Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-23

rs'A-d i,.iIu,,o"s. Ems,na tau completely i4.eu
On er hsu estate geunucen id been pleased &C
,tesrnt and sIe had suffered any deterioration, did mol
V 80 zach iru4n lvr own councils auohe
,cnleui. wlc many respects eSercses cOutIoul
20 dcsIines Is It BECAUSE She IA common with the oe
States aDuuIinc undeIa del"rabie cumcrcl lie
ysssIn that called upon abandon the old
N,,,uI otet thmy, aud look tor Improvement If
idn,n, from councils OF the
VI pull down this government under this xpec at "A
bat he tanned serious appTehensons that could
tui1 another which could long endure. M, Sir the con,
ton which mad Ourselves, has from, nor can
be Improved by 'h" policy 90 the state government IN resu
la,ion ut her internal aud domestic concerns IL could
ce;icd by tho mtgod1cton of universal suffrage as an e
the proposition ui tLr gentleman Tor
80 Few woud DC excluded he felt himself Justified IN calling
IL universal Tie mdnged ,une hope that the Conn
was DOT prepared to adopt tbs bold would
mischief ineoneeivahlc. lie had listened wih
much attention to the gentleman um LOudoun MIR eudeI-
n) who addressed the Committee yesterday lie expce-
ted that that gentleman would have furnished strong aud
cclus'c arguments IN support ui that side oi ;s question
which lac had espouscdhe mad been much disappointed Tot
because tie gentleman did possess the requisite talents and
any opinions he might advance hut he disposed ascbe
MS disappointment to the Fact, that the subject did adnt
vosd look at the facts according TO that grnenas
Ieh unnfIrrced by ms eloquent eiJsnns And What
thjc iactsl 10 substitute iur tire celOd, class of 81
nouaaud people, who conuou the operations n 81
yermnenl m the eo"ect and Ilcous administration Of WINGS
the 10 thousand Gcclple,s whole the
monweah their hands, and oi course possessed of oil other
species OF property Greatly exceeding That held
the ee iders In ohcr woods the 1eat l."d
! To hc placed IN hc kecus of 'ua s,y OF ~ thou and
even a. rrslui- ali on'r property have infinitely
.hon OF that which tho fcchOloJs possess IL principle
Introduced government administered wi;uou, m
etgonton Of publ agents, would c neither less
ham puc democracy, AMI we have yet Ia Ieam whe her
Introduced IA yern,ueu viii end
guences Gcnercn who advocate this ear ioruaTy eXru
sion OF the rishi ~ suas; coapcc 10 adam the ncccs
y ut hNns UPON limitation. Lpn their principles
they exclude ,rceuurhs OF While population the
possession !any political powet According their rivus.
nc theory, we dO not violate any cAi, rights lay dcnsn
THIS where he safely lodged the hauIs
i.eeioIsssie SAID he willing proposition
extending The right i sn!'Fase hat II sho"d rest upon OF he
closely aud ultimately cmucC,cd with the bi uf ieui-
that interest must be considered any extension git
Suffrage which would meet with his support
The gentleman h1m Lnudoun rests the olIu Of non free
holders io the rght OF sa e upon military which,
ey are called upon {" render to the c"d,y I'm apt reply has
ben already gwen to this et.lon FseeloLvs called
upon To render Ike military services aud add thereto
arc required !" fhinSl Tie smewS ~ war" icy iism by
tie side oi upn hceNo!crs their c0uiys battles aud almost
exclusively furnish the Iccunary OF sustaining 90
Nernmcn' IN peace a we'll as war IL would he waste of
time deian the Committee longer in cussln1 this subject
viu view tine extravaganza Of the scheme presented
py me proposition Hnaef eon'deraon lie would not refer TO
passing eyenis OF the day Ia supCo OF what NE about
say bat he would remind gentlemen that history s fur
nih an example u govcuucu founded upon universal
hage, that had nn; dr3encratcd into a desppi'sn.
comparison had been made between the other S;Hcs"f this
Union ana th state inch 10 the dpa1gcnCut OF Virginia
u was not his intention 10 have passed any cnco"ums upon
substantial compliments her Institutions and her people
1t should he LETT To others less ted pass c, upuu
tcSc niefsbu Inc trusted lac should be-
The opnio that IN most respects she coal bear coHrIrsun
win any Of her sister States. In what she deficient In
what respect she behind thcn? people cccnt m
Patriotism Are they wanting those virtues ehch cnnoe
mani Is she inferior any at no,al
La all hete respects ho would size stood Pre- high
WIN all the supposed defects her character, he would be
unwilling to exchange .Or hat OF any county
even for that OF the land OF steady ha1s Passing
whole Union from Maine southern border cause
onorthcaon would result on, the co,noason I she moi
produced loes I'- ni si,csl, aud gwen birth galaxy
OF warriors whose names she p1uuGy paint
ofIhis change S IA pant Of cha rac,c She WELD, noiue 10
her States aud for character she Is mainly indebted
TO those political. institutions which resolved
snail place or,cs of things; least,
eau be effected by the adoption OF the rcsi,on offered by
gentleman from Monongaiia
We have been reiened TO F1Uce by tho gentlemen foT
LOudoun, and have been TOLD that oppression the part
9th noeles aud priesthood had broush' the revolution in
lhai country W. have 40 mobiles have any
pueSt'od LTac'ns oppression upon 'e people lie was sue
part OF the Sia'e tie n no personal knowledge q" The actual
State OF things beyond tic Blue Ridge, bot lac had always
believed people OF that region State BE- honest,
vruous and intelligent race o men, aud as little disposed as
any people upon earth To submit TO the sort OF oppression spoken
OF by that gentleman. IL that these expressions did exist
II that county, and dad give rise To that revolution winch was
attended with SUCH horrors and waste OF human ID! But sir
this very ucplc,s universal suffrage had IT'S full share IN
bringing upon that devoted country The cadmes 10 which
lie sensible lt his of extremely
desuloiy character lie had appeared before the COMMITTEES
he had before stated, unexpectedly hnnse add his prn
cPa object was TO occupy small portion OF ITS Tune that
others who he knew could do greater justice the subject
might have opportunity oi submitting teIr views lie
the Committee would reject the proposition under oonsidUa-
lfhowevo the proposition could be modified amended
hc could not lie disposed speculative thco
e begged leave however before he resumed his seat,
lr elections conducted and he would appeal them
were not placed in cnvdble situation that respect
suffrage extended than this VIC hear nothing o
those Commissions in this which frequently the
elections in Other parts of c Uned Salcs where universal
suffrage or something approaching nearly 1t, prevails hc
had been for many years familiar wi;h the manner III which the
elections IN this state had been conducted he supposed every
other member OF this body had been aud had doubt he
should be sustained 10y all when he said Virginia this
respect would bear honorable comparison with any Other
part Of tie world No popular elections conducted will
respect Og tho la, could be conducted with
regard to decoun, II add GO thousand number o.
voters, necessarily change the mode voting lie
was attached TO the voting because
tie most honest and manly mode ENend the usnt OF ui
and you must Je5od to TIC ballot bIM otherwise, he.c voter
--rn6t act independently they must nave means o. coz
rcdng ier votes That change, simple A. might appear
10 some, m ms estimation would ct m Hood at fraud an,
corruption which would end the destruction OF every hus
like honesty aud Independence IN our elections