Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-24

poorest citizen. u connu lly SPOKEN of "a an in
e'timo5ie right and yet might be bought for so dol.
lars Ii was indeed measurable essing to belong
to community where tho rights of the ci;izcn were
protected property safe. anil public ard private happ
mes promoted; but II was comparatively small mater
TO an individual whether he had per.onal share in an
pointing those by whom those wise regulations w.r.
made; Tor himself Mr.. L. .aii, provided he wa. pro.
trctrd, u was all he de-rsd.
Mr. SrANARo .aii that he shou,i reu,v In Mr.
Cooke' criticism on his nlncnt ft,.is :, a. The pro.
per '"e to do it; bn tie an -nlmeh; having been lc-
Ijet-i, enu y not BE- dicnS.ed
Nj MONROE nov explained,
feel 1t incumbent on me 10 give an cxplsnson o.,
Tie ground On which give The ,o e tn, ha. hren re.
marked upon by my very worthy friend from Ches e..
field for whom feel great re .nect and ,er,rd am
for adhering 20 sn interest IN the territory. an, for
rroviiny tie wish shall correct the voter win
The soil Perhaps did not distinctly understand In.
proposition Q. tny friend from Spousyvan but view
c la his t; that the person who ha been
10 'tain amount which was LEFT blank aud who had
pail his assessment, should BE- admitted To vote NV
idea that II he was faxed, ie m,.t of course h. n
RESIDENT aui Ii taxed 10 Tho extent which 1 cxn.c,.l
and was my view hat the tax should re made TO
coed the valu- o freehold lpase) il woulI .. ;,
iron him ohiis alton TO purchase or lease real
~ had no III lea OF abandoning hold upon tho land
no' IN The iea-,-Thc proposition is still before III.
House mn" all er Gil the amendments should have b.en
proposed and passed upon, the result of the wi IL mo,
10 III n, would stl tc in power. IL was INV nur
pose 10 take deliberate view of thu proposition as il
should appear III ts last stage, and then to vot
Tor or asai ST II as my best Judgment should dictate
y never meant TO abandon some held upon tho Land
ont 10 give security by IL To system oyrrnnen,
am Tor giving permanence, il possible. 10 system Of
'elf government. But you go siloat the moment vo,
put the right oil suffrage in the hands of ,rans;.,, "a
pulhtion. You can have M security Ga IN CO.,
britA'n-l name thst country because lis history ami
condition are most acceptable and best known lev s
Fut The Government there in the hands of In. g. o,I
-hni they would immP d.tely behea AL the Kin, n
on The heads OF the Mobility aud throw eyerv hin,
INTO COMMISSIONS the IL. they ara ncomn.,en, T.,
I-e"'SoVerrmcnt. But we are competent. We ar, nj.
'"geher in different situation the general dif,.o,
ipsni
The strongest confidence in The success of our Svscrs
sui let US be guard TO the exercise of N,
il in the people. ' '
All the oIiters of the government, though MANY If
them are not elected Immediate by the people. are
their representatives. since they derive their nnnoin,
mens, from the people by the agcncy of those whors
the people do elect. My oli.ctis TO connect IN. rih,
OF suffrage with the territory. e
The Chair said that the remarks or Mr. Coo,.. -,
the nendment o Mr.. S,anard had been permitted M,
IS discussion OF that amendment after i, had heen re-
jecied; but part of hi, ary,,,ner, ;,t.,.,a, -
on iiis own amendment
MT I.EIc III gave of his personal reg,r1
and respect for Mr. Monroe, and expressed his
ton al learning that c sill adhered In I,,JI liz
cation for voters. f
lie then urged This farther objection 10 Mr. Cool,a,
s'V" ieh'; 'hi' 's elect would he to give the elective
ranch'-e 10 person. Tx; some in Richmond and Peters.
o"g' who wore he mere factors for the manufacture.
