Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-30


he oosten,lsd. tina, The moment YOU extend
The right Of suffrage. toa viii ifnprase the con-
dillon Of ths peope--tnr. Liberty has always
the effect OF inpreying tue heartssnd the heads
Of those who tujoy II.
tie concluded with stating. that his strength
yss exhausted and he was compelled IN draw TO
0 close. The genismaa from Hanover had
attempted 10 alarm, with tbs sword, dripping
vf,hblood-bat how little did he know VI the
s.,t,men,. Of the neaple lie did believe that
il Peter the Hermit was In ga through the land,
and preach up diys,D1, h. would completely
Gail, What snail IL 10 said. that after our fore.
fathers had qu,etlg formed a Constitution OF
their osa--,hai sftes so many Stairs hid laid
che foundations oftheif Government ---aftrr even
The Cherokees had FORMED Con't,uisn Tor
Themselves. tina, ICE cannot lay the founds ions
ola Government. ~,ihont beng plunged mic
Viscord aud division lie concluded with srhor.
ting the meinssrs 10 proceed In their work with
forhearsnce, wi dom and disuretion--wlih ex.
pressins an OPT ion, hat let their talents aud
wisdom b. what ihey might, there was geai
er body of good sense IL The community and
that they would not hold thar man gUtlrss who
would apply FIRE brand 10 our political ed'hee.
MIR. DoDbRipGE roe To aid few Iemarks to
thos OF other &c 1iomen Oh tie same SIDE. lie
kegun with slstine. that the ground had been
narrowed by the questions winch bad bern
sirsady taken an ths several propositions lie
.Seespitalated / erbar Ger ofthrse proposition 5,
and inferred ffom them, thai all winch the
Com nitlee and deeided. was nntsJ extend the
suffrage TO any but those who paid .one taxes
Ne felt hhn,ef Authorised. 10y the gen"r,l
son.s ofh,s people, 10 make proposition, "h'eh
b. shoald odsr Ia due time IL sad u was
10 claim The right of suHrage for all who should
nav any tares, aud contribute In The rapport
fihe Government. Ha admitted that the hes.
olurons II the gentleman from Chesterfield
bencfieially. though not IN considerable de
sree. extended the right II suffrage beyond ITS
present restrictions. lie proceeded 10 ansl,ze
Mr.. Leigh's Resolutions. 10 show ihsr bearings
-.-and without charging them with partaking Of
srisiocralie an oligsrehic feelings, he meant
10 contend, thai they did not extend the right
Of suffrage rs FAR rs the people OF virginia had
contemplated.
He said. that he and the gentleman from
Chesterfield had agreed lhus far maj females
aud minors should be excluded from the light
Of vo,ing--We had all agreed. thst Idrots. VINO
souid MOI Judge, and men who had forfeited the
crotre ion OF law, ought TO be excluded. W.
all iksn agreed ,hal females minors, bondsnen.
itsot, and (elons were 10 be sxead-d--and We
had Islt Certain mass, and the question now
IL, which Of these are 10 be Selected as the d.,
uc,toties ofpoIItoal powcr--snd We also agree,
tina, none should be, but thnse who had gwen
evidence OF permanent and common attachment
and interest 10 the community --and the only
question 10 WIN give this evidence The gen.
tlaman from Chestr field had referred very sig.
si6ean,ly TO n gentleman, who bud seid that
the mower was n the hands Of me nj
'rori,y Of tho pcorle. Without pretending 10
know to whom this hlluston was made, he would
undertake TO rr-sssor the propo,iton--and he
was satisfied, that TO the west Of the Mountains
q MI, of 3 were DISTINGUISHED. he referred 10
an exnim,nati IN taken 10 the county of Fro
derrick, from which II appeared that from
2JH0 TO 300 men were dlsiranchisrd III thai
county. And II Is therefore, that NO nsseri.
without any odons personal slluslon, that the
present Government is in The hands Of an
aristoeracy because II is in the hands oftbe
majority. lie gave = history Of the vsrans
bills which had been brought in for the call Of
Copvention--io show, thar the propositions of
the gentleman from Ch.sic field do moi con
template that extension OF ne right OF sutFiage.
which the people have aifeady eIpecied- And
n asked II IT was respectful u soy, that after
the question had SO often uean discussed Ia the
Legislature, 10 The oewspnpefs, and IN Tho
meetings otthe people. that the extension of
the right nf Suffrage vas not emit aeed, in
sheir comprehension, among the Obj els con.
templaled in the call Of the Cpnyenuon--and
thai they have been Jeirauded aud cheated, IN
making that call, "a The undue extension ot
tine right Of sadrage. line gfndemau from
Amherst Me-. rhonpsob1 has borne testimony
u its be,og agiia'ed IN hi county.--Mr ID.
referred 10 the arguments oi his colleagues
upon the su Jet, ss supersejng the necessity
Of making mn elaborate argum NJ upon tile
oontended thai II tho Convention were 10 sci
thar facts AGAINST such change, they thr
representatives of a minority. would under.
take 10 dictate 10 the majority of the Geehoi.
ders who had generously determined 10 share
iacir power among the non itreholdcrs.
lie made various statistical statements 10
show how many persons are excluded-and he
sdedd, that they went into this discussion with
tina basis OF representation undecided--ior his
avn been in favor OF adopting commoh hosls
fsr both branches, But gentlemen had pro.
posed a compi oIIse ~ tho tive branches aud
he should not pretend 10 say, that lac would
not agree u II because he wished 10 settle the
differences, 10 20 home, and present Constltu-
to the people, which may remove all disputes
He should therefore,, in settling the right OF
suffrage go upon tho superstition that even the
propositions of the gentleman from Fauq1ir
YMr. Scott were adopted and he would say
that the narrower the basis laid down for the
Senate, the more he would enlarge the basis
Of suffrage for the people Upon this ground
he proceeded TO eapluin MS own proposition
for suffrage.
Tn. gentleman from c. had turned our eyes
10 tha English Constitution aud MIR, d ad
,nit,ed that il presented some excellent exam
piles, as Jury Trial, the Habeas Corpus. &c -
bu, he also remarked this fast IN the English
History, and il was always the case here. as IL
had BEEN there--that whenever reform was
talked OF, the cry was raised Of degcneracy
among the people and the time Tor reform was
never admitted by the MISREPRESENTATION il
was said. the Church was in danger AT other
times, that they we're nj wnr with France.
he referred to the history OF Magma Char,a--
when the Barons were told, that Il the reform
was begun. il could never stop that they would
be going down. down-aud hic iabur. hoe opus
ea-,he same argumneis against reform, were
always used, as are used in the minority here.
They were always accused of the same
downward aud dangerous course.
L. fad mr. tha ~ Il