Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-12

waen Tor every dollar they paid out OF their owr
pockets, they would extract from tho Eastern
pockets SO IL. The people OF Shenandoah did
not object 10 give 81 Gems, If The paor people
of Warwick had 10 pay ID cents. For suppos
] ing the taxes are un,iorm. tine result Is ineyila
blc-thai for every cent they pay. we shall pay
SO many more eents-wtie the mouey, TOO. Is
TO be principally expended among themselves
He was much struck the d her day with renar Il
| of the gentleman rom Norfolk hr, Taylor
that iaxal on aud representation issued from
different sources aud flowed into different O.
ceans. Tho application Is 90 true and II we
| adopt these new principles, we shall SET the
application 6Illy verified. We shall see repre-.
sentatpn Using from the mountains. aud over
flowing and drowning the lowlands while
| taxation will arise nom the East, and roll 10
the mountains iertllizing every valley aud every
glen,
He dwelt upon the principles which had actu.
ated oui ioretathers during the Revolution. II
WIS because they were determined Ia resist tax
alion--lo resist the imposition Ut the yoke, The
m iment they saw II was preparing for their
necks.-And vet never had country more
aheclionate race of people than Great Britain
had in these States George the 3d, never had
n more loyal Subject AZ one lime than George
Washington but, suppose then that Great
Britain had offered 10 give u.s. Representation,
based upon the white population. on the same
ratio thai the West is now of, ring 10 MS what
would our fathers have said Ihat II was n
mere mo key that they would MT hcqulesce
IN any snch proposition. Auh get HE people
of the Western country are tfl,lHs us the same
thing, with this additional menace. that The
day /. not tar distant when they will exhibit
the majority of white population, and then will
have absolute command of our lands, our es
tates, our all
Mr. L. drew a comparative view oflhc claims
OF the HOUSE, o. Commons, and of the Western
people. lie said our lorelnlhers stood untitled
in resisting the inpostioa oflhc Brush yoke !;
but he begged 10 he understood I've some al
tachment TO this ancient domiuio0 had been fix.
ed in his heari nom Ills earliest y 1uih-n had
almost grown 10 bea sort of prejudice with
HIM. lie had ioreseen the present sioim'-ihis
distraction IA our { tuucis, ,his separation oil
brother from brother lie bad raised his cas-
| stndra voice IN van hui never had he felt The
want oi Il weight or punlIc character, 30 much
! as al this time Aid yen with all these eclngs,
h. @as compelled to declare that the INTEGRITY
Of the Stata was buI I've second wish OF his heart
his frs, was hat he might remain connected
with his brethren ofih West, under the ansPi.
| ces oil just, equal aud W u balanced Cons'itn.
ton.
MIR l.. remarked that he resolution of the
Leg lsative Commute, winch he should proce
To examine, wa calculated 10 separate power
II ON ptoperty--bnt II there was ever political
ruth, WIS thai they caHuoi be separated With
opt mi nty ia Il power will eItEef conquer and
take property, or that property will purchase
cover. Bui II ever power takes property, dis
CDTd, dist action. military Usurpdiion and des-'
potism must ensne.-Ihrre IS an end Of rcpubll-
en- vrrumeni. he sword does not destroy
il mo,e llecIanlly than the poison Of corruption.
The principle of the Committee is Therefore
eyell,d NJ the root of all republican govern
ment. Let il prevail and il is impossible mol TO
see, tina, liberty will he eAtingushed, or that
III div sl1n Of the State will ensne.--lIe refer.
red 10 an old hook which. b cause IL was writ.
ten by Tory, may not meet with the respect
10 which il was entitled. II WAS Swiits account
Of The ancient republics, which proves that pro.
periy aud power could not be DIVORCED without
the utmost ruin TO tue county.
lie proceeded with the examination oi the
resolution. II has attempted TO separate also
taxation from representation, ia spite of the
experience of the British Representative system.
II had been proved by the gentleman from
Hanover (Mr Mouls) that this power OF repre-
seniaiion ~ England was gwen for the purpose
of Iaisng aids tor the kiue-aud What was the
effect there That the Commons. by means of
longs 10 the nalion.--" Give us money, snys the
Grown money | want---money must have
or else | shall be conquered by The emmy
broad and what was the reply =" Give us
the securrly-giye us llberiy"-it Is thus that
all the liberty of he people Of Engnnd had
grown out II the wants Of The Crown "hd the
representation ofihe Commons --Mr. l.. con.
tended, that il was customary to denounce eY
cry thing that was EDglish-lt seemed 10 be
sufficient To say that doctrine was bad, VI II
were found coming from Engand-For his own
part, he would moi hesitate TO decar his belief
that England is a fee goyernment-And he
called uPon any man 10 point out nation Who
enjoys liberty al this moment, except England,
Scotland, Ireland aud their descendan's-and
the IRISH aud Scots owe their free principles TO
these much abused EhgIish. Aud no wonder
The Eng Ilsh system had been founded by expe
rience, and rip.ncdby practice. lie venerated
Iibeuy-thai species Of liberty which was fosnd.
ed on morals. aud on those practical laws,
which respect the rights oil the peopie-But
give rs no French liberty, founded on the ro-
ms OF religion and on the RIGHTEOUSNESS of OPT.
mon.
lie asked how a community of interest can
exist, where one has nothing TO give, and wants
every thing from another. II is by the power
OF withholding their money, that the liberty OF
that this old doctrine, proposed by the Legisia.
tive Committee is at war nh all the principles
OF Republican Government, aud must end in
destruction AID disunion. He would not say
how long such a system would last--ihe issue
was in the hands Of an oyerruling Providence
but lis fall was inevitable. 1t must be produ-
ced by the separation of principles, which
would ne. er be dsunited without mischief aud
ruin.
Mr. L. commended, that the proposition of
this Legislative Committee was TO give power
to a set ofpeople, whose interests are drectl,
contrary 10 .oufs--as TO slaves obviously coz
uary. Aud he appealed 10 his friends from
the West to say, whether They do not want In-
ternal Improvements which we do not wani--(y
whether the money required for these purposes
was not to be contributed IN much greater pro-
portions by the East than the West. Aud yet
we arc 10 be grayey, unfortunately asked, to
onn far unnn them the mower of Taisiuo nnnev