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

other country-not for that Of the land Of steady
habits. Passing in review the whole Union from nj aius
to its most southern border, Cause Of mortic alton
would result from the comparison. Has she no, pre-
ducoi long lius Of statesmen, and given birth to "a
lazy OF warriors. Whose Nance she proudly point
in refu'aon OF this charge. Sir in pon, OF
.he yields nothing TO her sister States and for this char
acter che Is manly indebted to those political insitu-
tons which II seems we are resolved .haii give place
10 new order OF things far at least that can be
effected by the adopob OF the proposition of; red by the
gen ueulan from Monongalia
We have been referred 10 France by the gentleman
from Louioun. aud have been told that the oppre ssio
on the part OF TIA. mobiles and priesthood had broc yht Gu
tue revolution in that country. We have no mobiles
here, neither have any priesthood practising opprcs
'on upon the people. lie was that opp,
Of that kind practised in tho eastern part of the
State lie had no personal know ledge Of the actu al
state OF things beyond the Blue Ridge but he had al.
ways believed the people Of that region Of the State
he Avn honest, vrtuous, and intelligent OF men, and
az little disposed any people upon earth to submit
tho sort OF oppression spoken Of by that gentleman
true that these expressions did exist in that country
aud did give rise that revolution which attended
with such horrors and waste oil humsn life. But, sir
this very principle universal suffrage had its full
share In bringing 'pon that devoted country, the Gala
mites to which Il W exposed.
lie sensible that HE observ atoms Of an
tremeiy desuorY character. lie had appeared before
the Committee as he had before stated.
himself, and hi, principal object to occupy a smsil
portion Of ito time that others who he knew could do
greater justice 10 the subject might have an opportu.
nifty Of submitting their views He sorry that he
had detained The Committee so long. He hoped the
Committee would eject the proposition under consider
aion. IL, however. the proposition could be modified
or Amended, Co accord with his vie WIS, he would
vote Tor IL otherwise he could He wa, no, dispos.
ed to trust 10 speculative theories He be ged leave
however, before he resumed his seat TO ask the Com
mItec 10 as'v-rtto the manner in which popular
elections were conducted, and he would appeal to then
IL we were not placed in enviabIa situation i'm that
resp,rt compared to the condition Of those State. the
Union where suffrage was more extended than in th,
We hear nothing of thoJe cominoioDs i'm this State
which frequently Al the elections in other parts
OF the United States, where universal su age
thing approaching ariy 10 IT, prevails. He hal been
Tor many years familiar with the in which the
elections in this State had been ed, he
posed every other member OF ,his boy had en- aud
had no doubt he should be sustained by all. when he
sal that Virginia in this respect would bear homo
r.ble comparison with any other part Of the worid-
pect for the laws could be conducted with more re-
gard 70 deeorum. II adj 50 thousand to the bun-
her oil voters, must necessarily change the mole Of
voting. lie attached 10 tho viva vore manner %.
voting, because the most homes, and manly mode
Extend the right of suffrage, anil you must resort te
The haot-box: otherwise, these voters cannot act
cependently-they must have the means OF conc ealing
Their votes. That change, a. simple il might APP
pear TO some IN his estimation woud let i'm nooi oil
fraud aud corruption which would end in the des,uc
ton OF every thing like honesty and independe
our elections.
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