Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-28


crs; and becomes us To guard against this ffsity.
but even members were not elected in the manner
IN which he had shewn it practicable to elect
them, they would be subject to Instructions, and
might be instructed by the strong counties to do that
which may dcpress and injure the small ones-and
when instructed. they must obey. The majority
ture. So that the principle Of instruction uni.
ting, rs II would do, with the irresistible consderu-
tons ofntcrest and sclfaggrandizcmcnt would tend
to the utter disgrace and ruin of the small counties
The power ofIpaking the laws in an antient TIE.
public at time, vested in single individual
His laws were excellent to give rise in after n
ges to ingenious speculations, whether IL was better
10 have few many law givers and, in reference to
that subject he recollectcd the opinion of c.lebra
tod writer, who contcndcd thnt, the more numerous
the law makers, the wider range ofther selection
fom among the people, the greater certainty there
OF their understanding the intercsts and rcprescn.
thug the wishes Of the people. The truth OF this re-
mark. Inc insisted, unanswerable. 1t would ap-
ply with peculiar force in relation to the formation
OF new constitution. The trainers of such an in.
struncnt coming directly from the body Of the peo
pie, and representing the existing political sub-diyis-
ions Ut them and having mixed with them nj their
courthonscs' DC. would know their wishes--and
when the new constitution presented to theu,
for ratification rejection they would have i'm their
power 10 make explanations, and induce its ratiica-
ton. constitution formed by county representa-
tives, would, therefore, be apt 10 be ratified
Such representation would in truth, be more ops
to speak the real sentiments of the people, and that
too OF a minority, if gentlemen please.
Mr Parker acknowledged that, in fact. the present
was struggle for porer-and I'm such struggle pcu.
tlcmcn ought not to claim al-Thcy ought to pcrms
| those with whom they contendng, to have hold
OF one end ofthc staff mt least There was great dam
ger that the distribution ofpowcr BY the const-
tuition would be very like to the principle ON which
the Convention was orgurzed A district system,
III addition to the many objections no had urged to il,
wond be apt to throw such prepondcrancc of power
into the hands of particular sections of the country
that the rest might indulge some fear from it. AZ
present, the power equally divided in that
House, that no member dure rise in his place and
make proposition that would Cypress any one mart OF
tho community. But give TO any one section an o.
overwhelming prepondcrance, and how long would tbi,
be the case. For his part, he DESTROYS that the
principle OF county representation should be- consr-
Grated by the Convention. lie was willing to en-
large the number fthe Senators bring them more
Immediately from the people. In fact he was dispo
Sod to organize nat body upon any principle almost,
that gentlemen might think most expedient, provided
the representation by counties in the House of Dele
gates was prcserved-Ard he would even 90 further.
he would give TO the Senate the power of orgnatinay
bis.-a power which might be found salutary. Let
the House ofDc!cgaics remain upon the principle nj
county representation, and any chuck or balance tia,
was proper, he would establish in tho Senate TbIs
system was surely fair-and he did not see why !.
would not answer the ends ofgentcmcn. lie thought
that unless We began now to show our attachment 10
comfy representation. and unless the Convention
shoultA be impressed with the conviction TINT tins
was the public wish, it was gone forever.
Complaints had been often made out of doors nc
the injustice OF the Eastern country and in the Ian
9uagc OF most infammatory pamphlet, lately publish
cd, OF the oppressre nis,uie ofthe tide -,cate, coun
Now, in what. he asked, consisted this Inisrule and
opprcssoR Let us enquire little into it, The tide
water misrule had, in fact, given to the West every
thing they had asked. 1t had been the very ,nnk;u1
OF It, OF the generosity and kindness of the tide.
water and middle country, our Western brethren had
never had any just cause TO complain. When they
complained of the difficulty in getting to their courf
houses and attending to county matters, owing 10
the rugged surface Of the country, and the number
and rapdity of their mountain torrcnts had not the
ide-wrter rnisru'e given them counties re1ard-
less of the increase of their representation in the H.
OF d.? Mr. P. sad, that when he had the honor of
scat III the Senate he had often opposed the creation
OF these counties; and he apprehendcd that the
gentleman from Brooke wished notp that his resjs
lance had been efcctunl than it had been fall,
ding to the fact that the small counties in the West
were IN favor OF comfy representation When
our commerce was depressed and general embarrsss-
mont prevailed, the West had asked for Banks.
They were gwen TO them. In the name of human.
~, they had asked for Lunatic Hospital; il was nj
ven 10 them They quarrclled about its ncntion Lut
mt length proper orc was made. They asked for
an Arsenal and the same thing happcncd-In askinr
70! an Arsenal he trusted, and lac sincerely believed
that they lad not III contemplation, the time re-
sort to the physical force that had been so ominously
alluded to in debate. In 1916, the legislature in bs
opinion i'll violation Of the constitutions e-orpanizcd
The Senatorial Districts, To give more equal repre-
s SCI. IN the Senate to the West. majority Of
the Legislature thought it not unconstitutional and
he was glad that the Representation had been tb,p,
cqualzcd. Mr. Parker disclamed a wish TO contr;
butte single spark to the excitement TO which this
subject was calculated to give rise. What had oc-
Cured IN that House and out of it, by ipaammatoyv
publications, seemed TO require some offset; and so
far as he had made il, nc did it IN the spirit Of Tho
most friendly and aincabc feeling towards his Yves.
tern fellow citizens lie was sure he could not be
blamed for showing that "thc tide water n1isrulo"
had given to the West every thing they had asked
lie acknowledged with pride and pleasure That DIR
ing the war, vixen powerful enemy Threatened the
nvason OF our Eastern border, the citizens of tho
west rushed down 10 our defence with zeal and
win an imPeluosty not unlike that of the torrents
OF their native mountains. They had received ,ha;-
reward from the Public Treasury; they had received
reward far more prcCous--the hcart-fet tbants
and acknowledgements Of grateful people
ne question naturally occurred, who bore tho
principal part of the burdens Of the Governments Tie
meant not to investigate this subject with unknd W
iibcra feelings His only object in adycrtnO 10 II
was TO show more fully tho nnturc mil cLo-.ss, %