The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-15

"''ss"'''' -" ""Y teieT ine bass II o..
men.s 10 the principle OF force 7 lie sat- sS'eia
gentlemen thai ihe people IN the love- ' ' tel
"'e'' s"fa'eh but liry coud mt be ~
dated ihe principle iht ruprese,,s,;, "''ih
taxation should go hand il hand w." am
principle ny which tLe great Cha,s.,. s tae
the klag Of EsglaBd tre,ai,le or his u. ~ made
rug ON Rryan,ion--tle prinriple H., ,aa.
VINO ply the ianes. shall lay 'he taxt. NOSE
th" sane principir which had ena,,,.t Ras
ni'isstions iienrY 70 PM the ball of R.,,', nm
~ mutton, and Washington Ia co,s.,..'ihh
Ind pehdencf. air. NJ. expressed ms .,,, u
tie opinions which MIR. DpidI ;doe has, r'hf a.
rd on this subject. and contrasts. b;s p'fs,.
with his fnrmef course and ductrin.s fhi
IL little remarkable. thai - gentleman :, mn
advocated in his youth aud his manllood ~, aas
cratic doctrines. should now, in the d,s,;, Q.
his life. present himself as the uncom,,.o''..o o
champion Of democracy. VIM. Cobben "a,
said. that Scotch Demoera, was. of an nad
ia fsinre, thr m At ieariul--aIr. Albums nsdeeeIs
that the members of wealthy family uh,
falien into poverty. could court The neo,,' 'f
| more sssiduiiy apd success, than any o,b.r WIN
and in would add said M. Nj. thai 10 h r'oIse
most obi ius oiieeI in uature, was nm ul,ra =, "s
aist who had turned Democrat, The "f'
| from Brooke hsd denounced our fo,.c,,t 'e'
and even all the most distinguished and vans'
It'd men of the Revolution-men Nb,' "pfa-
Only The bright ornaments 81 their comm, ~"
of human na,ure---Nes, hr had dcnnunay,1, 09s
designing, selfish aristocfnfs our Pend. ds
! Wyihes, Graysous, Lees Nrisons, PAP Gus
riue'ons and most Of others.
| ',trse men il was his dutv, as ii was HI. nj,
! 10 defend from .uch an uajust. uniul,nd ,
cruel aspersion. HIS blood ran cold Mls,
heard il. No,hisg could be easier than IN sha'
| u,;th hat I,stio I,.f INV
made. Mr. NJ here went into history or''
events just belLre. and al the commencrpcn, ~
the Revolution He said that it mas well bo",'
that for several years before rs The powsr :.
the King was reduced TO almost nnlhirs in IL
renowned and unterriGed Communwea ltb-fi
affairs Of the people were chiefly manaped h.,
Committees Of Safety and Coayenfions-ana
when the Deputy OF the British King was 6na1l'.
compelled TO abandon the Colony. the Conyon
ton which framed the Constitution, assem-, l.l
and appointed. as their President Edm,aa
! pendl zion n man who had raised himself fron4
dust and ashrs-Was he mn Aristoclati N,
VI here read the reply Of Mr.. = to the potGcn
ton OF his appointment 10 the Pfesid ncy Of ,be
Convention, and recommended il 10 the p.ru.a
| rC his young friends. II was known nj III. ,i,oa
this Convention met, tia, their great nbiec, was
to organise and put the new Government min
| opera ION. This was apparent upon he face ~
their praceedipg Sail lie old men Of the cnu,.
try said nj this day for he had cnnversed with
several, That Convention adopted the Constr
| tuition unanimously aud yet JOa are told thar +
the County OF feog hauy had been rrpre,eue5
his would not have been the case and bqcap,s
that County WAS not represented the etea, mo-,
who composed the Convention some OF whose
names Alf M. read. were To be called usurprI.,
And did any one believe, he asked il that cnun
~ had been represented, the result would have
been different even II they had mad the fullest
repf eseniation TO whlch the gentleman, in his
zeal, can contend they were entitled But il
was gravely commended. that itihis absent Yen.
ghanv representation had been there, this IA
g. ant nsurpa,lon would not have taken place.
lie read some OF the names OF the rare usIrpers
from, the Journal Of the Convention. and called
the attention Of he Convention to them he
happened 10 know, he sail something OF the h,.
tory Of this county of feoghany, and would
give il 10 the House. Tie then referred 10 the
charter boundaries of The States OF Pennsylvania
aud Virginia, TO the controversy thai had existed
about them. and he manner in y hch they bad
been settled, by which thai e nllory was 'ced,d
away. He acknowledged that on thar, as al
other occasions. IN whicAEtirg'nia had had any
thing To do wnh the Norfals3 she had been chea.
ted. Mr.. D,ddridge had said. that the Nora
Western Territory mad beelf acxl ceded away.
nd that in these ,cssieus the only obe, II
he lowiand aristecGaty was 10 retain the pow
er of the Sta,esnagiHf own hands and Tor their
own purposes. inprEht 10 be recoiected, sad
he, that this cessioif~ as recommended 10y Con. f
gress ms necessary to allay the jaaloaS'rs OF the
smaller state and that II had org COATED With
Mr. Maids a, who was mild as Tie dews II
Heaven, and who could be suspected by no one
Of wish to Cypress any portion Of his fellow
citizens. NJ. NJ went, elsu, Into hislrryof
this cession' H. maintained thai none of ts
measures to which alusion had been made, had
been adj pied with an such view as that ascrlO-
ed-aud that so far ron, the Wrsiern c"untrs
having any ,I,ios with which to reproach The
Eastern, every tning had been done for them
thai iu ficr sor generosity could award But
still we hHd been in deecnte, but Intelligent
way, mcnacsd With the force % the majority
.--t!e here expressed his regret that tie geR'e.
man from ederirk in particular hc. Maso1l
should have INDUCED in such illusions, and
paid handsome trihule TO the tuem0Ty OF bis s
most distinguished grandfather.
Returning to the principle tor which he con
tended, that ta>ation and representation should
go hand in hand--that those who pay The taxes
ought to lay them, he commended that II nF0H.
ed no saci te of pcrso,ial rights. The same
measures mat operated upon peTsoos ~ one
paw vi we Oli'e nNu nh t'lhsei optidHp" ~ -
other parts The afisi0cracy, as they had been
called, were sad always to have the poiFIc7
power and yet they bad taxed themselves nlss
er than others. In the course OF his remark
MIR. Nj went into the same calculations WHICH
! Mr.. Old had made, rs to the relations between
| the taxation and representation OF the seYrlai
Congressional Districts, based upon white poPT
| lation aud federal Numbers and insisted 'ha'
was the iaires, principle that could be ao"rta'
combining mrihina very near the ralo VIM
ought to exist bel" cen population aud 'aA"'o@
| Nv VI. made some remarks, connected VIZ
she principle ofrrpresenfation on the Su'J
the tight Of suffrage. and expressed his SUPP
nj the change which had iaken place " -
mind Of Mr.. D,ddridge on that topic W. =
he said. had expressed an opinion when WIN
10 the admission Of all persons 10 Voie eve" W.
der the age of2l (Mr. ID. inima'ed MS A., ~,
sent from the generality 81 the rrmarh'l ~,
| NJ said he had made the observal1on' " ~.
J certain M u, laHpe whatpyPr he nllgHt m'' n