Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-02-09
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. Al IS urged among the prominent o5jeuSoDs call
lang Cow ention that its friends unable Ia agree
upon Tie proposed amendments the Constut uu--
THIS objection is as reasonable, ifapped Cen
eral Assembly The object Of the convention is TO
assemble the wise Of the land, to n upon the
t"-e and extent of the proposed amendments as il is
that of the Legislature IN deliberate rpon the mea>
snres of legislation required by the public gooi But
n remove this objeciinn, at least part propose TO
give summary of The amendments which the Con-
yen''on men generally il not universally concur in
. These are:
- I. An enlargement; Of The right of snltage Few
rsh to ,nfroduce universal suffrage, but all agree i'm
The justice of extending the right to rauy ~ no are
excluded. believe large naioriv of tho
friends of Convention opposed to abolIshin. that
evidence Of permanent interest and common attach
ent, fuused hy Llnd-wile all or nearly ALL " ISL,
Tie principle extended. But the, IN Ne pro-
prieiy of some extension.
2. The Executive. An abolition of The "ifth wheel
TO The wagon" the Council. demanded by the peo-
pie They tired of pas ing $50 o per annum TO
,nen who do nothing to it, because they
thing to do Too Executives acting in the same
community. IS an anomaly. No man tell who
is the Executive of Virginia, the Cove the CO.
vernor's Council. One or the other is super dnous -
The effect OF the present eysem divide and wea-
ken responsibility. Governor annually elected by
the Legislature, bienniay, or t.iennialIy BIZ tn
people, IS Executive enough for ate. Ills re-
sponsib:y will be increased, b, Topping of the Coua
CHI while the frequency OF election will keep him upon
his good behavior.
3 To reduce the numbers u the House OF Dele
gates, and equaize representation the rein. In the
propriety of this reform friend and fue OF Cow
ton agree. The evils of Tie present organization OF
the House OF Delegates, are felt in the
ut 10000 which the people annually pay the Legs
ainre for their servces-and in the fact that wear
with another the laws passed do harm instead of good
T. The Judiciary. The friends of n Ccnv ention do
not wish TO impin,e upon the independence Of Judges
Hut they do wish to convince those gentlemen (sone
If them at least who hare forgotten it) that they
the servants and not the masters of the people, The
lordly and nsoleDt department Of some Of these off
CerS-tho their AT
che court house inspires-aTe enough satisfy Re-
rublicans that they should he brought to a proper
sense OF respect Cor the majesty OF the people. Their
present tenure OF office, has removed them from the
peoP'e-they are not of ;te people. They e
afisocracy, privileged classified by the pee pie
Totally independent OF tbem-having feeling, IN
common with thern-holdng short, the people of
Virginia, the precise relation. that the noblesse
Great Britain hold TO the British community. Cor
ancestors in their anSic.y to make the Judges nio"
pendent, made them irresponsible. Their posteritv
wish still 10 preserve their Independence hut n re
their responsibility Elections once in FIVE or
ten years by thd Pcopc-or subsection 10 removal by
vote of the Lcgislature--or both-wlc their sala.
rics were made fully compclent-woud secure their
independence a. their responsibility too.
5. To conform the Constitution that OF the T. S.
by rendering the of all powers
a not expressly or-incidentaliy granted The I,egIs-
laiure OF Virginia IS despotsn, all inients
and purposes. ii is omnPotent the British Par
lament
These, Messrs. Editors, are some of the amend
ments generally coucurred in, far my observation
goes. Halter OF ARisTocRArs.
u letter from the county of Halifax of the 9th