Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-19


amendment as amended
Mr.. SrANARp opposed the amendment, because it /.
would give the power to every corporation TO modify
INC rish. OF suffrage oy imposing nominal or trifng
AK TOR the purpose of comforting The right of suffrage
That another objection was If person pa state fax
Of cents, is returned delinquent upon the county
or corporation taxes, he will still be entitled TO vote
ain, If different items of state tax are laid and he
pays one OF them the smallest, he will be entitled TO
vote. Indeed, said Mr.. s., under this provision il
VIII not be necessary TO pay the tax all as It does
not deprive person of the right vote unless de-
mand has been made him for the tax; and As tho
Sherhs arc very negligent, rs is well knewn. in de-
manding these small taxes, the probability is that IN
many cases the demand will not be made and there
tore 1t Will be IN the power Of the shcriiis TO permit
nsov"u's TO vote. How is the demand TO he pro-
we'd: The gcnileVan from Brooke. Mr. Doddridre0
has said that the officer holding the election is the one
10 make the demand add viii know. Ofcourse thcn
he VIII have the entire catroul of the election and
can admit reject in all such cascs Ii i, were rpbt
20 extend the right OF suffrage this class OF persons
the right ought not 10 b. at the will Of this officer
Mt CourER said tie high sheriff sometimes held
tile lis while the deputy collected The taxes and
Won d not know whether dcnsrd had bren made
or not. lie stated some other objections not noted
by our reporter.
Mr. DoppRipGE said the objection would not exist.
as the returns Of the Shers made to the county
courts aud become record many months before the
cleo ION.
Mr.. SrA~Ann replied that the pigment made after
The returns would cntiile to a But was the re-
TURN evidence VIII tho return avail against n re-
cent: VIII the demand appear by these returns?
Slr. JONES referred e. Mr. Snnard's objection,
that he sheriff would have entire control the cleo
ton, and moved TO strike out the words provided
ch taxes shall have been demanded" This amend
mcnt was accepted By Mr.. Wilson, bur objected TO
by Mr.. Mercer, who referred ,s the debate in Com
mttee OF the Whole for the reasons tor its insertion.
Ihe question was then taken the amendment of
MIR Jnyn's to the amendment of Mr. Wilson, anu
carrie in the affirmative.
The question thea rccTrred 81 the amendment of
MIR Wilson as amended The ayes and noes were
called ioI.
Av.s.-NIessrs. Anderson. Coainan. Harrison,
W iamson M'Coy, Moore. Rsrne, Smith, Miller,
Baxter Mercer, Ftzhugh. Henderson, Osborne,
Cooke, Powell, J. NJ. Mason Mayor Donaldson,
Boyd, George, M'AIillan, l.. Campbell, Byars Coyd,
Chapman, Mathews OrlcSby. Duncan. baidley, Sum
mrs See, Dndlrdgc, Morgan, a. Campbell VIII
son, W. Campbell, Clayton, SAUNDERS Cabell, Stuart
Gordon, Thompson, Massc, Joynes, Bnyly, Upshur
Ill.
Nors.-NIessrs. Jones, 3 w Leigh, S. TAYLOR.
Giles. Brodnax, Dromgooe, Alexander, Goode Mar
shall, Tyler, Nicholas. Copton, Baldwin, Johnson,
Trezvant, Claiborne, Urquhart. w Leigh, Logan,
Nenabc, Madison, p p. Barbour, Stanard, Holiday
Griggs, Pendleton, Roanc, w. p. Yavlo- Morris
Garnctt J. 5 Barbour, Scott, Macrae, Green, Taze
well, Loyal, Prentis G-igs5y, Branch Towncs Mar
TIN, Peasants, Rose, Bates, Nealc. Coa:cr, Perrin
~.
SO the amendment was not carried.
Mr. DoDD7rDGE then offered the following amend
ncnt:
"Or who shaJ! have resided within the Common
wealth years and for the last year within the
county, city, borough district where he offers to
'ote, and who during the las; mentioned period sha
nave actually paid legally assessed on
him--and hcnceforth there shall be no capitatiou
tax lcXccpt saves assessed or collected either for
State or county purposes"
Dir, MERCER offered amendment to Mr.. DIS
imCndmcut. as follows:
PROVIDED such taxes shall have been demanded of
him"
Mr.. DonDRrDGE accented tho .,,arJ,,,r,
Mr. NENAnLE opposed the exception in Mr.. Ds
amendment of capitation taxes on slaves and conten
led that 1t would operate uncqually and uniusty on
parts of the Comm onwealth,
Mr.. DopDRIDGE agreed 10 strike ont the execution
Mr. ScorT offered amendment to insert after
the words " :" the words TO the
amount Of one dollar
Mr.. NICHOLAS spoke in favor this amendment
Mr.. TowNEs explained his reasons for voting for
this amendment. He said it was necessary as his
present vote would seem Inconsistent with his previ
Gus votes lie was IN favour of an extension of the
right of suffrage but gentlemen were disposed TO 90
too far for him to accompany them.
MIR. LEIGH spoke briefly in favor of the amend
ment.
MIR. Sco1~r thought that all government ought to
be based on property, the protection of propertv
was one ut the chief objects of government The
elective franchise ought therefore to have that basis
and tax paying was the best evidence oft. lie was
therefore, for small tax qualification to exclude
the idea of aristocracy.
Mr.. STANARD also spoke in favour Of the amend
ment.
Mr.. MgRcEn and Mr.. MoRGAN against it.
The question was then put on Mr.. SCOTS amend
mcnt. The ayes and noes were called for.
AYrs.-Mcssrs. Jones, b. w. Leigh SAINT Tay-
Tor, Giles, BrodnaX, Dromgoole, Alexander, Goode
Marshall, Tyler, Nicholas, Clopton, Johnson, Trez-
want, Claibornc, Urqubar, VIM. Leigh Logan, We
nnblc. Madison, p. p. Barbour, Stanard, Ifolladny
Griggs, Pendleton, Roanc, WIN. p. Taylor. Morris.
Garnett J. $. Barbour, Scott, Macrae Green, Tazc-
wen, Loyal, Prcntls Grigsby,- Branch, Townes,
Martin, Plcasans, Rose, Batos, Neae, Coaltcr Per-
rim DO.
NoEs.-Nlcssrs. Anderson, Cofilnan, Harrison Will
hanson, Baldwin, VI Coy, Moore, Bernie Smith Mil
Ter Baxter, Mercer Fltzhugh, Henderson, Osborne,
Cooke, Powell, j. NJ. Mason Naylor, Donaldson Boyd
George, MMilan, Il. Campbell, Byars Cloyd Chap.
man, Mathews, Ogcsby, Duncan, Laidlcy, Summers,
Sec, DoddrIdgc, Morgan, Alexander Campbell. VII
son. William Campbell, Clayton, Saunders, CabclS
stuart, Gordon, Thompson Massic, Joyncs, BayIy,
Dpshur-48.
So the amendment was not carried.
Mr.. DoDnHIDGE moved to amend by inserting after