The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-22
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ssfss oi property, hho fhr Rr1ifhhh dshs Oh
hi. shsl security we e.a NV. TIA, the Con-
vention, II 9th. t@ise organised. viii have such
regardf ash him in return. by ahai author.
~ he can drmsnd such ssearifs Under what
sanction Can til. minority demand security Of
'ae people, tina, in any ererrise Of lbeir sove-
rrigniy They viii do ihis, ~ will moi do thai
ines cannot exacf the security, 81, herause IT
refused, thry have no power 10 sniprcr the eE.
action. ] will tell the Renileni an, hnwrseT,
wheir this security will be found IT tesidrs 10
the prudent Wisdom oi every prople. who re-
gard the chsrac and stability oil their govern
ment. To demnh I'D further assurance, would
imply dlsIrust ~ the people, which ] am sure
the genilemnh would he the first 10 discla,m.
The safety. SIR which property requires in well
regulated goyeTGmsni, vii b. prov drd by the
people IN such manner, as tn ihem shall seem
hesi, and every Hlgu,nrni which - directed 20
that objrcf here. Is Out ri place, unless gentle
men beiieye they can substitute their all, Tor th.
sill III the people IN Convention. Sir, they
may not choose 10 provide tins ,afe. guard, in the
manner that We would dlctait---and they vii
no, so choose. if,n this they follow The example
Of other S ales, with the reception Of South
Carolina 10 this latter representation IN the
popular branch ~ appor'iourd IN reference TO
taxation aud population In NIL The other
STATES. so Tar a. nv RESEARCH hs- extended, the
safeguard consists IA the ploperi, qualification
necessary io eligibility. In Georgia. where the
3-o'hs are Incorporated they are treated ms
population. WHAT policy may have dictated II
there know not; II presents. however, the only
instance where this feature OF our federal pact.
has been initiated ~ the State institutions The
arguments by which IL sss sustained by the
south IN forming thai COVE, nmeDi will net hold
here. even were W. nov Ia Convention. indie
pendent aud sovereign otatesc can siipuialr for
advantages, and give and take equivalents in
adjusting ledetative government, aud will do
so, - The South I'D then. IN the exercise Of
wise aud sosad ,,iicy. But. sir. under wha,
sanction cnn individuals of the same communi-
", ldng peculiar species o. property, or ~
ny particular district oi country, ulaie in
like manner Tor especial privileges ar inmun.
ties 10 that property as a prerequisite to the
formation of . common government To make
Il he eases parallel. Won must suppose thai sec
ton OF our STATE, where unfortunately this spe-
cies OF property Is principally found, sovereign
and supreme within itself grant you. thrn.
IN inrmn2 "A treaty of uuion, or even n com.
mon government, they might slipulate in like
manner, aud IL wond he for u To decide To
unite With them or not on tie terms they propo.
sed
But, sir, apart from all these fundampnt, Il Oh
J.ctlnn.. tie tendency oil his fit,t settion which
proposes the Congressional districts. is to c,n-
unur IN our representation the same inequality
winch anh US. II Is the main intent al the CUu-
vention TO destroy. Let the expose, by one or
two examples, ;he Disparity IN population be.
wen tew of the disirr's, TO which AZ equal
representation IS 10 be given The Sd Con
OCCASIONAL District hasa 8opuaiion OF ~, 3f4
Tree whitrs--'he 2lM Dlsrici oil 30 le3-th,
h.s I4It., If A
whist the 18th has population of 81 323-snd
OF many others. tins objection, because Of
tle disparity, would b. insopefable were there
Even none more deeply founded To admit il.
would he ~ abandon the Whole purpose of re.
iorm--and IN such abandonment to Tecog
Ne aud establish the very principle We COT
denim.
y xtsnr, in reply 10 ,he views of the gentle
Hea from Matthews aud n ,IlhatnI6oN, who ad-
sDcale an equal repre- .enIat,on oil Complies IN
Is Convention, (Nr@ y BraGton II Parker
= gentleman " naned, Inns end"avu,ed 10
~ We by logged deduction iou drd IN legal
= lneipios that IS" cannot consilitiilonallv de-
part IN apportiuniug representation IN Couyrn-
tton, from the r9ual rights nfti.e couufieS. a
nav guaranteed nv she con tuition ifthis b.
true sir. places the enstu ion. ~ shs pariicu-
lar, al least heyoad thr reach of the ueUpie
themselves, | grant SIN that cannot Ch nge
d,e r.pre sent,,ion IN Tins Asxemblv--but how
81 g,,arsn,e. re,p,r.d :, av,sud h.vo,d
il Whenc. do.s tho vr,,l.,.,, ds,ive , o,,s,
ante. 10 the counties, that il, Convention ue,
shall have the same representation, which ths>
now hold ~ the General Assembly lie ha.
called them corporations, IN winch ARE rSied
constitutional, ,ights, aud argues an lnterfet-
rnce With those RIGHTS, unles, they carry lnr1
ony ntot, ,he same political wig hi they hold
under the prp,eat form oig yernmrnt.
confess. sir I Ssnnot understand this doc
III g. which would as,tise equal polite, pow
10 III, several couutit : ~ lhe connonwtaih
a, AN mdes,ru, table ,ight. regard ess ofav
di.urnno,tion in manhattan / esnno, under.
san, VIII. small scctio IS OF the STATE set apart
,n.l circn,nscribed nv IMAGINARY lines ,or pur-
% ,es solety of Ioc police and Domestic, ride
snnnId SET themselvr, nm IN n question oC Re
firm. Az corpora,ions petite. too sacred 10 Le
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