Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-23

barsle and able lectures, on the Consultation
OF Virginia, delivered b. late distinguished
Professor oi Law and Politics 10 the Uniyersif,
of N lila !, and Mary. The minds oil the rang
aud ingenious youth of eastern Virgins, had
been deeply imbued with these principles. '.hs
lectures 10 which he alluded, had gone forth
20 the public, in an edition OF the eommentariei
Of SIR William Blackstone, and met the appro,
ing sentiment Of the enl ghiened profession Tor
whicn they were destined. Thy were IA the
hands Of every Lawyer in the Star. and ofes
cry eminent Jurisi, in The U. States. " The fai,.
est WY (says Judge 1ucker) +" Of adj sting
the proportions OF benefits and burdens In the
State, seems TO be by combining pc uniaTt n.
bilily and burihcn, With such are merely
personal. 10 u peaorAble commonwealth, pc
Culinary burdens arc likely TO be the greatest
In tim Of peace, there are no personal burdens
beyond the ordnery repairs Of roads or other
trifing labor the Asholr burden of government
IL altogether pecuniar,. In lime OF var, per-
sonsl duties are required but peoaniary buf.
deus must Increase ms they increase, aud often
be- continued after they eease. Witness the
debt contracted during the revolutionary war,
WHICH we are sill paying. utter twenty years oi
pence, and may continue 20 pay for century
OF perhaps, forever. Besides, II Tics who pay
nothing or very little. a." entrusted With the
imposition ot burdens Of which they are 10
feel No part, there is too much reason from the
experience Of al az 8 d Countries, 10 appfoh,nd
than they NAV b, regardless of the burden tines
impose especially ifthe. question relale To tn
Compensation 10 IN made 10 themselves, or
their own immediate constituents, sinHdri,
eircumstinccd for their personal services
principle of government Asserted b. Vir.
einia nj the adoption Of the Federal Conslitu
ii N, maintsinet, al that early p rod Of our
his ory, in IN most regular and mastery vim
d. atoms of our republican, forms OF govern.
mrni, ,nonlcaied thrty years ngo, nom the
Pres dents chnir, III The then principal srmiua
~ of lhe state aid forming a nar, Of Al xt
b iok on pol tics. recently troducsd INTO the
U1'vef ny of Virginia., fhr mpion ri the
letters u. nrrted said Nj. &. more
respectful uage. than To be siigmnized as -
novel doctrne.
No. rep aied M :. G. The doctrine is ~, novei
- rs move neitlrr in Yrginia nor IN her sis.
ter Sta es. In Mas ,chnsrts hr representa-.
ton in he S nse was b.s Il altogether upon
p' lperly. III New iIanp>hre, the same OF
gdnzaiou prevailed IN South Carolina, tn
repres' NATION IN the 10 et iiou oftha Legis
sture was founded on a mixed bass o rprope,ty
and white population. In Ihr corresponding
branch e \ semgly in the Stale of Gcprgin, re.
ihrrc.fiiths ofheI slave population hemg IN.
Guided ia thc' eau,neraii,n. Ana ifptoper,,
qualification IN the elector o. elected, eau be
rs intended for the defence Of pro.
nertt. taen the references which had alread,
be- read 10 the Senate. would show concln
lively, thai prope,tr IN some ftm or other
sas Il owed - conirt Il ldiiunnl weight ~ Ih,
runsut nio0s ola majority OF the States IN the
Uuon
Un' ~ the arguments mged IN the course OF
hts deb g., NJ {. thought II his dui. To recall
10 the pnrilcu ar attention of the oenatr. II
md rem stated, tat tue p.rrrui Senatorial dis
riots Of the STAT, hal been equally ffraLgrd NJ
he So si.n ot 1915 IT, On the bass of white
lopulal Ju, A. ,sstfto,ufti hy the federal census
II the yrac 1910. and ibrarc Il was ouutpndpd
lbat If these bislfes .49uIi INV b. sr.rcipd. 10
choose equal Numbers of pfrsentativrs in
ConVan ion. tins srh ciion woald amount TO u
recos nlton on the part 0t tine legislature of
The principle OF w.litc population, as the only
,dIniss lble b sis of representation. Against
with The obIrcl expressly H.0pcd ~ himself
md friends, for selnc N these tauii,hrd divis
ions of the Stat an as connadI,ted by he
anxiety So abuudanilt shcwn by HE Opposition
% graduate the representation from these dis.
lio;s, IN conformity ~ he ioleial census uf the
yea, .s2J.
Mr.. {. said. he thought it unfair aud innd
nissihle ~ argument Ia qdOfe precedent IN
rgishlion, 81 To divest II uiall lht cuncomi,ant
,hcums ances calculated to impair its force
AZ 10 show its sanl of application, lie was
, member III the senate, aud boic his par ~
he important measures which agitaled the lie
: slaiure al the memorable session Of 1916 III
--Iwp powerful parties pressed With united ac
non, nj the same moment upon the General
Assembly. The advocates OF convention de;
nanded Equal representa- ION IN both Houses OF
Assembly IN, advocates ot new banks, DOMAIN
led eight millions additlo a capital with the
priv llcge 10 circulate 81 millions OF paper
hrongh the nstlumen alhy of numerous,
sepet ate and independent country banks. The
bill r a limited convention, and the m amnoth
bank bill came up and lay together on the table
oi The 5cnne. Tine =te ing a Winchester IN
u. spring, mad been followed bv the conyru.
lion nj Situntoa III the Summer aud an Mira
ordinary esctctnert aud agitation disturbed
HE public mind. psuy stood arra,ed against
party and shook the government 10 ,ts yer,
foundations A grca proportion Of the ON
nnnity, influenced by hone convict ~, Stood
opposed 10 a convention "a, shape, whether
hunted or nnshackled some lad fears fpt
freehold suffre &c some fot h, cx steuce ot he
senate some lor IN" independence of the judi
Dary. Averse TO sacrlh q the substance OF lit
city to the forms oi the constitution, a powPt-
ful party sought To letaln the snvc,umrnt upon
It's aneisut basis The established Banks had
but recently resumed specie payments. aud the
WINS emerging from a state af alarming
aud embarrassing eYchan- es, and
once more tos sound aud healihlnl
state. The Leg stature jus " Regarding the dis
counting operations OF banking institution, as
of MINOR interest to the rotation which thcv
bore 10 the circulating medium had set T. face
against the system oi independent county
Banks. aud sought 10 place the currency on the
more stable foundation of large capilas N mo
,her banks an,f connected branches reaching
over ext"n i've tracts of commercial country.
Then. asno", the country WAS mae TO re-
sound with the charges OF eastern monopoly ,
oligarehy, and arsrocracy, and one section Of
the Commonwealth stood IN hostile array a.
ga'nst another Temperate men on both sides
sought 10 allay the public excitement, by muru-