Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-24

nent only included small part of even these the Gov,
suon dill, in fact place the contro of the Sat. IN ,h
minority oil minority.
MIR. ID Ncn went toto detailed history OF the sue.
eessive steps Which ha preceded hi. Convention
after dwelling on the great publicity OF the whole mat
ter, hs concluded Mr.. l. to have p.:d no hrh con,.i
men' to the ireehodet. when he said they had ben
e"e1'ed ln The affair He went into statistical
10 sno" TIE proportion of persons excluded win,
would be admed TO the polls should hi, amen i,nen
TPrevaii, which he stated to he 81, 900.
| lie provided brom extension Of the Ii,ht of suC
asa counterpoise TO such Senate was proso
Ell Dy gentlemen the other side II his pisn s,c
cecded the present poiltax might be aboshed other.
wise lie feared never. BY way exposing the unsound
ness OF MIR. Ia Arguments. he put them ioto the
mouths ~ sombrs prophets when the B,rons England
oo'aln9d magma charta at Rnnnymcad. He treated
me Tears ard threats Of dunion ide no, believing
mar The intelligent people Of Virginia be raised
INTO tumu!t and revouo Tor the sake of bipy
eight oil suffrage which they had themselves called this
convention 10 alter The gentleman f,om I'D
*Ad proesseJ the allegiance of the heart to Virginia.
ne Old not doubt the gentleman ict it, SO did ALL sad if
the non treebolder was stranger 10 H. how could h.
be trusted with the arms OF the Commonwea,bi
| MIR. SrANARD offered, by way of Cancellation and
eompfon,ss' the following am,n!mant to the amend
Sand every such ci,iz'n who shalt be lessee or :,
tenement OF the yearly value of dollars, for a
term oil ormpre years, by deed duly recorded
three months before the time h. NAV off Ia vo,e and
of which leas. at least wears shall he mn
| expired at the time he OT'rs 10 vote.
| land every such citizen who sh al within one ve,r
before he may offer TO vote have tax or taxes TO IN.
| N"o"h' OF assessed on property, whether
real or personal owned by him. and shall have &C uaIlv
paid such tax taxes least three me before he
SHAH so oifer TO vo,e."-
MIR. p. BARDoUa called for division of the oues
| ton, and il divided accordingly
MIR. JOHNSON suggested tina, if the pre- emf an.n,
ment should be adopted it would supercede tina, psrt Of
Mr. Leigh's amendment which admits termors with
rsnewanie al pleasure lie pointed out OBJ
lection TO that part OF Mr. Is amendment that leases
oil tho description he in~te adj of ben "a nov
confined to Norfolk, would re multiplied every where
and so drawn confer the rig hi of suffrage ,nI vel
4 Or therI limit.
this could easily be effected by making the fin, to BE-
PAID Ter The renewal OF the lease large that no tenant
| could pay it,
Mr.. NICHOLAS felt embarrassed in voting for M,
S'anards amendment before the blanks wer. filled H.
| thought MIR. LeGh's more safe.
After d-sulIory canver alton on the details o
Mr. Stanard's amendment,
MIR. MERCER expressed his regret at the presen,
course, aud his preference have the resolutions of H.
legislative Committee taken up and decided ON in ,be;
order The present amendments applied to the first
'hree resoutons--he wished to the fourth taken
up, which related to house-kcppefs.
The question put OF the first m ember oC
MIR. Stanard's amendment, viz:
"And every such cities who shall be lessee of
. '", Vi WIG yearly 'alue OF dollars, for
| term OF or more years. by deed duly re.
corded three months before the time he NAV Offer to
vote, and OF which leave a, least ve,rs sb,n
be unex pirrd at the time he offers TO yot,
AMI decided in the negative.
ment was rejected.
The question now recurring on the 81 mart of Mr.
