Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-19

,.'-~'.~-, '.',. ',y" ,ane care that
tine members of the Assembly should thereafter b.
elected by JTeehJtIorS oply ~ And tLsis Sir tL.
freehold limitation VI tie ugh, of sufFrare became
The td'1 II prginja:-aud it has renamed To the
present day, modified to be sure from time to time
by subseTvcn; colonial assemblies IN regard 10 tho
ton And, with these slight notifications. remains the Law
nd the Constitution of Virginia present day IL was
:; 1877, then al 1916 that this boasisd re nlaiio
we acme OF political wisdom became part the Conu'
,lono oil Nr%a TWAS dictated by yrant and down
VIC lro's n'' people of Virginia thu point the ayonet
Ana mas the ptacpe of Constitution ,rik we are
cameo on 20 vsneFac sI vn and worship, wises
and best OF all the institutions f0,mr5 By ne saga and
patriots ?te Rgortoa This the institution which the
sea' safeguard oil oPcdy, ani the palladium Of lbe,
Sir have said that III, Constitution of Virginia as il re.
CARDS this great and vital provision Completed
IN 10" The Convention OF 1876 found established and
matured and they left uatowchr! And why did thev
Gr'ouctef' Were they III love si,h the memoty of IL
S'hoE Or were they true republicans they nunues-
on35y were partial TO aIi,tocac distinctions and ryi.
legged "Fders?-No, srthey left it untouched becaue hty
Jared nor 9ueht IL bad taken deep root aud could not be
torn up with safety, while many elements of dco we're
already at work and threatened add the horrors of ctrH
10 the dangers OF alor,gn war
Moreover the poisonous pan aristoerucy had grown IN
and iourIsed under TIE shadow of the Of royaly
privileged class had been srated only b. the
oexclusve political prve s lay extensive Grants land
10 'he avortes Of the Crown Chefe was therefore, Lnid
as well as political aristpcacy IL was like ali prvesed
classes, exclusive privcoo and like a eaIh
asocracles, proud Of its wealth II like this tho
authors Of the Bill Of Rights genuine and = i
they were did rre say, the heat OF war which pu
IN Tcstion all the wealth and all the the country
end ''l'' 'o'' power a'" mH"s"r' are at a"
They said, with 'nounul aud sehaaous brcv,y. "The
right OF suffrage IN Ill remain present exercised
ms sir, Is irIe history Of the AMI progress A.! I'm
"apPy o. the present state Of lhe tight OF suffrage Virginia
% See iicnins's Statutes at Large, vol l. page il2
~ Sec Hcungs Statutes Lar5e, vol T. PAGE IOl The
repeating act Pcfd the act repealed in tho paging o "Hcu.
inss Statutes al Large" consequence OF mistake in the
NJ. ) 'not discovered IN time a"
t) See lloning's Statutes a, Large, vo!. ? page 2GO
(D See Iienns's Statutes at Large vol ,, page IFS
Mr.. LEIGH said that the gentleman from Fredcr-
ics needed not 10 inform HIM that IL bad not learned
The history of Virginia from the note 10 the revised
Code IIis object had hccn merely to nut the Com.
mltcc IN possession Of the facts which were there
stated. The gentleman had not ouly studied out of
different system of law, but also ont of different
system OF general history. lic would not have said
that Bacon's insurrecton, which grow out of mi.
man.
The question was then takcn 90 the MOTION Of
MI bEiGH, to amend the resolution WHICH motion
was decided ntbc negative. Ayes ~, Noes 40.
On motion OF MIR. Scorr the Committee then rose
and reported progress.
The Convention then adjourned ;jH II o'clock to-.
morrow.