The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-09-02

s'v'ces 10 1he held and ougn, he no, 20 hsye
vice IN choosing the Eleclofs OF The P,o.i-
dent OF the Uored Stsssi Has he oct an in.
te'eS 10 the leei'laion OF Cong, ess aud oughs
hs no, 10 have voice in saying who shall
|. rpeskfo him op.ehe or # Cong css and
rp eco, ,ho'e inse es's; ond has he no, 90
an equa Ugh 20 say who shall tax him snd
max w hy which himself aud his p,opet,y
10 b. Elected IN the State I.egislatu, :
I, The cn z us OF New Yo'k, the c,izcn. Of
EMnsschuseus snd OF s,ve al olher states.
We ih'p vusge, and while our p'esent O.
e1 o'si L'w ex's,s, whete il the eq0sIpy be-
isssn our cn, ,zsns aud the cistns o! tho.o
eisesl
Let us take in Q conside s,ion The old sys.
IN tSa' hss here loIo's govetped Us, he enc
. ed by The Ssleet Ccmtui,tee. and ,ha 40
mgndmtn' DOW under considerations Tho
epor' ot the Con mittce emb ace, eve v hing
contained 10 the ioIm me- law, and even s,e mu,s
IN some ms anoes TO &" t,her. II, ,hetef
nc ConsWution Is sdop,ed containing thia
DIVISION, you petpetua,e the evil and give ie
hxed snj pc rnsnsn, exis,encc. Be.iios,
you VIII take away the righ, The oldsst sons
have 6i,her'o had, to vote when hey becono
OF age, and soy 10 oil who ore no, Of age pre-
v'ous 10 tho sdoptIoo OF the Consu,uuon--you
ae to be dIsi,snchlsed--you arc no longer to
have the righ' oG becoming frermen
Is there eny lusiico 10 his measure : Thoso
oldest sons who may s'rivs at sge sf,e, The n-
doptior OF ihlA Constitution, have now on in.
cboa,e, II moi vested iigh, 40 fieenep, and
you ought not to ca, ,hsm IT from lhsl ,lrhl.
III LAY sne a,ioD 40 to be IN ade, instead OF .ut.
siiIng 'he Ugh, 10 those who have hIthe,o ex-
e. 'cisod the iiviisge, OF who mlpht exercise n,
Nhouid " no' ralncr to extended BY c4nGn,ns
u TO la0dholde s pnd tbeit Oldest sons - IA
now the ces,, you p'oh,by exclude nsi,tuy
Il The ciuZtu' OF me Stlte rom having ony
voice in The goveromen and the p opo ,,on
aaw beicrc ~, which 10 10 exclude the o. 6eet
'ons, VIII dmioish the nun bee Of voters still
no'e. The principle whlrh wss o. Fl 81 Is.
'sblishcd ~ ih,s colony, (wheD IN tao, u WAS a
company Of isndholder.. and land continued
slmost 'hc only capltsl,) tnst zeal es,a,s alone
snoold consdtu'e tie quihGcMion, Of fee.
msn, was undoubtedly correct IN ,hoory.
IL 0as considered IL at The soil which n man
cultivated, on which he uved, end IN which he
had an io,siest, was the Il st object OF hi. %.
iachDen,, and nc true source - the ioyc q.
county. There his cGeciions wcr G .uppoasai
10 centre, snd be we we'd he
.is land OF his BIRTH
The fsirest spot the face Of the earth.
Ehis wss t'ue shsn me State VS. Ii ., settled
bocause eyety man found II fot his IN est ,,3
tvesi MS p oie y N real es,atc, But ih@
imes nave changed, and that principle 10 10
ionge applicable. Real estate now bears tut
d s'nai, pfopo ZION 10 o'het morc ocivr cVpl.
al, and bu snail p opor,ion Of ou cinSeDt
nave 40 inducepont 10 invest ,heir funds IN
hat apecics ot opedy. We have beconc
ausd!ns, com ncrcis' and u msnuiac,u ine
commuD"y, and lie not those a. impcusnt 10
. Dss,onai and political poin, Of view ~ the
ohs' Are DOT iho,e person, w no have in.
ves'ed ,hei, properly IN shipping, in usJe az 3
psnufsc'u es, a. much attached TO ous tn :
u sons, and as esdy TO defend the N, o., ,h O, :
wno happen to possess . spot CT Isu wo,,,t
i34 dona'. aud vnicb, in g,es, many In.
,snccs, they lne ovneis scarce ever ,av.
aud mercy no'd - q piece Of ur ,pr oriuc,ivs
p opc' y, TO constitute hem vote, s?
Ou anceMors b. ough, with tr em the In.
giIsb oouon Of ,he ''gbi OF suHr age F.: and W.
tnei' descendsnis, seek 20 pc pc tuste the san,
qualifications w0,ch now cxj IS, In EpgisDd /;
and wB,ie VIC com plain that heir i, moi fsir
.p'esentalion oi popuisiiop I'VE are Wiling to
d':tsnchiss g'eH p'oPof lior of tho commu. .
nIy--ihe industrious sp d viftuoua rncchan.
Ics.
The only & ound on which tho lsndhodnr
y sn oi saG .ge IS attempted to be vipdi
ea'ed, 10 thai II pc yen,s frauds in tho exer.
10 oil he eieeu'e franchise. Bot, Sir, ave
here any evils ma, esn be expected TO gov
on, oi mo sys"im l propose, ,hs, do no, exist
20 The pteSsn', plan In times Of parry excite
ntn,, D suDuent voices will be made no mat.
{" al wba expense end you Cannot devise
w, ,ha' shal! Iestfsin it.
| AuS whas Is the consequence ? Your hon.
s,'' indu,l'lous mechanics, y'u' young men
"i iodusfy and intelligence, bu, os sms
means, throughout the STATE; oil the high
minded aud vluuou, portion Of tho lsborine
classes 10 tho community who have not th,
means OF investing one bundled and thirty
iout dollars OF ihs. little capital which the,
can command 10 cary on their business IL
unpt dpc,iYs land, these are denied the right
| az ifeemso. while the oo,iticai sD,c ulatof err