Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-14

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oeTS' and tax them according to- their ability to nav
Upon the subject of guarantee, of which we have
neafd so much during this discussion I concur en-
eTeiy With gentlemen the other side of the
question: IN the opinion, that none can be riven =
For my own part, will neither ofi:r or ac.ent re
guarantee relation to the taxes which arc p bo
imposed Tor me support ot government The only
guarantee which ought either to be rendered. or re
ceVed betwlxt the parties the social cnpac. 10 tho
tnutua! confidence which ought ALWAYS :, subsis. h.
tween thehi ana without which, the compact onrht
i never 10 be formed. This was the only guaranteed
gwen by our ancestors toeach other when t,n form
\ ca the old compact, which was scaled with ,be;,
oIooc, and it Is the only one will rive or take nov
ana, Sir, all the arguments we have heard f,,n,l.J
upon the diversity of interests supposed r. 10
tween the Eastern and Western people of this STATE
e arguments IN favor Of division Of the State and
;oC III FAVOUR oil guarantee in favour of putting
.he government into the hands Of the minoritv-
ana Gentlemen convince me- that Our in,
are so distinct, contlicnr as they bav rcrro
sehtHh them to be, for one, in favour of an in
me Hate DIVISION OF the State And no laDrier ilie
.rHIon OF what L am underwriting TO impress upon
I,ie Committee can be desired than that afforded b
tIc e4oqnent gentleman from Hanover, when lie call
cn uin' us 70 Imagine, what would have b.cn The
course wren the AdanS's Franklin. Wasliurton
Lee, ana The Rutledgss, would have recommended
'"e'' cohA'FTinen TO pursue had this country been
sI'aIiY represented III Parliament ACCORDING 10 mum
oers, ut the time the tax was i!nposed ,lron ,c ta
consumed III this countr. And had tho tnves No.
imposed BY the majority in Parliarneut a.ninst Mi
lfair united votes, AMI rcInonsraaces for p,,rp.ses
1911 So'+d III no WAY benefit interest tho
! OF th!s country According to the u.acip.rs now
eontendei for hy that gc!i-cn,an and nj those who
"a'' SPOKEN on Tie same side, they should have re-
g nincnUcd to the People to ak for more power
tn"t o'ing Tic only guarantee which in thcit orn
hon. can be recev ed, sufficient fer t!e nrocct;o nj
pSopeNy and tley should, upon this priucipIn. noLy
so s<reiiconSy cc'!,endd for t;la is, that rcresen
la'lon should b. in proportion to rnpulnt;u ,,,J ,
alton coIn5ned have asked. that an cstnata sbo'id
be MADE ri the yTle OF all III prnrtsrt,. il th. ~,
countries or OF all the taxes pail III each that The
cepss:en,atIon migh nc elnalizad according to tl;s
cnhoncl ratio But according TO nv ,c,ai of what
woeid have been proper they should have done What
taey certainly would nave done, ,,nIar such crruro
SLhiceS, That IS to- recommend, rs they did recon-
neni 10 the: couDtTyrncn refuse TO submit In ;lo.
m"s' ana declare themselves ,iepeaGeH: aeople
la Sif, was the only course winch was left IN tho
PcoPe OF ms Country pursue then; end :: t;.a in
'cesls Oh the people N The 2astcrn and Western d.
Visions OF this STATE incomnatibc with each
othfr, that we cnslot trus, one another without
oTcFturnng the Of our royerr
'hent, and Futt''g the po'"er into the hands of the
minority, there is other course Left to MS me- br
TO sividc the STATE But, r do not believe therc
Is airy such diversity clasfino OF interests aInopr
u.s. 1t there bc-ethe gentlemen asserting i; avc en-
n-es !.i'Su IN Ia" proofs aRi until 1t he shcwn, we
arc hound 10 presume 1T docs not exist
l promised TO prove, before took nv s4,at +ho-
the people Of the district in which live are more
united oy The ties ct common interest with the rec-
PIE III t'iS part OF State than the people uf tho Cu
pcPer or 4ccoInac DIS riots ca: be- A-,l nov I,rc
ceed to redeem that prorrse
i'lS known tHIt this city end tho town of Tvrch-
oArS, and the intermediate country afford orr only
market for our surplus lrohuce upon the disnnsai
of which, we depend, for ell the Injuries and mary
! OF the comforts and even neccsgarics of lie, Of
course we reel deep interest in their Prosperity
me poope OF the Cullnpcr district trade ajtoGehcr
to Fredericksburg and Alexandria; and the 1rno6la
OF Accomack, to Baltimore; thus, OF course feel
deep interest III the prosperity OF those tovus bat
Germany none N that OF LrncE5Urn or Richmond
we would be disposed to defend this Cuv from m
enemy, # If were only to secure to ourselves mari,
ct hereafter they, the contrary, might find il fo
their interest that this City should be burnoI IN ash
es, nasmuch as il might be the means n i~;r;no
some OF It's capitalists to live IN the towns which
they are IN the habt of looking to for market
we have no other channel, by WHICH we can carry
on commercial intercourse with the world t.yccnt
the James tfvc 1t is therefore our interest to keen
up good understanding with those who i've on ts
banks, ana 10 endeavor 10 get it improved: thew on
the contrary, might be heachtted By the navigation
being entirely destroyed, as It would keen : GREAT
many competitors out of the market In truth nrr
interests are so Intimately CONNECTED with those of
the people along the whole conrsc Of the James Rv-
er,that we might well attempt 10 make ocr 81 reap;
HOW IN an opposite direction, to attempt 10 sever
them Their interests, The contrary all tend TO
attach tnento people living either out of this Com
monwealth, III sopns other part of if fbao lhis
a great deal has been said upon the subject of
roads and canals but without much bearing UPON fbe
question under lscussion, far as an capable of
Judging The gentleman from the Cul7ercr district
Mr.. Scott) for instance undertook to n-ovc ~ nj
all improvements cost more as Won ad,Drco yet
ward, by comparing The cost of the Potomac canal
with some little Improvement on the RapdaD lie
also made some remarks upon the subject Of tho
James River canal, which if will not be inproDer for
me to notice The grntlernaa seems to DC of6p;nion
! that TINS Improvement undertaken at the in
stance OF some western think in this he is
mistaken, for have always been under the impress
sion, that this improvement u'as first surrested By
some person living of the Blue RIDGE 7
thought a little curious, that the gentleman Should
have changed his original ground which was, that
/ improvements cost more as you 60 westward than
they do III the east, and seem disposed to attribute
the Immense cost Of this work not to It's situation in
the we IT, but to :ile fact, of its having been west
ern scheme for tic benefit Of the western people
Bat, Sir, derry that this Improvement was undcrta-
Ken exclusively Tor The beueht CT nc west. II was
expected greatly benefit The coal trade and as soon
as lhad reached certain polnt and al! the adyanta-
yes. which tic ensk nncc, ed IN min f-r, ~ LII -