
balanced by that acquired in the Senate. and IN
the election OF Prefdent under the cunfitut;.
on by the eaftern fates and other ftates not con
tanning llaves--For inhance, the ftates of Rhode
Hand, New-Hampihire, Connecticut. Nevv-
Jeriey, Vermont, Delaware and Ohio, which.
according to the ratio of numbers. would h.
only entitled to feyen Senators and tbirtv-on.i
Electors, have, from the prevalence of \ lie
rent principle, fourteen Senator's and fb,tv-fo,,-
Electors. Iheabiolute gain by thefe fates ;n
the Senate--the mOif important Department oe
the government (; inalmuch as it combines L.
gnlatlve, executive and judicial powers. ya1,orsJ
N the fame men for the long period of IL tearg.
is, therefore, feyen votes our of tb;,t, So,
winch is equal to twenty.eight votes in tbc
Houie of Repre- lentatives. Let ne Zee ybe,tsr
the Representation Of naves cruifers mon a..
Rates containing them 70 many additional mem
bers. BY the lait Genius, which Is the baGs nf
inc preieht apportIonment OF Representatives.
there appear to be in the ftates of MARYLAND,
virginia south Carolina, North Carolina,
Georgia, Kentucky and TenneHee.
Slazs5.
1.,,,, .., $4,000
ed thoie in the other Rates, $1,000
,.,h;a m@ms 100000