Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-11-18

VOW, all The logic, meta
physics auo rhet~4c OfthIs assembly must
be put reqmsltoh to shew, why a citizen
having hundred aegroes should have ten
times more politics. power than Joseph
Lancaster, or kuPrt Fulton with only
house I'd garien And If scientific skill,
physical str 18th. military prOwess, or
general iitfature, n some individuals, is
entitled 70 much aspect. why ought not
those maorities M community to have
as much seIgbt as mere wealth?
We ajnh that 80 men in one district.
may nae as much money, as 500 in ano-
Their; tI' we can see no good reason. why
the slperabundanl wealth Of thuse fifty
shoul be an equivalent or rather a coun.
tprDoIe 9sins 80 ciazens in another.
Why 3 ucu. posse NJ as
mncu tlent as much military. scientific,
cr general iniormahon, IN one district cut
weigh Sd nabobs, who are mere conSum-
ers political drones. in the national hive,
living IN anotherl Amongst those who
place mammon pn the loftlest throne, |
know nothing weighs like gold But &C.
cording to the loglcof the honorable gentle
man from Northampton, if Stephen Glrard
n old man, without wife OF child, now
worth l2,000000 Of dollars. were TO buy
no one or two Glstlcts 10 Virginia, and
populate them, and tower them with sheep
and cattle, he might, ifhe would, become
a resident and elect himself, and become
member of both the Senate and house Of
Delegates at the same time. But the pro
gerty basis of representation, never can be
come tolerably ratIond, until each vote IS
valued at a given SUN, and every man
and woman have as mny votes, as no has
the stipulated price Fix the votes at 200
or 500 dollars each, md let Linn who is
worth l0.00J dollars, hive 80 or 20 votes.
This will give some senblance Of equity
to the procedure; or otherwise, poor man
in one district, may have the power Of ten
IA another.
Yes, sir according to the doctrine Of
the gentleman from Northampton, one poor
man. because be lives in the neighborhood
of a yeryrlch man, would have more po-
hhcal power than the wealihest man IN
the West, who lived in the reighborhood
of manypoor men. This fact, alone, de
ieats thedesign ofthis gentleman's scheme
ADD shevs he incompahbilty with itself
This gentleman could find no law, or right
as me tened il, but the right of the strong
20 devon the weak. Brutal force governs
every blng. lie presented the Lion dc.
1ooraE lie Ok; The OK driving the lamb.
the hrr2 something weaker, but last OF all,
The wom eating the elephant!
Tbs, sir, is but small part Of the 10
congruly of this honorable gcntleman's
doctrine with republican principles..-
But he concludes. there are no principles
IN government; and his honorable associ
ate .hdge Green from Culpepper, de-
clares hat men are governed by interest
only And. as for the poor, they have no
affection, 10 love ofcoun;ry, no social feel
mgs. no conscience, no religion; they are
an governed by mere cupidlty!! No won
der the eloquent gentleman from Orange,
affirmed hat there is no faith IN politics!
This ueptlman, mean the gentleman
from Orange, IN his clearand torclble ora
tion the other dav, began with the bill OF
Rights. as usual, and with the first article
too. believe he admitted It to be true
doctrine IN theory but dangerous IN the
aDolcation. Ill men are born free and IN
aegeadeat This is position much Older
ihaa these United States, and flowed from
H, gentleman. to whom more than any 9th
er. these American States, are indebted
for an their civil and religious Liberties
Gentlemen may ccomalze who they please
but there is no man more worthyof Amer
ican admiration. than the statesman. phil
osopher. and the christian who Is the leg
inmate father ofthe lsl article Of the BiI
Of Rights. Eneed not tell you, Mr.. Char
man. that allude to the Author Of the Is
say ON Federation. the Author CT The rs
saw upon the Human Understanding
Nov. sir. I DO not, because cannot, con
cur with those gentlemen, who say tina
lh!s article contains a truth, and yet main
leia mat i Is dangerous in IFS application
Truth with me, sir, IS eternal, and wha
vas tr;leln the morals or 10 tie science O
man and government 5000 years ago, j.
tre stlll-truth is at least one day olde
than error Aud, sir, it IS dangerous q
deoar from a truth so fundamental as tha
now before US. Il will be found that thl
slightest departure from 1t 10 practice. vii
soon or late prove q curse 10 mankind
The departure may be gradual and almos
imperceptiblo a the inclination Of straigh
lines. Project them at one eud, they NEE
am, a.t,fa on0l.. tuf avfaud them urea