Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-19

an oligarchy-other gentlemen say they are an arts
tocracy--other names of equal point are given to /
them and with this maine of mad-dog fastened on the
litte body, is turned lose to meet the great body
Could Senate, thneorp anized, be check in such
large body for one year, As the Senate has BEEN it
may be again organized, and may answer good pur-
poses many occasions. II may examine and
change the hasty language Of the House of Dele
gates 1t may dot their is, their u.s. ur, cor
rect their spelling if he might be allowed to suppose
that there were any members of the House of Dele
gates who could not spell, but it would never be an
ciirciua check IN legislation Itnevcr was, it never
could be check: If ever property be effectuailv
represented, 1t must be by the side of numbers The
less will always yield to the greater and the greater
body here, being annually elected, returns annually
with great &c ce>sion OF power. There is another
diicuty--who is TO choose? The people are the
same electors the same qualifi:d votcrs--who
elect the members of the House as we'll nc Of
the Senate. You thus realize Doctor Frank
Inns story of the two lor>es-ona drawing one
way and the other another way. They will always
elect alike 10 guard against this result, to carry
out the theory,y mat have set Of electors Tor
tine Senate, Ind one Tor the House You have only
thus carried farther TIL cpitlc,ic argument of his
friend from SpotsyvanIa. The next question is,
VINO will be el 'ccd under the Fundamental law
The people will look FOR individuals for the Sen
ate who in favor of numbers. Ifyou separate
the parties bya guph like Dives aud Lazarus be sue
Dives Will REMAIN where h" Is, but Laznrrs NAV net
1t there be one Duke of Orleans any Monsieur re
9ailtc he w he pr, into the Senate to take carr, of
properly. He would th.rs array Numbers and pro-
ipcrty against each other. You give numbers the
rlEh OF deciding md say property is safe You say
labor SilI rfgaiafe clpitiIi AM NY capital Is safe.
! 1t cannot he How viii you rard cn,,ital, In
the way restors have BIZ disrcyartirnr nroper
| y and numbers iii representation by relrrscutinp
interests; AMI connecting ri I'm by looking at -orT
and Interests all in general view The co,;;,,l ma
Tabor constii uling the ccman's OF society mus, on
pioy themselves III agriculture, comm rec or mann,
features Here are three variant interests all no
ing together To certain extent, and all usafu Rut
dangerous q 70
come the third But of what do these int,rss sn;ro,
| DO the trans Allegheny people tLin; m br,o,nc
c"lh,N"fr'ai. ihcy T'ay ccn1s tho .unr7- and call
the boatmcn sailors, bat this will no. make then,
commercial. Commerce is confined In Our nnviqa
bic waters not by man. but bv Hun who made man
tfo to the tide watcrlu you expect to find mn
featuring country where there is no fa,-vbere thnre
is but 10 inches tall the whole srrfacu9 II ,o,lI
be as unreasonable TO expect it, as TO s,,n,os, Tho
| West can b. COMMERCIAL. Where power would bo
ana ulerc he was willing ii SHOULD be- in the centre
Lie great interest would be agriculture. He visited
power t" be there Here then great portion of the
people are TO be represented, not i'm promotion ,o
numbers, controlling "cnlth but in proportion to
the great Interests Of society, and you may deter
NINE t:!e location OF their interests by ucournnbca
| lines. Take ugriculture-takc the line of Nor,b
Carolina tor It's base, ana Tx lis apex near Cupen.
er-ths would show the slave holding and tobacro
making part of The country. Take tho same liz, ~
North Carolina leaving The tobacco interest and fv
ing the point IN Northampton, you mark tho cotton
region. Another triangle would describe the Troin
growing county lie had not Typographical know
| ledge tn go beyond the mountains Sunnos H.
): ate thus divided int o three trian,Iasso,, ~,
represent agriculture. you must give the Tobacco in
! tcfeS representation, to contra-lstinnush If fo,,
| Inc cn't"h and gram growing interests. They arc
! all diverse lnfercsts-all belonging TO arricu,ro
but separated by local circumstances as ens IN bo
circnmvened by geographical lines as any other
Father them these three interests are aividn1 b,
water courses cutting Oil the communication with
each other. Convenience must be consulted Even
III the tobacco country, you must determine the i,
terrs's tttt an Individual may not represent tb.,,
Wlth0Nt responsibility, You have thus reprnsnnto
ives TOT siiese Gnlpoymcn;s and for that porticn -,
Inc people VINO have no peculiar interests S,oi :;
now Inc government of Virginia. The STATE ;s ii
viuen INTO counties, where there is pecuIior;
~ OF Interests. Here then YOU ccIlort the -
determine what the interests 10 be nrr,o,S
aud now they can b. best promoted But ,n,nta;,
are nothing When you have fixed these nninIs
then you may resort to numbers for the DUR
! pose OF fixing the proportions ba,u,oor ~
great and small counties beIonpino to tha 900
interests. This might have been done b,t e
the law of 1916 Having referred IN ,h; 10, ~"
1t may De necessary 'or one who had some interest
IN passing the law. to State why it was sunnnrte5
now and Tor what effect. 1t was known tbat ,I
Staunton Convention assembled in the surnrIr &c
1916. From that Convention came "c,nor;ai
signed Dy James Breckenrdge to the Speaker which
s,a5eu' the wish of the meeting that a ConvenI;-i
\ should be called, for the purpose of onuol;y;, a.
representation tayation and -.
7 provision Tor future amendments. That p,e,nnr;I
tJ - - 0 ti'te opJeCts was referred to a Sc
lee Colnmt'e e, efwhom he was one and tho I,o",I
mani! rom Brooke presided This COMMITTEE $3.50 $3.50
wv" resolutions stating that it was expedent to TAX
the sense OF the treeholers, onthe subject IF IN
vcnon :, tor the purpose specified. That report came
10 the House, and was there amended ~, H. a!
OF a gen ieman from Fairfax who prouognd ~ , .
the objects by adding TO the enlargement oftbe ri@
Of suffrage aud against which motion no r,'e
after ,.. some SOM difficulty this motion succeeded
a permanent common interest 'Thot ,o, ,ao nise
succeeded The report ofthe Commit ee was con'
Cured IN by The Housa and the bill vsT aided "
pc brought IN to provide for taking the sense of the
ne representation, to equalize taxatj5n, 70 eytea
the right of suffrage, and to provide forfIIur arooJ
mants Ta%a'ion and representation were ne
ou5 OF si&ht one moment When representation was
,a S'Aasion wa .aik%d OF with it, The bill