Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-21

ders of the poorer ciasses shall DC DISTINGUISHED
Are gentlemen going TO wage war on the poorer |
classes OF this Commonweulth?-hre gong TO |
take awry the vested rights of large and respectn
81 although p0or portion Of fellow citizens. For
ms part he would never consent to deprive the free
holder OF his vote, however humble and trivial
appeared 70 assessors and putrcians the shed which
protected his wife and children from the storm lie
saw this the Legislative committee. and he
thought he saw what he thought he now could see, a
snake IN the grass and he would not uGhrre to- any
proposition which would 90 take away from the
present treeholders any of their vested rights.
Mr. MEncEn said, when he gave wey TO the gon
teman from Charlotte, he about to propose ano
ther amendment The gentleman from Cupeper
was DESTROYS to prevent frauds at elections, and for
that purpose he proposed amendment.
We have III another part of our resolution, pro-
vision that no pauper> shall be allowed to veto ut
elections. He had known paupcr in his district
who voted at elections. With regard to the assessed
value OF trcchods in order to confer rlgh, of sui.
frage previous 70 election 1t was known that Gem
nit;ee of Congrcss-the committee of elections had
decided that deed for so years held IN copartner-
ship was for valid consideration IF these frauds can
be checked 1t would be better to aGoDt some general
principles of constitutional law as guidance and
put IN the power Of the Legislature TO found laws
upon them.
He would therefore strike out The proviso which
fixes certain value to the freehold.
MIR. LEIGH would willingly allow gentlemen to make all
chauses ana alterations they thought proper make hi
proposition little liable objection possible He would
Withdraw the proposition he had submitted seemed 10 him
voting the audcrd aud here he would beg leave to
say TO his friend from Charlotte, that he concrred principle
driven from it by decided majority of his Convention
~ he'i this Constitution made Paa,abe be-
was his design strike from the words Re
! solve" that, and have a substitute
fhe Committee would his object, that all have the
r5n' nov i have 1t hereafter Sometimes happens
acres without house are worth than %
nous His wish rs TO extend the right of suffrage those who
IaicnenI O thsif landlords his explanation due
to gentlemen He would beg withdraw his gro position and
Mr. Hsa e i as ds ea they pease
the Legislative Committee, and he would now explain the
quantity of land which had been taken up by SPECTATORS
hccn covered with patents, and of little
as they please fifty Parces thus any
to the'seve beyond the preparation of the decd free
KIND paye preVacd it his purpose exclude
nal reeholleso shut votes which offered by virtue
Of eeolds which OF no value doing this he was
cerou faopng rule which could He had
men's,
Mr. srAyARD said should vote against expungns the uo
visions becausc the gentleman from Charlotte Dir Kan
do) had supposed would deprive non freeoie of his
right bat because would him. DESTROYS
TO adopt provision which gould place eeoders in every
part OF the State equal oo,in and would this
PROVISION Tor The purpose Of making that which real limit in
the condition thc West without being that lis ply
steal condition such as TO put it in the power of every man.
al an exence not exceeding the cost of the paper for the deed
to make qualified voters by hundreds, and men who
nave no with the country except that of perhaps
casua residence In one instance, the pressure OF
tiot 4o0 quailed voters made by
each FIVE look to the land books shall that
the average value OF the Fand only five per
acre Some of II have been destined solely lair
the paper the patent is issued While the land in
that quarter IS Of this character what the rule which operates
signs the right OF suffrage, value quantity The
given quantity of land IN the West may
mus, be worth a, !sas, o 50 to m IA ae
ers . II oT eI %, m't DC worth less than 50 dollars bu.
human being to set himself down, ii is worth 20 dollars
but ne understood there further practice Some of
mountain lands consist of sllrubbery being
nearly three purhs of the territory the Blue Ridge
which OF conceivable value The man cannot
conceive OF any ya!ae which attach these lands unless
looking through the vista of years. e beods vast counv
e up and these sterile and rocky hills yielding those
raj treasures which make country valuable DESTROYS
10 maae the QUALIFICATION depend value tina, may
operate equally on all parts OF the State and he would make
such limitation would only all the poor free
holders who at possess the right, would take in
some vino do not possess under the present
ar better entitled to 1t than who do He
with his Ten acres who although excluded by guam
ity would be entitled under the rule ofvalue
Ills proposition therefore would in fact extend the right OF
suffrage, excluding only those Who having only nominal
eest in the property OF the country Cannot on any principle
Gentlemen the other day had represented Valley as The
most beautiful country the world than which
not be greater mistake This gentleman much
nstaken about the Mountains another the Val
ley ine gentleman who had jus, sat down said tina. the
good titles who lived where else. Those lands were
surveyed III 1885, in large of from $1,000
and all which had DIS of no value lad
not paid their taxes and returned forfeited
payment of taxes was not then in the power of
make eeholders of those lands, the least
mount He himself lived of those lands he had
heard nothing of those practices which seemed to have
SO much knowledge of Once i'll all his life he had four
eehoders made the morning election and these votes
c! these voorhees, because months residence was
necessary TO make vote good Young might formerly
have bought qualification which given right 10
vote for So dollars but those lands belong the Common
wealth There good deal OF land which valuable
cultivation The gentleman had said some of the
most beautiful land the world which not worth one
dime This a mistake,
Mr. Mccoy said he did here vote TO take away
the privilege from any who entitled but he came 20
vote for extending the right of suffrage although to very
mhed extent small of money vested in pFopenv
he did not tnk the best evidence of the Common
Wealth bu II IS the man who has lived for years
the same spot having wi Re and family and his
Hecuons around him. He knew such, who respect
would corn to buy These have sometimes their
children round them settled plantations, while their fathers
kceP the titles IN their possession, until 10 de
part hence and many whOexect legal titles have yet
lorthe1 lie disposed extend tie right all are
househeePgFs and who have had sufficient residence for there
proof in residence the State than the
mere fact Of holding property lie willing to extend the