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


ofiesed Did the scenesin runte give
to Jefferson disrslish for exentlox suffrage, Did
the crueties of Robespierre produce such effect on
the venerable President of this Convention. Both
these genthsmen were witnesses of those atrocities,
vet we do not find thatthey changed their opinions
On This fact he was disposed TO psce more confidence
than on I'LL the of gentemcn who took the
other side of the questions md obtained from impure
sources He Ind asked hialseIf how comes it TINT
districts have ken such different grounds
ON this subiect He meant the fteeholders in those
districts. We zee the South and Western part OF
the State bounded by Kentucky, Tennessee and the
Northwest by Pennsylvania, Ohio and Maryland. all
anxious for thsschange Is all the wisdom, he ask
ed in the cen,re of the State, All the parts of the
State to which lie had referred. are those who
the operations ofthe neighboring States, and they
for change. The result is conclusive: we not
making an experiments, but are adopting g course
sanctioned by the experience of all the States The
experiment had had fair trial in the other States,
and the effect had beento increase their population
and prosperity. E4t
The question OF Internal Improvement III this State
had been mixed up with this discussions he knew not
for wiiar reason. He was in favor of Internal Inns
proven,ent to a limited extent, and he was from q
principle Of pride Virgininn. He believed that
the emigration from Europe would swell the pop
ulation of our State it did that of other States.
He had seen Virginia fall from the frs, to the third
State. He had seen that in the East her population
did not increase: and must look to the West for
THAT strength which will enable her to preserve her
present standing she will fall sill lower. Inter
nal Improvement by tue aid or the fund now existing
and liberal consI tuition. which will give to men
their rights, will iiil the West with inhabitants.
The rigl,tof suffrage had hitherto been confined
to free-hnders in Virginia. VIII any one give res-
son why it should be vested exclusively N freehpt-
crss We see all the highest officers of the Staie,
the Governor aud Judges, and other fiinconariJ of
this State, andail the highest officers of the Federal
government, from the President of the u States
[dowpwards, plaeedin office without inquring wilc-
thor they are freeholders or not Observation-Disclosures
are much entitled to these Offices as freeholders-
ct with this fact before US, can il be pretended that
there is any good reason for the exclusion Of non.
lfrcehaidcrs from the polls! Why is the qualification
to be so essential in the voters and YET be
altogether dsregared in the officers of the highest
ranks Fie thought that this case ought to be suffi-
Client reason for extending The right of sifraee-
lie would not ATTEMPT to reply epithets that CEN
ttrren on both sides had used; such as Arstocrat,
Republican, &C.: they might call him either: those
who knew hun best, were republicans, by acts and
deed and not by words: they had conidea their in
ters1 to him, and he trusted it would be abused
and he disregarded any ephets that shall be bestow
ed the Constitution which we shall nloke if
we make such as tire people wis-thal will redress
their grievances and shall be republican,.
In Virginia, epiulets had lost all their power He
would vote as he thought right and did not care what
nah'e was given toihin. He did not concede to his
friend from Richmond. Mr. Nicholas that he, and
those who were with him, were the exclusive friends
Oh tne people lie knew no act which they had done,
@nica ent!ed item tn use the phraseology ssoe lie
Jfseids 81 Tie people" IF his friend meant thar thew
were friends of the frecholders he would tnd that
majority OF the freeholders were in favor of this
change The gentleulan had told us that be yvar
Attorney General for twenty years WAS th;s sa;S
| TO give ms remarks greater welght among the com
! L92unlty! He knew the gentleman aas Attosne,
Ieneral and he knew also that he himself aided e
PUT nm there AT the age of %, said Mr.. Bayly
voted Tor the gentleman. and have never repented
OF It, knew him only from report which wac stronn
IN MI favor; young gentleman of great expectation
70 thetr who knew him. But had strong reason
he was the son of that old revolutionary. and GEM
me wing, Robert Carter Nicholas, Treasurer of Viz
gina, ana scion from that pure stock might safely
DC trusted IN any station, or Office for he would ho
spr II; - cal him my friend, which is term I sell
dom apply TO any but those huve onp known ann
tired, but cannot admit, that he and those wbo
act with hm, on this question, are the only friends
o. o. the people; IT SO: why did he cease to be
the agent, the ofticer of the peope?-I will
not say servant, dislike the word I trust INV
mend VIII excuse me, if I recommend to him 70
strhe out all that part of his speech RELATING
10 0e saoeI lest ms friends, the people. enquire
us, that the people have no reliance ON tloee III
hold bank stock, and that such persons are not 10 he
entrusted as much as those whose estate is in the
SOLE on that point, he agreed with his friend a han,
stock man, is not Virginia man The hanL .,ai
man now, is not ike the bank stock man when IN
Sonstitutlon was made The people at that ,na
~ went TO the Treasury, of which Robert
carter lehous held the key, received hard ,aone,,
even pits, and half bits and gold There ,gas 49,
In the Treasury, the old English quinea and tSn
n9uOtoon' haii joe and pstole of Spain. Go tn The
80 NV anu wlat 90 you get? you get to be
sure me paper currency which is good now but few
Inere are, VINO know IoSy long it will he oood ,rb
ora continental paper money was good when Grt ;1
sued and although it fell to nothing the people even
now Keep 1t securely it, and think it grea,
tiat IL was nade d so it is for it carried this
So,i,hohWeal,h trIumphantly through the revoJn,;o
ana mus rendered blessing on the counIrv NJ,
80 Nun an the bank paper of the present day Some
oank paper has become worthless as to Ic s m
ta use han TO be given to the children to make
W.T. u. reminded the gentleman and eynroeeod .
nope that If he hereafter should be menbar 60
committee and should send tickets to SOM
clJ ,e STATE upon the suPposition that the people
.Icket5 the American System" Internal IRnTpvo
mcht' rail road, for it will rive their friendi po
be to cut such trash off "''iu' 'fou-
such titles were mere chaff Tho ,sor,o
now TO be gulied by names nor prevailed ON e moI
r,cs 10 agree to restriction of the right Of sn