Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-04-24
Vol. V.-No. 25.

'e""on OF The people, between the ci;zeps A-
DIV hn,,S rom any other country the whole bo.
" o.ouiu DE pursued IN fixing REPRESENTATIVES, 49, W
oe' ,.ie gentleman say, can lie say !, -, e'e.
, C, :''s uoc'ine oil the equality of all persons -;
~ u. on' DC oFthodoS IN this Country; LET ma mt
10 cestroy That species OF Representation i, ~; e
winch was founded in accident which con,. Ioose'
P"c'pe, ana Is Pcrpetuaed by majority of the No.
erS oi u'is body representing majority of the no."
PIC o' 'nis Stac But, Sir, holder doctrine IT,
has been laid down by the same member .'an n,s
avo~s that ''cq"dt representation is false No y t6,
| Nha'' Is II wrong for the born and resd;ne j.;
o"e par. Oh 'he commonwealth, possessing the same
interests, equal intelligence, and the SAM, 'ao
ieehng with him, whose birth place or resideno :; ~;
another part of the state? Is wroue. ash s th;
ciAeh' 10 exercise the same degree of agency in tho
management ut the affairs of Government Iba, be L.
who IS his next door neighbour or who MAJ ra;J 80,
hunured miles Off: Sir the great PRINCIPLES of Ibe
PROGRAMMED 10 Tie world, BY august fathers of rho
'he principles which every patriot this dav
acknowledges and will defend 10 the last mom.n, IS
ms existence; the principles promueed in the Xii rs
Rights arc truc Jaise. If they be true Won r,,,st
cohs'gn Tue doctrine just advanced alone with the
Gates. o - ''e'f ac'o-
when l. Yesterday, delivered my sentiment, in IN.
PoSioh 10 the views oil my friend from AmeJi, mi
N.) stated, that felt assurance tI,.t ,ho,'
no occasion for alarm on the subject of ,yb,t h
oeen termed, county representation: that the n,;;
pe VI representation upon the basis of popnJston
~ DC preserved and yet almost all the counties
not every one, would have representatives ~
oasis stated was this. Let every comfy. hav,n, e
pn.a, non OF thousand be entitled, for SUCH nnm.
excess % enc e'egatei ana every county, hayins an
thousand over the thons,n5 -,
oe entitled to one additional Delegate for ever o.ou'a
20 '"ousdnu- 10 tbs plan for the apportionmcn,
- tr submitted with other object Than
10 shew' tiat both friends and foes of cornt .na
sentation might be accommodated h., ITO repre-.
'eh!oh' The gentleman MIR. IT, has obipc,oa 49, :.
"ou ~ maze le House of Delegates as numerous 90
io":e oi I on'nons This objection cannot he
mace 10 II, as 1t is not to be presumed that tho "
o, Inc tio,se of Delegates would mot bo ;,'
"'' Pi'nc'p!c would operate in the Hopse NJ b.
F'eSeh'a'Ves sometimes the basis would cons,s ~ -
Tho .u oe'hncs OF another; to be regulated by
o susu' anu according 10 the necessities of nar,;cn
'sl uis'rrots OF tho State. To supposo tina, thas s
MOI ue limitation of the ounbel Of tho gosss oe1
woho De- to suppose oysrsisL. in the Con.
fen''op' when We hays right to nres,,o On,
same gentleman has also said that in h. - ue
I 10 practice, what have contended for j.;
the principle OF county rcp,esenta,on ~
conceded oy me. Let me examine the o, IS
the conclusion which the pentero,, 49, OF
oes ieaVe TO remark, here, that no p,iDcnle h w.
can oe cart'ea INTO complete effect; perfection cannnt
elmer IN The application or in IFS practical
operation. The diversified wants interests fi:,:I
ana aYoca'Ions OF man. forbid the idea I, ; ;:
' ou'' SIR 'hs Is not good reason WHY we sbo~I,
nu ' approach II as nearly CAN Letus 600 49,
ton. vii, con ehs's OF this plan ofrepresen,a
''". LEI Us see, whether .'iaye abandoned =;
pose oa, WHAT nave contended for in hcoryn sun
pose each county iii the Stale 10 have
"ot ,eSs lhan one thousand souls and that b;s 49,, Va
shaii entue each 10 send one repressnta,;,a =, oe,
"el; "e one hundred and five members Snnnosa
nes a"a. ~. nnlhoer OF niabants adopted as the
ne"' representative basis DE ten t,ousord 80 AZ, III.
mere are forty Of the largest copn,ies Gnu ''a'
a"o"' each CT eleven thousands every connt tr
ui,;S =; " representative for IFS one thousand
mo- h., - s"a. respect places each the same foot
my OUT ioily OF these counties have e,eyon th,
hhanilans, and will therefore, be epfi,leJ aa, ,
auuo"a' 'eesaie; which will give majority of ~
PpoPIe majority OF forty Delegates in this IJons.
] III. tl,1G,
pied 10 It's most extended rnean;nro T,t,; aP~
man 70 place the government in the h,ndae IS .I
, ; Does not the plan have submitted nros.
! 49, VIC 'e ,eSu'': will for moment exa,nine
"hener some other principles of the eoveronon.
no" 10 operation although perfection has M, 49,
'"' ne bIi! OF Rights declares that r1s,,siratos
a.t we servants OF the people, and a. all times ane
haoie 10 tieTr: but, magistrate hecomas an -
oIasPfemer; beastiy drunkard; = nnto,;n oIeti
common dStuber of the peace; yet his tennre nf 81
nee y 'of me- ana 1t IS the opinion of some wise ara
SoIu men, 'ha' lie can"ct DE iDpeached; that he ia
only afhehabie for breach of good bebavior !, th
discharge OF the duties of his Office And sai ~ ''I
,o'"e' 0rner OF magistrates those persons ves,oI
WI" Puo'c authority your Senators and DELEGATES -
suppose one OF item violates the instructions - r.;
stituents, which would be high offence r. e, eon'
ne cannot be elected from MS seat duy;nr ~ 80:
oi "'ch ne was elected; at the expiration of which
ne &c. anena9le to ihe people You viii
Per'eYe; SIR that the judge and The Ie1isla,or
are pom amenable to The people but mt aIa
dInenaoo 70 them. leave the gentleman to 49,
ms PrinciPe oftbe Bill of Rights is violated
or whether II has lis most sau,arv efIoc, 'TI'
limitations imposed in the cases mentioned, io ",e
, me gentleman to decide, whether the theory IF
the government is abandoned in practice, althourh
ne Pefteclion OF the principle has not been reach
eu' ~ us acnlnIstTaiIon-I will farther ;Ilustrot a.
mpoSs'oty OF perfect equality, in any sysren Of go
nI'a,e 'at can De devised For this purpo viii
e p'ron OF the state into counties and nlarr
tle representation TN the footing Of numbers IT, Iar S
o<'' inc state is divided into Districts each ba oin I
csy ae same number Of inhabitants From, the sri, y,
S's'a"oni from the expressions of the tariff or, J
rom the poverty of the land and other cau.es
,""t ,s population Of some districts would moi ;o ov
ty as o,ners therefore, at ihe end of the frs, yea S
' """h' mere might be mure persons in one 90, we
!" aHo'her. 10 preserve This system in i,s It,, ah
w. ssaute must be kept pcrpriusiy in session s4 ~
""s, 9c[c would be changes between the dsrem
n1g or ''" years, hat tic districts woud no =" G,vy
r,u 81 COURSE I'VE inequalities would be continually .