Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-03

taton u silent, II Is charged with skuking and
ardice. III speaks at ALL II is suspected either of an
attempt to propate party of men, or TO dictate 10
another. For our own parts, do not expect 10
avoid the censure Of others We know that
OF more than % years in the public service cannot
from inputaons, since have seen that no
weigh, of character nor duration Of service h. been
able 10 exempt the most distinguished men from the
momen'ary violence Of The passions In such cases
the only cafe rule for any adopt |. no, to try TO
please others. but to please himssif-And with this
dete rmination, come forward this morning IN com
name with readers i'm brief but re spe tu man
uer.
Some persons ready 20 hail us n. Enemies NJ IN.
Lowiands-And IN Tins spirit they may possibly charge
with desire of closing press 10 the claims of
the E,s aud advocating entirely the claims Of the West
Enemies 20 the Lowian'is scarcely be- so long
reason and feeling hold ,her empire over our minJs
FOR, here is all the property own-h.rc are the
strongest ue' which binl men to oce'y-here are our
relations, and most OF dearest friends But b. yond
the mountains arc men whom we hir hiy esteem. They
brethren of the State with u.-ctzen. of tina,
good Old Dominion. in which were born, and for
which DIR affections have produced prejudice, al.
most str ong as that OF the distinguished member
from the county of Ches;e, 6eti: D r attachment.
for the Lowlanis oug and shall not with
the claim. OF the West.
We have always been the friends Of this Convention
Our great Object was to equalize the undue representa-
ton OF the State IL we havo erred i'm this he
Il so-And we say in the manly language of n member
from lato'd, "Ihe sin he our own head.i" We Jo
repent our course in this respect-,bou,h the
incorporating spirit which have on one Or sion
displayed, is now proved TO he asonable and rash
We have Tint error, and are tree to avov IT, We
e nv
guarantee written upon the face OF the Constitution
hui the spirit OF cancellations calls for
rather than eop'rize the union Of the State. produce
these alarming excements, which premature dssolu.
ton of the Convention, calculated produce we are
prepared TO make the necessary offering Irgi-
MA, one and induis6ie," is motto-The only
question is in what is this compromise effect
cd! Gentlemen have approached each other so nearly
that cannot but hacr ourselves with the hope that
compromise will be brought about. Shall be done by
distributing average basis in the branches of the
Legislatures; by assigning the White Basis to the
House of Delegates, and the Federal Basis the Sc
nate? (The federal basis is more congenia with the
spirit oil Institutions than that of properiv or tar
dion) The gentlemen of the East are understood To-
prefer generally average basis in boh-Such we un-
derstand TO he the opinion of Mr.. Marshall-but Mr.
Madison prefers the other principles viz: white popula
ton in the branch and the federal basis i'm the other
The Members OF the West willing il seems to COM
promise upon tue plan of the federal basis the Senate
The same idea, for the sake of conc iaon seems TO nc
sprca ling among the citizens of that section The fol-
lowing article from the Winchester "Rcpubican of the
2Ith November, shows what opinions diifussing
themselves in that quarters:
Conrention- conpromise.-The further considcra-
ton of the subject of the be.s representation was
postponed in the convention the nth, to future
day, and other resolutions reported by the Legislative
committee were taken up,-tha Discussion of which
still continues The postPonemen' have b-en
Agrccd to by both paries,-?rohaby by the western to
enable them 10 ascertain far might be- the sense Of
heir constituents thu question.
We free 10 coufes. tina. the mix ID b,s of rem.
res"naion contendrd Tor Ivy tn cast does not aprear
81 obnoxious as il did We not going 10 give our
reasons az length, as we could nothing which oar
rsalers have not already re ID in the debates we have
given them. single view will suffice: Eastern Vir
gina has paid thrreourths OF the ever since
the formation of The government, anil Will doubtless
continue pay in the like proportion Tor manv wears IN
by ofi,s of slaves II seems no
more than Reasonable, then, that something shpui be
given for this great difference of revenue or al least
that the slave property should be secured from unjust
and unreasonable taxation hereafter; anil aito' no de
position is now FL: in the TO lay oppressive taxes
on any part Of HE state, yet the time may arrive whom
the power would he used Cap "ou sly TO the gri,v
Gus oppression oihe east The prote thew ak il
no'hing than should desire in their places and
nothing more than seems proper TO grant under the
cirou instances OF the Ii the rar branch OF
the legislaurc,-:he House OF Dale gates-be based
on WI lite population, the numbers in the state will
there be equally represented. Then 1T compound
basis be adopted for the senatccither federal numbers
Owe slaves counting three whites In addi On 10 the
"hite popuIariion) or white population and taxation
combined. The senate thus con.tuted would AWAY.
he check upon the lower house, and the government
would move on with harmony.
cat first sight any other basis Of than
The Tree white population OF state -repub.
can and arsioc~sc, AID il il in fact look at il in
what way you will. In theory il il utterly wrong
hut in practice it nav he and certainly the best ba-
sis we can adopt in the present STATE OF things Iii
greatly preferable TO secession in The Conventions
The two parties forming two distinct bodies-and sub
uniting different constitutions the people, and thus
leading TO a division of the state for his must he The
il the exclusive white ba.i. ia pers.ted
in We say then that disposed for cop,Dro,pse
Give the senate 10 the people as an Offset TO
their three-'ouhs Of the and let us be content
tiOn anil
pillars OF the government.
ave have said that the wp.tern members ware r-o
baby DESTROYS learn the sentiments of their cosiu
ens on this most important question. What we have
said we know expresses the sentiments great ma.
ny ot the people OF this county. We saw on Wedn ,s.
day las' circular 10 this effect, addressed 10 our del
ega'es, which signed by of ten OF the cit.
iZens OF the town TO whom il was presented and we
venture TO express the belief that h4 s fair inlca
lion ot the scnim"nts of the coun'v at large"
why should not this compromise he accepted! ri
The citizens OF the West will be content with IT, WHY
shoud lie refused by those OF the Ea.?-We have
great attepoa-we ad uire the brilliant talents which
they evince cheerfy admit the consccn tious motive
by which tey dictated But those arguinn uts ave
not satisfied our mind of their correctness The Eat
demands security-brt are they not perfectly secure
with one branch Of the Legislature, organized upon lie
own principles! particularly il the number of the
Senate be enlarged and it, powers extended Will no
its check he effective? When il il distinctly under.
stool, that il constituted 10 take charge of peculiar
interest, il seems TO that little prejudice can he
raised against it, as against the Senate of the U States
when it attempts to guard the sovereignty Of the States
II only performs the function for which il was created
Instead OF being dissatisfied with this arrangement
OF The Houses il really TO u.s. that is better for
me East, Than the proposed average IN both Houses
The East has this branch as il were, itself Let the
west grow as fast and az much il can this federal
ba"iS st fixes the influence Of the East and places IL
materially beyond the power Of time innova'io
whereas the oihsr scheme might gradually cause the
growing power Of the West 10 be iet with much more
rapiiiiy and effect in the Senate.
The East will take this consideration for what /, i.
worth. may reconcile II in some degree 10 the COM
promise wLich the West holds out. But il is a spe.
nj 10 nm