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

NIL MEhCEnS SPBECH-C
H:ioge leave IN inquiry, VIII 1hnr slaves should
Hsa'h ted To represent ION, ,ar.d tlrr ms per
sriS or Iirop rty an aithnrIy confidently urged Inv
theg,n len.a from Cheese field remains DO ooa.-
te tiers of Pubic's, Addressed 10 The Am rcau people
alter the formation, and prior to- the adoption OF the
Constitution.
Will, no should eve, entertain not only the rn,,,
Profound, but the mos, graceful respect for very
ennsnt authors of that work aud regard the work
Iscli, as rch depository Of political SCIENCE and an
honor to American literature it Is proper 20 remark
that It was, IN it's character. onrovcrSial
no who studies IL with enton will DO ~cciyc that
is nut only argumcntative, but that il addresses
p'uercnt argn 'nts to different classes ut the Amr-
can public, in the spirit of able aud skilful d.tu-
taht addressing mIxej assembly. Tins. from df;.r
ent numbers of this work, aud sometimes from The
sn,r numb r. may be derived authorities Tor opposite
principles and opipns. Fur example. 10; hing II Gu
sicr than tn demonstrate by the numbers OF Pu,lus
that the government which it written not tn tx
pound merely, bu to recommend to the people is or
Is not National Govornmr tha1 the s..v- al STAT.
Legislatures may arraisn their rcsprc,Iv. bars tbe
cDndict of the Federal Government or that n Stale
has any such power. have in debate used this work
for some one OF these aad other purposes, viii my
adversary has met me with passages from il alike gen
tune. which overturned INV POSITIONS.
The authors undertook to defend every part of
constitution, To which two of them nj least had in
the Convention offered amcnrnen,s which wara re
Jected, d the whole at the numerous articles of which
No man IN America, of indie iuigm MT then an
proved Ii was the offspring of mutual concession;
of compromise.
With these preliminary reflections on this very able
work, which trust will b. regarded az com MAJ ib,
with the veneraton aud gratitude Cherish for its
authors beg leave to turn The attention of the Com
mittee to the number quoted MS authority
oy the ''mber from Chesterfield, to prove not hat
three hhs at the slaves uf thu several Suites COM
Pned as part of the basis Of representation in the
House OF Representatives, but that, of right, they
should be SD computed
THE next view" says the author Of this number
m y,,n II hay, hay. h,o, ~
Hamilton (which shall take Of the House OF Repre-
sentatves' relates to the apPortlonment Gifts
"bers among the several State which il To be deter
nlned by the same rule with that of direct xcs In
the succeeding clause, the author, who had both in
the old Congress voted against this rule and in the.
Convention subInie ed dIfier,n' one, qnnlifes the
appreciation of the rule which his present purpose re-
quires him to sustain. by peculiar form of expression
ut ~ not con- ended he says, "that the number of pro-
pie in each State ought not Ia be The standard for re-
guatlng the proportion of those who represe,
tAe people OF each State. tie dues not, therefore,
impugn the Identical principle for which we at pre-
sent contend; and which, OH another casion he had
maintained. He proceeds follows. The esta-
enlistment Of the same rule hat of the COnstliu
uon "fpr the apportionmen IF taxes will be as little
Hconested; though the rule itself in this CASE that Is
as to taxes. ''s, by meGn', EoHaded the sumo
"princiBies In the former case the rule is under
"stOod refer to the personal rights of the people
''vith which It has ndfuTai and mUersnl connection
"In the latter, it has reference the PROMOTION OF
"weath, of which 1T is in cnse precise measure
"and IN ordinary cases Ueyy ulh But not
Notwithstanding tn. iMperectiOn of the rule ~ npplied
'tothe relative wealth and onributOns Of the States
sit il evidently The lent ercetiOnabie among those that
sTe prdctirabie;" and he adds what the Journals of
the Convention, now published, we'll the ante
cedent conduct OF Rhode Island, New York and Vir-
gnia, must be allowed at least qualify tn some px-
sent tint It had too recently obtained the general
sanction of America, not to have found ready pre-
"ference with the Convention
In another part of the sam, essly--"It is agreed"
says the author "On all sides that numbers are the
"b9st scale of wealth and taxation as they are the
"nniy proper scaLe 0f representation" Tue las is
the doctrine for which the advocates Of the resolution
contend, against the doctrine oftlIc amendment which
would found rep ese1tntiO1 Numbers id tLkaiion
combined
Mr.. LEroH and said tho gentleman would
much Obligo him by stating who the uutior
Mr.. MERcER said the paper which b. had read had
prc6xod to It the name Of Mr.. Hamilton.
Mr. DoppRIDGE rose aud said thn the pap"r fom
which the extract had been read att ributcd in
some of the editions Of tho Tederast to Mr.. Jay.
Mr IL lptsoN then and said, that although no
was dcsiroua to take part this discussion, yet
under all the circumstances be was, ptrhlps called
to STAT that the paper in question was not written
by Mr. Hamilton or Mr.. Jay but by the third person
Ooppected with that work.
Mr.. MERcIR said this volume, tho third OF an edition
of"Hamilton's Works" the editor Of which he sup
posed had derived his key to the names Of the authors
ofPuOhcns rom manuscript Ui Mr. Hamilton which
10 saw many years ago in the possession OF The la
Richard Stockton an eminent statesman OF New Jcr-
sew, would constitute, he hoped an apology Tor he
error into which, in common with many EDITIONS Of
tbs work ne h"d benI betrayed; as be- perceived
that the number OF Pdblicu which no had quoted
was the work Of distinguished member of tAls Con-
vGniiOn.
Although not able % avail himself of this paper for
the precise purpose winch bo had prop Jsed he was
glad it came from such a snuTce; from the venerable
Chairman Of the Legislative Committee who had al
ready yielded his support the resolution in debate
For the opinions expressed by M. Hamilton
tha Of moi han IF
able essays in relation to the present topic Of inquiry
Mr.. NJ. SAID he would refer this COMMITTEES, not only
10 his votes in the Congress which preceded as well
as tho Convention which made the Constitution, but
IN prior number Of those admirable ess9 ys written
IN fvor Of It's adoption, and which bears his name.
MYhc riclt Of eaual sufffalsn amona Tho Statea.,