Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-07

| the question for would be, not what government
was best suited to the wants and dispositions of the
people, but what would square best with the theory
OF the rights of man. BY leaving out that sentence
III the Bill of Rights, would make the Convention
guilty OF monstrous tyranny and oppression inst cad
Oh consulting tor the interests and happiness of thu,
people. Tins circumstance reminded him of the
story OF Zadg who il is related i'll one of Voltaires
tales, was accused of treason, and had nea rly paid
the penalty OK his life in consequence of there having
BEEN found Ill his possession lines to the following
effect:
By crimes Of deepest die,
les IF the throne psssesssd,
'Cai,lsi peace and hbcrfy
fire eaea,ies prqfessed
ZadIg was tried and condemned to die ssyyhetber bv
hanging or the xe or the how string he did not now
remember pigeon, on the day appointed for the
eSecntGn, ionia piece OF paper containing few
lines which being attached to the former lines chan
ged the meaning of them. They then read thus:
s' of e a,@ % IT, re ses, Tic M made M
'(iainst peace and liberty, Lore oay unees ,yar 1'
An Enemy ProfcsSed, find one noe ,oeU nny feay
30 after striking out this sentence from the Bill of
Rights, gentlemen passed sentence on and condemn
ed that Constitution, under which we have lived
as the venerable gentleman from Loudouu had eno
phatically expressed himself-free from wrong. and
flee from oppression. Let the voice of trufb OIL
reason decide it. He appealed to the Conm;ttao
leaving aside the doctrine of the schools and taking
our lessons from experience, whether we could ha We
any other object III view than the establishment of
wise and just government? He appealed to tbon, 4
| any government could be called wise one. Which
did not secure the interest of aor whether Il coulc
be called just one which would have the effect o
placing the East under the absolute cont oil of the
W. est, not respect TO our persons bu tn our nos
sessions And if they take these from me be uonlf
be obliged to them, sincerely obliged if thew womb
at the same time, take from him his life. Yes bo
would be heartily and sincerely obliged to them He
desired not to live single day after that wbcn all
that he had toiled for during laborous life whom
all that he had laid up as provision for the sunnort
of his wife and children was taken awav from hin
by those who would force him to contribute at the
rate of three dollars for every one dollar they fbe
selves paid, No-he desired not to live ono hour
after it. "o"'
The example ofour sister States was referred IN &C &C
fofdng us precedent for the proposed change. Te
spected demonstrations 6 would take warming g. I;bt
no matter from what source it came He would mot
be willingly dlsrespectul to them but much 1ond
was common to US as to them. But it is not true
ina! IN our sister states equal numbers of men are
entitled to equal power in the government. Tbat ;
not the doctrine of our sister States. OF the New
England States, in Massachusetts and Now IJomn
SHIRE the principle similar to that which we have
adopted Maine has adopted rule of an opposite
character. Vermont has representation of towns.
no matter what is the amount of their ponuJof;on
Connecticut aud Rhode Island have the same Kind IF
representation as Vermont. In New York the prin
clpe OF numbers is the basis of representation b,
so that each county shall have one REPRESENTATIVE
winch is an important and material modification of
the principle In New York numbers were tbonobt
to be as general principle, the true measure of nro
PSitJ WIN respect 10 TAXATION III JheY do now
rue the day, they ever introduced that principle.
rue It, they surely will, when the CITY of New York
that London of America shall have attained 10 The
transaction of the whole commercial business of the
United States The City of New York--the rom.
Tnerclal emporium of the Union, will be notbinp less
than the whole State of New York IF in London
the representatives the slaves of the populace so
they must eventually be in the City of New York
AS were the communities in the city of Paris when
Ihe departments were formed, so will the wards of
New York be, when the population shall have m
creased 10 5OOOOO Icunext the State of New Jersey
Inc principle there similar ours and so il is ~, Psons
Vania 1t IS the in the North Western States q, ne
oe men 10 the new States TO the South West There we
u homogeneous population spread through the couo,r,
engaged IN planting and labor is 80
necessary mere and assessed There they adop the min
Cple o. numbers IN qualified The circumstances
we're nor the same Take the State Delaware for instance
II is slave holding State and has the same Cor 80
Hgria Ihey have representatives from each conn,v IN G
'd,e ds we nave mere two. Let MARYLAND On,
next nelgibor She has taught many things ,Jyct ~
very good, and for which have no hauks 10 fr.r h Do
u we teach her III turn, the doctrine Of the rio hts f ma
!ud'Hs representation III proportion numbers we vii
pay mem good LOT evil TO such extravaganza as to satisf I
vdce o the greatest Insurer on earth They had Conven
non when met at Annapolis The county of Calvert brb
Ue warwick OF Maryland, sent its Representatives arva
waS called upon give each and every co,,r ~,
the city of BALTIMORE representation according 70 Numbers aud
t WIZ ne the consequence Let compare the poulstio
dors with that OF the rest of the State MARYLAND and
according 10 TINS principle that would have opeh If Inc
entire representation of the State How did this work e
Houh ask, did this representation ofope fifth subject her 10 Inc
DOMINION 81 the other four ifths In politics and do moi
onennes they make nothing Give Baltimore ropresen
,uence2 ~ ~ VIC S''Sc
It vas the principle hich rave 10 virginia 81 onto.
ne last presidential election and N. York but votes too
me was entitled to sc. Has North Carolina pot ,e
VIZ '"s 81 'rdn and epialzng representation 10 numbers