The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-12-04

unfaishfui agents, and Iescues them from ihe
4 stliui iieeesaity Of Eioing u Internationally
IL thss aaJ We small ile republicans as a large
society can be- aud secure The continuance q
putty Ia our government by The salutary, pence
able. and regular coatfol Of the people. Moo
ther Repositories ~ power have ever yet been
found which did not end in converting TO their
own profit the earnings Of those committed to
theif charge George III IN execution of he
trust conbded 10 himl has, within his own day,
loaded thcinhabitans OF Great Britain with debts
equal 10 the whole ee-smple value Of their islaud
q under pretexi Of governing it, has alieDated It's
whole sod 10 creditors who could lend money TO
be- layished on priests, pensions, piunder and
perpetual war. Tbs would not have been 50,
had the people retained organized means OF act
ing on their agents. In this example then Jet ms
read lesson lor ourselves, T. not go and do SO
likewise"
SINCE writing my letter Of July ~, | have
been told that, on lie question OF equal represen-
talion fellow citizens IN some sections Of the
state claim peremptoiily a right of representa-
ton for thef dawes. Principle gill, in this, as
Ia most other cases, open the way for us 70 cor
reel conclusion Were our state pure democ-
racyi IA Which all its inhabitants should meet
together 70 transact all thelr business there
would y1t Be excluded from iheil delhcrations---
=. Nonen, VINO, to prevent depresaliou Of mo
rails aud ambiguity ofissuc, could not mix pro-
VIGOROUSLY IN the public meetings of meu--
.. Slaves, whom the unfortunate state of things
~itins takes away the rights OF will and of pro-
peitP Those then who have no will could be
permitted TO exercise nome in the popular assem-
bly, aud of course could delegate nome TO
an agent IN a representative assembly. The
business in the first case, would be done by qua
Lhed citizens only aud in the cond, by the
representatives of qualified citzens only. It's
true that, in the General Constitution, our state
IS allowed a larger representation on account of
Ms slnves. But every one knows that that Com
sntntion was matter Of compromise, capitu-
iaiion between conflicting interests and opin-
lohs. la truth, the condition of different de-
scrlptons OF inhabitants IN any country is mat
ter Oh municipal arrangement, of which no for
egn country has right 40 take notice All IFS
inhabitants are nen as to them. Thus in the ". t.
States, none have the powers of citizens but
those whom they call breeBtca and none are
irtemen until admitted by vote of the freemen
of tue town Yet, IN the general government
these non-iff EN- ~ are counted la their quantum
OF representation, and of taxaton. So slaves
with us, have no powers as ctizeas yet in rep
resentatiou in the general government they count
IN pfopcrtion OF to g. aud SO also in taxation
Whether this IS equal IS rot mere the question
II Is capitalization OF discordant sentiments and
circumstance, and IS obligatory on that ground
Bhi this view shews there is no Inconsistency in
claiming representation for them from tine o.
tlcr statcs aud refusing it within our own.
Accept the renew al OF assurances ofmy respect
TIL JEFFERSON