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

40 gc0tma from Ab ma-. :, arden,ly desires
eta should have.-On So" com med biss. the Isl
iistrc Mould have 2l y cy a,c,--hs 2d District II
tho 81 dstric, al and the i'h dissi-t 81. And tic
2d am Sd districts ''thc h a;t Of the State would
have together 60 Delegates, instead OF 30, on Tho
white basis
rhc gentleman from AlbcmarIc fMr Gorinn) and
tho gentleman from London Mr.. Mcrccr) have also
told tho committee that It representation be appor-
toned according In white population alone, there
would si ne "a considerable majority of Drnpniesl
cast OF the Blue Eldg".-Hhc frs gent lnan eavs
the majority would be 10 and the other say Il wnu,l
6e eo--Hcre again tho gen,lcmen arc comp. llsd 70
resort othc census of 1890, to sustain their position
if ~ argument YOU will grant gentlemen their pre-
H,ses, 1t is very easy to prove any thing they wsi
bit mus, again insist holding gentlemen 70 the
tudurs e-t!uraie cf the poputiou OF 1890 caHnut
c'nsent that they should adopt it when It suits them
aud abandon II whcn Il makes against them w ny
NJ Chairman should we talk about :uc census q! !
1870, when it is manifest that NJ oPporlonmcnl of
representation under the Constitution which
nay be recommended by this Convention to rho
people ever can I've made under that cnusus?--Ttc
S,cIegacs IN 1890 arc to he elected undcr he old
institution and in $50, new census VIII b. aSt0
uadrr the authority of the Genera. Government
oui he first apportonmoGt II Delegates that can
ever take place under the new { institution VIII b.
coaiornube to the census OF 1880
The gentleman from Loud,n Nir. II 'rc'r} has
to'.he committcc that Their wo'i nor ~. ulnjor'-
jy,n white population west of the Blue Ridge hrthc
100 add HAT tho trdnstcr Of Political cvrr 10 thu
wcst would br gradual 1.s affirmation j. NJ
ioTb. kin,lly intended b. ih2' gen lemsn 20 ALA;
ITO porcilcnseRs Of Tho cast w ic nav be
pos d to admire the philanthropy which pronatS The
Information, cannot admit the pr mis- necessary
~ enable the Trntemsn 10 prov" hIs po-iton.-
Hero again he refers to the census Of ;S2O-Accpr
ding to the Auditors "cCNSHS the Whtc paN;I
west &c the Blue Ridge is now 3i9, 5lS-apA on the
eest of tho Ri 'ge 500 745 If tho white pJpul .tion
continue increase in the ratio hls ucrca-
ssd since 1920 then in 835 TN" white population
west of the Blue Ridge VIII be 375 3 O-and last of
the Blue Ridge 372, 299. being n majority Of ; OF
west of the Blue RIDGE acsnow,-dr Mr.. Chair
man, that this subject have heretofore been
mistaken, and, possibly, may have induced some
Others to adopt my did not suppose, until
saw the Auditors estimate, thst the maj 'ry oS
white population would be west Of the Blue Ridge
80 early Us 1889
/ have said, VI. Chairman. that ii there Were 70
slaves in the State ii by unanimous consent tne7
were to be forever exempted from taxation Should
still vote for the amendment under consideration -
Those who have the power Of laying The taxes ought
10 be directly responsible to those VINO are ccnperl
topay them--not merely in name but III iac'.-lt 'Ee
Report OF the Legislative Commute &c be- ad'p'c''
then taxes to any amount may be impoSet' cnn,rarJ
to the unanimous wishes Of those who pay oi the
taxes and imposed by agents w'o Owe 10 response
hiltv eyDrcss or IMPLIED - tios' who IRE compel 81
a., 80, Inc r,aaccr pOrtI,n Of those taXe--ike he
,rrti,n,,n from Hanover Mr.. Muyis) l can imagine
9o Ji4nost;~h more oppressive than that which gives
-, DE man the power of laying taxes, and imposes
the duty of paying the taxes on those who hay' 10
confront over laying them-Wmy Is il, sir, that the
several States, give the power of oriIna'ing laws
imposing taxes to the m,st numerous branch Of the
respective legislatures? 1t Is cause the most
humorous branches of the Legislature moro i'm
ncutey the rrpt of tho people; hey arc
elected for shorter periods and compelled more
spcdily to return to the pcnp and give an account
Of their stewardship -Fhosc who pay tho taxes
ought to have complete contrOu! OYER those who have
the power of laying the taxes. otherwise the ,rvas
which in free government should be- considered as
the Velunta contributions Of the citizen for the ser
vices of the State, would be IN fact arbitrary eyac-
tons made by irresponsible agents If tha amend
ment to the Report of TIL Legislative Committee be
adopted this salutary and necessary controu viii be
preserved; but if the amendment be rejected then
taxes may be laid by those who are Mt responsible
to those who compelled to pay them
Lot see, Mr. Chairman, what has be - done by
other States IN this Union IN fixing the basis of
resentation in their respective LeIis,' we
have been told IN tn progress Of this Debatc that
6fteep States of his Union hny" adopted he whit
basis without regard to any other Iteration. and
we have been urged to follow their example, II,
again am sure that the hO"oru5ie gentlemen who
haye made this assertion had no in cnon 10 deceive
fhc committee; bu, ! am equally certain that they
have reckoned without their no ts.--In~tcad of )
States having ado ted the white bass Unqur'yied
there but six who have adopted hat bass without
modifcaliOn.--And Of these neither Of tbem are
% he old thirteen ) atcs of this Unlon--and ol
Them are States created within the asst few years
phc only States which have adopted his basis
ungyulifed are kentucky, Ohio, Johanna, Illinois
Mississippi and Alabama ] muir Big b.. Indulgence
of the committee while I refer o the Con-t u'ons
Of The other STATES particularly on his subj ct.
In Massachusetts whore they hayc no slaves, tho
representation ia the Senate is basel entirely on tax
alton, and in the Housr OF Representatives. every
own having $50 rataole polls is untitled o. repre-
sen-a i've aud cv'ry town having 57j s entitled 10
representatives,.
IN Main every town containing 800 inhabitants
4s entitled 20 Tcpros'n atne-1Gd s., ON increasing
,,nti a to,yn has e5,2j0 uiabitau,s, when shall be
entitled 10 Z Representatives. anil ~ turn duV cUey
has. mare Nlun representatives.
la Vow Hampshire. tha repre- CITATION in 'ic Sen
a.c g. busei on taxnol alone. ln 'ho ii,u.e Of Re-
preson.aliyes n iow having 100 ra'oablr pills i-
entitled TO rcpo5rn'ltiy', AMI town having 40, d.
entitled g. ,.
in Vermont, towns containing 30 'aZaH. iuinli.
taut5 are enttlud TO rapr "H.n.iFs o.d ~ other.
without regard to population "r' cnuned ~ g..
70 Cn1u5c.cIt, fhf D1I ,fs.a tiy habits, % which
taf gentleman from LrId'uu wished ha could trans
port All thu members Of th.s Convention 20 witness
The beneficial rosul Of hor w-e Institutions, each