Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-21

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no doubt bene6eialy, both in relation To economy
andthe dispatch of public business But the extent
oi tis reduction, must depend upon the concurring
OPINION OF the several parts Of the Commonwealth;
aud upon proper and equal apportionncnt OF repre-
scntotion, SD as 10 provide well possible, that
part be subject To unequal huriheus by taxation
otherwise expect it will nc difficult to adjust this
subject 70 the entire satisfaction OF AL; and he who
~haH have TO act Upon It, being representative Of
ono part ofthe Commonwealth, should not expect TO
DC aoie % dictate TO the either parts or TO eng of
therE but should carry with him disposition candid
y 10 consider the interest Ct each and every part
and 10 accept that which should appear best calCua.
led 10 promote the general good Of all The right ct
SUI age Il connected with tins Subject.
Ide right ~ SuGla.e, Us regulated by the present
Constitution, las been source Z tnccoshg COM
piant iGr nanny years. Al the iWrrovilrnt Lcgisla
ton OF tho State hGs been attributed to IT, Many
imaginary evils, well rs hcucfts deferred, have
been ascribed 10 i. Bui I thiRl, the evils, itauy,
have been m. unified; and fear that the benefits
uclpated from an enlargement Of the right of suf-
rage 50 far as the public is concerned it lay not he
realized. On the other hand, am inclined 10 think
that the fears Of those who have been opposed to n
Convention, generally on the ground, that the pre-
sent Government, though not perfect. was toc good
10 hazard for Theoretical perfection and that The cx-
t"ntiOn Of the right Of ru.irarr would tend to i'm
Har the rights and security OF property, nav prove
10 be CTuCudicSS--iithe rnht suray re be cN,cnd-
ed hut yet ludicoUslv limited according to the bill
vi rights 70 those only, who give sufficient e.
!ceucc Ola permanent common interest with. ard at
t1chrncDt 10 the communi VI aud i. BIZ ne Cor
live f,.rrct;,,, c,.-,. 49,, 80. ,,, ,,,,;,. -
tcr,,d IN ite c,.oct r,l,t mud ,.r;,.;r,,, a,i r.,
I'd from, tho ;,,nos;,c,, of ,,no,,,~I L-tI
IN W.. regulated commnuiiv, every citizen is
or should be- iltcr,. I'd II, I'm, I.,-s ,,iici w.t.,
the riu,ts ut nor.oi,s ,i.l az rro-,rt,, ~. ~
has a. oreina aud udc'tasoir rir, 20 his fculiies:
they constitute tie means by hitch hc acquires pro-
pertv and distinction. Hc cdauot be righ;iuly
deprived al the us. OF these means Bn 70 lno,;.
tlat .. faculties of mon ar, uapr.Il,. rrncI tior
meals are therefore unc,,,ial and the NJ r ,io,,,
thour,I left free and ,urcs'raincJ Will nrolu,e car
r,,uc iirer results To ri.., * ,yop ono t,,a,,. T.,
another i've. and 20 an,hcr ten talents 'ia rirhf or
him who h~sicn talent to them i, ,,rcci. Il, ccr,1
and 10 ,,r, tin,l ccual 20 t,. rioi Of him ,,i I
ono talent Ia that one: each I'm, ri.,l.. "a un,,,,i
tinns The rioh, Of each member o:' the cor,Iutui
tv should therefore b. precisely ,ci,j nnn,I,r-
as Ia those, tl.jrrs " .', ,r,,,r',- b,rop p, ooL
Evarv ci;jzcirs rl-lt to va r,o!, I5~,v nuI sccnr,y
and 10 The use Of hii tac,,l.ios i co,7l h,, a.
these last =.e uncrunl. ard produce u,,aruaI
results 10 the p-ouri7tor il bnrrrns lin, ,,,,
have RIGHTS to uIen,,nI thinn= Tcrcc,l,a Et,,,'.
bet Won, ti. noor anil Tho ricb uLicI j. nut j,
tnc !, tIir ,;L. Inv, 4; ,T;,,c,,re -, .LN ,Ii.
IN ,obicb ,bc, 5avo ;is 7. ,c,,;-s NJ r,so,;
Ia i,,-tiE. ,Lc ,-scr,;or tL,, no -. n % .i go
t,,tS( cr,,st;,;,,ta Ill -. =; 80 I. '' 80.
tbo,,, - ror,r, ,,,.,''ri,niy .S,,-,;., ~" =!
g ,',r,. r,',,.,,,,i,,: ~, ~, -; -
which :; .;:,no,r'i,, -, =, - ,;i. ; H.
+. ;,,r,,.r,, r-c,,..;,i. Li.,,., .i - 49,, ,'- -!
,,,..' r ~! s. - G4,'u al
s,,.utin, me- .ncL . ~ .-i, >, ',ccI,i -, -,
jutlc,c. ;',o -., ,r,, ,,.'l n, ,rici crr,t;ca Ina
tho -,,,r..r ,r,.,,.. ,i,bo,,,,, ~. ,,a,, No.,
~, ,-,,-o.s,l II :. tbr;,'rioL, H.. ,I;"-i3i!
III, a}-n,,c,.l,v tl,,. co,.,i,u,iT, D. 49,, ,lniJ
as wealth : lilo l,.iti,,,.l, o-,,so,,-,.,, - -
cu,,s and Of ir.,l,.,-. and ., ,,r,,~.., - F, -
ii RIGHT ,o If equal - ,'a ri,,lt or In, =, IL, ,.,
who ~ l-s+ nr,,r.y snci, r,To,,ric,o. I. o oi
iql, also 60 have if protected bv IN. constitution.
and If ;r,;. ba not l, taa a,,,.roi., = s,,,,; =,
culties a, Of industry - = l. dro,,r.ed; and ti,ot