Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-10-22


wssrto aid natural misfortune. s.-il -. .ls
After very briet reply from the mover. the proviso
w~s carried IL to A-and ,ls recitation thurs smsndsd
The nssi resolution Of Mr.. DodJ,siss being there
upon taken up,
| H. modified il by striking out IN. wori. ..,os hun
dre't. and leaving blank 4 r the an,o mt i.
Messrs Suomers and Doiiri xe xpi hall The pmr.
pose and effect Of the resolution, which would be TO
pu. 1913 IN Town. ma oo''ng wi'iAnds in the country.
~ 10 tic power oil eonterrng the voting privilege. The
great inequality aud injustice Arising from tis exisng
| state OF things Wa stated aoi insisted upon
inreply 10 playful qs,ery from .srs Johnson an
Leigh whether Il WAS tbs int n,ioH oc the
| females should votei u $1,000.
Me- answered. In the negative ani ~I,rc,I the word
male, To guard against su,h inie rpret sfiou.
Mr.. Randolph enquired if il,ers mere. In the
State, any white male citizens Al years of age
who otJret2
Mr. John.on piled yes-ani referred to the case of
servants or apprentices bound ill "a Wear. old.
The insertion oil the word snake" was GARFIELD Mr..
nsndopn alone voting against it. The resolution hav.
ing received some further verbal amendment then
adopted =
The next resolution of Mr. Doidridse was then taken
up. ~
la reply to query OF Mr.. Leigh. Mr. Summers stat
Oh hat the value oil the lease mentioned in the rssou
ton referred only to the annual received for it.
Mr.. Leigh thcreupon moved to amend the resolution
by adding the following words viz: at option
conditions. ''fes i -e-li, = a7,'''- - y ~
In substance that offered by Mr. Jovpe, and
which the Committee had rejected: Indeed Il went
iarther as It allowed man to though his lease had
but day to rum he observed that there were two de-
scrptions Of property and though the istinc-
ton between them might be familiar to profe ssiona gen.
tisnen he believed Il was not generally understood
tie men sdverted 10 species Of lease hold tenure
long leases Of 90 years rome abie ON IN,
payment OF small fine which usually cor,sed Of do,,
Ole me rent OF the '.f year The rent usually chsrg-
cd on such leases held but SIN al PRO nor ion 10 the
value OF the land. and dsnoninated xround rent
Such tenure differed tom fee simple In this ground
rent alone. Leases Of this kni IN ten,,, in
nm ti,s ipA.
than leases FOR short term; because he could under
let the property for than he Obliged pay hi.
landlord. Mr. L. illustrated this species OF
tenure by referring to the celebrated manor of Mr.
Carroll the Monnocasy there iamiiiarIy denouna,cd
Carro!rs good will" The tenants sell their lease.
with CARROTS goo' will included in the in VIII, Ell
the tenant always has the advantage. Whereas Ia or
binary leases for term the tenant pay, nothing in
the hrst instance. and his only con liberation for the
tease u I'M annual rent; long lease of he abov deg
cripon Mr.. l.. considered il as freehold in Disguise
MIR. Iazewell stated, that this sort of ground rent
was ease ny no means no .are: Such leases were
10 ne ionnd he believed, in almost all the towns in Vr
gina In the borough from which no came Norfo,k)
nc had no doubt that fourth OF the whole rrsi es
,,': was neh' on such tenure The origin &c
'uf' An extensive land holder had in the first in.
stance leased outa large holy of land tenant.
TOT W years. would lease OUT great part or the
whole OF :, 10 ~ Tor 80 years perhaps. b. like
ner, would lease TO c. for perio little shorter and 90
on each sub-essee, retaining TO himself some rover.
sonary right or possession anil thus. IL the re solution
under CON federation should prevail Right of Suffrage
would be conferred. only on the origin
OUT on as many sub-cssee. might hold liens upon H.
all based upon one aud the tract land AMI this
was 70 be on the principle Of property qualification
Such would be the effect OF the RESOLUTION wa, s,,cb
the intention OF the mover. fs 'fp
To obvi,te an objection OF Mr.. Leigh. Mr.. D,diriige
mouied his resolution, 40 To require portion Of
the time for which the land had been leased to remain
unexpired at the time Of voting. Aud in answer 10
Mr. TsZewelt, he insisted that admitting all the facts
these subiessees did not all the basis of the
same piece OF lan; for neither Of them voted the
land at ALL The only objec, of requiring the lease,
IN Etrtf IL,
Bill OF Rights. viz: permanent, common Interest in
the well-benE OF the Community All taxable proper.
~ furnished evidence Of this kind. Mr. d. ins.ted
the necessity Of extending the Right Of Suffrage. TO
large and respectable class of persons In our
Merchants Shop keepers. and Mechanics, who have
auent home, and established bu dine a. and who
though holding neither land slaves nor horses which
alone was taxable yet evidence Of posse ssng the
same interest in the Community. as Frech older. had
MIR. Summers denied the position Of Mr. Tazeweli
and insisted that in the he had the Land
cd gave the Right Of Suffrage only to the owner in
lee antlc last tenant they above being in proposition
Mr.. Mercer sail that a. peculiar regulations would be
m abe Tor the boronghs, the pecu tenure Their. need
not be considered when providing fcr the state
MIR. NJ traced the history OF lease hold pro,srty in
his own quarter OF the State and ned thar the
strainng the right OF voting Iessees holjag leases
rene wable at pleasure would exclude numerous,
pecable and valuable class Of citizens from that priv
sge lie should vote for this resolution though hc
had opposed that offered yesterday by Mr. Joynes be-
Cause gave security against corrupt practices at
elections which the other did not.
Mr. Leight in supporting his amendment avowed ii
to be his intention thereby to exclude fer,ners In reply
to Mr. Mercer he referred the case of England where
large lant-hoers (such Sir Jas. Lowther in Cumber-
amD swaycd the elections TO the House of Commons
through the number Of their tenants He complimentcd
Mr. M on tho midncss and indulgence with which he
doubted not he would treat under him. but insist
eel on the same or greater danger arising from the nu-
cnce obtained by mdness, than that inspired by sevcr-
y lie insisted on the views he had urged Yesterday
aS TO the power oil temptation, the experience Of all other
natons-the principles inherent in human nature and
the absolute control derived from the power of the land
lord his tenant and which would only be enhanced
by his kindness and generosity Both fear and gratitude
were sources Of this influence pledges for its
cr He concluded by appealing to Mr.. M to say upon
ms conscience, whether he did expect his tenants 10
feel his influence them.
MIR. Mercer explained. He had referred tran.
sien.iy to his situation, merely witness facts
tending to illustrate the position he had taken. He
again advercd to the difficulty of procuring tenants in
Tiers usually preferred fee simple tenure aud could
easily Procure IT IN the West He dwelt upon the va
lie OF this class OF men particularly the best means
OF superscdjng slave lab They should be invited by
privileges, so repulsed by Introduction. Why should
wealth In one particular form, much more in
ffueuce than the oher' Many tenants in his vicinity
voted in open opposition the will of their landlords:
pose landlord TO infamy. tenant had even borrow ed
his landlords horse and ridden the polls there open.
ly TO vote against him.
Mr.. Leigh explained In ply, disavowing all inten
ton Of personal disrespect He differed widely from Mr.
NJ. in his estimate Of human nature. No two men
could differ more wdely-he believed man 10 he made
of virtue and vice: That were absolutely good.
and none wholly and utterly bad In Judging o.
the Influence likely to be exeried on others, ho
consulted his own bresst--he freely confessed that