Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-06

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habits to narrow and contract the ntcectul iacu~y
He stated his own experience hOnes,ly. What real
share-su Ear mind-so far intellect constitutes
mau-whot share can the pcasantry OF the west
that pea santry which they viii nave Wh'h inc ira
1n.aalne Tiled up ike this paEt oil the State,
boar in the praetcalubor of the Politiciam What in
telect what mind will they be able TO contribute to
Sr,te -tiiir SOr 10 display IN grave political discus
sioiss Gentlcmcn say the Western men are the
most Intelligent earh lie hoped SO; but some
rise 10 polcn, intelligence, others must tuke their
t remain Till the cnT of time The rich men who vii
guide and direct these, ask To Join them in their
political power. and 10 take from the Eastern slave
holder all political power, in virtue of the labor he
employs, aud at tho same time to subject that labor
20 oppressive taxation. lie was against all this All
tho labor and laboring interests Of the country ought
TO bc represented 4 representation of every inter-
est Justly poised and BALANCED, so as to prevent one
from depressing the other. is the best system which
human wisdom can ccni!.fe
- much Tor the proposition Of the Legislative
Committee in respect to its principle
Whit is the amendment II is n scheme TO poise
tie. conflicting interests Of the country-to give to
properly its iar representation and To numbers their
fair, Jn, and equal share N The representa- ion IN
fiIrt Il is a scicnA 10 build up government the i'll
forests of society, coniding power the hands OF
men Wi IS. hears vii &c disposed by their in
tcres 20 10 You Justice.
l"t gHnl 'n-l take the federal numbers as the ba-
sis Of representation and he would b. content. let
them take the more difficult operation ~ county re
present alton looking and balancing local interests
and he Woad be content. AL, he said that the
principle advocated on the other side. which would
tNportion representation Ia numbers alone in 60
vcrnnent whose object protect life and pro-
perry, and at the time to disclam any regard
for property, was at war with every republican feel
nv TO reconcile what has already happCncd. rem
tleInen that this subject n cjFirir that
the question has been settled II was said that tn.
Stanton Convention which met in lGl5, and which
wns the precursor OF that which met in 1'25, hao
laul down the principle. or he hoped in God 1t wcOlt
not be called a prrCcdeht,) and the Legislature 81
Virginia had based the representa- ion ia the Senate
on the free w'ta population of the State, exhibit
ed in ;he census OF 1910. IL was also said that
stated The principle Of this precedent be Il on
here altogether unknown 60 to any govern
ment Garth. What he SAID was Tint the whole
frame OF orr government was not based on number.
without regard To the graduation Of property. Thr
was the principle which he said Il new ono us
lie never said that there was not single branch u
the government based on the principle Fe.err To-
lie could not well after hdvus passed q fort
night IN the Legislative Committee.
lie had learned, at school from Tully, that there
was no aosurdty. however great, which ;Niio
sophers would not be found to dettnd and he ina,
since learned that thee oppression, hlVeyel
grinding, that sta..sreu O,.I AZ; IL iounu Z.
justify. lie knew it. aBl he precedent was a!Aurcd
TO show that The principle was not new, and 10 Justify
the gcntlpman's aStOniShment at my saying That il
was unknown here. He we'll recoiiectcd the act
winch passed the Legis'aturc0 1916. eaualzinr the
representation IN the Senate. Bnt that principle ap-
piled to but branch of the government and that
was not the taX-givinr branch. For one, he would
consent that representation III The Senate should have
That foundation. lie voted m favor Of il Yesterday
and wouf offer the same proposition again But was
not the difference "as wide tho poles asundcr" lie
tween the questions, whether ought property to be
represented IN the tox-layng branch, or Ia the con-
trolling hrodch Of the government? The Senate
was not trc Tux giving House. but the Hou-e Of
Delegntes lie did refer TO the Senate as
40 precedent Cor This rrmcipe. Tie knew 10 whom
h. was talking, ami one considered the question
as \ res qJiHdiccfr lie remembered the historv OF
t..l. M oil .r-,i,, A -
forget any one fac; CONNECTED with its origin, pro-
gross, aud dnal PASSAGE, till the lay Of his death
They demanded Il iCOnventou: t..ev who admit ed
that there we're defects in the Constitutions a. man
was IN his nature weak and imperfect and who
thought 1t better for republican governments that that
principo of lcaton for tho Consttu cd authorities
"t loyalty winch was founded in the heart rather
t"a Ia the reason was worthy Of preservation at any
expense. fhcy addressed themselves ID his friend
i'om Norfolk, Mr.. Tazeweu,) WHO, like himself had
arrived at that tatuy of Judgment which considered
vrtuols prcludcss yirtuous principles. In an evil
hour the bill passed. lie had no share in it he
thanked Heaven for all It's mercigs that he had Moth
ing 10 do with it. Thcy tod rs they were contents
Hut we had satisfied al their demands: that our con
duct was generous and fair. They said 10 US. keen
Your cid Constitution and sustain this principle
vi your Government.
The gentleman from Cupeppor, lAfr Green, who
moved the amendment now under Confederation tbnt
warned us in vain tIot the very moment we granted
step we must Weld to future demands The cyDo.
renee Of scce ,dmg years has proved that he was a.
'~ISI M IlIse prophet IL proved, tina. SIN his
own country he had the advantage Of others for the
moment these concessions were made 20 them thew
demanded more. The moment You introduce the
prucplr nov contended for into the Housc of epre
sen'atiTes you may quiet their clanors for eN
years until new demands made Then there vii
be another Convention, foy they who seek power TX,
those who seek money, always dissatisfied.
Rhofc"n2ne q'sis hurt, plNs cppit is o rule d
abolition as well as of avarCc. Talk Of their beinr
conten.ed to any g.ecn-very green pcrsou-iak o
y to imbeciliiy, or - - but for the love q
Heaven spare me from the mockery Of being remind
Cd Of lesson, the repetition Of which now he would
endeavor 10 p. event by al, thc means the Col Of la
tore would ~ ant hun
Is tptha Bill calling for a Convention. the pcu,le.
nan from AlOcmlrle, knew the history of that matter
better Than be did, ard he would perhaps furnish IT,
Leaving the ground ofProccien;s however. le would
procecdtothe argument, iftnat might be- called arsu-
ment, which m fact was none, IN any sense or th1
word. They clemcd lhis power on La doetrl, OF
the natural rights Of man. lie would not fU,y
thcm into examination nr llnir 1l..rr.nr ..i..l