Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-02

mistaken, but n struck h IN a. tbs ipevit.hl. -,
SION that the union ct wealth gives power to pran.
erty, and that cqui, acnt to u majority of IN, pp
latinn. INC PoPu-
He would not trouble the Committee with nm,
'ur,her remarks. lie had presented h,s argument,
more rom sencc OF duty, than from a coHyiction
tha IL contained any thing which entitled il to The
aten'on OF the COMMITTEE, but for the Kindness wit,
wh'Sn he had been heard, he rendered the Commit.
tee his grateful acknow ledgments
MI. MORRIS of Hanover then rose 70 ASSIGN ,h
reasons ior his course. Ii seemed to him that the
question which was discussed by the last pentleman
was not precisely what We are cons,dering III. M
derstood It To be AZ represent alton shall he 6xod So
cor DING To numbers the white population only or
IN the combined ratio Of population and tnxa,on-
from some OF h,s remarks, he considered that the
gentleman had supposed the question to- be- as to .
superintendent to be hereafter made when the rigbt
OF suffrage Is fixed, that basis, according TO Tho
number OF hghtiog men found able. Neither Of
These questions had been before the COMMITTEES. and
when We come to either Of them it would be ,in,o
enough to answer what had been sold ON those sub
Jec's. Inc question now is-shall representation be
nAea on me oasis OF numbers only. or population
ami taxation combined? j, was q short question but
s decision involves much of the happiness or misery
on TINS Commonwealth. Before ne entered into tho
subject, he would make remark or two on what had
alcn from gentlemen on the other side.
IL was not eaough for gentlemen to prove thar
government was established for the protection Of liz,
ana property. lt was not enough for them to prove
.'at their personal rights would be in danger from
the change pressed by the amendment. If they
proved that their rights would be endangered by th,
aoopion OF basis OF population and taxation COM
oned unless 1t was also proved that rights would
De secure under representation founded on numbers
aiohe they Tell short, and did occupy the whole
ground 1t they Showed that their own rights would
not DC secure the one proposition was adopted TN
ess they could also slew that BY the adopton r,L
other our rights this side of the Moun,ain n,oii
non be cast at the feet OF the citizens on the oh-
,ucir argument was not sufficient That might, Der
n"Pe' prove that we onghtto have two Ccnst,u
or might induce us to find some middle princ;nn
winch would protect both interests If no such IA
DC prinSipie could be found, by which both mipbt bc
ana secured nc would then agree, if The i'm,
Cohgrulty OF those interests was so GREAT Tin, 49,
must be sacrificed, then it would become our d,. -,
"nEf Two Constitutions to the Commonwealth
| ne hoped there would he such necessity JIo
hopeu that we should such u result from Inv H.
bors would secure to the West ,Ln;r w, IA"
rights and TO the East, theirs. He hopcd so sr -.
'hS'hian II would be his pride to keep the limos
.ney now aTe-ahd not TO run line of separation
across The State. To that he could not aptee mic,
u should Dccnme necessary for the West mr. Cr
tue East: lie hoped no such sity wound
occur occur III nothing could be done to satisfy ibc
west, and tie mcone ruy uf interests shouIi t;ii
exist hc knew not what would he the resut L,t I
did not entertain any fears, that it would he tho h
version OF our republican system. He felt no anne
henslons that Virginia would br unab IN 1.-Two IL
that system or that 1t would be changed fcr e
IF form OF government We are not az Ihn;,n o' g.,
adopt any oiheriorm of government Tber. w.
oihrr government Of which We arc u n,en,ho
oo'ghti"ns to which would stand in the wnv ne ,,
a change wy vi such
Is II necessary that representation shall be bnso,
Oh numbers and on numbers only? When tLis Jr'
"', Ist commenced, II seemed to him from, bnt b.,
could collect, that there was an imnress;on ~ 10 10
minus 81 some menbers, that this rigt was do,rnj
rom some inherent, original pIiori right 1'L;s
had been urged with much earnestnoss oa,I, =; rs rs
discussion. But since the able argument of tho oor-
tlenan from Northampton, ,hnt ground LnJ -
aoa''"ne"' ana wa are now told, that the richt In
Eoaern oy numbers Is ct Conventional origin tbnt
II las compact entered into by rur anccsiors md
ought TO be imperative. We are referred 10 tho nj
oi Rights Tor this right. But the gentlemen win, ,,I
Yer us 10 iliN instrument, look to ITS languape md
not regarding the specifications Of DOVER in ,S. C'
stution, take up the Bill of Rirhis as tho rrIo I
me gentlemen look at that only and cons;Tc, ,h.t
ohy as our Constitution, there might be some force
IN the argument. He cuntcndcd that Inv 1ooIins ~
u" language OF the two instrumcnts-tbe RiI ~.
Nights and The COnstltu ion together n nav E,,lt
would be thrown the minds of those vLo Sai
quoted The Bill of Rights alone, to- sustain tbeTr
course of argument. He said that Inv snch ro,a 60.
" would be that those who laid tho fo,,nJ,,;
OF tins government, had not built on any spcb NIT
probation of principles, had been made br tho c
tlemrn on the other side.
a strange histsrv of the formation or ,L., -.
t"tloh had been given. 1t has been said Tim, ,b.
great men who framed it, were too mnch h;T
that they acted under Ike roar of hostile cannor.
To-; Ivy, W.Ie 700 near The enemy; and that thus
thcir WORK was not such as it would have bcen Ind
l, oecn III different situation Did II mo, occnr 10
'"c BchHemcn, That If tins Of camon nnd this
P'o:nI"y 10 the enemy assisted to prevent the for
PClicCt constitution, that they must
nave MAD similar cffct ON the Bill f Ri9bIs,-
u 'hcy were too much hurried in the franpg of the
Cons Cons rrtIon To deliberately weigh it's provisions
nnnsn 'Iey not have also been too much hurried to
- " t'euly limitations 10 the general PRINCIPLES Of
I re basis OF representation in the Bill OF Riehts,
~ an injurious effect was produced on one. was IL
"sG on The other But j. II true that the gontle
were so hurried in consequence of the vicipty th
enuy, as to be unable TO build ft structure on tic,
%", , lnd IN Tho Bill ofRgh,s' lie was cer,afn
vvl,t e. goht'Smen who tod ths, believed that
tb,, Ivy s"'u was true. But he was no loss certain
m ""' my were mistaken There nrc mon now Eu'
IN thn r '"u "'no'i SAID now ycscnt-who assisted
tell the G gcntm" of that Constitution aud who could
and It's i,r,; mat It was considcrrd and debated
I nc ~,,Sned with all dcliberat1n and cars r.
refer r. %G hoo, TO appeal to the living lie might
whose name bnS "i aid statesman, now no more,