Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-04


il necessary the body should move that way, WIN
Their the great force carries IL, which tn consent OF
the mojority else II Is lmPossoic ~ sn"ua aes
continue. one body, ono community when tue COZ
scnt of every individual that united into It, agreed
that 1, sboud and so every is bound by that con-
sent, TO be concluded by the majority. And, there
G,rs we see, that in assemblies empowerodto act by
,os,ive laws, where number Is set by that
positive law, which empowers them, the act OF
the majority passes for the act OF the whole,
and of course determines, as having, by the law
Of nature and reason, the power of the whole
And thus every man, by conscnting with others to
make one body polite, under government, puts
himself under an obligation 10 every Of that
cicty, To submit To the determination of the maiori
ty, and 10 be concluded BY it." And think Il fur
Their goes to prove that had original Inherent
right of suffrage, because il by the exercise OF
this suffrage, that is consent. that he formed the
cal compact. he did not derive it from the social
compact. for existed previous 10 the existence OF
the compact. and by he formed the compact: was
the of the compact not the effect OF il Il;
therefore original and inherent. Prorcriy could be
regarded IN this compact, for Il not recognized,
and did not exist previous TO IL. There must then
ns,s been second Sompact formed, before any one
naiox,y Of persons had aud has an nSsr rat Is
gpver-, upon what principles YOU give that RICH,
TO minority, because they possess majority Of
wealth, None certainly ofjus,icc, none according 20
the eternal fitness OF things But Is pressed upon
us IN answer To this, by the gentleman from Orange
why were not women and children and oil other per
taken into this majority, or counted nembers
having right of sufffsges We answer that these
exceptions the Lreheral rule and that the crsa
tor who gave the rule formed the oxc-pihloS TO
dc created women with all he tenderness, sottness
and dccacy on at sex, and when n placed them
der the protection of man. he gave them influence
Of another kind powerful than the right of suf
fragc. influence which have no doubt the gentle
man from Grunge viii Rcknowle &c If Snffage at
the polls had been added, they would have been en-
ureiy too powerful They would have had ell the
government in their own hands. And, therefore
think II would have been difficult To form society 10
the present day like the Amazons, the gem Icman
has mentioned, and venture 20 say, that if ever such
society did exist, it did not exist long IL is not
necessary TO mention why children are not taken IN
or ideots &c; these exceptions do not irnpurn nor
prove the rule Give person vote his account
and another on account of his wealth (which is osen-
sIbly the amount of the demand embraced in the a.
mendncnts under considerations and give anut her
person one vote only because lac has not wealth. and
1t Is the same thing If you would give to the first
person one vote only AMI the latter none For nv
one oil his votes the rich man could annihila,e the one
vote OF the poor man, and by the other he cou
reign over him. 1t be denied that if maio-
rty is TO rnlc, minority cannot but If wealth is to
DC represented, minority Will rule, and if minority
Vi persons ought To rule then wealth cannot he re-
presented. According the standard proposed the
value of vote will rise and tall from year to wear
according 10 TIE taxes. lin one yrar the rich man
pays twenty dollars tax, and the poorer man only
ten, the rich his friends on his account will
have two votes and the poorer man only one an, If
the taxes should be lessened that the rich man In,
he
poor man only ten cents still the rich man would
nave two votes TO the poor man S one, so that the
price OF vote would one year be ten dollars and tho
next year only ten cents, great variance in the
price OF that which ought 10 be above all price I
In the scheme proposed, there appears to be no
no justice II is the object of all good
governments 10 produce the greatest possible good
IN dong this, choice of evils is often presented
mat Is OF two evils, one of which is unavoidable to
choose the least Now, II is said 10 be an evil that
The poorer man should have an equal voice with the
rch man, In lay ing the taxes of which the rich man
mas much the larger portion to pay; and this can
ony De avoided by another evil-and this is BY pt-
wing the rich man q decided control in MAKING or
passing all the laws, whereby the most valuable IN
mnnlnes OF the poor man will be subjected to the
VIII OF the rich man-Dow. from which ~ thesa t1vo
evils. is u possible for the greatest deore NJ bur,s
misery to result Cert ainy from iha, which rDiobt
IaH upon the poorer man N has personal salty and
persona hoerty' by 20 much A. these above al
equivalents In money and ihs proves the lrnrc5s,,
injustice and total nzcEnissibty Of tie scierrs no.
posed. But those who have the wealth ss.r,s "a,
tnoSe VINO have d Dot are dsnger-shsi they WI
DO, abuse u. But Why y not he virtue a -.
VINO have not the wealth. much " % t-,,steSs-
they have a. much rigf, % tins conf lenee A. tn
weaIthy-esPecslly the security reo,,ired az ,b,
is so severe But It Is ssd, that the wealthy ran psss
DO laws affecting the poor. UbiC5 t.iE not affect
Them this IL net So for the eOttsyer nov win, a. not
wealthy enough 10 two slaves Innst yo,L on the
roads, while those vino have two sIayeg are ezen,nt
Ihey might also De taxed with double duty on The
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III It III this II ~ only IN money bills that the rcb
man can be endangered, aud these are in oroportn
generally to other laws passed. as ono in ffty and so
TO have tine control Of the money bill against the
poor man, he must have the control Of the other E
nine against him.
In examining any thing which has been advanced
oy the gentleman from Cupcpper it is with difdcnce
10 my own opinion IN perfect unison with that high
respect and esteem which accorded 10 him bv all
ms ielow-citiaens as well for HE own personal worth
as Tor the manner IN which he executes the duties Of
the ONCE which he fills with his compeers on the
highest seat OF justice in the State. That gentle
man admits, that all men equal in their natural
rights but says. they unequal in their politicnI
rights 10 may then be onqpired, at what point does
the equality OF natural rights, and the neonaJitv nj
political rights begn?-And of what anvil cnn Tho
equality OF natural rights be 10 a man if il,e incnnaI
NY OF political rights may destroy them3
personal hbefty and personal safety. are natural
rights, he must have sufficient share of nol;,icoi
power to preserve thcm-for political rights is that
power which he must have 10 preserve his natural
rights, aud e Is contradiction in terms IN snv ths
ne could hold bis natural rights the will Of another
because that which is held at the will Of o,bors :;
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