Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-10

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seconded 10y Mr. fmkney OF ) e, add after the ,vo,
equitable ratio OF 60 cseHiaton." proporior n, h
'eludns those bound seNuuie for tenn Of ys ''
mus oi ai other persons not IA, the s,
,.S"s description" except Indians mt paying taxes, eacn
wa, 10, wes'y the a''en,on of the Go "ce by rran,
NJ ue references have made volume ia, J,,,,,i
the tede@i Coave'tr wul, Ia the ,.y,ormr, 80, 80
course, IN relation 10 these resolutions. " w
After passing AM ppassing thru vaos S,lcr,
aud helm. frequently debated in Commute, of ,Le
Prpo.,cn having assumed the shape IN ,,h,I ue
Federal Co1s,uron was snpar.n Nm now stands
and llh al July by of States TO srs;ns, a.,
the "'hrc- hfh" of the slave population lind ,b eo Wv.
prevailed would have the slave p,r ,on S
c""ne' rs Delaware AT fast, and South Ga rona and C
To the last lcrsevcrsy, insisted by motion ON The Ss
,hoss days the attempt renewed prodc, Tin ,.S
when MaIysnd. vsn'a aud North Carolina. once
What s' becomes Of authority relied po,
oy the sen'cnan from Chesterfield, derived IRON ,be
'r"sn"a 'ha' the principle OF computing three hs of The
slave pr''aon made part ut the Articles considerations
.a The slave holding states united summon nm liz
tedcsai Convention M" that carried COW oon TO
~os ,s.s"c. IN. pasr. q, ' v tue new hs
Of the Couy-n,o hon 18th tn ths I6Is, ',
slaves a, parties to her social ,"Sm'a 20
aud not property And She prepared 60 TO WASH.
the raps's". within her lmnsi Whistler shall be
s., =" ne, own Councils as property poa,anuy
SIR sad Mr Is not the slave under Law s. ms much m
w h w We ms"i OF hrs master as the and tram
aud hs hnn cruelty tie cunn,on ln, ~
inquiry slave like ehr is by our ,"s a OK oa wan
cry and as sooh nay he shipped by hi. an,,e T.,
Cuba or 10 Brazil tie be Nnugelcd mo nm. U,;.d "
fro" Afea, III violation law aud exrars s,ain ~ a1t
s % % andre having k"o~u value maske,s aud
',e sun3ee' Cd legal and profitable ulation ,,r,S
no, OF the reason ~ the law, bu, Of legal fact H
,onenw G' VINO spPenend mos, danger this specie. of
slee' OF o"' social compact a parry TO il, WI, ,S
'e,sey 10 me confederation the the rcyou,on
That slaves should be Lsoght the account, n ,h n.
1.slon, % land mccs be supi,-d 10y the States 10 a.,
a. least as spec'ous those which nave i,, bs.,d e.
mus particular property tine basis representative
~, Rlsar pral
I'm aims Tor the defence maton vet We roro. 'e'h
"heir memorial that the proportion of forces IN he ave
"o"gt to he fixed according whole nrmler oS
IN the state from whatever class they may he ra.ed IS ~
whole number OF inhabitants State whose ;oh.b;,, ie
ALI oh''S both those who Called The field ana ,
who remain TO TIL the ground aud iator in mee,i, nose
are Estimated IN striking the proportion Of forces to n G,n
rd ~ that STATE ought a part Of the halter de;,
go. ' "' u, aonen As Is OF Indispensable necessity in
uses OF husbandIv and otherwise home wbIs oh ue
o' different color who employed EDs tis ny,n
I'm one state, while whites employed for the am.
This mcmo" ece""g :" me ,. account Of the Inhabitants
While one was divided aud voted against II ~ 'a'es'
The argument OF New Jersey favor of compu,,r;o -,
slaves IN distributing the personal bu,,hens Of co,p o
oeats striking resemblance To that which the nebcr &
sustained by comparison Of the condition OF die
OF The West with that of the slaves of the East '
The answer tn both argumcn il the same rba,
however regarded ei'etchere Slaves in VIRGINIA no
considered s property, and property only-and r. ma
properly, they are exempted, ut the expense of the
community from obligations which w6nId ba 60
rons not upon themselves, but their masters so a.
property merely, should they add 10 the WEIGHT 81
Ponticai power, OF which they not and should
not directly partake; and which is clalned fur 10
benefit alone, to the public injury
II the Constitution of the United STATES has
-oe'n"d to supply different rule, il should be re-
menoered that IL was founded in compromise of
principles for the sake of uniting States otbcr
wise sovereign and Independent, by a national oov
eminent of limited power. Its introduction oven
thcre' as principle of rcprcso ntaon, was evident
ly founded on lis prior assumptions by n n,aiori,v nr
PecnnIary contribution among the states allied T.,
TAXATION III was price paid, by the small State
TOT thfif e9ua"ty OF power. III the Senate; and has
long ceased, rs was early anticipated TO be nnv So
curIty TO the property It is supposed TO hive hcep
originally designated 10 protect from that burtben 80
In the last House OF Representatives. the proper
ton of the members from the slave HOLDING 10 those
from tho non slave holding States, was 81 TO Ia2-
no" That ratio VIII be augmented by the approach
ing Census. need not intimate to the Committee
AZ TINS point OF my argument, it is proper, to al
lay the apprehension which has So often been ex
pressed IN this debate, that to adopt the basis or
representation recommended by the Legislative com
ml,'ee Tor our State government would put to hsg-
ard that portion OF representation in the federal
Legislature derived from n compur alton of three
hflhs of the slaves of the Commonwealth.
Ih's attempt upon our fears would seem TO nnpv
that representations under our present State Govern
ment u founded, IN part, on computation of saves
Ibat OF tho Senate We know to have been apnorton
ca III iG' rs nearly As practicable, TO the free white
population oil the State; concesson conpatib with
the existing Constitution because made under Il, and
paid for by doubling the and-tax of one portion Of
tue state, and propOrtionaby reducing thai of ano-
Their. $3.50 " ~
Tie origin Of the representation in the Ho,so Of
Delegates was ably developed early stare this
debate, by my learned friend from Brooke M, bod
nrdg"l Ia ihe work of venerable member of this
Con'Gntion' MARSHALL on the Colonies" il will be
seen that the first representation of the people of this
commonwealth was of settlements" then seven r,
number The assembly winch their Delegates form.
names of those settlements as Elizabeth CIV lance
Cny, CharhS cry which names, by singular adhe.
renee 70 usage, they retained they now do amer
!"se settlements were for judicial purposes erected
into counties
Representation IN the House of Burgesscs there
inre preceded the existence of counties as the con-,
ties d'd inc existence OF slavery for that calnmirv
was introduced among US by the Dutch afer tbo 80
gun OF county Representations; the representation ,b
mas ever since existed ~ the House of Delegates.