Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-05

white population exclusively In ons branch NJ ,h
Legislature and the Federal number in tho o,her he de-
clared with sincerity which his vote would be found
70 vouca for that II the gentleman should In
imposing them the hard and stern rendition of submit,
ing 70 so n,oerAois ayoke in the Lower House, he
would Yell to him the same principle In the other
both branches be based the white pom Iation alone
He should do so by preference. vi. would prefer
having both branches on the white basis. To The Mani
ch0an plan Of good end evil principle In which =,
the Manichran system, tho evil rrincipie was III.
stronger and was always in the end TO prevail TO
adop' such plan could be doing nothing but .oucy
the seeds OF interminable dscor, which NUT tad to
consequences that all could SEQ. He won,I yo.
win ui.. M gentleman 30 soon a. he should have,
qu'shed 'hem-iie wonli then go for the whole of
what he conen,ed for by preference. He would .oon.
er throw himself upon the generosity, he might almost
say the charity Of the wcs than take fallsriou. ~.
curiy-not the Balkan--but a mound of ssnd--.oms
thing with which to cheat his constituents. wing 20
mem peace, peacewhen there was peace anu never
could be any.
From the days Of Aristotle ill that day no such 70
yernment had ever been heard Oft wa.a monster
Two branches of the Lsgi': the sam.
people, elected by the voters TO mon,ye m. ,,
interests 10 be ptcd against each other k. two gam.
tear and wound each other till one or the OTHER
should be forced TO submi',-that wa. the
proposed for Virginia for all time o come A govern.
,nent OF numbers in Imposition property was Jaco
hnism, rank Jacoinsn. He was a,ou, 10 sv pure ia
cobni'm-but nothing pure; nothing defective co. "a he.
long to the thing. II be an arrayng Of numbers
against property and then they would soon hear the old
cry Peace TO the cottage, war to the Palace and when
he convention should have establshcd this Jacobi,
iraI principle, IL few de p,blespo, e. go
at once Tor their hypocricy and their
rapaei'y, not was the body Of Freehoder the sub
"antai yeomanfy Of the commonwealth into who,
NOUN hey were To pnt that bride, and whose nose
they would put that hook. But they never cou do H.
by him and his friends they never should 10 n. ,be,
ought not-they could not consent to IT,. And a. he
10 ia" sau ooee oeiore, 10 make the atemp. would only
" 20 sound the trumpet OF civil war. II mioit ~ frsi
nc wcaponiess warfare, war Of words hut n ,voui
pour INTO the cup Of existence anmos,y so ,,ep and
"eau'y, u would bx in the bo.cms of the injured
wound go ranking and rem-di!ess that nothiny sor,
OF the plenary power of the Federal Government wouI
oe an,e 10 keep Virginia together. There was another
consideration which he had intended 10 rcxerp. ar a
N'er ume-bu he would submit il now-to tbose ,hn
we're opposed 10 the unconstiiu iona he was abo, "a
say, TO the arbitrary uupaons Of the Federal
mcn'-not 10 trust their objections to This ronyn,;
nr 10 the contribution which the convep,ion ,n;h,
ADOPT 10 be submitted to their masters al Wash.
ngton 10 have their imprimaf,ir. He for,say n
Tue basis OF white population should b.. apreeJ In To-
the Lower Heusc and the basis the Federal number
pr me senate when IL came TO he debated in Con-
se~ "ne'her such form Of government was repvb,i.
can or not Qor the general government was bound 70
g~rahty 70 every state in the Union republican form
OF government) il was easy 20 what Womb he Tho
course OF such debate in the future house of repre
ten,sves and Senate N-4 " 'i'
But his purpose had not been 10 enter I'M tho o,os
uon nut TO assure the gentleman from Brooke thai Il.
