Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-29
ngEE COMvNNTxoN.
p,,,c4ED.acs OF MONDAY, Oct. &C, coNcLvr


S'eech o' .Jr. 1dnlo, (ef .hosjoti) concluded.
al;.. ,rLoK asked ifthc evil was less because it
disguised II 1t was incoasiS,cnt with the re-
publican doctrines OF our country to allow 50 per.
,ols to elect against A who hus a5O-if il i, cum
;rasy totlc principles OF equal rights, among quilted
N,.t,s. which Is the object of our institution to
c,inirn, IS u not papaoY unjust to Introduce the
!iJnit'c oi districts, process destructive OF these
principles: hat Is this but giving 70 wealth that
,ni'uence III districts which you refuse TO It in co,
ocS' You r" beyond the line ofthc county to Give
:. o!t;i lie deprecated this system Us i.roluco-
- q precoci"ai ,lgor which must prove destruc-
t.yo to the CuGltry.
lie prayed uot to be misunderstood, dlscairu;n. as
G Dad any idea of offering offence or dsrcspec, to
%;ly lie only dcsirous to show the danger
"h'ci might result from the introduction of this oil,
o.iiAl principle which gives to wealthy minority
control over tue aorlty.-And If this o!iga.rii-
a caidcncy is likely to exhibit itself he was desi-
roiis TO induce gentlemen while they exertcd tc;u-
soivrs against it in counties, to permit that evil
II creep Into practice by the aid masses of pupula
tia Hac'i they would refuse admit within their
''th coU'tes. i!lhc principle wrong ii was the
"'os: dangerous oC approaching us in a concealed
'9".u tn danger We knu::, courage may brave AID
"iiH enbuuc, hut the mischief which approaches
rs Unseen, destroys certainly than that which
-, iuresac. Again, it is fact that mischief il,
;nlsscs, Is lar Morc dangerous than III Clements
Atasscs act not exactly in proportion to clcncuts-
:, gSuin OF powder will explode in IL Iadys boudoir
without disturbing the w;livc of plulup-but uhel
u odcs IN the aggregate castles tottr and towers
toll It not therefore, less wrong because tire
81 Il was exhibited III MASSES, unless Ge shut our
eyes aSuiia the truth! that as you aggregate El1ss-
C., you cncreaSc the power Of mischief. There Is
dlothi;r oajecsioilby giving power to the few YOU
,itiate und corrupt those You propose to benefit.
lLc safely OF Tree institutions is mainly entirely tc
he found in the profound conviction of their Justice
;-nl right which exists ii rho public mind Dtssru,
that conviction, leave tG public prey to doub, or
these points, and what foows' The first step j,
taken ii that downWard road which leads first to party
then to convnsions next to The sword, aud finally /,
appeal to Monarch for protecton. Lei no consid
cration tLcn, ilnptl US to impair the fundamental
principles OF our institutions. By the system of dis
trictiny, which lie had described you bslbr and temp
the hoacst and simple ffeei,oldcrs to deffaud the.
brethren of their rights You make them iIsstru-
iAtnts willing II you please whereby the influence o
property is brought to bear upon elections and yhe,
yon have flm,lilrlzed them to this system Of fraud
VIII you not then have prepared them more ready I,
Weld when the same Influence is made &c, opcrlg
upon their own counties, and their wealth advance
rs clain 10 the same lnhuence ii the representation
4le men Of property in the country deeply inter
cstcd III the proposition. He would remind thea
that TIC Chiettuns who IN border war tempted .hei
followers TO pass the border in l-ey with TIL, promise
OF plumber have undermined their integrity and de
Stroyed the principle Of loyalty by which tey have
been Sustained until the have ultimately been com
PEELED to pay biac.tIiil to their oyra vassGIs ~
arc interested in the proposion--nen IF property n
eas than othcrsAD are concerned 10 sustaining tht
Tree institutions OF the country anu in maintaining
those principles OF equal right which we oo;e O !
being our preservation and our happiness.
Having offered these remarks h., would nsk OH,
question:. Representation, what is it e--an effec
produced ny sui[aSe-Snfrage is the cause, repre-
sentation, the offspring it produces, What o,,p,f 4
be the effect produced by the causes What relation
should the effect bear to the causes What su,!lari;
should there be between the parent suffrage oad it
sole offspring Representations Is there to be n
family Likeness between thenl-;lo correspondence be
tWesA Inn "si:1 represents und him vino confer
p'essttatoA! In deseg2tion--t3F representation
tat sN'ariS there to Ire sitli!iiute-be,vce
the delegate and him who coefsrs tts, etlegcI ~
p3wer?--RepreSentatio is but the mirror, if root
throwing back the tEde image Of the sufira gar-h
begged to correct the expression ncorrect--h
meant tie voters: end representation must thruy
back the image OF the voters in all their proportions
AID features. To his judgment it was incoDceiva
ole how there could be representative without 4
Constituent, and hoy there could be u constituen.
without the power to oelegate--aDd how repre-
s5ntatlve can look TO any other than the mun wio
rteatcs his power by the delegation Of it, uuti who
Hustbc considered the principal Wien we speak OF
representation.
lie hoped the Com-sittee had perceived l., s,is
curse no other than desire On expla;--r the OBJ
argument 10 support them, but relying on ,hpir In
,fnsic truth, and avoiding any remark which looied
axe answering any objections which he might anti
cIpate He had been led to adopt this cons f.,
$50 rcasons--l st-hs object was 10 eyoIa;r thn
,....cioics themselves, on which the RESOLUTIONS rrst
la. The undivided a,teE-io., ~! the members mght
be drawn to the ropriety OF the principles, and the
accuracy with which he had stated them. But Inc " rs
influenced by aiothet consideration. He had thouoit
!. decoons, fair, and honorable, to gentlemen yI0
differed from him in bis views, to allow them the a5
GaBtogc Of presenting their own views in their own
torn, in order that they might have the means to
produce tie effect to which they were entitled. n
10 the progress Of the discussion il Should become
Necessary, he might CHIN Of tie House, in its
goodness to permit him to revise the objections and
IL teruy his original proposition if he could At
present he would go further in antcipatipg OBJ
j3ctions than he could possibly avoid. I'here was
ne exception ONLY, IN the necessity imposed upon
IN OF explaining ana jns,ifying his ih Resolution
4h"t Resolution refers tn taxation; and he owned
- vas Introduced III connection with those other
;FopoSiion9 respecting tho elective franchise, not
ohy to determine what the tyne principle of
taxation was, bit III order to view il in conrec-
tion with representation. Both are distinct, one
looks to Property--as the qualification of voters
"iihoui any connection with tho prncpo Of taxation the
i'ncipe assumed in tic report is that fesrd tn,s, he rad n,
-le ahlIlY OF lln in-aIl.Lal