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

those then enjoying r,.h, suui e. il was sun,nicd
refusing ct the members of the General Assembly
II them, Convention held in eeo, largusee-''Ne
shave formed Construction fur your government have
as the basis oar which that resis;vc have
olred instituted for The common benefit and tim,
"whcn shall be found Inadequate purpose majority
lot you have Idubiahc uralenabe and h,dciasr right
'o retrn, alter abolish IN manner as shall I've
''adludged conducive THE public weal;wc believe
swell suited to your contronwc calculated attain it,
'ohjec;bt experience shall teach YOU that we a,e nsia
KEN the correction the power ior,y Of you no
may alter, reior or abolish, you may judge condu
"accep, reject "Thus sulre !, was acccped bv the
eeholes he quale voters without oprositiouand their
act, which ticv elected the members Of ,e fys Ie,el
Constitution and 'Deca'auOu OF Rights, II
of appreciation had Gvea on a formal call of the
ayes and noes never c,,crtsincd any o, OF the ,,;,y
ut our cnnstuon in the want of for nal nhcaonor IL
any doubts subject ever impressed on ,nv yau,hf
mind, such friend Chesterfield once felt both nc
and must have been dsahused OF he think, the
OF the distinguished under whom we studied our poie,
sions, aud whose semory revere The constitution
benz thus accepted b. the qualed they became
parties the compact hcy shared the sovereignty they
constituted the cOHr1ulity, the majority Of whom the III
ofreorm helunss.
1t does necessarily follow from Tic rgh, Of the ma lily
To- rsiofm the constitution tina, tie powers ordinary aon
should be vested IN tine may,y. I0,> agree question
OF expectancy, which belongs the Oriiy
IN deciding It, they lnuud look great object
government. the beHT. enquire by what or
elnsi'ion 1t will e zap his efPro ic. O. stsl acr,s y
danger Of naaGais;'ioH UIcn result, Of inis interest,
ING enquiry decu,> WHISTLER the nlaicay should hold m
their hands the power gislainn, ccnhde To the
wi,'r'y Bui ,nis do;trio u ccd,ruey, Mr. C,rnau not
vel! "iieTSioou Is u o1'-eoS Tendency, ami calculated
snSsly 10 mcad Ia ~ the guide vi oug deli
ucTsu'l> mere, may bt-@ uN o .cSt0W muucns
u"u ON iis CHARACTER Enlightened aut liberal eSpcenry
which looks TO cUn>eq immediate remote calculates
effects Temporary and enduring, regards interests par
ual ana general Winch IN o mas ie tasting pubic oT
It, object, aud trash id justice for euics lies the toun.
daiinn Of mona al! political law and
eucy which egars ouy Consequences temporary
elects amt partial nIc which has ohrc; present
g"o uiSEsdIas me pirttS o justice, aud delivers usoi up
TO tle guidance OF uphyty, parent of all that IS false
and mcAcVo1s, IN morals and politics hc in The schools
% n'o'Siii p""osv, ds if ieii'cnus theories of Con
deTei Rousseau, and G1dSu, u>ic> usurA,u Ngau-
NY aud recommends the nus' visionary anG needless
VI IyI" nc we man. Ma" he enlius Td observance
OF faith strict performance Of promise flal
duty aud parental love- aaa commences vo 10 DO no murder
- NOV uhrh"u mat IGrtIdl cVtI might Often ie avoided,
and temporary sond oha'ucd, violating YOUR faith d,rc
garhh your promise falling in duiy parent forgetting
y. "u~o ii' you" SA d"d eve" ~ m''ums y"ur hands
G human blood loOkns beyond narrow circ IL winch
I u son o. modem philosophy he fes you tina, all
these partial Considerations must BE- ueOne aud that
ns peace aud happiness OF uuerousv teruc tim e
moral duties he has taught should held IN constant ryr
% '"e we STATESMAN BOOKING beyond the partial evils
dnd temporary benefits winch guide the eNpcents political
qlacAery, walking ts light experience and governing
y: p' PIE W." ske an his measures with reference
TO the great and end"Tns interests of the community sno
is and such guidance shall conduct conclusion that
c ec" d"" permanent interests oi this community require
That The power ut the COVE should n'rled to the
minority, becomes the solemn duty the maturity 10 with
aw h' ca TO yield the power and with their confidence
10 e minority whether that minority thousands or
mure's or Tens or even single uut,whetler the govern.
