Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-08

important consideration w,ih him. in re-
gard 10 them, he could not contribute.
more eticciualy To these objects, than Inv
procuring the adoption of the measure
which he SCOTS al so coniempi nously ;
and We assure him further, that If all the
slaves IN the United States were equally
distributed throughout all paris of Tie
/ Union, we confidently believe that IN
halt century. there would not be slave
IN HE United States. Such distribution
would so far lessen the ir relative Numbers
IN each aud every section of the Uuinn.
HAT the Ouly in- Yrmountable obstacles
| 10 tier emancipation would be removed.
| But we are not ashng any body to re-
move their prohibitions, who have "a right
| TO make them. Weare only comiendimy
| against their being made BY those y,ho
| have no right In make them, aud against
their being forced upon those " o do not
desire them.
We think, we have sliewn, that the pro-
| posed measure X np, adapted 10 lessen
The evils oi slavery, hut merely 10 coniine
'bem, win aSgTavaiiOn, 10 particular
| places. But II Is upon this confinement
| 10 particular places that MIR. kiug relies
! Tor the contamination Of his hop : aud
WISHES. He wishes TO conline them 10
the states which They now imhab,t, ill
| something, (Which lie has not veniured To
explain, but which. he SAYS, can hardly
| be regarded as probletaatical,) shall hap
pea with respect Ia ttcm and the West
India Islands. What will FIRST and necrs-
| sarily happen, with respect 10 us, If Tie
prnhlbilory policy he adopted; is GER
iainly not probematical. The white po-
pu!alioh OF the slavesholiiug states will
| continue TO he eirained from them, with
I ~ Ia.
slaves, iil the number OF slaves will so
! Tar exceed the number al tree inhabitants.
thai consequences may arise which Mr..
King, and those who act with him. seem
10 IeSard IA OF no importance, except IA
II respects the trouble aud eXpencr which
the oliier states may he put 10, III sup
pressing these consequences
here is one circumstance, however,
which already exists, and which will Ger.
| idihIy De increased by The prohibition OF
slavery In The new STATES 10 WHICH MIR.
King has paid all due attention. Ct re-
SpeciS that worn out political snphlsm
winch has been so often resorted TO. oDnn
In subject OF the representation. i'm The
federal government. allowed by line con-
SniuiIon, To The slave holding states
The comparative influence which the
vote o! each freeman, ia these states. al
ready has, will be Increased, as .he nuu-
Der ot ireemen - diminished IN vropor-
ton 10 the numbcrui slaves; AMI instead
ni i've men III Virginia, having, as Ar.
hlug has shewn, as much weight ia
sending members 10 Congress, as seven
"rh 10 Massachusetts, future calculations
may shew, tina, FIVE mcn IN Vrs...,n MAY
have dis mnch inference as len, or l.rnIy
III any stale where there are no slaves -
n a .,.,Ii,
ali ii!is calculation, 10 ask, what Is n Ia
any other state. whether all the men.
women, and children. bond anl free. IN
Virginia, vote IN choosing members 10
Congress, or only such particular and H.
Rted description of them as our state
constitution has vested with this aulho-
ri,y. Tie NIGH! a. well complain of auo-
Tier instance OF political inequality which
"e Will state TO him. There is a certain
district III the south, in which from
re:aiiarlty IN lis climate, there are tire.
times as many white females AZ males.
These ladies' have no political rights: and
as many OF them as can gel masters are
as much property as The slaves who
labor Tor them, except that they canunt
be transferred al will, being entaiied upou
tneir owners, tho moi exactly ia the same
way !hdi our slaves used 10 lie. And
YET these ladies are counted, without amy
deduction, IN estimating The federal num-
Ger WHICH sends member 10 Congress:
ahd II can be demonstrated HAT, in this
district, every 'fian who votes has as mach
"ei5hi III Sendlng a member TO the house
o. representatives, as three voters in
some other districts OF The same stale.
and as five men ia some districts of Mas.
sdchnSeits. Would MIR. King have the
a al.
quaillY, by reducing the number Of re-
personalities 10 omc for every thirty. five
thousand rioters? This would certainly
be new principle of representation. and
would have strong Tendency TO extend
Inc quaIItlcatIon OF voting. IN the differ
eni states. Virginia might, perhaps. be
induced Ia give up her tdvouriie uIidlItl-
Gallon OF Jreeh0td; and Tie ladies' Of New
Jersey would stand good chance 30 be
restored TO their amlIcni right Of suffrage,
But tho Mr.. KING has informed us
That " tins inequality in the apportlon-
iDeiIi OF representatives was not uilsun-
dersiood al the adoption of The consIi,u-
tiOn, lie now complains that from " The
diSproporiIoHaie power aud influence al
Lowell 10 The slave.Ioiding states, -" HE
effect OF this constitution has been obvi.
Gus IN the prcpOuderancc IL has given 10
The s!avc-hOldlng states over fae other
STATES" He has also informed rs, that
al the time When be delivered his two
speeches in the senate, on this subject.
The house OF representatives. the Unitrd
States consisted of one hundred and
eighty one members; and that twenty of
these members were sent from lie slave
holding siaics, on account Of the federal
enumeration Of their slaves IN the appor-
iiohment OF representatives.. BY refer
euCe 10 Tie number of representatives
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