Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-07

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lie presumed it could not DO denied that no man III
the United States better understood the reasons OH
which the Constitution was supported than Hamilton.
Look at his views OF representation and taxation aud
sec whether he considered the principle as new and
unjust. Here MIR. Leigh quoted an extract from tie
remarks made by MIR. Hamilton Id the Nc'y>York
Convention.
What were t':c parts of the population, of New
y OK which were not entitled 10 vote. Pi,at very
peasantry OF which he Dir. II. had spoken Of ycstcr
day. who earn their daily bread by their daily labor,
ana whe will have right to vote here unless the
principle of universal suffrage shall be adopted If
the clam OF the gentlemen Of tho West prevail the
East VIII have no representation of labor, while tie
labor of the West will be represented.
He would proceed now to consider another
SUBJECT. we had been told by several gentlemen,
and particularly by the gentleman from Brooke Mr.
DodirIdgcO TINT if the principle OF the umeudlnrnt
Should prevail, The effect would be to make the East
master ofthe West to the eud Of tie:--that to gvc
to tic people Of the East representation for their
slaves, would be 10 make the people Of the West
themselves slaves for in the East havc tie Sill
p.:rority OF whites, it is impossible, in the nature Of
Things, that this can ever be changed.
9his argument, ii il addressed to Che faclinns
OF the West. is we'll adapted to the purpose: il it
was addressed t" their reason, it n;ust lave been
founded i'll an entire oblivion of tic nature of tho
fcneme before tue Committee The argument is
founded on the Fact that there is minority Of the
wirte population East of the Blue Ridge, aud OH the
othcf snlfoslion that the apporionIeIit to be
made Is To be forever fixed and Interchangeable. If
tcrcnt times either he basis the trainritv surely
It is not tn he assumed that the East viii forever or
ior more Than few years, retain the asccndancy.
lie Ilea tat the representation now agreed OIL will
BE- fixed and urclungcabIc is made hv tie same gen
tlernan wo aHtly tells that ours is the claim,
Oh inc minority TO govern tic majority I'hat argu
',icnt Is used BY the same 4'tleman, who has pro-
uictcd that IN 80 years. the nry of the white DO
pulatton will be Oh the West side OF the mountains
t Is part OF their own scheme, hut III 1885, there
shaii DE new enumeration, and assessment.
! at ,,t-,t,,t IL,
and this process to be repeated at intervals not e7i-
! ceeding 90 years.
IN the present ate of tire populations the number
of the white population West OF the Blue HJdne i.
within $4,000 OF the number Oh this side. What
that population will be i'll 1855, may be READILY es.i-
nacd from the accounts of its increase since 1920
AZ the white population increases, and representa- ion
increases IN proportion to the white population chile
tue population increases IN the West was TO be no
ped that taxation also Would increase IN The So
!proportIc1 Gentlemen, while fixing their eyes ON
Representation, according 10 while population seem
20 imagine that contributions the Public Treasury
are not to increase III the proportions II Dopu
lation Should increase Iey tell it WILL and they
eSpcl TO ocr taX'tIon il proportion to that Icrea Sc
OF population, and to the easing fertility Of fJnir
SOL, they VIII acquire political influence from this in
creased proportion which they will bear of the public
burdens, and Will consequently, obtain nrcer re-
presentation How the baanc, OF po,s2nr will
be transferred he had no. estinru, cd nor Ins Ina 81
all equal 10 tic task, but if the calculations Of to
gentleman from Brooke be correct that in 80 wears
Vost
OF the mountains, he, Mr. L. Would tell him. that if
they continue TO contribute according to the present
tarf or contribution, the West WILL before that time
be entitled to majority ofthe representation. What
then, DO the gentlemen content for? IF as thew
say, they Will have the majority of the White ponn.
ation in 80 years. why there this anxiety to take
the pswsr from the East and transfer the balance
to the West: He ,:ould tell them aoam that ~,
believed the power would be transferred to the W
o s Eas the Pguao of the West shall
crease OF population and taxation it shall be the in
tcrest OF numbers not to impose UNEQUAL tsyg1;o,
upon theTiselVes-when they will thus seal and doll
yer to the West bond and security written at the
dictates OF their own interests aud recorded in their
own II'loFe-SheHcvcr the population of the West
shall be such that the country will be eyen roa 80
wealth increased und made permanent and il shall
thus be In stuatioIo bear its equal pronort;,n n
Tue puoc contributions, Wlether this would be in 80
years, lii 20 years, in 10 years he knew not. hn,
whenever it shall be, the Vest will then bav, an
equal interest IN the Government and the East viii
then be wiling to extend thithcr equal power ne
was Indifferent about the balance Of powtr and tbe
West would then be Indifferent about it, The W.
indeed would nov be Indifferent about the balance off
power Gid they not covet power the property of
the East. FF' "
Again-gentlenen ask, if according to the shirt
OF the Constitution, the baarne of power unst mn,
soon DC transferred to- the ira montana population,
lie would answer yes. We shall divide their cnun
tees with the same liberaity, which we have ALWAYS
exhibited in nIakng divisions of country and TINS
their representation i'll the House of Deleuates viii
soon suFpaSs that of the East Why then, it NAV
be asked, was he defender of the ancient Castilr;
tom why DID ne now strenuously deprecate its re-
tor1 lie would tell them TINT under this Conet;t,,
ton the counties would be divided ACCORDING IN
wealth III well as population While the balance ofl
power Is Win u.s. the West has security in the com
mon interest, which we have in oil the toxas ~
may be imposed. That will not be the case and b,,
transfer OF power now, the West shall be enabled
to eXtort three dollars from for every one doll
winch tney WI contribute There vas another rea
sun. He Wiling to transfer the balance 80 go
er, wlfsn time shall give TO the West the right ~
possess it. He wished the transfer to be made nv
time the greaest of innoyators. but the wsest and
the safest OF rctormers Power will gradually mass
into the hands the West, they will propressyeIv
become sensible OF its burden, and will learn bv de-
grees 70 feel the weight OF the crown which hcy arc
destined to bear. Wv
Hero thaEe rs proposed q sal len--an abruht
Of DoWer-Whert. &c i,,n,, III