% si'Il' continue republic or become oIgaGchy
dlstooricy, or monarchy Al that l require is that the
government instituted ir the benefit of ia, pcopc and ac
knowle1sns their will 10 be sovprean-in country rbec
under the most favorable auspices tile world tire
u ye ~ PROCESS which Is to solve the problem
mans capacity for self suyemn.cuwc should be very careful
TO consult oar Judgment aihc than ca-e should he
qite sure, that IN protecting Obvious though
interest leaving the paramount interests Of scir,
ats"auH ''s ra5 pTeT 20 ' of r %n neo
sovereign and acknowledging that the question OF self
government must be decided against the liberties ofankd
WIN these views Of the rights majority and off the
tD ,I.A,,a
Inc people who adopted the present unstu,ton viii Ill.
its face of their rpht 10 rel,n h ma a ecia
Tor more than fifty years, have ti'.h required aleran
a"d nave deputed US To enquire and report To- them u,t
amendments, # any, ought be The select Co,,,ec
have reported resolution, declaring THAT IN the spporon
Hlen OF representation M the House DELEGATES
should be had the white population exclIs,ysi at
gentleman from Culpeper propn.cd 80 to ans, ,f
ton, place the basis of representation not on c 6
population simply, but on ie white t,opua,,or and 90 ,;
cornoned-and the question upon adoption of The
posed amendment Iu considering this question we rn no,
be deceived by the literal import OF two proposions and
he2 permission 10 explain my understanding Of each.
When the resolution OF the Select committee refors us q, m
white population "eTciSiUe'" do not understand tat -, ,
practical application of this rule, there IS TO be yd b
renee to IT'S termsl do understand that the Common
wealth IS to be LAID of into election districts Containing pr
else cqudy oil white inhabitants and entitled 10 IN eoual
number Of delegates understand this word ereIu.rel in
tal sense, winch would refer the population in
exclusion OF the black pOpulon of property
taxes-not III exclusion Of all regard county rnsf ali
regard To tie interests the convenience, the anien bailts
customs OF the people Ny object applying thr rule would
be to lay of the State into gwen number Of districts com,
loseo oil contagious Counties having Interests ep,
cal a. Possibe-io give 10 each Of these districts number oT
delegates, IN proportion IT'S white population and to d,,,
bu'e the delegates, each district among the several
cs therein, 50 as 10 give 10 each county the dstct at
least member, II the number Of members were equal IN
the number Of the counties To illustrate Suprose The
divided into four districts by the lines the Allegbanv the Js
Ridge and the head Of tide suppose the Ios M
Delegates to be composed Of one hundred and twep-
~ members. Then upon the b. sis Of the white
population, according to the auditor estimate of TIA
present numbers, tic Allegheny dfsirrf would
be entitled TO about 81 ncmbars,-the Valley dis
trct, 10 2l-thc middle district To- 3j--and Inc
y mo trau a lie
would be- dis, rbutcd among IT'S &c counties 60 a. 10
give one to caca, and assign the surplus six 10 the
six larger counties. In Ike manner tlie q Valley
incm'er- W uId be- distributed omoug 10 g. counties
and The 30 members for tie midland district smong
its % counties. Tho - members for the eastern
district would not supply one, TO each 1T It's thirty.
SIX counties ana four borOughs, aud therefore in that
ds'ric' no caun'y or DO Oigh would have more than
one, aud some Of tic smaller Counties must form to
Be'ucT' election districts tor single membcrs.--By
such an Arrangement ~ this though each COUNTY
would not have H. exact proportion in the rcprescI-
tation, each large district Would;-and in order t
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