Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-01

lion Of this and at the expiration of
ten years thereafter. assessment Of all the land,
subject to axation within the limit, of tho Con,non
| wealth.
Mr. G. adverted to the state Of parties in tho Con-
venon-hs ground at first taken by his associates from
'hv West their abandonment 81 in despair and their
present Willingness 10 meet on common ground and
snd this pfo,raeted aud hara..ins discussion. tte
~, re drew an alarming plc'u'e Of the consequences
winch must snsue IL tho Convention should break up
without accommodating Constitution, aud expressed
MS hope ,hAtihe members would mu,u ally conceds,
| anu let this week end the controversy.
The resolution referred to the Com OF the Whole
| and ordered TO be printed.
In reply to qucrs of Mr.. HrNpEnsoN, Mr.. LEIGH
stated to be his purpose carry the same principle
out in its application TO the Senate which he had pro-
posed for the House Of Delegates.
Mr. CooEE proposed an adjournment to tomorrow
with view TO the consder Of the several
which had been submitted; but withdrew his ro,ion
the request of
Mr. DoDDRIDoE, who suggested that there might be
other gentlemen who wished to submit projets OF ST.
milar kind.
Mr.. CAMPBELL of Brooke then submitted the follow
ng. which he preaccd with same remarks on the cersa
oil debate hitherto and the relative position aud offers of
the two great parties in the Convention:
Much has been SAID m his Committee on the sub.
lJoct oil compromise We confess that have heard
nothing proposed yet. which deserves the name Of
compromise. As we understand that word il imports
mutual concesson--As yet the concessions have been
required ON one party from the representatives. of the
west. We OF thu West have in Committee of the
whole carried, one principle and only one. in one
branch oil the Legislature, that is, the principle Of
has not bean granted to the West in the spirit of COM
promise, but by the jecons of INN table Justice Tho
nuoversy now Is about the same principle in The
senate We are asked To compromise this principle
ia the Senate-Now, had the East concr ded TO u,
hi' principle in the House OF Delegates, they might
have asked us TO concei- thing to the IN in the an
plica,icn Of this principle in the org auiz alton of Nh.
Senate But they dill not we gained il 80 for without
any concession on their part But now, wa are qureI
To make The whole concession part this prin
cipe TO the East. This is not as we think compa,bI.
with any just Interpretation Of tho term compromise
H. however, the East had carried without our concs,-
SION The principle OF federal numbers in the Senate
we would have then been on equal ground and both
parties might have fairly talked Of and entered into
COMPROMISE We Of the Yves woud still he placed in
awkward circumstance be would be called up
on To compromise principle which republicans
can never, without apoUacy from faith end a re-
nnne,.ton OF our principle, yield Our brethren of
the Ea. have "a hey think compromise no tepubIi.
can principle: they admit that the principle for which
we contend sa just principle aud republican princi-
pie, were there no peculiar property, peculiar in
erest in he way. But contemplating the local inter
ess OF The East and the West and the diff rspt State,
oil The East and the West they argue that the prncpls
Tor which we contend would be unjust and oppre ,sye
or tend TO Injustice, and oppression upon them i'm the
future application OF it. This il, think a fair state
inent Of the case.
Now, with the utmost Difference 10 these srgument,
ana reasonings with the most console ntous re gard 10
our own principles and in the spirit of cancellation
ana compromise. we tender the following scheme
l. The whole State shall be divided into one hun.
bred Delegate dstrics, and Senatorial dis,
rcts alter each and every Census according to the
IN Senate shall never exceed together more Than on.
hundred and twenty four members.
The taxes imposed upon every species Of proper.
" sia" be al pdIoTem, and fixed ratio botwce EN-
real and personal property.
D. The appropriations Of the revenue for anv other
purpose than, The payment OF the expenses or Govern
neh' Tor any improvements west OF the Blue
Ridge shalt he always in exact proportion to tn.
amount oil taxes paid 10y The citizens aud west of
that ridge Of mountains
4. The revenue resulting r. ON any improvsment.
which shall hereafter be made in The or the west
shall belong TO that section OF the State in which said
improvements mad4
o. Any roads which may be made the Blue
Ridge mountan, shall be made nj the expense OF the
whole State equal proportion TO the taxes paid by
ihe eastern and the western divisions of the State; and
me tolls thence accruing shall in the proportion
be distributed between the east and the west.
These propositions made in the SPIRIT aud we hum
my 'hns upon the fair and just principles Of concilia
ton and compromi We would appeal TO the good
sense OF the citizens every section ofhs Sateto the
ciIens oil The whole u Siates-nsy, TO the universe it,
sell Tor the justice mpsriisi,y of the scheme proposed
there is ia any latent principle Of injustice we
1t Motive know il no-bui upon the de te ction and
position oil such principle would most cordially re-
nounce it.. We ask for noihng-we propose nothing |
which we know OF dishonorabie TO ethre
We need not be told tha,,such scheme would he in
tihcient being only inscribed upon parchment; for il
ha were true There i' no use for, security in any
instrument called Constitution bond or covenant which
human hands can sic and seal
we tender this scheme Of compromise now az the ele-
v"nh hour having waited for full OF the ,en
menfs and views of more mature minds but nobinr
having been yet rendered, which our prn.
cpss and secures the interests ALL have felt our
duty 10 submit the above, and submit il with all defer
eDce, TO the revision and modification eyery qeuts
man. who can improve it, without chan cling the princi.
Pile. which il recommends. 80
MIR. Marshall now rose and addressed the Com
mi'ire nearly follow:
MIR PRESIDENT: No person in the House can be |
more truly grathel than at seeing the spirit that
has been manifested here to-day and il is my earnest
wish mat TINS spirit OF Cancellation may be acted
.pon in fair, eq"a and honest manner adapted 10 the
situation OF The different parts Of the Commonwealth, |
which are TO be effected. As TO the general propos
ions which have been offered there is essential dit.
ference between them That the Frd- raj and
The plan OF the white basis shall be blended togethrr
80 as 10 allow each equal portion of power,
ne very generally agreed 10. The difference IT, that
one party applies these two principles separately the
one to the Senate, the other TO the House Of Dele
gates, while the other party propose TO unite the
Two principles. and 10 carry them in their blended
iorn through the whole Legislature. One gen.
u6nan differs III the whole outline Of mis- plan. He
seems 10 Imagine that we claim nothing OF Repubi.
can principles when claim alton for pro.
petty Permit me TO Sc, him right do not say bat
hope 10 satisfy him others who say that Republic an
Government depends adopting the naked principle Of
numbers. that we are right; but think can satisfy
him That we do entertain different opinion think
the 'onnde't principles OF Republic do sanction
come relation between representation and taxation
Certainly no opinion has received the sanction Of wiser
't"tesnen aud patriots. think the two ought TO be
conneected. think this was the principle Of hr revo
luton: the ground which the Colonies were torn
IRON The mother country and made indie States.
'ial not, however into that di-cu sson now. The
House haS already heard much .aid about il. | would
observe that ibis basic Of representation il matter 90
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