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

country would lose oil, viz Is i.3 snembers.
He commended, that according 10 the Audi
tors calculations, the majority OF white pop
uls,ion will. in 1885 be beyond the mountains
of hich result he mad no idea until be eK-
amined these calculations.
lie contendad, that the power of taxation was
one of The most important belonging 10 gov
ernmenl-thai ifihose who paid the taxes did
not levy them, there responsibibty-it
was but an empty name. He asked what had
been done IN other States, which had no slaves.
lie was prepared To snow thai none OF the
original States had adopted in their Constiiu.
tons the principle of numbers, and numbers a
Lone. He examined these Constitutions Tor
the support OF his proposition. In Massachn.
setts, the Senate is founded on taxation alone,
not on the compound ratio OF taxation AMI
population. In the House Of Deleg stes. it is so
arranged rs not TO be regulated alone by nun
bers. In New Hampshire. the arrangement
prevails in the Senate. In Vermont the TOW ms
are entitled 10 representation, but not accord
ing To thsii numbsrs. Iyen IN New York,
they have not adopted the basis of white popu-
latlDn, without limitation. tie extended his
examination 10 oiher ) ates. attempting To
snow what lille respect Is paid to numbers
exclusively fthe whole orig inaI States,
one has adop'ed The resolution oi The LrgIsla-
tive COMMITTEE, and none bat the new cfaies
have pursued II. Aud h. asked which Of these
"as entitled IL the creates respect? He sad
that Whatever principle. were slopied ia the
Bill OF Right, Ia any 81 "a" oiates, II WIS the
Constitution when show el the sense in which
principles were received and mod fed by the
iramris--ani he exfcaded the same remark to
our own Constitution, ceatending that il was
the coniemporaneous exposition OF any instru-
/ inrut which ought 10 BIZ most respected
Mr.. J. proceeded In show the inequality Of
| The present system oftaxatiUn, in the different
districts Of the State.
lie stated, that If the basis of white popna
ton be adopted, there would he a Senatorial Dis.
trict wi hin so mes Of Richmond, on the South
side ofthe Jamrs River, which would pay
within 500 dollars as much as the whole coun
Try West of The AIleghaoy He stat d, as ano
Their fact, tai the whole ofthe county West Of
the Blue III lge OF mountains doris not support
itsell-it does not contribute as much TO the
col lprs of the Tfrasnr, as il draws from them
and yet, IN 1885 il would probably eontsin a
majority of the white population OF the State.
] liz illustrated tins posiion by variety Of
statistical -tatemtuts. tos HAT this whole
country Is a charge upon ihr genera Treasury
i oi The State-and mat It leaves 90 the otner
portions ofthe State to bear the general eA.
! penses.
Mr. J. admitted the honesty of the citizens
beyond the Alnuniai,s but he never would
| trust amy man to lay taxes upon himseIt-De
wnold not trust eyen Arislides himself. And
what La' been the language OF yhgiaiA for
] Y'af2 pRsl. III f@'h''on to tie measures Of the
! o'netal 6 yernncn I That no res,i aint OF
Conscience no provision of the Constitution
"tte snil lent 10 save that Constitution from
violation. AID yet men aie now o ne tod to
! tusi gentlemen with uniinlied powe He
commended, that II you grant this unlimited
contoul over the purse of The State, II is I'M
! possible not 10 abuse u-Ihst those only who
pay iax's can judse correctly OF the extent OF
contiihuti II which tn cnn pay and thai those
who have great internal Improvement 70 nerl
| H. thr West viii exercise tins power. and from
! he most Conscientious Conviction perhaps, oi
the necessity Of those improvements.
| lie confessed. however, that he would not
adopt the combined ratio of population aud re
presentation, however just it NIGH, be- bur he
would accommodate himself to the pre- JUDGES
mud habits Of the people, and preserve the coun-
| ~ system which had been III use ior 200 years
lie would allow each county one delegate, and
Rppor ion tue delegation afterwards to the mum
Der OF the people in the counties
He apologsed for OBTAINING the Committee Sc
long. On Mr.. Fuzhugh's motion, the Commit
tee rose--and on Mr.. Johuson's motion, the
Convention Immediately adjourned