Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-26

his house. the merchant who pays tax on his icenc.
or a slave employer the slaves he hires
MIR. STANARp thought differently: when the tenant
paid the tax, formed part Of tho rent The amend
msnt would exclude mioun,ebanks, pedlsrs &c-Thoss
who had not some little modicum OF property hung
loosely on Society.
MIR. MooRE opposed the as L. aiding 10 dis
pute' at elections, and asrward the votes to be ad
mi,ted.
Mr.. GREEN said. the resolution as IL stood. yvouJ
give the right Of suffrage every man who sue. out
writ with or without cause Of action, Tor there is tax
The amendment Of Mr.. SrANAxp was rera,iv.d--
Ayes Al, Noes IS.
| (Me,srs. MADISON, MONROE auI MARsHALL A.,
gsinst ii)
Mr.. SrANARp Ito avoid disputes about vote, Va,
ried his amendment a. 10 read by tax OH proper.
| ~ charged 10 him on the Commissioner Books"
Mr. s. explained his object TO be, TO exclude al who
paid tax on their profession or trade merely 1t was
unfair that the mechanic, who sells the work Of his
| own hands, should be excluded, aud the mer reliant
who sells foreign goods, admitted to vote.
| Mr. MERCER said. Of all books, printed or in MS
the Commissioners books the most inaccurate
Besides. this would be fixing the right Of suffrage on
variable mode Of iax alton, liable to continual change
Mr. LriGH had never heard the commissioners
books charged with inaecuracy before. A. the tax
on merchants licences, il was not the merchant who
paid them, but the consumers.
Mr.. MERCER replied, that he had known tho same
tract Of and to lie charged three times over on the
commissioners, book and neosr to it: right i.
either case Many Merchants would be glad il the fact
va. s' stated by Mr.. S. ami lawyers too
The question was taken on Mr.. S,anard's amend.
nen anu the votes stOOI-Ayes 4I-NOes 46.
(Msssrs. Madison and Marshall for il, Mr. Monroe
agansti t)
Tho Chair voting in the gavs, produced tie; and
oil course the motion lost.
MIR. SUMMERS, aor expressing his satisfaction that
there was now, as he hoped. final end to the free.
holdrisht ef'u6roge IN Virginia, moved tho follow
'.Or who having resided two wears in the conn.
ty city, town or election distrct should have been as
sessed with and paid to tho Common WI ath any part Of
| the revenue OF the preceding year"
Ihe amendment be ted inn edia lv h.
| fore the provso.
Mr.. STAHARD enquirsd whether this was not, in
substance, the same provision, which had been thre.
times rejected already!
This Chair thcreupon compared the present amend
inent with all those which had beea ected; and then
announced that though this proposition had been re.
Jscted, had always, heretofore, been ia eOnnerion
with some other proposition and had never, until now
been presented specifically and alone; it thereors
| in order
Mr. JOHNSON strongly objected to thi, amendment
as going in effect 10 put the Of the right of .u
trage, within the control, and at the discretion Of tho
Legislature: who by increa.ng dimnishin the tax.
es, could enlarge lessen the number of voters
sure. tax Of one cent head would at any tine in.
| troduce universal suffrage.
| Mr.. RANDOLPH then 1859 and Addressed the com.
mitee nearly as follows:
| AS one OF not the least z.alou. Of those who wish
Gin company with the gentleman who stands AT ths
bead Of the delegation from oudoun and pre- sides owe
thi' Convention, tho benefit of whose vote trust we
shall have when we come into the House restrain
tue night OF suffrage TO the possession Of land feel
almost Indifferent whether this amendme mt shall pre
vail oe cot will go farther, and saw that if the pro-
s''n written, IN sport, by my old friend and fellow
hdoooFef WHO shs behind me MIR. TAzEwELL) an |
which gives the right Of suffrage every free. white
| man who has been twenty-fou hours within the
bounds Of an election district, should be offered
/ by him, do not know, If should have any great
Objection to- that proposition. But l will saw with
the most perfect sincerity, that had rather this com
mittce should yise, after having aaouted re.olu,io,
committing the whole powers Of the State. I.sisI.,v.
