Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-05

length repulscd. had seen also something Of ,h,
same sort In England though not of marked ten
uency CONFESS thai these tbin.sinad- u,c panse
wished the tendencies OF the asked Tor II, III,
petitions To DO carefully weighed hesitate 30, from
any thing had ever seen my own country hu,
from what had seen of mon elsewhere 7 ros
'eu long, but at length became willing to 90 NJ IN,
as was then desired: l reaiv to 30 f,r,bcr
We are differently situated from any other pntinn nm
theiace of the earth If free government cnn er;s,
any where, IT is IN Amc rica aud In Vi,,ri,,in Iii
Us I'm any other country. - '
Ito was willing To carry the right OF sun,,go No.
'a' Us any reasonable man could desire. Then the
rights oil all The citizens would stand OH the Same
ground the poor nan will be on l.yel with Tho 81
man. IA To the arrangements of di.t,;c,, al -
pro- ecton oil property by some reasonable 1,,o,on,
nc "id not see how itcould Effect IN. on,s,;on or
'snt9 ~ WI" not aiiecl 1t in any district where
thcre are both poor and rich men 1.-THE nlup u,crc
10 create an order of nobility. or 10 make the rb,
o1sshhrate depend on property, II might cause Tho
i'h 10 Cypress the poor; but that is not the case
cNIis o''h on 'hc same ground and gives one no ni
vantage over he other He would ONLY say that ron
r's"ilai'n ought 10 b. bnsed on white no,n,tion
YIN some protection for property But how was this
10 Dc zone; lie thought II might b" ccnmplished
IN Two modes First; could be ARRANGED nccor,ling IN
INC pun ogoP cd IN South Carolina by taking both
o consideration: base the representa- ion OH ho FREQ
~"'e population OF the state aud combae nat with
'he proportion oftnxcs throughout tho whole then
coch district VIII have it's own share. Tho other
mode ~ this: let of tie branches of the eoi n
turc tie placed upon the basis of white poruiaiion
alone mad the other brunch the compound basis
oi population and taxation. II iiis Ian be adopted
tnn the question arises in which branch shall tho
Whlte end IN which shall The oompond I'm ais prny,,,.
WHI you give the bosis ofwhite population alone 10
'ne House ut Delegates, to the S3enat = lie
'"cught IL would De more agreeable TO tho west aud
salts tn give II TO the House of De'epc,cs and lot
the Senate be established on the comround bnsis -
me Sonat" would then be- check ON the UIusc of
Delegates lilo yvo Id therefore say let tho Sennt.
ne oa' cd on the white population ans; tnxe'on la
al Il. b. e.
popular branch viii then originate every thing Cccor-
hlng ms they shall think Tor the rood ofih, country.
ana II hro"gd the stimulus of heat I'd feeling any i'm
proper measures should b. passed hrourI tic n ,,
the Senate will int, po- MS power 10 7rk i. .
ge'. On tlls principle h" had voted arainst the n
amendment OF the gontlemOn from Faudlrr.
lie had thought u his duty To state these facts and
to give the grounds which hc hnd voted a. d.
tnctiy "a his health would permit liz wished to see
the o"Ss OF white populations in tn" Iiou.c of Dnl.
gates, and In" combined ratio OF pDulail On uI tna
tam made tile basis of the Senate
Mr.. GLEs = n moved that Ia" Committee do
now r7e lie was gfutliisd with the spirit IN Which
inns discussion had been conducted, and r assured
mat inrthr reelection AMI conferences b"iyvccn ucn
demci' would b. productive of good results If
rnch results were desirable, pain: SHOULD be SHARED
10 meet cscu o. her. In moving that the Committee
noe rs" he did not do it with W IN To claim the
prefer nee TO lo h1cr, II any other gentleman should
be dcsTous 10 address he Comm tec he was G,ub,-
iui whether his state of heal IA wuui permit hm 10
max" tho c:l'ri; but he had made III motion in he
nope hat sLoc other gentleman would he disguised TO
extend the discussion, hoping that goJd results would
com" from Il. He repeated his hope. hat sp.ri of
harmony would prevail, and concluded with siuting
That, shoalI no tier gentleman Lc disposed 10 ad
dress the Comuttce aud his health would permit he
should express The views which lud ~ yscs,eI thou-
selves 10 him.
The Committee then rose, aud reported progress
The Hose tien came TO resolution to la, ct at IL
o'clock To morrow.
The Convention then adjourned O.. 10 morrow at
u O'Clock.