Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-13

plshuent All that require is that the public funds
ehaii be Jud'ciously distributed and With national
and not sectional spirit.
With this view, md especially to quiet any wei: tour
dsd fears of the would consccrate in The Coust
tuition, that wise provision on which our FUND Tor
Internal Improvement so long teposeo; ana a!o'u
winch, |, amongst others, was tempted, 10 "evt
hour" to depart Yes, sir, the best security for
lust aud udlcous application of the public treasure,
is to dispose of il only IN connection win individual
until now, should have been gratified by the ge-
neral diffusion of our system every part OF the
State; and instead OF contemplating bankrupt fund.
buried IN the waters of q single stream, we might
have prepared ourselves 20 enter upon career
of Internal Improvement With unimparcd resources
and UBbroken spirit.
beg leave to return FOR u single moment to tho
idea OF the gentleman from Northampton, that the
Legislative power of the Government should rest
with majority of interests rather than of persons.
Does he really think that this ever can be
accomplished IN Republican Government Docs
lie believe that the interests of the mai ,ry by which
the Legislature is elected, predominant: Or
that i'll any county the selection OF representatives
can be made by those who arc To contribute most
largely to the revenue OF the Slater hold in my
hand, Sir, letter from the commissioned of the reve-
ME Ill my own county, giving this important infor-
nation, that of 1921 male tytheablcs. paying upwards
OF $500 taxes 535 contribute only S35. HIS exc.
imitation has gone farther; but have very little
doubt that IT prosecuted, 1t would have sbrwn that
three ourhs of the taxes of the county are paid by
less tken 100 Gifts citizens. And does the gentle
man think that to these 100 individuals the entire
coptrUl OF the county should be given consistent,
with the general character of our Republican ms it'll
tions? To attempt it, in reference to the State
would be not less futile and infinitely more unjust
= To our proposition, then, Mr. Chairman pong Il
conhde to minority of the legitimate voters of thu
State the entire controul Of both branches of the lie
glsature Cannot, under e:y circunsi anccs give IN,
assent Hardly less Objectionable is the pr position
OF the gentleman from Cupepper now under conside
ration, to give such controul, over the most popula
lTV Ear, ..y,,, AIof.x
tcnan profess 70 ask, the protection of propsrty an
RI in all cases ct the JOINT ACTON Of the two Houses
E wiie her referring TO persons property elevate
the minority above the majority. Tine former nm,
not the latter to elect your Senators, vour Go
vernors and your Judges; and proclaim from tim,
to tune, the relation in which you stand to the Gene
raj Government. Sir, cannot assent 10 this. Tt
tie Will o the community, fairly and lepitimaely ex
pressed shall at all times bow with perfect subms
$ sion But cannot recognize as the deliberate sen
tment OF the whole, the will of minority congrega
ted IN particular section of tie State and expires
sing the peculiar feelings anu wishes of hose WHOM
, they more immediately represent.
Fl Uchtiemen are mistaken In the preccdents or
which they rely There is not one OF them tina,
goes TO sustain The broad proposition contended fol-
nero, that the whole power of legislation ought 10
be conided 10 minority. The case of the United
States Is hardly applicable at ALL That Govern.
neht was compact amongst independent sovereign
tic, aud regulated in almost all it's departments on
principle o. compromise. Ii Virginia obtained in
one branch of the National Legislature a repregen
tatIon beyond her white population she fully paid for
IL IA the other, by admitting the little States of Rhode
island Delaware &c to an equal participation ofpow-
er with herself Nor does any State that knn,v of
furnish an example, Of organization in both houses
VIII view TO the representation of properly In States
oil New Hampshire, Massachusetts South Carolina GEORGIA
aud perhaps one or two others, property true is ayowed
provided with check i'll house but large majority
oil e STATES both old and far legislative
ton has been CONTROLLED Ivy any thing beyond mere convent
cnce it has been fixed solely 10 white population
heier We ought 10 depart a. ill., from this principle
must Hepend upon contingencies that cannot vet be
calculated legitimate claims property to protection
DC ht scsny regarded IN the other provisions OF the Con
stuton becomes question OF expedency how far they
ough; to he secured by check the power Of the majority
~ 'e less numerous branch of the Legislature this like
all other questions of expectancy decided in some
degree by us probable effect occ, we oueh, all to have
IN adoption OF Constitution that will he acceptable
to majority of the people.
lanen,sd sir, that could follow the gentleman from
Accomack (Mr Joynes) through statistical details viii,
which he yesterday favored Committee The late e,od
al winch he rose rendered utterly incapable giving to his
statements the attention they doubt deserved heard
enough however satisfy while he had done less ba
justice to that portion of the Western Country denomnaed the
, Jy ~ charging WIN paying into the Public Treasury,
less than 1t received from he had measured out rather
man justice TO his own section Of the State by exhibiting 10
connection with the fertile and heavily taxed country med
aeIy under tile mountain learn indeed from the gen,lem.
from bemare that If the of Norfolk and Richmond he
excluded iron The eastern division othe State very doubt,
ul whether not he found the very pred,ca1cn, s
crioed by the gentleman from Accomack TO The whole es,ern
country w ~ "e''e'u
cannot with those gentlemen sir who vod o
all our actions into base and sord and were useless
20 complain OF the remarks OF the gentleman Chesterfield
IN relation to the district represent, in DENYING to us anv
oeT motive Of action than peculiar interests he has
only placed US by the side Of himself But do trust sir tina,
IN Pe Of the growing corruption Of the times has so elo
queniy and so Justly described there yet in tins bodv q,
least, enough Of public spirit induce US TO look IN the
interests Of the commonwealth unufuenced bv ei,e, 80.
al or national considerations II there not, the soorer s
adjourn the better Let go back our Constituents aud
tell them honestly and canddy we are no, the men ,bo
ad supposed u.s. and that we in truth unfit 10 give as
! they 20 receive republican government o0' "
have submitted these Tor no other purnos. N
CHAIRMAN than explain both here elsewhere ihe corsq
am about IN pursue IL would he folly i'm me 10 hone ,
the government about TO be formed would be based
on the principles have advocatel should hold nvse
unht Tor the station with which bage been honocd il AZ,
not feel myself al all times prepared every reasonable
concession TO insure either harmony here Of anquiiy
(pEBArg TO CONTINUED
Fon THE CoSsurUTIoHAL WHfo.
At a meeting OF the members of the bar of Prince
William county, and Of the Justices Of the Count,
Court, and the Officers Of The Super;o. GA 60