Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-08

W I'll. N.
Ing had been said Of the claims of the Eastern
portion OF the skate, TO representati a. founded on
the amount OF the revenue which il paid In
every other country when the representative prin
cipal obtained, with the exception of some few
OF he states in this Union, smony which - as N
York, and few Western Staies) either one .rtbe
other branch OF their Legislatures was based upon
taxation, or IN other respects framed with view
20 the protection OF property. That ia Massachu-
sets and New lIsnrs;iue the Senate was framed
exclusively upon the basis OF TAXATION, AID their
Senatorial Districts laid of by that ,uie only.
while the representation in the lower house was
irsmed wholly in reference 10 It's population That
shis principle OF basinS ion ON
ohe whie population had already been carried far
enough In virginia In the late arrangements of her
senatorial Districts. that in ksniurky 1t had
sivenri-e To ii.eir Relief Party and Ar.Gleliri
rafty' that L. the property holders and me non
property holders; and, he doubted nat, bn, the
p,H, divisions In New York, of But ktai.s and
Cintoniaas, had their origin IN, this pr;nciple al
though upon this subject he did no; y, c, end to be
very wen inf.'mrd. Was ii not, however, a sub
Ject of great CONSOLATION To u. tina, the,. . az
total absence OF all such dissensons in our own
site We have heie no ra,iie- iouaJrd uno,I
S's'e foitics Oar y hical divisions all arise out
! OIL The tncas'i: e. OF the Federal Government Wa
not his stale or things be accounted Tor in the
i'e, that the present Representations ,l,,yryr,
seeriisE unequal was new .rihele.s in r.f,rsure
4 u.
extreme w est was a 81 ain growing and gazing
coani, perhaps 1t ought TO lie CO. sidcred \ ciu
s"uy glazing country. The extreme East was
present grain country, with cics,s in OF her
| respects, Tie very verse of The Western section
he middle region which wa by tar the ron. est
boih In population aud wealth, embraced a laree
| extent OF Country which these large couu,i.,
were mostly loca, ed. AMI both "a sr In grow
| inS and planting country. This region mas per
iectiy secured from either ct sc. other sections by
reason OF her power nov, under the p e. emt
system ut countv representa- alton: although less in
! reference both TO her POI ulai and revenue than
NE rep essn:a;ion from The E.as and Western
section: Ia this way il WIS., that the different in
teress arising ou, at the great natural divisions OF
the country, were happily balaar4d.s When, lie
ASK d. was II ever heard that the extreme Eastern
anf W es'ern section at The state had evet coinb,n
Ell against the NJ ddie Region! Such an union " as
unn tur.l, and could be s,prehendel
Bat lie Troy tl.ese balances; give TO any one in
'sre- In the state a prepoaderaing influence, and
he day Will not be distant hen Laws the most
odioas and oppressive, TO particular portions of
stat, VIII b enacted. State parties growing out
81 local Interests snd feelings will 81 rug up and
we may bid adieut liner peace, iiappness
and tTs,.q Utility
II yon reject the proposition of one delegate
nom eacb county. you at once declare preference
ior Vie D'stric system. b,uomel on the free " hitr
! population. And il the number &c the eg,,l,-
lure should be liked at one hundred, y..u viii
thereby make G033 The ratio OF representation
which viii exclude 81 count in tie wloe state
from an ind. perdent representation, viz. ~ IVES
itrin ~ Middle, and % Eastern. Bui .u,,Dnsr
yon erlsise he unnbcr OF the House If Del,.,ie.
!" zoo, aud no nan would be DESTROYS OF .ecing
hey ond ib.i nnnh-r, and you make the raI.o II
represe ltstion ) 0l o. and ;his too, in its op,ra
'i"n W u have tic effect of tx ludrg % coun les
IN the whole state. VIZ. Western, = Middle and
* Eastern counties. Bat let Us suppose tla, gen
tieuen IN order obviate This ,Ijeciion -huuId
take the number al white inhabitants contained in
,ne "I Tie smallest counties, ray tie county OF
I Warwick Which contains $40, and inske tins tb.
rule Tor the apporioment of repres nj alton: the
ELECT would be, that The II. Of Delegates would
DC competed OF S.3 members, whose ro;,,peusa-
non alone, would be up~ ards of $3.50, 000 a sum
exceeding lie Is hole revenue Of the Common.
wealth Hence il wa> obvious, that The mode OF
| aPpnruonns tie rep e>snt.tion by Districts nus,
inevitably Involve the anna. alnatioa Of a large
1 nuniier al the small codn'ies, in tie nude oi
choosing iieir delegates. This righi on the nan
OF each county To an exclusive representations was
AN ancient privilege, ald had been eainyed VI der
Ire copnlai government and our present cCnslitu
lion Tor se~riy 200 years. FIR as he at presen,
remembered, II was Ia the year 1000 that the repre-
sanitation from the Pa i-h.- abandon ed and the
county representa- ion instituted in lis place Wa.
th'- apiieni privilege the;i IN be lightly surrender
ed! There were great nIin5tr Of subjects of a
ioch aud private nature, upon which ale lpsi.Ia
ton operated. These would IA all Case lie Ger ain
OF he attention Of the county delegai es and elanIy
would not receive the same attention from dele
gate ecied upon the district prnci; Ie lie said
there was another point Of in which this sub
jet deserved 10 be reserd.d. The strength Of all
republics consisted mainly in It's moral stren.tb
founded upon public opinion and in no small der,
upon the preJu.iices a"d tathunerls OF lis people
4 'hess were al! 10 be weakened by the destruction
m tall hu
ties. Very fereat siren 9Th oil !, rronar-
cry or sristorracy. The strength Of these wa,
mostly 10 be found IN the extent oftbeir Army and
Navy AMI the richness Of their cAclequers III.
I called, Therefore, up the small counties, bot!
! Gssisin aud Western, to say whether they ere
! prepared to 90 INTO Convention upon principles by
which hey To lose their power and In
place themselves at the mercy oihe large counties
Tor possessing tie power, 1t was unreasonable 10
| expect they would not exercise it, and chat, too
I ior lhelr own purposes, poser lever yet filled
TO ieeI its cupidiiy.
Some preliminary prn ciples upon whicI, the
| Convention was TO be called ought TO be agreed
on ana he did not see why they oaiJ no; then
be settled
| lie concluded By regret,ing that lac had not been
able ~ more acceptable manner 10 present his
views 10 the House, and hoped he should be fol :
lowed by the gentleman IRON Northampton v ho
would, no doubt, communicate farther reasons Tor
| the adoption Of his amendments
| (DebLie 10 Ice continually
!
| Tuesday, Feb Ga communication was re
ceived from The Senate thai they had passed the
bill, releasing to 4. Wheat the Commons. ealiI,'s
right 10 tract OF land and that they had rejected
The bill to provide Tor The payment of tobacco
burned in WesibTook warehouse-and the bill
changing the time Of holding the County Court OF
| Monroe.
Mr.. Nsaie obtained leave 10 bring in bill 70