"s houses OF the North, and who had not only no COM
'oh interest WIN the people OF Virginia. but an inter
est directly hostile 10 theirs. Ii wouIi aJmi, .,o,,
man VINO oN us horsr: and there were member. in
lis own county no owned nothing else living bv Oh,
iy on The lands of others aud wholly devoted IN cir
WI III every ihins that dire city dishonest Al
their bcncf4ctcr. "' VI
Mr. CAMPBELL in reply TO Mr. MONROE. referred
10 the Tact thht in ~ States If the Union po,bnr moo
Is required oi voter than residence and the nan.,
on taxes No condition s the ancient Governments had
been analogous to this, AMI therefore th.ir downCu
was no warning az Aust it, As TO the case of n,o.,,r
ing rrehoh no with due respect to himself and
ms rghs would s'ooP to purchase what he had right
Mr. CooSE replied to Mr. Leigh whose criticism h.
thought more witty than candid. III. wished to s,v zen
OF all who, ron moral degradation were incan,b,. 81
an upright and proper eXerci.e of the ee ctye franci
ms amendment would not admit vagabonis wi,hout a,
ny property, while IL admitted vasabonds who mammal
" had come; because ii excluded all who did NOT com
ply WIN county ievies-pow the rabble of whom Nr
Leigh had spoken, W re all included in the pol-ayM
Ied "'I'u DC e@cI"-
In rely to Mr. Barbour, h thought there wa. d.
'ncon been the word ''rishis" ami In. term, .,nr,,;
leges and immunities. The elective franchise vas
Guided in the former term, but not in the latter. and
suOn of she U. States ~ ~
Mr. LEIGH sad, the gentleman from Frederick had
hree Tines obseIved that his remarks were mora witty
man c0nd,d; he called upon him TO rr,ract that ,,o,
The Chair said, he had not understood the qen,ena"
ON rredrriCk as meaning TO charge the gentleman
ha!i. he should have stopped hinl "
MIR. LEIGH repeated his call on Mr. Cooke n ro
tract. 0' W ~
WI - tNpainet!, mat he had not meant 10 CHARGE
h''"P'eseha ION, but he thought the criticism Of the
gcn'ien+n To give view OF his amendment which :.
""i no ara as 'hcreforc,w ming in tnIo.r
MF IL SAID that he was persona Iy satisfied But w o..
n had enqnired whether he had rightly understood a.,
eentciHans amendment the gentleman from FreIs
cN h' Nodded aSssn': alter that, Ia .homl not .h,rp
ms r. present alton viii waut Of candour %
Hr' locke sad, he hid asscned Wv to ibo, in,er
pre'a' on Of lis amendment, which decIfsd bot nor
s"ns NOV chars,d wi any tax were included in it,
meaning, aud intended 10 be rcceiS ell a. voter.
Mr., DonpRIDGE now ol jectrd TO that part oC Mr.
CooNe anemdsien which had relation IN al,.ns-b.
moved 10 strike out that clause. He briefly x,l,,neJ
ms Jrc'ons TO H. as going farther than the laws rels
ING 10 fIirn' 90, respecting real estate
MIR. COOKE modified his amendment bv ip,s,uo
me words, " If acquired by MISUNDERSTANDING h
by pure base " " q'"e"
MT JoYNEs expressed objection TO Me- Cook.,s
hiDendin M, going to admit In. p,,res, man i a.,
COMFY, while Tie richest might be excluded # IN.
tax should ever be re peatsd. " ~ F
ne que 'ioh heiag put striking out il passed. in
the negative, without a count - T' 90
hr. 'oA LrER, after an apology. referring TO hi, re
CIV oil seat expressed his opposition to cut
ting Own the venerable tree planted bv our fo Of.
uicf' aud planting another in its seaG-,,e would on
deHNCHr 10 -trike one blow fDT virginia and b., to-.
on tHe Ell my-by whOm he meant th. o,ss;,., All
p''luhices Vi nemhers hs included To rl,,cl
npihc tree. would he the sin of man only-l,r Eve
,cPNed on win deep anxiety clntcng her child IN bs,
oo'on' tie EXPRESSED hi4 decided appreciation of no
present. form OF Government. tie best in the worlJ
under which the people bad lived cont,ntpd and b,
py' lie reflected the Injustice Of In. CenIs In.
ttrnai Improvement laying the burden on thoss WHO
n"i no personal intere't in ts object and imposing
i"S..Wg mortgage on the lands Of the State
~ NAhfbELL thought ths GENT mans alarm,