Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-26

examples amongst the Greeks aud Carthage and Rome
so ms next worth considering. And let us look at the
ni Nhens' We and the people there in a mass in one
a. ii>s n1 possessed of power of the government, und
~" 90 iiir0os The government aud sovereignty wer.
80 n'hn: Every thing originally proposed bv The
Nv MAJ Senate was the representatives the nobility
* io.iry Iha government commenced with "a nnn,,;.
~ Ffcs' All 50 it continued till Scion fotned a ne,
,.t -, ,o nS;Liei the Senate Thus the Goa.
ny s,a'e by the gentleman from Richmond (Nr NicbeIa3
ne Chez day b', FOR 10 years when i, was cyen ~
i'ra'TS who deceived and ruined the people oy
AS 70 asea'.1", 1t had two Kings and Senate who held
o.ie Tor hfe Tie government Kings and Senate last
'er Tue lands divided equally the peonI led ,oe,
enMmS MOBILES aud people. the table They rcina;n
Ell Tor long time in 'hu stlie. All intercourse with G
nations was prohibited Thus their intimacy and oornec
!; ee.ea .osehcr-,hcr bands OF were close and
my oi' 'hese bands were dissolved that this syscm Of
government was over,hrown Com nerce n,rouce Or @
manners and nYs,o ns people, and total revolution
,iehl could never be introduced here The same rcnats
The Causes which the overthrow Of bcs a'
snS were warnings for danger and % nroG, nv
tions on these points. S '''"ef oaserva-
lie .h'ush that if the RICH, of suffrage ioul be extended
Us ne ma. sus.aS'el. ecln. jealousy wo,,d ey, Wv
ee,u me risn no farther than that amy man who ys, n,
vi Inc Prfese may do with ale cxertion BY ,is
near 10 those who have no, it, that absence of
w'icn the popular sentiment ALWAYS he ,
rect the poor would feel themselves so nearly on .v. lei
tranquility and those by which thew ,.s.e ="
Fu IL nc enabled to "b ain the requisite qualdta,on
Es Molsh' his duty uunicate to the i,,,,;,,o
i i IN ms opinion the right Of suffrage ought he extend
e", ana where should stop and having This x,a,ao
VI own state al feeling that of
WI NJ IS',,ly hn Ia pr9ac,ms ms observations
eHlesScu lathou9, perhaps he only member of ,j
'o.'ee ny wh''ait was cXpree)
On nearing mat the gentleman who had taken his SPA, w
~ iayor Oh what lie, (Nlr K conceived the only soi
iouia'lon III this Commonwealth which HIS Couv.,i,
can rest the right Of s;fragc-on G,1. ie,oij
WHICH II once we quit shall find
Ho sea-yes, at aud without either compass Land
ark or polar sinr lie said he considered the only ca e.
tua"h on wiicn Tie right of suffrage
,,"i,IpnWeaih for whom making Consti,u,ions
TOT 1ohanh For Fenice-,viere there no land, For
country where the land is monopolzad and in he hanis nc
ie"' FOR country where the land is
ea"s-a' winch An English lawyer would laugh-m nv mar
iase which maj people are ,,ro
hioed rom obtaining possession but for peo
are enphaticaly agrcultural-fnr a country WIRE 10
Plehty ana accessible to OF honest
"ou'u venture To If half the had been ner, i;
honest iaoour, winch was spent in senr am M
to's-He cohpanants might have
% arc at muster rolls roads, taverns s. in
Convention and are yet not WORLDS alnur va
io MS intention To into the of the cues,;n,,
"nud DE more ably done by the gentleman from Chester
ei ne rose principally for Ie purpose expressing his
eaaC!oh at nearing The opinion the gentleman who had
taKen his seat that ought abide land He did nor
Sheserhed, proposed he moifed by the .ueman o
Spo'syNan'a "a !ar as depends landed qualification
te proposition OF the gentleman from Chesterfield was Inn, an
.ioul1atior OF the other, hat
SUM security whoh iand alone can give and requiring su
Gent evidence OF permanent common WITH and attach
neht 10 the Community which found in the land aors
iieuouSht mat the experience of
us uch lessons on the subject of personal securiv that c
souu never depart from real property As did not sf
Cienty comprehend the -.
inlly move that the Committee should then rise F'
ne motion was agreed and the Convention
adjourned, till Monday morning IL o'clock '