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


majority nj persons IN general, furnishes the best
s''dence OF llnJOrity OF interests Sine the ciJ
qrent argnin"-t'of my colleague from NORTHAMPTON
(Jnu%e upsh 'r, i..Iat a. nc S,n;i.mrn who lavc
engaged IN tins debate on the other side. ,.tt, -.
yea 'his question "n th'. grrun ofcxpe.ency lione
C"c " the greatest cTIurs Auic, cdn Lc committee,
" ~" Sc'ncc vi govcrnnrn'. u appears To me II Ca
~ "O"h C'ltiIh c..'ir,I iludlnIenidi pru. nj > nd
Exc tho bod of P'ucr,ses compel ,vnrv co-nmun,,v
% c"i"r'n TO TN ~ wpipni rcgnr,i 3"
- C'h'''" "l 20 To- - an: Ao.i', risi 70" ada ptcd
I" me Particular circumstances and situation ui the
country Tor Wii'ci ~ ~ tt'- ndeI Tia; i-n:crnnnnt
winch would be h"> or ccilltrv nr.ht he worst
i"r "n'th-r E"crv nrHn IN his e .rv~,,'inn my
CORY man, an sure, ~ America. would ri.t N
i!"i1 'hi' Republican, f'im vi .rye.l.l vas
o- .ta"icd 10 tn" situation Of the icuule ~, Uni.
i N.'t : and {" Th" iu.iYiiual Safe: brt ne wurll
% an .:HYisH Pohiciau rdard. who wauhi astnntpt
al '"i' div I" establish Republic III Russia or FUR
KY; hnl hunanitv his tad O mon n over ne rns,,c-
81" ei"rts to esthbisa ta"pubic N France. and
rom recent mcations, have too much r,.as,, 10
nI''het' M X p b'icrn Government is nc ,lci
To- the late S,ITi Posses ions Oh t.,;s Continent
lhr niy question that wise staic,lxn chou ii ~
- WI er the fGe:-uri pToposed - best calculated
I" nr"''te lie 80 rty, interests and hap...s of IN.
p1P H WIo'n rs intend d a. Jpcrtte as hey 10 -
y gre, - o wiz heT TIC measure conforms To tcr,i,
rI- oi "te2Le'co| psIeriinn ANA would b. es aia-
tn To p ,cP!r such lac would have them a, n, Ir
mi. vas qeSt'R h'Teen hs ion of DC
1.'tS %" ia" ono n'nd anu prop ry ON tho o. and
"'S luP"sSble 20 'oricile The two sl,o,,ld not
he>In IN givirg thu or -cnc.. T., the ort.ct;o, f
person" lights; b't EGnhly Conceive inst there is
10 nc irpl'ipI III t.e prptecon of the two Pro
perry dSS- not inr sword t. eiab, it TO do ni,rrv
injury. F'''0'' l. "o'4;
, lhi- qne'iion I7s hacn discussed, Mr. CLairman.
os hoS OF the gentlemen srone side, and all Of the
o'"''' d. u tue "Fy object was the protection of the
slave property ui Eastern Ii-nia from o,.nr.ssv,,
taX'tlon. Audti.e e,ntl ..nan fro AIbomare LNr
""rGo!J mas sad TINT gentleman on the other
,"e i'"' advocated Inc amendment 20 he Report %
~ - ,ii'''" t"'nIn''ee on any other rrhund
o. myself sr. have no HESITATION I'm sav,nn that -
there we're not slave IN Tlr,r;na ar II bv tho nm,
n nous cons"n' OF the Convention. clause ,ys-e
inserted ~ the Constitution cXerpt;ng them f,rrca,
from Notioh' sIL uld still thihk the amendment
ought I" prevail. The power Of IMPOSING axes tlron
community, whereby the government can AT Plea
sur Withdraw from ~ individual any tortinn of his
mar" e'rneh property, IS of the nosi impurtant
P""e's "hV,i can be Conferred hy the peone tieir
SOVEREIGN rharac' err uDnn their government. And
II : o H. utmost Importance thar that rr,,:,sb1iv
OF puhc fnnctIoHarlrE 10 thu people tor III faithful
discharge OF their duties. which Is the he and srcu.
r''y OF representative Government should be ,,-,-
served IN the fullest and most pcrfe"t degree with
respect TO the power of iaymg taXe; and this re
SPuieni ~ never exist IN p.oyc' decree Unless
nose VINO have the power of LAYING the taxes are
directly responsible - those who ere cnpccd To nav
them. II the Ren"rt ofthe Laei>laive Committed
ea adopted by tie Convention, then those who nay
LEES than ono fourth ct the taxes of the State wnud
nave ne power ot imposing taxes Tho residue of
u
would he suhcct To End of responsibility 10 tI, =,
who were compelled TO pay the greater part of the
taxes.
The wealth of corntry, Mr.. Chairman. depends
upon me productive industry OF that country and
Whother these productions arise rom the labor of the
frHemcn or of slaves they add equally 10 the wealth
OF inc community at large. The 'Obacco of virginia
IN" cotton and rice of the Caroipas and G. ,orra and
tue sugar OF louisans add ulnr TO the wealth of
the nation as they the produce Of the labor of
Tree white men Ye ] am still unwilling to place
the slave labor ON an equality with the white man.
mere are prcndIces on this subject arisnr from
d"renc" IN colour and various OF he, considerations
winch are insUperable; these prejudces / feel as
strongly as any man IN the West; and If tho question
now unher consideration was, whether in an amor
u"l'ht OF representation having reference To nurn-
bers and fp 10 Otbcr consideration slaves sbnuld no
included should feel no hesitation in saying that
would not include slaves in the snumcraiion
Although the p,ot ctun OF slave property from die,
danger o. 4nlus ANA oppressive taxation b. not the
only object % IN" proposed ndmcn 10 .h,, report
Oh the Legislative coniritt yea the large portion
O. slaves held IN Eastern Nifguil and the compara-
lively small number held IN The w, stern part of
tlc state deserves serious consideration in deciding
upon ts SUBJECT. 7 Ir slave tax Is 30 per cent of
the v mole revenue the STAGE they constitute. one
tlird oil the whole property ct the state. aud more
nun one nan OF 'he property 81 that part of rgna
lying to the east of the Blue Ridge of mountains
w have been told by the two gentlemen from Ere
derrick (Mr. Cook and Nj. PoNcllJ by the gentle
man fr%m Brooke (Nr. CampbelI,) by the gentleman
"'' ''''i ~ NfotdoIi.l anu bv the gentleman
from LoudUun MF Ne -cer) that # he yiile bass oc
representation be adop,ed, still the slave holding m
tc:e't would be pro'cccd-bacausc there are Great
many slaves IN the Valley where they are generally
distributed amongst the people, and several of these
gentlemen referred particularly to four counties IN
the Valley which they say contain great numbers of
slaves, and thai the Waite population Of these coun
ties added to the white popu!rinn Of the country
klSt OF the Blue RIgc would max, white popula-
ton Of 10000 who have peculiarly slave interest
and the balance of the white population being oniv
100000 the slave holding interest would hive lnr.rc
majority, and would always have majority The
Responsibility VI those gentlemen rppudates the idea
that they nr ended to dece vc the Convention And
their splendid talents, added TO th1ir weight nfcharac-
ter give an imposing authority IN every statement
they make; but ! think, sir, II can be- very easily
shown mat these gentlemen entirely mistaken IN
their calculations. The slaves constitute 81 nor
cent OF the whole population Of the state. And no
county having less thau 30 per c-nt can have such
controlling slave interest as would induce il TO unite
Du ali hrI ftf.