Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-26


OF land. than one who owns %. And this
shows thai the vote does not depend on the ex-
tent of his interes--nnd the man who owns
the small farm has tho strongest personal feel
ings, derived from his family attachments, 10
contribute TO his interest 10 the country. As
to personal property, II is still more uncertain
in It's tenure ahuctuaiing In It's possession. than
landed property He admitted that there was
no perfect STANDARD 10 test the qualification f;
bu, he eon,euded thai residence was the best
aud surest one ; when You have man person.
| here. YOU have the best evidence Of his attach.
men,, q the eoiumunliy. When amsD has
resided for two years IN Tho State, II will be
| sufficient We must require some term OF resi-.
| denee--we must not give the right 10 birds of
passage. He thought Two years a sufficient
term. If you extend il TO five years, you de-
pryc man OF his right for too long pc
Rod Of bis liie,--When you have a mans per.
| son for any time, you generally have bis pro-
perry and his besi feelings. Suppose two
Iueo embarked on board ship, and storm
| afisea is moi the passenger who owns nothing,
| ms deeply Interested 10 saving tue shp, rs the
other. who owns 10, 900 dollars worth ofgoods,
II q lie, has all, Is al stake and his eIcrtons
'~tll 10 % Great,
Mr.. w. stnied, that men were as much aciua.
ted by their hopes. rs " actual possession.
The very hope aud expectation Of obisiuing
property make il as much his in,erei 70 ptomo,s
The good Of the community, IA he who obtained
u and hence man who 10 acquiring pro.
tefly by his ind0stiy feels us much interest
IN exercising the right OF suh age properly rs
he who a equired properly. - He coo,endod
also, u II, ifyeum Ne the free hold n necessary
qua lhcsian Of the Ugh, OF suffroge. you pre-.
se5i efsHt nnmbei { rsspeclnbr me h anics
aud athsfa FROM uosinP int VHgDie---and
YOU d ye ~, some ot ,out woubiesi brethren
| IlIs. Il 4gt
liberal Ia giving The right OF sufi age. II lie
pa ticulHriy tba case 90 tie Neyern borders
OF nuT State ior no State Ia HAT direction
,'qalres th" lteehold ',ghi Of suffrage. You
IN tact cptry eu % war determination nRainsf
your own ci,zens. l. Is NJ much calculated
10 lssasn lhr number bt our people, as if war
was TO come and sweep ibrm from re State
A her the WI was oysi some OF these ciiixeus
might come back bul II 10 mol so with those
who are banished by the restrictions al your
laws. He had seen IN his own country some
of the wor,hiest ciizens standing sloof on the
day Of eleciion--nnd some Of his mare fo.tu-
cate neiehbours would seem 10 tell such hp,su
to stand OIL, fr they were purcr than he was
although MS neighbours would be rs willing
- trust tlen dearest private inter rests 10 his
care ---tir. w concluded with sa, ing, thai IL
had not been his intention when he rose 10 60
40 largely into The snhjeet--he Ind submitted
W n
as furnishing base for the Committee 10 act
upon.
Mr.. HEsDERsoN moved 10 amend the rekoIu.
ton OF M. Wilson
Mr.. ii. stated The object Of his amendnenf--
the reason for excluding the land aud naval
troops Of the UnIied States, was, because IL
was supposed The soldiers were not sufficiently
Independent 10 vote fr~ely---But il was not so.
he believed with the oflicers,--Hc bad parlicu.
larl, In his eye cntesby Jones and Roger
Jones, who had dist ins ished themselves IN the
service of their country. There were other
officers who were placed in the same situa
ton.
Mr.. CLAYTON enguired. IL MI. II. meant 10
give the mii,iiamao the rights To vote, when
called into The s"rvicr Of The State.
Mr.. IIKrDERs0N did not conceive that be-
cause militia nun was actually engaged Il,
service, he ought 10 be exclud, d from his rigbt
Of voting wa
Mr.. Wmsor accepted Mr.. nendersop's n.
mendmen,-nad ms amended read II ns fol.
lows:
Resoipcd That every free white male citizen
Of this Com monweath, of tbs nge al 81 yesrs
and upwards, who shall hsye resided in The STATE
two years, and III the county where ne proposes
TO vote, onr year, mex preceding the time of
Offering such vote who shnll have been D,oll-
ed IN the militia, II snbje.i to military duty I.
aud who shall have paid all leyies aud taxes as
sessej upon hiu,, OF his property, Tor Tho year
preceding that ia which he offers TO vote, shall
have q right 10 vote for members OF the General
Assembly P,opided-Tbs, no person shall lie
permitted to exercise the Right of Suffrage win,
is a panper who is Of uDsound mind WHO
has been convicted of any Infamous crimes; or
who is engaged In the land or naval service Of
the u. States aud the Legislature shall pre-.
scribe the mode of trying aud determining dis
puies concerning the said qualifications Of vo
tiers, whenever the right Of per son 10 vote shalt
be questioned.
MIR. HENDEhsoErose TO address the Committee
in favor of the anne ndmeUt-He said, that on
one side stood sixty thousand Of the people of
Virginia deprived Of the righs Of votine--on
the other, stood the stability and order OF IN.
Common " g a,h--And the ficuiiy was 10 re.
conce the rights Of the 10000 TO the s,abilny
and order of The Commonwealth. He (elt the
magnitude of the duty which was dryolyed unon
him. In discussing this question:, no trusted
that the same courtesy and attention woaid he
extended, as had been shown TO the d,s,;n.
guished gentlemen from Northampton and
Hanover, who had led the way In The former
debate.
lie contended that until the year 1877. the
RICH, OF Suffrage had been enjoyed by nil the
freemen OF the colony, without regard to the
freehold II was in that year, after Baeon's
Rebelonl that Charles the ID Transmitted his
aul ogragh instructions to Sir w. Berkeley, 10
limit the sufr age TO ffeeholds-and he also in.
structed his Governor not TO pc init the Leeisn.
ture 10 sit more than IA days, without his per-
mission and more, he commanded him 10 re
dute their wnges-aDd III IS compelled them to
live on coarse diet to humble probably their
spirit And is i, for rs 10 respect the authority
Of such ,yrant HE stated these circum-
stances 10 show, that the Right of Suffrage had
varied in this State and that whc0 it was fixed
with the freehold, ii had been done by tyran,.
and as his friend from Frederick Ckr. Cooker
had said said. a prohigate tyrant And this
state ment was calculated 10 strip this qualiHea-
ton Of The freehold s4ffage, Of all pretensious
10 the wisdom of its institution or the nre,crin.