Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-12-18

part, Of the families to which II
long.
III thew had The complexion Of n
IN the Forth "tdjr"pe, or of the
Tar merry i1sEnghhd, in other TEL,
they wysgs ID onrtA,wm complexion
"i thc'dilfi ul'y Would be removed
IN" mere circumstances of cnm,
ran""t deprive them nf the charaa
men f." F.lnr Il uunhor, As. il il
- pariculirly recommended To AZ,
/" i"rming basis &c represen ,a,io
us simplniiy. it's certainly. its STA
nnd rs prinuncncy. Other expc
i"r securing justice in the case of,a
WINE they amount IN pernniary
I" III" same thing, have been found
to great ohJcctims and I IL" nnt d
thai a majority of tins Convention
pose I" ado t them il they can
substitute they eau approve. Nnt
small recommendation If the Fl
nu'phrf, IN my view. that il is IL, ,:n,
ny 10th" Ia'ti recognised in the \
al Constitution. T. ,e cases. il j, NJ,
not pteriscly the SINE. II the c.,
population were equally dIffnsed
The State. the analogy w"ul,i fail
existing, rs IL does, iD large u,assa,
particular parts at IL, the disi,ucsim,
tween the different pats Of the
resembles that .ha,waxn the sIavc.b.,,
|.apd non-slav--h"Iiing States J: aDd, M
'"J"ri a d"ctrine in our own State. MI
we cl'in the benefit of il u, ,nir rela
t" other States. other disayreeabie G.,
qn"nces may he added. Ia the charv
inconsistency. which will be- blM,El
'ainst,ns. IL the example of mir 81
States stu have weight. we find tina
Georgia the Federal number ~ made
ra,is of Representation IN huh brand
IF their Legisl hure and I do. rot ID
that any dissatisfactim' or IncOnvenil
las flowed from its adoption. I wish
could know m"ie nf the manner in vii
'ariicultr organizations of Gnvernu|
'n"rate IN other parts of The United Sta
L 'ere would he less danger ..fbpihy !
ID into error, and we should have
advantage of the ir experience as well
our own. la the Case, mention; ii
can. believe, be no error.
Whether. then ef,re, we lie: to fix a b
"i rep'esentatir,, FIR the one branch.
the other, Of onr Legislature, 81 for b,
IN combinations with other prirlciv
the federal ratio Is,a favorite ,es.O
with me. Ii entered into nv earl
views at the suhjec,, before this Con,
tI"n was assembled !; aud ilough / h
kept my mind open have listened 10 e
~ proposition which has been adyanc
and given to them ALA candid coosi,
alton. must say. that, in my jndpem.
we shall act wisely in preleriny il To-
THEIRS. which have been brought before
Should the Federal number he mad,
I" enter INTO the basis in one branch
the Legislature, and not into The ri
such an arrangement might prove favo
ahir t. the slaves themselves {. Itnnav
ana'f think II mas neeD, stitHcsfed.
those who have, sIlens..l YES i6 in,er.s,
snecles ct property, are;apt. to sympa,i
with the. slaves, more Than may he
case with their masters and would. Nh,
lore, he disposed, when they had The,
cendancy. m pr tect them from laws
an oppressive c. aractpr whilst the n
tiers, who have a common inirrpst =,
the slaves, against undue taxatnn, wi,
must br paid out at their laltun. will
their protection when hey have the
rcndancv.
ne y invention is now arrived
p"'hi whe'e We must agree on some e.
mon ground, AL sides RELEASING in ,bri
P'h'"ns not changing-lut mutually !.
,r""'rlng part Of them. In iramin
y hN'iint'"n, great diff. ulties are ne,
>'rily ." be overcome and .nn,lr,pg :,
ever "y'rrs me, ih' ~ but, a su,,i, ot r.,
PROMISE. OJhti nations are su,pr,sed
netting so much as. our having been .
!" f"Im CONSTITUTIONS ia the manner wi,
has hern rxemphfi"h III Ibis Country.
y"" The n"i9n If So many States. is in
tYt oi 'hr wufld a wonder: The liar,
"|drf stab 'Strsin ~ a common 0oy,
nett 's'gF.tnenL all, a nn,raoie. | ear.
'"t H-l'crJI"l sell HAL without mn n,
vc shall be- ahl' {" arrange all d,ffi. nj,
'"'v"r have dc>Pa.red uoiwuhstani!
..si''" iht"aIring apptararr e. we b
.nssrd through. ] have arw more ai,,a
-"fp--a c"Isnling confidence that
shall at .ldS' fih that our labors have
been M vain. l.- 81: 1880