Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-12

New Jersey, sections 3, &.
Pennsylvania, article 4, sections A, 6.
Delaware, article I, sections 2, 3.
Maryland, sections 9, IA, Is.
Virginia. No basis established. Property-qual-
6cation in electors and elected.
North Carolina, sections S, 6.7,8,9
tennessee, article sections 2, 8, T. &c; article 3.
Ohio, article I, sections 4, 4; article 4, section l.
Indiana, article ,, soctionse, &.
Louisiana, article ?, sections 4, s, s, 10.
mississippi, urticlo 8, sections I, Z, Q, 10, Ia,
Illinois, article Q, sections 8, 6.
Alabama, article 6, section 8. slaves
Missouri, article 3, sections 3, 5.
Kentucky, article 7,section L slaves.
MIR. Dromgoole invoked the particular attention of
the Senate, to the provisions the constitutions of
South Carolina and Georgia-S. Carolina articles 4
@, 8, and amendments
Georgia. article l. sections 4. 49,
do not mean sir, said Mr.. d. to be understood as
yielding my entire assent to the detailed in
any one OF these constitutions have cited them only
us instances in support of the general principle that
property must IN some mode be represented and Sc
cured in the formation Of the government. France,
Inflated France, affords impressive lesson of nd.
moniton against the contrary principle. The Ma
tional Assembly convened at Versailles on the 5th
May, l798. This event was hailed with Joy by the
votarlcs OF Liberty, and it constituted enphaticay
the FIRST day Of the French Revelation The fatal
the ever-to be-lanented in the constitution of
the Tlerscat was, that property was not sufficiently
represented The wild excuses of this revolutions
inmate violation of public and private property in
cted deep modification upon the advocates of popu-
lar government, and at the same time furnished but
TOO powerful an argument to those, who denied tire
selves.
4he TRANSMISSION of property Influence, TO some
moderate extent in the National Assembly, would
nave insured wisdom and stability to its councils or
respect Tor private rights and interchangeable devo-
ZION 20 the best interests the Nation To the NAL
organization OF the representative boyis TO be char
ged the sad catastrophe of Che French Revoluton:-
OUT TOT tns' rance like America, would have stood
before tne worlda brilliant eXempfcaton of the prac
ticability of self government, and would have exhi
oted the lovely spectacle of order preserved and re-
publicamsm established Whilst it seems clear that
property should have much influence ms To olive II
security, and to intuse order and stability in the no
vernnent 1t must be frankly confessed that the most
serious difficulties occur in arranging the details of
the plon 1t would be n task of immense labor and
expense 10 ascertain the whole property of the COM
munity. The mere revenue is not a fair exponent Of
all the wealth of the country, because portion ex
lists IN such form as TO screen it from taxation and
portion of that which is visible and tangible is EXEMPT
by the policy ofour laws Special could
not ascertain fully and completely the full ononn, Of
property of every kind, after the consunption of
much time, without looking too inqusitivey into the
private matters of our felow-citizens In addition
20 this there is republican jealousy against undue
influence of wealth, constant apprehension TINT no.
htcal power may be contracted in the bands of its
owners IN proportion to their possessions and that
thus an oligarchy or aristocracy may be Great
eo. Ii IL we're proposed to distribute political
power between t7dtcduats in proportion to their
wealth, the objection would be valid and we'll
rounded But the plan of dividing the representa-
ton according to the compound rntio of people and
properly exempt from the charge of aristocracy.-
Is out rule Tor distribution among all the sections
OF the country whilst it no part of the system To
augment the power and influence of each individual
according to the extent OF his purse The proprietor
of thousands will remain on an canal footin, as y, no
indi dtYal
but tho bare qualification of voter Still il must he
admitted that less complicated scheme of represen-
tatlon, which would attain the object would be
entitled to preference. The tchoLe and not soleot
ed part of the population taken "a the basis of repre
sentatIon, Will accomplish the desirable mrpose
OF afording protection both persons and propertv
Hence, maintain that the human beinps resi- |
ding within the territorial limits of the communtv
constitute the most easy safe and prnctica blo rn &
the apportIonment of representatives Upon princi
pie, the bond and free, the black and white the male
and female ought all to be numbered in the arranoe
ment of representation, But our western bretj,ren
apparently horror struck denounce this idea as mosf
odious-as the blrchest feature of aristocracv lam
persuaded that if the relative number of coored per
SONS IN the two sections of the State we're reversed
that the proposition would then lose more than half
its frightfl deforitics. However the politicians Of
the w est maintain that slaves are property oI nm
der our laws, and not to be regarded in the li.ht
OF human beings lnhablting the common soil of Vir-
gDia. II s true sir that our laws in opposition IN
bondage, gives to a master the controul of his con-
duct and the avails of his labor but the same laws
shield his person from barbarous cruelty and protect
his life, by furnishing with death his rnurderer--
HIS life is guarded from destruction, even Mt the
hands OF his proprietor expressly upon the ground of
the crimInalty OF shedding human bloody thereby
clearly recognizing the slave as a fellow croatnre
with aHimmortal soul, and not az a brute BEAST
Whilst the position is maintained that the slaves are
inhabitants Of Virginia and constitute mart of ito
population 1t IS not intended TO be understood ma in
any wise impcaching the policy of our laws which
binds around them the letters Of seryitude and trans
fcrs TO another the fruits Of their toll Stern neces
sty, n sacred regard to peace and order the para
mount duty of self preservation plead our justification
tor the continuance ola policy which we did not orr
gmaic Which violates the natural rights Of man. and
ut which our feelings Of humanity revolt.
la the organization oftho House of Representa-
tives, said Mr. D. slaves are included and recoouizod
ne part OF the population. The government of the
u States is mainly federal in it's character; but the
House of Representatives is national, and was de-
signed 10 present the feature Of popular