Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-19

all the wishes and the States than he WAS He
knew KNEW was impossible to NEE, those wishes, but he would
'hg should go on haponiousy Tie should against IN,
h ~ , ase e edsla numbers the basis for
had said was rcnenihee, his would be known Re,
would vote agans, account of its effect on the
people he represented its eScc, the whole
ho ne should consider as satisfactory qualified
should he preferred limitation to be given to the
wery ne check on the House of Delegates he should
10y tina, basis, that which have been
power OF the Senate check power the House of Dele
saes lie did not mean refer his experience there nor 70
ne House but that last yield because
r ,,ar are from the same people He would say
oers were adopted in the Senate House of Deeos,
established as the basis white population we ourbt 10 @
pose ha, each in two or three wears Il 10
question. II ought 10 be He thought the resnons;,y ~
esad to the public interests members of the senate s
o longer period of tme aud that circu"sance might
snoer mat body less eicien, chcck-bu the member of
The House goes back his constituent body anna,y @
@ @sm snu 1--we the white basis to this body you establish
S oi al checHs he had thought it right state this
Huch and he should attempt further argument The Con-.
consumed 50 much of their He would not sir S
without saying that to the bitter sarcasms grauious iupua
tand"ph) me had no plea enter, answer to give How
could NV, s gmt stand IN the opinions of others, they
he had self respect answer thai gentleman
' respect Tor this coIntr,ee would impose silence
Mr. MERCER rose corrobora,e villa, had fallen from ,s
1915 The basis that hill was ON the wlne popua mia,
ana ought there to stand Hewa on the Copmi,,s
OWING 10 the innispos,ton of the CT man. who co,J No;
attend tie duties Of Chairman dcvovcd upon him nos
eoaie the o form %, ' he bn"Gyenon TIL.
no Complaints Another word and he had done The yen
', rom NoriolK mad said that in the original formaon e
ihS government regard had of
esis and that the old House of Bugcsses was comnoed &
III th Typographical or other character country ~
fam 'e yiew Of tue gentleman from Norfolk gentleman
'Tm Norok had gone far divide the (,on,,Soai.
w ,yh, nu%Ie, Of ,ansle slew the different interests no
ntler
deter.lin - MY "e' "'a' Could he
Cotton of cultivation In Lou,oun ,,,o., H..
were formerly tobacco fields and wheat patches there are n
wnen fields and tobacco patches The plan therefore Of %
ae,er nappicabe few years hence Mr. NJ m asy so and
] m IN reply but we did correctly catch they
IMPORT lie concluded with stating that the counties had ,
created "f JUDICIAL not for legislative purposes and all appIi
to the courts either Jurors or w,nesses ~ gong
Fl nc ea any or causes assigned although he had bee
ali on many occasions when applications of this k;Iy
tina, of the free whites ''' 'o' s'Pefsede
Z Mr. COOKE said, that if he was CORRECTLY ;,c,-n,
ed, in the constitutional history of VIRGINIA ~
gentleman from Norfolk, (Mr. TazcwelN had ba,n
snguiary lnielIcitous In attempting TO support by
reference to that history, his theory of the trro ~.
c cIpes of Representations. ForI find said Mr. 60
that he, too, has his theories of government as weIi
Il the wild democrats of middle and western V;ro;ni,
seory IS, that there should be Representations
Oh tnereSfS III the leg siave bodies as contra dietn
guished from the representation of numbers: and 70
support this theory he has attempted to show TINT II
n has been uniformly acted on in Virrinio evon -
10
, COLONY For this purpose, he has drawn a n;c,nr.
: OF lhe Colony at that period of its infancy when
the population was dispersed in detached settlements
or plantations, separated from each other Inv n,;h,,
t waters" and impenetrable forests He nert oSy
1t as .act without even attempting to prove il mas
esh OF THESE settlements had some peculiar intees,
:, 81 OWL mean an interest variant fror, tho, -
;, It's neighbour settlements He alleges thai CO.
e rate representation given to euch of IT, r.
settlements because Of The existence of these separot
e and variant interests. That, in process IF So
e wien the settlements enlarged 81 as IN co., -;
e contact with each o'her, it became necessary 10 do
sghate' by artificial boundaries, the limits of beso
separate and distinct interests. Thai to ef,ct III,
purpose the Colonial Legislature in Ish .n',
.heih INTO counties, giving to each county an ao,,i
c representation IN the House of Bur esses And
r thus he shows that his favorte theory ne tbe go
senation of interests, as interests and :p.e
gushed from the representation of numbers ,yas H.;
Is ieory Oh tne earliest awgvers of the Colony: and
Al ne et II mas remained to the present day,
the theory OF representation practically adhered to ~
the Constitution Of Virginia. and go is cntitod ~ @
u scriptive respect. ~ W pre-
It Now, Sir. apprehend that in taking this viev, os
D. the SUBJECT the gentleman has fallen into n ,nstste
81 not uncommon with theorists. Instead of nnf.
l. ing ms theory to the facts he has made his fscta
conform to his theory. go S'S
,fI apprehend that more accurate ,a+.;
early constitutional history will shew. thu, ;s ou,
principle OF representation has been adopted in W.;
> gnia, 1t s, substantially, the principle which :, ~
e commended IN the Report Of the Select Comni,fc,
the principle, that in apporoninp renresont.,in
gard should DC ad to the free White non,ati .e
clusively. 'S P0P"dlioh e%~
me frst chapter in the constitutional history of
rg s.t IS the ordinance of The 9th of july 1891.
tqreFs OF the city of London for the first CoIonv :;
i I, virginia, passed an ordinance establishing the
Constitution ofthe Colony ~ BY this ordinance, thew
Of P,roe Generai Assembly to consist in par
'n1ao0nts Of the different plantations, Or se y '9
mems nus And as there were, at that time, no ,lsre
,~o se Soony the free inhabitants of the countT
Trough the ordinance did direct, that the free A;a
s9ouid be equally reprcsentcd yet. as eai
rerGschtalon where there is representation Of tbe
rcs,oJ 5 mos OBVIOUS and natural dcat is to bo