Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-15


verify of remark. He said that gentlemen seem
ed 10 think that every thing that the west had re-
ceived was gratuitous. aad proceeded from thr
bounty OF the cast lie insisted that they had
never asked Tor or received any thing TO which
they had not been justly entitled. He spoke Of
the cost OF the University and of the annual ap
propriauon 10 II Of $4,000; amounting TO a yciy
large proportion Of the fund, all Of which went 10
the educa'ion OF the rch who could afford to send
their sons, in fact, 10 perpetuate the land aristo-
crazy. lntii.'large expenditure they had got their
share OF the fund, and now asked 10 share the re-
inanuer oil IT. lie spoke Of the expense Of edu-
cation at the University, us great that poor peo-
pies sons were excluded from it,
The expenditures from the fund for Internal
improvement, he contendel, conferred some bene.
ut on the west; but the great design OF the i'm
proveuen'S, was, TO connect the western trade
WIN James river, anu TO conduct IL to this lower
country, which il would tend to enrich
lie next replied 10 the argument that property
and representation should 20 together. If the
power remained in the hands Of an aristocracy
would II not be H. their power 10 enact PENAL laws
affecting the persons and even lives OF those who
had NO pioperty--and .was he to be told that pro.
perry was Of more consequence than personal
liberty! We were told. he said that a county re-
presentation would give TO the west as many rep
sesen'atvcs, as a basis Of white population. II
thiswere even so. i would not alter the objection
1 70 the puncipleSof the thing. With these and
her lures we were he got into Convention
I ed aud shackled in such way that the great
grievance complained of could not be gotten rid OF
MI. w. CONNIE nted on the influence Of wealth.
! AM 'he improperly os giving it too much consi,le
iuon. In reply to Mr.. Parker's itea, that Inc.
distinct >ystcm would enable large counties to con
troll the small ones, he said il wa. light tina, the
| majority should govern, no matter where they
resided. There was as much likelihood of neigh
horhcod and sectional strifes in the counties as in
; The districts. But these were unavoidable evils
and no argument ought to be drawn from them
II you go into Convention on the basis of whit,
population by Senatorial districts he did not think
inc convention would venture to abandon tina,
plan. The lower country had possession Of the
! rights oil the west, and they demanded their res
1 titu,ion.
Mr. Parker of Northampton, next took the
hoor anu indicated, at some length, the views he
, hau previously taken. II had been said that the
east had subdued the west Such was NOT in bis
opinion, The fact The east looked 10 the small
counties in the west their main security. There
was community oil interest between them and
hence they had acted together. He was surpris-
ca 10 near unkind illusions made 20 the course of
Ne members from the small counties i'm the
west, aud especially since they represented the
wishes oil their constituents. 1hi; he did not ex
Pect IRON gentlemen calling themselves renubli
cans. In the remarks he had before made. he
did not mean TO be understood Initiating that
tie west had got any thing TO which thew were
not entitled. He confessed that the attack upop
the University was expected 10 him. That In
stitution was as much the child OF the west as OF
Tue last. Mr.. 4. here went into history of lis
establishment and location by Board selected
IRON the Senatorial districts OF the State, and re
'erred TO The efforts that were made to have il 10.
Gated over the mountains. 1t was an Inst i,iop
designed for the benefit Of the whole State.
mr' ier'iii next rose and explained the course
he had pursued, and justified himself on the
ground That he acting in obedience to tho
known will Of his constituents.
Mr. bayiey made few remarks in reply 10 the
observations oil MI Parker, relative TO certain To-
cal events on the Eastern Shore
Mr. Gordon remarked, that he had not intended
20 say any thing on this occasion, and only rose 10
reply 10 the al!usion TO the of the University
and the expense of education at it, He insisted
,hat IL was now as cheap as any Institution in the
STATE and had, in fact, contributed to reduce the
price OF education at all the other Institutions
II was as accessible 70 the youth of the west as
those OF the east. One of the present Professors
was gentleman from Rockingham, who had been
educated at that Institution.
The Committee then rose and obtained leave 10
sit again.