Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-12

d But Mr. Charnqn, we have been told ,h,t c,,,,
teouiites ~ the Valley, particularly have slave i,
cICst when VIII Induce them to unite with the slave
o' Inc East IN the protection of that kind OF
properly. Let iIs examine whether these f,ur Val
icy counties TO which the people of the East bana
oeeh asked to Commit the guardianship of tbe;-
~ property, have such common interest in the,
G as WIZ render 1t prudent for the slave holdef
- ~ Hast 20 choose them guardians of tIIat hind
81 property. If they have not such in,orest M
prudence would forbid their being selected
an. US say what we will of the virtue
hod Tor another mans honesty is IN naca ~; ~ w
stIua'5oh Whereit is his interest to be honest
leu US not INTO temptation are the words of IN.
Saviour himself. SAUe :" LIZ
,,d me lour valley counties to which gentlemen 81.
auae are, no doubt, Frederick, Aupusta Roteton,,
ana Jefferson These counties conta;n toea.,.a
81 YES ana 5o241 free whites; the slaves heinz
80 per o cent OF the whole population Tbev ms,
eLo,ooo 90 cts of the land tax which ;s aoiy p"y
@ per cent OF the whole land tax and ibev n,,
emf 90 81 'g save tax which is equal to g. 10 her
position before the legislature TO raise pro-
11eS OF the state, additional sum of ion GOO 81
49,, - 'aAalion' ana member from the West should
tiv ~ iaise lis additional sum by tax exclu
aNe upon slaves; and number from the East n
p"acn l" raise Il entirely by tax on land how, ,r1
tar 80 Sc guardian counties voter II the additional
% a ~ ta .nd on and aLese counties would paw
ana IL u be raised on slaves they youd n,S
only S4,3O5. If they were actuated no. tbot' u pay
spFg oil human action, selfinterest thew arc nter
more than twot to to impose the ndditional
interest alone aTu a saves If they were governed by
wards 'ie ia'e OF too many
th me ne. Gsitleman from Brooke (NIr Campbe)n and
.He gentleman from Albernarle MIR (;nrdon2 49, 80.
Iola us, no doubt to aay the aoprebenaons r, NV
.-tA representation be apportioned accord;nIr
~ "n!e Population alone the west would lose renrg
eata'ion IN comparison with the present annortfon
lnfnt and the ga would be In tho sa ,a ,ppoiHH-
IN otoer TO prove this. they disregard the caIcuotior
te Auoltor as 10 the supposed population of 1900
r'nn r.: upon inc census Of 800 And the gentle
Ni rom Loudoup (Mr. Mercer) has also old rs that
'he -.Vdiior has coQ;mtted grent mistnlre :, ~
auPp"Seu reputation of 1920, as to that comfy md
therefore has no confidence in the Auditors caIcu
ATOMS bu prefers TO rely on the census ~ loon
Inc gentlemen who advocate the ,yh;tn b,s; -,
agfee N me value they disposed to mice ynnn
t'e -auS'ols estimate OF the population of 1920 -
MS are entitled to great weight upon this and aJI
0!her subjects (Nlr. 3odlrdgoj old us that tho A.
oitoT Oscillations did net give to tho coun,rr 10
nna li' iAleghany gEea.er increase of white DO
pu!aon than IT was really entitled to and Lnnn,
mat other gentlemen entertained fba same on;n;o
II iact tAe gentleman from Brooke (Air Doddrid@nl
- -: speech he other day, rather vauntinrl1 sSSd
ua III ~ years the majority of the white no33,,latn
OF the whole state would be West Of the biin,l,a
ny ihonntans--and ne referred 10 the Auditor's eef
mate OF the population of 629 in support of that o
ser'ion--and he told us, too that the ylta non,I
ltion beyond the Blue RIDGE would con,in,P p:1-
crease until Ito use his own language) sthe wb;t
Puati9h Last OF the Blue Ridge would be but dron
IN me Dn3fet to that of the West" The Auditors
SI"'ate OF the PopGistion of 1899 althouoh calfoS
iof on my motion, was called Tor on the s,ioga+; t
another gentleman from the West of the 5Ierb' VI
"!,J was COCO J"ge OF the subject and after the
Auditof mad satisfied that gentleman and ,,,a1s.t
from the documents in his Office he could he onl, '
WIN eograoie accuracy, to estimate the population ~
ioS9 cannot consent to allow gentlemen the =;
vantage III argument OF relying on the corrnc,nass e
the Auditors statement one dav and 49, i OF
suits their argument another day, to ten ~, ,h*
no c"hHuence should be placed in that estimate. o3
Inc census oil l1ao should alone be relied on. five
were no" about fixing the representation occords.
70 te VINE ppuatIon and which was to remain Irn
cnahea Tor 10 years to come, would Gentlemen then
DC content TO rely on the census Of 1880. nresyIr3
we should then be told again that the A,raifdr s;
mate was correct and ought TO be ral;eJ 49,, 80
nut little doubt that the Auditors estimate of,ba
pu!ut!on OF i1S9 very nearly correct, and s6alf
no. so''e 10 assume 1t as the basis of my calcuIa
tIoS-dhd let us see upon that estimate how tho NO
presentation would stand in comparison with tbe ,,re
sent apportionment of representation AccorG;nr ~
thP auditors estimate, the whole white population IF
the Stale IN 1929 is 682,261. If this nninber he ~
vided by 100 (Which is the number of Dele1a,ns W.
commended by the Legislative Conmitteel we shah
una that $685. are the number of free whites neces-
Sary TO furnsh one delegate On this estimate tho
country West OF the Allegheny CONTAINING 26 conn
tes) would be entitled to 80 Deleeates-fbe Vale,
containing IA counties) to 24J, the connfT;,
from the Blue Ridge to the head Of tide CONTAIN
ing ~ countles) to 342, and from the head of tide
TO me sea coast Containing Sc counties and towns
entied TO representation to % Delegates tire
nnmber OF Delegates were reduced to 100 and disfri
puted IN proportion to the present distributions the
result would be that the st district would be entitled
TO- 20 Delegaes--the I'd district to 16--the Sd dis.
trIct to 323 and the 9TH to 42l Dclegates-So that
on the basis of white population in comparison with
/ the present apportionment the different districts
would stand thus
.. 81 TI;s SIiC' YOU'D gam members.
{. 81 f1i isIIiC' Wouid gam 81 members.
! D., ~, 0 0..! "ouiu gam members.
., I'n D'SHiCt would lose l3k members.
30 that the Sd and 4th district, which are elave.
holding districts would lose ffR members and ,,,o
two western districts would gain ~ members.
The gentleman from Abemarle (Ir Gordon) has
told US that the Valley aud the middle country which
ne calls the "hoart Of the State" have majority OF
white population and pay majority of taxes and ought
to have majority of Delegates, whereas at present
they have only 86 Delerates ont Of Oh Z na-ns.