Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-30

, ,'..'ou, was observed among thieves aud robbers, I
,h., tnougnt u necessary to say this much To shcw
- =, .ne exclusion ~ females, &c had not legitimate
y VI" ,east connection with this questionable il ba
good argument, carried out TO its results 4, would
!"ns shv man TO mako slave of his neighbour.
P,o'se' 'ha neighbour happened to be the owner
,L; ne argument OF the kdnappor would be
H' 10 ms ensIaved coptive-you sir, held A fellow
IN bondage, because you thought il exneJcn,
~ rn So nave the same right to enslave YOU aud
,n,'. 80 cNpeusht to do so I justify myself by
WI, ' own example. try you by your own ruIc-so
with the hecholders when tbc, nro ch,n.--I =.
sn'w oe'er tito than the non -freehold,r,6cv ra
sort 10 tho plea OF cSpcdicncy-that il is oynoSon,
WcE snouiu nave the power, and that us females
~ "'v rAc'uued 10y mutual consent. ergo we the
ircchodcrS viii exclude the non fr,cboldcrs h.o
.nHy CONQUERED IN the exclusion of females n,nors
- ' "na uueS tue case Just supposed, differ from
-, W. ""u 'not nctr arguments will not abide
'.Au 'cS' OF ocinS carried To their extreme results
Ana TINS is not the only argument of the rcn,lrmcn
OBNOXIOUS TO the Same criticism In the discus.,op
VI tno question ot representation, they contcndcd
Tor the mixed basis we replied that il was nndm;ss,
o' 'ha' u was unti-repubhcan give out political
power N proportion TO the wealth OF tho vo,er-,,J
u'St II u was Just, 10 give Que district ,vei,-ht ~
proportion I" i's wealth, was equally so IN ividc
power among citizens VI the same county IN ,, s,,
rS'l"' Shd ~ l.; but OF this ovgulncn, they c,,n
P'Smcd IS eriGS unfair, and founded ON cntr,,,,,s
'''N SAG MAS an unfair nO.,G OF treating their
SSNs@>S'St-And this rcIn,nds nj OF A S,srrSnanrv
SeS% Gl erS 49, las argument ci tho -,
'ss \-stStcscSls In tkS s--,,,,,.nt ~ ~, -;
- 'SsHe>Ss>s, Nc c>0,cnicG h u The, t;,,rs - ,bn
9ANs ~S'N SeessssyS TOR that ell the c,np,r, n,
, sN 80 y .SSeSsy Ned Tho Sca-Shorc, was slave.
'"-s-&--.NSs u NsccN.crc had common iu,rrcs,
- e'e~ SNaNS hsVc the power, as AZ now had
ASK 81 -|,s$S Tie Valley had not as many slaves
- KS 49, 'sSos D. ratio between the tytha Bile.
49, saw NVNNrS. appeared that slave n-onar,,
NtS ss>-e .>enerllly dtGSCd there than m rho css
'S''se Ucts more small straightforward tbot rho
oV'rcr % one slave was as safe dcnosito,,, oc
power, as the owner OF looo--n as much ms rho "a,
ho L.
the 1000 would be 20 their ovner-and ,,,,,IJ -
I'H De Nsant to guard and protect that RIGHT rbis
argument then from side of the question uns
wholly rePudiatcd, and # remember rIobtlv bv ,ba
gentleman from Observation-Disclosures on Yesterday no
used that very identical argument to prnvo tbs,
Col Adams poor neighbour owning but one slove
was as safe political partner for the Colonel ne
though he owned 1000 slaves, and nssgpod ,ho -
llentcai reasons heretofore assigned by thu. friend
OF the white basis But other discrepancies owls, =;
thH arguments which could not have escaped the NJ
teniion OF tins commlttce.-They complain thai Inv
extending suffrage you augment the mower az Tho
rch-a sIngula: complaint by the by comino from
the friends vt restricted suffrage and most general
", II not always, used by the rich Themselves
hey say that tenants are not To be trusted because
they Will vote Tor their landlords, or as thew HI
rectiho poor will for the rich or thew direct
yet these very same gentlemen claim power IN renre
s'ntatlon for the protection of the propertv of tho
rch'--they disguise the effect of the cla IN by tel
ing US, my claim II not Tor individuals, nor conn
ties but for sections of country and that the eci F
Is, to ascribe power to the poor i'm RIGHT of their
cinty TO wealth, for its protecton-in other words
TO give them an equal portion of this surplus power
reserved on the score of weah in trust for the be-
ncht OF their rich neighbours. If this be so yvbv
should the gentleman from Chesterfield and his MS
socat g. fear the subscrvcncy of the tenant to tho
landlord, or of the poor TO the rich?-f thev hold
power tor the benefit of the landlord and the rich
they must either yield to the views of those no SONS
or set up for themselves-if they set I'm for tbor,
Sel'es anu disregard tue wishes Of tho property hold
object OF property representation would no dfco,S
IL on the contrary, they should prove subservinn,
then only could the object of protection he
Gu oy INC neaIs OF property rcpresentatOn-andth the
gentleman should therefore, complain of this efc,
OF universal or extended surare.-But again. tIe
gentleman on yesterday, objected to tenants boinU
voters because said he, the landlord held them hS
their very heart-strngs-could dist rain ,non ell
sen tnclr last COW, and the cradle on ,vb;cb
theH infants reposed. if the gentleman's 81 r,,,,'
DC good one, think It will prove too mich
NIN u VIII prove that his favourite freehold ost 10
noI qulle so good one he seems To tbinL ,rI..
Ihere DC something IN the oNnershD of land H., 10
enchahunent or magic Converts frail errino MAJ;
INTO an ihiaiiibe and impeccabe bcinr-I t5inL ali
the tests except those ofage g. residence will no Fund
TOO Imperfect TO act upon.-A moral test no man
would advocate, neither religious an Independence
test founded on the possession of propertv s eouo
OtoPian' equally UNJUST, d equally falacious; no man
contends that the land ~ test of patrioti,r-nnd
even If 1t were, should it therefore be esobl;sb5
az tic test OF suffrage? / presume there are ne
many degceee III patriotism as there are rnen-onJ
as there are degrees IN any other virtue. Every man
10 more or less patrIot-if paironsrn means love
OF country man that loves not his country is mon
ST r-such one as have never vet ssen tbonaL
such have lived, and live to infancy on the mace Of
history, as Benedt Arnold, and a very few such :
The love OF country is formed in the heart of man ~
childhood, IN youth, and does not as seems IN no
supposed, grow out Of the self love and self nt.re
oi mature years-t springs from the affections md
the associations Of childhood and youth before tb,
sordic and selfish cares of manhood have taken nos
session of the heart Did the patriotism of Arst!Jos
OF Marce!lus, md of other great names that mnbI
De mentioned rest upon the froebold-were tbev
less patriots III exile, than the unpratefI man bo,
banlehed them? hurnby answer no.
DIR; Chairman will not the rcsons assigned bv the
gem ifShnh from Chesterfield for the exclusion ~ 10
hants' operate IN equal degree to exclude hi. own IA
Vorite re hoders--vil it not furnish good reason for
excluding every man that IS indebted and for puttsg
the government IN the hands of the creditor class Of
inc community And II This be the rule of exclusion
now many OF the frceholders, think YOU will no s
GIuded; venture t. affirm at least ono halfor a.
rs there not that proportion indebted to their neigh
oours ihelT MERCHANTS, 70 the banks C. bv nccoi,nt
oy Donn and by trust deed, or otherwso-and will