Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-19

inequalities we have heard Of and these are
here by the people to reconcile reduce, and equuze
as Tar practicable.
But he perceived a disposition in thus body not 10
conne thcnIs elves 10 the removal of this inequality,
bn TO apply sponge TO the Commonwealth, and
make Il taouto There must be no basis
there can be none on earth, but your white inAabl-
tan's- Sacli an idea had never before entered the
mind OF any nar III Virginia. lie was perfectly
willing to anal gauatc small counties into other
small ones until they were mad. OF respectable
size. he was equally willing TO divide the large
counties, Unit they should 10 logger be regarded
oVcrgrown. in making. the apportio,inent are
HoI 20 nave an eye 10 taxes or TO numb r., but To
wat interests require How much is included in
'ae interests OF he Commonwealth? Are they to be
measured by numbers or wealth exclusively. or BY
any thing else exclusively? No; but by wise states
mGn passing In rcvlcw every single circumstance
which attends every single part OF the State.
lie begged permission 10 illustrate the idea. Cast
ing your eye over this Commonwealth, you find OH
the Eastern bend, lii le peninsula or territory con-
tanning less than one ftieth part OF the Common
wealth, aud in popula ion still less Su,pnse this
territory and number reduced to any less size Won
nleasc, stu rema!nug respective territory and pnp-
riatlon, what would be its situation? Se;ara;cd bv
an arm OF the sea, wider than the sea is between
Dover anu CaaIS, or ut Gibraltar; more exposed To
danger more liable to invasion than an, other part
OF the Commonwealth; and when invaded, recrivino,
no, other aid from any 9th part Of the Common
wealth. In the revolution, snd during the ntc war
these people defended themselves entirely with their
own means receiving not parlicc of assistance from
any other par ofthe Commonwealth. Nobnn,sa,n
ald tiHra there exist no tonl5s 10 c0nsacrac th"
efaEe ni Heroes. bc0aGSe such ever lived there 10
de. They have maintaincd well rs d,f nt!rd
thenls Ives rom the beginning, and vii costume
to do SO to Tie end and thank God that they
Qrn well able 20 DO so That c,,intv roor,lc
cut OF from 81; association with any part OF
the State, cnud not have retained thrr or!ri-
nal manners 50 completely, had they been ,niyel
up with t'tc population OF other parts: tllnr sha n
POINTS now rcnlnn they were in 1929: the attr; i'm
a..
Peculiar interests lave grown Ont of the peculiar
condition and manners OF these people. Would
sta eslnen think 1t wise 10 chat those reople aro
at distance, and must not be represented, iVouJ
any statesman say t'lem-we % for nI,,nl,crs,-,
80 for fixed STANDARD? You are not 5 !en "a. vop
arr but feet o.; and therefore VIC cannot give Won
representative. we go TO the basis of population
exclusively. No matter that IN ocean roll. brtvca,
you and us; that Your habits interests and incnntions
are clt!eren; that you are contiguous TO another
Stale winch may be wur to assist YOU more tban
VIC your parent State, yet you can have power nor
voice - me government sir. T. then referred
again Ia The situation of the county of Warwick
having in MI about six hundred white nlabitants-
by ITSELF 1t viii not be entitled TO representative
but III connection with the ADJOINING county il nrc
scented an interest sufficient to command representa-
tive. But suppose Warwick river had fallen over
the preciplcn of Niagara-suppose God had roaIo
cataract there, the people must then have become
lanuiuctufers--thcT capital might not he sufficient
10 entiie thGn To representation, and Il their mum
ber5 were few, would he be wisc statesman who
would say that they could lave no reDrcce,tat;ro
because numbers alone were regarded II NAV hn
so. Dut ne thought II was OF the propostione
virginia had been al war with for two hundred rare
and 1t was at war with all TIE political theories of
the world, since the creation of man Bat HI. veua
rable friend from Lpudoun informed us that il ,,as
principle III accordance with the p:lncples of p enb
lican governments, that representation sbonId bo
measured ~ numbers and based the white ponp
atloh. CT THIS government, under which we had
rived 81 years, Is called the best in the world T.
government
men who formed 1t? Was it not formed ON Ren,,h
licaii principles IL gentlemen deduce that il is a
! government not based that priHciple what he
comes Of tho Argument founded on It's oycellcnco
Here he showed TIC inconsistency of the arr,,, -,
OF gentlemen on the other SIDE VIII, y.jiie t6nr oJ
mltted 1t to be Republican government rcf;ecd =,
admit tHat IL possessed any Of The Ingredients of
| Republican government. He then referred n ,Ia;
arguments on the subject of majJriiies contendinp
that the radical error of all their arguments
IN those of assumption that majority of tho neoI
are entitled TO govern. While they contend III -
majority of all should govern, thew insist IN col
SONS at WILL and thus destroy their own nr;nciDIo ~
They tell us that the basis must b. entirely ON Whit
| population. All who are not white are cxcnded -
This principle would require Won to ,ro to Tho
10 determine what IS the colour of the man heI;ro
you can determine whether hes Is free. There wouId
be SOM dlliicuty In this matter; it would be n mr.
Z!!ng question 10 determine who are white neo,In
We must exclude all inhabitants of Snuib r.; %
Japan the Egyptians, those from the Barborv Co.'s
and every one II" our good friends the inhabitants ,f
Ihe "rech isaiu5--i"r no one would contend that
they are WHITE We should also have to exclude Tho
whole aboriginal inhabitants OF this country whnnnv
er they may be elevated to state of interrenco
because they are not whites. Let Hong merchant
come here from Macao with his family, or lot Mexico
send us portion Of her citizens and he ,hourrI,,
from all appearances, that were likely to have ~
numerous accession from that quarter, and fGov
would all be secluded by the principle that all must
be measured by the prism He rranfed that - 80,
just III he aPPoftonmcnt of power r. attend - ~
the circumstances of the Country and he wnnId ~
cIude slaves. But tic gentlemen are mot cont,
WITH the exclusion Of slaves, but would exclude seven
e'"nts ri socioty, altogether They not oni, cvciI
cmllcs aud minors, but certain classes of nnia ,;
zenS who are to be placed under the ban Of ruIs ",
be made hereafter Their system shuts ort , ~
eghts CT ccty and then decides that the lnnioritv
Vi Inc othcr portion shall govern II is a Good rri,
clpG' tut one which never should be resorted TO- IN
less wien every hing elso.is equal. Your govern.