Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-06-05

government, each county does not treat with eve
~ other county, & while il gives up certain, speci.
he'd dehned powers,retans others to itself but he
tpeople, (snce all cannot in one place) meet
l'ogeher In various places, according TO certain
boundaries called counties, and agree TO leave il to
their representatives, TO form Government for
them, to be ratified not by majority Of the coun-
ties, but by majority of the people-each ndi-
vidual being equal with every other individual
But in the government OF the United States the |
separate, sovereign States, acting by their repre-
lsentaives agree TO constitution form of GO
lvernment, granting certain powers, and retainiLe
others-and each, making the best bargain posi-
BILE Tor itself, and il is not ratified by majority
Iof the people Of the United States, but by
majority oil the States, or by rather more than
Of the States for it required nine out of
| thirteen to ratify the present constitution. As
the nature Ct the two bodies then .is essentially
dissimilar i'm their formation, as we'll as in their
laws and governments, it requires DO very acute
log cian TO perceive, that argument which
would be true when used as applicable TO the
one, would not apply tortiori, TO the other.
The argument of the Eastern Virginan is based
upon the clause in The Constitution of tho United
States which declares, 4" that Representatives and
direct taxes shall be apportoned among the seve-
raj States, according TO numbers, to be determined
by adding TO the whole number of free persons
three-hfths OF all others except indians not tax
led" " The Constitution OF the United States -
says an Eastern Nirginian, " was the result of
compromise. between the conflicting interests of
the North and the South, the n-slav ehojing
and the slaveholding States" and this apportion-
inent of representation and taxation, according to
population, the result of this conpromise-
Admit the proposition, and it only shews that there
were separate, Independent sovcregutes treating
with each other, and endeavoring to adjust their
conflicting interests, making the best contract pos
slbie Tor themselves, not willing 10 be taxed for
the benefit of others, exclusively, but, in \ GER
tain way. This was all perfectly fair, and they
might designate slaves as persons, or as property,
lorf has, ,,,f., - 4.
taon, not according TO their slaves alone, consi-
dered as property, but i'll proportion 10 the Guan.-
~ oil their land, the number of their horses-the
amount OF their productions, any other basis
that might have been seected-it does not prove
that population and taxation is the true basis but
that this was the best basis they were most likely
to agree upon. But in the formation OF a State
Constitution, the Counties are rot sovereign nei-
Their are the Eastern and Western division Of the
State separate sovereigntes-- compromising with
each other, but one entire State. one body polite,
and II taxes are TO be raised, il is not for the BEN
eh u one county, or Of one section, but for the
!. benefit OF the whoe-and if the sum raised be APP
pied to the improvement OF one particular spot,
the object is not to benefit that particular spot
{ merely, but, that by benefitting that spot the
whole may be aggrandized may be exalted in
the scale OF the Union, and made TO rise pre- emf
nent among the nations.-rt is this petty strife
, about sections, arraying the body against the
limbs, and the limbs against the body-that the
State has now retrogaded 10 the fourth instead OF
being the first in this con!ederacy. But an Eastern
Firglnlan, going upon the principle that Preston
, and Amelia counties, and of course all the other
counties are sovereign, 90 and about to form So
cials compact, as he terms it, but in truth, iede
ratlve republic, alter presenting his statistics
ASKS" II Amelia would consent TO be dragged at
the carriage wheels of Preston, carry on Pres
ton schemes OF Improvement, practicable or vi
! sionarys But this il not the question The
question is, will the body cleanse and purify IN.
limbs, that the body may derive the benefit? Will
the State tax the State to carry on, not Preston,
nor Ainelia's schemes OF improvement, but the
States own schemes9 viii The State take from
q her general golfers, the means necessary 10 i'm
q prove amy part OF the State, that the whole NAV
be ultimately benefited Will you FIJI I'D your
deserts and mountains with inhabitants that their
productions may DO brought TO market, and by
exchanging with each other the articles tina; are
useless to each, in their original state and Obtain
ing others, useful and necessary, will YOU conir-
butte to the happiness aud prosperity Of the
a "hoie, and institute your government - for the
common benefit, protection aud security of the
people,, and thereby endeavor to produce Z" the
greatest degree OF happiness aud safety" BY do
ing tins, Instead OF giving up your representative in
Congress, you increase your white populations and
you increase your representation in proportions Tor
III every white man you have an unit--in every
slave you have but three -fihhs OF man;-!he
greater the number of whites then, ass,iredIy
the greater the proportion OF representatives, Ii,
lot ninety thousand tOhife men, you would have
representatives IoT the same humber oil
SLAVES, you would have but two. Then ,yay
with these sectional feelings this rending the veil
OF the temple asunder-By doing so, You destroy
the beauty and symmetry of its proportions, YOU
weaken lis foundation, and render 1t unfit for the
purposes OF protection and safety.
! ViRGINIENSIS.
! .5dasSachuss.ts.-The Legislature OF Massachu
sets met ON Wednesday week. Samuel Lathrop
OF W est Springfield chosen President of the
Senate, and William b. Calhoun, Speaker of the
House. Paul Willard and w. h. Gragg were an
pointed Clerks Oft Senate, and PellcIn w War.
rem, Clerk OF the House. There were 432 votes
Tor Speaker, OF which Mr.. Calhoun had all but
one. 1t is estimated that there will be 500 yepre.
sentatives in the Horse.
MAHi;lEplon the eve ming Of the inst by the Rev
fonasxisr r smith, tmr. WH. ~. Hoiand, OF Cupsps ar
County, TO Miss Adane f. youngest of mr. VIM
bergman OF Buckingham County.
on the evening Of he Srd inst. at the residence
81 ne hey. Wn j. Armstrong by the same, nIf. Ftsaing
James, merchant Of tb city, Miss Mary daughter Of b
late hsV Doctor Armstrong, Of New Jersey.
-, on Thursday the 18th u. by the Rev. Hender,,
nenburB County.
DiED,]--on Tuesday night last Elizabeth Green Pey,op
,ne interesting child OF Col PeycH, the sh year OF her
age. =. - "
Mr.. John Turner Error of 5faffhe,r T,,,o.r