Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-23

'his ever was or ever can be Accomplish ac
republican Government, Does he b.n"'P 10,
The interests OF the ma joriIy, by whirh "'aa
gislaiure Is elected are ever predom;,W L.
that in any Country The selection Of rsas =
lives can be made by those who AFRO ,r -
bu'e most largely to the revenue of ", ~ eSE''I,
l hold in my hand, Sir, letter from ~, Ssl:.
missioner Of the revenue in INV ovn ~. e9n'
giving this importan, information. ,h., e sS1!
male tythables. paying upwards Of $500 ~
SIS contribute only Si5. His e1amin,,;,'f'
gone no farther; bu, l have very liul. % ny
that, II prosecuted. il would have ,hsw. soss
tnree four'hs Of The taxes of the COM" "'
paid ny les, 'han 100 Of us ci,izpps Az :"
the gentleman think thot 10 these loo ;rJ-. Wi
ais, The entire control Of the cou,,v ra,,Ss
given consistently with the general cb.r,r,..'I
our republican institutions! To s,,,ma,
IN reference ~ the Sla;e, would be not s,';
polite, and infinitely more unjust. w.
To any p'oposiicn, hen, Mr.. Chairn,
ing 20 eonhde 10 minority Of tn. Icsi,imr,,..
v".t's of t"e Safe, the en'i;e control Of S.s
branches Of the Leg. stature. ! Cannot, und,,"
circumstances, give. my assent. Hard, +.
Objectionable is thu proposition Of the p.,'L
man from Cuipeprr, now under eonsidrp,,i,,
to give such con'rol, over the mos, nor,..
b. anch. Even ;his goes very far beyond w..
gen lemen oro!ess 10 ask, The pro,ec ion Of n,
perry. and in all asses of he joul seton Of y.
. Hoses, whe her referring 10 persons or -.
perry, elesa'es the minority sboe. he msiot;,
The fo'm'r a"d not the later are TO elect yoc,
Senator'S, your Governors and your judges. M
10 proclaim, from time, 10 time, The rr,Iio, !,
which you and 10 The General Cow. 81,
eanrol Assem- 10 ibis To the will Of he com,
mnnity, fairly ADD legi,ima,e'y exprr ,sed,l sn,r
at 81 rim-s bow with perfect Submission. B.,
| canrol recognize as the d, librra,e srn,im.r
Of the whole, th- will Of a minority, conenp,,
ed in particular section Of the ate, and &.
pressing the peculiar feelings and wishs. O
'ho.s. whom they more Immediately reprs.r,
Gentlemen are mistakrn IN the prccedenrsu
which hey rely. There is not one oflhem TIA,
goes 10 sustain the proposition con ended e,
here, tha' The whole power Of Legislation oueh'
To be conf I'D 10 a minority. The case ofIt:
United States i, hardly applicable a, all II;
Government WIS compact amongst inttpr.
den, sover,i g"ties, and regulated in aImOsl 81
its depsrmen s, on principle OF compromh,.
" Virginia ob'ained in one branch Of he NJ,
tlonal Legislature, representation beyond bet
white popus'lo., sh" fully paid for il 10 The o,
Their. ny admitting the little States Of R
G,l,nd, Delaware, sc. to an equal parricipr
non Of Lower with n-,sef. Nor does any ,lsl:
tina, know Of 20 MS" an .xample OF orsanz,
ZION 10 both houses i'h Jew TO the repIe,sr
alton ofproprry lrthe sac, OF New Hamp
shire, M,>sschusets S uth Caroline. Geor.
gia, and perhaps one or Two others, properly
il is lrur, Is av"wediy provide with check r
one house; bu, IL large MAORI, OF he S'..,
both Old md new, SO lar as leeisisliv" rrpr'
senis,ion hss b. CONTROL by sny hing BE-
yond mere convenience, it las bren fixed 'cleS
in reference to white popula ion.
Whether we ought 10 depart al all, from his
latter principle, mus, depend Oh coz ing nrie'
that canno; ", be calculated. lfthr hgi 'mas
claims ~ properly 20 projection &c no SIM
Glen ly iegard' d IT, the other provision o no
Cons,itut.on. it be- omr, a ques'I"n Of eIOedI'
ency, how FAR they ough 10 BE secured 'yi
check on the power Of tn majority, in 'hst
hume rous branch Of he Legsla ur'; and MS
like all her questions Of expectancy, ms, "
decided, in some degree, by IT'S pro"ab ~
OH the ohjecr W. oug'' all TO have N we" Tic
adoption Of Constitute" that will 'e a.
,sp,abIe to . majority # he peopr.
Il.mented, SIR, thai ! could "or f'low 'h' g't'
tleman fom Aecoma,k, Mr.. Jsy"e') "r'Us'
The statistical de'ail, with which he yr.eioa'
favored the Commit e. The late prhd a.
which he rose, rendered me utterly Infapa"'
OF giving 10 his statements, tie attention '"r'
no doubt deserved. I heard enough ho"''
er, to satisfy me. that while he had done F''
than Justice TO Iha, portion Of the western e"u1
try drnomins,ed The valley, in charging i W..
paying into the public treasury, less 'h'n
re, eived from il, he bad measured out rs'ne'
more than justice to his t~n section Of wv
state, by exhibiting it in eonne1ion wl'h 'h' 's'
lille and heavily axed country Immediately w
der the nouniain. ! Irain indeed from ''i
gen lemsn from Albemarle, that il the tI''''s
Norfolk and Richmond be excluded from W
Eastern division Of ,hc State, ~ is very COW
ful, whether II may not be found In 'h' W..
predlcsmen prescribed by the gentleman w"
Accomar, 10 the whole Yves ern counrh -.
cannot concur with these gentlemen ~
who would resolve III our actions INFO o'' CIV
sordid in crest and il were useless 10 ,0"
plain Of he remarks Of the gentleman "u'
Chesterfield, iu relation 10 The district 'ep
resent; as in drying to Us, any o'hrf mo"'