Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-23

which IT may be denied to both Apply your basis
to the Senate" and let ours be applied TO the House
Delegates You have told HIS you do not ask for pow
err you only ask for protection; and You say that pow
or only can resist power. There Is cert ainly no me
tuod Dy winch you can use the power of he minority
rs check TO the pow OF the M crit bu by irving
20 each the power III one branch oil tn, Ieosltlr re-
10 NOV understand tne advocating ,uch dist rib-
TO" al pa" er, upon princpc, "on,',rU iiinI
/. r-qnrcd by the peculiar condition OF VccIniu.--
All say L.. that u l. Tie Utmost .X;cr 20 winch rour
own principles would carry l,u. \ on obi. c tl!a
such a Senate would be sufficient safe cuu rti be-
CAUSE be'ng he smaller body. Hnd re- rs.nring in
som" degree he property OF tie country il would be
sti5DlaZe a. The p=stocr"tic branch Of tho roIc5n
lent, AMI would BE- able reSis; the measures Of
the lpnnr branch of the Legislature. W are told
Ht though Al May resist for short time, must
ye!d to The p"pulHrvoice In the course OF few vcars
as all experience proves These objections think,
are wholly unfounhei. NY experience in tie s, nate
"I |TEihia ihauces IN" 10 think that it Is admirably
e'l To qua the l'.siatio.ef the country against
injustice ana the influence {" popular claInor. IL has
nevertheless hecn reproaciled as ;he atis,ocrAiic
ornch OF the Logs AZURE, wherever 1t opposed itself
htuly 10 TIE p1pniar branch II uftn did, 10 The
almost unanimous vote Of the House of d rpaies-
Inc Iour years tenn Of service the classification
WHICH carries out folrti =! rs members racl 40
and Leaves The a. her tec f,ur,hs 10 render their
c"Hu' 10 TIER cons III en's, OILY wErn tho h.: hid
one, tNu or ,trcc years exp rrncc ~ c,r ..asur,s
ana r. hHct N upon ~ 'r conduct p, e. con- Ierce
TO tue' opposition Oi JUS ice aaG OF tie mischief
Qua measures which poDuiur excitement ctatt,s that
Is v-ry rarely suhdued. I; is lr"l. hat Hana d,
ccSt urG rs OUTS ca-.lot ic- s.ri.s 90 yea
- II" settled wishes of tie renpc N,ir huu thew
LAKE, all other representative hod 8 they 1T n 30
ye'd, ana mist yield to the 4. berltr viii OF their
Cons''ue.t~. And so ought and must yon Sen
ate formed upon the compound bass ,eld Ia The sc;
tied will of their cous ltucuts nr can Won desire
THAT II should be 9th rwise. Their constituents will
DC tat very nurIty, that very people tn nom you
uSSre to give the power. But they VIII Weld TO
the viii ut the House "a Delegates. nor the viii Of
the constituents of the House OF Delegates The Two
constituent bodies VIII be different and he IN, n
beTs o; eOch House VIII look their cOnstIiu-
ents FOR a renewal of the contd"d to them and
for epprobaton ofthelr conduct they Will look Ia
the source for Instructions and for that settled
popular WILL which must habituslly guide tie !epra-
sentative. cannot DOUBT that SUCH Senate w.,
afford an3pe protection against althc da1 gers pre.
Perty, which have been nPpreheDded from the power
of tn majority.
have endeavorcd 70 shcu that no such nrotccion
! is necessary, hat such danger exists havr ri
IN another place, and vii repeat here that vour nr-
c liar property does Snt require represent alton III O.
der to give influence and power IN the government
You having more wealth-your lands being cultiyat.
ed by slavcs-all the menal d. les in yOuy tauie.
being performed by slaves-your wMc peoplr hay!
more leisure to devote TO the cultivation of thei
tInnds better oPportunit to prepare themsr lives I;
those stations in society, which give distinction an
power to talent than can possibly be enjoyed by you
western brethren. In answer this. IL is said to b
{ ridiculous mockery 20 speak Of the wealth of tn
lover country, and have been asked whether know
q n. commonwealth, beeT
more than half educated stree the Revolution know
not by what standard gentlemen would estimate
wealth education; and have saldnothinr of great
riches finished rducations-But the whole arru-
ment of the western genticulcn, and the scheme OF
representation they propose, founded upon the
perlor wealth of the east and spueai 20 number
less witnesses, among the living and the dead, who
viii bear ample testimony the fact, that in the east
have been born and educated, almost all our distin-
guishcd orators, Jurists and statesmen. Where do
yOu md tie eminent men. who IN former latter
times, have Crnamented your bar az your beich ,ay
enlightened and guided your Lee slatve CcnnScIs
State and FederaR Whence your long list of Coz
ernors, and your of Presidents II is the nat
u"nl, the necessary effect of your slave population 20
give these advantages; and they must give political
power. But | am asked whether If superior wealth
gives superior ncgencc, that intelligence does not
give superior vrtue,-and whether would Withdraw
the power Of the government from lls intelligence ana
! Srtuc9
| This is ingenious catechisin, 1Ir Chairman, but
not sound reasoning. Ii does not follow that whcr
superior numbers one side, and superior tai
ent the other, that the power Of the government
J Will be with the superior number-this conclusion
( would deny the influence hst talent exists ove
4 number. And much less does It follow that supcri
or intelligence gives superior virtue in that c5ndi
ton of life to which this argument applies. mieh
very safely concede, and do concede that i'm tho
retired walks of private life, intelligence cberisbes
G does not create virtue, rebues and restraints if
docs not repel or subdue vice. But cannot adlnt
that the school of politics, is the school of virtue
should not look for the most viTtuous men among
that class. however enlightened, who have been lone
dscIped in the arts Of eectioneering and intrigue
who have been accustomed TO the limitation an,
dissemination practised, in the management of men
who have been " He'd in the tactics of pnr,y yar
fare and have become veterans in the conduct nf DO
htical campaigns. ] should with more confidence
look for them among Inc independent and intclipcn
IN the middle class OF society who obey call into tC
public service as matter OF duty, whose ambition Is
satisfied, fthat duty is faithfully performed who 6n,
their chief happiness in tins life, the bosom Of thc
own families and limit their principal desires to the
boundary Of their farms. cannot allow then q
your superior intelligence any necessary superiority
virtues and though VIC arc willing that you should en-
tighten the path Of duty and persuade us 90 fol
low IT. we cannot consent that you should prescribe Il
While would most eheerfuly submit to the natura
influence of your talents while would most cordiah
Cooperate with you, IN any reasonable measure {.
guard your property against all injustice from IN,
power OF the majority, never can surrcn
der the power into the hands Of the minortyt Co civ
| them the complete dominion over the persons an,
| property Of the majority. You ask ulat security WI
80 ~asrF &c. - a..-a....