Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-24

Tennessee, New .tiampshite.
Matyland--6 Rhode isIsnd--6
which require the Of taxes
Mississippi. Ohio.
louisiana, Pennsylvania,
Georgia, hiassaciIsn.t
Deiaware4 Conreclicu
s Mes Jersey,
States which require freehold addition ann
Virginia,
North Carolina-2
have presented ar yosr State. n
to all the free white male citizens d years Stnie of
aa oa P" have as essn s
Ike vifna hold slaves, and six do have pr.
in addition the qualifications of age residence Of
then, slave bpldps and six not South Carolina, Maryland
situations in this particular and have abandoned freehold
qualification except 10 free in New York The
ci,;zeDsofai State full age hold estates Of freehold
Of the value 1850 clear Of debts and and who
shall have paid their Estates But Ihave
heard that The Legislature refused these ffeebods and
thereby gpsysa The o,yisrs Of voting There express
under the value of $3.50 shall that no man is ,ayozl
pn these facts may conclude freehold right Of sf
rage IS contrary 10 the genius of The people OF present age
and The republican institutions Of the United States
IL any confidence can be placed in the people ef
the United States, (and presume there can be soeY
so far as example and precedent taken from them can
have ony influence deliberations that Influence
nent OF my colleague. The example of these
States has very powerful influence on the people of
virginia 4 am well assureds My residence is near
pennsylvania and Ohio; and see and know the inf
ence of those States ard heir Institutions over the
people of the western part of this State They stt,
and know the benefits of general suffrage on society
they appeove, trey desired change And Sir
look around you, and yon End members ON this floor
from the Tennessee line, round that of MARYLAND
who advocate the same principles for which con-
t''nd Bot 10 the South, The North CAROLINA llne
we meet with opposition
The gentleman over the way (Mr Trezyantl has
told told ts that every republican government in
the world, where unigersat siffure .rns instituted
has gone to ruin and pertlition. Now Sir + would
nKe the gentleman to nameihe government to wbich
ne refersus that we may know the force Of his pres
cedents ! shew hin ~ republicans governments
where Suffrage although not unirers1l is very gen
erai which have not yet gone TO ruin
Here Mr. TREzyANT remarked that his reference
was TO the ancient republics of Greece and Rome
where suffrage became tInigersal1 'ie.p
ihen Mr. Chairman, the gentema n g CAGES mn,
not IN point, and cannot therefore be considered aa
having any influence on the question II IL rot ~
cossary TO discuss them. They were either demo-
crafics or very imperfect republics, and their history
9hc"s that they are not examples forus Sir, we must
TOOK 10 our sister STATES, whose history we know and
whose example we feel T0ey sustain us; and ,ye
arc sustained in principles by the opinions of some
Oh the pest ana wlsest men OF countrv--men
whose names VIII go down posterity when roan,J
OF us will be forgotten. We are not coutending ~
a wild and untried scheme. No. it is one Eo,nded
On the eternal principles of liberty and equality,
rlo sss Gharacerlze every good republican go
But there IS another objection. Those who nav
40 taxes are unworth of The privilege of yotinG
y must De observed tLat taxes may be imposed
u various ways, aud services may be reonire5
instead OF The payment of money, for the sun
,ort OF government. Every thing contributed Gr
ne support Of any branch of the affairs or conc.-
y government, may be legilimatey considered as
'aiS OF 9e ta3es g s curious fact that the tazes
nu services imposed On the people of Virginia have
cen Plt upon those who do not vote. Yes sir. sac
nat l1ose who do not vote, arc burdened orealjv
mnat Is Tigbt, and eyenfnore than is general
Iu'aglIe9' On former occasion I atfen9n,cd "a
new ery and did shew that such is the fact
bosn us 1o SopeI9e OF taxation SELECTED by anfho,izp
iose IV9 nttie governments spread over the ,ybnIs
,rory OF the Stale, (thc county citv. and 5orn
ouI';l 70 levy taxes to any amount. II Is trSc
icy eVy on voters, as ell those who arc not. bn
Is caPtafIon tax, and very frequently far exceeT
y Wioie revenue levied upon all The property offLe
''u'cS' Look to VI tho iteusof cc;srlty faycs