Executive, and Judicial, to the Legislature OF Virsin.
than that any OF the propositions inserted in the third
resolution OF the Legislative Committee should become
part OF The ConsHutioa believe t would be- safer
10 trust solely to the discretion Of the Legislature
to adopt these proPo-itsoo-; for shoul5 then al
last rest upon thu good sense Of tho people Sir put
TO every gentleman WHO hears me- me an er il No,,lJ
not be safer to give the lie nature aeoyfe Blanche and
make them as otnnipo'sn as the Parliament OF Great
brfain rather than 10 give thes these propo foD. rs
tire fundamental law by which they are to be bound
have sa'i and will now rspest it, that il first re-
so'uon IN the report OF the legislative Committee shall
be adopted, IN the naked form in which il now s.Dd.
It will be matter Of Indifference To- me- personally
what shall be done by this body hereafter on any sub
Jec And rs only because this first II. a,
yet, In abeyaDes your table, that am di.po.ei 10
Struggle o relation TO what consider ne # in jmpor-
lance Sir, the feehold-rs Of this Commonwealth
!" whom - the power, shall be weak and mad enoug
10 surrender this question, they will have sf.ced.
(weTe IL not in holy writ all record Of the s,upv Of
Eau IL we The proprietors OF the SOIL the land own
ers, VINO can give notice to quit, ave- and co,nn. I'm
quit too all those who insis, king our land
sn5nlt TO this. our timetable stupidity" I thank thee
Jew LOT teaching me that word0 say, our timetable
st"po'y VIII have eHced, (were il not inscribed by
The pei Ok Inspiration The pages Of holy vr1 all
record Of The stupidity Of E.au. do not know whe
tber shall take the trouble to RISE or keen INV ses
when the question shall be called OH the
The gentleman iom KenlIswa.
had no expectation Of entering into this debate I'm,
We appearance OF apathy, which witness with soil
lmy excepiion,) IS 10 affecting and main FIJI
There one class Of non eho,ders 10 W ard whom m
heart yeaTos, IL il were restrained BY INV nj
i mem The sons OF neutrality-suspicious. fathers can.
yet af,rd 10 lay them of their Ie nodcum of land
and who. therefore, have wait To that class won IA
now address myself and wouij saw TO them c,nno,
you trust your fiheTs'-cspnot you have a IuIe
| pauencef-iDub you not, necessarily. succeed In
| this power! II not by inheritsncr, or beoue.t n,
ieast ny few years industry? Will Won go into
JOINT stock with those "Uagabonds" and that "TabJIe
30 well designated by the gentleman from Frederick wbo
never mean to have Freehold ie progate the home
es' VINO as was well said by my friend from Spottsyl-
yania chang very loosely OH society," but ,ick very
closely to her skirts aid who determined to nick I'm
hor vile and infamous bread by every dsspicabe
call On the young nonfreeolders the sons Of Freehold
ers,-(and II had a son, he should be NV o,cn ssu)
call on them to wait, and unite themselves win,
those Who in the nature of things, have ne perma.
nent interest in the commonwealth. am very sure that
"hen they shall have understood this que son they will
raiy round their fathers and their brothers. have no
Deet that constitution with such principles i'm IT, will
ever be received by the sober of this good old
commonwealth. would rather wish that all powers
Executive, Legislative and Judicial should be at ont
entrusted to the General Assembly and then trust the
good sense OF the people Of Virginia. than Innct on
then the curse oil such provisions those which the
Committee have adopted 49,
MIR. SUMMERS, in reply to Mr.. JOHNSON exprcs.ed
regret at not being able attach as much weight IN
nus opinion In this case as he was accustomed to do