Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-09

the Potomac and Ohio Canal. II II succeeds is
expected 10 GIL that country with white people
and the calculation was, thai the District Of
! Virginia beyond the mountain, was desi ined to
contain n majority Of white people. In fact.
has notthe most Intelligent observer Of that
country on ibis floor admitted the fact.
| Have we not a right, then, 10 u guarantee
| against abuse rom that section 7--when a S TOO
pay much greater proportion 81 ihs fH1e,
10 the treasury. and own such u erfat y, aher
of slaves Of the fruitful Huhiecs of az alton
II is said indeed, tha the Valley country will
protect ~ from abuse aud because
SO many If the slave holders nj abhapl, oI tho
valley. bnt Mr. 5 stated that the whites are
there ~ proportion Of four 10 one--@here then
Is III protection They tau afpHd as, HheD the
war III tnsatiou comes on between the slave
holders aud the non shareholders Win all
his respect for tie Western people, aud with all
his confidence IN them. he could not COUSIN, 10
give them 80 much pnwer, without an AIDE quate
gnaraUtee, rot even for the present. tune
but, there u aaother consideration which
shows the necessity OF political guarantee
| Ne have purchase the representation nj mem
bers ri Congress, out of 90 by means OF our
slaves popula ton Are we prepared TO sur
render his influence which IRE have thus &C.
! quired Are gentlemen prepared TO give rs "a
| guarantee for oul continuing 10 enjoy this re
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common fund win they place guarantee
for II IN the Cons,ulian--ean they pllee it
theie, agf'eably 10 the Con ION of the
United Sales 7 Can you Tie up the hands Of
your Legislature Are the gentlemen O + the
Eust then prepared 10 divide this 20 ilical
power among aur brethren ol the Nestf For
one, Mr.. s said. thai he WIS not.
| But there was still anothet subject, on which
tho pople of'He Eas, required guarnlee--
he referred Ia appropriations for lnieIual IuI.
proyemenf. The different sections Of The
| State are rs strongly marked bv various inter
csts, as by geographic dnffegc n, He Illus
lrnrcd this position a, grca' icnpth by a variety
Of views, showing what particular improve
| ment each section desires. From his reonpilu-
| laiion, h. inferred that they had separate
| intetests--and the efore he wished thai the
| intnTeS Of the people on this side of the
mountain should not BE- put under the control
| Of the western people, which had so much more
/ magnificent objects 10 attend 10 than our own.
He contended also. thar the farther West you
| 80, the more extensive aud costly will be these
| Improvements. He enumerated the various
objects the improvements desired, with the
sums which have been actually expended---
| showing what was the style oil improve
\ meht, contemplated by ihd western enizens--
| and how little attention bad been paid 10 The
| improvement of his own section III country.
| And he asked whether with such facts beIore
] him, he could hing 4 Constituting thosa gen
| tienon the guardians of TIE purses OF his own
people. What he proposed. then, WIS 10
! secure themselves against evil, Ia obtaining
! Que House, leaving them IN the possession OF
the other branch oil the Legislature, regulated
by the principles which they had advoca-
| ted
! MIR. Nay Tor addressed tho Committee nc
| great length 10 favor OF the White Bass. He
began by remarking, that if other gentlemen,
who had been accustomed to pubic debate,
| feel themselves under any sort Of embarrnss-
| tnont ia undressing the chair, what must be his
! situation, who was 81 liuic in The habit of ad-
dressing Legislative assemblies He stated,
! Tint this amendment Of The gentleman from
| fauqnicr Mr.. Scott had only increased his
objections TO tho original amendment, aud the
whole system which they adyocale--ihat gen
iemen have coniended for thr compound ra-
to- because wealth requires pioleeion--while
| others have adhe red not 10 the variable stand.
ard OF whcaltl. bot 10 n just, consiatt. and per
manent principle OF superintendent lie was
| surprised 10 hear gentlemen say, that there are
no such abstract invariabe prncpes-But
he cong affiliated h'mself that even IL gentle
men should succeed IN breaking down all such
barriers, there Wa mother bar Ter which they
could not nvetleap--be meant the force o. nub.
|
will find ,hom adnering 10 ,he DIT ine, that
| the minority ought 30 goverD-lLis sentiment
pe,vadrs our society, even down 10 the boys.
lie rcprobntcd the pursuit oil mere temporary
exprdieney, IN opposition TO principl sit was
dangerous dociine--ihe plea oftyrants.
But # there be any principles In government.
how are they 10 be discovered aud asceria med
As they are IN other sciences. by resolving
| things into their elements. Gentlemen had
! - .I..-I a
we were NJ liberty TO assume il. for the sake OF
argument, ust as matbemaIicians have Il right
to assume tina, u line may he drawn from any
giyen point If then We suppose a state Of
nature, how could social compact be in.iu-
ted but by majority ~ tn persons-Ceriain-
| ly gentlemen would noi contend Il was TO be
established by mineiny-He quoted Mr.. John
Locke To show that the 4ocaI compact was
formed by the maj GRITTY Of the society. These
are not only weighty truths. but they ara con
hrmed by the opinions of the people-and he
IS not wise man, who wars against even
the prejndices Of soceiy.--Bm gentlemen
ask, il the maturity arc 10 govern why
do not women AID Children vote lie might
rest on the reply made to this argument by
the geutlemau from Brooke. But he might M ,
the question as 10 the rights OF womfu IN 8no
ther ground the Deity ind mad women
tender and weak, md placed them under tho
protection OF man and that il was surely not
necessary 10 give women additional power
as nature had given them power over those
who were in possession of pc idcal power.
M. N contended, that he Gentlemen from
Northampton and Hanover had exalted pro
perry into a highec idol than sver IL had been
done before ilai they wnnd sci IL up in the
Legislative Hall 10 WORSHIP IL
lie conroyerted the POSITIONS Of Messrs
Green and Upshur. NJ some lengih-and con
tended, tina, the siyipg OF power to the rich
was susceptible OF great absue--and that fhe
rich might frequently pass laws, affecting the
poor more Than themselves.
. lie stated that the people of Virginia will
never agree 10 the propositions of gentlemen
II was never TO be tolerated hat now when they
are approaching the period Of redress, we were