Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-27

TIC thoughts ana arguments or gentlemen bad benr
thrown. and tho Intelligence OF the House concontra
ted. He would not have offered these resolutions
had he not believed their principles to DC true lc
begged the COMMITTEES 10 give him credit for the as
scrtion that he valued truth much beyond encv
lie would endeavour 10 subdue in himself the pride
OF human confidence and consistency and would
openly abandon the views he b. d embraced the mo-
ment nc was convinced that they wore wronr. 10
have conittc error. and To nave openly EXPRESSED il
was venal offence, and nrnd its sullicici, pur,sh
men IA the personal ratification To- which i; Tod =
but TO persist in course, after the convictions tpt
II Is erroneou7 Is an unplrdonable sin. He therefore
assured the { Immittef that he wis prenlrel la
submit iii3 prOposirns, aud invite an * n,,na
uD INTO ;cir principles, aUd lie pledged himself to
abandon then: il.e m1msnt their l.nJropr.ty was de-
looted To his c'IVictiun.
Tue four successive rcSol.i; ions rcG.r e,,ici, Ia
III" elective franchise. WEL the leave nfthe Con
'entlon he you'd read them. follows
heNre Iba, uc elective franchise stould v,. form;
50 ihai, throughput the State, sni.as
f'r sani!aE -hi ol suffrage
, tfsoio,i THAT, among ihuae entitled by Use Consultation
eNcisc the s!eci'yc franchise fare id b. ,'ste s21a7
q Syringe 80 thar IN ali elections, thc sun. age of our qlc
s., ,"IH aN' a. mnch as uHi OF another qua.rd vue
"s@tsei may D. 'l'c disparity ~ urh Ses'rt,e fortunes
hf,,lvsi That iepfesen'a" should oe union, though
E,soipe5, That as ,mdrid.,al suffrage should he ,,,,
Wu,ni fcsreci 20 Tie disparity Oi Individual fortune 80 a
WITHOUT regard 10 TIE disparity of uei. dggTtsal y-
'Fhrse rosolntous, the CoIa,nn;ee will perceive.
all gcow out 81 nlc TrHoi be: t:ev all refer 10 ol,,
object the elective franchise, and the mode il.
which u shall be CSc.CiseG. III hoped the Commit
tee would permit him TO preface the rnuarL; w..ci
lac Should make on tie Q rcs'!u,pns. hy yrfr few
general observations. Al car constitutions. wus-
Tier state fo,iral, are Funded o.. Ia. e.s.l.-
ton of these uoliicai trRi,s-
lst That free governments ar. b.. oiar'.G TO-
nhn"n h7p2'nas- ii NOT every where Is: lea, ~ lie
hapDlncsS oi nIan IA the AiIc.!rIl .S'ai,s.
2dly. That tie sovcraaufy resides 81 ri-lt as
wei a. ~ .HGt ~ thc people Ami;
Lastly Fiiat the best mode OF admin tcr.,.g that
pcrsunails s''
lie would no, stop 30 crqric il The p-ir,...,es
which 10 AT the hasis ui Institutions are tue az
ialse. IL wogd nut hesitate 10 express lis ct!r.
convlctiun uf their lrun Gu! H.. believed he H,,ul
benny dong justice 10 ia" m"nibrrs ri This body to
gtt1adie similar COSY c.un Ihcin. But ~ al
dJed 10 the principles which our governments
are i"unGcd Ia shcw tEui they all rest on tie
great principle of representative rrpuJ!!cs. Vbr.
di achho~ ledge i'"t Ia" sovereignty Resides in tir
people, ihey are representative ~ th..: tI.y al.
c1ncJr ~ So Hg that iis rutv u,igih H.. 10
Ie exercised by ti poor !c personally, bat iy cgcuis
d'l"Caics and representatives. rnr wJs It has l.. en-
ton To enquire WIN arr Tho po,pla IN whom that So
feregnty - supposed 10 reside .Sol,. tell ;s ina,
ny tho people L. intended .cvery indIviual. w!.ilut
regard 10 sex 90 age. O;hers u!ornl US ti.st The
term embraces az. WHO f1i.t and pav taxes.
who defend the country arms, i;l go
contcGuie 10 support her WI. their puT., 81 thci-
ping dat Of peace. Oihc,5 AMIN ia!Jrl! Us that by
the people, Is Only meant those whom tla Iols,i.
rat the polls lie = 5,t!t s. ;,a, 10 mud his ,[
so,-Not coniors but rccu izes tho fi,r.i q ~, -,
o he exercised for tho beleh c. the Commonwealth
Gentlemen may Gji,cr upon tirsc points. lie did
not intend TO ncGse wills d!ese TOPICS. These eso
iulonj approach tic.H rot On iho contrary tllcv
pi esupposc that tUS CostitGiicl III some other parl
determines by tiaa ihis power shall Dc exercised anI
'y only I"oE l" iAc fiSh' ths cotiHrFcI, and fegil
ate its exercise. The ucipics iilay cOutain, IL
.'ce' are a. "pfhCluc 10 ono system oi Sii5dge D.
10 "iVlHe'i 70 hSGho!1 s|i''uSc or to any Other
"'I Nc my o IA. - INC >oA'ci"l lie
re mac u,''e "SSc so"e."4 Icli'&4..S WRh 4 Vie "
80 '''e~ 'A' we t'o,"t t'ui'D'Se T. ca essen ia.
~ va on :! IN 'i'"' - me '''c'-'h ne o,f
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