Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-02

!, f,yor az si,inR power TO property TO protect
,..lf lie aid hat property could always pro.
&c, it.,il All that In this State, no abuse nso
ssrT A. isen ffom u.
M, G then attempted 20 show. that there WIS
"a iasi foundation Tor the fears that gentlemen
tesn, n entertain, siz that numbers were 60
nc 10 the West. that The West was not n slave
ollink seetion, and that they would abuse tins
therefore IL might be argued that
provision Is necessary tor the protection OF
he East. Mr.. Cook attempted 10 show, that
The ,laye nopulnt ION had been pushed 10 the We
~ base Of the Mountains that East Of The
the country contains a majority OF a.
pO whites over the country 10 the West of IT.
thai II Won proportion The representation 10
the pppulai ION Of the whites, you have the
weight Of representation IN the proportion oi
TO about 3Ip 1000. But thai the slaves
we're not limited To the Last OF The Blue Ridge
they have passed into the yalley-and by adding
them together, you have about oo.OVo slns'-
holders ~ fear Of being oppressed ny 2'Z,ooo
whites beyond the Allegheny lie coniended
from ,hess cireumstances that there was no DAD
ger of oppression, aud never would he.
MIR. Green rose 10 address this
in suppeu of his amendment. lilo said that
they were nov appraised Of The principles on
which The cldins Of these gentleman rest -
that they refer 10 the principles oi the B'l' OF
Rights. Bat we are told, all men are equal
" free-Mr. G.. insisted that this might be
true OF natural rights ; but IT is not so oi polih
cal rights II was also said. dat all power IS
derived from the PEE ple-aud that the majority
of the community should govern. lie admitted,
that there the circumstances Of each part OF
Tho society are alike. and no part can opprfs'
another, the principle would hold GOOD but
The very reason why ihis principle Is correct, is
that the majority Of The people hasa The same
interest with lbe minority. b I how is IL in the
| psculinr circumstance oil Virginia ? Was not
Inc population of the State made up olyery dif.
| foreni materials AMI sections hap ing dill rent
interests lie referred to the documents from
The AUDITORS Office, TO show how much faster
The whro population On the Otner side Of the
Ridge vas increasing beyond that on this side,
while lho slave population on tins was much
create lie then proceeded 10 examine the
system Of la"rsfion, and 10 show how much
greater the ratio Of taxes has been in Eastern
han IN Western Virgiaia-Thi. inequality pro.
ceeds, not merely from slaves. but avery sub
jeot of taxation has been grenfer-Even land
on this side the Ridge, If taken by itself. pays
about 81 To every white man, for every 81
they pay in the West. The taxes on The
cattle, levied during the war. were greater on
the East per capita than in The West-So that
I may be- asserted with confidence, the taxes
will always he greater 20 the East. But, have
not the people Of the West n great interest TO
abuse their power I They want roads, and
canals aud il has become almost an entbns.
insiic passion with them. The improvemeA,
of the james River has been conducted on a
greater scale than was required byI the people
on This side Of the Mountains. some years
ago, u proposition 10 borrow some millions OF
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advocated by almost every member from the
West Mr.. &. attempted TO show that the NJ
gumenis Of gentlemen, who advocated n differ
ent doctrine, were incorrcct-th that property
could not in all cases protect itself and That
I was toe true, that men would generally
pursue their own Interests. He attempted Ia
= ow thar the situation Oftle Valley did not
preclude il from joining in the over taxing OF
the slaves fol then white population exceeded
the slaves AZ least three.iold.-ii attempted To
nov, thai without a compound basis, HE East
would always be ia danger and IN apprchen
sion OF oppression aud that there could be u0
guarantr tee against i not even in the Senate,
because j, is always known that the body which
J ewaqpics immedialrlv from the nennle w""dd
Mr.. G concluded by apologising for the crnd,
remarks he had made but he thought tina,
impoitaut facts were essential to a due decis
NV " Jfi' dHh nb II "iahuu W lay
! such only before the Convention.
Mr.. Campbell of Brooke. did not rise 10
answer the gentleman " no had just set down.
Vn' '" insist upon the Necessity Of order f.
We depart from II, confusion and darkness
must always arise. lie stated, ,hnt yes,erd,v
resolutions we're Brought forward 10 establish
certain great principles though gentlemen
pleased 10 call them distractions. ye, ali
fundamental ideas of justice, Of virtue. &c
were abstract IDEAS II was sal then, that Ne
o'gh' !" 20 INTO the practical provisions of he
CONSTITUTION, before we attempted 10 settle
me prInclples-And what are wet told mn,
morning Gentlemcn would not meet US YES.
,''""f upon the general principles we lad
down and n0W when they come forward tn
suggest an amendment, and advance a new
proposition, opposed TO The resolution oc tho
Legislative Committee. they will not come o,t
WIN their own proofs. hnt try TO throw the
ohus probandi on us. But gentlemen ON IN.
DINER side should recnllect, that they are in he
""'"'at'Ve they say that such a %proposi' ion
ought TO prevail-whe,eas we deny il. Wh,
no they not proceed 10 prove the proposition
instead OF calling upon us Tor the proofs W.
nave a right TO call upon gentlemen 10 bring
forward their own principles. rcp ularIx arrav.d
and numbered-But yesterday Inc order NJ Inc
gay seemed 10 be no principles and to-day no
prooG. ' ."
Inc Chair then read the question.
hIter some conversation between Mcssrs.
opAhur and Mercer, the question was nut on
the motion OF Mr.. Upshur, that the Committee
do row rise, and lost
Mr. opshur then rose to adlres, the Com.
m'''ee' He said that though he wa, not al.
l"ge'her nnprepared for the discussion. w.,
ma "lh not feel himself precisely in tha,
frame OF mind, which he might desire for such
a discussion. In entering upon il, he could
assure tho Committee that he had come to hi,
mace wnh no local feelings-but as a Virsinian.
tie had hoped. that whore such ye,i,tiops NJ
opinion prevailed. a concilistory feeling wcnId
be encouraged, and that the two parties mi,h,
De hduced TO meet On some middle ground; but
since he had come here. lie had found no di,.
position IN any one in favour of n compro.
mlse-and he must therefore vote upon those
principles which he thought correct. He STA.
leo, ,uat there Were two species of majori,ies
a minority of numbers. and a majority Of in
tcresfs Tie asked. upun what nri,c;,,o a..