The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-04


tuition! No; they have not, and we ourh,
therefore to prefume, that they are fstisfed
Ire petitions on your table, FIR, emanatv FROM
two fohfary counties, forming an inGgnific nj
minor,t>-in uhng the word inEraifcavf,
would by no means be underitood as applyinp
It to the petitioners themfelves, but only T.,
their numbers when Compared with the erra,
body OF the Rate. Shalf we then af}ume tina,
power WHICH belongs only TO the people and
without their content, pr.fume TO recommend
a change OF that contribution to which they are
attached! If the people themielves were
here Attended, / am fure they wonld h. on.
po'ed to change at this time contributions
ought ever to be held Nof acred. 1t would
be ridiculous to fummon convention after CON.
Sention Tor the purp0ie of amendment, when
no real necefiity for fuch amendment exits
should iuch be the cafe, the acts of your con.
Ven''ons woi'id loon be regarded with no more
vtneration than thofc of an ordinary lepi0,,urr
The gentleman from Franklin has mad. f;,nirv
objections to our contribution, fome of which
VIII attempt to anfver as concifely rs pofli.
Die. His hrit objection relates to the legislative
oranch or our government on account of IFS
immenfe powers.
he iaySwe may we pleafe divide the rnopy
IN the treatury and the foc k in the bank: bur
no man In his fenfes can think firh an event
prosabIe. II is effrntial TO the exiftence Of
toc'ety and government, that power fhoud he
V"ted iomewhere, and where can it be 70 (. fely
tru'ied rs with the immediate representatives
or the people? Might not the people them.
'eNes IT atenbied In MATS exercife the fame
power. ''>
(dere Mr.. B. Interrupted for the purnoc.
of expiainirg.) lam not much sccuft pmed 70
pueic dcbate-I feel comfortable embarrafs.
ment from interruption-I will endeavopr ~
recoi'eet myfef. / may have mifinderfoo,,
the Gentleman. But he finds fault ar, with ,he
ieEiiiative appointment of the governor: how
IS tins evil to be remedied? Is it likely thai the
people could make better felrStnn of a gov
ernor than their representatives COMING .ron,
every part OF the fate, elected Immediately nv
the people and eternally fubjected to taeir con.
trout?
The gentleman from Franklin admits tia,
me pre'ent IS good contribution for peace, hut
non for war. On thai account fir, value il i,
is the intereft of repubcks to be 4. peace, ard
notwithstanding the gloom which has litel,
lowered around our political horizon. which 7
believe is fubiiding, feel a lively hone TIA,
Virginia viii long enjoy II c bleffinps of d; nc :
AND 1t ihoud be recoIlecfed that this conitu.
ton has carried as throughjan arIuaus and diff
ncu'' trugg!e during our revolutionary war.
Experience ia certainly the bef criterion BY
which to Judge. y
He. Objects to the Legislature alto on account
OF Its Numbers; it fbould be recoleeted tina
lately coniifts in numbers. IF the number.
were f'nall, it might be expofed to bribery. and
II the Prefent numbers were diminiihed WHERE
mould we top in the reduction tits eaTy. FIR
Wv make objections but not quite 70 eafy to
fug"et remedy.
he Jays our judiciary is not fufFicientlv ref
Enrf I'll Il
them efficiently rcfponiible BY Impeachment
The judges certainly ought to be in a great de.
gree independent would not with to fee
ITEM more dependent than they are at prefen,.
l he gentleman from Franklin, while he wiihrs
To make the executive independent of the le.
g!iiature, Teens defirous of reducing The In.
d'clary to an entire dependence on them by civ.
ing the egiilature the power Of removing them
al pleaflre.
IL has alto objected to the Inequality of re.
preienfatIon :; he fays the eaftern counties have
more than they are entitled to. Upon this fub-
lect beg leave TO refer him to the honorable
Judge whole opinion he has 10 recently quoted
aud Whole opinions fhall ever be difpofed To
re'pect. Judge Tucker proves unqueftionahly
that making taxation and Representation the
criterion, the weftern counties have at th;.
time their full flare of Representation. The
gentleman from Dinwiddie fvs it was reS,.rv.
ed for the trainers OF the prefent contribution
to add iniuIt TO injury. Wha', fir, wien we
are in the habit of hearing the warmef eulo.
g'es upon the heroes of 20 daily PRONOUNCED
wlthlntlefe walls, fha we nov be told that
they have thus acted? For nv part 7 have e.
yer venerated and hope ever ftalI, the pst.
riots of that day they were adjusted by the
belt motives ; they conceived the rights of f,f.
frage as regulated bv the contribution woyla
promote the agricultural intereR. BeGdrs !,
IS not difficult to acquire this right of fufTraee
land in this fate is plenty and cheap. and he
who would not give so fhilings or perhaps SO
dollars for this invaluable right, ought not to
he entruted with it. Such man would abuf,
this privilege.
n Fafenent 6eqving the Import coaRzvays init
tie DiRrT9 Of Richmond, far the two rear.
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