should be the last in the word-f 10 mote out IN
nm and to his friends in the the hard measure
which mat gentleman until that day had with reI.n
less and memorable determination endeavoured IN
rnete out 10 him and his friends. wha, had pro
"cea p" erea, change he did not pretend know:
was SUFFICIENT Tor him 10 mark IL ami TO note IT,
Mr.. DoDDRIDGE said that bis sentiments had under
gone no change whatever and if
tiere Mr. RANDOLPH ipterposrd to explain-i, was
10 The gentleinans preference for the existing
m'n', and his willingness TO adjourn re infecfa and
SINE die, that he had alluded. ~
Mr.. DoDDRIdGE said that he owed IN tho Co,,,.;,.
an explanation OF hat He had said that three result.
we're before them One was that the whole ofthe Yves
tern Counties would unanimously 90 asans the ne,y
Con'n'"uon ana then the government would continue
as now stood. This he should view az n pri.vance
bn. The Constitution by which the Eastern majority now
governed the State was one which they m ,de mot;
came into their hands in fair honest and legitimate
manner But government, they should create by the
voc Ot majority Of this Conve nton Womb n. ;bs;r
own work; its oppression would be their own act g. del
and tor that reason the people of the West would be less
seu'he'd with such Constitution than with tina, which
ought not 10 be inferred that his views of the ex
''ing constitution were at all changed, or that he wa.
In the least degree better satisfied with il hecaus. he
numbers for The East. lie would submit n IT, becan.s
was me established government Of The Stat: and 50
he should To any other, however objectionable in III.
vew which the people should enoin iii. LOYALTY " anil,
he the same, though his personal satisfaction nigh, he
less hut suppose third result tina, !, m.;or;,v
Nf this House should send out Constitution con,,;r,
the principle OF federal numbers both branches o, the
esH:ure ana mat the people should reject il: then
she excitement and dssaisar ton would be far greater
'hrn u the Convention should break up having dcne
nothing. ~ s ~
Mr. CoALTER now ro,c and said:
L had. in casual conversation said tha, 7 for nm.
would yield much in order save 10 the countrv our
ar lent tight ct suffrage and nth gre interests DEEM
ed ny me, essential TO the preservation IF r Common
wealth. And II Ibis could be Effected would he ii.
posed Jor that purpose accept the basi. Of federal
plumbers H. the .SeRate. was afterwards ipfo m,L
sha' ti< casual obserro!ion had bcen stated ard q
counted on 50 lar vote went, in relation "a, csr
Va" measures about TO be proposed. I cons onen,lv
considered due To myself and 10 t,oe gentlemen 10
explain, distinctly. the extent TO which a, tina, tis
had hcrn disposed To 60: at the same time aputj.ng
'hem that propositions now before ~. which
might prefer. WV"
~ SINE gun non, whci, have been received with
% lhne apparent respect by the member from Rock
bridge. were merely carrying into detail on nv mar
wha had always asked 10 he favored wi on The mart
o o'hers rs lar "a possible; lat il saw OF the
"hot oond wanted az 10 all essential pojufs IN
see the 1nid for the quo find though ,ha, hi. ca,
be dcDe; and beg pardon OF both sides for the at,cn,
tear greatly fear from the recenon of nv siD,ple re-
marks-you may take the w.rd simple in either sons,
that no proposition, which ono party NAV iIi NJ rca
sonabl~, will he received by the other Keen, un,,cr
an idea that some insult IL intended.
am now fearful too, that nothing can .t,v t,e hand
oi innovation except steady Dote-Nav, | am more
man ie"ri"i that IL the gentlemen from the West could
e ny onc single rofe tx the white basis in both yLuses
aud could carry every scheme Of innova,ion uhfcL
ahey were doing Gods seTU,ce by giving such Con.
stu'ion 10 Virginia. ~
nave, therefore, given all have said or t,ou,h,
on mat snhjec to he idle winds
do bis nov, with the less regrc', because find
mat my notions on that subject entirely nm a,r
tory, at this time and have no doubt will so coni
Dur, TO both sides Of the House.
do this, too. with sill less regret because am ,o,,
perfectly confirmed, In what had he fore he en- satisfied
o. mar me federal basis j. the true and Just basis on
which the representation Of the country oosh TO be
tsbis,ed. So " " "
ought NOT TO da,ken counsel by sayiag one u,oyd
on This subject ser the argl,nen nj of The o,eu,bsr or