Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-07

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with the personal rights. Some atten'sn ought
tn refre, To be paid to property IN the these
h,nds."
III. presumed II could not be denied that no manin
the United States better understood the reasons on
which the Constitution was supported than hamilton,
Look at his views u! representation aud taXaton and
see whether he considered the principle as new and
unjust Here Mr. Leigh quoted an extract from the
remarks MADE by Mr. Hamilton IN the Newiork
Convention.
! What we're the parts of the porYation of New
York which not entitled To No;c3 That very
pcasantry, of which he Mr.. H. h,d spoken of vcs'er
day, who their daily lead by their daily labor,
and WIN wall have no right In vote here unless the
principle OF universal suffrage Sh0ll DC adopted II
the claim Of the gentlemen Of tic Ne-' prevail the
East will have repre-, entainn OF labor while the
labor of the West will be represented.
! He would proceed 10 consider another
subject. we had been told by several gentlemen,
aud particularly by the gentleman Il ON Brooke (Alr.
Dohlridgc.) that il the principle OF The amendment
should prevail, the effect would be 10 make The East
ter OF. the West 20 the end OF t:nCthat TO eiyc
to the people Of the Last representation for their
slaves would be TO make the people at the West
them elves slaves, for i'll tic East have the
pNrory OF whites, IT is impossible, IN the nature OF
. Things, that thus ever be chan red.
Td:s urIum Mt, ii 1t addressed 20 the feelings
oil the West. is well adapted to the purposes il it
vas addressed u their reason, Il must nave been
founded an entire oblivion OF the naturc OF the
scheme Before the Committee. 9he argument is
found the TACT, that there is 4 majority of the
white p6pua ion East o. the Blue Ridge, and on the
other SupPoS.'io7 that tie aNporfinrlncni he
made = 10 Ge forever fixed and uuthaugrablc. II
new appur,inrments and euuuerationS vary, az dir
iHrcI timrS, Vl:rr The basis toe majority, sirey
II Is no, t. Nc assumed that the last vii orevtr or
.or more than few years. retain the asccndaucv.
The idea that the representation now atrei on, wi
be iiNci AMI uGohargcabr, j. made by the same gen
ucman VINO constantly tells that ours i the claim
oil the minpr,;y to govern TIC nHlngiy I'aai arru
Gl'n' Is USED by the same gentleman, who has pro
tcted that in - years the uai,.'r OF Inc white no.
Ion q ~ az .ttf i'm
II * part OF their own schric that IN 1859, there
Silai. he a new enumeration. and new assessment.
and '!lat representation shall b. 0pPocl:oucd anew;
and this process - be rcpca ed at ltc gya.s no; cy
ccedIrg 20 years.
III the present ate OF the popuia,ioY he lumber
Of tie white population West OF The Blu. Ridge Is
within iS,C0O ~ the number on this side. What
that population will tc in go may Ne readily esii-
mattel. from the accounts of ITS increase since 1920.
W the white population Increases ANA represent lon
increases III proportion To the white populations VIII lie
nc population Increases in lie West 1t WAS - b. Lo-
ped that taxation also would ncrclse in lie same
proportion. Gentlemen. while fNinr their cyos ON
representation. according 20 wire purulaion seem
to imagine that contributions to the Public Treasury
arr not to increase IN the proportion. If popu-
a,ion should increase they tell US it Will and ibo,.
expect 10 bear taxation in proportion that increase
oi p"pu.dtlon and to the Increasing fertility OF ,hpr
SOIL tA:v NJ. acquire political Influence from this IN
creased proportion Wi. tl-v wil bear of the NJ hI;c
burdens, am III. consequently oJ,a.n llrpcr re-
presentations How soon the ba,arc- Of power will
% transferred he had 0t t.. :nlicl nor WA 10 nj
all equal 10 the task, but # Tie calculations Of the
gentleman from Brooke be correct. that in 80 years
there viii be 4 ma ory ofthc white UoDuai;on Iya
OF The mountains, he Mr.. L. You'd tell him. that if
they continue To contribute accoTip~ 20 the presen,
be entitled to majority ofihe representation. Vbot
then, do the gentlemen contend t1r3 If as flnv
say they WA nave the majorlty Oft the white popu.
iIon in 80 years, why is there this anxiety 70 tg
the pswer from rhc East and 10 transfer rho balance
To the Wet: He would tell them AGAIN. thai bn
beloved the power would be transferred (, the West
Whenever lac population Of the West shall eqlnl that
oi ne East y hencvcr in consequence Of the M
crease OF population ard taxation shall bo tho IN
tcrcst OF numbers not 10 impose unc0nal taxo,iou
upon thC.nscives-wh"u they viii thus seal aud Il /;
YER 10 Inc Vest bond and security. written at inc
dictates ~ Their own Interests, aud recorded in their
own sell lovpWhencvcr the reputation of tho W.,
snail be such that tie country will be even moi cd is
wealth increased and made permanent and II sho1
thus be III u situation tg bear its equal PROPORTION n
the public contributions, Whcthcr this would be il, &c
years, III % years. ~ 10 years he knew not. h1
whenever it shall be, the West viii then have ar
equal interest ia the Government and the East ,ii
/ then be wiling to extend ththcr eOuaI povar y,
was Indifferent about the balance OF power aud tLe
West would then be Indifferent about il. The Nyos,
indeed would nov be mdi, rem: out the bcl aoce =
power, did they not cove power tic property 0
the East.
Of the Constitution, the bllancc Of power mist uo
soon be transferred to tho ira rnomaua ponulnti,
, lie would answer ycs We shall divide their COIN
ties with the same iberay, which we hayp oi,,,,.
exhibited IN making divisions Of country and ti,
their representation in the House OF Dciepates ul
soon suFPass that Of the East. WHY then il nm
/ be asked was he defender of The ancient Cousf,,
, tom Why did he now sirenuously dcprecae lis re-
p iorn' He you'd tell them that under this Constitr
ton, tic counties would be divided ACCORDING ;
S wealth IL we'll rs population. Wlnlc the balance ,
power Is with the West has security in the con
mon interest which we have i'm all tl,e taxns ,vbc
, may be imposed That VIII not be tho case and l.
transfer Of power now, the West shall be enable
30 cNtor three dollars from rs for every ono dolla
which they WI contribute There G.as auo. her re-,
4 sun he was viii ng - transfer The balance Of Dow
D or, When tune shall give 10 the West the rirGt /
possess II. IIr wished tho transfer to hc made b
time, the greatest Of nnOvators. BIZ tie wsast an
( tin saf =. 81 reiormcr4. Power viii gradually pa
into the hands Of the West: they viii pyopre ssiye
I become sensible Of is burden and wilf learn by d.
grccs 20 feel the weight of tic crown which tLcy al
=, destined 10 bear.
1 uar, th,-c ~ p-op,- ID sud lc1--ln o5ru,
g transfer Of poNcr--~hcre IL - impossible % ruk
such transfer, without giving with it an unc onsira