Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-24

North CaIolIua--3
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Ma, have prcseaed Tor your Consideration IL 81 ies a
tins Cmon, which the right suffrage extended generl,
Ia all the fee white male u years Some II
then but all have excluded paupeis, soldiers >cacn
aad ,one have no, even eNcluidre negroes Six Of Them
like Virginia, hold slaves, and six do have also pr
encd you with ten States which require the payment Of
~ addition to the qualifications OF age ard residence -four Of
them slave holding and six not South Carolina Maryland
siutnns this particular, md have abandoned the freehold
qualification, exceP, free negroes ia New York The
Citizens o that State Of full age who hold freehod
OF the value OF $50 clear of debts and ncuances
shall have paid their estates, hut have
heard that the Legislature refused these feehod
thereby deprived the owners OF voting There express
provision IN tile Constitution that free negrus real
under the value of $3.50 shall Gc taxed taxed
~ .,ni STATE, without rriresen,suon believe air chansr
ase contrary the OF the people the present age
and tire republican institutions of the United States
II any confidence can be placed in the people e
the United States, land presume there be somcN
so far example and precedent taken from them can
have any influence deliberations that influence
Is " favor OF an extension, beyond the anuend-
ment of my colleague. The example of these
States has very powerful influence on the people ot
Virginia. am well assured. My residence is near
Pennsylvania and OHIO and see and know the infu.
enco OF those States, and their institutions over tic
people OF the western part of this State. Thev ee
and know the benefits of general suffrage on society
they approve,-thcy desired n change Ann Siy
lock around yOui and you find members on this H.or
from the Tennessee line, round To that Of MARYLAND
who ndvocaie the same principles, for which cou.
tend But to the South, on The North Carolina line
we meet with opposition.
The gentleman over the way (Mr prezvantl haa
toli us that every republican government 10
the world, where UniUerSnL suffrage was instituted
has gone 10 ruin and perditiOn. Now Sir, would
IKE the gentleman to- name the government TO WHICH
Inc refers US that may know the force Of his pre-
ccdents | shew him ? republican governments
"nHre Fnhragr, although not universal IL very gem
era which have not yet gone to ruin.
Here Mr. TREzvANT remarked that his rcfe, e,,rc
was to the ancient republics Of Greece mud he,us
where suffrage became universal II w T'"2
men MI Chairman, the genternsns ca-os ars
Nv =" PoHi'' ana cannot therefore be considered as
Hh'lg any intluence ON the question II * NOT n
- Sary 10 DISCUSS them. They were either demo-
cra'icSor very imperfect republics, aud rlcr bt0tV
S""S thatt hoY are not examples for Sir, we must
ooh 10 our sister STATES whose history we kno.g u1
whose example we feel. TDcy sustain us. and Wo
hIc sustained ~ our principles by the Opinions of son
OF thr best and wiscsi Of our own cnuntrv--nen
whose names viii go down to postcrity WHOM menv
a WHO aud untried scheme. No! IL IL ono Cuiod,d
on The eternal principles Of liberty and aonoliiv
which must characterize every good republican 70
vernmcnt which now Is, or which cvor can no
But there is another objection These ,.ho 49,.
no taxes arc unworlh y Of Tho privilege of yoting
IL must be observed that taxes NAV be ironossj
~ various ways, aud services may be requircI
instead OF The payment Of money a. ,kt -
port OF government. Every thing conf,ibn,cd 81,
INC support OF any braRch Of the affairs or Concerns
~ gov nnment may be lcgitimliolv consiJorcd as
1d vi o axes d It Is curious fact, that tho taxeg
mo services imposed the people of Virg MA bsSS
'oon 20 arranged that The greatest burihens b1yo
Ieeh pnl upon hose who do not vote Ycs s;r \ 80.
mat those who do not vote, are burdcncJ 0,os.I
'ey"hd what Is right, and more than IS genc,s
imagined. ON ioincr occogion ( st,erneJ a.
new, hnd dId sheW tlat such is the fact
ms scheioc Of taxation iscflected b, ,,,L;.
nose 10y hltle governments spread over I'm" s,tg
Prrory 81 tic state, ltbo county, CITY and 5o,o'ap
Iow'p 70 Ic'y taxes 10 any oinount. ], Is 80"
10y 'ovy ON voters, NJ woll rs those who are not,
Is capti'ion 'aN, and very Gcanentiv g., Nv ~
' |n'e revenue Iouod UPON all tho prone oS,
''"Ilcs' Lookto al tho items of ca,nir ~ % ~;