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


ny hfe, liberty and property to imminent perip Can
'ou assign any good why YOU should havc
power over this! To this tho rich man might Moba-
ply reply, for such is the cupidty of our nature. f
leave you thirty votes you will eyislac INV mon,y
out OF my pocket into yours. The answer then is
you entered into compact with me- because YOU had
confidence IN my honor aud virtue. DO YOU believe
am an honest man 4 do this act for which Won sus
pect me capable' The rich man Is not satisfied what
does hc do. lie determines To break off the social
agreement. AT the moment of their separation a.
number oil robbers in pursuit OF the wealth OF the 20
rich men meet them Then what do the rich saw Ia
the poor' You Gun give us an eau,vae for our
wealth. Ii Is essential to our protection that we
should employ your physical arm That we shall con
slider an equivalent. Thus il is that the wealthy i-
nor'y must rest ON the physical force Of the colnnu
nifty Tor professionalism physical force which re-
SIDES in the majority Thsy shoulder their uuskets
and spill their blood to defend the property of the
minority THIS Is an ample equivalent, and this cqui-
vaent the mnorit, have. When this country shall
be invaded where would be found the protec pow
err WIN the money and the minority.-No il would
he found with tho majority. Then they would give
inc qua pro q"o' and balance the account Of ser.
wees. Here Is 4 complete cquivalent-here is a ma
Jory to breast the danger and protect the property
OF the country. 1.-THE principle in the Bill of Ripbts
ne true II Is violated IN the amendment now under con
sidcration.
why do the gentlemen wish to change the princi
pie IN the report of the commit &c. They saw ,hov
mold the slnve property-that Il is confined to this
Isec,ion-whcre there Is and will be the wealthy M
hotNg' mat 'Hc proposition of tho To-
VIII transfer the sceptrc from this part of the State
ana place IN tho hands of the W. ST. Not from the
mere circumstance of power being transferred from
them do they object but they fra that the power will
be employed tn destroy Cypress this pr oprrty-
Therefore they think it ssary TO rctnin the pow
or "a guarantee Ii is the only guarantee say, tho
gentleman from Northampton, which YOU can rive
TOR you have exhausted your ingenuity and nut
guarantee that YOU can offer is worth n feather -
They shy they must retain majority i'm the Iou;s
azure oy virtue OF the possession of the property
Have they any ground Tor Their fcaiss They can
nave none which does not strike at the vir,uo md
III diligence OF the people, watch alone can ,,;v. w
curry To paper guiranl, Such fears can onlv
De founded on the conviction that the people of This
commonwealth are unfit for self government, be
cause they are founded Oh The baIei, that thp mn
ncnt the citizens of the West ret uowec tbev n,;u
put thelr hands IN the pockets Of the slav, holders
and rob them If th re is ary foundation fur tbe;,
s' LEI us ehd our liberty at once far republican
So'ernmeHlcS are concerned; bui they are unfound-
ed He would accord any guarantees. no ,.,. I'll
nn9 10 give gentlemen any not incoisiste nt with
rec government. lilo felt respect for the tc,rs
OF gentlemen, and would give them auy guarantees
'"oy would prescribe, but it ia for us TO offer
one. "ha' could VIC say To thcla-you slave hold
e'S nave INC m"Jorlly-we nave long trus, cd yull-
we own the rich lands, and great va. ntcs of pro
auct,Ve properties beyond the mountains-ws hav.
hundreds of thousands of Lulluck.-un ir,1ncncc
capital running through he Western Wids-wl,y
not give us guaran ee'--"iIy you not as likely
10 abuse he power you hold over us as vye shn,Id
q
Wen ask Them for gunrintee-but we ask none :
WIN pride and pleasure admit that we hive ON
.ifc confidence, IN the virtue, intelligence" and in
tcgniy of our fellow citizens of The En., r.,
though VIC have his confidence doos =, ell.
we must give up the principe' Mr. p tLen
argued that 1t was UNI Ust IN the East IN exLih;,
any doubt OF the virtue and intelligence of their
Brethren OF the West. He invited ihs gentlemen -,
the other side TO visit the West-hc assurad tbon,
they would be struck with the indications of honnr
unuuS'ry ana independence which would there meet
hcih al every step They had all the qualities which
were TO be found IN the East excent their etineo,n
i hty had not the means i'm the Wpst IN oht,u ill.,,
'""caon winch is within the roach oi the citizen,
," thiS side The mountain, aud consequently they !
we're iesS enlightened aud less polished They now ,
asked reciprocation of power:-Thcy had nn corn, !
plant to make against the East-rhcy had no, bcen
oppressed but they desired TO know why confidence
'honid not be- extended to them. Let gentlemen
polnt Guy any wei founded reason why il should not
% extended and he would ask II no more.
Had not the East guarantee i'm the nature of
Inns IN te slave interest which extended bc ond
t snt blue RIDGE His colleague (Mr. Cooked when
nd t"e committee enforced this point ably
De tne result of bnsng representation excIsiyclv m
ce "hte Populatio?-wheIew would il tt,ro,v tho mn
1orty' Would Il take it from the siayo'holdno c",'
en NY II would there might be some reason
pf thcr iears-if not, il it still left the contro,n
power ~ the slave ID 'ldcr, why any apprehensionr3
Tc"'ethch were mistaken when they slIpuosed TIM,
slaves were so diffnscd in the West as TO de.trv Pho
49, =" ,iiut properly Ihcy were as much
tratedln some parts as hcre ALTHOUGH in otJnr
PhrIs they were somewhat diffused lie believed
" up INC Blue Ridge thcre was no man vino held
az ',a ' 90 slaves There were many who had so
oo una iuO. Take the base of the Bluc RID ~
, ,ne i'ne OF demorcaion of the slave holdnc 9orn
uuy, and would not he Who holds two slaves H,yo -"
'l'' IN the protection ofthnt propertv M
u. VINO n'lds IOOO' The man with n lttIa anu
G.ntes ms property as much he who has pron,
oSai. suppose that line of dcmarcation ,vn,c 4'.
. ""a' would De the result? The slaves IN the E,gI
tern part OF the State would still be suac;,,, =, /
!eaVe the political power in the Past ~ ~,
10 control the legislation of the STATE IL
%eil INTO some calculations to sustain his orgn'
'nent ana to shew that there was no gruInds f., Io
aPPrchensions of the Eastern gentlemen tl,n, he
Gonceung the wishes of the West they would other
To- .hclr own power, or tho risk or EXCESSIVE
tlxat'on' IL had been sojd that there was orost
uVerflty ct interests, aud thut II was neccss,E o.
Tue compound basis, IN order 10 suit The genius
OF 5c government to that diversity. lie nkod if,Iv
,"aa eve. Iead OF any Communities where tlatc
was not diversity Of int,r,.,.