Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-21

cause the enjoyment OF these, furnishes to the poor
man hts only fence, against tue ovvrwecnng mtiu
cnce and power, which wealth GOLFERS upon the rch.
apd which We know are too oftcn tyranncally cXer-
cised. Beside this, however poor man many be,
unless hc be an ais Lutte pauper, land pauperS
oXcludcd) he e. possesses property; and sir, the
poor mans PIT is Just dear him, the rich
mans treasure because ii is his ALL aye, and more
dear him, because il is but ptance, and there
fore moro liable To be exhausted. Surprising there
fore that the rich and the poor have equal ,Irruc
(and ;his magns, vii not be denedl the poor nan
must and does take us great an interest Ill The good
gov'rnn OF the country as thu rich man.
The truth =, thai permanent residence is the best
evidence OF attachment to the community, aud
terHst in its welfare The value of land is iluc-
iuang, and its tenure too uncertain to furnish ths
evidenc'. 1t may be said that # loses his and,
and It pass IN other hanis, that 9th persons VA,
posse this evidence, and will bc entitled the vote
and through every muta ion OF pr pcrtv: bu
from his 1t would seem hai III RIGHT of suffrage is
III the land and in the peops. Suppose WRIT
Gus and IN egrnt mIu e. day poss sSed ola farm up
on winch hr resides with his wife and children sur
rounded by rgc circle of beloved friends and rcln
tiyes E'ory dy will say he Is cutitlrd 10 the right
oi sutr'g' Well suppose THAT by of those sud-
den reVer>es of fortune which the uncertainty ~,
human urhrS, ere continually occurring he should b
we'd of the right OF suffrage He is vet yrtun,, ~,
telhgen, pa not;. IL has We, in 'his Stale his r.,
sldencr las t"mil, h, friends his al that Is hi,
DO You SUI pose that his tgchuent To ms uot,,r
STATE aud hs int rest IN les welfare is .ss now, IN y
bator': Certainly not. Being now &c rvrI OF the
h!
,""c"-2d - tar pr'c-"a:e-t - cda' aud inst laws
BY winch lie AMI Ill - 10 ieaI 49,. -,- H. ,
be pro eotrd from oppression.
DO You mea>uro mans ri-h, TO vote by ihc rhine
u his landed p;O -crtys How uncertain and i1,;.,.
test Wi. his ais be az: mans attachment and inter
est w II! You say that he shall real estate of
The value Of twenty dollars was suggested bv
one gent!emlu? Sure we Ill know that a piece NJ
land which this year may be worth tyentv.:,e doll
ars, may, by some ~ those which are proj-
eng continual changes IN the value al lamd ana lis
produce, be next YEAR, duced far below that yaluc
lAd yet YOU VIII next deprive he owner of his
Vo'eNI holIh he owns precisely the SAINT, land g Icb
ms yea! cont rrrd upon HIM the igt of Suiira.,e -
Il you d"n DO thiS you a6aud yonr principle of re-
gu GtinE tie e!cc franchise cor,llr to I'm. ,oi,o
OF mans landed pto, ertv And If y0u do tins
man may Al" eys hold the same ;G1cl Of land The ,,
portion OF sol, and yet have have the riob 10
vote accord NJ to the variations Of the price OF his
land and Is prodGc..
LP'. your own principles. Sir, this standard IS IN
!N7, %" propose TO measure d mans right to vote
oy the value of Ills land, and la the same breath Won
give . Ihad owning twenty-five dollars wOr, II Of
lnd one vote. and 20 the owning SIS 900 worth
OF land NJ 1pre than vote! Is this lust on yo,r
own p!a - It Il may be rep led that though the dis
parity oi fortune Is great Yet til" interest il The same
mat though there Is Mt equality Of interest vel
each has 'tl nt rest N the we fare Of the State If
TINS D. 50, then YOU do not assure man's riru TO
vote by the guam of his intnrest-hc eNs.e uca a.
no property III thr State bur resides here has ms IA
my mere ana i mere pursuing business 10 pro-
cure Nv iIh'"d Is interes ed III the good COVE nmcn
OF the community. a man NAV own TWEEN V five dol
Lars worth OF property IN his State and vet care lit
lie or nothing about rs general interests Yet man
Who has NOT property valued twenty-five dollars
but who has all his relatives, friends and as.ocntes
N the country-a his affections concentrated IN IL
welfare would be- deprived of his vote and il yvoud
D. given TO the other, who happens TO own q, much
property a. amounts 10 twenty five dollars in voIua
'c' - t!c result OF your real property qualifications
~ we avert to movable property as the basis ~ ,o
oI SURFACE II VIII De evident at first SIGHT. that
tse same objections apply 70 1t Wth arc,j;n..j ed
ioEcc ipF we a.! kno" that personal Droneriv L. If
possible more uncertain 10 tenure aud s;ibect t
greater ana more frequent mutations in it's value han
I"hucu e7'a'"' IN 'act, whenever Won attempt 10
prescribe such standard, you will always find II inn
perfect. admit that no perfect rule cam he rrnsri
he'd on the subject; but confess hink Inn osnroI
rule too imperfect for practical application the ey
cepttons 10 winch more numerous than tho c..os
Whch II includes There clu DO no perf,ct standard
but think, at ihr time that here can h.. none
!uuhu more worthy OF adoption than residence bear
ing arms tln paying taxes. The possession of pr,-
P'rty furnishes not an exclusive. bit . pro,,bla owl
dencc OF attachment 10 the community and r,c rro
position includes all The possessors Of propcrtv Who
reside horc' and presume gentlemen do NOT intend
TO permit non residents 10 because hev NAV own
tract of land here. But some rori,d ~ III
must be fixed II will do 10 let every bird OF mas
sage that hts through State enjoy the rigLt of.
suffrage. What shall that term of residence bs
Heh'i'Il'H may dber IN opinion on this subject b,t
II appears To me that residence IN the Stale nj ,,,
years duration, does furnish sufficient evidence of
man present intention TO continue resident Of the
oiatc--o tar as outward acts can furnish sucl, 90,
Gence' II gentlemen think this too short a period
' 'hcn umehI III" resolution by Inserting thfce or
four years residence, or any other time p,oyin ,l
ul nor consume to- much Of the mans lc in asc.r-
tanning las intention TO spend hls lie smou,-t ma and
Inus u'iTFe nhn Of the right Of voting dnrinU con
si'''H' ORION Of his earthly existence in order Z,
a'cera avn that he viii exercise that rirht wisev lpr
ing inc f'"nnnt oi his mortal career. All tb1,. mo-
C'SS-rF I'D Ih- cas-" 's that should De- satisfied oc
ms present intention 70 reside amongst ns-fhat no
mas casl in h's lot with us; and for this deem, 700
years residence AZ the State and one in tl,, c,,.
slfa1en'. When you have mans person hero. ,o',
pcthcr with every thing dear 10 him u,,l, XIII i
me country and deeply interest him in Jts yyofar
1T me put" case, MI Chairman by way of ln.tr,
tioh' suppose Two men embarked on board n chm
oi ten thousand dollars, and th, other Zoos obosr5
WIN no'hlng but bls wearing apparel. They Ia,ncI
INTO NO nc.ai.--alnrLLa coon n-c.na p. 81. ...l