Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-15


10y pweriul nations and under the nscesslty of
pslve paval and military Adjustments
ai lind Its streng aud it's efficacy i'm these very
provisions. which 10 country like ours, wcall be
Justly regarded asintolcrab,c defects. We c5nu 10,
here tolerate either las monarchy, acy OF
the cvrruptionS orits-tlolssI of Conmons.
But the example of the House of Commons is quo<
ted TO prove that representation founded on TAXA
ton True, sir that at an-eaIly period OF the Eng.
lIsh history the independent spirit that people con.
tested WITH their monarch, the right of taxing them
without their consent, and ut astsucceedcd in main
tanning that no contributions should be hvicd upon
them, without their consent given in Parlamen,
through their representatives 1t Is true also tina,
the knights and Burgesses originally summoned bv
the monarch to vote supplies only, availcds
OF thispower to extur from the throne, par,icipa.
tion with the king and his nobles i'll the legislation OF
the Kingdom. But whit monarch or noble baruns
nave We here, from whom TO purchase, with our
treasure, tho right OF legislation? And what pccu!a1
conneXon can there be, between Ia Xaon and repre-
sentation, IN country, where Is as much the set
tied doctrine that the people shall be bound by mo
laws maue without Their consent, II is that they
shall not be taxed without their consent. Whcnycu
have established that the people cannot be taxed
without the consent ofthemselvcs or their reprcse..
tatves you have advanced farther in ascer,ainnr
how representation Is to be apportioned an,onr The
people, than when the broad principle acknowledge
that no law, affecting life, liberty, or property is
oindlng on the people without ihelr CONSENT Sur,lv
Inc example OF the House Of Commons can rive nu
support To the proposition that representation should
be apportiUncd III every degree to taSntion 'Pbr
people of Eng never insisted that ca CHI man sboud
vote fms own contribution, that the votes Of their re-
representatives. Should be valued according 70 the
MOUNT OF their respective contributions or that lc
several interests OH which contributions wcr, .viad
should be represented, III the population OF their
wealth The poorest borough, ard the richest city the
largest and the smallest spIrc, had s rcrrpsrntaiin
without any reference to wealth amount OF taxes or
populations Tn ioriy counties in EnrlnnI srrd
tdc4 TWO members 10 Parliament, RCtWit hsian!inr
thcr great disparity III wealth aud population and
D ! u1pD ,hnr,
land are supplied 4y fire large cities an, the sIy
OorOughs without The least regard 70 their vcatb
or thcr cont rIbutoEs 10 the Government: Tie arrn
majority oi tn u are comparatively pUur and I,,s,,,
nlhcant while some OF them would scarcely Inc MI,
10 defrdy the expenses Of their members DARN,
Single session pcThups not able TO pay for tie wu,
drank oy them, at q single dinner I he Ercat coun
y OF Mluu!eseX, and 1t tUw:S OF London and IYc,
hihSter send eght members TO Parliament If tbev
arc represented IN proportion their TO taxation thc
would probably turn'si! majority of tie House of
OplIilh"nS "a statement made by Bourgh, the greut
advocate o English rcform, rctrrrcd TO- probuby nv
Tue gentleman from CuiPcppcr, (AIr. ]. 5 Barbour
SHOWS tndt III the latter part ut TIE l-iL ccu,rry
N!uuiestA ana Is towns. paid S65 parts cut o.: 81
'e ii0'c lana TAX oil the Kingdom, permanent and
diHua' so that n proportIvnate representation
Wouid nave gwen thcui Il decided majority - tbr
whole number ofEnglish III inbc!s
cannot mere iorbcar TO r,IuIrk that Gentlemen
nave seriously objected to the Representations of mum
bers because Uf lis tendency to tho IA, no,yrr -
government INTO the LANDS Of SINAI. populcus districts
whose representatives acting III concer, woud eyer,
III injurious influence Overthr !cgsia of The cuun-
Try. Ihey 'cll Us that Boston ur New York mr. c,c,
bl!llnoF rep cscntcd IN proportion 10 It's members
"ouIu sOoI contract the councils OF It's Statc And
what Is Tie remedy proposed for that eyils Iustco
O' sanitary check, by limiting tie representation IN
eueH grown uistricls,by ancIpa ing the probable
growth vi the udc water towns IN wealth aud roo,,
i"tion, ana im:tng tnc!r representation to pros
cloeu leiHoeF II Is proposed to give them addition.
al power IN The GOTcr-ment, BY adding Ihe.1 weol,b
of tglt
on tue r"tio vi the white population would bo opfi
Heu' aI ths tiiic, TO ono member ny-would b., en-
icq III Ihe ratio Of It's taxes to more than four and
on the combined ratio TO nearly three
The principles OF our revolution have herr, orros,d
:" anu II mas ocen supposed that the spirit OF our ia
Ihefs winch refused submission to taxes imposed bv
d government IN winch they were represented
ShouIu hIsPlrca just oppJsuIJn ever scheme ot
representation which not upportlUred IN so,ns
degree 10 the amount OF taxes imposed IT. tbi. in
deed were tie true pTIncpie of tie reyolIou # j.
NOV no" little regurd was pad 10 it by the
fathers OF the revolution that il did not find soo
conspicuous place III their declarations of r,pbt 90
nave controlling influence in the PROVISIONS OF rho
constitutions which they themselves formed, Re-, 10
gentlemen seriously believe That the var of tic r
oiutloh originated II desire % obtain a rcorcsnt,a
lion IN the British Parliament proe1rtioI,'d Ia a..
PoPu ato!i, or indeed yrcpTcacntatiu II all To
ceFtulnly do not; for they ask u.s. most in G;,,in
what would have b,o the laic of prorosItioo from
the British Parliament, TO grant crcyloncs Il rcpro
sentatIon In the House of Commons uroporii.,c, ..
their poPua ion, on condition that they would snb
mt to be taxed unltc with the gentlemen in sun
posing that our fathers had too much good sense too
much precedence and foresight, % have consen,, y,
SURRENDER tier own house o business their own ,c,
er oil Iegisiating Tor thene elves aud tuxing ibe,o.
selves subject only to tile royal ncgatigcseio have
pound themselves ndissolubiyto n government act
ig u tc o'"'ance VI 3OOO miles from thuuT to here
unite lhelT consequence and their Du,yer nv hoe.
ing an integcr Of the British unions; and have obsn.
uohod forever, all nope Of independence unite with
them IN believing, that the proposition would have
@ ana not less certainly would it have
Ton proportoned to their population and taxes corn
bined' The principles Of the revolution teach ,,s
Ihat 10 people should be taxed by Government in !
"h'oh tIey are not rePrescnted but they do not IN
sucI us TIA, taxation representation should been
9a"y gwen ratio % each other TEcy would fafhcr
Ieau 10 Tire conclusion, that representation "a thc
organ through wmchlhc public ~il nets uoti, Tho
PUBIC interest ~ should be apporli,nod "ih The sole