Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-19

inequalities we have heard Of and these we are sent
mere oy the people to reconcile reduce and equalizc
as far as practicable.
But hc perceived disposition in thus body not 10
conhne themselves to the removal OF this inequality,
but 70 apply sponge TO the Commonwealth, and
make taLuin rG<d. There must be no basis
there can be earth, but your white inha bi-
tants Snch an idea mad nsvcr before entered the
mind Of any in Virginia. lie was perfectly
willing TO amaigamaio small counties into other
small ones, until they We're made of respectable
size. lie was equally willing TO divide the LARGE
Counties ui!tl they should longer be rewarded as
oVcrgrown In making the apportionincnt we are
.I' 20 nlNe an eye TO taxes or TO numb, rs but TO
WAT interests require. How much is included IN
''e interests oil he Commonwealth, Are they TO he
measured by numbers wealth exclusively or bv
my thing else e&clusveiy No; but by wise states
.n .G passing IN review every single circumstance
when attends every single part of the State
lie begged permission 10 illustrate he idea C,st
in@ Your eye overt Commonwealth, Won find on
inc Eastern bend, lii l. peninsula or TERRITORY CON.
.dlr"g eSS IMAM one iitiieth part OF the Common
wealth, aud in popula ion still less. Suppose this
tIFrioFy ana number reduced TO any less size YOU
pease'st'i remaining ,pective territory and pop
e!dlQh, what would be its stuation9 Seuara ed hv
an ann "i 'He sea, wider than the is between
DoNcf ana CaalS, or ~ Gibraltar more cxposcj to-
oalser, more lahletn invasion than any other mart
OF the Commonwealth; Onty.hcn invaded rec it;,--
no EtneT aid from any o,har part of the Common
wealth.. In the revolution, ana durinr the s,c yysr
the=e people defended themselves entirely with ,,r
own means, receiving particle of assistance from
any other pdri ofthe Commonwealth Noh,,c o
alu tnere; theIc exist no t0m5s 20 c)Lsccrsie the
grave OF Heroes, because no such over lived thee To
ole. I5Ny have maintained rs w,u rs i,t.rl -
themselves from the beginning. AMI WI co. mo
! TO DO 50 to the end. gIi hank God taa, Inv
@ft We" abe t. da So. That c-uuty people
4 cut oil from =! association with any pa-t of
! the State, could not nave retained ti.ir ORC
nal manners So completely, had thcy been ,niyel
up WIN inc population of other parts their sha .
points now remain they were ~ 1879: i',. l;,ri
Ny,trr Fr.r .
Peculiar interests A2vc grown cat Of ~. oocrl,,r
condition ana uunAcrs of these - ms. Nyo,lf
s'a'csui2n tiink It wi1e 20 --It,at thos, ,,oorio -
Ut distance, ana 1us.Jt be scented, SV,,'r
any statesman sGy - ti.u!-,e 10 IT,. pi,,,,ors ~,
go Tor iiZ..c standard; You are no, } +s.t IN. ~
ar but feet q; and therefor. we cannot rive ,.;,,
representative; We 90 to the basis Of population
exclusively No matter thai IN ocean rors bntrecn
you and US that your habits int rests and incot;
ar "uetSh' that You arc contiguous 10 another
S'a'e Wich may be willing 20 as.ls, YOU more than
49, - va. ','a'r' !et you can have no power nor
VO'Ce IL me government. Mr. r. then referred
again 20 he situation of the county OF E.r,ic
having IN all about six hundred white iuh,b.ar,s
~ ISS-l II W.. not be entitled 70 = representative
out IN connection with the ADJOINING county il urc
scented an interest sufficient TO communal rrr,s,it
tive. But suppose Warwick river had ciJisn 49,,
t4e PEec'pce ai N!agara-suPFosc God had made \
CataTacl tIere, the people must then have heco,,,
tcturc-s--,heIr capital mirlt No. hs e,p;c,,
10 enti'ie them 20 representation, and II thor rrr,
- "cIc !5"' would lac be wise statesman who
NOuid say lhtl t!"y cDu! have % rnDr,.eo,,s.;,,
because numbers alone were regarded II NAV he
60 but lie thought IL was one a. fLc nrono.,,y'
Te!Ui mad Dfen at war with for two hundred M
Ad II was at war with al tie political tbeori ~ [
ne "CI'1' s-:ICe 'le creation OF man But lii yene-
able !ncna RON LoUdoun informed US that il v,.
'rlncpie III accordance with the pclnciDes of emil
I2an governments, that Representation should he Il
measured ny numbers and based on the White ponu
ION . let TINS government under which we had
wed 81 years, Is called he best in the world Is il Il
lot Republican government Were tb.v n,t ,,,;-o
nen who formed III Was il not forraod -, p on,,I :
lean principles If gentlemen deduce that il is \
government not based on that principle vba, 10 .
;oacs @! The argument founded on its evceIlonco;
here he showed the inCorsis'e ncv of tho arT,,,,
d gentlemen on the other side, win, while tho adj
mitted 1t TO be Republican government rrFsoI =.
admit mat IL possessed any Of the in~rcdients of
ltcpubhcan government. lie then referred IN ,L;r
on the subject Of majoritieg conrnnd;na
that the radical error OF all their arguments consisted
IN those OF assumption that majority Of tho nenn,a
are entitled TO govern. While they contend tbai =
majority of all should govern, thcv insist on ovcl,
slons at WILL and thus destroy their own.princi0Io -
Fhey tell us that the basis must b. entirely on white
population All who are not white are excluded
This principle would require YOU to o Ia tho mint,
to determine what is the colour Of the man h,cr
you determine whether lee is free. There vvonid
be som difficulty IN the matter; il would be puz
z!ng question TO determine who are white Deople-
W. must exclude eli inhabitants of South Asia, of
Japan, the Egyptians, those from he flarbarv Goas
and every one OF our good irgnds the inhabitants Of
hpf
they are white. We should also have 70 cvcIris ,b |
whole aboriginal inhabitants Of this country ,ybcncv
they may be elevated TO state Of lntoIlioonco
because hey are not whites. Let a Hong merclan,
come here from Macao, with his family or t 1Tny,co
send us portion Of her cfzens, and Inc thop"Lt
from all Appearances, that we were likely TO have n
numerous accession from that quarter and tbcv
would all be secluded by the principle that all must
be measured by the prism. lie granted that il WINS
Just m the apPortonncnt Of poyyGr 20 attend 10 NH
The circumstances Of the country and he would ~ /
Guide slaves But the gentlemen are not content
with The c&rio-o" 90 slave, but would exclude scyc1
"i''t- 81 society altogether. They not onlyeyolJc
icmlcS ana mluors but certain classes Of male cit /
zcns WHO arc TO be- placed under the ban of rul. 10
De made hereafter. Their system shuts out seven
cgts Of society, aud then decides that the fo.irit
of u.o olhcE portion shol govern. II is good prin
cipln bu o"c Ehi"n. never ,Aould be rcsored IT, aa
loss "hen cg,'y hing else i9 equal. Your o,yern
ment must be based Oh the interests Of society and
you arc brought 90 last 10 decide that cDicris gql5,
the government OF minority IS better than that Of