The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-04-16

r;ng equality here made manifest. That
1900 persons should have tn. same inia-
eaee Ia gns.ra.ncin - / 30 0oo, q So resol-
ting 10 common justice, and Is such posi- -
tive prt,ersIna of our IDEAS Uf political
equality, that we should hut insult IL"
understandings VI DOR readers Ia .nlHgr
upon u. We are aware that II was o'd ot
the power ofilr trainers nf the conslltu
ton Ia gpard against this contingency
They could mol tell IA which direction the
tide of population would dow, ard the
course adopted was the OIL, one winch
could have been then pursued. But NOV,
the case ~ widely different. We have had
experience and WE are aided By the r.
lection of number of years. We can, by
FIXING ratio for zach representative, not
only remedy the existing evil, but prevent
recurrence. Not tiat Ne would deprive
any county, however spar. lis nonb,rs, of
representation entirely. We would base
this part oi The constitution upon precisely
the sHipe principles which ~ Incorporated
Ia the constitution of the United States.
There -, too, another consideration in
timat,Iy connected with tins part of our
subject, which should moi be posed over
The amount of revenue absorbr in lsgisla-
ton has long attracted the attention Of our
and IL Is not more proper that
al effort should be made 10 reduce thus an
nual dram upon The Treasury, Than II is
evident that II cannot be- done without q
ron, eniion. The plan which we have
hlntrd At, of appuril9Ding representation To
population, us nearly MS may be, by r.du
ring HE number of representatives, will
essen this r,ll, ~ IL will give IN the majo- |
'liy of counties only one delegate, instead !
bf two. II Is, besIdes, not only burhen /
upon the STATE, but IT is an act OF glaring /
njusllce thai county should send more |
than the revenue which il |
,uts into the state purse is sufficient 10
1ay. If We average a session al 90 days,
ncladlng travelling 10 aud from the seal OF
,oyernn'eft. III. amount paid Ia the dele
,"t,"n of each county, Ito say nothing of the
enstors) IA S72O.--ln 1924, several coun
les did not pay iuio The Treasury enough |
% lqnidatr this amount, lone al tltm by |
nenly hal[) and several Others barely |
'eacbcd il. Now IN this ftir2 Is it fair
hat the large counties should moi only he
AIRED, aud d"laI,rd of their influence,
Which, upon every principle oi justice, they
re entitled 10, hut that they should he
compelled To pay fnr thus deprivation =
5h II they be denied their rights, and con
ribur To support those who profit by the
Ienial The nusiicc of tn. present system
5 loo plain 10 require fuIther Illustration.
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Grand Jury PyeSediHisai s--Tbe liability Of
fraud julie 20 travel out al the record, is
'Otpr on. 81 . ie., ut suitable canddat,
or Offices, some the religious lenets OF the |
leierodox, mud some the idiocy OF their rulers. |
: of hem STICK Ia heir last and travel on
ith n noble Independence in The line of .du
y prescribed 10 them by the laws The peo-
u oi Lynchbnfg have no reason to complain
~ this score. Their Grand Jules go ON in
goodwa OF seeking out uliehdeIs against |
he lawS---it is no matter VI their microscopic |
'lsipns sometimes NV n no offence into . |
nonstrous crime against the "pence and Dig. |
Iity" Of the corporation. They had better do
his Than go out of the insignificant orbit as.
gehn,Sa hhch, Ike tie grand jury OF Balt-
'tsislV presented Gen jackson rs
..-....-s,., 20, lid tire Greiid jury
If Dnwiddie, which has just pr,sfnted The
asl General Assembly, on account of its long
esson! OienpOrai