S'anard' amendment Mr. JOHNSON expressed HE de-
cileu production for the niinent Of Mr.
lsiEn'ly nhi'nel)-hut expressed hi. willing neg. 10
vote 3r Mr. SaEaris prop ,si,ion il it should prove The
pest mat can be got lie declared himself the adyo
cate OF landed basis for the right of sufrare-,yb;ch
he pressed as ground which both parties migh,
"''s"'
Mr.. MeNRoE then said. 1t is with grea, regret that
rise 10 address the committee at this late hour: but A
presume the House will take on the GU s,iop
Today deem IL my duty TO do it. Having stated
IN an EARL stage OF this debate, that thought that the
right OF suffrage, might be extended beyond the limit
prescribed by the present constitutions an with adv an
age TO every class in the community il is my desire n
snow 10 what extent, think il may be carried AMI
within what limit il should be confined I feel bonpJ
10 DO ms IN explanation of my conduct. and that
Gems. will he very brief ~
:, ny tne resolution as reported from the legislative
committee, as well as by the amendments to it, which
nave been proposed the right Of suffrage i. secured 10
All VINO now ENJOY it, This is perfectly right and il anv
Individual holds freehold interest which bs. coms ~
h oy descent, devise, marriage, or marriage s.ulc-
"c' OF ny reversion oil voter which proposed 70
MAKE very moderate the right of suffrage is TO b. ex
tended 10 him also: and by another amendment which
Is now before the committees it is pono,eJ IN ,,au
.n's fsh' 10 iessees confess that under certain ,noL
ihc"oons shall reality agree TO this But my Object
| 20 .ohihe me elective franchise TO interest in
Iahu: 10 some interest of moderate value in the Trri
ory OF tne Commonweath. What i, our country! i.
u any ting more than territory and WIN ara v
aeu 10 M u u not the effect oil our rcsiencesin il,
a. 'he iand oil our nativity The country Of our
choce! our adopted country? and Of our attachment In III
h-ut"ion and what excite and, the be whence of
such attachment Some hold in the Territory am,
neres In the soil;-somehing that own no, as pas
sehSers or Noyagers, who have no propertv in the
state and nothing to bsd them to it, The object il IN
eve hiiAhcsS and pcrmanancy to attachment And
esc are the best means by which it NAV be accom-
Gu Mere transient passengers may be foreigners A.
10 the citizens of other States of the Union cons;dc
mem as czens OF Virginia, and so identified with ms
uia they may be relied in that character But our
country Is an Asylum for the oppressed of all counIri.
they ny 10 us from all regions of the Globe particularly,
rom treat 'riain and more especially from Ireland
ihey lily 10 us from poverty and oppression I a,o w H.
n " receive hcm but consider those people as very
dercnt from Sc they are not fit t. be al onco ,j
united TO equal political right among us; they should no,
ne permitted participate in the sovereignty or gct boIJ
upon the government till they have been rendered f., 6
ny the requirement of different feeling, and nrinci
pies. anu P'"ci-
our'is government OF the People: il NAV nroner,,
nc called setgovernment. wish il NAV be IRE served
forever III the hands OF the People Our Revolution was
on those prime pies, aud all the Constitutions
Wch nave been adopted in this country are founded ON
we same oasis But the whoe.system is vet an eype-
riihehG IL remains 10 be whether such a povern
heht can be maintained; and that it may in our union
nave no doubt But wise provisions as TO the exercise
OF the right of suffrage and the powers of governmcnt
arc indispensable Tor us preservation We ought 10 pro
NJ nv the examples of every other nation; we OUGHT 10
o9S at the history of other Republics and see the causes
winch led to their overthrow. when we find that the
los'lhportant and democratca among them have been
sou oVerhrown, we ought TO guard against the causes
"ch cd TO their downfall. We have come here that we
may prepare form OF Government for our 1a,ive STAT,
me experience of all the other States and orr own -
Perience are before But the experiment Il suI in
oPerauon and nothing be considered az conclusive
especially In the new States, which are of such recent
esaoishhent VI the effect produced by the original