Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-24

roaus--county levics Tor various pufposcr-poO
h'''cs, (ths poor supporing poor and PATROLS N
ihc Counties Add all Theses little items together,
u viii be found that thy make large sums-tha'
'hry nre very important cunt ribuiois 20 the govern
feni--snd highly necessary for lis good bene. Tie
Voters pay IL general the same; but the number o
Il, who do no, vote far exceeds them that liz,
Whole cunrlbuticn"f the .i voters, rs greater
than that uf the vuiers.
a few days npo we we're told that wealth and NO
Eiical ppwar coud not be d,vorced-ihat cophaI and
laDour could not be scparated-nnd TINT lsb,r must
Dc represented Yet sir ON the present cccssion we
md that oour Is onr Ia be represented y the
of freehold habournrs; aud the whole power VI the
EUvernment Is TO be placed the control of tho cap
tai oil the Country, If possible. IL If not for me how
eve TO rcc"nc hese Inconsistencies in Ccntlcrcns
a.s"nehts' hcsNate nut, TO say that those 60, or
euuoo persons To whom IL is proposed To extend the
fsht oil suffrage, constitute the great of actual
productive labourers Of the State. Mr.. Chairman,
Dell we 1t cannot be otherwise.
We have been told that shall hive a war of
Tic poor against the ricll--ahd tlut the riri!t
of property will be destroyed If the amendment
be adopted. IL was not So and no man = :
East, West or South, have given Us examples wur-
tiy oil our Imitation. we can fear no such thing
ihere has bren no lns.anrc of war upon property
IN my our sister States II is just as secure n,
them as in Virginia. There rs more of il in tic
N0rth-,grea:e estate nj perhaps more Of tlu,.
than here Thcr greatrr dsance between
INC rlch ana IN" poor, and set, the 20 is in bet
Ter condition thin they with us Sir we can find
A9taing like physical ripnc in any Of the States
where general suffrage has been adopted An live
an peace, happiness prs Gritty, and tranquility and
lvrry man is in his owI, rerson ual rros,,a,
NY under his own roof '
u has been ARGUED that general st,fT.a-c hats
tVnucncy 20 prinG together tire rich and the poor;
and that the one, win have means and he able to
euy up the other TO the prruGicr of the liberty of
the people. TINS nrgunc 1t u!w.iys couics ,r,u,
those WHO advocate The power of the few over ,I.
many. Yes sir, from the re- Il nrie,ocroc,. OF tLo
country. II is an argument 20 be found in nonry
Df hon 4
ni.stocrocies. Tue object L. to- alarm thu e.otl.
with fear that the poor will br bought unJ u,tGr
engines OF their own ruin. Il is rnlv for purDcse of
alarm, and is moi iTu" f. he Cur.ti, otior shli 70
qdLre OF electors, the payment OF small tux inst
hciUre elections, that will br hostility u,' mn ,r
proper niiuence--if tl from b candidates CO. rupf
enough to buy, haviGg the mnans "a buy and voters
base enough o sell their volts. But ! knew of no
Clse OF corruption, IN an OF the States La,i,,.r
eLich qualification. Cases Of mere s;!spc,o;, a ,.
laps have occnrr Cd Ifthe p4yi.an, of tnxos h.,
hade qua Il 'ao', they on2ht,no 10 be- required I'M
medatoIj betLrC tLu election, but some one or v,,
years preceding. NJ n time whom they cam No, Lo
paid with view TO any particular election Bat
s4F, 'u: II II taX H'an mo ely TO qualify INN 10
VOC a'tho"gh u may ne pop ,, IN his way, 20 re-
q nre man justly aud homes, y 10 nav no iul;;c de-
mants. All irSc IN N ought TO yolG bccauy, lhcy
are free men. Then they will act indepcojentlr.
'uen men can never be pnrch :Sed by the cash ,'
sIndiaate; OF tne power Of 'eme -ogiics. M, The
poor will be Independent in their opinions as no
greatest lGndho!dcrs OF The Siutc
1herc Is one other gumcnt which ought TO
nave some Influence Ills question. II is ono
~ o'b u.!c'cy' q ~'H say but little upon the
SUBJECT OF this nrgnm"nt; however viii saw
something We find that ali the slave hodjuo Stats
tlu1 "I us, deemed it OF unn, importance TO- u,k a
could Item ao Why sir il I%o 'b a. sGT ,
hpS states are fast approaching crisis truly alarming.
Tine when f'ermen will tie neededwhen every man mus, he
AZ his post Du the peculiar coniit of soce,,2
es al see a al lament the approach Of the crisi.
utIo'e Us must be IN the contemplation a." gcnenen who
Irsseme 70 look upon the progress Of events time
States, must he essentially L;aGy; aud viii have military
governments II will be so VIC are going TO ,ucl state of
things as fast as tuc can The youth will not onlv bo
tayo' III The arts and Sciences hut they VIII he arms
they must he found al every aI,.-.iry win be
ready to serve their country in the hour of peril n dancer
isb not wise now TO call together at least every
hunan ben. and unite them IN the common interest and
sand back, or sH.e Their service IN the common OF
their country These Considerations had their nGncc the
southern States, when lonnns their Constitutions doubt not
aud ooght IN have great influence with
would ask, Mr. Chairman, where the evils he apprc.
hended from general suffrage? have been find them
II is here have been told that produces mobs confusion
aud turmoil the polls Turn your ewes upon all the States
OF this Union and let me ak for the evidence mos
and rmai% Lock to the South and have YOU hoard Of
then No! Look the West aud do you find them there
They wee 20 he found except large and cities
Vhre is perfectly well know, that restraint on the right of
suffrage has no Influence them whatever Where many
o. persons are brought together upon election days,
'hcre VIII be disputes, and sometimes iuimols But
IN the choice Of public officers These disputes only serve
10 shew that the body polite is IN gnod aud healthy
Ike the cold calm Of perfect austncracy cr dcspoisn
where few men dare express opinions the public affairs No
s, all Liberty and all free discuss the at s of
government fear moi nobs unnls IN Virginia. and none
vino at all convean with elections in Pennsylvania and
other States where sIragcis gcnerdl Those
States generally divided n small election districts sn that
lew perous are brought together Why do they have
doue! Our counties be dscied and less number
OF persons brought to the polls single place than is
under the existing Constitution This is remedy
against Inoiis lurrois
must concdc remarks, Mr. Chairman, bv telling you,
hd ifOi the facts whch have laid before the Committed
may safely argue that there danger apne or robbery Nv
e poor upon the rich ~ inobs turmoil ruin o. de not
ism; nor indeed ~ The geitin- hands
Remagngnes lave saniinc hnpt That the Convention will
k.Ier1 ,e right Of sfagc gcncrally,hai the people viii
arrri and liza, IL shall al any time be found ucunycnert
or inpInpci ts y rih change H. Several States as have
said have aha .donCd ue ,!J.d sunasc, aud all iorg
well all happy an1 prbecJs Vsna can 10 ic 1mc,
and the effects vii W. similar ITO
bea tho COMMITTEE consider that advocate
wild aud uniried scheme But tic contrary, be assured
that good 11nh advocate what deem 20 DC Tie sacred
tights NJ the pope We de- it 20 promote the happiness and
welfare 81
Mr.. WILSON amended lis proposition by iuscr-