Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-21

I,nnnss al Stat dltiuen ihso 'Vu. e's''sssi"
,he line. ~ he Aliegan.. The Blue ~ &C. O. tue
head Of It'd wsier,-snd suppose ,ns aoss. %
n l.s.,.. be composed OF Que hundred and
-. ,a.,.bers, Then upon the basis at TIE
.h,,. ,o,,.,,,ion, according ~ the auditor Is
..,n.,a ,Ti = prssent numbers, the trans Ale
.hs.. d;s,r,et would b. snlitied to aDoai 81
msmhers.--.tbe Valley distriet. TO 2i-ihv MA
Al, district 20 35--aud the EASTERN 10 ". Toe
aousus.Aileehany meinDeis. would be d'slf'o-
MED among Il, 20 GoDnlies, 81 as 10 give one 10
each. and assign the surplus siI 10 The az lar
&c, counties. Ia like manner tue - Fdh,J
m, mber, would be Distributed among Us ~
.ouuties aud the 30 membefs Tor TIE m'dla"u
district among its - counties. las ~ meh'-
bers fur the eastern district wnuld mol supply
80. a. earl, of lis 81 connie. and iouT D0-
rouyhs and Therefore ~ tbs' dsiflti no county
n, horonrh would have mo,u iaan one, and
80. AT IN. smaller countEs, mai TURN ioss'
tb,r election disiiics lor single members bt
.,ch an arrangement a. This, though each
count, woud mol have its exact proportion ~
,be Representation, each large distfie' would -
sd in order 10 give 10 each local interest IN The
commonwealth, is just weight ~ The Les'sl"-
,uve YOU have only to take care. ihai
in LAYING out your large districts, you en-.
braes IN the,n respectively only those eonn'
ties where in,eresis are fssenhaIly the same
This being done, the spirt Of Just eq'ahV
could n. obsers ed whist the Iegnd had 10
',,. limits +. add soften the aspefrtes OF III"
,.r,,m and he attended WI many hd'ani"e
..,h,.h !, .ou d b. OH OF place bcle TO reconn
A..,n nh, rcs luton OF The COMMITTEE, ~ ~
,..,1a, IN the white population exclusively, ILL.,
ally Inports, that The whole number OF whhe
80. IN The several districts shall give the IA.
~ al represent, ,ton-& this ~ns iniendnd 10 be
IN, praoiical operation OF the rd'e' But ma
;. ma, in the .plri, Of the docir'n" for winch We
,o,,eud We d mol insist that each white per
%, male aud female, intact and adult. VIE
,h., entitled 10 the right oil suffrage or no, IS
.n,,lra IN equal representation" no !-ouf
aa,,rine is. that each person rnlllcd 10 The
,iyh, of auffl age, each who share IN the sovef
e.soty Is entitled to equal political power, aud
.hs,ef,re to eiinnl representation. We espouse
II ,r,,r,nIe OF The resolution offered by the
,..,i.,nan from Norfolk (Mf. Tayhr) inough |
a.. do no, adopt rs mathematical precision. We
a.. adyoe nted the basis Of white population |
I'D nj Qualified voters, broause the former |
-. . ,,oi, certain aud convenient rule. and |
s.c.n,e i, was believed, that II was snbs,an'
,i,Ily .ouya,eni in effect. But examination
md reflection lead me 10 believe thar there |
may be. and possb Is, material diuerence,
In The ,lIert OF tue i~o r1les,-lhat the NUN
-. "a .hue pcrsons in the different districts
mil 40 N
...,n6.d voters.--and that the basls OF qunlI6. |
"a .,,,,.,s auid be more favorable 10 tho ems
-. 49,, al ,he State, than the bass Il white |
- ,,,nn- III there be any gentleman On
- -, ,bs other SIDE of the House who pre-. |
ts,. n. he bass Of representation, The qnalih- |
"a .o,srs IN her than The wtiia population,
~, ,h,nL. that the superior Juslit" oil the
,,,,,e, .ountervais the greater convenIenee
md certainty ofthr later, am prepared togo
,,,h him. and gave u my support VIII MOI
n,.s.tt, prinep. for wt,ch eoniend beyond
4. reason and justice In advocating then,
the basis OF whit pnp 'l''i'n nus be under
stood as ma,n,ain,ug he tgh' OF the qualified
,,,,,o,s In share unaly the power Of the go
rs,nmon,.-and as pressing their claims, not TO
i. ,r.c,se mathematical equality, bat to a IA
,;o,al nraeueal equality, assuring TO every
Ill irta,est AZ lar as can be, TIA due welght
aud jnst pro ecuon'
The ptnpuSninn To amend, "hich onefs
IA. has,s of reputation aud taxation combined
!, mt very dehnle IN its terms. hul MS Apaia.
cd NV its mover Is very in'elligtol', itdots not
nrnnose 10 compound the number OF dollars
nnsii 70, taxes in each district. "Iih the mum
her OF white persons therein. anu thence de'ivs
an, ,us for appo, unnmrut ,--oW u proposes
a. eompnnu1 the ratios OF taxation aud NUN.
hers thu, 10 rive one half The delegates, &C
eo,a;rc 10 the ratio of taxes paid. aud the
n,h.Y half accof ding 10 the ratio OF white pea
sons ar thus take lor ench district tue mean
n,onor,,onal. between the number II would be
entitled 10 according 10 the ratio OF whIe per
sons aud the numbcr !, " uuld be entitled 10
according 10 the ratio OF taxes paid. 10 Illus
ta,e-The trans Allegheny district would be
entitled. ON the basis of white population ~
81 -.on the basis oftayes TO lion the com
mound bass 10 23A The Valley, on white p.
mutation 24-isIes l9-compound basis 2la
Middle district, on white population 3o-iaAes
4e-compoand ~ Eastern district, Gu white
populaiion 29--akes 4l-cnmpound 80,
The proposition 10 amend is liable 10 other
affections lor wan, OF precision But candour
requires us to suppose, that they will be obVia
God when the proposition Is carried out into
II. details, and theref re they heed not be no"
pointed out
with these explanations, the question before
the Committee may be thus slated '-Shal
the power OF the government be Apportlontd
among lis disiriots, according TO the sample
ratio nfthess who psriake of the sovereignty
the qualified voters, IN each OF shan II be ap
poriioned according 10 the eomol"od ialo Oh
white persons aud taxes'
Th,s. who advocate the SIMPLE ratio, en-.
dcsyour TO maintain it upon pr,nc,ple, to de.
duce il from the funda nental doctrines OF our
government and to v,ndicata IL upon consider
alton, of sound political expediency.
The advocates OF the compound ratio. not
seeming directly to coniroVei' the general rule.
that the majority should govern, aud some OF
. them adm,,,ng il, insis, nevertheless thar II Is
liable to exceptions at - Is SUBJECT 10 the
coo,sol Of these considerations Of rIpadi ncy, !
which may prove 1t unit for the good govern.
r.nt of,he people TO whom IL IS 10 he applied,
and tina, the circumstances OF The people oil
Virginia render II unG, for ihem.--lhsy cou-
TEND that a primary object OF government is
the protection OF property that when rs title
i, uns ale no other rights eau be secure, aud
tha, tina peculiar condition. OF property IN
Virginia is sucu that no adequate projection
can he given ii the power ofthe government, IS
.put into the hands OF the majority-they en-
-deavonr TO prove, that power !" the minority
is essential 10 the protection OF their properly,
s.a tina, such is the singular constitution OF
our society, that while the property of the