Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-26

rsiposion of my disifIcI bui l., some oiher re.
speefs, than many other gentlemen. did not
60 through nv disIrici, nor did | know The sense
of the people, ll The dsy Of the election. heard
that ~, name had en mentioned ~ a eandi-
date. aud hasfened 10 promulgHie my sen
inenls IA the fullest and most explicit msBnfT.
Give me lcaye TO say, Thai The subject was fully
oaoyassed. 4 gentleman who Is particularly
coversanl with tnr 6uancrs OF the government,
and who is very Thoroughly acquainted with all
matters relating 10 a.. laboared with his utmost
energy TO produce a. impression contrary 10
that which The pfope entertained. hut siiheut
slcres,. lie eG rtrd h utmost ability but III.
efforts did mol succeed
GenIeman have made their appeal TO Abe
marie Disltici, AMI Ia It's position in relation
TO tbs question. | felt the fail furce Of the
appeal. and had thought they were wrong,
and could consent TO violate the known will
OF n maJarly of my District, | would have
yielded To that appeal. Bun my attachment
+ TO numbers, and TO the principle that the ma
/ jority who are bound to Il hit and 10 pay, ought
to have the power 10 vote, was not for one
second shaken. | concluded the appeal to be
IN part directed 10 myself. from what an honor.
able member II IN Cheseff Ia said, IL relation
+ 10 a crriain letter which h. had seen. MY di.
position was la do all could f1r the security
ofuIe slave property IN consistency with my
/ view, on ihr great principles Of Republican,
/ Government. The district | represent, is
deeply interested in whatever touches that
property, as II probably contains as many
| slaves IN proportion to lis extent AS any oiber
portion of The Stale. And | should be the
..-y ,a,a, n couni 'otuutaTIy IeoR.
Rrdlze such an interest II had been my opin
ion, that some standard for taxation might be
taken from the relative value of Land and that
tho one proper should not be taxed save in a
! given ratio 10 the other but on this point. |
! nave found inysrf in very small minority.
! dad beliGve that the thing might he made
! practicable, aud that there would he no dlfflcnl-
~ IN stopping the violation Of the Constitution
insinnier. But as the projecf was disapproved
! ~ the Legislative Committee do not know
that shall offer i, here. In the proposition
nov advance, AN convinced, that go beyond
the opinion of my constituents. MS It was al the
time ofihe election. But what is 10 be done
| The Convention - almost equally divided.
| GCnucmen ask US whether we will press mea.
| sures with so small majority But, Mr..
Chairman, what must W. do Can they ex.
pect rs To desert our own principles, and 10
fly IN the face of majority of our conslnu
ents must we be willing Ia yield TO minors
ltyl SIR, such an expectation cannot, aud
| ought not 10 prevail. The venerable g.ntle
man from Loudoun (Mr. Monroe) gave MS
most parental and conciiatory counsel, aud
expressed his own predictions ia favor Of the
plan embodied IN my amendment, but he did
not follow II up with any specific motion. |
have fell !, my duty to bring The plan before
the Commiiee. | have done SO in the very
best spirit, aud with u strong hope Of eiiecting
the Compromlsf. have proposed the Federal
number, because IL is mosi simple, best known
and the most easily reduced 10 practice. but
If gentlemen prefer Introducing in the Senate
tue principle OF a mixed bass Of representa-
tim, ] am perfectly ready 10 modify il in that
Wv
On motion of Mr.. NICHOLAS, seconded by
! Mr. PLEASANT, thr Committee relinq ristf,
the consideration Of Mr.. Pteasdnrs' amend
mrn', for the present, aud returned 10 the de.
cusSion Of the resolution Of Nj. Wilson as n
me0ded bY Mr.. Henderson.
| Mr., NICHOLAS rose in opposition TO the
amr ldmeoi Of the gentlemen from MOnoogalia
| Nr Wilson lie admit Il that there was ~
disg iise ahonln-- that it had the merit OF bold
| aud explicit avowal that II mArrhed ~ TO the
! OH CT OF almost an universal sui age.-Mr
remarked that he himself had moi been nm lndif
! iercnt spectator of public affairs bnt though a
private III the canse, he Ind always brlievcd
| that he had been fighting under the banners of
! The people AID now we are 10 be told, thai we
| have been mistaken all the whlle--and the
weapons are now To be taken out of our hands
aud turned against ourselves. The gentleman
| from Lon loun, Nh flend ,son had referred
10 his own eqn nimry on late occasion. as u
! proof of til want II the sinrefltv of his sppro
hcuslops--hut he hoped yet 10 satisfy that zen,
ileman. hat piaciiity OF manner wa- perfectly
compatible with f .mne OF pu pose After
some explanation from NJ. Henderson. Mr. n
proceeded lie entered into an extensive
Vlew OF the prlnclplcs Of representation He
| showed. that in small Country, the people
may act fo' ihemscves-bui wren they reach
TO u Ger an POPULATION, they must appoint a
! gents 10 represent them. And the only question
then was. who should have the power OF elrctiny
them. Aud he commended Tor the necessity of
qualifying the power.
tie referred TO the Declaration OF the Bill IT
Rghts-and insisted thar he very best mode of
| Illustrating III" meaning OF any Instrument WAS
co'emporanenusexP osltion-nnd MS the trainers
OF uur Constitution had conlinu, Il the freehold
suffrage, it showed what they meant by ,hei
Declaration OF Rights lie commended that la I'd
was the only evidence of permanent common
'errsi--Does horse NJ any personal proper.
~, furnish tina, evidence Does the ownership
OF Bank Stock, which man may sell ont 10
day-get into the stage, aud carry oG the pro-
| ceedS tomorrow 7
ed 10 be excited against this right of freehold
AS II II were an ati,incraiic fralure when in
TACT many poor persons own the freehold and
IN many parts of the State, it was to be OBJ
| tanned for a small price
In reply TO the argument that the nonfree.
hold is bound to tigh, our bat,lcs-But are ou
freeholders exempt from the same service !
And are they not moreover bound to pay the
expenses of the war He asked what great
hardship was there in tina militia service In
Il slate OF peace, they were only called out twice
a year-and in period of war; they were paid
out of the public treasury, TO which ths land
holders contribute so much.
MI N said, tina. the freeholders muat princi-
pal'N pay the expense OF the govern pient-- and
we must depend upon. the land aud its lahnur
Jor lis support. And IS it not right to place the
power oil the government in the hands OF
those who pay its expenees I
Tie commended, that there was no way so