Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-01-26

iDNNE\ ZION.
On motion y Nj Lr:lrr the fJnus, resumed IN, ro,
s'irr"nm ~ ~ Ct, Uon bill in thr cna,o, ed ,r,o
!!r Question ga tue passage Of the bin hrir- stated,
Mr. Smyth OF Wy.he il suppo,, of lie bin He
declared himself individually satisfied viii. thing! rs they
were, ud as they hai been placed 10y the rrorgriY ,3n
ut the senate !" 1916. lie favor nf The h nor
wiihstandins" as demanded by many the pruplc. lie
Thought HE people Ought 10 he uustrf lie read different
Clauses fiom Tie bI nf tights stating princIr'c of rN
sovereignty % the people bad hpeu asiI.d iElt there
injustice under operation Of he constitution
liz wished he could Weld tnc propositinn
Was the non r"cclers exception? Were rc,c not
instances IL which the receptions? He stnicd
the o county leyits eccd oi g.n ~ tho same
Taiio as hon the rich TIE bill ci rights had declared
that every man entitled to the pri,ore of t,.ai hv
his peers Was nou lrrchoicr uiri bv his necrs when
his Jury comprised of frcrhcnr.? y more ran nj
common England who W !,I Nv ,h, ;,, az ,r
nobility I'e'e was ne reciprocity Toy rne non nceholaer
was not competent to s't ON the trial ct feehoe lie
cited Different acts o. the General Assemble ,aki,r
Distinction Ia Pun'S'ments against the non free ldcr
hese cases were in contra venon Of TIE liI Of rights
we Pnh'sh"ph's were unequal and arbitrarily inflicted
without the Intervention ~ inv Wa, there r,o me-
quah'y ~ relation 10 different districts within the Com
monwea't He cited the uneqna operation Of taxes on
the Owners OF slaves aud Of clc. Young slaves 1914
had been taxed one 200 part Of their value while caifc
were taxed ore Is6th part To what this inequality
owing but To- the unequal Distribution If r,wrr Tin
saue inequality prevailed 10 tie distribution Of political
powerthefe had been but Governor anl one Seuato,
Of tie United States west side nf tle ,o,,,
But he would look the stale Of things ON this side nj tho
mountains as less inyIious Loudoun aud Fairrax w
one Senator had four Deccaicstlc James iv i.,,ic
with one Senator had II Delegates The t,, Scr,,i
pStTcs OF L"nd"un and Fauquicr in the lnnI tax raid
I9Ooo dollars with bot eight delegates while two other
o'S',i''S WIN 70 delegates, paid 100000 Was
% 10 "r4"al'y ne was ~ favor of the bill because IL
o'Scd towards tn equal representation founded on :, i,e
pHp'a'Ion. The 6'verHmem was founded upon the will
" "e community. WHO was this community WIS it
"' 'Eety nee ciiizen IN tho commemorative Il was true
we constitution conhded the elective hauciie hccAu
"'S o' also recognized the right of the majority iha
E""ul'y I" ChanBe the constitute lie Contcntcd ttl
Ia fnf I. a.a
ne government not founded wi wealth, force az or
i"uor out on the will Of the community If power
F" ne regulated by labor. tic horse, Tive OK and labor
saving machinery Cu-ht nc taken into consideration.
" on wealth, two individuals in the city NJ Richmond,
might weigh down county with five thousand inhabitants.
An individual might open mine ard by good fortune
suddenly possess himself Of half mOn-Ought this
increase this political Importance This would lead
ohEarchrr the mcs oi7gs 4 a.! governments. = kai