Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-21

parts OF the Common W eaNh than in o,bsrs Il :;
this against which protest, as All ntiac,iop OF
kepublrcanisn, and as going TO change the Govern.
ment into an Arisocrary or rather kcepius, it one
a. IL always In fact has been one Some OF the ajvo
Gates oi save representation, say that individual
efuaii'y' were slaves represented would still be pre-
served as the master ola thousand slaves would have
out one vote at the Polls, no than the poorest
man. But if ird;eiduai equally were preserved. ter
ritoria! equality and the equality of equal masses e
/ Tree men, would not be preserved Suppose for ,x
ample. three iifs Of the slaves we're represen.ed
the county OF Surry, will, popula ion OF 2cpO whites
and 1000 slaves, is put Oh toutir of power y, tho
'o'ei"neH'' "''h aH'1her c"nuiy, containing 4400
WHITES The equality of cz.ns inlabitino ,li,i;,rer,
portions of Territory witnn the limits of the s,u,
! Commonwealth is thus overthrow. 'E.ue. Cal AL
len who owns thousand slaves in Surry continues
TO have but one vote-bu the excess results To tho
county, the municipality, OF which he is a member
Is more unreasonable that Col Allen 1--WE BEG par
don for Introducing the mime of that respectable
gentlenan0 should have number Of votes prornu.
TONED te has wealth in slaves thaa thai the county, of
Surry and the white people who inhabs it. Should by
'"e'' n'easS' nave twice OF thrice the quantum OF
power IN the government, possessed hv an equal nur,
ues OF iree men N Frederick SFenanlo1le We
really cannot the difference Republican eouu,;
ty, the principle Chat one free man is as rood as ano
theT is equally destroyed in each case Il i, less in,
vidops> in the attcs, bat not less unjust II The su
! pcrior wealth OF one cointy entities it to supcror
political power over another we ece not whv RIO
superior wealth of Col. Allen shoult,not enrit. him
individually, 10 superior political power over hi. moor
! er fellow citizens. No sound reason can be rvrn far
! the distinction. The principle is the SHINE and IN
this Startling conclusion are we carried bv the 6oc
trinc of slave representation. The moment we de-
part from the simple first tenet OF Rcpublicauis,n ta,
one man rs equal to another aud e1ritcd to no more
weight and privileges than another we necessarily
become entanglcd in the Gucksands Of monarchy und
aristocracy.
! JEFFEksoNs MEMOIR AND CoRREsPoy-
| DENCE.- (Con9nued.l
II is curious to seq in the loIiuwinp extract hou,
the arguments and feelings Of the diferenA pori ions
OF tie Union have changed pa c ACCORDING 10 ,Leir
interest. The subject IL particularly ntetes,,,r ~
th!s lne!n irs:inIa, where it will form one Of he
principal questions in the discussions Of tue a,h
ing Contention.
on Friday July ID the cOmb,ee appointed to cras the
articles oil Confederation reported them, ana the 20 ~
House resolved themselves a to take tce int.
consideration On the Both aud Bis, Oh tia, month"; aud ls 81
the eiuins those articles debated which Ipierned lin
proportion quota, of which each state should s
70 f common treasury and the manner of voting Congress
me INST {" me atcies was expressed tie original raabt
Ill these words Art XII All charges OF war anu all
def
general welfare, allowed by the United States as,,cJ
shall be deirayed out Of coGlmGn treasury which shall b,
Inhabitants of eeey quality except Indians NOT
paying taHss 10 each cooy, true which dsr-
transmitted to the Assembly of tho United States ~
Mr. Chase moved that the quotas should fixed not ly tire
number of inhabitants OF condition. bn, bv t- nj ,,a
white inhabiiants e admitted that taxation souId be
always IN proportion TO property that this was ,n.oy the
r'e rule but that from variety difficulties il was n re
which could be adopted practice The vae Of the
properly III every could estimated Justly and
Of
therefore be devised standald referred which would he
simple. considered the nimber of inl,,;,,",s s a
o!erably good criterion of properly and har this mi t
tie obtained He therefore thought tie mode which We
could adopt, With exceptions ne observed that npg
are property and s1c, be distinguished from ii q
lands personalities held in those there re fey
slaves that the surplus profit Northern farmer &c oha
10 ay by, he invests i'll cattle horses SC, wiorca ouc.
farmer lays opt tie surplus in slaves. Iure is no more
reason therefore for taxing the Southern States farmers
head and OH his slaves fd than the Northern ones on ir
farmers heads and the heads OF their tat the method
proposed wod therefore, tax the Southern States according
their npnbers and their wealth conIlcy, while the Nor,
would be taxed hunters only that negroes In fact, should
not be considered members of the state than Cattle,
and that they have no more interest in it.
Mr. John Adams observed, that the numbers peope were
taken by uls ae as an index OF the wea; of tine state and
not subjects Taxation, that this matter was OF no
ny what name you called your people whether by
tn OF ceInei or saves that III some the lahoring
poor were called freemen in Others they called slaves
thai the difference TO the imaginary What
matters whether landlord employing ten ahore his
farm gives them annually much money will them the
necssaIes oil c or gives hein those eceareS hand?
rle ten laboers add wealth annually to the a;e
increase its exports much, the other Cey
tany i've hundred freeen produce profits greater
surplus for the payment of than five Slaves
Therefore the tae ~ which the alorers called frcemeu
should be faxed % Ian tipt in which those called
slaves Sunpe lev AZ extraordinary operation ~ Of
law half The l"ccrs " could in couyse of one
night lie uanfTur slaves would the state he made tie
poorer or TAG e-s all" 10 to%ps That the condition of the
tailoring poor that of the fisherman pasrn
larry of the Northern States is aieo that avus 1t i.
the nurter N absreT s produces the surplus for taxaou
ard unrrs therefore, Unfortunately, the m index %
wealth. that Is the Of the wmd property here and ia
application 10 Of the people Of the state which produces
the iaey How does the Southern procure slaves.
Either by importation OF by purchase from his rtighbur II Inc
imports slave he adds ho umfI If pborers IN his
country, and prnfoonahy 70 IFS profits aud abilities pay
taXes he buys from his ueigtbor, it only of
laborc from farm 20 another, which docs not 1rse tire
produce Of tire state, and should change
It's that If Northern farmer works larrsrs his farm
lie can, Is true invest the surplus Of ten mems labor
but the southern farmer working slaves that
Of one hundred hosans eenen maintain cattle