Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-30

to the length fextcnding to all above 81 years OF
age and on whom the penal laws can operate. a right
10 vo'c2- Because the experiment was never tired
without resulting IN a disastrous failure The rood
sense of he Committee will no. suffer them To- try
IL again. Let them ut once admir- The control OF
properly take the bull by the horns and inc ,rpora
the principle into their const ution they cannot 9th
erwse be consistent.
He was surprised yesterday IN hear the assertion
tina, property would protect itself He die, not clear
ly comprehend the idea Is there any thing in pro-
perty beyond tho political power whrh- il rives its
owner 10 protect t' Is there any thing in property
alone-in the bag of golden Cuineas-any power ia
protect itself or its owner, He knew not in what the
magic power of property cons< g. If not i'm itself n
must be in The government. Has il INV power indie
pendent of the government? II may In We the power
To buy of violence. That is one power r. NAV
hhy oil the barbarian who violate the fields
OF ITS owner, by a bride OF money which viii hnyc
the effect Of inviting doubn swarm of barbarians
next year lie sure, such an idea never entered
the clear miad of the gentleman who made the pro-
position This is the only influence of its owner.
such are the channels through which he can exert H.
~ Us the influence which prevents the POOR debtor
from running counter to the win of his creditor
which prcven's the dependent poor man from giving
Tree expression TO his thoughts. II apseuls directly
To the nvarce of both parties II depends for It's
power on Its success in arousing the worst passions
OF orr nature; il strikes down all manlness of pur-
pose and prostra,es all INDEPENDENCE OF opinion. II
rs the worst road by which the of all orisocra-
ci"s--hn menst the aristocracy Of the purse could
march INTO power II is an influence, the tendency
OF which is 10 the corruption of human udpInrnt and
whch destroys all the Independence Of the human
Character, and is most To be dreaded in free govern
nrn's II is true, property protects itself and the
reason is - has always the political power to do IT,
II may be- Tint there is somewhere Government ann
ioGois Ia that which is sought To he nb,isbpd horo
onti mere was, he did not know il. He was aware
that where AL the country crcs. cd IN ono nd n a
same species OF property, there could be no motive
TOR the imposition Of partial and oppressive taxes
because the tax which could operate oppre.syclv on
nj
the community Here then is common interest,"
here property concrs political poxet; bot in differ
| e"t STATE al things tins reason cannot apply.
he would beg leave TO put proposition not taune.
ingiy but with uld IN som DEGREE the ius.
tra'r'n Of his argument. He would suppose that n
proposal was made by tho gentlemen on ne either side
Z" pay all The taxes of The commonwealth and take
al the representation. He knew they would be too
wise 20 accept 1t, although he for one would be will
ing to grant it, II they did accedc to this propo
r'tion III thcs> broad terms, they ought no onge,
20 complain mat they had not more power than they
wcrr willing 10 pay for. Evcy view which he took
i"dto tn" conclusion that it would be advan,areou
to The p"opc that properly should have ro,cctinn-
a II was not right MS general propositions lie would
fntthcr say IT was right here.
We fall into great error in reas ming and cnnclu
sion, II We suppose that are row Tor the first
time entering into social compact. That is no, the
case. II u were we should be all standing OIL eannl
ground but we have to take into view the
actua1 situation of the eath We hav.
cxs:ed as an independent government Tor 81
= years, DH virtue III cOnUuCt winch rct
INTO by all Tor the benefit Of all pari"s. II The
undcrs' andng that oil the interests in the common
wealth should be protected.
! 1t was COMPACT c.tcrrd into by persons some OF
I whom are now seeking tins Constitution. What
I Is tho consequence? Have they my right-any jus,
and fair right. to that these interests which have
grown up Under their that they should be
cherished and held ed, shall lie p7ostIaie and des-
uoyed: Would not the prost alton OF them be an act
of violence and iraud} lie dsclaime,i any nientou
TO impu'e such feelings to any gentleman. He had
much too elevated opinion of them to think them
capable of such feelings, and he was sure they had
too good al opinion OF him. to think him capable of
such suspicion. &c had merely thrown out the idea.
that IT they saw il in the same light, they might be
convinced, aud he was hat conviction would be
followed By abandonment of the course I, was
only IN thai view, that he mad used the argument
There seems to be- peculiar proprir,y in consider
Ing the varous interests of the Cumnonw cath. II
the Interests are the throu huut there is no
crssliy for difference III L'nislCtipn Bu. they are
different interests aud are left 40 oprion but TO
enter Into the new compact. W arc forced into a
new compact which violates and pcrils ALL
| THESE remarks he considered worthless, if they
are not susceptible of apPlcatOn to the clrcumstaI.
ces of the country. What are our interests which
claim this peculiar protection from our government?
He might say that all the carriage taxes are paid by
us, but they are lncdnsiderabe. He would confinc
bimsclt merely TO the tax on slaves. Would not gen-
temen be surprised when they toldtlat the slave
population for the last thirty years, paid about one
third OF the whole revenue of tho SateS Is not this
great instinct interest, amounting third
OF the whsle taxable proper,y' Is it then entitled
to no peculiar attention, ought there be no owls
ion to secure NJ Is this aH In what prcdlcamcnt
does this prolific subject Of revenue stand' II s most
imprcssively operated upon Howl Gentlemen
must remember that the slave population constitutes
the productive labor Of The country. What is the
difference 20 the body polite, between given guam
thy OF labor, whether n be pcrfrTmcd by 100 900
bondslnen, or the sBme number iice' There is the
same aggregate Of NATIONAL wenllh and power.
The Same amount of produce Is added to the com.
mon stock-ye when this is produced by slave labor
you tax The labor az property, aud afterwards tax
! the proceeds of the labor SIC how this ourtates
a man who las u thousand slaves from their labor
huys carriage and hCrses-you first tax the slaves
by whose labor the article Oh, aimed and then taS
the article uscfproduccd by that labor. This is man
itest nou tax is true, the carriage made BY The
labor OF white men, but you DO not tax the white To-
horcr, and here is the difference This is tho recu
liar oppression AMI II constitutes strong claim n
the justice Of Tho Community to place this propcrt,
IN tho utmost security.
MR. UPsHUn then made n reference 70 the in